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2024–25 AFC Ajax season
The 2024–25 season was the 125th season in the history of Ajax, and their 69th consecutive season in the Dutch top flight. The club participated in the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup and UEFA Europa League.
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax line-up away against Qarabağ (24-10-2024) | |||
| AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: AJAX) | |||
| Menno Geelen (interim until April 2025) | |||
| Francesco Farioli | |||
| Johan Cruyff Arena | |||
| 2nd | |||
| Round of 16 | |||
| Round of 16 | |||
| League: Wout Weghorst (10)All: Kenneth Taylor (15) | |||
| 54,913 (vs Feyenoord,2 February 2025Eredivisie) | |||
| 50,127 (vs Lazio,12 December 2024UEFA Europa League) | |||
| 54,130 | |||
| 5–0 (vs Fortuna Sittard (H)18 September 2024Eredivisie), (vs Maccabi Tel Aviv (H)7 November 2024UEFA Europa League) | |||
| 0–4 (vs Utrecht (A)20 April 2025Eredivisie) | |||
| Home colours |
Away colours
Third colours | Home colours | Away colours | Third colours | | Home colours | Away colours | Third colours | | | | | | | | | | | |
The 2024–25 season was the 125th season in the history of Ajax, and their 69th consecutive season in the Dutch top flight. The club participated in the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup and UEFA Europa League.
As of 6 February 2025
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. | Nation | Player | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | BRA | Lucas Rosa | ||||
| 3 | DF | DEN | Anton Gaaei | ||||
| 4 | DF | NED | Jorrel Hato | ||||
| 5 | DF | NED | Owen Wijndal | ||||
| 6 | MF | ENG | Jordan Henderson (captain) | ||||
| 8 | MF | NED | Kenneth Taylor | ||||
| 9 | FW | NED | Brian Brobbey | ||||
| 11 (39) | FW | BEL | Mika Godts | ||||
| 12 | GK | NED | Jay Gorter | ||||
| 13 | DF | TUR | Ahmetcan Kaplan | ||||
| 15 | DF | NED | Youri Baas | ||||
| 16 | GK | BRA | Matheus | ||||
| 17 | MF | NOR | Oliver Edvardsen | ||||
| 18 | MF | NED | Davy Klaassen (vice-captain) | ||||
| 19 | FW | NED | Julian Rijkhoff | ||||
| 20 | FW | BFA | Bertrand Traoré | ||||
| 21 | MF | NED | Branco van den Boomen | ||||
| 22 | GK | NED | Remko Pasveer | ||||
| 23 | MF | NED | Steven Berghuis (3rd captain) | ||||
| 24 (26) | DF | ITA | Daniele Rugani | ||||
| 25 | FW | NED | Wout Weghorst | ||||
| 27 | FW | NED | Amourricho van Axel Dongen | ||||
| 28 | MF | NED | Kian Fitz-Jim | ||||
| 29 | FW | DEN | Christian Rasmussen | ||||
| 36 | DF | NED | Dies Janse | ||||
| 37 | DF | CRO | Josip Šutalo | ||||
| 44 | MF | NED | Youri Regeer |
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2024 | DF | Jorthy Mokio | Gent | Free transfer | |
| 10 July 2024 | FW | Daniel Skaarud | Lillestrøm | €1,200,000 | |
| 15 July 2024 | FW | Bertrand Traoré | Villarreal | Free transfer | |
| 29 August 2024 | FW | Wout Weghorst | Burnley | €2,300,000 | |
| 17 September 2024 | MF | Davy Klaassen | Inter Milan | Free transfer | |
| 24 January 2025 | MF | Youri Regeer | Twente | €4,500,000 | |
| 31 January 2025 | MF | Oliver Edvardsen | Go Ahead Eagles | €3,000,000 | |
| 4 February 2025 | DF | Lucas Rosa | Real Valladolid | €3,000,000 |
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2024 | GK | Sten Kremers | De Graafschap | Free transfer | |
| 5 June 2024 | FW | Francisco Conceição | Porto | €10,500,000 | |
| 19 June 2024 | GK | Tom de Graaff | Utrecht | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 2024 | FW | Georges Mikautadze | Metz | €13,000,000 | |
| 4 July 2024 | DF | Jorge Sanchez | Cruz Azul | €3,000,000 | |
| 10 July 2024 | MF | Gabriel Misehouy | Girona | Free transfer | |
| 11 July 2024 | DF | Mateja Milovanović | Heerenveen | Free transfer | |
| 21 July 2024 | GK | Tommy Setford | Arsenal | €900,000 | |
| 31 July 2024 | DF | Ar'jany Martha | Beerschot | Free transfer | |
| 11 August 2024 | GK | Gerónimo Rulli | Marseille | €4,000,000 | |
| 26 August 2024 | DF | Olivier Aertssen | PEC Zwolle | €150,000 | |
| 30 August 2024 | MF | Silvano Vos | Milan | €3,000,000 | |
| 2 September 2024 | FW | Steven Bergwijn | Al-Ittihad | €21,000,000 | |
| 16 January 2025 | MF | Naci Ünüvar | FC Twente | Free transfer | |
| 23 January 2025 | DF | Devyne Rensch | Roma | €5,000,000 | |
| 3 February 2025 | GK | Diant Ramaj | Borussia Dortmund | €5,000,000 | |
| 3 February 2025 | MF | Benjamin Tahirović | Brøndby | €2,750,000 | |
| 3 February 2025 | FW | Jaydon Banel | Burnley | €1,000,000 |
| Start date | Pos. | Player | From | End date | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2024 | DF | Daniele Rugani | Juventus | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 4 February 2025 | GK | Matheus | Braga | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed |
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | End date | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2024 | DF | Tristan Gooijer | PEC Zwolle | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 17 August 2024 | DF | Borna Sosa | Torino | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 20 August 2024 | DF | Jakov Medić | VfL Bochum | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 29 August 2024 | MF | Naci Ünüvar | Espanyol | 16 January 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 31 August 2024 | FW | Carlos Forbs | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 June 2025 | €2,500,000 | |
