2002-03 - 2004-05

Maxwell (40 Official Matches)
Julien Escudé (39)
Wesley Sneijder (38)
Nigel de Jong (38)
Tomás Galásek (35)
Rafael van der Vaart (34)
Wesley Sonck (33)
Bogdan Lobonţ (32)
Victor Sikora (32)
Zlatan Ibrahimović (31)
John Heitinga (30)
Nicolae Mitea (28)
Zdenĕk Grygera (25)
Steven Pienaar (21)
Tom Soetaers (20)
Abubakari Yakubu (17)
Daniël de Ridder (15)
Yannis Anastasiou (12)
Hatem Trabelsi (12)
Jelle van Damme (11)
Petri Pasanen (11)
Maarten Stekelenburg (11)
Anthony Obodai (10)

Season Results
Competition Mat Total points Win Drw Loss GF GA F-A Res
Eredivisie 34 80 25 5 4 79 31 48 Endranking: 1
Dutch Cup 1 1 1 -1 Lost in round 4
Champions League (Qualification) 2 1 1 3 2 1
Champions League (Group H) 6 6 2 4 6 7 -1 Endranking: 4
Amsterdam Tournament 2 7 1 1 3 3 Endranking: 1
Endranking Eredivisie
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 Ajax 34 25 5 4 80 79 31 48
2 PSV 34 23 5 6 74 92 30 62
3 Feyenoord 34 20 8 6 68 71 38 33
4 SC Heerenveen 34 17 7 10 58 45 35 10
5 AZ 34 17 6 11 57 65 42 23
6 Roda JC 34 14 11 9 53 60 41 19
7 Willem II 34 13 10 11 49 47 54 -7
8 FC Twente 34 15 3 16 48 56 53 3
9 NAC Breda 34 12 10 12 46 58 55 3
10 Utrecht 34 13 7 14 46 42 52 -10
11 RKC Waalwijk 34 10 10 14 40 47 55 -8
12 RBC Roosendaal 34 10 10 14 40 34 47 -13
13 FC Groningen 34 9 10 15 37 38 53 -15
14 NEC 34 10 4 20 34 44 62 -18
15 ADO Den Haag 34 9 7 18 34 36 61 -25
16 Vitesse 34 4 16 14 28 39 56 -17
17 FC Volendam 34 7 6 21 27 31 79 -48
18 FC Zwolle 34 5 11 18 26 27 67 -40
Endranking Champions League (Group H)
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 AC Milan 6 3 1 2 10 4 3 1
2 Celta de Vigo 6 2 3 1 9 7 6 1
3 Club Brugge 6 2 2 2 8 5 6 -1
4 Ajax 6 2 4 6 6 7 -1
Endranking Amsterdam Tournament
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 Ajax 2 1 1 7 3 3
2 Internazionale 2 1 1 6 3 3
3 Galatasaray 2 1 1 5 2 4 -2
4 Liverpool 2 1 1 2 1 2 -1
Match Details
Date Competition Round Match Sum. Video Match Report
8/1/2003 Amsterdam Tournament 1 Ajax - Liverpool 0 - 0 (0 - 0) Link
8/3/2003 Amsterdam Tournament 2 Ajax - Internazionale 3 - 0 (0 - 0) Link
8/12/2003 Champions League (Qualification) 3 Grazer AK - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 0) Link
8/17/2003 Eredivisie 1 Vitesse - Ajax 1 - 2 (1 - 1) Link
8/23/2003 Eredivisie 2 RBC Roosendaal - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 1) Link
8/27/2003 Champions League (Qualification) 3 Ajax - Grazer AK 2 - 1
(regular time:1 - 1)		 Link
8/31/2003 Eredivisie 3 Ajax - FC Zwolle 1 - 0 (1 - 0) Link
9/13/2003 Eredivisie 4 Ajax - RKC Waalwijk 4 - 1 (2 - 0) Link
9/16/2003 Champions League (Group H) 1 AC Milan - Ajax 1 - 0 (0 - 0) Link
9/21/2003 Eredivisie 5 NAC Breda - Ajax 4 - 2 (1 - 0) Link
9/28/2003 Eredivisie 6 Ajax - Willem II 6 - 0 (2 - 0) Link
10/1/2003 Champions League (Group H) 2 Ajax - Club Brugge 2 - 0 (1 - 0) Link
10/5/2003 Eredivisie 7 FC Groningen - Ajax 1 - 3 (1 - 1) Link
10/17/2003 Eredivisie 8 Ajax - FC Volendam 5 - 1 (3 - 1) Link
