1972-73 - 1974-75

Wim Suurbier (42 Official Matches)
Ruud Krol (42)
Arie Haan (42)
Horst Blankenburg (41)
Johnny Rep (40)
Johan Neeskens (39)
Gerrie Mühren (38)
Piet Keizer (38)
Heinz Stuy (34)
Arnold Mühren (31)
Jan Mulder (30)
Barry Hulshoff (28)
Pim van Dord (21)
Arno Steffenhagen (20)
Zoltán Varga (13)

Season Results
Competition Mat Total points Win Drw Loss GF GA F-A Res
Eredivisie 34 51 21 9 4 88 30 58 Endranking: 3
Dutch Cup 4 3 1 6 3 3 Lost in Halve finale
Europa Cup I 2 1 1 1 2 -1 Lost in round 2
UEFA Super Cup 2 1 1 6 1 5 Winner
Friendly 18 13 1 4 100 18 82
Endranking Eredivisie
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 Feyenoord 34 25 6 3 56 96 28 68
2 FC Twente 34 23 8 3 54 65 27 38
3 Ajax 34 21 9 4 51 88 30 58
4 PSV 34 20 9 5 49 96 40 56
5 FC Amsterdam 34 17 9 8 43 49 36 13
6 Telstar 34 12 12 10 36 53 50 3
7 AZ '67 34 10 13 11 33 37 39 -2
8 Sparta 34 10 12 12 32 37 45 -8
9 Utrecht 34 14 4 16 32 53 65 -12
10 Go Ahead Eagles 34 11 10 13 32 44 58 -14
11 MVV 34 8 14 12 30 36 52 -16
12 HFC Haarlem 34 10 6 18 26 33 46 -13
13 FC Den Haag 34 8 10 16 26 29 53 -24
14 De Graafschap 34 8 10 16 26 43 75 -32
15 Roda JC 34 6 10 18 22 31 56 -25
16 NAC 34 6 10 18 22 44 72 -28
17 NEC 34 6 9 19 21 33 51 -18
18 FC Groningen 34 7 7 20 21 40 84 -44
Match Details
Date Competition Round Match Sum. Video Match Report
7/9/1973 Friendly - WKE - Ajax 0 - 18 (0 - 7)
7/10/1973 Friendly - Hengelose Selectie - Ajax 2 - 6 (1 - 3)
7/12/1973 Friendly - SV Meppen - Ajax 0 - 4 (0 - 3)
7/13/1973 Friendly - Asser Combinatie - Ajax 0 - 10 (0 - 5)
7/14/1973 Friendly - DOS '19 - Ajax 0 - 12 (0 - 5)
7/17/1973 Friendly - Noordwijk - Ajax 1 - 2 (0 - 2)
7/25/1973 Friendly - TSV Norf & TUA Büderich - Ajax 0 - 14 (0 - 6)
7/27/1973 Friendly - Metz - Ajax 1 - 2 (0 - 1)
7/30/1973 Friendly - Sliedrecht - Ajax 0 - 10 (0 - 5)
8/4/1973 Friendly - Ajax - Spartak Trnava 3 - 5 (2 - 0)
8/5/1973 Friendly - Ajax - Ujpesti Dozsa 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
8/8/1973 Friendly - Ajax - Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 1 (4 - 0)
8/12/1973 Eredivisie 1 FC Groningen - Ajax 0 - 4 (0 - 0)
8/16/1973 Friendly - Blauw Geel '38 - Ajax 0 - 9
8/19/1973 Eredivisie 2 Ajax - FC Amsterdam 6 - 1 (3 - 1)
8/25/1973 Friendly - Espanyol - Ajax 1 - 0
8/26/1973 Friendly - Ajax - Juventus 2 - 0
9/2/1973 Eredivisie 3 NEC - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 1)
9/8/1973 Eredivisie 4 Ajax - FC Twente 1 - 1 (1 - 0)
9/16/1973 Eredivisie 5 NAC - Ajax 2 - 3 (0 - 2)
9/23/1973 Eredivisie 6 Ajax - Feyenoord 2 - 1 (0 - 1)
9/30/1973 Eredivisie 7 AZ '67 - Ajax 1 - 1 (1 - 0)
10/3/1973 Friendly - Manchester United - Ajax 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
10/7/1973 Eredivisie 8 Ajax - HFC Haarlem 5 - 0 (2 - 0)
10/14/1973 Eredivisie 9 Utrecht - Ajax 2 - 3 (2 - 2)
10/20/1973 Eredivisie 10 Ajax - PSV 1 - 1 (0 - 1)
10/24/1973 Europa Cup I 2 Ajax - CSKA Sofia 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
10/28/1973 Eredivisie 11 Ajax - Go Ahead Eagles 5 - 1 (2 - 0)
11/4/1973 Eredivisie 12 MVV - Ajax 0 - 4 (0 - 1)
11/7/1973 Europa Cup I 2 CSKA Sofia - Ajax 2 - 0
(regular time:1 - 0)
11/24/1973 Eredivisie 13 Ajax - De Graafschap 4 - 0 (1 - 0)
12/9/1973 Eredivisie 14 Ajax - Telstar 7 - 2 (4 - 1)
12/19/1973 Friendly - Real Madrid - Ajax 3 - 4 (1 - 1)
12/23/1973 Eredivisie 16 Ajax - Roda JC 3 - 0 (2 - 0)
12/26/1973 Eredivisie 17 Sparta - Ajax 1 - 2 (0 - 0)
12/30/1973 Dutch Cup 2 Roda JC - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
