List of AFC Ajax seasons
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A list of football seasons contested by AFC Ajax in both domestic and international competitions.
Seasons
| Season | Domestic league Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... |
KNVB Cup KNVB Cup The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup... |
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| 1960–61 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 102 | 51 | +51 | 51 | W | Cup Winners' Cup | QR1 | Henk Groot Henk Groot Henk Groot is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a striker. Groot made his professional debut at Ajax Amsterdam, but also played for Feijenoord... |
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| 1961–62 | Eredivisie | 5th | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 80 | 59 | +21 | 39 | ? | Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Henk Groot Henk Groot Henk Groot is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a striker. Groot made his professional debut at Ajax Amsterdam, but also played for Feijenoord... |
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| 1962–63 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 39 | L16 | Intertoto Cup | GS | Henk Groot Henk Groot Henk Groot is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a striker. Groot made his professional debut at Ajax Amsterdam, but also played for Feijenoord... |
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| 1963–64 | Eredivisie | 5th | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 34 | QF | Intertoto Cup | GS | Piet Keizer Piet Keizer Petrus Johannes Keizer was a Dutch professional football player. Having played 364 matches for Ajax, from 1961 to 1974, he is the fourth most capped player for Ajax . He played on left-wing and with Ajax won the European Cup three consecutive times , having lost the 1969 final to A.C... |
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| 1964–65 | Eredivisie | 13th | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 26 | L64 | Klaas Nuninga | 14 | ||||
| 1965–66 | Eredivisie | 1st | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 79 | 25 | +54 | 52 | QF | Johan Cruijff | 16 | ||||
| 1966–67 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 122 | 34 | +88 | 56 | W | European Cup | QF | Johan Cruijff | 33 | ||
| 1967–68 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 96 | 19 | +77 | 58 | L16 | European Cup | R1 | Johan Cruijff | 25 | ||
| 1968–69 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 90 | 34 | +56 | 54 | L16 | European Cup | RU | Johan Cruijff | 24 | ||
| 1969–70 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 23 | +77 | 60 | W | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | SF | Johan Cruijff | 23 | ||
| 1970–71 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 20 | +70 | 53 | W | European Cup | W | Johan Cruijff | 21 | ||
| 1971–72 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 20 | +84 | 63 | W | European Cup | W | Johan Cruijff | 25 | ||
| 1972–73 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 18 | +84 | 60 | L32 | UEFA Super Cup | W | Intercontinental Cup 1972 Intercontinental Cup The 1972 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs in September 1972 between the winners of the 1971–72 European Cup, Ajax, and winners of the 1972 Copa Libertadores, Independiente.... |
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| 1973–74 | Eredivisie | 3rd | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 88 | 30 | +58 | 51 | SF | UEFA Super Cup 1973 UEFA Super Cup The 1973 UEFA Super Cup was played between Ajax and Milan, with Ajax winning 6–1 on aggregate. It is considered to be the first UEFA Super Cup, because Rangers took part in the 1972 competition despite being subject to a one-year ban by UEFA for a pitch invasion by their supporters following... |
W | Johan Neeskens Johan Neeskens Johannes Jacobus "Johan" Neeskens is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. As a player, he was an important member of the Dutch national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. Former England manager Alf Ramsey said Neeskens was "as good as any player" in... |
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| 1974–75 | Eredivisie | 3rd | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 76 | 34 | +36 | 49 | L16 | UEFA Cup | R3 | Ruud Geels | 30 | ||
| 1975–76 | Eredivisie | 3rd | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 50 | QF | UEFA Cup | R3 | Ruud Geels | 29 | ||
| 1976–77 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 52 | L32 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Ruud Geels | 34 | ||
| 1977–78 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 85 | 36 | +49 | 49 | RU | European Cup | QF | Ruud Geels | 30 | ||
| 1978–79 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 41 | +36 | 50 | W | UEFA Cup | R3 |  Søren LerbySøren Lerby Søren Lerby, is a Danish former football player, manager, and licensed agent. As a player, he spent the bulk of his career in Dutch football, winning five Eredivisie championships with Ajax Amsterdam as well as the 1988 European Cup and two further Eredivise titles with PSV Eindhoven... |
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| 1979–80 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 41 | +36 | 50 | RU | European Cup | SF | Dick Schoenaker Dick Schoenaker Dirk "Dick" Hendricus Schoenaker is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number three jersey.- Career :... |
