During the 2005–06 Dutch football season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The first training took place on 3 July 2005. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on 3 August 2005.
| 2005–06 season | ||||
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| Chairman | John Jaakke | |||
| Manager | Danny Blind | |||
| Eredivisie | 4th | |||
| KNVB Cup | Winners | |||
| Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Johan Cruyff Shield | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (16 goals) All: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (22 goals) | |||
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Pre-season edit
The first training for the 2005–06 season was held on 3 July 2005. In preparation for the new season, Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands, at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad from manager Danny Blind played friendly matches against DWV, WHC, Quick '20, HHC Hardenberg, Rijnsburgse Boys, Fortuna Sittard, Arminia Bielefeld and FC Omniworld. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Arsenal and Boca Juniors in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.[1]
Player statistics edit
Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | UEFA C.L. | KNVB Cup | ||||||
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Maarten Stekelenburg | 37 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF |  TUN
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Hatem Trabelsi | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  CZE
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Zdeněk Grygera | 27 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | NED
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John Heitinga | 28 | 1 | 13+6 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | CZE
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Tomáš Galásek | 36 | 4 | 25+1 | 4 | 5+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW |  ARG
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Mauro Rosales | 35 | 2 | 23+6 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | NED
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Hedwiges Maduro | 40 | 3 | 27+1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  GRE
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Angelos Charisteas | 24 | 9 | 7+10 | 8 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF |  RSA
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Steven Pienaar | 24 | 2 | 14+1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | NED
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Ryan Babel | 37 | 6 | 12+13 | 2 | 5+4 | 2 | 0+3 | 2 | ||
| 12 | GK | RSA
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Hans Vonk | 12 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF |  BEL
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Thomas Vermaelen | 33 | 4 | 22+2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 17 | FW | GRE
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Yannis Anastasiou | 9 | 3 | 3+3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | NED
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Wesley Sneijder | 29 | 11 | 18+1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 19 | MF | NED
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Urby Emanuelson | 36 | 2 | 22+4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 21 | DF | NED
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Olaf Lindenbergh | 26 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF |  ESP
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Juanfran | 21 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW |  SWE
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Markus Rosenberg | 43 | 14 | 28+3 | 12 | 6+2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | NED
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 21 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 27 | MF |  ARM
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Edgar Manucharyan | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF |  MAR
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Nourdin Boukhari | 36 | 6 | 17+7 | 4 | 7+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 29 | FW |  ROU
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Nicolae Mitea | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | NED
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Kenneth Vermeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF |  GHA
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Emmanuel Boakye | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF |  ANT
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Vurnon Anita | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | NED
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Robbert Schilder | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | NED
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Rydell Poepon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | ANT
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Javier Martina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | NED
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Jeffrey Sarpong | 10 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 39 | MF | NED
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John Goossens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | DF | NED
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Michael Timisela | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | FW | NED
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Derk Boerrigter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 56 | MF | BEL
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Jan Vertonghen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 58 | MF | NED
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Donovan Slijngard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF |  FRA
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Julien Escudé | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF |  BRA
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Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | NED
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Nigel de Jong | 24 | 5 | 12+4 | 2 | 5+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | NED
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Daniël de Ridder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | GK | ROU
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Bogdan Lobonț | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 65 | MF | ARG
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Sebastián Rusculleda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
As of 26 November 2011
Players by nationality edit
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| Current squad selection | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Players out on loan | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Team statistics edit
Eredivisie standings edit
| Standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for
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Yellow cards
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Red cards
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| 4 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 66 | 41 | 57 | 7 |
Points by matchday edit
| Matchday | 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 |
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| Points | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 60 |
Total points by matchday edit
| Matchday | 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 |
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| Points | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 60 |
Standing by matchday edit
| Matchday | 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 |
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| Standing | 6th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th |
Goals by matchday edit
| Matchday | 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 |
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| Goals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 66 |
Overview edit
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the season.
