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2004–05 AFC Ajax season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | AFC Ajax |
| season | 2004–05 |
| manager | Ronald Koeman (until 25 February) |
| Danny Blind | |
| chairman | John Jaakke |
| league | Eredivisie |
| league result | 2nd |
| cup1 | KNVB Cup |
| cup1 result | Semi-final |
| cup2 | Champions League |
| cup2 result | Group stage |
| cup3 | UEFA Cup |
| cup3 result | Round of 32 |
| cup4 | Johan Cruijff Schaal |
| cup4 result | Runner-up |
| league topscorer | |
| Wesley Sneijder and Ryan Babel (7) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Ryan Babel (9) | |
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| prevseason | 2003–04 |
| nextseason | 2005–06 |
Danny Blind Wesley Sneijder and Ryan Babel (7) Ryan Babel (9)
During the 2004–05 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.
Pre-season
The first training session for the 2004–05 season was held on July 7, 2004. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad played friendly matches against FC Omniworld, DOS '19, Excelsior '31, HSV de Zuidvogels, Queens Park Rangers and Luton Town. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Panathinaikos and Arsenal in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.
Player statistics
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2004–05 selection by nationality
| Nationality | Netherlands | Belgium | Brazil | Czech Republic | Greece | Romania | South Africa | Argentina | Ghana | France | Morocco | Tunisia | Netherlands Antilles | Sweden | Total Players | Current squad selection | Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection | Players out on loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 24 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings
| Standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals against | |||||||||
| Yellow cards | |||||||||
| Red cards | |||||||||
| 2 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 50 | 33 | 41 | 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 | 77 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 77 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 77 |
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 | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
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 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Statistics for the 2004–05 season
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2004–05 season.
| Friendlies | Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Johan Cruijff Schaal | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup | Eredivisie | Total | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Home | Away | Yellow cards | Red cards | 2 x yellow in 1 match | Number of substitutes used | Goals for | Goals against | Balance | Clean sheets | Penalties for | Penalties against | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 4 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 85 | 8 | 177 | ||||||||||||||||
| 62 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 66 | 10 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| +55 | -2 | +1 | +12 | +5 | +25 | +6 | +102 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
2004–05 team records
| Description | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest win | Netherlands Friendly match | DOS '19 – AFC Ajax (0–15) |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | AFC Ajax – SC Heerenveen (2–0) | |
| European Union UEFA Champions League | AFC Ajax – Maccabi Tel Aviv (2–0) | |
| European Union UEFA Cup | AFC Ajax – AJ Auxerre (1–0) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | FC Den Bosch – AFC Ajax (5–0) | |
| De Graafschap – AFC Ajax (5–0) | ||
| Biggest loss | Spain Friendly match | FC Barcelona – AFC Ajax (2–1) |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | Willem II – AFC Ajax (1–0) | |
| European Union UEFA Champions League | Bayern München – AFC Ajax (4–0) | |
| European Union UEFA Cup | AJ Auxerre – AFC Ajax (3–1) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | AFC Ajax – PSV (0–4) | |
| Most goals in a match | Netherlands Friendly match | DOS '19 – AFC Ajax (0–15) |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | AFC Ajax – SC Heerenveen (2–0) | |
| ADO Den Haag – AFC Ajax (0–2) | ||
| European Union UEFA Champions League | Bayern München – AFC Ajax (4–0) | |
| European Union UEFA Cup | AJ Auxerre – AFC Ajax (3–1) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | AFC Ajax – NAC Breda (6–2) |
Top scorers
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greece Yannis Anastasiou |
| 2 | Belgium Wesley Sonck |
| 3 | Romania Nicolae Mitea |
| Sweden Rasmus Lindgren | 5 |
