2015–16 AFC Ajax season

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Ajax
2015–16 season
Chairman Hennie Henrichs
Manager Frank de Boer
KNVB Cup First Round
Champions League Preliminary Round
Europa League Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Poland Arkadiusz Milik (21)
All:
Poland Arkadiusz Milik (24)
Highest home attendance 51,862 vs PEC Zwolle (3 April 2016)
Lowest home attendance 3,750 at SBV Excelsior (20 September 2015)
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2015–16 season AFC Ajax participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League as well as the Europa League. The first training took place on Tuesday 6 July 2015. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on Monday 20 July 2015.

Pre-season

The first training for the 2015–16 season was held on 6 June 2015. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training stage in Neustift, Austria. The squad from manager Frank de Boer stayed there from 15 June 2013 to 24 June 2015. During this training stage a friendly match was played against FC Dynamo Moscow. The club then traveled back to the Netherlands, residing at De Lutte for additional training. The squad stayed there from 30 June 2015 to 5 July 2015. Further friendly matches were played against FC Nordsjælland, Panathinaikos F.C. and VfL Wolfsburg. Traveling to France, a further friendly match was played against AS Saint-Étienne.

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos Nat Player Total Eredivisie UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
KNVB Cup
Johan Cruijff-schaal XVIII
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands Jasper Cillessen 39 0 31 0 8 0 0 0
2 DF Netherlands Ricardo van Rhijn 14 0 12 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF Netherlands Joël Veltman 37 2 32 2 5 0 0 0
4 DF Netherlands Mike van der Hoorn 14 0 13 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer 32 5 28 5 4 0 0 0
7 FW Denmark Viktor Fischer 34 9 26 7 8 2 0 0
8 MF Netherlands Daley Sinkgraven 20 0 16 0 4 0 0 0
9 FW Poland Arkadiusz Milik 36 22 29 21 7 1 0 0
10 MF Netherlands Davy Klaassen 37 15 29 13 8 2 0 0
11 MF Germany Amin Younes 31 6 25 6 6 0 0 0
17 DF Denmark Nicolai Boilesen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Netherlands Richairo Zivkovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Denmark Lasse Schöne 30 5 24 4 6 1 0 0
21 FW Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 33 11 26 11 7 0 0 0
22 DF Netherlands Jaïro Riedewald 29 0 21 0 8 0 0 0
23 DF Netherlands Kenny Tete 27 0 20 0 7 0 0 0
24 GK Cameroon André Onana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF South Africa Thulani Serero 15 1 12 1 3 0 0 0
26 DF Netherlands Nick Viergever 16 0 15 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 40 5 32 4 8 1 0 0
29 FW Netherlands Sam Hendriks 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Netherlands Donny van de Beek 10 1 8 0 2 1 0 0
31 FW Croatia Robert Muric 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Czech Republic Václav Černý 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Netherlands Diederik Boer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Netherlands Abdelhak Nouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF Netherlands Mitchell Dijks 35 0 28 0 7 0 0 0
36 MF Netherlands Mauro Savastano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Denmark Kasper Dolberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 GK Netherlands Norbert Alblas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF Netherlands Leeroy Owusu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF Netherlands Damian van Bruggen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

As of 7 March 2016

2015–16 Selection by Nationality

Nationality Netherlands Denmark Serbia Cameroon France Germany Poland South Africa Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Total Players
Current squad selection 14 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 24
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection 25 1 2 - - - - - 2 1 1 32
Players out on loan 7 1 - - - - - - - - - 8

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2015–16

Current standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goal
Goals against
Goal
Yellow cards
Booked
Red cards
Red card
2st 34 25 7 2 82 81 21 3 0

Points by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Total
Points 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 0 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 - - - - 74

Total points by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Total
Points 3 6 9 12 13 16 19 19 22 25 28 29 32 35 38 38 41 44 47 48 49 52 55 58 61 64 65 68 71 74 - - - - 74

Standing by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Standing
Standing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - 1

Goals by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Total
Goals 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3

Statistics for the 2015–16 season

  • This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2014–15 season.
Friendlies Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Total
Matches 6 of 6 0 of 0 0 of 1 0 of 2 0 of 0 34 of 34 40 of 43
Win 2 of 6 0 of 0 0 of 1 0 of 2 0 of 0 25 of 34 27 of 43
Draw 2 of 6 0 of 0 0 of 1 0 of 2 0 of 0 7 of 34 9 of 43
Loss 2 of 6 0 of 0 0 of 1 0 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 34 4 of 43
Home 2 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 17 2 of 20
Away 4 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 1 0 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 17 4 of 23
Yellow cards Booked 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red cards Red card 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 x yellow in 1 match Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of substitutes used Substituted inSubstituted off 43 0 0 0 0 0 43
Goals for Goal 12 0 0 0 0 62 74
Goals against Goal 8 0 0 0 0 21 29
Balance Goal +4 0 0 0 0 +22 +26
Clean sheets Goal 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Penalties for Goal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penalties against Goal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2015–16 Team records