10/22/2003 Champions League (Group H) 3 Ajax - Celta de Vigo 1 - 0 (0 - 0) Link
10/26/2003 Eredivisie 9 PSV - Ajax 2 - 2 (0 - 0) Link
11/1/2003 Eredivisie 10 Ajax - AZ 3 - 2 (1 - 2) Link
11/4/2003 Champions League (Group H) 4 Celta de Vigo - Ajax 3 - 2 (2 - 0) Link
11/9/2003 Eredivisie 11 ADO Den Haag - Ajax 1 - 4 (1 - 1) Link
11/23/2003 Eredivisie 12 Ajax - SC Heerenveen 3 - 1 (2 - 1) Link
11/26/2003 Champions League (Group H) 5 Ajax - AC Milan 0 - 1 (0 - 0) Link
11/30/2003 Eredivisie 13 Ajax - Feyenoord 2 - 0 (2 - 0) Link
12/9/2003 Champions League (Group H) 6 Club Brugge - Ajax 2 - 1 (1 - 1) Link
12/14/2003 Eredivisie 15 Ajax - Utrecht 1 - 0 (0 - 0) Link
12/17/2003 Dutch Cup 4 Ajax - NAC Breda 0 - 1 (0 - 0) Link
12/21/2003 Eredivisie 16 FC Twente - Ajax 2 - 0 (1 - 0) Link
1/21/2004 Eredivisie 14 Roda JC - Ajax 1 - 2 (1 - 0) Link
1/25/2004 Eredivisie 17 Ajax - NEC 1 - 0 (0 - 0) Link
2/1/2004 Eredivisie 19 Ajax - ADO Den Haag 4 - 0 (3 - 0) Link
2/8/2004 Eredivisie 20 Ajax - PSV 2 - 1 (0 - 1) Link
2/15/2004 Eredivisie 21 FC Volendam - Ajax 0 - 2 (0 - 1) Link Link
2/22/2004 Eredivisie 22 Ajax - FC Twente 1 - 0 (1 - 0) Link
2/25/2004 Eredivisie 18 SC Heerenveen - Ajax 4 - 1 (1 - 0) Link
2/29/2004 Eredivisie 23 Utrecht - Ajax 1 - 0 (0 - 0) Link
3/6/2004 Eredivisie 24 RKC Waalwijk - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 1) Link
3/14/2004 Eredivisie 25 Ajax - Roda JC 4 - 2 (3 - 1) Link
3/21/2004 Eredivisie 26 Ajax - Vitesse 5 - 0 (3 - 0) Link
3/28/2004 Eredivisie 27 AZ - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 0) Link
4/4/2004 Eredivisie 28 Ajax - FC Groningen 2 - 1 (0 - 0) Link
4/11/2004 Eredivisie 29 Feyenoord - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 0) Link
4/18/2004 Eredivisie 30 Ajax - RBC Roosendaal 1 - 1 (1 - 1) Link
4/25/2004 Eredivisie 31 NEC - Ajax 0 - 0 (0 - 0) Link
5/2/2004 Eredivisie 32 FC Zwolle - Ajax 0 - 5 (0 - 1) Link
5/9/2004 Eredivisie 33 Ajax - NAC Breda 2 - 0 (2 - 0) Link
5/16/2004 Eredivisie 34 Willem II - Ajax 2 - 5 (1 - 1) Link
All players who have played for Ajax 1 this season
Player Team Matches Goals Yellow Red Assists Minutes Own Goals Remark
Yannis Anastasiou A 12 3 1 768
Ryan Babel Youth A 1 1 90
Jason Culina Young 2 44
Jelle van Damme A 11 368
Julien Escudé A 39 1 1 2 3436
Tomás Galásek A 35 5 7 8 3100
Zdenĕk Grygera A 25 4 1 1847
John Heitinga A 30 3 4 1 1 2521
Zlatan Ibrahimović A 31 15 3 9 2096
Nigel de Jong A 38 1 5 2676
Jari Litmanen A 9 236
Bogdan Lobonţ A 32 2910
Maxwell A 40 2 1 5 3576
Nicolae Mitea A 28 7 2 1359
Tom de Mul A 2 62
John O'Brien A 4 322
Anthony Obodai A 10 2 1 552
Petri Pasanen A 11 1 854
Steven Pienaar A 21 3 1 1 1637
Daniël de Ridder A 15 1 1 2 837
Victor Sikora A 32 4 1 1226
Wesley Sneijder A 38 10 5 11 2986
Tom Soetaers A 20 4 2 2 1173
Wesley Sonck A 33 13 1 5 2344
Maarten Stekelenburg A 11 990
Hatem Trabelsi A 12 1 1 1 880
Rafael van der Vaart A 34 8 5 1 7 2712
Thomas Vermaelen Young 1 90
Wamberto A 8 1 300
Abubakari Yakubu A 17 2 833
Selection of Team A
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Sander Boschker Keeper Contract