| Friendlies | Amsterdam Tournament |
Johan Cruijff Schaal | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | Eredivisie | UEFA Champions League Qualifying Play-offs |
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| Matches | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 66 |
| Wins | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| Draws | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Losses | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| Home | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| Away | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 37 |
| Yellow cards
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8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 4 | 90 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
2 x yellow in 1 match 
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Number of substitutes used  
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50 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 85 | 8 | 177 |
| Goals for
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62 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 66 | 10 | 172 |
| Goals against
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7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 70 |
| Balance
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+55 | -2 | +1 | +12 | +5 | +25 | +6 | +102 |
| Clean sheets
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7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| Penalties for
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Penalties against
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
2005–06 team records edit
| Description | Competition | Result |
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| Biggest win | Friendly match
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Rijnsburgse Boys – Ajax ( 0–12 ) |
| KNVB Cup
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FC Eindhoven – Ajax ( 1–6 ) | |
 UEFA Champions League
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Thun – Ajax ( 2–4 ) | |
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Ajax – RBC Roosendaal ( 6–0 ) Ajax – Sparta Rotterdam ( 6–0 ) | |
| Biggest loss | Friendly match
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Ajax – Arsenal ( 1–2 ) | |
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Ajax – Utrecht ( 1–4 ) | |
| Most goals in a match | Friendly match
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Rijnsburgse Boys – Ajax ( 0–12 ) |
| KNVB Cup
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FC Eindhoven – Ajax ( 1–6 ) | |
| UEFA Champions League
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Thun – Ajax ( 2–4 ) | |
| Eredivisie
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Ajax – RBC Roosendaal ( 6–0 ) Ajax – Sparta Rotterdam ( 6–0 ) |
Top scorers edit
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Placements edit
| Friendlies | Amsterdam Tournament | Johan Cruijff Schaal | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | Eredivisie | |
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| Status | 11 played, 10 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses | 4th place | Winners Last opponent: PSV |
Winners Last opponent: PSV |
Eliminated in Round of 32 Last opponent: Internazionale |
4th place 60 points in 34 matches qualified for UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds |
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar finishes as top-scorer of the Eredivisie with 33 goals in 34 matches. (17 with Heerenveen / 16 with Ajax)
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is voted Player of the Year by the supporters of Ajax.
- Urby Emanuelson and Thomas Vermaelen are voted Talent of the Year by the supporters of Ajax.
Results edit
All times are in CEST
Johan Cruijff Schaal edit
| 5 August 2005 | PSV | 1–2 | Ajax | Amsterdam |
| 18:00 CET | Bouma 51' |
Boukhari 72' Babel 78' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
Eredivisie edit
| 14 August 2005 1 | Ajax | 0-0 | ADO Den Haag | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Match rescheduled for 21 September 2005 | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: - Referee: - |
| 20 August 2005 2 | RBC Roosendaal | 0–2 | Ajax | Roosendaal |
| 18:30 | Report | Pienaar 59' Rosenberg 85' |
Stadium: RBC Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer |
| 28 August 2005 3 | Ajax | 1–2 | Feyenoord | Amsterdam |
| 11:30 | Charisteas 79' |
Report | Kalou 16' Kuyt 47' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,567 Referee: Dick van Egmond |
| 10 September 2005 4 | Willem II | 0–2 | Ajax | Tilburg |
| 18:30 | Report | Galásek 34' Grygera 60' Charisteas 86' |
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Ben Haverkort |
