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2021–22 AFC Ajax season

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The 2021–22 season is the 122nd season in the existence of AFC Ajax and the club's 66th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Ajax will participate in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the Johan Cruyff Shield.

AFC Ajax
2021–22 season
OwnerAFC Ajax N.V.
ChairmanFrank Eijken
StadiumJohan Cruyff Arena
Eredivisie2nd
KNVB CupSecond round
Johan Cruyff ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dušan Tadić (2)
All:
Dušan Tadić (2)
Highest home attendance36,816 (vs. Vitesse, 29 August 2021)
Lowest home attendance25,000 (vs. PSV, 7 August 2021)
Biggest win5–0 (vs. N.E.C. (h), 14 August 2021)
Biggest defeat0–4 (vs. PSV (h), 7 August 2021)
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 31 August 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 August 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NED Maarten Stekelenburg
2 DF   NED Jurriën Timber
3 DF   NED Perr Schuurs
4 MF   MEX Edson Álvarez
5 DF   SUR Sean Klaiber
6 MF   NED Davy Klaassen (3rd captain)
7 FW   BRA David Neres
8 MF   NED Ryan Gravenberch
9 FW   BRA Danilo
10 FW   SRB Dušan Tadić (captain)
11 FW   BRA Antony
12 DF   MAR Noussair Mazraoui
15 DF   NED Devyne Rensch
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK   NED Jay Gorter
17 DF   NED Daley Blind (vice-captain)
19 FW   MAR Zakaria Labyad
20 MF   GHA Mohammed Kudus
21 MF   ARG Lisandro Martínez
22 FW   CIV Sébastien Haller
23 FW   NED Steven Berghuis
24 GK   CMR André Onana
25 MF   NED Kenneth Taylor
26 MF   DEN Victor Jensen
31 DF   ARG Nicolás Tagliafico
32 GK   NED Remko Pasveer
- FW   DEN Mohamed Daramy

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF   ARG Lisandro Magallán (at Anderlecht until 30 June 2022)
32 FW   BFA Hassane Bandé (at Istra 1961 until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 GK   CRO Dominik Kotarski (at HNK Gorica until 30 June 2022)
— DF   NED Kik Pierie (at FC Twente until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name Transferred from Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 GK   Remko Pasveer   Vitesse Free transfer [1]
1 July 2021 GK   Jay Gorter   Go Ahead Eagles €1,000,000 [2]
12 July 2021 FW   Steven Berghuis   Feyenoord €5,500,000 [3]
22 August 2021 FW   Mohamed Daramy   FC Copenhagen €12,000,000 [4]

Out

Date Pos. Name Transferred to Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 FW   Lassina Traoré   Shakhtar Donetsk €10,000,000 [5]
30 June 2021 FW   Oussama Idrissi   Sevilla End of loan [6]
30 June 2021 MF   Carel Eiting   Genk Undisclosed [7]
1 July 2021 FW   Brian Brobbey   RB Leipzig Free transfer [8]
1 July 2021 GK   Daan Reiziger   Vitesse Free transfer [9]
1 July 2021 DF   Neraysho Kasanwirjo   Groningen Free transfer [10]
1 July 2021 MF   Quinten Timber   Utrecht Free transfer [11]
3 July 2021 MF   Alex Mendez   Vizela Undisclosed [12]
16 July 2021 GK   Kjell Scherpen   Brighton & Hove Albion €5,000,000 [13]
27 August 2021 MF   Jurgen Ekkelenkamp   Hertha BSC €3,000,000 [14]