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| 1980–81 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 88 | 54 | +34 | 48 | RU | European Cup | R2 | Wim Kieft Wim Kieft Willem "Wim" Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a centre forward.A prolific goalscorer whose main asset resided in his heading ability, he played in his country for two of the most important clubs, Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, with equal team and individual... |
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| 1981–82 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 117 | 42 | +75 | 58 | L16 | Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Wim Kieft Wim Kieft Willem "Wim" Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a centre forward.A prolific goalscorer whose main asset resided in his heading ability, he played in his country for two of the most important clubs, Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, with equal team and individual... |
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| 1982–83 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 106 | 41 | +65 | 58 | W | European Cup | R1 | Wim Kieft Wim Kieft Willem "Wim" Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a centre forward.A prolific goalscorer whose main asset resided in his heading ability, he played in his country for two of the most important clubs, Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, with equal team and individual... |
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| 1983–84 | Eredivisie | 3rd | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 100 | 46 | +54 | 51 | L16 | European Cup | R1 | Marco van Basten | 28 | ||
| 1984–85 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 93 | 46 | +47 | 54 | L16 | UEFA Cup | R2 | Marco van Basten | 22 | ||
| 1985–86 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 120 | 35 | +85 | 52 | W | European Cup | R1 | Marco van Basten | 37 | ||
| 1986–87 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 92 | 30 | +62 | 53 | W | Cup Winners' Cup | W | Marco van Basten | 31 | ||
| 1987–88 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 50 | L32 | Cup Winners' Cup | RU | John Bosman John Bosman Johannes "John" Jacobus Bosman is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a striker.A prolific goalscorer for both club and country, he played professionally for 19 years, most notably with Ajax and Anderlecht , surpassing the 100-goal mark with both clubs and winning a total of eight major... |
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| 1988–89 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 74 | 32 | +42 | 50 | QF | UEFA Cup | R1 | Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Nicolaas Bergkamp , is a former Dutch professional footballer who is currently the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. At club level he played for Ajax, Internazionale, and Arsenal, and also represented the Netherlands at international level...  Stefan Petterson |
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| 1989–90 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 67 | 23 | +44 | 49 | SF | UEFA Cup | R1 | Aron Winter Aron Winter Aron Mohamed Winter [VIN-ter] is a retired Dutch football midfielder and current head coach of Toronto FC... |
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| 1990–91 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 75 | 21 | +54 | 53 | QF | European Cup | DSQ | Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Nicolaas Bergkamp , is a former Dutch professional footballer who is currently the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. At club level he played for Ajax, Internazionale, and Arsenal, and also represented the Netherlands at international level... |
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| 1991–92 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 83 | 24 | +59 | 55 | QF | UEFA Cup | W | Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Nicolaas Bergkamp , is a former Dutch professional footballer who is currently the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. At club level he played for Ajax, Internazionale, and Arsenal, and also represented the Netherlands at international level... |
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| 1992–93 | Eredivisie | 3rd | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 87 | 30 | +57 | 49 | W | UEFA Cup | QF | Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Nicolaas Bergkamp , is a former Dutch professional footballer who is currently the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. At club level he played for Ajax, Internazionale, and Arsenal, and also represented the Netherlands at international level... |
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| 1993–94 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 86 | 26 | +60 | 54 | SF | Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Dutch Supercup | W |  Jari LitmanenJari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for HJK. He is the current vice-captain of Finland national football team, where he served as a first choice captain between 1996–2008... |
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| 1994–95 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 106 | 28 | +78 | 61 | QF | Champions League | W | Dutch Supercup 1994 Dutch Supercup The match for the fifth Dutch Supercup was held on 21 August 1994 in the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam. The match featured the winners of the 1993-94 Eredivisie Ajax and the winners of the 1993-94 KNVB Cup Feyenoord... |