Description Competition Result
Biggest win Netherlands Friendly match AFC Ajax – Umm Salal SC ( 6–1 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup
Europe UEFA Champions League
Europe UEFA Europa League
Netherlands Eredivisie AZ – AFC Ajax ( 0–3 )
Biggest loss Netherlands Friendly match AFC Ajax – FC Nordsjælland ( 1–3 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup
Europe UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – SK Rapid Wien ( 2–3 )
Europe UEFA Europa League
Netherlands Eredivisie
Most goals in a match Netherlands Friendly match AFC Ajax – Umm Salal SC ( 6–1 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup
Europe UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – SK Rapid Wien ( 2–3 )
Europe UEFA Europa League
Netherlands Eredivisie AZ – AFC Ajax ( 0–3 )

Topscorers

Friendlies

Nr. Name Goal
1. France Yaya Sanogo 3
2. Denmark Lasse Schöne 2
3. Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer 1
Netherlands Danny Bakker 1
Poland Arkadiusz Milik 1
Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 1
Netherlands Davy Klaassen 1
Denmark Lucas Andersen 1
Own goal Russia Maksim Kuzmin (Dinamo Moskva) 1
Total 12

Eredivisie

Nr. Name Goal
1. Poland Arkadiusz Milik 21
2. Netherlands Davy Klaassen 12
3. Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 11
4. Denmark Viktor Fischer 7
5. Germany Amin Younes 6
6. Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer 5
7. Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 4
8. Denmark Lasse Schöne 4
9. Netherlands Joel Veltman 2
10. South Africa Thulani Serero 1
Total 64

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name Goal
1. Denmark Viktor Fischer 1
Netherlands John Heitinga 1
Total 2

UEFA Champions League

Nr. Name Goal
1. Netherlands Davy Klaassen 2
2. Poland Arkadiusz Milik 1
Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 1
Total 4

UEFA Europa League

Nr. Name Goal
1. -
Total

Placements

Friendlies KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie
Status 6 played, 2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses 4th Round
Next opponent:
De Graafschap
Third qualifying round
Last opponent: SK Rapid Wien
Placement for: UEFA Europa League Playoffs
Playoff Round
Next opponent:
FK Jablonec

Competitions

All times are in CEST

Eredivisie

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League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV Eindhoven (C) 34 26 6 2 88 32 +56 84 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Ajax 34 25 7 2 81 21 +60 82 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 34 19 6 9 62 40 +22 63 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
4 AZ 34 18 5 11 70 53 +17 59 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5 Utrecht 34 15 8 11 57 48 +9 53 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Eredivisie, NUsport, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off (only if deciding champion, European competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.[1]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 KNVB Cup.
  2. Four teams play for one spot in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

Matches

KNVB Cup

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UEFA Champions League

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Third qualifying round

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UEFA Europa League

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Qualifying rounds

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Play-off round

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOL FEN AJX CEL
1 Norway Molde 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 0–2 1–1 3–1
2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 1–3 1–0 1–1
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 1–1 0–0 2–2
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 3 3 8 12 −4 3 1–2 2–2 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

Friendlies

Transfers for 2015–16

Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2015 to 31 August 2015) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2015.

Arrivals

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
Substituted in Netherlands Sheraldo Becker Forward 30 June 2015 Netherlands PEC Zwolle -
Substituted in Netherlands Lerin Duarte Midfielder 30 June 2015 Netherlands SC Heerenveen -
Substituted in Netherlands Mickey van der Hart Goalkeeper 30 June 2015 Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles -
Substituted in Netherlands Bas Kuipers Defender 30 June 2015 Netherlands Excelsior -
Substituted in Netherlands Ruben Ligeon Defender 30 June 2015 Netherlands NAC Breda -
Substituted in Netherlands Lesly de Sa Forward 30 June 2015 Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles -
Loan
Substituted in France Yaya Sanogo Forward 17 July 2015 England Arsenal -
Transfer
Substituted in Poland Arkadiusz Milik Forward 1 April 2015 Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen €2,8 million
Substituted in Belgium Francesco Antonucci Midfielder 5 May 2015 Belgium RSC Anderlecht €500.000
Substituted in Serbia Nemanja Gudelj Midfielder 6 May 2015 Netherlands AZ €6 million
Substituted in Serbia Dragiša Gudelj Defender 9 May 2015 Netherlands NAC Breda €150.000
Substituted in Netherlands Mitchell Dijks Defender 19 June 2015 Netherlands Willem II €1 million
Substituted in Denmark Kasper Dolberg Forward 30 June 2015 Denmark Silkeborg IF €270.000
Substituted in Germany Amin Younes Midfielder 15 July 2015 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach €1,5 million
Free Transfer
Substituted in Netherlands John Heitinga Defender 25 June 2015 Germany Hertha BSC -
Substituted in Netherlands Keshone Mettendaf Midfielder 30 June 2015 Netherlands Almere City -
Substituted in Netherlands Frenkie de Jong Midfielder 24 August 2015 Netherlands Willem II -

