2023–24 AFC Ajax season

The 2023–24 season was the 124th season in the history of AFC Ajax and their 68th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League.

AFC Ajax

2023–24 season
Owner	AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: AJAX)
CEO	Jan van Halst (interim, until 15 March) Alex Kroes (from 15 March on, from 2 April suspended, stepped down 25 April, new Technical Director)[1][2] Menno Geelen (interim, from 10 May)[3]
Head coach	Maurice Steijn (until 23 October)[4] Hedwiges Maduro (caretaker, 23−30 October)[5] John van 't Schip (interim, from 30 October)[6] Michael Valkanis (caretaker, 17−21 December)[7]
Stadium	Johan Cruyff Arena
Eredivisie	5th
KNVB Cup	Second round
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
UEFA Europa Conference League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Brian Brobbey (18) All: Brian Brobbey (22)
Highest home attendance	55,076 (vs Excelsior, 24 April 2024 Eredivisie)
Lowest home attendance	48,250 (vs Vitesse, 25 November 2023 Eredivisie)
Average home league attendance	53,744
Biggest win	5–0 (vs Vitesse (H) 25 November 2023 Eredivisie)
Biggest defeat	0–6 (vs Feyenoord (A) 7 April 2024 Eredivisie)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

Squad

As of 1 February 2024

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 1 GK  ARG Gerónimo Rulli 2 DF  NED Devyne Rensch 3 DF  DEN Anton Gaaei 4 DF  NED Jorrel Hato 6 MF  ENG Jordan Henderson (3rd captain) 7 FW  NED Steven Bergwijn (captain) 8 MF  NED Kenneth Taylor 9 FW  NED Brian Brobbey 10 FW  NGA Chuba Akpom 11 FW  POR Carlos Forbs 12 GK  NED Jay Gorter 13 DF  TUR Ahmetcan Kaplan 16 MF  NOR Sivert Mannsverk 18 DF  CRO Jakov Medić

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  NED Julian Rijkhoff 21 MF  NED Branco van den Boomen 22 GK  NED Remko Pasveer 23 FW  NED Steven Berghuis (vice-captain) 24 DF  NED Silvano Vos 25 DF  CRO Borna Sosa 27 FW  NED Amourricho van Axel Dongen 28 MF  NED Kian Fitz-Jim 30 DF  ARG Gastón Ávila 33 MF  BIH Benjamin Tahirović 37 DF  CRO Josip Šutalo 38 MF  ISL Kristian Hlynsson 39 FW  BEL Mika Godts 40 GK  GER Diant Ramaj

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref.
29 May 2023	MF	Branco van den Boomen	Toulouse	Free transfer	[8]
18 June 2023	MF	Benjamin Tahirović	Roma	€8,000,000	[9]
3 August 2023	GK	Diant Ramaj	Eintracht Frankfurt	€8,000,000	[10]
3 August 2023	FW	Carlos Forbs	Manchester CIty	€14,000,000	[11]
6 August 2023	DF	Jakov Medić	St. Pauli	€2,000,000	[12]
16 August 2023	FW	Chuba Akpom	Middlesbrough	€12,300,000	[13]
17 August 2023	DF	Anton Gaaei	Viborg	€4,500,000	[14]
20 August 2023	DF	Josip Šutalo	Dinamo Zagreb	€20,500,000	[15]
22 August 2023	DF	Gastón Ávila	Antwerp	€12,500,000	[16]
30 August 2023	FW	Georges Mikautadze	Metz	€16,000,000	[17]
1 September 2023	DF	Ethan Butera	Anderlecht	€1,500,000	[18]
	MF	Sivert Mannsverk	Molde	€6,000,000	[19]
	DF	Borna Sosa	VfB Stuttgart	€8,000,000	[20]
18 January 2024	MF	Jordan Henderson	Al-Ettifaq	Free transfer	[21]
1 February 2024	FW	Julian Rijkhoff	Borussia Dortmund	€1,400,000	[22]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref.
8 May 2023	FW	Sontje Hansen	NEC	Undisclosed	[23]
18 May 2023	GK	Maarten Stekelenburg	Retired	–	[24]
24 May 2023	MF	Youri Regeer	Twente	€900,000	[25]
30 June 2023	FW	Patrickson Delgado	Independiente del Valle	End of loan	[26]
	FW	Lorenzo Lucca	Pisa	End of loan	[27]
	MF	Florian Grillitsch	1899 Hoffenheim	Free transfer	[28]
11 July 2023	DF	Kik Pierie	Excelsior	Undisclosed	[29]
14 July 2023	DF	Jurriën Timber	Arsenal	€40,000,000	[30]
	FW	Dušan Tadić	Fenerbahçe	Free transfer	[31]
28 July 2023	DF	Calvin Bassey	Fulham	€22,500,000	[32]
10 August 2023	MF	Edson Álvarez	West Ham United	€38,000,000	[33]
11 August 2023	FW	Mohamed Daramy	Reims	€12,000,000	[34]
27 August 2023	FW	Mohammed Kudus	West Ham United	€43,000,000[a]	[35]
1 September 2023	MF	Davy Klaassen	Inter Milan	Free transfer	[36]
8 January 2024	MF	Stanis Idumbo Muzambo	Sevilla	€400,000	[37]
1 February 2024	DF	Anass Salah-Eddine	Twente	€1,000,000	[38]

