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2011–12 AFC Ajax season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Ajax |
| season | 2011–12 |
| manager | Frank de Boer |
| chairman | Steven ten Have (until 22 December 2011) |
| Hennie Henrichs | |
| league | Eredivisie |
| league result | 1st |
| cup1 | KNVB Cup |
| cup1 result | Round of 16 |
| cup2 | Champions League |
| cup2 result | Group stage |
| cup3 | Europa League |
| cup3 result | Round of 32 |
| cup4 | Johan Cruyff Shield |
| cup4 result | Runners-up |
| league topscorer | |
| Siem de Jong (13 goals) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Siem de Jong (17 goals) | |
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| prevseason | 2010–11 |
| nextseason | 2012–13 |
Hennie Henrichs Siem de Jong (13 goals) Siem de Jong (17 goals)
During the 2011–12 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The first training took place on 27 June 2011. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day will be held on 3 August 2011, followed by a testimonial match for the retired former Ajax goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.
Ajax's U19 squad will play in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series.
Pre-season
The first training for the 2011–12 season was held on 27 June 2011. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a trainingsstage in Fürth, Germany. The squad from manager Frank de Boer stayed there from 11 July 2011 to 16 July 2011. During this training stage, friendly matches were played against Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nürnberg. Further friendly matches were played against VV Buitenpost, AZSV Aalten, FC Emmen, Brøndby and Independiente.
Player statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only |- |} Updated 22 January 2012
2011–12 Selection by Nationality
| Nationality | Netherlands | Belgium | Denmark | Uruguay | Morocco | Armenia | Cameroon | Iceland | Russia | Serbia | South Africa | Congo DR | Argentina | Total Players | Current squad selection | Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection | Players out on loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 24 | ||||
| 8 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 11 | ||||
| 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings 2011–12
| Current standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals against | |||||||||
| Yellow cards | |||||||||
| Red cards | |||||||||
| 1 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 76 | 93 | 36 | 39 | 4 |
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 | 76 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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 | 76 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 76 |
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 | 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
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 | 93 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Statistics for the 2011–12 season
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2011–12 season.
| Friendlies | Johan Cruijff Schaal | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | Eredivisie | Total | Matches | Win | Draw | Loss | 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 of 11 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 3 | 6 of 6 | 2 of 2 | 34 of 34 | 56 of 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 of 11 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 3 | 2 of 6 | 1 of 2 | 23 of 34 | 35 of 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 of 11 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 3 | 2 of 6 | 0 of 2 | 7 of 34 | 10 of 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 of 11 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 3 | 2 of 6 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 34 | 11 of 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 of 3 | 0 of 0 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 17 of 17 | 25 of 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 of 8 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 3 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 17 of 17 | 32 of 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 91 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 95 | 214 | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 93 | 142 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| +24 | -1 | +3 | 0 | -1 | +57 | +81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
2011–12 team records
| Description | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest win | Netherlands Friendly match | AZSV – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 ) |
| Netherlands Johan Cruijff Schaal | — | |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | Roda JC – AFC Ajax ( 2–4 ) | |
| Europe UEFA Champions League | AFC Ajax – Dinamo Zagreb ( 4–0 ) | |
| Europe UEFA Europa League | Manchester United – AFC Ajax ( 1–2 ) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | AFC Ajax – Heracles Almelo ( 6–0 ) | |
| Biggest loss | Germany Friendly match | 1. FC Nürnberg – AFC Ajax ( 2–0 ) |
| Netherlands Johan Cruijff Schaal | FC Twente – AFC Ajax ( 2–1 ) | |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | AFC Ajax – AZ ( 2–3 ) | |
| Europe UEFA Champions League | Real Madrid – AFC Ajax ( 3–0 ) | |
| Europe UEFA Europa League | AFC Ajax – Manchester United ( 0–2 ) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | FC Utrecht – AFC Ajax ( 6–4 ) | |