| 18 September 2005 5 | AZ | 4–2 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| 11:30 | Arveladze 35', 37' Perez 56', 58' |
Report | Sneijder 10', 47' Lindenbergh 88' |
Stadium: Alkmaarderhout Attendance: 8,747 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 21 September 2005 1 | Ajax | 2–2 | ADO Den Haag | Amsterdam |
| 19:15 | Maduro 20' Sneijder 28'Heitinga 63' |
Report | Elia 90' Saeijs 90' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 42,854 Referee: Eric Braamhaar |
| 24 September 2005 6 | Ajax | 4–1 | Roda JC | Amsterdam |
| 19:15 | Charisteas 27', 40' Pienaar 69'Galásek 86' (pen.) |
Report | Eddy Sonko 81' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,856 Referee: René Temmink |
| 2 October 2005 7 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1–2 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 11:30 | Polak 52' |
Report | De Jong 63', 77' |
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen |
| 15 October 2005 8 | Ajax | 0–0 | Heracles Almelo | Amsterdam |
| 19:15 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,650 Referee: Tom van Sichem |
| 23 October 2005 9 | PSV | 1–0 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| 11:30 | Simons 10' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 28 October 2005 10 | Ajax | 0–0 | Heerenveen | Amsterdam |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,364 Referee: Jack van Hulten |
| 6 November 2005 11 | N.E.C. | 1–0 | Ajax | Nijmegen |
| 11:30 | Denneboom 46' |
Report | Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 19 November 2005 12 | Ajax | 2–0 | Twente | Amsterdam |
| 19:15 | Majstorović 70' (o.g.) Rosenberg 90' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,120 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer |
| 27 November 2005 13 | Utrecht | 1–0 | Ajax | Utrecht |
| 11:30 | Tiendalli 59' |
Report | Stadium: Nieuw Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,137 Referee: Johan Verbist |
| 26 November 2005 14 | Ajax | 4–1 | RKC Waalwijk | Amsterdam |
| 11:30 | Maduro 46' Sneijder 48'Rosenberg 84'Babel 86' |
Report | Hoogendorp 43' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen |
| 11 December 2005 15 | Vitesse | 0–2 | Ajax | Arnhem |
| 13:30 | Report | Galásek 17' (pen.) Charisteas 75' |
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 24,400 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 18 December 2005 16 | NAC Breda | 0–2 | Ajax | Breda |
| 13:30 | Report | Rosenberg 39' Sneijder 80' |
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 12,395 Referee: Dick Jol |
| 27 December 2005 17 | Ajax | 3–2 | Groningen | Amsterdam |
| 19:00 | Rosenberg 7' Charisteas 18', 67' |
Report | Salmon 80' Levchenko 89' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,547 Referee: Rien Koopman |
| 30 December 2005 18 | Heerenveen | 4–2 | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 19:00 | Samaras 35', 76' Huntelaar 38'Hanssen 67'Bosvelt 90' |
Report | Vermaelen 79' Galásek 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer |
| 15 January 2006 19 | Ajax | 1–1 | N.E.C. | Amsterdam |
| 13:30 | Rosenberg 12' |
Report | Wielaert 6' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen |
| 22 January 2006 20 | Twente | 2–3 | Ajax | Enschede |
| 11:30 | Nkufo 25', 52' |
Report | Rosenberg 51' Maduro 89'Emanuelson 90' |
Stadium: Arke Stadion Attendance: 13,250 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 29 January 2006 21 | Ajax | 1–4 | Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| 13:30 | Rosenberg 46' |
Report | Ramzi 2', 48', 86' Nelisse 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Dick Jol |
| 5 February 2006 22 | Feyenoord | 3–2 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 11:30 | Hofs 21' Castelen 46'Kuyt 48' |
Report | Rosenberg 23' Huntelaar 90' |
Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: René Temmink |
| 8 February 2006 23 | Ajax | 1–0 | Willem II | Amsterdam |
| 19:15 | Rosenberg 55' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Dick van Egmond |
| 12 February 2006 24 | ADO Den Haag | 1–2 | Ajax | The Hague |
| 11:30 | Mols 33' |
Report | Grygera 30' Huntelaar 55' |
Stadium: Zuiderpark Stadion Attendance: 9,133 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 19 February 2006 25 | Ajax | 6–0 | RBC Roosendaal | Amsterdam |
| 13:30 | Huntelaar 4', 71', 78', 83' Rosenberg 28', 86' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,383 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 26 February 2006 26 | Heracles Almelo | 1–3 | Ajax | Almelo |
| 13:30 | Sluijter 19' |
Report | Huntelaar 45' Timisela 82'Babel 90' |
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer |
| 5 March 2006 27 | Ajax | 6–0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Amsterdam |
