De Klassieker

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De Klassieker
Other namesAjax vs Feyenoord
LocationNetherlands
Teams Ajax
Feyenoord
First meeting9 October 1921
1ste Klasse
Feyenoord 2–2 Ajax
Latest meeting7 April 2024
Eredivisie
Feyenoord 6–0 Ajax
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Meetings total204 [1]
Most winsAjax (93)
Top scorer Sjaak Swart (18)
Largest victoryAjax 8–2 Feyenoord
(18 September 1983) [2]
Feyenoord 6–0 Ajax
(7 April 2024) [3]
1937 Klassieker.

De Klassieker (The Classic) is the main football rivalry of the Netherlands, between Ajax (of Amsterdam) and Feyenoord (of Rotterdam). The record attendance was on 9 January 1966, when 65,562 watched in Rotterdam. [4]

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History

The rivalry between these two clubs goes beyond the football rivalry, transcending into the city rivalry between Amsterdam and Rotterdam. This rivalry began when these two cities first received their city rights in the 13th century. The football clubs are the pride of these cities; Ajax to Amsterdam and Feyenoord to Rotterdam. [5]

The inhabitants of these cities differ significantly in both attitudes and cultures which is clearly reflected on the football pitch. The clash is seen between the artists of Amsterdam and the workers of Rotterdam. Amsterdam is renowned for its culture, having produced many artists and actors. Ajax’s style of play has long been a source of pride for the supporters, and one of irritation for the Feyenoord fans. The Rotterdammers feel that those hailing from Amsterdam possess delusions of grandeur, and there is a saying to reflect these sentiments: "While Amsterdam dreams, Rotterdam works". Rotterdam was forced to work after being bombed heavily in the Second World War by the Nazis. A harbor town, its people are proud of their work ethic and resentful of Amsterdam's showiness. [6]

The first encounter between these two clubs was on 9 October 1921 in Rotterdam which was surrounded by controversy. The match initially ended 3–2 in Ajax' favour. This was later officially declared 2–2 due to Feyenoords protest to what they believed was a dubious goal by Ajax. [7]

There has also been a competition as who has the biggest stadium between these two clubs which mainly occurred in the 1930s and 1940s. This was done as bragging rights as which city, between Amsterdam and Rotterdam, had the biggest stadium in the Netherlands. The Olympic Stadium was constructed in 1928 and had a capacity of 31,600 which was the biggest in the Netherlands. In 1934 De Meer Stadion was constructed with a capacity of 22,000. Ajax used the Olympic Stadium for European matches and De Meer for domestic matches. The status of the Olympic Stadium being the largest in Netherlands would change in 1937 when Feyenoord opened De Kuip was constructed with a capacity of 64,000. Ajax responded by adding a second ring to Olympic Stadium, also in 1937. After the Second World War, Feyenoord expanded De Kuip to 69,000 in 1949. [8] [9]

From the season 1947–48 up to and including 1955–56 no competitive matches were played between these two clubs. This was due to Feyenoord never winning their regional league in this period and hence not reaching the Championship Playoff where they could face Ajax. In order for these clubs to continue playing each other during this period a number of friendlies were arranged. Once the Eredivisie was introduced in 1956–57, regional leagues were abolished in favour of a single national league and hence no championship playoffs were needed. Therefore, Feyenoord and Ajax were able to play competitive matches against each other once more. The two clubs have faced off once a year since then. [10]

In the season 1960/61 the highest scoring match between these two occurred. The total number of goals scored was 14 where the score was 9–5 in the favour of Feyenoord. This season Feyenoord won the league with Ajax being second place with 2 points behind first place. Four years later in the season 1964/65 the same scoreline was almost replicated by a 9–4 scoreline in Feyenoords favour. [10]

This rivalry heated up considerably in the early 1970s when these two clubs were arguably the best in the world and riots started to break between the sets of fans. During the early 1970s Ajax won 3 European Cups and 1 Intercontinental Cup, Feyenoord had won one European Cup, one Intercontinental Cup and one UEFA Cup. All these trophies won by Feyenoord at the time were the first to be won by a Dutch club. [11] [12] This success led to the Netherlands squad being filled with a majority of Ajax and Feyenoord players. These players would be important during the 1974 FIFA World Cup and 1978 FIFA World Cup in which they displayed what is known to be Total Football.