Bogdan Lobonţ Keeper Contract
Maarten Stekelenburg Keeper Contract
André Bergdølmo Defender Contract 08/07/2003
Cristian Chivu Defender Contract 07/08/2003
Jelle van Damme Defender Contract
Julien Escudé Defender Contract 07/17/2003
Zdenĕk Grygera Defender Contract 07/22/2003
John Heitinga Defender Contract
Maxwell Defender Contract
John O'Brien Defender Contract
Petri Pasanen Defender Contract
Hatem Trabelsi Defender Contract
Tomás Galásek Midfielder Contract
Nigel de Jong Midfielder Contract
Jari Litmanen Midfielder Contract 04/09/2004
Anthony Obodai Midfielder Contract
Steven Pienaar Midfielder Contract
Wesley Sneijder Midfielder Contract
Rafael van der Vaart Midfielder Contract
Abubakari Yakubu Midfielder Contract
Yannis Anastasiou Forward Contract 02/02/2004
Zlatan Ibrahimović Forward Contract
Nikos Machlas Forward Contract 07/31/2003
Mido Forward Contract 07/11/2003
Nicolae Mitea Forward Contract 08/01/2003
Tom de Mul Forward Contract
Daniël de Ridder Forward Contract
Victor Sikora Forward Contract
Tom Soetaers Forward Contract 08/14/2003
Wesley Sonck Forward Contract 07/05/2003
Wamberto Forward Contract 01/08/2004
Selection of Team Young
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Henrik Moisander Keeper Contract 01/01/2004
Sven Taberima Keeper No Contract
Robert Zwinkels Keeper No Contract
Gerard Aafjes Defender No Contract
Didi Longuet Defender Contract
Gabriel Mofokeng Defender No Contract 01/05/2004
Niklas Moisander Defender Contract 01/01/2004
Jerold Promes Defender No Contract
Randy Rustenberg Defender No Contract
José Valencia Defender Contract
Thomas Vermaelen Defender Contract
Stanley Aborah Midfielder No Contract
Jason Culina Midfielder Contract
Urby Emanuelson Midfielder No Contract
Michael Krohn-Dehli Midfielder Contract
Jussi Kujala Midfielder No Contract
Rasmus Lindgren Midfielder Contract
Hedwiges Maduro Midfielder No Contract
Robin Muller van Moppes Midfielder No Contract
Walker Midfielder Contract 01/06/2004
Jamal Akachar Forward Contract
Fred Benson Forward No Contract
Etiënne Esajas Forward No Contract
Selection of Team Loan Out
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Ruud Kras Defender Contract 07/04/2003 06/30/2004
Daniel Cruz Midfielder Contract 07/01/2003 06/30/2004
Kwame Quansah Midfielder Contract 07/29/2003 06/30/2004
Stefano Seedorf Midfielder Contract 07/01/2003 06/30/2004
Kiran Bechan Forward No Contract 07/01/2003 06/30/2004
Nourdin Boukhari Forward Contract 09/04/2003 06/30/2004
Cedric van der Gun Forward Contract 09/03/2003 06/30/2004
Youssouf Hersi Forward Contract 07/01/2003 06/30/2004
Pius Ikedia Forward Contract 07/01/2003 06/30/2004
Richard Knopper Forward Contract 07/01/2003 06/30/2004
Selection of Team Unknown
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Kenneth Vermeer Keeper No Contract
Dwight Tiendalli Defender No Contract
John Nieuwenburg Midfielder Contract
Yama Sharifi Midfielder Contract
Måns Sörensson Forward Contract 01/05/2004
Selection of Team Youth
