List of AFC Ajax seasons

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A list of football seasons contested by AFC Ajax in both domestic and international competitions.

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Seasons

Season Domestic league KNVB Cup Europe Other competitionsTop scorer(s)
DivisionPosPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPlayer(s)Goals
1956–57 Eredivisie 1st3422576440+2449Subround Wim Bleijenberg 20
1957–58 Eredivisie 3rd3417896244+1842 European Cup QF Loek den Edel 17
1958–59 Eredivisie 6th34157127763+1437QF Piet van der Kuil 16
1959–60 Eredivisie 1st34226610944+6550Not held Henk Groot 37
1960–61 Eredivisie 2nd34227510251+5151W Cup Winners' Cup QR1 Henk Groot 42
1961–62 Eredivisie 5th34167118059+2139L16 Cup Winners' Cup R1 Henk Groot 18
1962–63 Eredivisie 2nd3017587341+3239L16 Intertoto Cup GS Henk Groot 18
1963–64 Eredivisie 5th3013896340+2334QF Intertoto Cup GS Piet Keizer 13
1964–65 Eredivisie 13th3098135251+126L64 Klaas Nuninga 14
1965–66 Eredivisie 1st3024427925+5452QF Johan Cruyff 16
1966–67 Eredivisie 1st34264412234+8856W European Cup QF Johan Cruyff 33
1967–68 Eredivisie 1st3427439619+7758L16 European Cup R1 Johan Cruyff 25
1968–69 Eredivisie 2nd3425459034+5654L16 European Cup RU Johan Cruyff 24
1969–70 Eredivisie 1st34276110023+7760W Inter-Cities Fairs Cup SF Johan Cruyff 23
1970–71 Eredivisie 2nd3424559020+7053 W European Cup W Johan Cruyff 21
1971–72 Eredivisie 1st34303110420+8463 W European Cup W Johan Cruyff 25
1972–73 Eredivisie 1st34300412018+8460 L32 UEFA Super Cup W Intercontinental Cup W Johnny Rep 17
European Cup W
1973–74 Eredivisie 3rd3421948830+5851 SF UEFA Super Cup W Johan Neeskens 15
European Cup R2
1974–75 Eredivisie 3rd3421767634+3649 L16 UEFA Cup R3 Ruud Geels 30
1975–76 Eredivisie 3rd3421857438+3650 QF UEFA Cup R3 Ruud Geels 29
1976–77 Eredivisie 1st3423656226+3652 L32 UEFA Cup R1 Ruud Geels 34
1977–78 Eredivisie 2nd3420958536+4949 RU European Cup QF Ruud Geels 30
1978–79 Eredivisie 1st3422667741+3650 W UEFA Cup R3 Flag of Denmark.svg Søren Lerby 16
1979–80 Eredivisie 1st3422667741+3650 RU European Cup SF Dick Schoenaker 13
1980–81 Eredivisie 2nd3422488854+3448 RU European Cup R2 Wim Kieft 17
1981–82 Eredivisie 1st34264411742+7558 L16 Cup Winners' Cup R1 Wim Kieft 32
1982–83 Eredivisie 1st34266210641+6558 W European Cup R1 Wim Kieft 19
1983–84 Eredivisie 3rd34227510046+5451 L16 European Cup R1 Marco van Basten 28
1984–85 Eredivisie 1st3424649346+4754 L16 UEFA Cup R2 Marco van Basten 22
1985–86 Eredivisie 2nd34252712035+8552 W European Cup R1 Marco van Basten 37
1986–87 Eredivisie 2nd3425369230+6253 W Cup Winners' Cup W Marco van Basten 31
1987–88 Eredivisie 2nd3423477840+3850 L32 Cup Winners' Cup RU John Bosman 25
Super Cup RU
1988–89 Eredivisie 2nd3422667432+4250 QF UEFA Cup R1 Dennis Bergkamp
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Pettersson
13
1989–90 Eredivisie 1st34191146723+4449 SF UEFA Cup R1 Aron Winter 10
1990–91 Eredivisie 2nd3422937521+5453 QF European Cup DSQ Dennis Bergkamp 25
1991–92 Eredivisie 2nd3425548324+5955 QF UEFA Cup W Dennis Bergkamp 22
1992–93 Eredivisie 3rd3420958730+5749 W UEFA Cup QF Dennis Bergkamp 26
1993–94 Eredivisie 1st3426268626+6054 SF Cup Winners' Cup QF Dutch Supercup W Flag of Finland.svg Jari Litmanen 26
1994–95 Eredivisie 1st34277010628+7861 QF Champions League W Dutch Supercup W Patrick Kluivert 18
1995–96 Eredivisie 1st3426539724+7383 L16 UEFA Super Cup W Dutch Supercup W Patrick Kluivert 15
Champions League RU Intercontinental Cup W
1996–97 Eredivisie 4th34171075531+2461 L32 Champions League SF Johan Cruyff Shield RU Patrick Kluivert
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Litmanen
6
1997–98 Eredivisie 1st34292311222+9089 W UEFA Cup QF Flag of Georgia.svg Shota Arveladze 25
1998–99 Eredivisie 6th3416997341+3257 W Champions League GS Johan Cruyff Shield RU Flag of Finland.svg Jari Litmanen