| 13:30 | Boukhari 5', 14' Huntelaar 40', 53', 56', 62' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,476 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 11 March 2006 28 | Ajax | 0–0 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,741 Referee: Ben Haverkort |
| 19 March 2006 29 | Groningen | 3–2 | Ajax | Groningen |
| 13:30 | Levchenko 13' (pen.) Nevland 47'Van der Linden 71' |
Report | Huntelaar 17' Vermaelen 68' |
Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 19,814 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 26 March 2006 30 | Ajax | 1–1 | NAC Breda | Amsterdam |
| 13:30 | Huntelaar 2' |
Report | Mendes da Silva 80' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,700 Referee: Dick Jol |
| 8 April 2006 31 | Roda JC | 2–1 | Ajax | Kerkrade |
| 13:30 | Lindenbergh 27' (o.g.) Sonko 89' |
Report | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 18' Juanfran 78' |
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 16.200 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 9 April 2006 32 | Ajax | 1–0 | AZ | Amsterdam |
| 19:30 | Boukhari 33' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,150 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 12 April 2006 33 | Ajax | 2–1 | Vitesse Arnhem | Amsterdam |
| 19:00 | Huntelaar 89' Charisteas 93' |
Report | Hersi 62' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,686 Referee: Dick van Egmond |
| 29 April 2006 34 | RKC Waalwijk | 2–4 | Ajax | Waalwijk |
| 13:30 | Lurling 18' Keller 43' Peters 90' |
Report | Heitinga 26' Huntelaar 44' (pen), 87'Boukhari 50' |
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,400 Referee: Jack van Hulten |
Play-offs edit
- First round
| 20 April 2006 First leg | Ajax | 3–0 | Feyenoord | Amsterdam |
| 19:15 | Rosales 27' Pienaar 75' Heitinga 79'Huntelaar 80' |
Report | Bahia 61' Castelen 84' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 34,364 Referee: Eric Braamhaar |
| 23 April 2006 Second leg | Feyenoord | 2–4 (2–7 agg.) | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 11:30 | Kuyt 59', 87' |
Report | Rosales 34' Huntelaar 40'Boukhari 51'Mitea 81' |
Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion Attendance: 30,470 Referee: Ruud Bossen |
- Second round
| 26 April 2006 First leg | Ajax | 2–0 | Groningen | Amsterdam |
| 19:15 | Rosenberg 9' Charisteas 69' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 38,060 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 3 May 2006 Second leg | Groningen | 2–1 (2–3 agg.) | Ajax | Groningen |
| 18:00 | Nevland 43' Silva 61'Buijs 90' |
Report | Sneijder 88' Boukhari 90' |
Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 19,634 Referee: Ben Haverkort |
KNVB Cup edit
| 22 December 2005 Round of 16 | FC Eindhoven | 1–6 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| 23:00 | Stojanović 69' |
Charisteas 4' Sneijder 14', 62'Demouge 16' (o.g.)Boukhari 19'Vermaelen 81' |
Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 2 February 2006 Quarter-finals | Heerenveen | 0–3 | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 23:00 | Rosales 9' Huntelaar 89'Emanuelson 90' |
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Ben Haverkort |
| 22 March 2006 Semi-finals | Ajax | 4 − 1 (a.e.t.) | Roda JC | Amsterdam |
| 23:00 | Huntelaar 90', 109' Babel 94', 106' |
Oper 61' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 26,449 Referee: Eric Brramhaar |
| 7 May 2006 Final | Ajax | 2–1 | PSV | Rotterdam |
| 19:45 | Huntelaar 48', 90' Galásek 42' 64' |
Lamey 53' Lamey 53' 70' |
Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Pieter Vink |
UEFA Champions League edit
- Play-off round
| 10 August 2005 First leg | Brøndby  | 2–2 | Ajax | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 18:00 | Skoubo 33' Escudé 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Rosenberg 30' Babel 73' |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 24,917 Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy) |
| 24 August 2005 Second leg | Ajax | 3–1 (5–3 agg.) | Brøndby | Amsterdam |
| 19:30 | Babel 50' Sneijder 80', 88' |
Report | Elmander 44' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 39,075 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
Group stage edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Arsenal
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 16 |
| Ajax
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 |
 Thun
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 |
| Sparta Prague
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 |
| 14 September 2005 1 | Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Ajax | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 19:45 | Matušovič 66' |
Report | Sneijder 90' |
Stadium: Stadion Juliska Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
| 27 September 2005 2 | Ajax | 1–2 | Arsenal | Amsterdam |
| 19:45 | Rosenberg 71' |