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Stan Bijl Keeper No Contract
Marco Bizot Keeper No Contract
Jordy Deckers Keeper No Contract
Marco van Duin Keeper No Contract
Maurits Schmitz Keeper No Contract
Mitchell Burgzorg Defender No Contract
Alexander Büttner Defender No Contract
Stefano Denswil Defender No Contract
Johan Kappelhof Defender No Contract
Dico Koppers Defender No Contract
Bas Kuipers Defender No Contract
Ruben Ligeon Defender No Contract
Calvin Mac-Intosch Defender No Contract
Sven Nieuwpoort Defender No Contract
Ricardo van Rhijn Defender No Contract
Xandro Schenk Defender No Contract
Robbert Schilder Defender No Contract
Donovan Slijngard Defender No Contract
Marijn Sterk Defender No Contract
Christian Supusepa Defender No Contract
Joël Veltman Defender No Contract
Jan Vertonghen Defender No Contract
Nathaniel Will Defender No Contract
Roly Bonevacia Midfielder No Contract
Tayfun Candan Midfielder No Contract
Mitchell Donald Midfielder No Contract
James Efmorfidis Midfielder No Contract
Abdel El Hasnaoui Midfielder No Contract
Jan-Arie van der Heijden Midfielder No Contract
Ricardo Kip Midfielder No Contract
Frank Olijve Midfielder No Contract
Tom Overtoom Midfielder No Contract
Jeffrey Sarpong Midfielder No Contract
Jordi Schell Midfielder No Contract
Rodney Sneijder Midfielder No Contract
Django Warmerdam Midfielder No Contract
Sheraldo Becker Forward No Contract
John Goossens Forward No Contract
Danzell Gravenberch Forward No Contract
Renaldo Jongebloet Forward No Contract
Vlatko Lazić Forward No Contract
Robert Mühren Forward No Contract
Aras Özbiliz Forward No Contract
Quincy Promes Forward No Contract
Lesley de Sa Forward No Contract
Género Zeefuik Forward No Contract
Selection of Team Youth A
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Ryan Babel Forward Contract 01/01/2004
Selection of Team Youth C
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Deniz Aslan Defender No Contract
Vurnon Anita Midfielder No Contract
Jarchinio Antonia Forward No Contract
Selection of Team Youth D
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Daley Blind Defender No Contract
Yener Arica Midfielder No Contract
Selection of Team Youth D2
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Joeri de Kamps Midfielder No Contract
Selection of Team Youth F
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Elton-Ofoi Acolatse Forward No Contract
Others active at Ajax
Player Role Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Ronald Koeman Head coach Contract
Danny Blind Head youth department Contract
Pim van Dord Fysio therapist Contract
Louis van Gaal Technical director Contract
John Steen Olsen Scout Contract
John Jaakke President No Contract
Hein Blocks Treasurer No Contract
David Endt Team Manager Contract
Players who left/will leave
Player Next Club Type Start Amount
Andy van der Meijde Internazionale Transfer 07/01/2003 7,000,000
Richard Witschge None Contract ended 07/01/2003
Aron Winter None Retired 07/01/2003
Henk Timmer AZ Loan end 07/01/2003
