2015–16 AFC Ajax season

The 2015–16 AFC Ajax season saw the club participate in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The first training took place on 6 July 2015 while the traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on 20 July.

Ajax
2015–16 season
ChairmanHennie Henrichs
ManagerFrank de Boer
Eredivisie2nd
KNVB CupThird eround
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Arkadiusz Milik (21)

All:
Arkadiusz Milik (24)
Highest home attendance51,862 vs PEC Zwolle (3 April 2016)
Lowest home attendance3,750 at Excelsior (20 September 2015)
Alternative colours

Pre-season

The first training for the 2015–16 season was held on 6 June 2015. In preparation for the new season, Ajax organized a training stage in Neustift, Austria. The squad, with manager Frank de Boer, remained there from 15 to 24 June. During this training stage, a friendly match was played against Dynamo Moscow, whereupon the club then traveled back to the Netherlands, residing at De Lutte for additional training. The squad stayed there from 30 June to 5 July, when further friendly matches were played against Nordsjælland, Panathinaikos and VfL Wolfsburg. Traveling to France, a further friendly match was played against Saint-Étienne.

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos Nat Player TotalEredivisieUEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
KNVB Cup
2015 Johan Cruyff Shield
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Jasper Cillessen 3903108000
2 DF Ricardo van Rhijn 1401202000
3 DF Joël Veltman 3723225000
4 DF Mike van der Hoorn 1401301000
6 DF Riechedly Bazoer 3252854000
7 FW Viktor Fischer 3492678200
8 MF Daley Sinkgraven 2001604000
9 FW Arkadiusz Milik 362229217100
10 MF Davy Klaassen 371529138200
11 MF Amin Younes 3162566000
17 DF Nicolai Boilesen 00000000
19 FW Richairo Zivkovic 00000000
20 FW Lasse Schöne 3052446100
21 FW Anwar El Ghazi 331126117000
22 DF Jaïro Riedewald 2902108000
23 DF Kenny Tete 2702007000
24 GK André Onana 00000000
25 MF Thulani Serero 1511213000
26 DF Nick Viergever 1601501000
27 MF Nemanja Gudelj 4053248100
29 FW Sam Hendriks 10100000
30 MF Donny van de Beek 101802100
31 FW Robert Murić 20200000
32 MF Václav Černý 50500000
33 GK Diederik Boer 10100000
34 MF Abdelhak Nouri 00000000
35 MF Mitchell Dijks 3502807000
36 MF Mauro Savastano 00000000
37 FW Kasper Dolberg 00000000
38 GK Norbert Alblas 00000000
39 DF Leeroy Owusu 00000000
40 DF Damian van Bruggen 00000000

As of 7 March 2016

2015–16 selection by nationality

Nationality Total Players
Current squad selection 14 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 24
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection 25 1 2 - - - - - 2 1 1 32
Players out on loan 7 1 - - - - - - - - - 8

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2015–16

Current standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goals against
Yellow cards
Red cards
2nd 34 25 7 2 82 81 21 3 0

Points by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Total
Points 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 0 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 82

Total points by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Total
Points 3 6 9 12 13 16 19 19 22 25 28 29 32 35 38 38 41 44 47 48 49 52 55 58 61 64 65 68 71 74 75 78 81 82 82

Standing by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Standing
Standing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - 2 2

Goals by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Total
Goals 3 3 2 4 2 2 2 1 2 3 6 1 5 2 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 4 1 81

Statistics for the 2015–16 season

  • This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2014–15 season.
Friendlies Johan Cruyff Shield KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Total
Matches 6 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 034 of 3440 of 43
Win 2 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 025 of 3427 of 43
Draw 2 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 07 of 349 of 43
Loss 2 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 02 of 344 of 43
Home 2 of 20 of 00 of 00 of 10 of 00 of 172 of 20
Away 4 of 40 of 00 of 10 of 10 of 00 of 174 of 23
Yellow cards 0000000
Red cards 0000000
2 x yellow in 1 match   0000000
Number of substitutes used 430000043
Goals for 1200006274
Goals against 800002129
Balance +40000+22+26
Clean sheets 1000001
Penalties for 0000000
Penalties against 0000000