1/6/1974 Eredivisie 18 Ajax - FC Groningen 9 - 0 (4 - 0)
1/9/1974 UEFA Super Cup Final AC Milan - Ajax 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
1/13/1974 Eredivisie 19 FC Amsterdam - Ajax 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
1/16/1974 UEFA Super Cup Final Ajax - AC Milan 6 - 0 (2 - 0)
1/20/1974 Eredivisie 15 FC Den Haag - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
1/27/1974 Eredivisie 20 Ajax - NEC 2 - 1 (0 - 1)
2/3/1974 Eredivisie 21 FC Twente - Ajax 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
2/10/1974 Eredivisie 22 Ajax - NAC 3 - 0 (2 - 0)
2/17/1974 Eredivisie 23 Feyenoord - Ajax 2 - 2 (1 - 0)
2/23/1974 Dutch Cup 3 FC Twente - Ajax 0 - 2 (0 - 0)
3/3/1974 Eredivisie 24 Ajax - AZ '67 2 - 0 (1 - 0)
3/10/1974 Eredivisie 25 HFC Haarlem - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
3/13/1974 Dutch Cup Quarter Final Ajax - AZ '67 2 - 1
(regular time:1 - 1)
3/17/1974 Eredivisie 26 Ajax - Utrecht 5 - 2 (3 - 1)
3/23/1974 Eredivisie 27 PSV - Ajax 3 - 1 (1 - 1)
3/31/1974 Eredivisie 28 Go Ahead Eagles - Ajax 2 - 2 (0 - 1)
4/3/1974 Dutch Cup Semi Final Ajax - PSV 1 - 2 (1 - 0)
4/7/1974 Eredivisie 29 Ajax - MVV 4 - 1 (1 - 0)
4/9/1974 Friendly - Hajduk Split - Ajax 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
4/15/1974 Eredivisie 30 De Graafschap - Ajax 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
4/20/1974 Eredivisie 31 Ajax - Sparta 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
4/28/1974 Eredivisie 32 Telstar - Ajax 2 - 1 (2 - 1)
5/5/1974 Eredivisie 33 Ajax - FC Den Haag 3 - 1 (1 - 1)
5/12/1974 Eredivisie 34 Roda JC - Ajax 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
All players who have played for Ajax 1 this season
Player Team Matches Goals Yellow Red Assists Minutes Own Goals Remark
Horst Blankenburg A 41 3 1 1 3678
Johan Cruijff A 2 3 4 160
Pim van Dord A 21 2 1404 1
Arie Haan A 42 5 1 3 3719
Barry Hulshoff A 28 3 4 2407
Piet Keizer A 38 5 2 7 3235
Barend Kist C 1 29
Gerrie Kleton C 1 61
Ruud Krol A 42 3 1 3 3840
Arnold Mühren A 31 8 1 1634
Gerrie Mühren A 38 14 1 2 3241
Jan Mulder A 30 11 1 5 2467
Johan Neeskens A 39 15 2 4 3362
Johnny Rep A 40 17 2 3131
Heinz Schilcher A 9 1 429
Arno Steffenhagen A 20 3 3 1111
Heinz Stuy A 34 3120
Wim Suurbier A 42 5 1 6 3751
Zoltán Varga A 13 2 1 711
Sies Wever A 8 720
Selection of Team A
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Heinz Stuy Keeper Contract
Sies Wever Keeper Contract
Horst Blankenburg Defender Contract
Pim van Dord Defender Contract
Barry Hulshoff Defender Contract
Ruud Krol Defender Contract
Wim Suurbier Defender Contract
Arie Haan Midfielder Contract
Arnold Mühren Midfielder Contract
Gerrie Mühren Midfielder Contract
Johan Neeskens Midfielder Contract
Heinz Schilcher Midfielder Contract
Zoltán Varga Midfielder Contract
Johan Cruijff Forward Contract
Piet Keizer Forward Contract
Jan Mulder Forward Contract
Johnny Rep Forward Contract
Arno Steffenhagen Forward Contract
Selection of Team C
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Henk Medik Defender Contract
Jan van Veenendaal Defender Contract
Wim Zand Defender Contract
Barend Kist Forward Contract
Gerrie Kleton Forward Contract
David Endt Unknown Unknown
Kick Seegers Unknown Unknown
Selection of Team Unknown
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Paul de Jong Keeper Contract
Paul Bijvank Defender Contract
Rob Alberts Midfielder Contract
Floor Buma Midfielder Contract
