AFC Ajax (women)

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. (Euronext: AJAX)
ChairmanMenno Geelen (interim)
Head coachHesterine de Reus
LeagueEredivisie
2023–242nd
Websitehttps://english.ajax.nl/teams/ajax-women/
Active departments of AFC Ajax
Eredivisie
(Men's)		 Eerste Divisie
(Reserves)		 Vierde Divisie
(Amateurs)
Eredivisie
(Women's)		 eSports

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]

Current squad

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

Former players

Further information: List of AFC Ajax (women) players and Category:AFC Ajax (women) players

Results

BeNe League / Eredivisie

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a=at moment of abandonment due to Covid

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

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

Season Round Team Home Away Agg/Pos [a]
2017–18 Qualifying round Belgium Standard Liège 3–0
Estonia Pärnu 2–1
Latvia Rīgas FS 6–0
Round of 32 Italy Brescia 1–0 0–2 1–2
2018–19 Qualifying round Iceland Þór/KA 0–0
Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths 4–1
Northern Ireland Linfield 2–0
Round of 32 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–0 2–1 4–1
Round of 16 France Lyon 0–4 0–9 0–13
2020–21 Round of 32 Germany Bayern Munich 0–3 1–3 1–6
2022–23 QR 1 semi-final Sweden Kristianstads DFF 3–1
QR 1 final Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1
QR 2 England Arsenal 0–1 2–2 2–3
2023–24 QR 1 final Belarus Dinamo Minsk 3–0
QR 2 Switzerland FC Zürich 2–0 6–0 8–0
Group stage Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 1–1 2/4
France Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 1–3
Italy Roma 2–1 0–3
Quarter-final England Chelsea 0–3 1–1 1–4
2024–25 QR 1 semi-final Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka 1–1, 4–1 aet
QR 1 final Italy Fiorentina 0–1


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

Record by club

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

Main article: List of AFC Ajax honours

National

Affiliated clubs

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

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

Head coaches

Broadcasting

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

  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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