2015–16 team records

Description Competition Result
Biggest win Friendly match Ajax – Umm Salal ( 6–1 )
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Eredivisie AZ – Ajax ( 0–3 )
Biggest loss Friendly match Ajax – Nordsjælland ( 1–3 )
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League Ajax – Rapid Wien ( 2–3 )
UEFA Europa League
Eredivisie
Most goals in a match Friendly match Ajax – Umm Salal ( 6–1 )
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League Ajax – Rapid Wien ( 2–3 )
UEFA Europa League
Eredivisie AZ – Ajax ( 0–3 )

Topscorers

Friendlies

Nr. Name
1. Yaya Sanogo 3
2. Lasse Schöne 2
3. Riechedly Bazoer 1
Danny Bakker 1
Arkadiusz Milik 1
Anwar El Ghazi 1
Davy Klaassen 1
Lucas Andersen 1
Own goal Maksim Kuzmin (Dynamo Moscow) 1
Total 12

Eredivisie

Nr. Name
1. Arkadiusz Milik 21
2. Davy Klaassen 12
3. Anwar El Ghazi 11
4. Viktor Fischer 7
5. Amin Younes 6
6. Riechedly Bazoer 5
7. Nemanja Gudelj 4
8. Lasse Schöne 4
9. Joël Veltman 2
10. Thulani Serero 1
Total 64

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name
1. Viktor Fischer 1
John Heitinga 1
Total 2

UEFA Champions League

Nr. Name
1. Davy Klaassen 2
2. Arkadiusz Milik 1
Nemanja Gudelj 1
Total 4

UEFA Europa League

Nr. Name
1. -
Total

Placements

Friendlies KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie
Status 6 played, 2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses4th Round
Next opponent:
De Graafschap
Third qualifying round
Last opponent: SK Rapid Wien
Placement for: UEFA Europa League Playoffs
Playoff Round
Next opponent:
FK Jablonec

Competitions

All times are in CEST

Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV Eindhoven (C) 34 26 6 2 88 32 +56 84 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Ajax 34 25 7 2 81 21 +60 82 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 34 19 6 9 62 40 +22 63 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
4 AZ 34 18 5 11 70 53 +17 59 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Utrecht 34 15 8 11 57 48 +9 53 Qualification for the European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Eredivisie, NUsport, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off (only if deciding champion, European competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.[1]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 KNVB Cup.
  2. Four teams played for one spot in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

Matches

9 August 2015 1AZ0–3AjaxAlkmaar
12:30 CEST Van Overeem  66' Report El Ghazi  (14), 38',  33'
Gudelj  40'
Klaassen  69'
Riedewald  90'
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,637
Referee: Bas Kuipers
15 August 2015 2Ajax3–0Willem IIAmsterdam
19:45 CEST Milik  18'
El Ghazi  67', 90+1'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48,494
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
23 August 2015 3NEC0–2AjaxNijmegen
Report
Stadium: Goffertstadion
Attendance: 12,321
Referee: Dennis Higler
30 August 2015 4Ajax4–0ADO Den HaagAmsterdam
Report
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 43,578
Referee: Danny Makkelie
12 September 2015 5Twente2–2AjaxEnschede
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Pol van Boekel
20 September 2015 6Excelsior0–2AjaxRotterdam
Report
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3,750
Referee: Kevin Blom
26 September 2015 7Ajax2–0GroningenAmsterdam
Report
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 45,676
Referee: Richard Liesveld
4 October 2015 8Ajax1–2PSVAmsterdam
Report
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,154
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
17 October 2015 9Heracles0–2AjaxAlmelo
Report
Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 12,080
Referee: Kevin Blom
25 October 2015 10Vitesse1–3AjaxArnhem
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 21,163
Referee: Richard Liesveld
31 October 2015 11Ajax6–0Roda JC
8 November 2015 12Feyenoord1–1Ajax
21 November 2015 13Ajax5–1Cambuur
29 November 2015 14PEC Zwolle0–2Ajax
5 December 2015 15Ajax5–2Heerenveen
13 December 2015 16Utrecht1–0Ajax
20 December 2015 17Ajax2–1De Graafschap
17 January 2016 18ADO Den Haag0–1Ajax
23 January 2016 19Ajax1–0Vitesse
26 January 2016 20Ajax0–0Heracles
31 January 2016 21Roda JC2–2Ajax
7 February 2016 22Ajax2–1Feyenoord
14 February 2016 23Groningen1–2Ajax
21 February 2016 24Ajax3–0Excelsior
28 February 2016 25Ajax4–1AZ
6 March 2016 26Willem II0–4Ajax
13 March 2016 27Ajax2–2NEC
20 March 2016 28PSV0–2Ajax
3 April 2016 29Ajax3–0PEC Zwolle
9 April 2016 30Cambuur0–1Ajax
17 April 2016 31Ajax2–2Utrecht
20 April 2016 32Heerenveen0–2Ajax
1 May 2016 33Ajax4–0Twente

