The 2020–21 season was Ajax's 121st season in existence and the club's 65th consecutive season in the Eredivisie. In addition to the domestic league, Ajax participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
Squad
Transfers For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2020 to 31 August 2020) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2020. For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2021 to 1 February 2021) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2020–21.
Transfers in DateNameTransferred fromFeeFW São Paulo€15,750,000DF Alavés Loan returnFW FC TwenteDF SC HeerenveenFW PEC ZwolleFW Nordsjælland€9,000,000GK EvertonFree transferFW AC Horsens€2,000,000DF FC Utrecht€5,000,000MF Werder Bremen€11,000,000FW FC ThunLoan returnFW West Ham United€22,500,000
Transfers out DateNameTransferred toFeeMF Chelsea€40,000,000GK Sparta RotterdamUndisclosedGK Benfica End of loanFW GalatasarayFW Bayern MunichUndisclosedMF SC CambuurUndisclosedDF ADO Den HaagUndisclosedDF Brighton & Hove Albion€1,000,000DF Lille OSC€8,000,000FW VeneziaUndisclosedMF Manchester United€39,000,000DF Barcelona€21,230,000FW FC Schalke 04Free transferFW Spartak Moscow€8,500,000
Loans in Start dateNameToEnd dateFeeFW SevillaUndisclosed
Loans out Start dateNameToEnd dateFeeDF FC TwenteUndisclosedFW FC TwenteUndisclosedMF CagliariUndisclosedDF CrotoneUndisclosedMF Huddersfield TownUndisclosedMF Club BruggeUndisclosedFW NK Istra 1961Undisclosed
Transfer summary Undisclosed fees are not included in the transfer totals.
Expenditure
Summer: €42,750,000
Winter: €22,500,000
Total: €65,250,000
Income
Summer: €109,230,000
Winter: €8,500,000
Total: €117,730,000
Net totals
Summer: €66,480,000
Winter: €14,000,000
Total: €52,480,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
Eredivisie
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Round of 32 The round of 32 draw was held on 14 December 2020.
Round of 16 The round of 16 draw was held on 26 February 2021.
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021.
Statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
Goalscorers Rank Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Champions League Europa League Total110FW Dušan Tadić143232226MF Davy Klaassen1210316322FW Sébastien Haller1120013439FW Antony90101057FW David Neres3212819FW Zakaria Labyad5300823FW Lassina Traoré7010889FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar70007911FW Quincy Promes6000630FW Brian Brobbey30036118MF Ryan Gravenberch311051220MF Mohammed Kudus400041315DF Devyne Rensch3000318MF Jurgen Ekkelenkamp3000321DF Lisandro Martínez30003164DF Edson Álvarez20002172DF Jurriën Timber100013DF Perr Schuurs1000112DF Noussair Mazraoui0010117DF Daley Blind1000131DF Nicolás Tagliafico10001Own goal31004Totals10213711133
Clean sheets Rank Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Champions LeagueEuropa League Total11GK Maarten Stekelenburg62210224GK André Onana9009316GK Kjell Scherpen1001 Total162220
Disciplinary record
References
External links