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
|colspan="14"|Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
As of 26 November 2011
Players by nationality Nationality Total Players Current squad selection101221-111111123 Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection71---2-------10 Players out on loan12--1--------4
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings StandingMatches playedWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals forGoals againstYellow cardsRed cards 43418610606641577
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 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 60
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 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 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 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 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 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 66
Overview This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the season. Friendlies AmsterdamTournament Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League Eredivisie UEFA Champions LeagueQualifying Play-offs Total Matches112141034466 Wins10014418340 Draws100046011 Losses0200210115 Home1212517230 Away10003517237 Yellow cards 80371454490 Red cards 00010528 2 x yellow in 1 match 00010203 Number of substitutes used 50521023858177 Goals for 620215176610172 Goals against 72131241470 Balance +55-2+1+12+5+25+6+102 Clean sheets 7001212224 Penalties for 30000306 Penalties against 00001304
2005–06 team records Description Competition ResultBiggest win Friendly match Rijnsburgse Boys – Ajax ( 0–12 ) KNVB Cup FC Eindhoven – Ajax ( 1–6 ) UEFA Champions League Thun – Ajax ( 2–4 ) Eredivisie Ajax – RBC Roosendaal ( 6–0 )Ajax – Sparta Rotterdam ( 6–0 )Biggest loss Friendly match — KNVB Cup — UEFA Champions League Ajax – Arsenal ( 1–2 ) Eredivisie Ajax – Utrecht ( 1–4 )Most goals in a match Friendly match Rijnsburgse Boys – Ajax ( 0–12 ) KNVB Cup FC Eindhoven – Ajax ( 1–6 ) UEFA Champions League Thun – Ajax ( 2–4 ) Eredivisie Ajax – RBC Roosendaal ( 6–0 )Ajax – Sparta Rotterdam ( 6–0 )
Top scorers Friendlies Nr. Name 1. Yannis Anastasiou 10 Nicolae Mitea 10 3. Nourdin Boukhari 6 Nigel de Jong 6 5. Markus Rosenberg 5 6. Daniël de Ridder 4 7. Wesley Sneijder 3 Javier Martina 3 9. Rasmus Lindgren 2 Julien Escudé 2 Jan Vertonghen 2 Derk Boerrigter 2 13. Tom De Mul 1 Zdeněk Grygera 1 Tomáš Galásek 1 Ryan Babel 1 John Heitinga 1 Rydell Poepon 1 Own goals Rick Severein (VV Hierden) 1 Total 62Johan Cruijff Schaal Nr. Name 1. Nourdin Boukhari 1 Ryan Babel 1 Total 2
Eredivisie Nr. Name 1. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 16 2. Markus Rosenberg 12 3. Angelos Charisteas 8 4. Wesley Sneijder 5 5. Tomáš Galásek 4 Nourdin Boukhari 4 7. Hedwiges Maduro 3 Thomas Vermaelen 3 9. Steven Pienaar 2 Nigel de Jong 2 Ryan Babel 2 12. Urby Emanuelson 1 Zdeněk Grygera 1 Michael Timisela 1 John Heitinga 1 Own goals Daniel Majstorović (Twente) 1 Total 66
KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 5 2. Wesley Sneijder 2 Ryan Babel 2 4. Angelos Charisteas 1 Nourdin Boukhari 1 Thomas Vermaelen 1 Mauro Rosales 1 Urby Emanuelson 1 Own goals Frank Demouge (FC Eindhoven) 1 Total 15UEFA Champions League Nr. Name 1. Wesley Sneijder 4 2. Yannis Anastasiou 3 Nigel de Jong 3 4. Markus Rosenberg 2 Ryan Babel 2 6. Nourdin Boukhari 1 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 1 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 losses4th placeWinnersLast opponent: PSV WinnersLast opponent: PSVEliminated in Round of 32Last opponent:Internazionale4th place60 points in 34 matchesqualified 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
Eredivisie
Play-offs First round
Second round
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Amsterdam Tournament
Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2005 Team Arsenal220039 Porto210136 Boca Juniors210114 Ajax200200
Friendlies
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. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spell Pius IkediaForward1 July 2005 RBC Roosendaal- Thomas VermaelenDefender1 July 2005 RKC Waalwijk- Abubakari YakubuDefender1 July 2005 Vitesse- Loan JuanfranDefender1 July 2005 Beşiktaş- Transfer Markus RosenbergForward6 June 2005 Malmö FF €5.3M Olaf LindenberghMidfielder9 June 2005 AZ €1.2M Free Transfer Edgar ManucharyanForward15 April 2005 Pyunik-
Out The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Rasmus LindgrenMidfielder9 August 2005 Groningen- Tom de MulMidfielder24 August 2005 Vitesse- Loan return Filipe LuísDefender1 July 2005 Figueirense- Gastón SangoyForward1 July 2005 Boca Juniors- Transfer Rafael van der VaartMidfielder1 June 2005 Hamburg €5.5M Wesley SonckForward1 July 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach €2.5M Abubakari YakubuMidfielder1 July 2005 Vitesse €0.75M Daniël de RidderMidfielder31 August 2005 Celta Vigo ? Free Pius IkediaForward1 July 2005 AZ- Ruud KrasDefender13 July 2005 Dordrecht- Anthony ObodaiMidfielder30 August 2005 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. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spell Victor SikoraMidfielder1 January 2006 Heerenveen- Transfer Klaas-Jan HuntelaarForward29 December 2005 Heerenveen €9M
Out The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Stanley AborahMidfielder4 November 2005 FC Den Bosch- Victor SikoraMidfielder1 January 2006 NAC Breda- Transfer Julien EscudéDefender18 January 2006 Sevilla €1.5M Bogdan LobonţGoalkeeper22 January 2006 Fiorentina €1.2M Nigel de JongMidfielder26 January 2006 Hamburg €3.5M Free Sebastián RusculledaMidfielder29 December 2005 Boca Juniors- MaxwellDefender2 January 2006 Internazionale-
External links Ajax Amsterdam Official Website in Nederlandse UEFA Website
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