AFC Ajax Tickets

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AFC Ajax History

AFC Ajax was founded in 1900 and has gone on to become one of the most recognised football teams in the world. The Amsterdam-based outfit is the most successful club in the Netherlands, having won a 36th league title in 2022. The majority of these have come in the Eredivisie era, which commenced in 1956.

Ajax enjoyed a dominant spell in the 1930s, prior to the outbreak of WWII, but the club's first true golden period came in the 60s. Young attacker Johan Cruyff became the face of the team, and Dutch football as a whole, as he led Ajax to multiple Eredivisie titles as well as three successive European Cups in the early 1970s.

Cruyff left for FC Barcelona in 1974 but later returned for a second spell in Amsterdam, 17 years after making his first-team debut. He was named manager of Ajax in 1985, just a year after bringing an end to his playing career. Johan Cruyff is eternally etched into Ajax folklore, attested by the club renaming its stadium in honour of the 48-cap Netherlands international following his passing in 2016.

AFC Ajax enjoyed another fruitful spell towards the end of the 20th century, under manager Louis van Gaal. The Dutch coach guided his team to three consecutive Eredivisie titles in the mid-90s, complemented by a UEFA Champions League crown in 1995. Ajax reached the Champions League final the following season and the semi-finals the year after that, but lost to Juventus on both occasions. Since then, the Dutch side hasn't fared well in Europe's premier club competition.

Ajax came within touching distance of the Champions League final in 2019, but Erik ten Hag's men lost to Tottenham Hotspur in dramatic fashion despite holding a two-goal advantage at half-time in their semi-final second-leg tie. This was Ajax's best result in Europe since reaching the quarter-finals in 2002/03, when they lost out to eventual winners AC Milan.

AFC Ajax Best Players

The club has been represented by many great names in the game, however no player past or present is more synonymous with the Amsterdam club than Johan Cruyff.

These are just a few of the many stars who have worn the colours of Ajax:

• Danny Blind
• Frank Rijkaard
• Marco van Basten
• Dennis Bergkamp
• Frank de Boer
• Edwin van der Sar
• Clarence Seedorf

AFC Ajax Top Managers

• Rinus Michels
• Johan Cruyff
• Louis van Gaal
• Ronald Koeman
• Frank de Boer
• Erik ten Hag

AFC Ajax Rivalries

The club's primary rivals are Feyenoord, based in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, and this derby is referred to as De Klassieker. In the 1970s, these two sides were the only clubs in all of Netherlands who were able to clinch domestic trophies as well as continental glory.

PSV Eindhoven is another domestic rival of the Amsterdammers, and both sets of players and fans alike look forward to this fixture each and every year.

AFC Ajax Stadium

Home matches of Ajax take place at Johan Cruijff Arena, formerly known as the Amsterdam Arena. This venue opened its doors in 1996 and it has been the home of AFC Ajax ever since. The ground is the largest of its kind across the Netherlands, with a capacity of 55,000. It was a host venue at Euro 2000 and again at the 2020 edition of the tournament.

Best Ways to Travel to Johan Cruyff Arena

You can get to the stadium, which is situated in Amsterdam, through public transport systems. Bijlmer station is at walking distance from the Arena when you are coming from the town centre you can use Metro 50 and 54.