1978-79 - 1980-81

Piet Schrijvers (47 Official Matches)
Simon Tahamata (47)
Ruud Krol (46)
Dick Schoenaker (46)
Søren Lerby (45)
Wim Meutstege (40)
Tscheu La Ling (40)
Frank Arnesen (40)
Henning Jensen (39)
Karel Bonsink (36)
Peter Boeve (35)
Kees Zwamborn (28)
Piet Wijnberg (22)
Ton Blanker (21)
Martin van Geel (19)
Guido Pen (19)
Jan Everse (14)

Season Results
Competition Mat Total points Win Drw Loss GF GA F-A Res
Eredivisie 34 50 22 6 6 77 41 36 Endranking: 1
Dutch Cup 7 4 2 1 20 13 7 Lost in Finale
Europa Cup I 8 5 1 2 31 8 23 Lost in Halve finale
Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu 2 1 1 1 3 -2 Lost in Finale
Amsterdam 7x 2 1 1 1 2 -1 Lost in Finale
Endranking Eredivisie
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 Ajax 34 22 6 6 50 77 41 36
2 AZ '67 34 20 7 7 47 77 36 41
3 PSV 34 18 8 8 44 66 37 29
4 Feyenoord 34 15 13 6 43 58 36 22
5 Utrecht 34 14 11 9 39 49 35 14
6 FC Twente 34 16 7 11 39 49 41 8
7 Roda JC 34 14 8 12 36 51 49 2
8 Willem II 34 11 12 11 34 43 63 -20
9 Excelsior 34 10 11 13 31 56 60 -4
10 FC Den Haag 34 11 9 14 31 38 43 -5
11 MVV 34 10 11 13 31 46 53 -7
12 Go Ahead Eagles 34 12 6 16 30 51 52 -1
13 Sparta Rotterdam 34 10 7 17 27 45 55 -10
14 PEC Zwolle 34 9 9 16 27 36 47 -11
15 NEC 34 11 5 18 27 33 50 -17
16 NAC 34 10 7 17 27 35 59 -24
17 Vitesse 34 6 13 15 25 35 59 -24
18 HFC Haarlem 34 7 10 17 24 38 67 -29
Match Details
Date Competition Round Match Sum. Video Match Report
8/3/1979 Amsterdam 7x Semi Final Ajax - Arsenal 0 - 0
(penalties: 4 - 3)
8/5/1979 Amsterdam 7x Final Ajax - AZ '67 1 - 2 (1 - 1)
8/19/1979 Eredivisie 1 Willem II - Ajax 1 - 3 (1 - 1)
8/22/1979 Eredivisie 2 Ajax - NAC 2 - 1 (1 - 1)
8/26/1979 Eredivisie 3 Ajax - Go Ahead Eagles 2 - 1 (0 - 1)
8/29/1979 Eredivisie 4 Vitesse - Ajax 1 - 1 (1 - 0)
9/1/1979 Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu Semi Final Ajax - AC Milan 1 - 1 (1 - 0)
9/2/1979 Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu Final Ajax - Bayern Munchen 0 - 2 (0 - 0)
9/9/1979 Eredivisie 5 Ajax - HFC Haarlem 1 - 1 (0 - 0)
9/15/1979 Eredivisie 6 AZ '67 - Ajax 2 - 3 (0 - 2)
9/19/1979 Europa Cup I 1 HJK Helsinki - Ajax 1 - 8 (0 - 4)
9/23/1979 Eredivisie 7 Ajax - Utrecht 3 - 2 (1 - 0)
9/29/1979 Eredivisie 8 Feyenoord - Ajax 4 - 0 (3 - 0)
10/3/1979 Europa Cup I 1 Ajax - HJK Helsinki 8 - 1 (4 - 0)
10/7/1979 Eredivisie 9 Ajax - Roda JC 4 - 0 (1 - 0)
10/14/1979 Dutch Cup 2 HFC Haarlem - Ajax 2 - 4 (1 - 2)
10/24/1979 Europa Cup I 2 Ajax - Omonia Nicosia 10 - 0 (3 - 0)
10/28/1979 Eredivisie 11 Ajax - PEC Zwolle 2 - 0 (1 - 0)
11/3/1979 Eredivisie 12 NEC - Ajax 0 - 3 (0 - 1)
11/7/1979 Europa Cup I 2 Omonia Nicosia - Ajax 4 - 0 (3 - 0)
11/11/1979 Eredivisie 13 Ajax - PSV 4 - 1 (1 - 0)
11/14/1979 Eredivisie 10 FC Twente - Ajax 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
11/24/1979 Eredivisie 14 MVV - Ajax 0 - 2 (0 - 1)
12/2/1979 Eredivisie 15 Ajax - FC Den Haag 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
12/9/1979 Eredivisie 16 Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 3 - 4 (1 - 2)
12/16/1979 Eredivisie 17 Ajax - Excelsior 6 - 0 (3 - 0)
1/13/1980 Eredivisie 19 Ajax - Willem II 7 - 1 (2 - 1)
1/19/1980 Eredivisie 20 NAC - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
2/3/1980 Eredivisie 21 Ajax - Vitesse 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
2/6/1980 Eredivisie 18 Go Ahead Eagles - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
2/10/1980 Eredivisie 22 HFC Haarlem - Ajax 1 - 3 (0 - 1)
2/13/1980 Dutch Cup 3 Ajax - Vitesse 3 - 1 (2 - 1)
2/24/1980 Eredivisie 23 Ajax - AZ '67 2 - 2 (2 - 2)
2/27/1980 Dutch Cup Quarter Final Ajax - Roda JC 5 - 1 (2 - 0)