Stefano Seedorf NAC Breda Loan start 07/01/2003
Mitchell Piqué Top Oss Transfer 07/01/2003
Aaron Mokoena Genk Transfer 07/01/2003
David Mendes da Silva Sparta Rotterdam Loan end 07/01/2003
Richard Knopper SC Heerenveen Loan start 07/01/2003
Youssouf Hersi NEC Loan start 07/01/2003
Pascal Heije NEC Transfer 07/01/2003
Daniel Cruz Germinal Beerschot Loan start 07/01/2003
Pius Ikedia RBC Roosendaal Loan start 07/01/2003
Joey Didulica Austria Wien Transfer 07/01/2003
Darl Douglas Heracles Almelo Transfer 07/01/2003
Ruud Kras FC Volendam Loan start 07/04/2003
Cristian Chivu AS Roma Transfer 07/08/2003
Mido Olympique Marseille Transfer 07/11/2003
Kwame Quansah AIK Loan start 07/29/2003
Nikos Machlas None Contract terminated 07/31/2003
André Bergdølmo Borussia Dortmund Transfer 08/07/2003
Cedric van der Gun ADO Den Haag Loan start 09/03/2003
Nourdin Boukhari NAC Breda Loan start 09/04/2003
Petri Pasanen Portsmouth Loan start 01/04/2004
Gabriel Mofokeng None Contract terminated 01/05/2004
Walker Atletico Mineiro Transfer 01/06/2004
Wamberto RAEC Mons Transfer 01/08/2004
Jari Litmanen Lahti Transfer 04/09/2004
Players who came/will come
Player Previous Club Type Start End Amount
Sander Boschker FC Twente Transfer 07/01/2003 06/30/2005
Jason Culina De Graafschap Loan end 07/01/2003
Didi Longuet HFC Haarlem Loan end 07/01/2003
Henrik Moisander TPS Turku Transfer 07/01/2003 06/30/2005
Niklas Moisander TPS Turku Transfer 07/01/2003 06/30/2005
Anthony Obodai Germinal Beerschot Loan end 07/01/2003
Yama Sharifi Germinal Beerschot Transfer 07/01/2003
Walker Germinal Beerschot Loan end 07/01/2003
Wesley Sonck Genk Transfer 07/05/2003 06/30/2008 8,000,000
Julien Escudé Rennes Transfer 07/17/2003 06/30/2007
Zdenĕk Grygera Sparta Prague Transfer 07/22/2003 06/30/2007
Nicolae Mitea Dinamo Bucharest Transfer 08/01/2003 06/30/2007
Tom Soetaers Roda JC Transfer 08/14/2003 06/30/2007
Måns Sörensson Unknown Loan start 01/05/2004 06/30/2004
Yannis Anastasiou Roda JC Transfer 02/02/2004 06/30/2005 300,000
Players who signed their first contract
Player Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Etiënne Esajas 01/05/2004 07/01/2003 2 06/30/2005
Tom de Mul 05/20/2003 07/01/2003 3 06/30/2006
Robin Muller van Moppes 12/02/2003 07/01/2003 2 06/30/2005
Jerold Promes 01/04/2004 07/01/2003 2 06/30/2005
Daniël de Ridder 02/06/2003 07/01/2003 2 06/30/2005
Thomas Vermaelen 03/12/2003 07/01/2003 2 06/30/2007
Robert Zwinkels 03/24/2003 07/01/2003 2 06/30/2005
Ryan Babel 01/05/2004 01/01/2004 3.5 06/30/2007
Players who renewed their contract
Player Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Richard Knopper 12/21/1999 07/01/2003 2 06/30/2005
Wesley Sneijder 05/21/2003 07/01/2003 4 06/30/2007
Maarten Stekelenburg 01/14/2003 07/01/2003 5 06/30/2008
Wamberto 05/21/2002 07/01/2003 1 06/30/2004
Abubakari Yakubu 10/16/2003 10/16/2003 06/30/2006 Informatie lijkt inconsistent, er wordt gesproken over een verlenging met 1 jaar, nieuw contract is geldig tot zomer 2006, terwijl vorige contract geldig was tot zomer 2004.