W | Patrick Kluivert Patrick Kluivert Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a former Dutch footballer, currently head coach of the youth side of FC Twente. He played as a striker for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United, Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, and Lille OSC. Kluivert played for the Dutch national team from 1994 to 2004. He... |
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| 1995–96 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 97 | 24 | +73 | 83 | L16 | UEFA Super Cup 1995 UEFA Super Cup The 1995 UEFA Super Cup was contested between the UEFA Champions League holders AFC Ajax and the Cup Winners' Cup holders Real Zaragoza. The cup was played later than usual, the two legs taking place in February 1996. The first leg was draw 1–1 at the La Romareda stadium in Zaragoza. The... |
W | Dutch Supercup 1995 Dutch Supercup The match for the sixth Dutch Supercup was held on 16 August 1995 in the De Kuip in Rotterdam. The match featured the winners of the 1994–95 Dutch first division, and of course the UEFA Champions League 1995, Ajax, and, the winners of the 1994–95 KNVB Cup, Feyenoord. This was the third... |
W | Patrick Kluivert Patrick Kluivert Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a former Dutch footballer, currently head coach of the youth side of FC Twente. He played as a striker for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United, Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, and Lille OSC. Kluivert played for the Dutch national team from 1994 to 2004. He... |
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| Champions League | RU | Intercontinental Cup 1995 Intercontinental Cup The 1995 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on November 28, 1995 between Ajax, winners of the 1994-95 European Cup, and Grêmio, winners of the 1995 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo... |
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| 1996–97 | Eredivisie | 4th | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 61 | L32 | Champions League | SF | Johan Cruijff-schaal Johan Cruijff-schaal I The match for the 7th Dutch Supercup was held on 18 August 1996 in the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam. This was the first Supercup game to be played under the title Johan Cruijff-schaal , with former editions being played under the name Dutch Supercup . This was also the first Supercup game to be... |
RU | Patrick Kluivert Patrick Kluivert Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a former Dutch footballer, currently head coach of the youth side of FC Twente. He played as a striker for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United, Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, and Lille OSC. Kluivert played for the Dutch national team from 1994 to 2004. He... Jari LitmanenJari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for HJK. He is the current vice-captain of Finland national football team, where he served as a first choice captain between 1996–2008... |
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| 1997–98 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 112 | 22 | +90 | 89 | W | UEFA Cup | QF |  Shota ArveladzeShota Arveladze Shota Arveladze is a former Georgian professional football player and currently the manager of Kayserispor. He is Georgia’s all-time top scorer with 291 goals in his 410 league games for his clubs and 26 goals during his 61 games on the national team... |
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| 1998–99 | Eredivisie | 6th | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 57 | W | Champions League | GS | Johan Cruijff-schaal | RU | Jari Litmanen Jari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for HJK. He is the current vice-captain of Finland national football team, where he served as a first choice captain between 1996–2008...  Benni McCarthyBenni McCarthy Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy is a South African footballer who is currently contracted to Orlando Pirates in South Africa.McCarthy holds the record of international goals for a South African... |
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| 1999-2000 | Eredivisie | 5th | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 61 | L16 | UEFA Cup | R3 | Johan Cruijff-schaal | RU | Richard Knopper Richard Knopper Richard Knopper is a Dutch footballer who plays for Haaglandia as a midfielder.-Club career:Knopper began his footballing career with Feyenoord Rotterdam but, still in his youth, moved to rivals Ajax Amsterdam, making his club debuts in November 1997, against Sparta Rotterdam.In 1999, he was voted...  Nikos MachlasNikos Machlas Nikolaos Machlas is a Greek retired footballer and now chairman of OFI Crete. He finished his career as a striker for Cypriot team APOEL.-Club career:... |
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| 2000-01 | Eredivisie | 3rd | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 85 | 43 | +42 | 61 | L16 | UEFA Cup | R2 | Shota Arveladze Shota Arveladze Shota Arveladze is a former Georgian professional football player and currently the manager of Kayserispor. He is Georgia’s all-time top scorer with 291 goals in his 410 league games for his clubs and 26 goals during his 61 games on the national team... |