During the season 1980/81, Feyenoord legend Wim Jansen, who played for Feyenoord for 15 years, made the leap to Ajax which created much anger for the Feyenoord fans. On his debut for Ajax, which happened to be an away game against Feyenoord, a Feyenoord fan threw an iceball in Jansen's eye, forcing him to leave the field for treatment. [13] The rivalry intensified even further during the 1983/84 season when Ajax legend Johan Cruyff made the transfer from Ajax to Feyenoord. This was after a contract dispute between Cruyff and Ajax; Cruyff wanted a contract extension, but Ajax balked on account of his age. This transfer angered both fanbases; Ajax fans were outraged that Cruyff had jumped to their biggest rival, while Feyenoord fans did not like the fact that an Ajax legend would be joining their club. Some Feyenoord fans protested his arrival by hanging banners saying "Feyenoord Forever, Cruijff Never" being one of the more civilised ones. Many fans would also whistle and jeer at the newcomer during the friendly pre season games and whenever his name was announced in the stadium. Some fans even refused to enter the stadium whilst Cruyff played there. [14] In the 1983/84 season, Feyenoord and Cruyff lost 8–2 to Ajax which was Feyenoord's worst loss to them ever. However Feyenoord ended up winning the league and cup. [15]

Both clubs have fallen from grace over the years, while fan violence has increased, and there is always a heavy police presence at the derby. The most serious incident occurred in the Beverwijk clash in 1997 when Ajax fan Carlo Picornie was killed and several others injured. The riots of 2005 were also a depressing chapter in the history of the two clubs. [16]

On 7 April 2024, Feyenoord beat Ajax 6–0, the biggest win ever for Feyenoord over Ajax and the biggest loss ever for Ajax in the Eredivisie. [17]

Violence between Ajax and Feyenoord

Since the 70's there have been many clashes between the supporters of both clubs, including destructions inside stadiums. The Beverwijk in 1997 was most infamous. One Ajax fan, Carlo Picornie, was beaten to death by rival supporters, triggering more strict policies from the Dutch football association KNVB to tackle hooliganism. As a result of the incident, the two Klassiekers in 1997/98 were played without away fans.

In 2004 Feyenoord player Jorge Acuña was taken to hospital with head, neck and rib injuries after Feyenoord players were attacked by Ajax hooligans during a match between the reserve teams of both clubs. [18] Another Feyenoord player, Robin van Persie, had to be rescued by Ajax coach John van 't Schip and player Daniël de Ridder.

In April 2005, riots took place around Feyenoord's ground involving hooligans from both sides and the riot police. Travelling Ajax fans had demolished the train transporting them to Rotterdam after the train was sent back to Amsterdam before arriving in Rotterdam. The second train arrived in Rotterdam but the fans were forced to wait outside the stadium until the match was over. Meanwhile, Feyenoord supporters who had just seen their team lose 2:3, were determined to clash with rivals from Amsterdam, who had not seen the match. Hooligans filmed by police were shown on national TV. Virtually every hooligan on TV handed himself in.

In February 2009, the mayors of Amsterdam and Rotterdam made an agreement with the KNVB to ban visiting fans from the away games for the next five seasons in an effort to curb the violence. However, after Ajax fans threw fireworks on the field during the 2014 KNVB Cup Final, Ajax banned its supporters from traveling to Rotterdam through at least the 2016-17 season. [19]

In March 2015, the Ajax clubhouse was burned down for which the cause is officially unknown. [20] However the police and Ajax fans suspected Feyenoord fans to have been behind this event. Ajax hooligans planned a revenge attack on Feyenoord fans but were stopped by police. [21]

In February 2016, an incident took place in Amsterdam Arena where an effigy of Kenneth Vermeer, who made the crossing from Ajax to Feyenoord, was hanged from a stand occupied by the Ajax ultra group VAK410. In response, Ajax closed the sections normally used by VAK410 for the next edition of De Klassieker at the Arena, and banned season ticketholders from those sections from attending the match. [22]

