1995–96 AFC Ajax season

During the 1995–96 Dutch football season, Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.

AFC Ajax

1995–96 season
Manager	Louis van Gaal
Stadium	De Meer Stadion Olympisch Stadion (selected matches)
Eredivisie	1st
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
Johan Cruijff Shield	Winners
Champions League	Runners-up
UEFA Super Cup	Winners
Intercontinental Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	Patrick Kluivert (15)
Home colours Away colours
← 1994–95 1996–97 →

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  NED Fred Grim — GK  NED Edwin van der Sar — DF  NED Danny Blind (captain) — DF  NED Winston Bogarde — DF  NED Frank de Boer (vice captain) — DF  NED Michael Reiziger — DF  NED Arnold Scholten — DF  NED Sonny Silooy — DF  BRA Márcio Santos — MF  NED Ronald de Boer — MF  NED Edgar Davids[notes 1] — MF  NED Rob Gehring — MF  NED Denny Landzaat

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NED Peter Hoekstra — MF  ZAI Kiki Musampa[notes 2] — MF  NED Marc Overmars — MF  NED Martijn Reuser — MF  NED Dennis Schulp — MF  NED Ignacio Tuhuteru — MF  NED Dave van den Bergh — MF  NED Nordin Wooter[notes 3] — MF  NGA Finidi George — FW  NED Patrick Kluivert — FW  FIN Jari Litmanen — FW  RUS Andriy Demchenko[notes 4] — FW  NGA Nwankwo Kanu

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  AUS Hayden Foxe — MF  USA John O'Brien — DF  NED Arno Splinter

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Marcio Santos	Fiorentina
MF	Arnold Scholten	Feyenoord
MF	Andriy Demchenko	CSKA Moscow

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Clarence Seedorf	Sampdoria
MF	Frank Rijkaard		retired
DF	John van den Brom	İstanbulspor
DF	Tarik Oulida	Sevilla
FW	Peter van Vossen	İstanbulspor
FW	Clyde Wijnhard	RKC Waalwijk

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Peter Hoekstra	PSV Eindhoven

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type

Competitions

Eredivisie

Main article: 1995–96 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ajax (C)	34	26	5	3	97	24	+73	83	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	PSV[a]	34	24	5	5	97	25	+72	77	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Feyenoord	34	18	9	7	66	36	+30	63	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Roda JC	34	15	12	7	51	35	+16	57
5	Vitesse Arnhem	34	15	8	11	48	44	+4	53

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Winners KNVB Cup.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1996–97 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 1996–97 UEFA Cup

Matches

Ajax v FC Utrecht

20 August 1995 1	Ajax	4–0	FC Utrecht	Amsterdam
	Davids 48' Kluivert 59' Blind 62' Reuser 73' Blind	Report	76'  Vierklau Ten Hag	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Roelof Luinge

NEC v Ajax

25 August 1995 2	NEC	0–6	Ajax	Nijmegen
	Stock	Report	7' Finidi 31' Davids 33' Overmars 50' Reuser 55' Finidi 72' Overmars	Stadium: Goffertstadion Referee: Jan Wegereef

Ajax v Sparta

10 September 1995 3	Ajax	4–0	Sparta	Amsterdam
	Kanu 6' Kanu 23' Overmars 40' Reuser 89'	Report	Smith	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jaap Uilenberg

Go Ahead Eagles v Ajax

17 September 1995 4	Go Ahead Eagles	0–4	Ajax	Deventer
	Hulshoff Verkuyl Michels		57' (o.g.) Marbus 65' Kanu 76' (pen.)Kanu 81' Davids	Stadium: Adelaarshorst Referee: John Blankenstein

Ajax v Fortuna Sittard

20 September 1995 5	Ajax	4–0	Fortuna Sittard	Amsterdam
	Frank de Boer 17' Kanu 20' Ronald de Boer 26' Overmars 85'	Report	Lee	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jeff van Vliet

NAC v Ajax

24 September 1995 6	NAC	0–1	Ajax	Breda
	Lokhoff	Report	63' Kluivert Bogarde	Stadium: NAC Stadion Referee: Dick Jol

SC Heerenveen v Ajax

01 October 1995 7	SC Heerenveen	0–4	Ajax	Heerenveen
	Doesburg	Report	12' Davids 57' (o.g) Straal 67' Litmanen 73' Kluivert	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Referee: Jaap Uilenberg