| Most goals in a match | Netherlands Friendly match | AZSV – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 ) |
| Netherlands Johan Cruijff Schaal | FC Twente – AFC Ajax ( 2–1 ) | |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | Roda JC – AFC Ajax ( 2–4 ) | |
| Europe UEFA Champions League | AFC Ajax – Dinamo Zagreb ( 4–0 ) | |
| Europe UEFA Europa League | Manchester United – AFC Ajax ( 1–2 ) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | FC Utrecht – AFC Ajax ( 6–4 ) |
Topscorers
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Armenia Aras Özbiliz |
| 2. | Netherlands Lorenzo Ebecilio |
| 3. | Netherlands Geoffrey Castillion |
| Belgium Mats Rits | 3 |
| Netherlands Rodney Sneijder | 3 |
| 6. | Netherlands Theo Janssen |
| 7. | Netherlands Jan-Arie van der Heijden |
| Netherlands Derk Boerrigter | 1 |
| South Africa Thulani Serero | 1 |
| Netherlands Ricardo van Rhijn | 1 |
| Netherlands André Ooijer | 1 |
| Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | 1 |
| Denmark Christian Eriksen | 1 |
| Netherlands Vurnon Anita | 1 |
| Netherlands Siem de Jong | 1 |
| Congo DR Jody Lukoki | 1 |
| Netherlands Tom Boere | 1 |
| Russia Dmitri Bulykin | 1 |
| Total | 32 |
Johan Cruijff Schaal
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Belgium Toby Alderweireld |
| Total | 1 |
Eredivisie
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Siem de Jong |
| 2. | Serbia Miralem Sulejmani |
| 3. | Russia Dmitri Bulykin |
| 4. | Netherlands Theo Janssen |
| Belgium Jan Vertonghen | 8 |
| 6. | Netherlands Derk Boerrigter |
| Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | 7 |
| Denmark Christian Eriksen | 7 |
| 9. | Netherlands Lorenzo Ebecilio |
| 10. | Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel |
| Congo DR Jody Lukoki | 2 |
| Netherlands André Ooijer | 2 |
| Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro | 2 |
| Netherlands Vurnon Anita | 2 |
| Morocco Ismaïl Aissati | 2 |
| 14. | Belgium Toby Alderweireld |
| Netherlands Davy Klaassen | 1 |
| Armenia Aras Özbiliz | 1 |
| Own goals | Cape Verde Guy Ramos (RKC Waalwijk) |
| Denmark Simon Poulsen (AZ) | 1 |
| Total | 93 |
|}
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Siem de Jong |
| 2. | Belgium Jan Vertonghen |
| Netherlands Derk Boerrigter | 2 |
| 3. | Russia Dmitri Bulykin |
| Netherlands Lesley de Sa | 1 |
| Total | 9 |
UEFA Champions League
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Derk Boerrigter |
| Denmark Christian Eriksen | 1 |
| Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel | 1 |
| Serbia Miralem Sulejmani | 1 |
| Netherlands Siem de Jong | 1 |
| Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro | 1 |
| Total | 6 |
UEFA Europa League
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Armenia Aras Özbiliz |
| Belgium Toby Alderweireld | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
|}
Placements
| Friendlies | Johan Cruijff Schaal | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | Eredivisie | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 played, 8 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses | Runner-up | |||||
| Lost to: FC Twente | Round of 16 | |||||
| Lost to: AZ | 3rd Place in Group D | |||||
| Placement for: UEFA Europa League | Eliminated in Round of 32 | |||||
| Last opponent: | ||||||
| Manchester United | Champions | |||||
| 76 points in 34 matches | ||||||
| 31st title |
- Jan Vertonghen is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Ricardo van Rhijn is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Frank de Boer is nominated for the Rinus Michels Award 2012 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football.
- Christian Eriksen is voted Danish Football Player of the Year by the Danish Football Association and TV2.
- Nicolai Boilesen is voted Danish Football Talent of the Year by the Danish Football Association and TV2.
- Dmitri Bulykin is voted Best Russian Football Player Abroad by the Russian Football Union.
- Theo Janssen is voted Gelders Sportsman of the Year by the Gelders Sportgala 2011.
- Jan Vertonghen wins the Golden boots award.
- Christian Eriksen wins the Bronze boots award.
Pre-season and friendlies
van der Heijden Rits Boerrigter Janssen Rits Sneijder Özbiliz Ebecilio Van Rhijn Mendler Serero Ebecilio Özbiliz Ebecilio Ebecilio Boere
Competitions
All times are in CEST
Johan Cruyff Shield
Main article: 2011 Johan Cruyff Shield
Ruiz
Eredivisie
Main article: 2011–12 Eredivisie
Boerrigter
Janssen
Alderweireld
Boerrigter
Sulejmani
Van der Wiel
Sigþórsson
Boerrigter
Sigþórsson
Plet
Sulejmani
Ebecilio
Wijnaldum
Bulykin
Janssen
Beerens
Vertonghen
Janssen
Lukoki
Ebecilio
Duplan
Bovenberg
Mulenga
Kali
Ooijer
Eriksen
Boerrigter
Schilder
Klaassen
Sulejmani
Lodeiro
Scheimann
Janssen
Bulykin
Sulejmani
Bakkal
Bulykin
Lodeiro
Vertonghen
De Jong
De Jong
Vertonghen
Anita
De Jong
Ebecilio
Vertonghen
De Jong
Ebecilio
Eriksen
Anita
De Jong
Sigþórsson
Aissati
De Jong
Eriksen
Sigþórsson
Van der Wiel
Ooijer
Vertonghen
KNVB Cup
Main article: 2011–12 KNVB Cup
Bulykin De Sa Junker Boerrigter Benschop Elm
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group D
Lovren Gomis
Ronaldo Kaká Benzema Calello Ibáñez Sammir Šimunić Tomečak Eriksen Enoh Van der Wiel Sulejmani De Jong Lodeiro Vida Ibáñez Cris Janssen Higuaín Arbeloa
UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
Alderweireld Young Hernández Rafael Evans De Jong Alderweireld
Transfers for 2011–12
Summer transfer window
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2011 to 31 August 2011) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011.