Hooligans often chant anti-Jewish slogans when their team faces Ajax. That is because Ajax has had a long association with the city's Jewish community. And Ajax supporters sometimes refer to themselves as Jews and use the Star of David symbol. [23]

In May 2019, an amateur match between AVV Swift, of Amsterdam, and SC Feyenoord in Amsterdam was marred by fan trouble after the game when Feyenoord fans travelled to Amsterdam to show support for SC Feyenoord and came into contact with Ajax fans who were there to show support for AVV Swift. [24] Later in the same month, there was an incident during the U19 league title deciding game between Ajax and Feyenoord at De Toekomst in Amsterdam. Before the game, Ajax fans threw stones the players bus of Feyenoord U19. After 30 minutes, the match had to be suspended due to Ajax fans trying to attack the Feyenoord players' families in the stands. The match had to be rescheduled to a later date where no fans were allowed to attend the fixture. [25]

On 5 April 2023, during a KNVB Cup semifinal, Ajax player Davy Klaassen was hit with a lighter from the stands during the 62nd minute of the game. The match was suspended for 30 minutes and he was substituted as a result of a head injury. [26]

The match between the clubs on 24 September 2023 was suspended until further notice after Ajax fans, with Feyenoord winning 3–0, threw flares onto the pitch. [27] After the match fans clashed with police. [28] The game was resumed on 27 September 2023, which ended with Feyenoord winning 4-0 behind closed doors.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Ajax and Feyenoord are the first and third most successful clubs in the Netherlands respectively, with Ajax winning more silverware than Feyenoord in nearly every competition: 75 to 38. This total includes both domestic and international trophies. Both clubs had their greatest international success in the early 1970s, when they were considered to be two of the best clubs in the world. During this time, Ajax won three European Cups, whereas Feyenoord won one European Cup and one UEFA Cup.

Ajax Domestic honours [29] [30] Feyenoord
36 Eredivisie (Netherlands Football League Championship)16
20 KNVB Cup 14
9 Johan Cruyff Shield 4
Ajax International honours Feyenoord
4European Cup / UEFA Champions League 1
1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 0
1UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 2
2 Intercontinental Cup 1
2 UEFA Super Cup 0
Ajax Total honours Feyenoord
7538

Statistics (since 1921)

Matches [1]
StageMAJXDFEYGAJXGFEY
AJXDutch top league168764548348259
AJXDutch Premier League play-offs53021513
AJXDutch Cup189183322
AJXDutch Super Cup4301114
FEYOther92341920
AJXTOTAL205934963426324
M – matches; D – draws; AJX – victories Ajax; FEY – victories Feyenoord; GAJX – goals Ajax; GFEY – goals Feyenoord;
updated 7 April 2024

Results (since 1921)

