During the 2014–15 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 Tuesday 24 June 2014. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on 3 August 2014.
Pre-season The first training for the 2014–15 season was held on 25 June 2014. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training stage in Neustift, Austria. The squad from manager Frank de Boer stayed there from 15 June 2013 to 24 June 2013. During this training stage a friendly match was played against SDC Putten. The club then traveled to Stubaital, Austria, for additional training. The squad stayed there from 30 June to 5 July. Further friendly matches were played against Wacker Innsbruck in Austria. Returning to the Netherlands, further friendly matches were scheduled against Aalborg BK Lyon and Real Sociedad.
Player statistics Appearances for competitive matches only
|colspan="14"|Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
Updated 17 May 2015
2014–15 selection by nationality Nationality Total Players Current squad selection18511111----27 Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection191-----111124 Players out on loan6----------6
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings 2014–15 Current standingMatches playedWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals forGoals againstYellow cardsRed cards 2342185716829371
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 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 0 71
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 6 6 9 12 15 16 17 20 23 26 29 30 33 36 39 42 43 43 43 46 49 50 53 56 59 62 63 66 67 68 71 71 71
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 1 2 3 7 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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 4 3 1 0 2 1 5 0 1 3 4 4 4 1 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 3 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 68
Statistics for the 2014–15 season This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2014–15 season. Friendlies Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Total Matches10 of 101 of 13 of 36 of 64 of 434 of 3460 of 60 Win8 of 100 of 12 of 31 of 63 of 421 of 3435 of 60 Draw2 of 100 of 10 of 22 of 60 of 48 of 3412 of 60 Loss0 of 101 of 11 of 33 of 61 of 45 of 3411 of 60 Home4 of 101 of 11 of 33 of 32 of 217 of 1728 of 36 Away6 of 100 of 02 of 33 of 32 of 217 of 1726 of 26 Yellow cards 2101743761 Red cards 0000112 2 x yellow in 1 match 0001001 Number of substitutes used 59371712100194 Goals for 350138668129 Goals against 5141022951 Balance +30-1+9-2+4+40+82 Clean sheets 302121220 Penalties for 0011024 Penalties against 1001013
2014–15 Team records Description Competition ResultBiggest win Friendly match AFC Ajax – SDC Putten ( 13–1 ) Johan Cruijff Schaal — KNVB Cup JOS Watergraafsmeer – AFC Ajax ( 0–9 ) UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – APOEL FC ( 4–0 ) UEFA Europa League Legia Warszawa – AFC Ajax ( 0–3 ) Eredivisie AFC Ajax – Willem II ( 5–0 )Biggest loss Friendly match — Johan Cruijff Schaal PEC Zwolle – AFC Ajax ( 1–0 ) KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – Vitesse ( 0–4 ) UEFA Champions League FC Barcelona – AFC Ajax ( 3–1 )Paris Saint-Germain – AFC Ajax ( 3–1 ) UEFA Europa League Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk – AFC Ajax ( 1–0 ) Eredivisie AFC Ajax – PSV ( 1–3 )Most goals in a match Friendly match AFC Ajax – SDC Putten ( 13–1 ) Johan Cruijff Schaal PEC Zwolle – AFC Ajax ( 1–0 ) KNVB Cup JOS Watergraafsmeer – AFC Ajax ( 0–9 ) UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – APOEL FC ( 4–0 ) UEFA Europa League Legia Warszawa – AFC Ajax ( 0–3 ) Eredivisie AFC Ajax – Willem II ( 5–0 )
Topscorers Friendlies Nr. Name 1. Anwar El Ghazi 9 2. Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 4 Arkadiusz Milik 4 4. Ruben Ligeon 3 5. Danny Bakker 2 Tobias Sana 2 7. Nick Viergever 1 Lucas Andersen 1 Sheraldo Becker 1 Siem de Jong 1 Damon Mirani 1 Abdel Malek El Hasnaoui 1 Davy Klaassen 1 Lerin Duarte 1 Richairo Zivkovic 1 Thulani Serero 1 Lasse Schöne 1 Lesley de Sa 1 Queensy Menig 1 Niki Zimling 1 Own goal Carlos Martínez (Real Sociedad) 1 Total 38Johan Cruijff Schaal Nr. Name 1. – - Total 0Eredivisie Nr. Name 1. Arkadiusz Milik 11 2. Anwar El Ghazi 9 3. Lasse Schöne 8 4. Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 7 5. Davy Klaassen 6 6. Ricardo Kishna 5 7. Joël Veltman 4 8. Viktor Fischer 3 9. Nick Viergever 2 Mike van der Hoorn 2 Ricardo van Rhijn 2 Lucas Andersen 2 13. Thulani Serero 1 Richairo Zivkovic 1 Riechedly Bazoer 1 Own goal Daley Sinkgraven (Heerenveen) 1 Johan Kappelhof (Groningen) 1 Wesley Verhoek (Go Ahead Eagles) 1 Xander Houtkoop (ADO Den Haag) 1 Ramon Leeuwin (Utrecht) 1 Total 68
KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1. Arkadiusz Milik 8 2. Lucas Andersen 1 Ricardo Kishna 1 Queensy Menig 1 Lerin Duarte 1 Richairo Zivkovic 1 Total 13UEFA Champions League Nr. Name 1. Lasse Schöne 3 2. Davy Klaassen 2 3. Lucas Andersen 1 Anwar El Ghazi 1 Arkadiusz Milik 1 Total 8UEFA Europa League Nr. Name 1. Arkadiusz Milik 3 2. Nick Viergever 1 Riechedly Bazoer 1 Mike van der Hoorn 1 Total 6
Eusébio Cup Nr. Name 1. Ricardo Kishna 1 Total 1
Placements Friendlies Eusébio Cup Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Status10 played, 8 wins, 2 draws, 0 lossesWinnersLast opponent:BenficaRunners-upLast opponent:PEC Zwolle4th RoundLast opponent:Vitesse3rd place in Group FPlacement for: UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16Last opponent:Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2nd place, 71 points in 34 matches
Jasper Cillessen is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. Anwar El Ghazi is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. Arkadiusz Milik finishes as topscorer of the KNVB Cup with 8 goals in 3 matches.