Cees Koeman Forward Contract
Hans Jansen Unknown Amateur
Dirk Visser Unknown Contract
Others active at Ajax
Player Role Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Bobby Haarms Head coach Contract 04/13/1974
George Knobel Head coach Contract 04/12/1974
Bobby Haarms Assistant coach Contract
Jaap van Praag President No Contract
Jan Westrik Secretary No Contract
Henk Timman Treasurer No Contract
Players who left/will leave
Player Next Club Type Start Amount
Bram Braam MVV Transfer 07/01/1973
Louis van Gaal Antwerp FC Transfer 07/01/1973
Henk Heijt AS Oostende Transfer 07/01/1973
Ron Hilster SK Roeselare Transfer 07/01/1973
Sjoerd Ruiter None Retired 07/01/1973
Sjaak Swart None Retired 07/01/1973
Gerard Schoonewille De Volewijckers Transfer 07/04/1973
Johan Cruijff Barcelona Transfer 09/01/1973 1,361,341
Heinz Schilcher Paris FC Transfer 12/15/1973
Wim Zand Unknown Contract ended 01/01/1974
Players who came/will come
Player Previous Club Type Start End Amount
Aitze Bouma Wageningen Transfer 07/01/1973
Jan van Veenendaal USV Transfer 07/01/1973
Arno Steffenhagen Hellenic Cape Town Transfer 12/01/1973 06/30/1976 317,646
Zoltán Varga Aberdeen Transfer 12/01/1973 06/30/1975 363,024
Players who signed their first contract
Player Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Rob Alberts 07/01/1973
Paul Bijvank 06/09/1973 07/01/1973
Floor Buma 07/01/1973
David Endt 01/01/1974
Eddy Lonhard 01/01/1974
Players who renewed their contract
Player Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Pim van Dord 06/09/1973 07/01/1973 Het contract wordt verlengd, maar onbekend voor hoelang
Paul de Jong 06/09/1973 07/01/1973 Het contract wordt verlengd, maar onbekend voor hoelang.
Piet Keizer 09/16/1972 07/01/1973 3 06/30/1976
Henk Medik 06/09/1973 07/01/1973 Het contract wordt verlengd, maar onbekend voor hoelang.
Arnold Mühren 06/19/1973 07/01/1973 3 06/30/1976
Heinz Schilcher 07/30/1973 07/01/1973 1 06/30/1974
Wim Zand 06/09/1973 07/01/1973 Het contract wordt verlengd, maar onbekend voor hoelang.
Johnny Rep 07/05/1973 07/05/1973 1 06/30/1974

See this overview for an explanation of the categorization of the various competition types.

Season matches per competition
Player Comp. Comp. Play Off Dutch Cup Europa Other Off. Off. Mat. Friendly Total
Horst Blankenburg 33 4 4 41 11 52
Johan Cruijff 2 2 11 13
Pim van Dord 18 3 21 5 26
Arie Haan 34 4 4 42 12 54
Barry Hulshoff 22 2 4 28 11 39
Piet Keizer 31 3 4 38 12 50
Barend Kist 1 1 1
Gerrie Kleton 1 1 6 7
Ruud Krol 34 4 4 42 11 53
Henk Medik 1 1
Arnold Mühren 26 3 2 31 12 43
Gerrie Mühren 31 3 4 38 9 47
Jan Mulder 22 4 4 30 6 36
Johan Neeskens 31 4 4 39 8 47
Johnny Rep 33 3 4 40 11 51
Heinz Schilcher 8 1 9 1 10
Arno Steffenhagen 16 4 20 1 21
Heinz Stuy 27 3 4 34 9 43
Wim Suurbier 34 4 4 42 12 54
Sjaak Swart 2 2
Zoltán Varga 12 1 13 13
Jan van Veenendaal 1 1
Sies Wever 7 1 8 4 12
Total 423 50 47 520 156 676
Season goals per competition
Player Comp. Comp. Play Off Dutch Cup Europa Other Off. Off. Mat. Friendly Total
Horst Blankenburg 3 3 3 6
Johan Cruijff 3 3 21 24
Pim van Dord 1 1 2 1 3
Arie Haan 4 1 5 5 10
Barry Hulshoff 3 3 8 11
Piet Keizer 4 1 5 8 13
Gerrie Kleton 7 7
Ruud Krol 3 3 1 4
Arnold Mühren 8 8 13 21
Gerrie Mühren 12 1 1 14 8 22
Jan Mulder 8 1 2 11 6 17
Johan Neeskens 14 1 15 4 19
Johnny Rep 14 2 1 17 5 22
Arno Steffenhagen 2 1 3 3
Wim Suurbier 5 5 4 9
Sjaak Swart 2 2
Zoltán Varga 2 2 2
Jan van Veenendaal 1 1
Total 86 6 7 99 97 196
Lineup Photos
DOS '19 - Ajax 0 - 12 (7/14/1973)