1. Fee may eventually rise to €46,000,000 due to bonuses.

Loans in

Start date	Pos.	Player	From	End date	Fee	Ref.

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	End date	Fee	Ref.
24 June 2023	MF	Naci Ünüvar	Twente	30 June 2024	Undisclosed	[39]
28 June 2023	MF	Youri Baas	NEC	30 June 2024	Undisclosed	[40]
29 August 2023	DF	Jorge Sánchez	Porto	30 June 2024	Undisclosed	[41]
30 August 2023	MF	Kian Fitz-Jim	Excelsior	11 January 2024[a]	Undisclosed	[43]
1 September 2023	FW	Francisco Conceição	Porto	30 June 2024	Undisclosed	[44]
	FW	Christian Rasmussen	Nordsjælland	30 June 2024	Undisclosed	[45]
5 September 2023	DF	Owen Wijndal	Antwerp	30 June 2024	Undisclosed	[46]
4 January 2024	FW	Georges Mikautadze	Metz	30 June 2024	Undisclosed	[47]

1. Loan agreed initially until 30 June 2024, but it was terminated in January.^[42]

Overview

Pre-season

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled/ suspended   Fixtures

Ajax v Den Bosch

8 July 2023 Friendly	Ajax	2–2	Den Bosch	Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Misehouy 74' Kalokoh 78'	Report	Vicario 16' Laros  64' Keijser 71' Akanni  87'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Referee: Shona Shukrula

Ajax v Shakhtar Donetsk

18 July 2023 Friendly	Ajax	3–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kudus 19' (pen.), 34' Bergwijn 32'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 150 Referee: Robin Hensgens (Netherlands)

Anderlecht v Ajax

22 July 2023 Friendly	Anderlecht	3–0	Ajax	Brussels, Belgium
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Dolberg 12' Aertssen 80' (o.g.) Raman 90+4'	Report	Klaassen  36' Aertssen  64' Bergwijn  66' Taylor  74'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

Unterhaching v Ajax

25 July 2023 Friendly	Unterhaching	3–5	Ajax	Herzogenaurach, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Skarlatidis 2' Schwabl 36' Grob  41' Hoops  81' Gottmeier 85'	Report	Brobbey 39' (pen.) Hlynsson 55' Godts 64' Tahirović 71' Bergwijn 73'	Stadium: Adi-Dassler-Sportplatz Referee: Christopher Knauer (Germany)

FC Augsburg v Ajax

29 July 2023 Friendly	FC Augsburg	3–1	Ajax	Augsburg, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rulli 42' (o.g.) Tietz  45+1' Michel 69', 76' (pen.)	Report	Brobbey 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Augsburg Arena Attendance: 14,207 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Germany)