Loans out

Start date Pos. Name To End date Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 FW   Hassane Bandé   NK Istra 1961 30 June 2022[a] Undisclosed [15]
1 July 2021 DF   Kik Pierie   FC Twente 30 June 2022 Undisclosed [16]
1 July 2021 GK   Dominik Kotarski   HNK Gorica 30 June 2022 Undisclosed [17]
31 August 2021 DF   Lisandro Magallán   Anderlecht 30 June 2022[b] Undisclosed [18]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 July 2021 Friendly Ajax   6–0   Koninklijke HFC Duivendrecht, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
Attendance: 0
Referee: Richard Groenewegen
6 July 2021 Friendly Quick '20   1–1   Ajax Oldenzaal, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Shona Shukrula
10 July 2021 Friendly Ajax   4–1   SC Paderborn Oldenzaal, Netherlands
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
16 July 2021 Friendly Anderlecht   0–2   Ajax Brussels, Belgium
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Lotto Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Simon Bourdeaud’hui
24 July 2021 Friendly Bayern Munich   2–2   Ajax Munich, Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Tobias Reichel
31 July 2021 Friendly RB Leipzig   1–1   Ajax Grödig, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Untersberg-Arena
Attendance: 820
Referee: Christopher Jäger
4 August 2021 Friendly Ajax   4–0   Leeds United Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kevin Blom
15 August 2021 Friendly Ajax   2–0   Heracles Almelo Duivendrecht, Netherlands
 Report Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 14 August 2021 15 May 2022 Matchday 1 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 050.00
KNVB Cup 14–16 December 2021 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Johan Cruyff Shield 7 August 2021 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
UEFA Champions League 15 September 2021 Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 033.33

Last updated: 22 August 2021
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2021–22 Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax (C) 34 26 5 3 98 19 +79 83 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 PSV Eindhoven 34 26 3 5 86 42 +44 81 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 34 22 5 7 76 34 +42 71 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[c]
4 Twente 34 20 8 6 55 37 +18 68 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 AZ (O) 34 18 7 9 64 44 +20 61 Qualification for the European competition play-offs
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)[19]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ The loan agreement includes a take-over option for NK Istra 1961.
  2. ^ The loan agreement includes a take-over option for Anderlecht.
  3. ^ Since the winners of the 2021–22 KNVB Cup, PSV, qualified for the Champions League based on their league position, the Europa League play-off berth awarded to the KNVB Cup winners was transferred to the third-placed team Feyenoord, the highest-placed team not qualified for the Champions League. Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League group stage as their opponent in the 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League Final, Roma, qualified to the Europa League group stage through domestic performance by finishing sixth in the Serie A.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
3 2 1 0 11 1  +10 7 2 0 0 10 0  +10 0 1 0 1 1  0

Last updated: 29 August 2021.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round1234
GroundHAHA
ResultWDW
Position142
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2021. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.[20]

14 August 2021 1 Ajax 5–0 N.E.C. Amsterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 32,275
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
22 August 2021 2 FC Twente 1–1 Ajax Enschede
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dennis Higler
29 August 2021 3 Ajax 5–0 Vitesse Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 36,816
Referee: Danny Makkelie
11 September 2021 4 PEC Zwolle v Ajax Zwolle
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
18 September 2021 5 Ajax v SC Cambuur Amsterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
21 September 2021 6 Fortuna Sittard v Ajax Sittard
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
25 September 2021 7 Ajax v FC Groningen Amsterdam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
3 October 2021 8 Ajax v FC Utrecht Amsterdam
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
16 October 2021 9 SC Heerenveen v Ajax Heerenveen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
24 October 2021 10 Ajax v PSV Amsterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
30 October 2021 11 Heracles Almelo v Ajax Almelo
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Erve Asito
6 November 2021 12 Ajax v Go Ahead Eagles Amsterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
20 November 2021 13 RKC Waalwijk v Ajax Waalwijk
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
28 November 2021 14 Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax Rotterdam
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
4 December 2021 15 Ajax v Willem II Amsterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
12 December 2021 16 Ajax v AZ Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
19 December 2021 17 Feyenoord v Ajax Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Kuip
23 December 2021 18 Ajax v Fortuna Sittard Amsterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
16 January 2022 19 FC Utrecht v Ajax Utrecht
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
23 January 2022 20 PSV v Ajax Eindhoven
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Philips Stadion
6 February 2022 21 Ajax v Heracles Almelo Amsterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
13 February 2022 22 Ajax v FC Twente Amsterdam
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
20 February 2022 23 Willem II v Ajax Tilburg
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
27 February 2022 24 Go Ahead Eagles v Ajax Deventer
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
6 March 2022 25 Ajax v RKC Waalwijk Amsterdam
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
13 March 2022 26 SC Cambuur v Ajax Leeuwarden
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
20 March 2022 27 Ajax v Feyenoord Amsterdam
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
3 April 2022 28 FC Groningen v Ajax Groningen
Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion
10 April 2022 29 Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam Amsterdam
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
24 April 2022 30 N.E.C. v Ajax Nijmegen
Stadium: Goffertstadion
1 May 2022 31 Ajax v PEC Zwolle Amsterdam
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
8 May 2022 32 AZ v Ajax Alkmaar
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
11 May 2022 33 Ajax v SC Heerenveen Amsterdam
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
15 May 2022 34 Vitesse v Ajax Arnhem
Stadium: GelreDome