Competitions
Johan Cruyff Shield
Eredivisie
League table
Matches
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk advance to the quarter-finals based on away goal rule.
Friendlies
1. Both matches cancelled by their respective football associations due to potential hooliganism after the Vuurwerkincident from the previous season.
Transfers for 2014–15
Summer transfer window For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2014 to 31 August 2014) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2014.
Arrivals The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spell Mitchell DijksDefender30 June 2014 Heerenveen- Danzell GravenberchDefender30 June 2014 NEC- Ilan BoccaraMidfielder30 June 2014 Evian Thonon Gaillard- Jody LukokiForward30 June 2014 Cambuur- Gino van KesselForward30 June 2014 Trenčín- Loan Arkadiusz MilikForward30 June 2014 Bayer Leverkusen- Niki ZimlingMidfielder1 September 2014 Mainz 05- Transfer Richairo ZivkovicForward9 March 2014 Groningen€2,500,000 Nick ViergeverDefender24 May 2014 AZ€2,000,000 Diederik BoerGoalkeeper31 August 2014 PEC Zwolle€750,000 Free Transfer James FofanaDefender14 March 2014 PSV- Robert MurićForward18 June 2014 Dinamo Zagreb-
Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Mickey van der HartGoalkeeper9 June 2014 Go Ahead Eagles- Dejan MelegForward10 July 2014 Cambuur- Fabian SporksledeMidfielder10 July 2014 Willem II- Lesley de SaForward22 July 2014 Go Ahead Eagles- Bas KuipersDefender4 August 2014 Excelsior- Loan return BojanForward30 June 2014 Barcelona- Stanislav LobotkaMidfielder30 June 2014 Trenčín- Transfer Eyong EnohMidfielder30 June 2014 Antalyaspor€600,000 Danny HoesenForward28 May 2014 Groningen€800,000 Djavan AndersonMidfielder19 June 2014 AZ€200,000 Javairô DilrosunForward30 June 2014 Manchester City€130,000 Siem de JongMidfielder2 July 2014 Newcastle United€7,500,000 Jody LukokiForward7 August 2014 PEC Zwolle€1,500,000 Timothy Fosu-MensahDefender29 August 2014 Manchester United€380,000 Daley BlindDefender30 August 2014 Manchester United€17,500,000 Kenneth VermeerGoalkeeper31 August 2014 Feyenoord€1,000,000 Mink PeetersForward12 September 2014 Real Madrid€110,000 Free Transfer Nick de BondtForward30 April 2014 Go Ahead Eagles- Joeri de KampsMidfielder6 May 2014 NAC Breda- Jordi BitterForward20 May 2014 Almere City- Serhat ÇakmakForward28 May 2014 Trabzonspor- Sven NieuwpoortDefender29 May 2014 Go Ahead Eagles- Branco van den BoomenDefender19 June 2014 FC Eindhoven- Derwin MartinaDefender25 June 2014 RKC Waalwijk- Emran BarakzaiMidfielder30 June 2014 VV Hoogland- Wang ChengkuaiMidfielder19 August 2014 Coimbrões- Geoffrey CastillionForward25 August 2014 New England Revolution- Gino van KesselForward25 August 2014 Arles-Avignon- Mitchell DijksDefender28 August 2014 Willem II- Danzell GravenberchDefender4 September 2014 Universitatea Cluj- Christian PoulsenMidfielder30 September 2014 Copenhagen-
Winter transfer window For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2015 to 1 February 2015) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2014–15.
Arrivals The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spell Fabian SporksledeMidfielder26 January 2014 Willem II- Dejan MelegForward5 March 2015 Cambuur- Transfer André OnanaGoalkeeper14 January 2015 Barcelona€200,000 Daley SinkgravenMidfielder30 January 2015 Heerenveen€7,000,000
Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Sheraldo BeckerForward4 January 2015 PEC Zwolle- Ruben LigeonDefender27 January 2015 NAC Breda- Lerin DuarteMidfielder31 January 2015 Heerenveen- Free Transfer Maurits SchmitzGoalkeeper1 January 2015 Go Ahead Eagles- Stefano DenswilDefender3 January 2015 Club Brugge- Tobias SanaMidfielder14 January 2015 Malmö FF- Robert van KoesveldDefender2 February 2015 Heerenveen- Ilan BoccaraMidfielder2 March 2015 Hapoel Kfar Saba-
References
External links Ajax Amsterdam Official Website in Nederlandse UEFA Website