Borussia Dortmund v Ajax

6 August 2023 Friendly	Borussia Dortmund	3–1	Ajax	Dortmund, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brandt 6' Nmecha 54', 60'	Report	Brobbey 7'  89' Kudus  38' Van den Boomen  79'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 80,500 Referee: Florian Exner (Germany)

Ajax v Go Ahead Eagles

14 August 2023 Friendly	Ajax	0–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Baeten 34'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Hannover 96 v Ajax

6 January 2024 Friendly	Hannover 96	3–0	Ajax	Arcos de la Frontera, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Börner 5' Nielsen 40' Damar 44'			Stadium: Estadio Antonio Gallardo

Hannover 96 v Ajax

7 January 2024 Friendly	Hannover 96	1–2	Ajax	Arcos de la Frontera, Spain
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Damar 42'	Report	Brobbey 24' Bergwijn 26'	Stadium: Estadio Antonio Gallardo

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	12 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	5th	34	15	11	8	74	61	+13	044.12
KNVB Cup	21 December 2023		Second round	Second round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
UEFA Europa League	24 August 2023	14 December 2023	Play-off round	Group stage	8	2	2	4	14	15	−1	025.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	15 February 2024	14 March 2024	Knockout round play-offs	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	4	7	−3	025.00
Total					47	18	15	14	94	86	+8	038.30

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2023–24 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Twente	34	21	6	7	69	36	+33	69	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	AZ	34	19	8	7	70	39	+31	65	Qualification for the Europa League league stage[a]
5	Ajax	34	15	11	8	74	61	+13	56	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6	NEC	34	14	11	9	68	51	+17	53	Qualification for the European competition play-offs
7	Utrecht	34	13	11	10	49	47	+2	50

Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
Notes:

1. The 2023–24 KNVB Cup winners qualified for the Europa League league stage. Since the cup winners (Feyenoord) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	15	11	8	74	61	+13	56	9	6	2	39	21	+18	6	5	6	35	40	−5

Source: Eredivisie

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	D
Position	2	5	4	5	6	9	7	7	9	8	8	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5

Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 28 June 2023.

Ajax v Heracles Almelo

12 August 2023 1	Ajax	4–1	Heracles Almelo	Amsterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Medić 45+8' Tahirović  61' Rensch  74' Kudus 75' Bergwijn 85', 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Hoogma  10' Engels 45+5',  58' Ouahim  56' Bruns  74' Limbombe  88'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 54,029 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Excelsior v Ajax

19 August 2023 2	Excelsior	2–2	Ajax	Rotterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Horemans 45+1' Agrafiotis 48'	Report	Brobbey 25' Klaassen 72'	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Dennis Higler

Fortuna Sittard v Ajax

3 September 2023 4	Fortuna Sittard	0–0	Ajax	Sittard
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Noslin 10' Dijks  63' Rosier  90' Oratmangoen  90+2'	Report	Ávila  36' Brobbey  45+6'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 12,138 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

FC Twente v Ajax

17 September 2023 5	FC Twente	3–1	Ajax	Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rots 7' Steijn 11' Sadílek  74' Ünüvar 79'	Report	Bergwijn  13' Brobbey 35' Hato  82'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v Feyenoord

24 September 2023 6	Ajax	0–4	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Taylor  41' Vos  66' Brobbey  80'	Report	Giménez 9', 18', 59',  45+7' Paixão 37' Wellenreuther  42'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 54,000/ without spectators Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
Note: The game was abandoned in the 55th minute after it was interrupted twice due to spectator fireworks on the pitch.[48] The game was played to conclusion on 27 September at 14:00 CEST without an audience.[49]

RKC Waalwijk v Ajax

30 September 2023 7	RKC Waalwijk	2–3	Ajax	Waalwijk
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramer 37' Meijers  42' Oukili 51'	Report	Brobbey 30' Bergwijn 43' (pen.) Berghuis 57'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,159 Referee: Pol van Boekel
Note: The game was abandoned in the 84th minute after a medical emergency, related with the RKC goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen.[50] The game was played to conclusion on 6 December at 20:00 CET.[51]