| 5 | Belgium Tom de Mul |
| Brazil Maxwell | 4 |
| 7 | Netherlands Nigel de Jong |
| Netherlands Daniël de Ridder | 2 |
| South Africa Steven Pienaar | 2 |
| 10 | Belgium Tom Soetaers |
| Finland Petri Pasanen | 1 |
| Ghana Anthony Obodai | 1 |
| Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro | 1 |
| Netherlands Victor Sikora | 1 |
| Greece Angelos Charisteas | 1 |
| France Julien Escudé | 1 |
| Total | 51 |
Johan Cruijff Schaal
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa Steven Pienaar |
| Netherlands Wesley Sneijder | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Eredivisie
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands Wesley Sneijder |
| Netherlands Ryan Babel | 7 |
| 3 | Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart |
| 4 | Netherlands Nigel de Jong |
| Argentina Mauro Rosales | 5 |
| France Julien Escudé | 5 |
| 7 | South Africa Steven Pienaar |
| Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera | 4 |
| Morocco Nourdin Boukhari | 4 |
| Greece Yannis Anastasiou | 4 |
| Greece Angelos Charisteas | 4 |
| 12 | Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović |
| Brazil Maxwell | 3 |
| 14 | Czech Republic Tomáš Galásek |
| Netherlands Daniël de Ridder | 2 |
| Romania Nicolae Mitea | 2 |
| Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro | 2 |
| 18 | Belgium Tom de Mul |
| Netherlands John Heitinga | 1 |
| Belgium Wesley Sonck | 1 |
| Own goals | Netherlands Mike Zonneveld (NAC Breda) |
| Netherlands Dave Bus (De Graafschap) | 1 |
| Total | 74 |
|}
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium Wesley Sonck |
| Netherlands Nigel de Jong | 1 |
| Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart | 1 |
| Netherlands Daniël de Ridder | 1 |
| Czech Republic Tomáš Galásek | 1 |
| Romania Nicolae Mitea | 1 |
| Total | 6 |
KNVB Cup
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greece Angelos Charisteas |
| Netherlands Ryan Babel | 1 |
| Netherlands Wesley Sneijder | 1 |
| Argentina Mauro Rosales | 1 |
| Total | 4 |
UEFA Cup
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil Maxwell |
| Netherlands Ryan Babel | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
|}
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium Wesley Sonck |
| 2 | Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović |
| Total | 3 |
|}
Placements
| Friendlies | Amsterdam Tournament | Johan Cruijff Schaal | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup | Eredivisie | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 played, 8 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss | Winners | Runner-up | |||||
| Last opponent: | |||||||
| FC Utrecht | Semifinals | ||||||
| Last opponent: | |||||||
| Willem II | 3rd place in Group C | ||||||
| Placement for: UEFA Cup | Eliminated in Round of 32 | ||||||
| Last opponent: Auxerre | 2nd place | ||||||
| 77 points in 34 matches | |||||||
| qualified for UEFA Champions League | |||||||
| Qualifying rounds |
- Nigel de Jong is voted Player of the year by the supporters of Ajax.
- Wesley Sneijder is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of Ajax.
Results
:All times are in CEST
Johan Cruijff Schaal
Main article: Johan Cruijff-schaal IX
Sneijder Somers Douglas
Eredivisie
Main article: 2004–05 Eredivisie
Nkufo Van der Vaart Ibrahimović Zonneveld Heitinga Sneijder Maxwell Slot Den Ouden Stroeve Pienaar Boukhari Van der Vaart Grygera De Jong Väyrynen Selaković De Jong Maxwell Bus Babel Galásek Maxwell Escudé Rosales Rosales Mitea Babel Babel Touma Boukhari Escudé Van Bommel Samaras Babel Sneijder Pienaar Sektioui Kuyt Grygera Maduro Sneijder Charisteas Galásek Grygera De Jong Charisteas Van der Vaart De Ridder
KNVB Cup
Main article: 2004–05 KNVB Cup
Babel Rosales
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Zé Roberto
De Jong Van der Vaart
Mitea Ballack
UEFA Cup
Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup
;Round of 32
Cheyrou Mathis
Amsterdam Tournament
Sonck Konstantinou
;Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2004
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED Ajax | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| ARG River Plate | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| GRE Panathinaikos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| ENG Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Friendlies
Soetaers Pasanen De Mul Obodai Anastasiou De Ridder Mitea Sonck Maxwell De Mul De Jong Maxwell Anastasiou Mitea Sonck Mitea De Mul Anastasiou Sikora Pienaar Sonck Maxwell Escudé Maxwell Mukansi Anastasiou
Transfers
Summer
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2004 to 1 September 2004) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2004.
