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2025–26 AFC Ajax season

AFC Ajax
2025–26 season
OwnerAFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: AJAX)
Head coachJohn Heitinga
StadiumJohan Cruyff Arena
Eredivisie3rd
KNVB CupSecond round
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wout Weghorst (3)
All:
Wout Weghorst (3)
Highest home attendance54,683 (vs Heracles,
24 August 2025
Eredivisie)
Lowest home attendance54,665 (vs Telstar,
10 August 2025
Eredivisie)
Average home league attendance54,674
Biggest win2–0 (vs Telstar (H)
10 August 2025
Eredivisie),
(vs Heracles (H)
24 August 2025
Eredivisie)
← 2024–25
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 season is the 126th season in the history of Ajax, and their 70th consecutive season in the Dutch top flight. The club is participating in the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Players

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Squad

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As of 20 August 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Vítězslav Jaroš (on loan from Liverpool)
2 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Rosa
3 DF Denmark DEN Anton Gaaei
4 DF Japan JPN Ko Itakura
5 DF Netherlands NED Owen Wijndal
6 MF Netherlands NED Youri Regeer
7 FW Spain ESP Raúl Moro
8 MF Netherlands NED Kenneth Taylor
9 FW Netherlands NED Brian Brobbey
10 MF Israel ISR Oscar Gloukh
11 MF Belgium BEL Mika Godts
12 GK Netherlands NED Joeri Heerkens
13 DF Turkey TUR Ahmetcan Kaplan
15 DF Netherlands NED Youri Baas
17 MF Norway NOR Oliver Edvardsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Netherlands NED Davy Klaassen (vice-captain)
20 FW Burkina Faso BFA Bertrand Traoré
21 MF Netherlands NED Branco van den Boomen
22 GK Netherlands NED Remko Pasveer
23 MF Netherlands NED Steven Berghuis (third captain)
24 MF Belgium BEL Jorthy Mokio
25 FW Netherlands NED Wout Weghorst
28 MF Netherlands NED Kian Fitz-Jim
30 DF Netherlands NED Aaron Bouwman
37 DF Croatia CRO Josip Šutalo
— DF Netherlands NED Gerald Alders
— DF Netherlands NED Tristan Gooijer

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Ref.
15 July 2025 FW Spain Raúl Moro Spain Real Valladolid €11,000,000 [1]
28 July 2025 GK Netherlands Joeri Heerkens Czech Republic Sparta Praha €2,000,000 [2]
1 August 2025 MF Israel Oscar Gloukh Austria Red Bull Salzburg €14,750,000[a] [3]
8 August 2025 DF Japan Ko Itakura Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach €10,500,000 [4]

Out

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Date Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Ref.
25 June 2025 DF Croatia Jakov Medić England Norwich City €2,000,000 [5]
27 June 2025 DF Netherlands Precious Ugwu Netherlands Volendam Undisclosed [6]
8 July 2025 MF Iceland Kristian Hlynsson Netherlands Twente €1,800,000 [7]
10 July 2025 MF England Jordan Henderson England Brentford Free transfer [8]
10 July 2025 FW Denmark Christian Rasmussen Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf €1,500,000 [9]
11 July 2025 DF Croatia Borna Sosa England Crystal Palace €2,300,000 [10]
17 July 2025 FW Portugal Carlos Forbs Belgium Club Brugge €6,000,000 [11]
23 July 2025 GK Netherlands Jay Gorter Cyprus Pafos Free transfer [12]
3 August 2025 DF Netherlands Jorrel Hato England Chelsea €44,180,000 [13]

Loans in

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Start date Pos. Player From End date Fee Ref.
18 June 2025 GK Czech Republic Vítězslav Jaroš England Liverpool 30 June 2026 Free [14]

Loans out

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Date Pos. Player To End date Fee Ref.
22 June 2025 FW Netherlands Julian Rijkhoff Netherlands Almere City 30 June 2026 Free [15]
15 July 2025 FW Netherlands Amourricho van Axel Dongen Netherlands Heerenveen 30 June 2026 Free [16]
10 August 2025 FW England Chuba Akpom England Ipswich Town 30 June 2026 Free [17]
11 August 2025 DF Netherlands Nick Verschuren Netherlands Volendam 30 June 2026 Free [18]
19 August 2025 DF Netherlands Dies Janse Netherlands Groningen 30 June 2026 Free [19]
20 August 2025 MF Norway Sivert Mannsverk Czech Republic Sparta Prague 30 June 2026 Free [20]
  1. ^ Fee may eventually rise to €17,250,000 due to bonuses.