Ajax v AZ

8 October 2023 8	Ajax	1–2	AZ	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bergwijn  50' Vos  65' Van den Boomen 73'	Report	Pavlidis 45' De Wit 57' Martins Indi  87'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 54,028 Referee: Allard Lindhout

FC Utrecht v Ajax

22 October 2023 9	FC Utrecht	4–3	Ajax	Utrecht
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Flamingo 44' Van der Hoorn 48' Toornstra 71' Fraulo 90' Seuntjens  90+4'	Report	Hlynsson 52', 55' Bergwijn 65' (pen.) Sosa  75' Tahirović  83'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,198 Referee: Dennis Higler

PSV v Ajax

29 October 2023 10	PSV	5–2	Ajax	Eindhoven
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lozano 20', 60', 72' De Jong 49' Saibari 52',  90'	Report	Van den Boomen 10' Hato  13' Brobbey 40' Bergwijn  62'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v FC Volendam

2 November 2023 3	Ajax	2–0	FC Volendam	Amsterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bergwijn 57' Akpom 89'	Report	Twigt  85'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 54,177 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
Note: The game was originally scheduled for 27 September, but due to the KNVB decision to play the suspended Klassieker derby to the end on that day, the game against Volendam was moved for a later date.

Ajax v SC Heerenveen

5 November 2023 11	Ajax	4–1	SC Heerenveen	Amsterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Bergwijn 25' Brobbey 42' Van den Boomen  60' Akpom 84', 90+2'	Report	Van Amersfoort  40' Brouwers 45+1' Olsson  81'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 54,288 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Almere City v Ajax

12 November 2023 12	Almere City	2–2	Ajax	Almere
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Jacobs  7' Van Bruggen  15' Robinet  15', 90+3' (pen.) Ritmeester van de Kamp 67' Resink  75' Koopmeiners  90+5'	Report	Brobbey  15' Akpom 68' Tahirović 82' Rensch  90+1'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,222 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Ajax v Vitesse

25 November 2023 13	Ajax	5–0	Vitesse	Amsterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hato 3' Hlynsson 12' Oroz 50' (o.g.) Akpom 58' Taylor 67' Bergwijn  90+2'	Report	Cornelisse  90+1' Domgjoni  90+4'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 48,250 Referee: Dennis Higler

NEC v Ajax

3 December 2023 14	NEC	1–2	Ajax	Nijmegen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tavşan 90'	Report	Hlynsson 57' Forbs 88'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam

9 December 2023 15	Ajax	2–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Brobbey 8' Bergwijn 42' (pen.)	Report	Neghli 55' De Guzmán  68'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 54,526 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v PEC Zwolle

17 December 2023 16	Ajax	2–2	PEC Zwolle	Amsterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Brobbey 35', 48' Berghuis  53'	Report	Velanas  30' MacNulty  54' Thy 60', 89' Vellios  90+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 53,853 Referee: Joey Kooij

Go Ahead Eagles v Ajax

14 January 2024 17	Go Ahead Eagles	2–3	Ajax	Deventer
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Edvardsen 44' Kramer 58'	Report	Brobbey 27' Tahirović 45+4' Hlynsson  53' Medić  55' Rensch 72'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,997 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Ajax v RKC Waalwijk

21 January 2024 18	Ajax	4–1	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Brobbey 9', 35', 70' Tahirović  38' Hlynsson 64' Berghuis 87'	Report	Kramer 15'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 54,514 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Heracles Almelo v Ajax

27 January 2024 19	Heracles Almelo	2–4	Ajax	Almelo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hornkamp 12' De Keersmaecker  15' Engels 60' Cestic  90'	Report	Brobbey 16', 57' Berghuis 55' Taylor  81' Hlynsson 84'	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Dennis Higler

Ajax v PSV

3 February 2024 20	Ajax	1–1	PSV	Amsterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Berghuis 19' Hato  26'	Report	De Jong 34' Schouten  72' Ramalho  76' Lozano  77'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 53,744 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