In
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | Return from loan spell | Loan | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Kiran Bechan | Forward | 1 July 2004 | Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam | - | ||||
| Ethiopia Youssouf Hersi | Midfielder | 1 July 2004 | Netherlands N.E.C. | - | ||||
| Netherlands Richard Knopper | Midfielder | 1 July 2004 | Netherlands Heerenveen | - | ||||
| Netherlands Ruud Kras | Defender | 1 July 2004 | Netherlands Volendam | - | ||||
| Ghana Kwame Quansah | Midfielder | 1 July 2004 | Sweden AIK | - | ||||
| Netherlands Stefano Seedorf | Midfielder | 1 July 2004 | Netherlands NAC Breda | - | ||||
| Brazil Filipe Luís | Defender | 1 July 2004 | Brazil Figueirense | - | ||||
| Argentina Gastón Sangoy | Forward | 1 July 2004 | Argentina Boca Juniors | - | ||||
| Argentina Mauro Rosales | Forward | 30 August 2004 | Argentina Newell's Old Boys | €2.5 million | ||||
| South Africa Hans Vonk | Goalkeeper | 2 June 2004 | Netherlands Heerenveen | - |
Out
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | Out on loan | Loan return | Transfer | Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium Thomas Vermaelen | Defender | 2 June 2004 | Netherlands RKC Waalwijk | - | ||||
| Netherlands Victor Sikora | Midfielder | 1 July 2004 | Netherlands Heerenveen | - | ||||
| Ghana Abubakari Yakubu | Midfielder | 1 July 2004 | Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem | - | ||||
| Netherlands Cedric van der Gun | Midfielder | 28 July 2004 | Netherlands ADO Den Haag | - | ||||
| Sweden Måns Sörensson | Forward | 1 July 2004 | Sweden Landskrona BoIS | - | ||||
| Belgium Jelle van Damme | Defender | 9 June 2004 | England Southampton | €2.9 million | ||||
| Finland Petri Pasanen | Midfielder | 20 July 2004 | Germany Werder Bremen | €3.5 million | ||||
| Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović | Forward | 22 August 2004 | Italy Juventus | €16 million | ||||
| Netherlands Jamal Akachar | Forward | 30 April 2004 | Netherlands Cambuur | - | ||||
| Denmark Michael Krohn-Dehli | Forward | 6 May 2004 | Netherlands RKC Waalwijk | - | ||||
| Ethiopia Youssouf Hersi | Midfielder | 11 June 2004 | Netherlands Heerenveen | - | ||||
| Netherlands Sander Boschker | Goalkeeper | 1 July 2004 | Netherlands Twente | - | ||||
| Australia Jason Culina | Midfielder | 1 July 2004 | Netherlands Twente | - | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Siniša Gagula | Defender | 1 July 2004 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka | - | ||||
| Netherlands Richard Knopper | Midfielder | 1 July 2004 | Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem | - | ||||
| Finland Jussi Kujala | Midfielder | 1 July 2004 | Finland Tampere United | - | ||||
| Finland Jari Litmanen | Midfielder | 1 July 2004 | Finland Lahti | - | ||||
| Netherlands John Nieuwenburg | Midfielder | 1 July 2004 | Netherlands Dordrecht | - | ||||
| Netherlands Stefano Seedorf | Midfielder | 1 July 2004 | Netherlands Groningen | - | ||||
| Ecuador José Valencia | Midfielder | 14 July 2004 | Netherlands N.E.C. | - | ||||
| Ghana Kwame Quansah | Midfielder | 10 August 2004 | Netherlands Heracles Almelo | - |
Winter
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2005 to 1 February 2005) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2004–05.
In
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece Angelos Charisteas | Forward | 22 December 2004 | Germany Werder Bremen | €4.5 million |
Out
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | Out on loan | Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium Wesley Sonck | Forward | 1 January 2005 | Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach | - | ||
| Netherlands Kiran Bechan | Forward | 19 November 2004 | Netherlands Groningen | - | ||
| Belgium Tom Soetaers | Forward | 4 January 2005 | Belgium Racing Genk | - | ||
| United States John O'Brien | Midfielder | 1 February 2005 | Netherlands ADO Den Haag | - |
References
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