Game [1] SeasonDateResultTournament
Feyenoord – Ajax1921–229 October 19212–21ste Klasse
Ajax – Feyenoord1921–225 March 19222–01ste Klasse
Feyenoord – Ajax1922–2329 October 19221–11ste Klasse
Ajax – Feyenoord1922–2321 January 19230–21ste Klasse
Feyenoord – Ajax1923–2420 January 19241–31ste Klasse
Ajax – Feyenoord1923–246 April 19241–11ste Klasse
Feyenoord – Ajax1925–264 October 19252–01ste Klasse
Ajax – Feyenoord1925–267 February 19262–21ste Klasse
Ajax – Feyenoord1926–2727 March 19270–2Kampioenscompetitie
Feyenoord – Ajax1926–2722 May 19272–3Kampioenscompetitie
Feyenoord – Ajax1927–288 April 19281–0Kampioenscompetitie
Ajax – Feyenoord1927–289 April 19280–3Kampioenscompetitie
Ajax – Feyenoord1929–304 June 19301–2 KNVB Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax1930–3110 May 19315–2Kampioenscompetitie
Ajax – Feyenoord1930–313 June 19312–2Kampioenscompetitie
Feyenoord – Ajax1931–321 May 19322–4Kampioenscompetitie
Ajax – Feyenoord1931–325 May 19321–3Kampioenscompetitie
Ajax – Feyenoord1933–348 October 19337–11ste Klasse
Feyenoord – Ajax1933–347 January 19341–41ste Klasse
Ajax – Feyenoord1934–3511 November 19344–01ste Klasse
Feyenoord – Ajax1934–3510 March 19352–41ste Klasse
Ajax – Feyenoord193520 October 19350–1Friendly
Ajax – Feyenoord1935–3619 April 19361–4Kampioenscompetitie
Feyenoord – Ajax1935–3614 June 19363–6Kampioenscompetitie
Feyenoord – Ajax1936–3711 April 19373–0Kampioenscompetitie
Ajax – Feyenoord1936–3723 May 19372–0Kampioenscompetitie
Feyenoord – Ajax1938–392 October 19371–01ste Klasse
Ajax – Feyenoord1938–3922 January 19395–01ste Klasse
Ajax – Feyenoord1941–4212 October 19412–11ste Klasse
Feyenoord – Ajax1941–4221 December 19412–01ste Klasse
Ajax – Feyenoord1942–4327 September 19422–31ste Klasse
Feyenoord – Ajax1942–436 December 19422–01ste Klasse
Feyenoord – Ajax1943–4410 October 19432–11ste Klasse
Ajax – Feyenoord1943–449 January 19443–01ste Klasse
Feyenoord – Ajax194528 July 19451–3Friendly
Ajax – Feyenoord19455 August 19451–3Friendly
Feyenoord – Ajax1946–4710 November 19465–31ste Klasse
Ajax – Feyenoord1946–4711 May 19471–11ste Klasse
Feyenoord – Ajax19505 March 19502–2Friendly
Ajax – Feyenoord195019 March 19501–4Friendly
Ajax – Feyenoord19515 May 19512–2Friendly
Feyenoord – Ajax19521 March 19522–1Friendly
Feyenoord – Ajax195514 August 19553–3Friendly
Feyenoord – Ajax1956–5711 November 19567–3 Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1956–5717 March 19571–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1957–5813 October 16571–2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1957–5830 March 19581–3Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1958–599 November 19583–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1958–595 April 19590–5Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1959–6020 December 19594–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1959–6022 May 19603–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1959–6026 May 19605–1Eredivisie play-offs
Ajax – Feyenoord1959–606 June 19601–6Plaatsing Europacup
Feyenoord – Ajax1959–6018 June 19604–2Plaatsing Europacup
Feyenoord – Ajax1960–6128 August 19609–5Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1960–615 February 19610–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1961–6215 October 19611–3Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1961–6218 March 19621–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1961–6226 April 19624–2 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax1962–632 September 19621–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1962–6324 March 19631–3Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1963–6422 September 19631–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1963–6416 February 19641–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1964–6529 November 19649–4Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1964–6519 April 19651–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1965–669 January 19661–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1965–6618 May 19662–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1966–6713 November 19665–0Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1966–6727 March 19671–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1966–672 April 19673–1KNVB Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax1967–683 September 19671–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1967–6810 March 19681–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1968–6917 November 19680–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1968–699 March 19691–2KNVB Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax1968–6920 April 19691–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1969–702 November 19691–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1969–7026 April 19703–3Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1970–7120 December 19701–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1970–7127 May 19711–3Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1970–717 April 19711–2KNVB Cup
Ajax – Feyenoord1971–727 November 19712–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1971–7215 April 19721–5Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1972–7317 September 19722–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1972–733 March 19732–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1973–7423 November 19732–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1973–7417 February 19742–2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1974–7527 October 19742–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1974–759 March 19750–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1975–761 November 19756–0Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1975–764 April 19764–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1976–7714 November 19761–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1976–7724 April 19772–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1977–784 September 19772–2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1977–7812 February 19781–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1978–7928 October 19780–0Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1978–7929 April 19791–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1979–8029 September 19794–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1979–809 March 19801–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1979–8017 May 19803–1KNVB Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax1980–817 December 19804–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1980–8124 May 19814–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1981–8219 August 19811–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1981–8231 January 19822–2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1982–8328 November 19822–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1982–831 May 19833–3Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1983–8418 September 19838–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1983–8425 January 19842–2KNVB Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax1983–8415 February 19842–1 ( a.e.t. )KNVB Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax1983–8426 