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Ajax

Full name	Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax
Nickname(s)	de Godenzonen (the sons o the Gods), Ajacieden, de Joden (the Jews), de Amsterdammers (the Amsterdammers), I Lancieri (The Lancers), Lucky Ajax
Foondit	18 Mairch 1900; 124 years ago (1900-03-18)
Ground	Johan Cruijff Arena
Ground Capacity	55.500[1]
Awner	AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext: AJAX)
Chairman	Hennie Henrichs
Manager	Alfred Schreuder
League	Eredivisie
2022/23	Eredivisie, 2nd
Wabsteid	Club wabsteid
Hame colours Awey colours
Current saison

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːjɑks]), an aw AFC Ajax or Ajax Amsterdam, is a Dutch profeesional fitbaw club based in Amsterdam. Historically, Ajax (namit efter the legendar Greek hero) is the maist successful club in the Netherlands, wi 33 Eredivisie titles an 18 KNVB Cups. Alang wi PSV Eindhoven an Feyenoord, it is ane o the kintra's "big three" clubs who hae dominatit Dutch fitbaw, as well as bein the anerly three clubs that hae niver been relegatit frae the top diveesion.

• Eredivisie (up to 1955–56 the Netherlands Football League Championship): 36

1917–18, 1918–19, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1946–47, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22

• KNVB Cup: 18

1916–17, 1942–43, 1960–61, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10

• Johan Cruijff Shield: 8

1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013

• Intercontinental Cup: 2

1972, 1995^[2]

• European Cup / Champions League: 4

1971, 1972, 1973, 1995^[2]

• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1

1987^[2]

• UEFA Cup: 1

1992^[2]

• UEFA Super Cup: 2

1974, 1995^[3][4] *(Ajax wan in 1972 an aw, housomeivver, UEFA anerly sanctioned the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in 1973 so the 1972 edition was an unofficial one. Played against Rangers, winners o the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, it actually went ahead as 'a celebration o the I Centenary of Rangers F.C.' (See belaw) acause Rangers wur servin a ane-year ban at the time imposit bi UEFA for the misbehaviour o their fans. That victory meant Ajax haed wan ivery tournament (5 in total) they entered that year, a feat Celtic achievit in 1967 (wi 6 trophies) an Barcelona (6 trophies an aw) repeatit in 2009)

• Rangers First Centenary 1872–1972: 1

1972^[4]

• Karl Rappan Cup: 1

1962^[5]

• Ajax Amsterdam Easter Tournament : 4

1934, 1949, 1950, 1952

• Amsterdam 700 Tournament / Amsterdam Tournament : 10

1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

• Blauw-Wit Amsterdam Easter Tournament: 1

1938

• Tiel Tournament : 1

1952

• HFC Tournament : 1

1973

• Molenbeek Tournament : 1

1983

• Tournoi de Bruxelles du Daring Club : 1

1935

• HCS Voetbal Cup : 1

1990

• Bruges Matins Trophy : 2

1994, 1997

• Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu : 1

1992

• Trofeo Villa de Benidorm : 1

1995

• Trofeo Concepción Arenal : 1

1995

• Winter Algarve Cup : 1

2003

• Nicola Ceravalo Tournament : 1

1992

• Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy : 1

1989

• VansDirect Trophy : 1

2008

• Ted Bates Trophy : 1

2009

• Tournament o Olympiakos Piraeus : 1

1988

• SK Brann Anniversary Tournament in Bergen : 1

1978

• Jalkapalloturnaus : 1

1993

• Alfred Berg Cup : 1

2003

• Total Cup : 1

2005

• Chippie Polar Cup : 1

2010

• World Team of the Year : 1

1995

• European Team o the Year : 4

1969, 1971, 1972, 1973

• Dutch Sports Team o the Year : 5

1968, 1969, 1972, 1987, 1995^[6]

• Sports Team o the Year : 1

1990

• Dick van Rijn Trophy : 1

1995

• Amsterdam Sportsteam o the year: 2

2011, 2013^[7]

• ING Fair Play Award : 2

2013, 2014^[8][9]

• Fair Play Cup : 1

1995

• FIFA Club o the Hunderyear : 7t place

20t Century

• Best Dutch club efter 50 years o profeesional fitbaw : 1

2004^[10]

• VVCS Best Pitch o the Year : 1

2012

• Fitbaa shirt o the Year : Ajax awa shirt bi adidas

2013–14^[11]

• The Fower-Fower-Twa Greatest Club Side Iver : Ajax (1965 – 1973)

2013^[12]

• Offeecial wabsteid
• AFC Ajax Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine at weltfussballarchiv
• AFC Ajax at soccerway

Coordinates: 52°18′51″N 4°56′31″E / 52.31417°N 4.94194°E / 52.31417; 4.94194