Flag of South Africa.svg Benni McCarthy
11
1999–2000 Eredivisie 5th3418797251+2161 L16 UEFA Cup R3 Johan Cruyff Shield RU Richard Knopper
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Machlas
10
2000–01 Eredivisie 3rd3418798543+4261 L16 UEFA Cup R2 Flag of Georgia.svg Shota Arveladze 17
2001–02 Eredivisie 1st3422757334+3973 W Champions League QR3 Rafael van der Vaart 14
UEFA Cup R2
2002–03 Eredivisie 2nd3426539632+6483 SF Champions League QF Johan Cruyff Shield W Rafael van der Vaart 18
2003–04 Eredivisie 1st3425547931+4880 L16 Champions League GS Flag of Sweden.svg Zlatan Ibrahimović 13
2004–05 Eredivisie 2nd3424557433+4177 SF Champions League GS Johan Cruyff Shield RU Ryan Babel
Wesley Sneijder
7
UEFA Cup L32
2005–06 Eredivisie 4th34186106641+2560 W Champions League L16 Johan Cruyff Shield W Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 16
2006–07 Eredivisie 2nd3423658435+4975 W Champions League QR3 Johan Cruyff Shield W Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 21
UEFA Cup L32
2007–08 Eredivisie 2nd3420959445+4969 R4 Champions League QR3 Johan Cruyff Shield W Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 33
UEFA Cup R1
2008–09 Eredivisie 3rd3421587441+3368 R3 UEFA Cup L16 Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Suárez 22
2009–10 Eredivisie 2nd34274310620+8685 W Europa League L32 Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Suárez 35
2010–11 Eredivisie 1st3422757230+4273 RU Champions League GS Johan Cruyff Shield RU Flag of Morocco.svg Mounir El Hamdaoui 13
Europa League L16
2011–12 Eredivisie 1st3423749336+5776 R4 Champions League GS Johan Cruyff Shield RU Siem de Jong 13
Europa League L32
2012–13 Eredivisie 1st34221028331+5276 SF Champions League GS Johan Cruyff Shield RU Siem de Jong 12
Europa League L32
2013–14 Eredivisie 1st34201136928+4171 RU Champions League GS Johan Cruyff Shield W Davy Klaassen
Flag of Iceland.svg Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
10
Europa League L32
2014–15 Eredivisie 2nd3421856929+4071 R4 Champions League GS Johan Cruyff Shield RU Flag of Poland.svg Arkadiusz Milik 23
Europa League L16
2015–16 Eredivisie 2nd3425728121+6082 R3 Champions League QR3 Flag of Poland.svg Arkadiusz Milik 21
Europa League GS
2016–17 Eredivisie 2nd3425637923+5681 R3 Champions League PO Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Dolberg 22
Europa League RU
2017–18 Eredivisie 2nd3425458933+5679 R3 Champions League QR3 Flag of Brazil.svg David Neres 14
Europa League PO
2018–19 Eredivisie 1st34282411932+8786 W Champions League SF Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Tadić 38
2019–20 Eredivisie 1st [n 1] 2518256823+4556 SF Champions League GS Johan Cruyff Shield W Quincy Promes
Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Tadić
16
Europa League L32
2020–21 Eredivisie 1st34284210223+7988 W Champions League GS Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Tadić 22
Europa League QF
2021–22 Eredivisie 1st3426539819+7983 RU Champions League L16 Johan Cruyff Shield RU Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Sébastien Haller 34
2022–23 Eredivisie 3rd3420958638+4869 RU Champions League GS Johan Cruyff Shield RU Flag of Ghana.svg Mohammed Kudus 18
Europa League KRPO
2023–24 Eredivisie 5th34151187461+1356 R2 Europa League GS Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brian Brobbey 22
Europa Conference League L16

Notes

  1. The 2019–20 Eredivisie season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Ajax concluded the league season in first place, but were not awarded the title. [1]

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References

  1. "Ajax denied title as Dutch Eredivisie season declared void, European places decided, no relegation". Sky Sports. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.