Ajax v Vitesse Arnhem

04 October 1995 8	Ajax	3–0	Vitesse Arnhem	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 23', Davids 53' R De Boer 71'		Van Wanrooy	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jan Wegereef

FC Twente v Ajax

15 October 1995 9	FC Twente	0–3	Ajax	Twente
		Report	26' Litmanen 31' Overmars 60' Overmars	Stadium: Diekman Stadion Referee: Mario van der Ende

Feyenoord v Ajax

22 October 1995 10	Feyenoord	2–4	Ajax	Rotterdam
	Zwijnenberg 2' Larsson 7' van Gobbel	Report	13' Bogarde 29' Litmanen 37' Overmars 57' Overmars	Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Jaap Uilenberg

Ajax v FC Volendam

25 October 1995 11	Ajax	4–0	FC Volendam	Amsterdam
	F de Boer 15' R de Boer 18' R de Boer 51' Wooter 79'	Report	58' Nijholt  90'  Kromheer Persijn	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Herman van Dijk

Ajax v Roda JC

28 October 1995 12	Ajax	6–1	Roda JC	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 13' Litmanen 16' Blind 22' Davids 37' Kluivert 56' Kanu 67'	Report	53' Roelofsen	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Roelof Luinge

Ajax v PSV

05 November 1995 14	Ajax	1–1	PSV	Amsterdam
	Kanu 34 '	Report	32 ' Ronaldo	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Referee: John Blankenstein

RKC v Ajax

08 November 1995 13	RKC	0–3	Ajax	Waalwijk
		Report	21 'Kluivert 59 ' Kluivert 89' (pen.) Litmanen	Stadium: Sportpark Olympia Referee: Mario van der Ende

Ajax v FC Groningen

19 November 1995 15	Ajax	4–1	FC Groningen	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 11 ' Litmanen 20' (pen.) Kanu 69 ' Overmars 82 '		90 ' De Jong	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jef van Vliet

FC Utrecht v Ajax

17 December 1995 18	FC Utrecht	0–3	Ajax	Utrecht
			10 ' Overmars 25' (pen.) Litmanen 38 ' Litmanen	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Hugo Luijten

Ajax v De Graafschap

20 December 1995 17	Ajax	1–0	De Graafschap	Amsterdam
	Litmanen 45 ' Overmars 59'			Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Referee: Jaap Uilenberg

Ajax v NEC

24 December 1995 19	Ajax	3–1	NEC	Amsterdam
	Litmanen 12 ' Finidi 39 ' R de Boer 73' (pen.)		48 ' Sumiala	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Wout Schaap

Willem II v Ajax

14 January 1996 16	Willem II	1–0	Ajax	Tilburg
	Van der Vegt 56 '	Report		Stadium: Willem II Stadion Referee: Wegeref

Sparta v Ajax

21 January 1996 20	Sparta	3–3	Ajax	Rotterdam
	Jalink 7 ' Krijgsman 20 ' De Nooijer 31 '	Report	16 ' Bogarde 19 ' Scholten 62 ' Hoekstra	Stadium: Stadion Spangen Referee: Mario van der Ende

Ajax v SC Heerenveen

25 February 1996 24	Ajax	6–2	SC Heerenveen	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 20 ' R de Boer 23 ' Hoekstra 46 ' Kanu 54 ' Blind 56 ' Kluivert 71 '	Report	84 ' Wouden 87 ' Wouden	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Rene Temmink

Vitesse Arnhem v Ajax

03 March 1996 25	Vitesse Arnhem	2–1	Ajax	Arnhem
	Laros 9 ' Laros 70 '	Report	87 ' Kluivert	Stadium: Nieuw Monnikenhuize Referee: Wegeref

Ajax v FC Twente

10 March 1996 26	Ajax	6–1	FC Twente	Amsterdam
	F De Boer 37' Davids 39 ' Kluivert 50 ' Ayupov 54' (o.g.) Musampa 65 ' Hoekstra 66 '	Report	67 ' Ten Caat	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Luinge

Fortuna Sittard v Ajax

13 March 1996 22	Fortuna Sittard	1–2	Ajax	Sittard
	Jeffrey 75 ' Roest 76'		72 ' Kanu 81 ' Kluivert	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Referee: Herman van Dijk