SC Heerenveen v Ajax

11 February 2024 21	SC Heerenveen	3–2	Ajax	Heerenveen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Van Amersfoort 11', 46' Sahraoui 38' Van Beek  49' Köhlert  51' Braude  65' Bochniewicz  72'	Report	Bochniewicz 51' (o.g.) Akpom 79'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 24,150 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v NEC

18 February 2024 22	Ajax	2–2	NEC	Amsterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Brobbey 7',  68' Forbs 79' Hlynsson  87'	Report	Hato 61' (o.g.) Rober 90+5'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 53,521 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

AZ v Ajax

25 February 2024 23	AZ	2–0	Ajax	Alkmaar
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Van Bommel 7', 67' Bazoer  55' Goes  79'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 19,016 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Ajax v FC Utrecht

3 March 2024 24	Ajax	2–0	FC Utrecht	Amsterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Brobbey 39' Mannsverk  65' Taylor 77' Rensch  83'	Report	Azarkan  36' Flamingo  42' Iqbal  86'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 53,159 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Ajax v Fortuna Sittard

10 March 2024 25	Ajax	2–2	Fortuna Sittard	Amsterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Taylor 8' Brobbey 88' Kaplan  90+6'	Report	Duarte 49' Sierhuis 66'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 54,252 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax

17 March 2024 26	Sparta Rotterdam	2–2	Ajax	Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Verschueren 28', 47'	Report	Akpom 65' Bergwijn 88' Taylor  89' Kaplan  90+4'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,599 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

PEC Zwolle v Ajax

31 March 2024 27	PEC Zwolle	1–3	Ajax	Zwolle
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Velanas  9' Lam  38' Vellios  71' Krastev 72' MacNulty  77'	Report	Hlynsson 12' Akpom 24', 84' Mannsverk  50' Vos  89'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Ajax v Go Ahead Eagles

4 April 2024 28	Ajax	1–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Amsterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gaaei 24' Hato  57'	Report	Kuipers 90+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 53,820 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Feyenoord v Ajax

7 April 2024 29	Feyenoord	6–0	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Paixão 34', 66' Minteh 35', 56' Hancko 45+2' Timber 62'	Report	Kaplan  69' Tahirović  76'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v FC Twente

14 April 2024 30	Ajax	2–1	FC Twente	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Šutalo  5' Mannsverk  35' Brobbey 59' Bergwijn 81' (pen.)	Report	Van Wolfswinkel 31' Kjølø  32'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 53,718 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Ajax v Excelsior

24 April 2024 31	Ajax	2–2	Excelsior	Amsterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rensch 27' Bergwijn  36' Tahirović  68' Gaaei  77' Akpom 89'	Report	Baas 38' (pen.) Lamprou 53' Horemans  67' Benita  73'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 55,076 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

FC Volendam v Ajax

5 May 2024 32	FC Volendam	1–4	Ajax	Volendam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Benamar 80'	Report	Taylor 25', 77' Akpom 59' Brobbey 70'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Alex Bos

Ajax v Almere City

12 May 2024 33	Ajax	3–0	Almere City	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mannsverk  26' Bergwijn 29', 34', 38' Kaplan  45+3' Hato  62'	Report	Akujobi  10' Van Bruggen  52'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 54,697 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Vitesse v Ajax

19 May 2024 34	Vitesse	2–2	Ajax	Arnhem
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Oroz  9' Boutrah 15' Kozłowski 78' Hadj Moussa  90+1'	Report	Šutalo 42',  61' Bergwijn  90+1' Berghuis 90+3'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 18,796 Referee: Erwin Blank

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2023–24 KNVB Cup

USV Hercules v Ajax

21 December 2023 Second round	USV Hercules	3–2	Ajax	Utrecht
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Pieters 16', 66' Fonville  42' Van Hussen  44' Grotenbreg 90+3'	Report	Ávila  44' Brobbey  75', 83' Gaaei  77' Akpom 89'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Erwin Blank

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Play-off round

The play-off round draw was held on 7 August 2023.