3/2/1980 Eredivisie 24 Utrecht - Ajax 1 - 2 (0 - 1)
3/5/1980 Europa Cup I Quarter Final RC Strasbourg - Ajax 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
3/9/1980 Eredivisie 25 Ajax - Feyenoord 1 - 1 (1 - 0)
3/12/1980 Dutch Cup Quarter Final Roda JC - Ajax 4 - 4 (1 - 3)
3/16/1980 Eredivisie 26 Roda JC - Ajax 2 - 1 (1 - 0)
3/19/1980 Europa Cup I Quarter Final Ajax - RC Strasbourg 4 - 0 (2 - 0)
3/23/1980 Eredivisie 27 Ajax - FC Twente 3 - 2 (1 - 1)
3/29/1980 Eredivisie 28 PEC Zwolle - Ajax 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
4/5/1980 Eredivisie 29 Ajax - NEC 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
4/9/1980 Europa Cup I Semi Final Nottingham Forest - Ajax 2 - 0 (1 - 0)
4/12/1980 Eredivisie 30 PSV - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 1)
4/16/1980 Dutch Cup Semi Final PSV - Ajax 1 - 2 (0 - 0)
4/20/1980 Eredivisie 31 Ajax - MVV 3 - 6 (3 - 2)
4/23/1980 Europa Cup I Semi Final Ajax - Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
4/26/1980 Eredivisie 32 FC Den Haag - Ajax 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
4/29/1980 Dutch Cup Semi Final Ajax - PSV 1 - 1 (0 - 0)
5/4/1980 Eredivisie 33 Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
5/11/1980 Eredivisie 34 Excelsior - Ajax 2 - 2 (2 - 2)
5/17/1980 Dutch Cup Final Ajax - Feyenoord 1 - 3 (1 - 1)
All players who have played for Ajax 1 this season
Player Team Matches Goals Yellow Red Assists Minutes Own Goals Remark
Frank Arnesen A 40 19 2 14 3509
Ton Blanker A 21 10 1314
Peter Boeve A 35 4 1 2908
Karel Bonsink A 36 9 3 2452
Pim van Dord Unknown 6 1 496 1
Jan Everse A 14 1 2 1169
Martin van Geel A 19 6 904
John Holshuijsen Unknown 4 239
Peter Jager Unknown 1 90
Frank Janssen Unknown 1 90
Henning Jensen A 39 7 9 3161
Ruud Kaiser Unknown 1 28
Wim Kieft Unknown 1 90
René Kraaij Unknown 1 1 90
Ruud Krol A 46 8 3 7 4140
Søren Lerby A 45 23 5 11 4050
Tscheu La Ling A 40 12 2 13 3152
Wim Meutstege A 40 1 4 3493 1
Guido Pen A 19 1 2 861
Dick Schoenaker A 46 18 1 1 2 3973
Piet Schrijvers A 47 4230
Sjaak Storm Unknown 1 90
Simon Tahamata A 47 9 1 7 3922
Piet Wijnberg A 22 1 3 1 1853
Kees Zwamborn A 28 1 3 1 2156
Selection of Team A
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Piet Schrijvers Keeper Contract
Peter Boeve Defender Contract
Jan Everse Defender Contract
Ruud Krol Defender Contract
Wim Meutstege Defender Contract
Guido Pen Defender Contract
Piet Wijnberg Defender Contract
Frank Arnesen Midfielder Contract
Martin van Geel Midfielder Contract
Henning Jensen Midfielder Contract
Søren Lerby Midfielder Contract
Dick Schoenaker Midfielder Contract
Kees Zwamborn Midfielder Contract
Ton Blanker Forward Contract
Karel Bonsink Forward Contract
Tscheu La Ling Forward Contract
Simon Tahamata Forward Contract
Selection of Team C
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Peter van der Hengst Forward Contract
Selection of Team Loan Out
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Erwin Cramer Unknown Contract
Selection of Team Unknown
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Peter Jager Keeper Contract
Sjaak Storm Keeper Contract
Pim van Dord Defender Contract
René Kraaij Defender Contract
Philip uit den Boogaard Midfielder Contract
John Holshuijsen Midfielder Contract
Frank Janssen Midfielder Contract
Ruud Kaiser Forward Contract
Wim Kieft Forward Unknown
Rick van den Boog Unknown Contract
John Cornet Unknown Contract
Gaby Martinez Unknown Contract
Siegfried Roosblad Unknown Contract
Others active at Ajax
Player Role Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Leo Beenhakker Head coach Contract 09/08/1979
