Full name | Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax | |||
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Nickname(s) | De Godendochters (The Daughters of the Gods), De Ajacieden, De Amsterdames | |||
Founded | 18 May 2012 | |||
Ground | De Toekomst Johan Cruyff Arena (selected matches) | |||
Capacity | 5.000 [1] 55,865 | |||
Owner | AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext: AJAX) | |||
Chairman | Menno Geelen (interim) | |||
Head coach | Hesterine de Reus | |||
League | Eredivisie | |||
2023–24 | 2nd | |||
Website | english | |||
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AFC Ajax Vrouwen is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam representing AFC Ajax in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top women's league in the Netherlands. The team was founded in 2012. [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season | Division | Position | W – D – L = Pts | GF – GA | Top scorer | KNVB Cup |
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2012–13 | BeNe League | 4 / 16 | 12 – 6 – 10 = 42 | 47 – 36 | Van Lunteren (10) | Quarterfinals |
2013–14 | BeNe League | 3 / 14 | 16 – 6 – 4 = 54 | 68 – 23 | Van Lunteren (13) | Winner |
2014–15 | BeNe League | 3 / 13 | 17 – 2 – 5 = 53 | 54 – 20 | Pieëte (10) | Final |
2015–16 | Eredivisie | 2 / 7 | 17 – 5 – 2 = 56 | 46 – 11 | Bakker (8) | Final |
2016–17 | Eredivisie | 1 / 8 | 21 – 5 – 1 = 68 | 57 – 14 | Van den Bighelaar (18) | Winner |
2017–18 | Eredivisie | 1 / 9 | 16 – 7 – 1 = 55 | 57 – 24 | Van den Bighelaar, Van Lunteren (12) | Winner |
2018–19 | Eredivisie | 2 / 9 | 13 – 8 – 3 = 47 | 50 – 18 | Ellen Jansen (14) | Winner |
2019–20 | Eredivisie | 2 / 8a | 8 – 1 – 3 = 25a | 22 – 11a | Van den Bighelaar (9) | Quarterfinalsa |
2020–21 | Eredivisie | 3 / 8 | 13 – 1 – 6 = 40 | 40 – 21 | Nikita Tromp (19) | Semifinals |
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 2 / 9 | 17 – 3 – 4 = 54 | 70 – 22 | Romée Leuchter (25) | Winner |
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 1 / 11 | 18 – 1 – 1 = 55 | 67 – 15 | Leuchter (18) | Round of 16 |
2023–24 | Eredivisie | 2 / 12 | 17 – 3 – 2 = 54 | 62 – 20 | Leuchter (20) | Winner |
a=at moment of abandonment due to Covid
All results (away, home and aggregate) list Ajax's goal tally first.
Season | Round | Team | Home | Away | Agg/Pos [a] |
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2017–18 | Qualifying round | Standard Liège | 3–0 | ||
Pärnu | 2–1 | ||||
Rīgas FS | 6–0 | ||||
Round of 32 | Brescia | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
2018–19 | Qualifying round | Þór/KA | 0–0 | ||
Wexford Youths | 4–1 | ||||
Linfield | 2–0 | ||||
Round of 32 | Sparta Prague | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
Round of 16 | Lyon | 0–4 | 0–9 | 0–13 | |
2020–21 | Round of 32 | Bayern Munich | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 |
2022–23 | QR 1 semi-final | Kristianstads DFF | 3–1 | ||
QR 1 final | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | |||
QR 2 | Arsenal | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
2023–24 | QR 1 final | Dinamo Minsk | 3–0 | ||
QR 2 | FC Zürich | 2–0 | 6–0 | 8–0 | |
Group stage | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2/4 | |
Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | 1–3 | |||
Roma | 2–1 | 0–3 | |||
Quarter-final | Chelsea | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
2024–25 | QR 1 semi-final | Kolos Kovalivka | 1–1, 4–1 aet | ||
QR 1 final | Fiorentina | 0–1 | |||
Opponent | Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Season(s) |
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Dinamo Minsk | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2023–24 |
Standard Liège | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2017–18 |
Sparta Prague | Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2018–19 |
Arsenal | England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2022–23 |
Chelsea | England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2023–24 |
Pärnu | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2017–18 |
Olympique Lyonnais | France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2018–19 |
Paris Saint-Germain | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2023–24 |
Bayern Munich | Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2020–21, 2023–24 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2022–23 |
Þór/KA | Iceland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018–19 |
Wexford Youths | Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2018–19 |
Brescia | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2013–14 |
Fiorentina | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024–25 |
Roma | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2023–24 |
Rīgas FS | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2017–18 |
Linfield | Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2018–19 |
Kristianstads DFF | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2022–23 |
Zürich | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2023–24 |
Kolos Kovalivka | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2024–25 |
National
On 13 January 2013, it was revealed that AFC Ajax Vrouwen would partner with SV Overbos, the women's team from Hoofddorp. [3]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Hesterine de Reus |
Assistant coach | Sonny Silooy |
Goalkeeping coach | Robbie Tetteroo |
Technical coach | Wim Bouckaert |
As of 2024, all league matches played are broadcast on ESPN. Public service broadcaster NOS occasionally provides game highlights during the Studio Sport programme. [6]
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