FC Volendam v Ajax

17 March 1996 27	FC Volendam	0–0	Ajax	Volendam
				Stadium: Kras Stadion

Ajax v Feyenoord

24 March 1996 28	Ajax	2–0	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
	Litmanen 25 ' Kluivert 54 '			Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Referee: Uilenberg

Ajax v Go Ahead Eagles

27 March 1996 21	Ajax	2–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Amsterdam
	Hoekstra 31 ' Kanu 61 '		88 ' Verkuyl	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Bossen

Roda JC v Ajax

30 March 1996 29	Roda JC	2–0	Ajax	Kerkrade
	Babangida 18 ' Doomernik 35 '			Stadium: Sportpark Kaalheide Referee: Luinge

Ajax v NAC

06 April 1996 23	Ajax	2–0	NAC	Amsterdam
	R. de Boer 19 ' Kanu 45 '			Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Dick van Egmond

PSV v Ajax

08 April 1996 31	PSV	1–1	Ajax	Eindhoven
	Nilis 40 ' Wouters		53 ', Hoekstra	Stadium: Philips Stadion Referee: Mario van der Ende

Ajax v RKC

13 April 1996 30	Ajax	1–0	RKC	Amsterdam
	Reiziger 60 '			Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Fred Sterk

FC Groningen v Ajax

21 April 1996 32	FC Groningen	3–4	Ajax	Groningen
	Sion 24 ' Bombarda 40 ' Sion 78 '		32' (pen.) Litmanen 44 ' Litmanen 47 ' Kanu 90 ' Wooter	Stadium: Stadion Oosterpark Referee: Temmink

Ajax v Willem II

28 April 1996 33	Ajax	5–1	Willem II	Amsterdam
	Litmanen 18' van Fessen 32' (o.g.) Finidi 34 ' Finidi 70 ' Finidi 71 '		82 ' De Gier	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Hugo Luitjen

De Graafschap v Ajax

05 May 1996 34	De Graafschap	0–0	Ajax	Doetinchem
				Stadium: De Vijverberg Referee: Luinge

KNVB Cup

Main article: 1995–96 KNVB Cup

Heracles‘74 v Ajax

24 January 1996 First Round

Heracles‘74

0–3

Ajax

Bornsestraat, Almelo

SC Cambuur v Ajax

30 January 1996 Second Round

SC Cambuur

2–0

Ajax

Cambuur Stadion, Leeuwarden

Dutch Supercup

Main article: 1995 Dutch Supercup

Ajax v Feyenoord

16 August 1995	Ajax	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Feyenoord	De Kuip, Rotterdam
	R. de Boer 25' Kluivert 102' (pen.)		Larsson 27'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AJX	RMA	FER	GRA
1	Ajax	6	5	1	0	15	1	+14	16	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–0	4–0	3–0
2	Real Madrid	6	3	1	2	11	5	+6	10			0–2	—	6–1	2–0
3	Ferencváros	6	1	2	3	9	19	−10	5			1–5	1–1	—	3–3
4	Grasshopper	6	0	2	4	3	13	−10	2			0–0	0–2	0–3	—

Source: UEFA

Ajax v Real Madrid

13 September 1995 1	Ajax	1–0	Real Madrid	Amsterdam
20:30	Overmars 14'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

Ferencváros v Ajax

27 September 1995 2	Ferencváros	1–5	Ajax	Budapest
20:30	Nyilas 59' (pen.)	Report	Litmanen 57', 80' (pen.), 88' Kluivert 67' F. de Boer 85'	Stadium: Űllői út Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)

Ajax v Grasshopper

18 October 1995 3	Ajax	3–0	Grasshopper	Amsterdam
20:30	Kluivert 10', 68' Finidi 87'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Adrian Porumboiu (Romania)

Grasshopper v Ajax

1 November 1995 4	Grasshopper	0–0	Ajax	Zürich
20:30		Report		Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 20,100 Referee: Nikolay Levnikov (Russia)

Real Madrid v Ajax

22 November 1995 5	Real Madrid	0–2	Ajax	Madrid
20:30		Report	64' Litmanen 76' Kluivert	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Ajax v Ferencváros