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| 2001-02 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 73 | 34 | +39 | 73 | W | Champions League | QR3 | Rafael van der Vaart Rafael van der Vaart Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Dutch national team. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder; he can, however, also operate in other positions, such as second striker... |
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| 2002-03 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 96 | 32 | +64 | 83 | SF | Champions League | QF | Johan Cruijff-schaal Johan Cruijff-schaal VII The match for the Johan Cruijff-schaal VII was held on 11 August 2002 between Eredivisie 2001-02 champions and KNVB Cup 2001-02 winners Ajax and Eredivisie runners-up PSV. Ajax won the match 3–1.-Match details:... |
W | Rafael van der Vaart Rafael van der Vaart Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Dutch national team. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder; he can, however, also operate in other positions, such as second striker... |
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| 2003-04 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 79 | 31 | +48 | 80 | L16 | Champions League | GS | Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain.... |
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| 2004-05 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 33 | +41 | 77 | SF | Champions League | GS | Johan Cruijff-schaal Johan Cruijff-schaal IX The match for the Johan Cruijff-schaal IX was held on 8 August 2004 between Eredivisie 2003-04 champions Ajax and KNVB Cup 2003-04 winners FC Utrecht. FC Utrecht won the match with 4-2.-Match details:... |
RU | Ryan Babel Ryan Babel Ryan Guno Babel is a Dutch football player who currently plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He can play as a left winger and as a striker. Babel began his career at AFC Ajax in 1998, working his way up through the youth team and into the senior squad... Wesley Sneijder Wesley Sneijder Wesley Sneijder is a Dutch footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for Internazionale. He was named UEFA midfielder of the season as well as one of the three best midfielders in the world for 2010 by FIFA.... |
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| 2005-06 | Eredivisie | 4th | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 60 | W | Champions League | L16 | Johan Cruijff-schaal Johan Cruijff-schaal X The match for the Johan Cruijff-schaal X was held on 5 August 2005 between Eredivisie 2004-05 champions and KNVB Cup 2004-05 winners PSV and Eredivisie runners-up Ajax. Ajax won the match 2–1.-Match details:... |
W | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 16 |
| 2006-07 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 35 | +49 | 75 | W | Champions League | QR3 | Johan Cruijff-schaal Johan Cruijff-schaal XI The match for the Johan Cruijff-schaal XI was held on 13 August 2006 between Eredivisie 2005-06 champions PSV and KNVB Cup 2005-06 winners AFC Ajax. Ajax won the match 3–1.-Match details:... |
W | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 21 |
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| 2007-08 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 94 | 45 | +49 | 69 | R4 | Champions League | QR3 | Johan Cruijff-schaal Johan Cruijff-schaal XII The match for the Johan Cruijff-schaal XII was held on 11 August 2007 between Eredivisie 2006-07 champions PSV and KNVB Cup 2006-07 winners AFC Ajax. Ajax won the match 1–0.-Match details:... |
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| 2008-09 | Eredivisie | 3rd | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 68 | R3 | UEFA Cup | L16 |  Luis SuárezLuis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer) Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz , commonly known as Luis Suárez and nicknamed "El Pistolero" , is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Uruguayan national team... |
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| 2009-10 | Eredivisie | 2nd | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 106 | 20 | +86 | 85 | W | Europa League | L32 | Luis Suárez Luis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer) Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz , commonly known as Luis Suárez and nicknamed "El Pistolero" , is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Uruguayan national team... |
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| 2010-11 | Eredivisie | 1st | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 73 | RU | Champions League | GS | Johan Cruijff-schaal Johan Cruijff-schaal XV The 2010 Johan Cruijff Schaal was held on July 31, 2010 at the Amsterdam ArenA. The match was between the Eredivisie 2009–10 champions FC Twente and KNVB Cup 2009–10 winners Ajax. FC Twente won the match 1–0 by a goal from de Jong.-Match details:... |
RU |  Mounir El HamdaouiMounir El Hamdaoui Mounir El Hamdaoui is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Ajax in the Netherlands... |
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| 2011-12 2011–12 AFC Ajax season During the 2011–12 season AFC Ajax will participate in the Dutch Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The first training took place on Tuesday June 27, 2011... |
Eredivisie | Johan Cruijff-schaal Johan Cruijff-schaal XVI The 2011 Johan Cruijff Schaal was held on July 30, 2011 at the Amsterdam ArenA. The match was between 2010–11 KNVB Cup winners FC Twente and the 2010-11 Eredivisie winners Ajax. FC Twente won 2-1 in the Amsterdam ArenA in front of 45,000 fans.... |
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