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2005–06 AFC Ajax season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Ajax |
| season | 2005–06 |
| manager | Danny Blind |
| chairman | John Jaakke |
| league | Eredivisie |
| league result | 4th |
| cup1 | KNVB Cup |
| cup1 result | Winners |
| cup2 | Champions League |
| cup2 result | Round of 16 |
| cup3 | Johan Cruyff Shield |
| cup3 result | Winners |
| league topscorer | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (16 goals) |
| season topscorer | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (22 goals) |
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| prevseason | 2004–05 |
| nextseason | 2006–07 |
During the 2005–06 Dutch football season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The first training took place on 3 July 2005. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on 3 August 2005.
Pre-season
The first training for the 2005–06 season was held on 3 July 2005. 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 from manager Danny Blind played friendly matches against DWV, WHC, Quick '20, HHC Hardenberg, Rijnsburgse Boys, Fortuna Sittard, Arminia Bielefeld and FC Omniworld. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Arsenal and Boca Juniors in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.
Player statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only |- |} As of 26 November 2011
Players by nationality
| Nationality | Netherlands | Belgium | Czech Republic | South Africa | Sweden | Netherlands Antilles | Argentina | Armenia | Ghana | Morocco | Romania | Spain | Tunisia | Total Players | Current squad selection | Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection | Players out on loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings
| Standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals against | |||||||||
| Yellow cards | |||||||||
| Red cards | |||||||||
| 4 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 66 | 41 | 57 | 7 |
Points by matchday
| Matchday | 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 | 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Total points by matchday
| Matchday | 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 | 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 60 |
Standing by matchday
| Matchday | 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 | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th |
Goals by matchday
| Matchday | 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 | 66 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Overview
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the season.
| Friendlies | Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Johan Cruijff Schaal | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | Eredivisie | UEFA Champions League | ||||||||||||||||||
| Qualifying Play-offs | 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 | ||||||
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | 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 |
2005–06 team records
| Description | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest win | Netherlands Friendly match | Rijnsburgse Boys – Ajax ( 0–12 ) |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | FC Eindhoven – Ajax ( 1–6 ) | |
| European Union UEFA Champions League | Thun – Ajax ( 2–4 ) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | Ajax – RBC Roosendaal ( 6–0 ) | |
| Ajax – Sparta Rotterdam ( 6–0 ) | ||
| Biggest loss | Netherlands Friendly match | — |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | — | |
| European Union UEFA Champions League | Ajax – Arsenal ( 1–2 ) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | Ajax – Utrecht ( 1–4 ) | |
| Most goals in a match | Netherlands Friendly match | Rijnsburgse Boys – Ajax ( 0–12 ) |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | FC Eindhoven – Ajax ( 1–6 ) | |
| European Union UEFA Champions League | Thun – Ajax ( 2–4 ) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | Ajax – RBC Roosendaal ( 6–0 ) | |
| Ajax – Sparta Rotterdam ( 6–0 ) |
Top scorers
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Greece Yannis Anastasiou |
| Romania Nicolae Mitea | 10 |
| 3. | Morocco Nourdin Boukhari |
| Netherlands Nigel de Jong | 6 |
| 5. | Sweden Markus Rosenberg |
| 6. | Netherlands Daniël de Ridder |
| 7. | Netherlands Wesley Sneijder |
| Netherlands Antilles Javier Martina | 3 |
| 9. | Sweden Rasmus Lindgren |
| France Julien Escudé | 2 |
| Belgium Jan Vertonghen | 2 |
| Netherlands Derk Boerrigter | 2 |
| 13. | Belgium Tom De Mul |
| Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera | 1 |
| Czech Republic Tomáš Galásek | 1 |
| Netherlands Ryan Babel | 1 |
| Netherlands John Heitinga | 1 |
| Netherlands Rydell Poepon | 1 |
| Own goals | Netherlands Rick Severein (VV Hierden) |
| Total | 62 |
Johan Cruijff Schaal
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Morocco Nourdin Boukhari |
| Netherlands Ryan Babel | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Eredivisie
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| 2. | Sweden Markus Rosenberg |
| 3. | Greece Angelos Charisteas |
| 4. | Netherlands Wesley Sneijder |
| 5. | Czech Republic Tomáš Galásek |
| Morocco Nourdin Boukhari | 4 |
| 7. | Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro |
| Belgium Thomas Vermaelen | 3 |
| 9. | South Africa Steven Pienaar |
| Netherlands Nigel de Jong | 2 |
| Netherlands Ryan Babel | 2 |
| 12. | Netherlands Urby Emanuelson |
| Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera | 1 |
| Netherlands Michael Timisela | 1 |
| Netherlands John Heitinga | 1 |
| Own goals | Sweden Daniel Majstorović (Twente) |
| Total | 66 |
|}
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| 2. | Netherlands Wesley Sneijder |
| Netherlands Ryan Babel | 2 |
| 4. | Greece Angelos Charisteas |
| Morocco Nourdin Boukhari | 1 |
| Belgium Thomas Vermaelen | 1 |
| Argentina Mauro Rosales | 1 |
| Netherlands Urby Emanuelson | 1 |
| Own goals | Netherlands Frank Demouge (FC Eindhoven) |
| Total | 15 |
UEFA Champions League
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Wesley Sneijder |
| 2. | Greece Yannis Anastasiou |
| Netherlands Nigel de Jong | 3 |
| 4. | Sweden Markus Rosenberg |
| Netherlands Ryan Babel | 2 |
| 6. | Morocco Nourdin Boukhari |
| Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 1 |
| Argentina Mauro Rosales | 1 |
| Total | 17 |
|}
Placements
| Friendlies | Amsterdam Tournament | Johan Cruijff Schaal | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | Eredivisie | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 played, 10 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses | 4th place | Winners | ||||
| Last opponent: | ||||||
| PSV | Winners | |||||
| Last opponent: | ||||||
| PSV | Eliminated in Round of 32 | |||||
| Last opponent: | ||||||
| Internazionale | 4th place | |||||
| 60 points in 34 matches | ||||||
| qualified for UEFA Champions League | ||||||
| Qualifying rounds |
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar finishes as top-scorer of the Eredivisie with 33 goals in 34 matches. (17 with Heerenveen / 16 with Ajax)
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is voted Player of the Year by the supporters of Ajax.
- Urby Emanuelson and Thomas Vermaelen are voted Talent of the Year by the supporters of Ajax.
Results
All times are in CEST
Johan Cruijff Schaal
Main article: 2005 Johan Cruyff Shield
Babel
Eredivisie
Main article: 2005–06 Eredivisie
Rosenberg Kuyt Grygera Charisteas Perez Lindenbergh Sneijder Heitinga Saeijs Pienaar Galásek Rosenberg Sneijder Rosenberg Babel Charisteas Sneijder Charisteas Levchenko Huntelaar Hanssen Bosvelt Galásek Maduro Emanuelson Nelisse Castelen Kuyt Huntelaar Huntelaar Rosenberg Timisela Babel Huntelaar Nevland Van der Linden Vermaelen Sonko Juanfran Charisteas Keller Peters Huntelaar Boukhari
Play-offs
;First round Pienaar Heitinga Huntelaar Castelen Huntelaar Boukhari Mitea ;Second round Charisteas Silva Buijs Boukhari
KNVB Cup
Main article: 2005–06 KNVB Cup
Sneijder Demouge Boukhari Vermaelen Huntelaar Emanuelson (a.e.t.) Babel Galásek Lamey
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League
;Play-off round Escudé Babel Sneijder
Group stage
Pires Pimenta Anastasiou De Jong Boukhari
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Rosales Cruz
Amsterdam Tournament
;Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2005
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| POR Porto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| ARG Boca Juniors | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| NED Ajax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Friendlies
Anastasiou Mitea Füchten Buitenhuis Lindgren De Mul Boukhari Mitea De Jong Grygera Rosenberg De Ridder De Jong Mitea Escudé Lindgren De Ridder Boukhari De Jong Anastasiou Daemen De Jong Anastasiou Babel Rosenberg Heitinga De Jong De Ridder Vertonghen Anastasiou Boukhari Martina Boerrigter Martina Anastasiou Poepon Boerrigter Boukhari Severein
Transfers
Summer
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2005 to 1 September 2005) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2005.