6 December 1995 6	Ajax	4–0	Ferencváros	Amsterdam
20:30	Overmars 17' R. de Boer 22' Litmanen 62', 66'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 42,319 Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

Knockout phase

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Borussia Dortmund v Ajax

6 March 1996 First Leg	Borussia Dortmund	0–2	Ajax	Dortmund, Germany
20:30		Report	Davids 8' Kluivert 85'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 35,800 Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)

Ajax v Borussia Dortmund

20 March 1996 Second Leg	Ajax	1–0	Borussia Dortmund	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30	Musampa 75'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Vaclav Krondl (Czech Republic)

Semi-finals

Ajax v Panathinaikos

3 April 1996 First Leg	Ajax	0–1	Panathinaikos	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
20:30		Report	Warzycha 87'	Attendance: 42,000 Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)

Panathinaikos v Ajax

17 April 1996 Second Leg	Panathinaikos	0–3	Ajax	Spyridon Louis, Athens
21:30		Report	Litmanen 4', 77' Wooter 86'	Attendance: 74,000 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Final

Main article: 1996 UEFA Champions League Final

Ajax v Juventus

22 May 1996	Ajax	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Juventus	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20:30	Litmanen 41'	Report	Ravanelli 13'	Attendance: 67,000 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
	Penalties
	Davids Litmanen Scholten Silooy		Ferrara Pessotto Padovano Jugović

Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 1995 Intercontinental Cup

Ajax v Grêmio

28 November 1995	Ajax	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Grêmio	National Stadium, Tokyo
18:15		Report		Attendance: 47,129 Referee: David Elleray (England)
	Penalties
	Kluivert R. de Boer F. de Boer George Blind		Dinho Arce Magno Gélson Adílson

UEFA Super Cup

Main article: 1995 UEFA Super Cup

Real Zaragoza v Ajax

6 February 1996 First Leg	Real Zaragoza	1–1	Ajax	La Romareda, Zaragoza
	Aguado 28'		Kluivert 70'	Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

Ajax v Real Zaragoza

28 February 1996 Second Leg	Ajax	4–0	Real Zaragoza	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
	Bogarde 43' George 54' Blind 65' (pen.), 69' (pen.)			Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 22 May 1996^[1]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		KNBV		Champions League		Dutch Supercup UEFA Supercup & Intercontinental Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
--	GK	NED	Van der Sar	50	-3	33	0	2	0	11	-3	4	0
--	DF	NED	Reiziger	41	1	26	1	2	0	9	0	4	0
--	DF	NED	F. de Boer	47	4	32	3	2	0	9	1	4	0
--	DF	NED	Blind	44	5	31	3	2	0	8	0	3	2
--	DF	NED	Bogarde	50	3	31+2	2	2	0	11	0	4	1
--	MF	NGA	Finidi	44	9	28+1	6	1	1	10	1	4	1
--	MF	NED	Davids	42	8	28	7	0	0	11	1	3	0
--	MF	NED	R. de Boer	46	10	30	7	2	1	11	1	3	1
--	FW	NGA	Kanu	40	13	18+10	13	0	0	7+2	0	2+1	0
--	FW	FIN	Litmanen	40	23	22+4	14	2	0	10	9	2	0
--	FW	NED	Kluivert	42	23	26+2	15	2	1	6+2	5	4	2
--	GK	NED	Grim	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	MF	NED	Hoekstra	18	5	16	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
--	MF	NED	Overmars	23	12	15	10	0	0	6	2	2	0
--	DF	NED	Silooy	16	0	9+2	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
--	MF	NED	Wooter	35	3	7+18	2	1+1	0	2+4	1	0+2	0
--	DF	NED	Scholten	27	1	6+10	1	2	0	2+4	0	3	0
--	MF	NED	Reuser	24	3	5+13	3	0	0	1+3	0	0+2	0
--	DF	BRA	Márcio Santos	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	MF	ZAI	Musampa	26	2	3+13	1	0+2	0	3+4	1	1	0
--	DF	NGA	C. Kanu	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	FW	RUS	Demchenko	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
--	MF	NED	van den Bergh	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
--	MF	NED	Landzaat	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
--	MF	NED	Schulp	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	MF	NED	Tuhuteru	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
--	MF	NED	Gehring	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

• Source: ^{[citation needed]}