KNVB Cup

23 September 2015 Round 2Ajax2–0De GraafschapAmsterdam
20:45 Fischer  41'
Heitinga  85'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 24,738
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
28 October 2015 Round 3Feyenoord1–0AjaxRotterdam
19:45 Veltman  90+5' (o.g.) Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Pol van Boekel

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

29 July 2015 First legRapid Wien 2–2 AjaxVienna, Austria
21:05 Petsos  42'
Kainz  48'
Schwab  59'
Berić  76'
Report Klaassen  25', 43',  71'
Veltman  76'
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 43,200
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
4 August 2015 Second legAjax 2–3
(4–5 a agg.)
Rapid WienAmsterdam, Netherlands
20:15 Milik  52'
Gudelj  75'
Report Berič  12'
Schaub  39', 77'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Play-off round
20 August 2015 First legAjax 1–0 FK JablonecAmsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CET Milik  54' (pen.) Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 30,898
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
27 August 2015 Second legFK Jablonec 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
AjaxJablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
18:00 CET Report Stadium: Chance Arena
Attendance: 6,040
Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOL FEN AJX CEL
1 Molde 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 0–2 1–1 3–1
2 Fenerbahçe 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 1–3 1–0 1–1
3 Ajax 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 1–1 0–0 2–2
4 Celtic 6 0 3 3 8 12 4 3 1–2 2–2 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

17 September 2015 1Ajax 2–2 CelticAmsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CET Fischer  25'
Schøne  84'
Report Bitton  8'
Lustig  42'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 47,455
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
1 October 2015 2Molde 1–1 AjaxMolde, Norway
21:00 CET Hestad  8' Report Fischer  19' Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 7,890
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Friendlies

4 July 2015 Ajax 2–2 Dynamo MoscowKematen, Austria
20:00 Kuzmin  19' (o.g.)
Bazoer  59'
Report Kuzmin  30'
M'Vila  83'
Stadium: Sportplatz Kematen
10 July 2015 Ajax 1–3 NordsjællandHardenberg, Netherlands
16:30 Bakker  81' Report Ingvartsen  8'
Moberg Karlsson  17', 66'
Stadium: De Boshoek
10 July 2015 Ajax 2–0 PanathinaikosEpe, Netherlands
20:00 Milik  33'
El Ghazi  87'
Report Stadium: De Wachtelenberg
17 July 2015 Ajax 1–1 VfL WolfsburgAmsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
10 August 2015 Ajax 6–1 Umm SalalAmsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 Schöne  2', 13'
Sanogo  6', 17', 35'
Andersen  30'
Report Sagbo  53' Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
8 October 2015 Ajax 1–2 SouthamptonAmsterdam, Netherlands
19:30 Schöne  60' (pen.) Report Seager  19'
Juanmi  60'
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Transfers for 2015–16

Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2015 to 31 August 2015) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2015.