Cor Brom Head coach Contract 09/08/1979
Bobby Haarms Assistant coach Contract
Ton Harmsen President No Contract
Jan Westrik Secretary No Contract
Players who left/will leave
Player Next Club Type Start Amount
Rob Alkemade VUC Transfer 07/01/1979
Roel Brenker Blauw-Wit Transfer 07/01/1979
Hans Erkens RWDM Transfer 07/01/1979 117,983
Freek la Main Tongeren Transfer 07/01/1979 18,151
Ron van Niekerk HFC Haarlem Transfer 07/01/1979
Rob Tervoort Tongeren Transfer 07/01/1979 29,949
Chris Verkaik HFC Haarlem Transfer 07/01/1979 24,958
Ge van Wees Telstar Transfer 07/01/1979
Jan Papavoine DS '79 Transfer 07/16/1979
Donald de Vries DS '79 Transfer 07/16/1979
Ray Clarke Club Brugge Transfer 07/20/1979 294,957
Erwin Cramer Fortuna Sittard Loan start 08/06/1979
Ruud Kaiser Antwerp FC Loan start 09/27/1979
Peter van der Hengst PEC Zwolle Loan start 11/02/1979
Ruud Krol Vancouver Whitecaps Transfer 05/21/1980 363,024
Players who came/will come
Player Previous Club Type Start End Amount
Peter Boeve Vitesse Transfer 07/01/1979 06/30/1982 249,579
Karel Bonsink RWDM Transfer 07/01/1979 06/30/1982 190,588
Martin van Geel Willem II Transfer 07/01/1979 68,067
Frank Janssen De Kennemers Transfer 07/01/1979 06/30/1981
Sonny Silooy ZVV Transfer 07/01/1979
Henning Jensen Real Madrid Transfer 07/21/1979 06/30/1981 272,268
Players who signed their first contract
Player Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Ton Blanker 07/01/1979 1
Philip uit den Boogaard 07/01/1979
John Cornet 07/01/1979
John Holshuijsen 07/01/1979
René Kraaij 07/01/1979
Players who renewed their contract
Player Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Frank Arnesen 04/18/1979 07/01/1979 2 06/30/1981
Jan Everse 08/25/1979 07/01/1979 1 06/30/1980
Søren Lerby 04/18/1979 07/01/1979 2 06/30/1981
Tscheu La Ling 05/04/1979 07/01/1979 2 06/30/1981 Ondanks interesse van veel buitenlandse clubs besluit Tscheu La Ling tot een contractverlenging van 2 jaar bij Ajax, waarin hij wel laat opnemen dat hij na aflopen van het contract voor een gelimiteerde afkoopsom van 800000 gulden mag vertrekken.
Ton Blanker 09/22/1979 09/22/1979 1 06/30/1980 Zijn c contract wordt opgewaardeerd naar een a contract
Youthplayers who joined the Ajax academy
Player Previous Club Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Frank Rijkaard DWS 07/01/1979

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
Frank Arnesen 26 7 7 40 4 44
Ton Blanker 15 3 3 21 1 22
Peter Boeve 24 5 6 35 2 37
Karel Bonsink 26 6 4 36 3 39
Pim van Dord 4 1 1 6 6
Jan Everse 10 1 3 14 14
Martin van Geel 12 5 2 19 19
John Holshuijsen 2 1 1 4 4
Peter Jager 1 1 1
Frank Janssen 1 1 1
Henning Jensen 28 3 8 39 4 43
Ruud Kaiser 1 1 1
Wim Kieft 1 1 1
René Kraaij 1 1 1
Ruud Krol 33 6 7 46 4 50
Søren Lerby 30 7 8 45 4 49
Tscheu La Ling 28 4 8 40 4 44
Wim Meutstege 29 5 6 40 4 44
Guido Pen 12 5 2 19 19
Dick Schoenaker 31 7 8 46 4 50
Piet Schrijvers 33 6 8 47 4 51
Sjaak Storm 1 1 1
Simon Tahamata 33 7 7 47 4 51
Piet Wijnberg 15 4 3 22 4 26
Kees Zwamborn 21 3 4 28 2 30
Total 415 88 97 600 48 648
Season goals per competition
Player Comp. Comp. Play Off Dutch Cup Europa Other Off. Off. Mat. Friendly Total
Frank Arnesen 7 8 4 19 1 20
Ton Blanker 2 1 7 10 10
Karel Bonsink 7 2 9 1 10
Jan Everse 1 1 1
Martin van Geel 5 1 6 6
Henning Jensen 6 1 7 7
Ruud Krol 4 4 8 8
Søren Lerby 10 3 10 23 23
Tscheu La Ling 10 2 12 12
Dick Schoenaker 13 4 1 18 18
Simon Tahamata 7 2 9 9
Piet Wijnberg 1 1 1
Kees Zwamborn 1 1 1
Total 73 20 31 124 2 126
Individual Photos
Henning Jensen (Press day Ajax)
Ruud Krol (Press day Ajax)
Kees Zwamborn
Eddie Kraal (Press day FC Volendam)