During the 2004–05 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.
Pre-season The first training session for the 2004–05 season was held on July 7, 2004. 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 played friendly matches against FC Omniworld, DOS '19, Excelsior '31, HSV de Zuidvogels, Queens Park Rangers and Luton Town. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Panathinaikos and Arsenal 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:
2004–05 selection by nationality Nationality Total Players Current squad selection722222211111--24 Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection51-----1----119 Players out on loan22------1-----4
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings StandingMatches playedWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals forGoals againstYellow cardsRed cards2342455775033410
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 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 77
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 3 6 7 8 11 14 15 15 15 18 21 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 41 41 44 47 50 53 56 56 56 59 62 65 68 71 74 77 77
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 6th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 6th 5th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
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 3 6 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 5 4 2 1 4 2 0 1 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 2 3 1 4 4 2 2 50
Statistics for the 2004–05 season This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2004–05 season. Friendlies AmsterdamTournament Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie Total Matches10213623458 Wins8102112437 Draws11001058 Losses101141513 Home1211311726 Away9002311732 Yellow cards 62371454490 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
2004–05 team records Description Competition ResultBiggest win Friendly match DOS '19 – AFC Ajax (0–15) KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – SC Heerenveen (2–0) UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – Maccabi Tel Aviv (2–0) UEFA Cup AFC Ajax – AJ Auxerre (1–0) Eredivisie FC Den Bosch – AFC Ajax (5–0)De Graafschap – AFC Ajax (5–0)Biggest loss Friendly match FC Barcelona – AFC Ajax (2–1) KNVB Cup Willem II – AFC Ajax (1–0) UEFA Champions League Bayern München – AFC Ajax (4–0) UEFA Cup AJ Auxerre – AFC Ajax (3–1) Eredivisie AFC Ajax – PSV (0–4)Most goals in a match Friendly match DOS '19 – AFC Ajax (0–15) KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – SC Heerenveen (2–0)ADO Den Haag – AFC Ajax (0–2) UEFA Champions League Bayern München – AFC Ajax (4–0) UEFA Cup AJ Auxerre – AFC Ajax (3–1) Eredivisie AFC Ajax – NAC Breda (6–2)
Top scorers Friendlies Nr. Name 1 Yannis Anastasiou 14 2 Wesley Sonck 6 3 Nicolae Mitea 5 Rasmus Lindgren 5 5 Tom de Mul 4 Maxwell 4 7 Nigel de Jong 2 Daniël de Ridder 2 Steven Pienaar 2 10 Tom Soetaers 1 Petri Pasanen 1 Anthony Obodai 1 Hedwiges Maduro 1 Victor Sikora 1 Angelos Charisteas 1 Julien Escudé 1 Total 51Johan Cruijff Schaal Nr. Name 1 Steven Pienaar 1 Wesley Sneijder 1 Total 2
Eredivisie Nr. Name 1 Wesley Sneijder 7 Ryan Babel 7 3 Rafael van der Vaart 6 4 Nigel de Jong 5 Mauro Rosales 5 Julien Escudé 5 7 Steven Pienaar 4 Zdeněk Grygera 4 Nourdin Boukhari 4 Yannis Anastasiou 4 Angelos Charisteas 4 12 Zlatan Ibrahimović 3 Maxwell 3 14 Tomáš Galásek 2 Daniël de Ridder 2 Nicolae Mitea 2 Hedwiges Maduro 2 18 Tom de Mul 1 John Heitinga 1 Wesley Sonck 1 Own goals Mike Zonneveld (NAC Breda) 1 Dave Bus (De Graafschap) 1 Total 74
UEFA Champions League Nr. Name 1 Wesley Sonck 1 Nigel de Jong 1 Rafael van der Vaart 1 Daniël de Ridder 1 Tomáš Galásek 1 Nicolae Mitea 1 Total 6
KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1 Angelos Charisteas 1 Ryan Babel 1 Wesley Sneijder 1 Mauro Rosales 1 Total 4
UEFA Cup Nr. Name 1 Maxwell 1 Ryan Babel 1 Total 2
Amsterdam Tournament Nr. Name 1 Wesley Sonck 2 2 Zlatan Ibrahimović 1 Total 3
Placements Friendlies Amsterdam Tournament Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie Status 10 played, 8 wins, 1 draw, 1 lossWinnersRunner-upLast opponent: FC Utrecht SemifinalsLast opponent: Willem II3rd place in Group CPlacement for: UEFA CupEliminated in Round of 32Last opponent: Auxerre2nd place77 points in 34 matchesqualified for UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds
Nigel de Jong is voted Player of the year by the supporters of Ajax. Wesley Sneijder is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of Ajax.
Results All times are in CEST
Johan Cruijff Schaal
Eredivisie
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
UEFA Cup
Round of 32
Amsterdam Tournament
Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2004 Team Ajax211037 River Plate211015 Panathinaikos200222 Arsenal202002
Friendlies
Transfers
Summer For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2004 to 1 September 2004) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2004.
In The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spell Kiran BechanForward1 July 2004 Sparta Rotterdam- Youssouf HersiMidfielder1 July 2004 N.E.C.- Richard KnopperMidfielder1 July 2004 Heerenveen- Ruud KrasDefender1 July 2004 Volendam- Kwame QuansahMidfielder1 July 2004 AIK- Stefano SeedorfMidfielder1 July 2004 NAC Breda- Loan Filipe LuísDefender1 July 2004 Figueirense- Gastón SangoyForward1 July 2004 Boca Juniors- Transfer Mauro RosalesForward30 August 2004 Newell's Old Boys €2.5 million Free Transfer Hans VonkGoalkeeper2 June 2004 Heerenveen-
Out The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Thomas VermaelenDefender2 June 2004 RKC Waalwijk- Victor SikoraMidfielder1 July 2004 Heerenveen- Abubakari YakubuMidfielder1 July 2004 Vitesse Arnhem- Cedric van der GunMidfielder28 July 2004 ADO Den Haag- Loan return Måns SörenssonForward1 July 2004 Landskrona BoIS- Transfer Jelle van DammeDefender9 June 2004 Southampton €2.9 million Petri PasanenMidfielder20 July 2004 Werder Bremen €3.5 million Zlatan IbrahimovićForward22 August 2004 Juventus €16 million Free Jamal AkacharForward30 April 2004 Cambuur- Michael Krohn-DehliForward6 May 2004 RKC Waalwijk- Youssouf HersiMidfielder11 June 2004 Heerenveen- Sander BoschkerGoalkeeper1 July 2004 Twente- Jason CulinaMidfielder1 July 2004 Twente- Siniša GagulaDefender1 July 2004 Borac Banja Luka- Richard KnopperMidfielder1 July 2004 Vitesse Arnhem- Jussi KujalaMidfielder1 July 2004 Tampere United- Jari LitmanenMidfielder1 July 2004 Lahti- John NieuwenburgMidfielder1 July 2004 Dordrecht- Stefano SeedorfMidfielder1 July 2004 Groningen- José ValenciaMidfielder14 July 2004 N.E.C.- Kwame QuansahMidfielder10 August 2004 Heracles Almelo-
Winter For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2005 to 1 February 2005) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2004–05.
In The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Transfer Angelos CharisteasForward22 December 2004 Werder Bremen €4.5 million
Out The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Wesley SonckForward1 January 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach- Free Kiran BechanForward19 November 2004 Groningen- Tom SoetaersForward4 January 2005 Racing Genk- John O'BrienMidfielder1 February 2005 ADO Den Haag-
External links Ajax Amsterdam Official Website in Nederlandse UEFA Website
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