Jong Ajax

Jong Ajax (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɔŋ ˈaːjɑks]) (English: Young Ajax), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. They are based in Amsterdam and compete in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[4]

Jong Ajax
Full nameJong Ajax
Nickname(s)Joden (Jews), Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods)
Founded18 March 1900
GroundDe Toekomst
Amsterdam
Capacity2,250[1][2]
ChairmanHennie Henrichs (chairman AFC Ajax)[3]
Hans Wijers (chairman board of directors of AFC Ajax NV)
ManagerMitchell van der Gaag
LeagueEerste Divisie
2018–19Eerste Divisie, 11th
Active departments of AFC Ajax
Eredivisie
(Men's)		 Eerste Divisie
(Reserves)		 Hoofdklasse
(Amateurs)
Eredivisie
(Women's)		 NFD
in South Africa		 eSports

History

Jong Ajax (formerly more commonly known as Ajax 2) is the reserve team of AFC Ajax. The team is composed mostly of professional footballers, who are often recent graduates from the highest youth level (Ajax A1) serving their first professional contract as a reserve, or players who are otherwise unable to play in the first team.[5]

Since 1992 Jong Ajax have competed in the Beloften Eredivisie, competing against other reserve teams such as Jong PSV, Jong FC Groningen or Jong AZ. They have won the Beloften Eredivisie title a record eight times, as well as the KNVB Reserve Cup three times, making them the most successful reserve squad in the Netherlands. By winning the Beloften Eredivisie title, Jong Ajax were able to qualify for the actual KNVB Cup, even advancing to the semi-finals on three occasions. Their best result in the Dutch Cup was under manager Jan Olde Riekerink in 2001–02, when a semi-final loss to FC Utrecht in a Penalty shoot-out after extra time, which saw Utrecht advance, and thus preventing an Ajax vs. Jong Ajax Dutch Cup final.[6]

The 2013–14 season marked the Jupiler League debut of the AFC Ajax reserves' squad Jong Ajax.[7] Previously playing in the Beloften Eredivisie (a separate league for reserve teams, not included in the Dutch professional or amateur league structure) players were allowed to move around freely between the reserve team and the first team during the course of the season.[8] This is no longer the case as Jong Ajax now registers and fields a separate squad from that of Ajax first team for the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands. Their home matches are played at Sportpark De Toekomst, except for the occasional match in the Amsterdam Arena. Now regarded a semi-professional team in their own respect, the only period in which players are able to move between squads is during the transfer windows, unless the player has made less than 15 appearances for the first team, then he is still eligible to appear in both first team and second team matches during the course of the season.[9] Furthermore, the team is not eligible for promotion to the Eredivisie or to participate in the KNVB Cup. Jong Ajax were joined in the Eerste Divisie by Jong FC Twente and Jong PSV, reserve teams who have also moved from the Beloften Eredivisie to the Eerste Divisie, in place of VV Katwijk, SC Veendam and AGOVV Apeldoorn, increasing the total number of teams in the Jupiler League from 16 to 20.[10]

Jong Ajax left the Beloften Eredivisie in 2013, having held a 21-year tenure in the reserves league, having also won the league title a record eight times (1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009).[11]

Players

Current squad
As of 26 December 2019

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

No. Position Player
26 MF Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
29 MF Ryan Gravenberch
36 MF Kenneth Taylor
37 FW Naci Ünüvar
38 MF Alex Mendez
39 FW Brian Brobbey
40 FW Sontje Hansen
41 DF Jurriën Timber
42 MF Quinten Timber
43 MF Victor Jensen
45 DF Boy Kemper
46 DF Jasper ter Heide
No. Position Player
47 FW Danilo
48 DF Juan Familia-Castillo
50 DF Terrence Douglas
51 GK Stan van Bladeren
52 GK Issam El Maach
53 GK Daan Reiziger
55 FW Joshua Pynadath
56 DF Dean Solomons
57 FW Leo Thethani
DF Liam van Gelderen
MF Giovanni

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
44 FW Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (to FC Bayern Munich II until 30 June 2020)
DF Sven Botman (to SC Heerenveen until 30 June 2020)
FW Dennis Johnsen (to PEC Zwolle until 30 June 2020)

Staff

Former head coaches

Honours
Main article: List of AFC Ajax honours

Official trophies (recognized by UEFA and FIFA)

National

International
  • HKFC International Soccer Sevens Main Tournament – Shield winners: 2010

Other trophies
  • Den Helder Maritime Tournament (2): 1996, 2010

See also

References
  1. https://www.ajaxinside.nl/de-club/de-toekomst/
  2. "De Toekomst – Ajax". AFC Ajax Amsterdam. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  3. "Bestuur". ajax.nl. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  4. "Reserveteams Ajax en Twente in Jupiler League". AD.nl. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  5. "De Boer laat 'herstelde' Sulejmani bij Jong Ajax". Volkskrant. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. "Dutch KNVB Cup – ESPN Soccernet". Soccernet.espn.go.com. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  7. "Jong Ajax wordt tegen Telstar ontgroed in Eerste Divisie". Ajaxlife.nl. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  8. "Reserveteams Ajax en Twente in Jupiler League". AD.nl. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  9. "Jong PSV vervangt Katwijk in eerste divisie". NU.nl. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  10. "Ook Jong PSV naar Jupiler League". NOS.nl. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  11. "Beloften Eredivisie Statistics". Voetbal International. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

52°18′48″N 4°55′44″E

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.