2000–01 AFC Ajax season

Although Ajax recorded the same points total as the previous season, this year their tally was enough for third place, which allowed them to qualify for the third qualifying round of the Champions League.

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Fred Grim 2 DF Ferdi Vierklau 3 DF André Bergdølmo 4 MF Tomáš Galásek 5 DF Cristian Chivu 6 MF Aron Winter (captain) 7 MF Andy van der Meyde 8 MF Richard Witschge 9 FW Shota Arveladze 10 MF Richard Knopper 11 MF Jesper Grønkjær 12 GK Bogdan Lobonț 14 FW Brutil Hosé (on loan to De Graafschap) 15 DF Tim de Cler 17 MF Wamberto

No. Position Player 19 FW Nikos Machlas 20 MF Cedric van der Gun 21 MF Kevin Bobson 22 FW Abubakari Yakubu 23 MF Rafael van der Vaart 32 DF Petri Pasanen 37 MF Pius Ikedia 38 MF Daniel Cruz 39 MF Youssouf Hersi GK Joey Didulica DF Ole Tobiasen DF Christopher Kanu MF Aaron Mokoena MF John O'Brien

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 16 MF John Nieuwenburg (on loan to Sparta Rotterdam) DF Mitchell Piqué (on loan to FC Twente) MF Jan van Halst (on loan to Fortuna Sittard)

No. Position Player MF Peter Hoekstra (on loan to FC Groningen) MF Tijani Babangida (on loan to Gençlerbirliği)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Maarten Stekelenburg DF Serginho Greene DF John Heitinga MF Nigel de Jong

No. Position Player MF Stefano Seedorf MF Jeffrey Sneijder MF Wesley Sneijder MF Daniel Cruz