AFC Ajax (women)

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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]

AFC Ajax
Full nameAmsterdamsche Football Club Ajax
Nickname(s)De Godendochters (The Daughters of the Gods), De Ajacieden, De Amsterdames
Founded18 May 2012; 12 years ago (2012-05-18)
GroundDe Toekomst
Johan Cruyff Arena (selected matches)
Capacity5.000[1]
55,865
OwnerAFC Ajax N.V. (EuronextAJAX)
ChairmanMenno Geelen (interim)
Head coachHesterine de Reus
LeagueEredivisie
2023–242nd
Websitehttps://english.ajax.nl/teams/ajax-women/

Current squad

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As of 2 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NED Regina Van Eijk
3 DF   NED Roos van der Veen [nl]
4 DF   NED Deau den Turk [nl]
6 MF   NED Jonna van de Velde [nl]
8 MF   NED Sherida Spitse (captain)
9 FW   NED Danique Tolhoek [nl]
10 MF   NED Nadine Noordam [nl]
12 MF   NED Jade van Hensbergen [nl]
13 GK   NED Lois Niënhuis [nl]
16 MF   NED Danique Noordman [nl]
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   NED Bente Jansen [nl]
18 DF   NED Milicia Keijzer [nl]
19 FW   NED Tiny Hoekstra
20 MF   USA Lily Yohannes
21 MF   NED Rosa van Gool [nl]
22 MF   NED Quinty Sabajo [nl]
23 FW   NED Lotte Keukelaar [nl]
24 DF   NED Daliyah de Klonia [nl]
25 DF   NED Kay-lee de Sanders [nl]
26 DF   NED Isa Kardinaal [nl]
31 GK   NED Dionne van der Wal [nl]
MF   NED Iris Stiekema [nl]

Former players

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Results

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BeNe League / Eredivisie

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Season Division Position W – D – L = Pts GF – GA Top scorer KNVB Cup
2012–13 BeNe League 04 / 16 12 – 6 – 10 = 42 47 – 36 Van Lunteren (10) Quarterfinals
2013–14 BeNe League 03 / 14 16 – 6 – 4 = 54 68 – 23 Van Lunteren (13) Winner
2014–15 BeNe League 03 / 13 17 – 2 – 5 = 53 54 – 20 Pieëte (10) Final
2015–16 Eredivisie 02 / 7 17 – 5 – 2 = 56 46 – 11 Bakker (8) Final
2016–17 Eredivisie 01 / 8 21 – 5 – 1 = 68 57 – 14 Van den Bighelaar (18) Winner
2017–18 Eredivisie 01 / 9 16 – 7 – 1 = 55 57 – 24 Van den Bighelaar, Van Lunteren (12) Winner
2018–19 Eredivisie 02 / 9 13 – 8 – 3 = 47 50 – 18 Ellen Jansen (14) Winner
2019–20 Eredivisie 02 / 8a 08 – 1 – 3 = 25a 22 – 11a Van den Bighelaar (9) Quarterfinalsa
2020–21 Eredivisie 03 / 8 13 – 1 – 6 = 40 40 – 21 Nikita Tromp (19) Semifinals
2021–22 Eredivisie 02 / 9 17 – 3 – 4 = 54 70 – 22 Romée Leuchter (25) Winner
2022–23 Eredivisie 01 / 11 18 – 1 – 1 = 55 67 – 15 Leuchter (18) Round of 16
2023–24 Eredivisie 02 / 12 17 – 3 – 2 = 54 62 – 20 Leuchter (20) Winner

a=at moment of abandonment due to Covid

UEFA Women's Champions League

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All results (away, home and aggregate) list Ajax's goal tally first.

Season Round Team Home Away Agg/Pos [a]
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


  1. ^ or single match when home and away are empty

Record by club

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As of 9 September 2024
Opponent Country Pld W D L GF GA Season(s)
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

Honours

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National

Affiliated clubs

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On 13 January 2013, it was revealed that AFC Ajax Vrouwen would partner with SV Overbos, the women's team from Hoofddorp.[3]

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Hesterine de Reus
Assistant coach   Sonny Silooy
Goalkeeping coach   Robbie Tetteroo
Technical coach   Wim Bouckaert

Head coaches

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Broadcasting

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "De Toekomst - Ajax". AFC Ajax. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  2. ^ "Vrouwen: Ajax en PSV in BeNeLeague, FC Den Bosch niet" (in Dutch). voetbalcentraal. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Hechte samenwerking Ajax en sv Overbos uit Hoofddorp'"[permanent dead link], Overbos.nl, 13 January 2013
  4. ^ "Ajax-dames halen succescoach Engelkes" (in Dutch). FCupdate. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Suzanne Bakker in her final season at Ajax Women" (in Dutch). Ajax.nl. 10 January 2024. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Women's Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS". Sport Business. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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