Arrivals

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
Sheraldo BeckerForward30 June 2015 PEC Zwolle-
Lerin DuarteMidfielder30 June 2015 Heerenveen-
Mickey van der HartGoalkeeper30 June 2015 Go Ahead Eagles-
Bas KuipersDefender30 June 2015 Excelsior-
Ruben LigeonDefender30 June 2015 NAC Breda-
Lesly de SaForward30 June 2015 Go Ahead Eagles-
Loan
Yaya SanogoForward17 July 2015 Arsenal-
Transfer
Arkadiusz MilikForward1 April 2015 Bayer Leverkusen€2,800,000
Francesco AntonucciMidfielder5 May 2015 Anderlecht€500,000
Nemanja GudeljMidfielder6 May 2015 AZ€6,000,000
Dragiša GudeljDefender9 May 2015 NAC Breda€150,000
Mitchell DijksDefender19 June 2015 Willem II€1,000,000
Kasper DolbergForward30 June 2015 Silkeborg€270,000
Amin YounesMidfielder15 July 2015 Borussia Mönchengladbach€1,500,000
Free Transfer
John HeitingaDefender25 June 2015 Hertha BSC-
Keshone MettendafMidfielder30 June 2015 Almere City-
Frenkie de JongMidfielder24 August 2015 Willem II-

Departures

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Xavier MousGoalkeeper30 June 2015 Oss-
Peter LeeuwenburghGoalkeeper30 June 2015 Dordrecht-
Sheraldo BeckerForward30 June 2015 PEC Zwolle-
Ruben LigeonDefender30 June 2015 Willem II-
Lesly de SaForward30 June 2015 Willem II-
Richairo ZivkovicForward30 June 2015 Willem II-
Queensy MenigForward27 July 2015 PEC Zwolle-
Lucas AndersenMidfielder24 August 2015 Willem II-
Loan return
Niki ZimlingMidfielder30 June 2015 Mainz 05-
Transfer
Kolbeinn SigþórssonForward1 July 2015 Nantes€3,500,000
Ricardo KishnaForward27 July 2015 Lazio€4,000,000
Free Transfer
Tom NoordhoffDefender29 April 2015 Telstar-
Marvin HönerForward20 May 2015 SV Rödinghausen-
Sinan KeskinForward20 May 2015 Utrecht-
Joost MeenderingGoalkeeper28 May 2015 HVV Hollandia-
Melvin VissersMidfielder29 May 2015 Sparta Rotterdam-
Bas KuipersDefender20 June 2015 Excelsior-
Mike GrimGoalkeeper23 June 2015 Almere City-
Niklas MoisanderDefender30 June 2015 Sampdoria-
James EfmorfidisMidfielder30 June 2015 AZ-
Shaquill SnoDefender30 June 2015-
Samet BulutForward30 June 2015 PEC Zwolle-
Fabian SporksledeMidfielder16 July 2015 Chievo-
Donyell MalenForward24 July 2015 Arsenal-
Abdel Malek El HasnaouiMidfielder11 August 2015 PEC Zwolle-
Mickey van der HartGoalkeeper14 August 2015 PEC Zwolle-

Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2016 to 1 February 2016) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2015–16.

Arrivals

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Return from loan spell
Frenkie de JongMidfielder1 January 2016 Willem II-
Peter LeeuwenburghGoalkeeper5 January 2016 Dordrecht-
Richairo ZivkovicForward31 January 2016 Willem II-
Ruben LigeonDefender31 January 2016 Willem II-

Departures

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Óttar Magnús KarlssonForward2 January 2015 Sparta Rotterdam-
Zakaria El AzzouziForward4 January 2015 Twente-
Lerin DuarteMidfielder31 January 2015 NAC Breda-
Ruben LigeonDefender31 January 2016 Utrecht-
Return from loan spell
Yaya SanogoForward31 January 2016 Arsenal-
Free Transfer
Dejan MelegForward3 January 2016 Vojvodina-
John HeitingaDefender31 January 2016-

References

  1. "Reglementen betaald voetbal Seizoen 2015/'16" [Regulations professional football 2015–16 season] (pdf) (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. p. 44. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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