In
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | Return from loan spell | Loan | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGA Pius Ikedia | Forward | 1 July 2005 | NED RBC Roosendaal | - | ||||
| BEL Thomas Vermaelen | Defender | 1 July 2005 | NED RKC Waalwijk | - | ||||
| GHA Abubakari Yakubu | Defender | 1 July 2005 | NED Vitesse | - | ||||
| ESP Juanfran | Defender | 1 July 2005 | TUR Beşiktaş | - | ||||
| SWE Markus Rosenberg | Forward | 6 June 2005 | SWE Malmö FF | €5.3M | ||||
| NED Olaf Lindenbergh | Midfielder | 9 June 2005 | NED AZ | €1.2M | ||||
| Armenia Edgar Manucharyan | Forward | 15 April 2005 | Armenia Pyunik | - |
Out
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | Out on loan | Loan return | Transfer | Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE Rasmus Lindgren | Midfielder | 9 August 2005 | NED Groningen | - | ||||
| BEL Tom de Mul | Midfielder | 24 August 2005 | NED Vitesse | - | ||||
| BRA Filipe Luís | Defender | 1 July 2005 | BRA Figueirense | - | ||||
| ARG Gastón Sangoy | Forward | 1 July 2005 | ARG Boca Juniors | - | ||||
| NED Rafael van der Vaart | Midfielder | 1 June 2005 | GER Hamburg | €5.5M | ||||
| BEL Wesley Sonck | Forward | 1 July 2005 | GER Borussia Mönchengladbach | €2.5M | ||||
| GHA Abubakari Yakubu | Midfielder | 1 July 2005 | NED Vitesse | €0.75M | ||||
| NED Daniël de Ridder | Midfielder | 31 August 2005 | ESP Celta Vigo | ? | ||||
| NGA Pius Ikedia | Forward | 1 July 2005 | NED AZ | - | ||||
| NED Ruud Kras | Defender | 13 July 2005 | NED Dordrecht | - | ||||
| GHA Anthony Obodai | Midfielder | 30 August 2005 | NED Sparta Rotterdam | - |
Winter
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2006 to 1 February 2006) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2005–06.
In
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | Return from loan spell | Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED Victor Sikora | Midfielder | 1 January 2006 | NED Heerenveen | - | ||
| NED Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | Forward | 29 December 2005 | NED Heerenveen | €9M |
Out
The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | Out on loan | Transfer | Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL Stanley Aborah | Midfielder | 4 November 2005 | NED FC Den Bosch | - | |||
| NED Victor Sikora | Midfielder | 1 January 2006 | NED NAC Breda | - | |||
| FRA Julien Escudé | Defender | 18 January 2006 | ESP Sevilla | €1.5M | |||
| ROM Bogdan Lobonţ | Goalkeeper | 22 January 2006 | ITA Fiorentina | €1.2M | |||
| NED Nigel de Jong | Midfielder | 26 January 2006 | GER Hamburg | €3.5M | |||
| ARG Sebastián Rusculleda | Midfielder | 29 December 2005 | ARG Boca Juniors | - | |||
| BRA Maxwell | Defender | 2 January 2006 | ITA Internazionale | - |
References
References
- "AFC Ajax Seizoen 2005–2006 (Dutch)". AjaxF-Side.nl.
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