| 18 January 2025 | DF | Gastón Ávila | Fortaleza | 31 December 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 28 January 2025 | MF | Sivert Mannsverk | Cardiff City | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 31 January 2025 | MF | Kristian Hlynsson | Sparta Rotterdam | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 2 February 2025 | FW | Chuba Akpom | Lille | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 4 February 2025 | DF | Gerald Alders | FC Twente | 30 June 2025 | Undisclosed |
On 23 May, Ajax signed the contract with new manager Francesco Farioli. His new assistant managers will be Daniele Cavalletto, Dave Vos and Felipe Sanchez Mateos. Jelle ten Rouwelaar was signed as the new goalkeeping coach. Furthermore, Osman Kul is a new video analyst and new fitness coach is Callum Walsh, in the beginning of preseason together with Allesandro Schoenmaker.
On 31 May, the new away kit for the new season and training range was released; Ajax Away: A Work of Amsterdam.
On 19 June, Ajax and Ziggo extended their sponsorship contract by two seasons until 2029. On the same day, Ajax appointed Nynke Hagen as a cultural manager.
On July 4, VI reported that Manchester United wanted to sign goalkeeping coach Jelle ten Rouwelaar. A day later, the media reported that Ten Rouwelaar had left the club; Manchester United had paid €100,000 for him.
The home shirt of this season together with a pre-match shirt were introduced on Friday July 5, the morning of the first practice game: Home is Here.
On July 8, a new goalkeeping coach Jarkko Tuomisto was reported in the media. He had worked with Farioli at previous clubs.
Ajax start the new season with a new manager, Francesco Farioli. Farioli's first day at Ajax from the new season was 12 July. A large part of the Ajax squad started on Wednesday 19 June, with the first tests and training methods at De Toekomst. The manager's first field training took place on Thursday, June 20. This was without players that had international games and were at Euro 2024 and Copa America 2024. On Friday, 28 July the manager welcomed players that had international games earlier this month, but were not at Euro 2024. This included Anton Gaaei, Sivert Mannsverk, Benjamin Tahirović, Kristian Hlynsson and Christian Rasmussen.
Ajax played the first practice game against PEC Zwolle on Friday, 5 July on a rainy De Toekomst, ending in a 0–1 loss. Due to renovations and the replacement of grass, the game was played behind closed doors. Furthermore, there are two other practice games played across the Netherlands, against Sint-Truiden and Rangers. These games are open to public.
Also there was a midweek training camp at the Wageningse Berg, Netherlands, from Monday July 15 to Friday July 19. During this week, two friendly matches were played against Al-Wasl (open to public) and Olympiacos (behind closed doors).
The first official games were on 25 July and 1 August for the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League against Vojvodina. The first Eredivisie league game was on August 11, at home game against Heerenveen.
Ajax announced that, on Monday 5, there was an Open Day event.
Draw Loss Cancelled/ Susp. Fixtures
The league fixtures were announced on 21 June 2024.
The second qualifying round draw was held on 19 June 2024.
The third qualifying round draw was held on 22 July 2024.
The play–off round draw was held on 5 August 2024.
The draw for the league phase was held on 30 August 2024.
The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 31 January 2025.
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.
| Rank | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}No | Pos | Nat | Name | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | MF | Kenneth Taylor | 9 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 25 | FW | Wout Weghorst | 10 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 20 | FW | Bertrand Traoré | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 10 | FW | Chuba Akpom | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 18 | MF | Davy Klaassen | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 39 | FW | Mika Godts | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 9 | FW | Brian Brobbey | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 28 | MF | Kian Fitz-Jim | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 17 | FW | Oliver Valaker Edvardsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 3 | DF | Anton Gaaei | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | Jorrel Hato | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 37 | DF | Josip Šutalo | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 23 | FW | Steven Berghuis | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 14 | 21 | MF | Branco van den Boomen | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 29 | FW | Christian Rasmussen | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 31 | DF | Jorthy Mokio | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 17 | 2 | DF | Devyne Rensch | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | Jordan Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | Youri Baas | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | DF | Daniele Rugani | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 38 | MF | Kristian Hlynsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | MF | Youri Regeer | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitive matches
| Rank | No | Pos | Nat | Name | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | GK | Remko Pasveer | 11 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 16 | GK | Matheus | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 40 | GK | Diant Ramaj | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 12 | GK | Jay Gorter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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