2020–21 AFC Ajax season

The 2020–21 season is Ajax's 120th season in existence and the club's 65th consecutive season in the Eredivisie. In addition to the domestic league, Ajax will participate in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Ajax
2020–21 season
ChairmanFrank Eijken
ManagerErik ten Hag
StadiumJohan Cruyff Arena
EredivisiePreseason
KNVB CupTBD
UEFA Champions LeagueTBD

Squad

Squad information
As of 23 June 2020[1]

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

No. Position Player
2 DF Perr Schuurs
3 DF Joël Veltman
4 DF Edson Álvarez
5 DF Kik Pierie
6 MF Donny van de Beek
7 FW David Neres
8 MF Carel Eiting
9 FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
10 FW Dušan Tadić (captain)
11 FW Quincy Promes
12 DF Noussair Mazraoui
17 DF Daley Blind (vice-captain)
No. Position Player
18 MF Răzvan Marin
19 MF Zakaria Labyad
21 DF Lisandro Martínez
23 FW Lassina Traoré
24 GK André Onana
26 MF Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
28 DF Sergiño Dest
29 MF Ryan Gravenberch
31 DF Nicolás Tagliafico
33 GK Dominik Kotarski
35 GK Kjell Scherpen
49 FW Ryan Babel

Transfers

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2020 to 31 August 2020) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2020. For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2021 to 1 February 2021) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2020–21.

In
Date Pos Player Transferred from Type Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 FW Antony São Paulo Transfer €15,750,000[lower-alpha 1] [2]
DF Lisandro Magallán Alavés Loan return [3]
FW Noa Lang FC Twente [4]
DF Sven Botman SC Heerenveen [5]
FW Dennis Johnsen PEC Zwolle [6]
1 August 2020 GK Maarten Stekelenburg Everton Free transfer [7]
  1. Fee may eventually rise to €21,750,000.

Out
Date Pos Player Transferred to Type Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 MF Hakim Ziyech Chelsea Transfer €40,000,000[lower-alpha 1] [8]
GK Bruno Varela Benfica End of loan [9]
FW Ryan Babel Galatasaray [10]
  1. Fee may eventually rise to €44,000,000.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 12/13 September 2020 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
KNVB Cup TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Champions League TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: June 2020

Source: Competitions

Eredivisie
Main article: 2020–21 Eredivisie

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 FC Emmen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
5 Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 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 if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[11]
Notes:
  1. Since the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League and 2019–20 UEFA Europa League are yet to be completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, European tickets for the 2021–22 season are still subject to change.
  2. Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: June 2020.
Source:

Results by round
Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on June 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "The players". Ajax. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. "Ajax sign Antony Matheus dos Santos". Ajax. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. "Ajax krijgt Magallán zeer waarschijnlijk terug". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 13 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. "Noa Lang keert terug bij Ajax". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 5 May 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. "Botman zet handtekening onder nieuw Ajax-contract". Ajax (in Dutch). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. "Johnsen terug bij Ajax na verhuur aan PEC Zwolle". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  7. "Ajax have reached an agreement with Maarten Stekelenburg". Ajax. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. "Ajax and Chelsea reach agreement for Ziyech". Ajax. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. "Ajax neemt afscheid van reservedoelman Varela". FOX Sports (in Dutch). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. "Ajax zegt ook contracten Huntelaar en Babel formeel op". Ajax (in Dutch). 31 March 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  11. "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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