February 19844–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1984–8525 November 19841–3Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1984–8519 May 19854–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1985–866 October 19851–2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1985–8631 March 19863–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1986–872 November 19862–3Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1986–8717 May 19871–3Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1987–881 November 19873–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1987–8824 April 19881–3Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1988–8913 November 19881–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1988–8916 April 19894–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1989–9022 October 19891–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1989–901 April 19900–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1990–919 December 19900–4Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1990–9120 May 19912–0Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1991–9217 November 19912–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1991–9222 December 19913–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1991–928 March 19921–0KNVB Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax1992–9315 November 19920–3Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1992–9331 March 19930–5KNVB Cup
Ajax – Feyenoord1992–939 May 19935–2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1993–948 August 19930–4 Johan Cruyff Shield
Ajax – Feyenoord1993–9424 October 19932–2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1993–9427 March 19942–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1994–9521 August 19943–0Johan Cruijff Shield
Ajax – Feyenoord1994–9522 February 19954–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1994–958 March 19951–2 ( a.e.t. )KNVB Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax1994–9518 May 19950–5Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1995–9616 August 19951–2 ( a.e.t. )Johan Cruyff Shield
Feyenoord – Ajax1995–9622 October 19952–4Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1995–9624 March 19962–0Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1996–9724 November 19962–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1996–9723 February 19973–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1997–9826 October 19974–0Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1997–985 April 19980–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1998–9920 December 19981–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1998–9914 April 19992–1KNVB Cup
Ajax – Feyenoord1998–992 May 19996–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord1999–20008 August 19992–3Johan Cruyff Shield
Ajax – Feyenoord1999–200010 September 19992–2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax1999–200023 April 20001–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2000–0110 December 20003–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2000–0113 May 20013–4Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2001–0226 August 20011–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2001–023 March 20021–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2002–036 October 20021–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2002–039 February 20031–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2002–0316 April 20031–0KNVB Cup
Ajax – Feyenoord2003–0430 November 20032–0Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2003–0411 April 20041–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2004–0514 November 20041–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2004–0517 April 20052–3Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2005–0628 August 20051–2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2005–065 February 20063–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2005–0620 April 20063–0Eredivisie play-offs
Feyenoord – Ajax2005–0623 April 20062–4Eredivisie play-offs
Feyenoord – Ajax2006–0722 October 20060–4Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2006–074 February 20074–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2007–0811 November 20072–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2007–083 February 20083–0Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2008–0921 September 20082–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2008–0915 February 20092–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2009–101 November 20095–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2009–1031 January 20101–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2009–1025 April 20102–0KNVB Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax2009–106 May 20101–4KNVB Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax2010–1119 September 20101–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2010–1119 January 20112–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2011–1223 October 20111–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2011–1229 January 20124–2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2012–1328 October 20122–2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2012–1320 January 20133–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2013–1418 August 20132–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2013–1422 January 20143–1KNVB Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax2013–142 March 20141–2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2014–1521 September 20140–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2014–1525 January 20150–0Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2015–1628 October 20151–0KNVB Cup
Feyenoord – Ajax2015–168 November 20151–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2015–167 February 20162–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2016–1723 October 20161–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2016–172 April 20172–1Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2017–1822 October 20171–4Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2017–1821 January 20182–0Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2018–1928 October 20183–0Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2018–1927 January 20196−2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2018–1927 February 20190−3KNVB Cup
Ajax – Feyenoord2019–2027 October 20194–0Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2019–2022 March 2020cancelledEredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2020–2117 January 20211–0Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2020–219 May 20210−3Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2021–2219 December 20210−2Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2021–2220 March 20223−2Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2022–2322 January 20231–1Eredivisie
Ajax – Feyenoord2022–2319 March 20232–3Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2022–235 April 20231–2KNVB Cup
Ajax – Feyenoord2023–2424 September 20230–4Eredivisie
Feyenoord – Ajax2023–247 April 20246–0Eredivisie

