Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax, also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax is the most successful club in the Netherlands, with 35 Eredivisie titles and 20 KNVB Cups. It has continuously played in the Eredivisie, since the league's inception in 1956 and, along with Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven, it is one of the country's "big three" clubs that have dominated that competition.
Johannes Jacobus Neeskens is a Dutch football manager and former player. A midfielder, he was an important member of the Netherlands national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups and is considered one of the greatest midfielders of all time. In 2004, he was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony, while in 2017 he has been included in the FourFourTwo list of the 100 all-time greatest players, at the 64th position.
Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch former footballer and former manager who played as a midfielder or defender. Rijkaard played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and AC Milan and represented the Netherlands national team side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his managerial career, he was at the helm of the Netherlands national team, Sparta Rotterdam, Barcelona, Galatasaray and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat is a Dutch former football player and coach.
Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a Dutch football manager, former head coach and former professional player. He is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation.
Dirk Franciscus "Danny" Blind is a former Dutch international football player. He played as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax and the Netherlands national team.
The Johan Cruyff Arena is the main stadium of the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam and the home stadium of football club AFC Ajax since its opening. Built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost equivalent to €140 million, it is the largest stadium in the country. The stadium was previously known as the Amsterdam Arena until the 2018–19 football season, when it was officially renamed in honor of legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff who died in March 2016.
Johan Jordi Cruijff is a football coach and former player. He is the son of former player and manager Johan Cruyff.
Wilhelmus Maria "Wim" Jonk is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of Eerste Divisie club FC Volendam.
De Klassieker is the main football rivalry of the Netherlands, between Ajax and Feyenoord. The record attendance was on 9 January 1966, when 65,562 watched in Rotterdam.
Jan van Beveren was a Dutch football player and coach, who played as a goalkeeper.
The Netherlands national football team has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The national team is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands, which is a part of UEFA, and under the jurisdiction of FIFA. They are widely considered one of the best national teams in world football and widely regarded as one of the greatest national teams of all time. Most of the Netherlands' home matches are played at the Johan Cruyff Arena and the Stadion Feijenoord.
Hendrik Johannes CruijffOON was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was a proponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, as well as one of its best managers ever.
Vincent Petrus Anna Sebastiaan Janssen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Monterrey.
André Onana Onana is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Cameroon national team.
Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Denmark national team. Dolberg made his senior debut at Silkeborg IF in May 2015. He joined Ajax in July 2015 and made his debut for the club in July 2016. He represented Denmark at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level before making his senior international debut in November 2016.
Celeste Elle Plak is a Dutch volleyball player, who plays as an outside hitter. She plays for Victorina Himeji, and is the first non-caucasian player to be a part of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team.
A Cruyff Court is a small football field with a surface made of artificial grass, a contemporary version of the ball court. The Courts are a project of the Johan Cruyff Foundation of which Johan Cruijff himself was one of the founders. The first was the Cruyff Court Aron Winter Veld in Lelystad. Since 2003, the Dutch football Talent of the Year may choose a location for a new court.
Cruyff Court Saba is a soccer stadium in The Bottom, Saba, a public body of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. It is the only stadium on the island and currently hosts local soccer activity, and occasionally baseball and softball. It officially opened in April 2011 and holds the distinction of being the largest Cruyff Court in the world.
The Cottage Ball Bank is the main sports facility on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. The facility contains a soccer pitch, open-air swimming pool, sports hall, baseball field, and several other fields. The facilities are also used by the island's schools. It is the national stadium as it hosts the matches of the Sint Eustatius national football team. In 2019 the Government of Sint Eustatius financed a number of renovation and expansion projects at the facility.