Bogdan Lobonţ 10/30/2003 10/30/2003 06/30/2008
Tomás Galásek 11/07/2003 11/07/2003 06/30/2006
John Heitinga 12/12/2003 01/01/2004 06/30/2007 Het gaat hier om het lichten van een optie in het contract waardoor het contract wordt verlengd, en Heitinga ook per 1 januari 2004 verbeterde condities heeft.
Wesley Sneijder 12/12/2003 01/01/2004 06/30/2007 Zelfde looptijd, verbeterde condities
Youthplayers who joined the Ajax academy
Player Previous Club Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Elton-Ofoi Acolatse Unknown 07/01/2003
Yener Arica Unknown 07/01/2003
Sheraldo Becker Unknown 07/01/2003
Stan Bijl Zwaluwen '30 07/01/2003
James Efmorfidis Unknown 07/01/2003
Zakaria El Azzouzi Unknown 07/01/2003
Renaldo Jongebloet HFC Haarlem 07/01/2003
Ricardo Kip Unknown 07/01/2003
Dico Koppers SCH '44 07/01/2003
Sven Nieuwpoort Unknown 07/01/2003
Jordi Schell Unknown 07/01/2003
Jan Vertonghen Germinal Beerschot 07/01/2003
Django Warmerdam Unknown 07/01/2003

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
Yannis Anastasiou 12 12 12
Ryan Babel 1 1 1
Jason Culina 2 2 2
Jelle van Damme 6 5 11 1 12
Julien Escudé 31 1 7 39 2 41
Tomás Galásek 29 6 35 2 37
Zdenĕk Grygera 20 1 4 25 1 26
Cedric van der Gun 1 1
John Heitinga 26 1 3 30 30
Zlatan Ibrahimović 22 1 8 31 31
Nigel de Jong 32 1 5 38 38
Jari Litmanen 6 3 9 2 11
Bogdan Lobonţ 24 1 7 32 32
Maxwell 31 1 8 40 2 42
Nicolae Mitea 23 1 4 28 28
Tom de Mul 2 2 2
John O'Brien 4 4 4
Anthony Obodai 8 1 1 10 1 11
Petri Pasanen 7 4 11 1 12
Steven Pienaar 16 5 21 2 23
Daniël de Ridder 15 15 15
Victor Sikora 27 1 4 32 32
Wesley Sneijder 30 1 7 38 2 40
Tom Soetaers 17 3 20 20
Wesley Sonck 25 1 7 33 2 35
Maarten Stekelenburg 10 1 11 2 13
Hatem Trabelsi 8 4 12 2 14
Rafael van der Vaart 26 1 7 34 2 36
Thomas Vermaelen 1 1 1
Wamberto 4 4 8 2 10
Abubakari Yakubu 11 1 5 17 2 19
Total 476 14 112 602 29 631
Season goals per competition
Player Comp. Comp. Play Off Dutch Cup Europa Other Off. Off. Mat. Friendly Total
Yannis Anastasiou 3 3 3
Julien Escudé 1 1 1
Tomás Galásek 4 1 5 5
John Heitinga 3 3 3
Zlatan Ibrahimović 13 2 15 15
Nigel de Jong 1 1 1
Maxwell 2 2 2
Nicolae Mitea 7 7 7
Anthony Obodai 2 2 2
Steven Pienaar 3 3 1 4
Daniël de Ridder 1 1 1
Victor Sikora 4 4 4
Wesley Sneijder 9 1 10 10
Tom Soetaers 4 4 4
Wesley Sonck 9 4 13 13
Hatem Trabelsi 1 1 1
Rafael van der Vaart 7 1 8 1 9
Wamberto 1 1 1 2
Total 75 9 84 3 87