Records

All-time top scorers

As of 22 January 2023
RankPlayerNationalityClubGoals [1]
1. Sjaak Swart Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ajax (18)18
2. Cor van der Gijp Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Feyenoord (14)14
3. Piet van Reenen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ajax (12)12
Jari Litmanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
5. Ruud Geels Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ajax (10)
Feyenoord (1)		11
Henk Groot Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ajax (9)
Feyenoord (2)
7. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ajax (10)10
8. Jaap Barendregt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Feyenoord (9)9
Marco van Basten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ajax (9)
Johan Cruyff Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ajax (8)
Feyenoord (1)
11. Erwin van Wijngaarden Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ajax (8)8
Peter Houtman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Feyenoord (8)
Dirk Kuyt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
14. Siem de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ajax (7)7
Ronald de Boer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Henk Schouten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Feyenoord (7)
Jon Dahl Tomasson Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Highest-scoring matches (8+ goals)

GoalsScoreline [1] Date
14Feyenoord 9–5 Ajax28 August 1960
13Feyenoord 9–4 Ajax29 November 1964
10Feyenoord 7–3 Ajax11 November 1956
Ajax 8–2 Feyenoord18 September 1983
9Feyenoord 3–6 Ajax14 June 1963
8Ajax 7–1 Feyenoord8 October 1933
Feyenoord 5–3 Ajax10 November 1946
Feyenoord 6–2 Ajax27 January 2019

Crossing the divide

There have been quite a few players who have played for both Ajax and Feyenoord. The most controversial players have been Johan Cruyff, Wim Jansen and, most recently, Steven Berghuis. Hans Kraay Sr. and Leo Beenhakker have trained both clubs (with Kraay Sr. also having played at Feyenoord), while Peter Bosz was technical director at Feyenoord and later coach at Ajax. Ronald Koeman is the only former player and coach to hold the distinction of playing and coaching at the 'Big Three' of Dutch professional football, having been both a player and a coach at Feyenoord, Ajax, and their Eindhoven rivals PSV.

From Feyenoord to Ajax

Henk Groot – 1965 direct transfer
Ruud Geels – 1974 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Jan Everse – 1977 direct transfer
Wim Jansen – 1980 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Jan Sørensen – 1987 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Arnold Scholten – 1995 direct transfer
Dean Gorré – 1997 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Richard Knopper – played in the Feyenoord youth system
Henk Timmer – 2002 direct loan transfer
Leonardo – 2007 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Evander Sno – 2008 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Ronald Graafland – 2010 direct transfer
Anwar El Ghazi – 2013 played in the Feyenoord youth system
Kostas Lamprou – 2017 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Oussama Idrissi - 2021 played in the Feyenoord youth system
Steven Berghuis – 2021 direct transfer

From Ajax to Feyenoord

Eddy Pieters Graafland – 1958 direct transfer
Henk Groot – 1963 direct transfer
Theo van Duivenbode – 1969 direct transfer
René Notten – 1978 direct transfer
Johan Cruijff – 1983 direct transfer
Johnny Rep – 1984 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Simon Tahamata – 1984 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Keje Molenaar – 1985 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Tscheu La Ling 1986 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Martin van Geel – 1988 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Arnold Scholten – 1989 direct transfer
Rob Witschge – 1990 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Harvey Esajas – 1992 played in the Ajax youth system
John van Loen – 1993 direct transfer
Ronald Koeman – 1995 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Peter van Vossen – 1998 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Diego Biseswar – 2001 played in the Ajax youth system
Evander Sno – 2005 played in the Ajax youth system
Henk Timmer – 2006 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Angelos Charisteas – 2006 direct transfer
Tim de Cler – 2007 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Ronald Graafland – 2011 direct transfer
John Goossens – 2012 played in the Ajax youth system
Bilal Basacikoglu – 2014 played in the Ajax youth system
Warner Hahn – 2014 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Kenneth Vermeer – 2014 direct transfer
Marko Vejinović – 2015 played in the Ajax youth system
Jan-Arie van der Heijden – 2015 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Eljero Elia – 2015 played in the Ajax youth system
Danilo – 2022 direct transfer
Quinten Timber – 2022 not a direct transfer between the clubs
Kostas Lamprou – 2023 not a direct transfer between the clubs

Managers

Hans Kraay was manager at Ajax during 1974/75 and at Feyenoord during 1982/83 and 1988/89.
Leo Beenhakker has been a manager at both clubs numerous times.
Ronald Koeman was manager at Ajax during 2002 and 2005, was Feyenoord manager during 2011 and 2014.
Peter Bosz played for Feyenoord between 1991 en 1996, was technical director for Feyenoord during 2006 and 2009. Became Ajax manager in 2016.

See also

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