Arrivals
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | Return from loan spell | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco Ismaïl Aissati | Midfielder | 30 June 2011 | Netherlands Vitesse | - | |||
| Netherlands Jan-Arie van der Heijden | Midfielder | 30 June 2011 | Netherlands Willem II | - | |||
| South Africa Thulani Serero | Midfielder | 22 May 2011 | South Africa Ajax Cape Town | €2,500,000 | |||
| Netherlands Theo Janssen | Midfielder | 23 May 2011 | Netherlands Twente | €3,300,000 | |||
| Netherlands Derk Boerrigter | Forward | 20 June 2011 | Netherlands RKC Waalwijk | €500,000 | |||
| Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | Forward | 4 July 2011 | Netherlands AZ | €4,000,000 | |||
| Netherlands Jasper Cillessen | Goalkeeper | 27 August 2011 | Netherlands NEC | €3,300,000 | |||
| Belgium Mats Rits | Midfielder | 28 June 2011 | Belgium Germinal Beerschot | - | |||
| Russia Dmitri Bulykin | Forward | 31 August 2011 | Belgium Anderlecht | - |
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | Out on loan | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Roly Bonevacia | Midfielder | 26 May 2011 | Netherlands NAC Breda | - | |||
| Netherlands Marco Bizot | Goalkeeper | 3 June 2011 | Netherlands SC Cambuur | - | |||
| Netherlands Florian Jozefzoon | Forward | 10 June 2011 | Netherlands NAC Breda | - | |||
| Argentina Darío Cvitanich | Forward | 6 July 2011 | Argentina Boca Juniors | - | |||
| Netherlands Geoffrey Castillion | Forward | 5 August 2011 | Netherlands RKC Waalwijk | - | |||
| Netherlands Rodney Sneijder | Midfielder | 20 August 2011 | Netherlands FC Utrecht | - | |||
| Netherlands Sergio Padt | Goalkeeper | 2 July 2011 | Belgium Gent | €300,000 | |||
| Netherlands Demy de Zeeuw | Midfielder | 6 July 2011 | Russia Spartak Moscow | €6,000,000 | |||
| Netherlands Maarten Stekelenburg | Goalkeeper | 1 August 2011 | Italy Roma | €6,300,000 | |||
| Netherlands Mitchell Donald | Midfielder | 9 February 2011 | Netherlands Roda JC | - | |||
| Netherlands Rob Wielaert | Defender | 16 May 2011 | Netherlands Roda JC | - | |||
| Cameroon Timothée Atouba | Defender | 25 May 2011 | Spain Las Palmas | - | |||
| Netherlands Marvin Zeegelaar | Forward | 15 June 2011 | Spain Espanyol | - | |||
| Sweden Rasmus Lindgren | Midfielder | 20 June 2011 | Austria Red Bull Salzburg | - | |||
| Netherlands Tom Overtoom | Midfielder | 21 June 2011 | Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam | - | |||
| South Korea Suk Hyun-jun | Forward | 27 June 2011 | Netherlands Groningen | - | |||
| Spain Oleguer | Defender | 1 August 2011 | — | - | |||
| Netherlands Evander Sno | Midfielder | 17 August 2011 | Netherlands RKC Waalwijk | - | |||
| Netherlands Jan-Arie van der Heijden | Midfielder | 18 August 2011 | Netherlands Vitesse | - | |||
| Netherlands Ronald Graafland | Goalkeeper | 22 August 2011 | Netherlands Feyenoord | - |
Winter transfer window
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2012 to 1 February 2012) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2011–12.
Arrivals
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland Stefan Marinković | Defender | 3 February 2011 | Switzerland Luzern | - |
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Ouasim Bouy | Midfielder | 31 January 2012 | Italy Juventus | €200,000 | ||
| Netherlands Tom Boere | Forward | 29 December 2011 | Belgium Gent | - |
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