Departures

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Substituted off Netherlands Xavier Mous Goalkeeper 30 June 2015 Netherlands FC Oss -
Substituted off Netherlands Peter Leeuwenburgh Goalkeeper 30 June 2015 Netherlands FC Dordrecht -
Substituted off Netherlands Sheraldo Becker Forward 30 June 2015 Netherlands PEC Zwolle -
Substituted off Netherlands Ruben Ligeon Defender 30 June 2015 Netherlands Willem II -
Substituted off Netherlands Lesly de Sa Forward 30 June 2015 Netherlands Willem II -
Substituted off Netherlands Richairo Živković Forward 30 June 2015 Netherlands Willem II -
Substituted off Netherlands Queensy Menig Forward 27 July 2015 Netherlands PEC Zwolle -
Substituted off Denmark Lucas Andersen Midfielder 24 August 2015 Netherlands Willem II -
Loan return
Substituted off Denmark Niki Zimling Midfielder 30 June 2015 Germany 1. FSV Mainz 05 -
Transfer
Substituted off Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson Forward 1 July 2015 France FC Nantes €3,5 million
Substituted off Netherlands Ricardo Kishna Forward 27 July 2015 Italy SS Lazio €4 million
Free Transfer
Substituted off Netherlands Tom Noordhoff Defender 29 April 2015 Netherlands Telstar -
Substituted off Germany Marvin Höner Forward 20 May 2015 Germany SV Rödinghausen -
Substituted off Turkey Sinan Keskin Forward 20 May 2015 Netherlands FC Utrecht -
Substituted off Netherlands Joost Meendering Goalkeeper 28 May 2015 Netherlands HVV Hollandia -
Substituted off Netherlands Melvin Vissers Midfielder 29 May 2015 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam -
Substituted off Netherlands Bas Kuipers Defender 20 June 2015 Netherlands SBV Excelsior -
Substituted off Netherlands Mike Grim Goalkeeper 23 June 2015 Netherlands Almere City -
Substituted off Finland Niklas Moisander Defender 30 June 2015 Italy Sampdoria -
Substituted off Greece James Efmorfidis Midfielder 30 June 2015 Netherlands AZ -
Substituted off Netherlands Shaquill Sno Defender 30 June 2015 -
Substituted off Turkey Samet Bulut Forward 30 June 2015 Netherlands PEC Zwolle -
Substituted off Netherlands Fabian Sporkslede Midfielder 16 July 2015 Italy Chievo Verona -
Substituted off Netherlands Donyell Malen Forward 24 July 2015 England Arsenal -
Substituted off Netherlands Abdel Malek El Hasnaoui Midfielder 11 August 2015 Netherlands PEC Zwolle -
Substituted off Netherlands Mickey van der Hart Goalkeeper 14 August 2015 Netherlands PEC Zwolle -

Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2016 to 1 February 2016) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2015–16.

Arrivals

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Return from loan spell
Substituted in Netherlands Frenkie de Jong Midfielder 1 January 2016 Netherlands Willem II -
Substituted in Netherlands Peter Leeuwenburgh Goalkeeper 5 January 2016 Netherlands FC Dordrecht -
Substituted in Netherlands Richairo Živković Forward 31 January 2016 Netherlands Willem II -
Substituted in Netherlands Ruben Ligeon Defender 31 January 2016 Netherlands Willem II -

Departures

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Substituted off Iceland Óttar Magnús Karlsson Forward 2 January 2015 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam -
Substituted off Morocco Zakaria El Azzouzi Forward 4 January 2015 Netherlands FC Twente -
Substituted off Netherlands Lerin Duarte Midfielder 31 January 2015 Netherlands NAC Breda -
Substituted off Netherlands Ruben Ligeon Defender 31 January 2016 Netherlands FC Utrecht -
Return from loan spell
Substituted off France Yaya Sanogo Forward 31 January 2016 England Arsenal -
Free Transfer
Substituted off Serbia Dejan Meleg Forward 3 January 2016 Serbia FK Vojvodina -
Substituted off Netherlands John Heitinga Defender 31 January 2016 -

References

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