Report | Ljungberg 2' Pires 69' (pen.) |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51.000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) |
| 18 October 2005 3 | Ajax | 2–0 | Thun | Amsterdam |
| 19:45 | Anastasiou 36', 55' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 44,772 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
| 2 November 2005 4 | Thun | 2–4 | Ajax | Bern, Switzerland |
| 19:45 | Lustrinelli 56' Pimenta 74' |
Report | Sneijder 27' Anastasiou 63'De Jong 90'Boukhari 90' |
Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 30.919 Referee: Vladimir Hrinak (Slovakia) |
| 22 November 2005 5 | Ajax | 2–1 | Sparta Prague | Amsterdam |
| 19:45 | De Jong 68', 89' |
Report | Petráš 90' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46.158 Referee: Valentin Ivanov ((Russia)) |
| 7 December 2005 6 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Ajax | London, England |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35.376 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González ((Spain)) |
Knockout stage edit
Round of 16 edit
| 22 February 2006 1st Leg | Ajax | 2–2 |  Internazionale | Amsterdam |
| 19:45 | Huntelaar 16' Rosales 20' |
Report | Stanković 49' Cruz 86' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,663 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
| 14 March 2006 2nd Leg | Internazionale | 1–0 (3–2 agg.) | Ajax | Milan, Italy |
| 21:05 | Stanković 57' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49,900 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) |
Amsterdam Tournament edit
| 29 July 2005 | Ajax | 0–1 | Arsenal | Amsterdam |
| 21:15 | Report | Lupoli 87' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Dick van Egmond |
| 31 July 2005 | Ajax | 0–1 | Boca Juniors | Amsterdam |
| 21:15 | Report | Calvo 41' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: - Referee: Paul Allaerts |
- Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2005
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
 Porto
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Boca Juniors
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ajax
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Friendlies edit
| 9 July 2005 | DWV | 0–7 | Ajax | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 15:00 | Report | Sneijder 50', 79' Anastasiou 53', 54', 89'Mitea 56', 89' |
Stadium: Spieringhorn Attendance: - Referee: - |
| 11 July 2005 | WHC | 3–4 | Ajax | Wezep, Netherlands |
| 18:45 | De Weerdt 12' Füchten 14'Buitenhuis 40' |
Report | Anastasiou 7' Lindgren 23'De Mul 34'Boukhari 90' |
Stadium: Sportpark Mulder Singel Attendance: 7,000 Referee: - |
| 12 July 2005 | Quick '20 | 0–4 | Ajax | Oldenzaal, Netherlands |
| 19:30 | Report | Boukhari 3' Mitea 34'De Jong 43'Grygera 82' |
Stadium: Sportpark de Vondersweijde Attendance: 4,000 Referee: - |
| 14 July 2005 | HHC Hardenberg | 1–5 | Ajax | Hardenberg, Netherlands |
| 19:30 | Buitenhuis 9' |
Report | Galásek 54' (pen.) Rosenberg 57'De Ridder 76'De Jong 86'Mitea 90' |
Stadium: De Boshoek Attendance: 4,500 Referee: - |
| 16 July 2005 | Rijnsburgse Boys | 0–12 | Ajax | Rijnsburg, Netherlands |
| 15:00 | Report | Rosenberg 21', 35', 42' Escudé 32' (pen.), 52' (pen.)Lindgren 34'De Ridder 37', 74'Boukhari 38'De Jong 56', 76'Anastasiou 84' |
Stadium: Sportpark Eikelhof Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Dennis van Aken |
| 20 July 2005 | Fortuna Sittard | 2–3 | Ajax | Sittard, Netherlands |
| 19:30 | Dassen 49' Daemen 63' |
Report | Mitea 20' De Jong 42'Anastasiou 61' |
Stadium: Trendwork Arena Attendance: 8,500 Referee: - |
| 23 July 2005 | Arminia Bielefeld  | 0–4 | Ajax | Bielefeld, Germany |
| 18:00 | Report | Sneijder 26' Babel 35'Rosenberg 55'Heitinga 79' |
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 10,500 Referee: - |
| 3 August 2005 | Ajax | 3–0 | FC Omniworld | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 15:30 | Anastasiou 18' De Jong 24'De Ridder 25' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 20,000 |
| 11 January 2006 | HFC Haarlem | 0–0 | Ajax | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Haarlem Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: - |
| 20 May 2006 | FC Hilversum | 0–10 | Ajax | Hilversum, Netherlands |
| 16:00 | Report | Mitea 1', 23' Vertonghen 2', 57'Anastasiou 10'Boukhari 27', 35'Martina 37', 51'Boerrigter 85' |
Stadium: Sportpark Crailoo Attendance: - Referee: - |
| 23 May 2006 | VV Hierden | 1–10 | Ajax | Hierden, Netherlands |
| 23:00 | van den Hul 21' |
Report | Mitea 5', 10', 41' Martina 30'Anastasiou 36', 39'Poepon 79'Boerrigter 83'Boukhari 85'Severein 89' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Sportpark Mheenzicht Attendance: - Referee: - |
Transfers edit
Summer edit
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2005 to 1 September 2005) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2005.