Overview

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Pre-season and friendlies

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Pre-season

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled/ Susp.   Fixtures

5 July 2025 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 6–3 Scotland Hibernian Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
Attendance: Behind closed doors
12 July 2025 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Denmark Aarhus Hattem, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark 't Achterveen
16 July 2025 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 2–1 Greece PAOK Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
Attendance: Behind closed doors
19 July 2025 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 3–2 Belgium Mechelen Oldebroek, Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Bovenmolen
Note: Two halves of 60 minutes
24 July 2025 Como Cup Ajax Netherlands 5–1 Scotland Celtic Como, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Yang 21' Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
27 July 2025 Como Cup Ajax Netherlands 0–3 Italy Como Como, Italy
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
3 August 2025 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 2–2 France Monaco Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 52,705

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 10 August 2025 17 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 066.67
KNVB Cup December 2025 TBD Second round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Champions League 16–18 September 2025 TBD League phase TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 066.67

Last updated: 24 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

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Main article: 2025–26 Eredivisie

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NEC 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 PSV 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9
3 Ajax 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 FC Utrecht 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Feyenoord 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Qualification for the European competition play-offs
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2025. Source: Eredivisie
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 if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
3 2 1 0 6 2  +4 7 2 0 0 4 0  +4 0 1 0 2 2  0

Last updated: 24 August 2025.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHHA
ResultWDW
Position563
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2025. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 18 June 2025.

10 August 2025 1 Ajax 2–0 Telstar Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 54,665
Referee: Jannick van der Laan
17 August 2025 2 Go Ahead Eagles 2–2 Ajax Deventer
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 9,997
Referee: Danny Makkelie
24 August 2025 3 Ajax 2–0 Heracles Amsterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 54,683
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
30 August 2025 4 Volendam v Ajax Volendam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Kras Stadion
Referee: Alex Bos
13 September 2025 5 Ajax v PEC Zwolle Amsterdam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
21 September 2025 6 PSV v Ajax Eindhoven
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
27 September 2025 7 Ajax v NAC Breda Amsterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
4 October 2025 8 Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax Rotterdam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
18 October 2025 9 Ajax v AZ Amsterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
26 October 2025 10 Twente v Ajax Enschede
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
1 November 2025 11 Ajax v Heerenveen Amsterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
9 November 2025 12 Utrecht v Ajax Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
22 November 2025 13 Ajax v Excelsior Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
29 November 2025 14 Ajax v Groningen Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
6 December 2025 15 Fortuna Sittard v Ajax Sittard
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
13 December 2025 16 Ajax v Feyenoord Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
20 December 2025 17 NEC v Ajax Nijmegen
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Goffertstadion
10 January 2026 18 Telstar v Ajax Velsen
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: 711 Stadion
17 January 2026 19 Ajax v Go Ahead Eagles Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
24 January 2026 20 Ajax v Volendam Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
31 January 2026 21 Excelsior v Ajax Rotterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
7 February 2026 22 AZ v Ajax Alkmaar
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
14 February 2026 23 Ajax v Fortuna Sittard Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
21 February 2026 24 Ajax v NEC Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
28 February 2026 25 PEC Zwolle v Ajax Zwolle
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
7 March 2026 26 Groningen v Ajax Groningen
--:-- CEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Euroborg
14 March 2026 27 Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
21 March 2026 28 Feyenoord v Ajax Rotterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Kuip
4 April 2026 29 Ajax v Twente Amsterdam
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
11 April 2026 30 Heracles v Ajax Almelo
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Asito Stadion
23 April 2026 31 NAC Breda v Ajax Breda
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
2 May 2026 32 Ajax v PSV Amsterdam
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
10 May 2026 33 Ajax v Utrecht Amsterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
17 May 2026 34 Heerenveen v Ajax Heerenveen
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

KNVB Cup

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Main article: 2025–26 KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

League phase

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Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase

The draw for the league phase will be held on 28 August 2025.

