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2022–23 AFC Ajax season

The 2022–23 season was the 123rd season in the history of AFC Ajax and their 67th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, Johan Cruyff Shield, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa League.


2022–23 season
AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: AJAX)
Edwin van der Sar
Alfred Schreuder(1 July 2022 until 26 January 2023)John Heitinga(interim 27 January 2023 - 2 February 2023, head coach since 2 February 2023 until end of the season)
Johan Cruyff Arena
3rd
Runners-up
Runners-up
Group stage
Knockout round play-offs
League: Brian Brobbey (13)All: Mohammed Kudus (18)
54,990 vs. Vitesse,9 November 2022Eredivisie), (vs. FC Volendam,26 January 2023Eredivisie)
49,555 (vs. SC Heerenveen,10 September 2022Eredivisie)
53,906
7–1 (vs Excelsior Rotterdam (H)16 October 2022Eredivisie)
1–6 (vs Napoli (H)4 October 2022UEFA Champions League)
Home colours

Away colours

Third colours | Home colours | Away colours | Third colours | | Home colours | Away colours | Third colours | | | | | | | | | | | |

The 2022–23 season was the 123rd season in the history of AFC Ajax and their 67th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, Johan Cruyff Shield, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa League.

The mid-season break was longer and started earlier because of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with the last match on 13 November 2022, and the first match after the World Cup on 8 January 2023 (following the World Cup final on 18 December 2022).

As of 6 January 2023

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.NationPlayerNo.Pos.NationPlayer
1GKNEDMaarten Stekelenburg
2DFNEDJurriën Timber (vice-captain)
3DFNGACalvin Bassey
4MFMEXEdson Álvarez
5DFNEDOwen Wijndal
6MFNEDDavy Klaassen
7FWNEDSteven Bergwijn
8MFNEDKenneth Taylor
9FWNEDBrian Brobbey
10FWSRBDušan Tadić (captain)
12GKARGGerónimo Rulli
13DFTURAhmetcan Kaplan
15DFNEDDevyne Rensch
16GKNEDJay Gorter
18FWITALorenzo Lucca (on loan from Pisa)
19DFMEXJorge Sánchez
20MFGHAMohammed Kudus
21MFAUTFlorian Grillitsch
22GKNEDRemko Pasveer
23FWNEDSteven Berghuis
25DFNEDYouri Baas
26DFNEDYouri Regeer
35FWPORFrancisco Conceição
DatePos.PlayerTransferred fromFeeRef.
8 July 2022FWSteven BergwijnTottenham Hotspur€31,250,000
12 July 2022DFOwen WijndalAZ€10,000,000
20 July 2022DFCalvin BasseyRangers€23,000,000
21 July 2022FWFrancisco ConceiçãoFC Porto€5,000,000
22 July 2022FWBrian BrobbeyRB Leipzig€16,350,000
10 August 2022DFJorge SánchezClub América€5,000,000
19 August 2022DFAhmetcan KaplanTrabzonspor€9,500,000
1 September 2022MFFlorian Grillitsch1899 HoffenheimFree transfer
6 January 2023GKGerónimo RulliVillarreal€8,000,000
DatePos.PlayerTransferred toFeeRef.
30 June 2022MFZakaria LabyadReleasedFree transfer
30 June 2022FWDaniloFeyenoordFree transfer
30 June 2022GKPrzemysław TytońFC TwenteFree transfer
30 June 2022DFNoussair MazraouiBayern MunichFree transfer
30 June 2022GKAndré OnanaInter MilanFree transfer
30 June 2022MFRyan GravenberchBayern Munich€18,500,000
30 June 2022DFLiam van GelderenGroningen€450,000
30 June 2022GKDominik KotarskiGorica€1,000,000
7 July 2022FWSébastien HallerBorussia Dortmund€31,000,000
17 July 2022DFLisandro MartínezManchester United€57,370,000
23 July 2022DFNicolás TagliaficoLyon€4,200,000
18 August 2022DFPerr SchuursTorino€9,000,000
25 August 2022FWHassane BandéAmiensUndisclosed
29 August 2022DFSean KlaiberFC UtrechtFree transfer
30 August 2022FWAntonyManchester United€95,000,000
27 December 2022DFDaley BlindBayern MunichFree transfer
4 January 2023FWGiovanniFluminense FCUndisclosed
5 January 2023DFLisandro MagallánElcheFree transfer
31 January 2023MFVictor JensenFC UtrechtUndisclosed
Start datePos.PlayerFromEnd dateFeeRef.
28 January 2022FWPatrickson DelgadoIndependiente del Valle30 June 2023Undisclosed
4 August 2022FWLorenzo LuccaPisa30 June 2023€1,000,000
31 August 2022FWLucas OcamposSevilla17 January 2023€4,000,000
Start datePos.PlayerToEnd dateFeeRef.
1 March 2022MFVictor JensenRosenborg31 December 2022Undisclosed
1 July 2022MFMax de WaalADO Den Haag30 June 2023Undisclosed
1 August 2022DFAnass Salah-EddineFC Twente30 June 2023Undisclosed
3 August 2022FWMohamed DaramyCopenhagen30 June 2023Undisclosed
26 August 2022MFNaci ÜnüvarTrabzonspor30 June 2023€150,000
30 November 2022DFKik PierieExcelsior Rotterdam30 June 2023Undisclosed
31 January 2023GKJay GorterAberdeen30 June 2023Undisclosed

New manager Alfred Schreuder, arriving from Club Brugge, began the new season on 22 June 2022. On 1 June, several Dutch media wrote that assistant coach Winston Bogarde would no longer be part of the technical staff of the club in the upcoming season. On 7 June, Ajax announced that main shirt sponsor Ziggo would extend their sponsorship on the back of the shirt with the name of their fibre optic cable name ‘GigaNet’. On 17 June, Dutch media confirmed that Matthias Kaltenbach would replace Bogarde as assistant coach and come to Ajax for a minimal transfer fee. On 19 June, Ajax released their new home kit for the new season.

  Draw   Loss   Cancelled   Fixtures

Ajax had a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands from 27 June to 3 July. There they hosted two friendly matches against German sides SV Meppen and SC Paderborn. On 1 July the club announced two further friendlies against Lokomotiva Zagreb from Croatia and KAS Eupen from Belgium, which were played behind closed doors. There was then a training camp in Austria from 17 to 23 July where Ajax played against Red Bull Salzburg on 19 July in Saalfelden. The match against Eintracht Frankfurt on 23 July though, was cancelled due to several COVID-19 cases in the Ajax-squad. On 26 July there was a charity game against the Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, the proceeds from which were provided to various charities and organisations supporting Ukrainian refugees.

Ajax had a mid-season training camp in Marbella, Spain. From 28 November until 3 December, without the players that were on the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and with Jong Ajax players. The last day there was a training match against Blackburn Rovers.

The league fixtures were announced on 14 June 2022.

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.

The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 7 November 2022.

Source: Competitive matches

Source: Competitive matches

Source: Competitive matches

Only competitive matches

= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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