In edit
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return from loan spell | |||||
| |
 Pius Ikedia |
Forward | 1 July 2005 | RBC Roosendaal |
- |
| |
Thomas Vermaelen |
Defender | 1 July 2005 | RKC Waalwijk |
- |
| |
Abubakari Yakubu |
Defender | 1 July 2005 | Vitesse |
- |
| Loan | |||||
| |
Juanfran |
Defender | 1 July 2005 |  Beşiktaş |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
| |
Markus Rosenberg |
Forward | 6 June 2005 | Malmö FF |
€5.3M |
| |
Olaf Lindenbergh |
Midfielder | 9 June 2005 | AZ |
€1.2M |
| Free Transfer | |||||
| |
Edgar Manucharyan |
Forward | 15 April 2005 | Pyunik |
- |
Out edit
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out on loan | |||||
| |
Rasmus Lindgren |
Midfielder | 9 August 2005 | Groningen |
- |
| |
Tom de Mul |
Midfielder | 24 August 2005 | Vitesse |
- |
| Loan return | |||||
| |
Filipe Luís |
Defender | 1 July 2005 | Figueirense |
- |
| |
Gastón Sangoy |
Forward | 1 July 2005 | Boca Juniors |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
| |
Rafael van der Vaart |
Midfielder | 1 June 2005 | Hamburg |
€5.5M |
| |
Wesley Sonck |
Forward | 1 July 2005 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
€2.5M |
| |
Abubakari Yakubu |
Midfielder | 1 July 2005 | Vitesse |
€0.75M |
| |
Daniël de Ridder |
Midfielder | 31 August 2005 | Celta Vigo |
? |
| Free | |||||
| |
Pius Ikedia |
Forward | 1 July 2005 | AZ |
- |
| |
Ruud Kras |
Defender | 13 July 2005 | Dordrecht |
- |
| |
Anthony Obodai |
Midfielder | 30 August 2005 | Sparta Rotterdam |
- |
Winter edit
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2006 to 1 February 2006) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2005–06.
In edit
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return from loan spell | |||||
| |
Victor Sikora |
Midfielder | 1 January 2006 | Heerenveen |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
| |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
Forward | 29 December 2005 | Heerenveen |
€9M |
Out edit
The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out on loan | |||||
| |
Stanley Aborah |
Midfielder | 4 November 2005 | FC Den Bosch |
- |
| |
Victor Sikora |
Midfielder | 1 January 2006 | NAC Breda |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
| |
Julien Escudé |
Defender | 18 January 2006 | Sevilla |
€1.5M |
| |
Bogdan Lobonţ |
Goalkeeper | 22 January 2006 | Fiorentina |
€1.2M |
| |
Nigel de Jong |
Midfielder | 26 January 2006 | Hamburg |
€3.5M |
| Free | |||||
| |
Sebastián Rusculleda |
Midfielder | 29 December 2005 | Boca Juniors |
- |
| |
Maxwell |
Defender | 2 January 2006 | Internazionale |
- |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "AFC Ajax Seizoen 2005–2006 (Dutch)". AjaxF-Side.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-01.