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2021–22 KNVB Cup

Johan Cruyff Shield

Main article: 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield
7 August 2021 Final Ajax 0–4 PSV Amsterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Björn Kuipers

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[21] Template:2021–22 UEFA Champions League group tables

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 1 Sporting CP   v   Ajax Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
28 September 2021 (2021-09-28) 2 Ajax   v   Beşiktaş Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
19 October 2021 (2021-10-19) 3 Ajax   v   Borussia Dortmund Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
3 November 2021 (2021-11-03) 4 Borussia Dortmund   v   Ajax Dortmund, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Westfalenstadion
24 November 2021 (2021-11-24) 5 Beşiktaş   v   Ajax Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Vodafone Park
7 December 2021 (2021-12-07) 6 Ajax   v   Sporting CP Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Eredivisie KNVB Cup
Johan Cruyff Shield		 Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   NED Maarten Stekelenburg 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   NED Jurriën Timber 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF   NED Perr Schuurs 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   MEX Edson Álvarez 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
5 DF   SUR Sean Klaiber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   NED Davy Klaassen 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
7 FW   BRA David Neres 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF   NED Ryan Gravenberch 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
9 FW   BRA Danilo 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
10 FW   SRB Dušan Tadić 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
11 FW   BRA Antony 2 1 1+1 1 0 0 0 0
12 DF   MAR Noussair Mazraoui 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
15 DF   NED Devyne Rensch 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
16 GK   NED Jay Gorter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   NED Daley Blind 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
19 MF   MAR Zakaria Labyad 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   GHA Mohammed Kudus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   ARG Lisandro Martínez 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
22 FW   CIV Sébastien Haller 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
23 FW   NED Steven Berghuis 4 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0
24 GK   CMR André Onana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   NED Kenneth Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   DEN Victor Jensen 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF   ARG Nicolás Tagliafico 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
32 GK   NED Remko Pasveer 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
18 MF   NED Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
28 DF   ARG Lisandro Magallán 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

Last updated: 29 August 2021
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers

Rank No Pos Nat Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup
Johan Cruyff Shield 		Champions League Total
1 10 FW   Dušan Tadić 2 0 0 2
22 FW   Sébastien Haller 2 0 0 2
3 4 DF   Edson Álvarez 1 0 0 1
6 MF   Davy Klaassen 1 0 0 1
8 MF   Ryan Gravenberch 1 0 0 1
11 FW   Antony 1 0 0 1
12 DF   Noussair Mazraoui 1 0 0 1
Own goal 2 0 0 2
Totals 11 0 0 11

Last updated: 29 August 2021
Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank No Pos Nat Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup
Johan Cruyff Shield 		Champions League Total
1 1 GK   Maarten Stekelenburg 2 0 0 2
Total 2 0 0 2

Last updated: 29 August 2021
Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N P Nat. Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup
Johan Cruyff Shield 		Champions League Total Notes
                       
6 MF   Davy Klaassen 1 1 2
22 FW   Sébastien Haller 1 1
31 DF   Nicolás Tagliafico 1 1

Last updated: 29 August 2021
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Notes

References

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  2. ^ "Ajax contracteert Jay Gorter". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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  21. ^ "UEFA Champions League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2021.
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