Round12345678
Ground
Result
Position
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Eredivisie KNVB Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Vítězslav Jaroš 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Rosa 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Denmark DEN Anton Gaaei 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Japan JPN Ko Itakura 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Netherlands NED Owen Wijndal 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Netherlands NED Youri Regeer 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Spain ESP Raúl Moro 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Netherlands NED Kenneth Taylor 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Brian Brobbey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Israel ISR Oscar Gloukh 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Belgium BEL Mika Godts 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK Netherlands NED Joeri Heerkens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Turkey TUR Ahmetcan Kaplan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Netherlands NED Youri Baas 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
17 MF Norway NOR Oliver Edvardsen 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Netherlands NED Davy Klaassen 3 1 2+1 1 0 0 0 0
20 FW Burkina Faso BFA Bertrand Traoré 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Netherlands NED Branco van den Boomen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK Netherlands NED Remko Pasveer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Netherlands NED Steven Berghuis 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
24 FW Belgium BEL Jorthy Mokio 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Netherlands NED Wout Weghorst 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
28 MF Netherlands NED Kian Fitz-Jim 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Netherlands NED Aaron Bouwman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Croatia CRO Josip Šutalo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Netherlands NED Gerald Alders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Netherlands NED Tristan Gooijer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:

Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers

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Rank No Pos Nat Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Champions League Total
1 25 FW Netherlands Wout Weghorst 3 0 0 3
2 15 DF Netherlands Youri Baas 1 0 0 1
18 MF Netherlands Davy Klaassen 1 0 0 1
23 FW Netherlands Steven Berghuis 1 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0
Totals 6 0 0 6

Source: Competitive matches

Assists

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Rank No Pos Nat Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Champions League Total
1 23 MF Netherlands Steven Berghuis 2 0 0 2
2 3 DF Netherlands Anton Gaaei 1 0 0 1
18 MF Netherlands Davy Klaassen 1 0 0 1
8 MF Netherlands Kenneth Taylor 1 0 0 1
Totals 3 0 0 3

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

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Rank No Pos Nat Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Champions League Total
1 1 GK Czech Republic Vítězslav Jaroš 2 0 0 2
Total 2 0 0 2

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

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N P Nat. Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Champions League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
8 MF Netherlands Kenneth Taylor 1 1
25 FW Netherlands Wout Weghorst 1 1

Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

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  1. ^ "Ajax and Real Valladolid reach agreement on Raúl Moro". AFC Ajax. 15 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Ajax and RB Salzburg reach agreement on Oscar Gloukh". AFC Ajax. 28 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Ajax signs Oscar Gloukh". AFC Ajax. 1 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Ajax signs Ko Itakura". AFC Ajax. 8 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Ajax and Norwich City reach agreement on Jakov Medić". AFC Ajax. 25 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Precious Ugwu leaves for FC Volendam". AFC Ajax. 27 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Ajax and FC Twente reach agreement on Kristian Hlynsson". AFC Ajax. 8 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Jordan Henderson leaves Ajax". AFC Ajax. 10 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Christian Rasmussen joins Fortuna Düsseldorf". AFC Ajax. 10 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Ajax and Crystal Palace reach agreement on Borna Sosa". AFC Ajax. 11 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Carlos Forbs to Club Brugge". AFC Ajax. 17 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Ajax and Pafos FC reach agreement on Jay Gorter". AFC Ajax. 24 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Jorrel Hato leaves for Chelsea". AFC Ajax. 3 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Ajax signs Vitezslav Jaros on loan from Liverpool". AFC Ajax. 18 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Julian Rijkhoff joins Almere City FC on loan". AFC Ajax. 22 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Amourricho van Axel Dongen joins sc Heerenveen on loan". AFC Ajax. 16 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Chuba Akpom joins Ipswich Town FC on loan". AFC Ajax. 10 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Nick Verschuren joins FC Volendam on loan". AFC Ajax. 11 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Dies Janse joins FC Groningen on loan". AFC Ajax. 19 August 2025.
  20. ^ "Sivert Mannsverk joins Sparta Prague on loann". AFC Ajax. 20 August 2025.