Ludogorets Razgrad v Ajax

24 August 2023 First leg	Ludogorets Razgrad	1–4	Ajax	Razgrad, Bulgaria
20:00 CEST	Verdon 70' (pen.)	Report	Kudus 16', 18', 50' Brobbey 40' Medić  81'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 9,880 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Ajax v Ludogorets Razgrad

31 August 2023 Second leg	Ajax	0–1 (4–2 agg.)	Ludogorets Razgrad	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:00 CEST	Bergwijn  45' Taylor  56' Berghuis  74'	Report	Heister  55' Tissera 62' Gonçalves 71'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 50,900 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group B

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BHA	MAR	AJA	AEK
1	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	13	Advance to round of 16		—	1–0	2–0	2–3
2	Marseille	6	3	2	1	14	10	+4	11	Advance to knockout round play-offs		2–2	—	4–3	3–1
3	Ajax	6	1	2	3	10	13	−3	5	Transfer to Europa Conference League		0–2	3–3	—	3–1
4	AEK Athens	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	4			0–1	0–2	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Ajax v Marseille

21 September 2023 1	Ajax	3–3	Marseille	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Borges 9' Berghuis 20',  22' Taylor 52' Vos  55'  90+1'	Report	Clauss 23' Aubameyang 38', 78' Gigot  90+7'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

AEK Athens v Ajax

5 October 2023 2	AEK Athens	1–1	Ajax	Athens, Greece
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Vida  40', 74' Pineda  52' Araujo  89' Amrabat  90'	Report	Bergwijn 30' (pen.) Brobbey  56' Šutalo  61'	Stadium: AEK Arena Attendance: 29,524 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Brighton & Hove Albion v Ajax

26 October 2023 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Ajax	Falmer, England
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mitoma  22' Van Hecke  31' João Pedro 42' Fati 53'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,540 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Ajax v Brighton & Hove Albion

9 November 2023 4	Ajax	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Fati 14' João Pedro  33' Adingra 53' Van Hecke  69'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 52,095 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

Marseille v Ajax

30 November 2023 5	Marseille	4–3	Ajax	Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Aubameyang 9' (pen.), 48', 90+3' (pen.) Mbemba 26' Lodi  69' Sarr  90'	Report	Brobbey 10', 30' Berghuis  63' Taylor  71' Hlynsson  76' Akpom 79' Rensch  90+3' Hato  90+8'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 60,638 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

Ajax v AEK Athens

14 December 2023 6	Ajax	3–1	AEK Athens	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Akpom 5', 56' Brobbey  8' Sosa  10' Taylor 20' Hato  54' Šutalo  76'	Report	García 11' Amrabat  15' Vida  35' Moukoudi  45+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 53,926 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.

Ajax v Bodø/Glimt

15 February 2024 First leg	Ajax	2–2	Bodø/Glimt	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gooijer  85' Henderson  87' Van den Boomen 90+1' (pen.) Berghuis 90+7'	Report	Grønbæk 16', 64' Moe  37' Bjørtuft  90+1'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 52,267 Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

Bodø/Glimt v Ajax

22 February 2024 Second leg	Bodø/Glimt	1–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.)	Ajax	Bodø, Norway
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Grønbæk  57'  65' Žugelj  79' Berg 83' Gundersen  90+1' Evjen  96'	Report	Berghuis 34' Šutalo  48' Rensch  57' Ramaj  79' Taylor 114'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 7,885 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024.

Ajax v Aston Villa

7 March 2024 First leg	Ajax	0–0	Aston Villa	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Mannsverk  24' Gooijer  68'  86'	Report	Konsa  25'  83' Cash  64' Zaniolo  76'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 52,197 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Aston Villa v Ajax

14 March 2024 Second leg	Aston Villa	4–0 (4–0 agg.)	Ajax	Birmingham, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rogers  11' Watkins  19', 25' Bailey 60' Durán 75' Diaby 81'	Report	Mannsverk  14'  66'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,916 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		KNVB Cup		Europa League		Europa Conference League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ARG	Gerónimo Rulli	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	NED	Devyne Rensch	38	2	26+2	2	0	0	6	0	4	0
3	DF	DEN	Anton Gaaei	34	1	12+13	1	0+1	0	4+1	0	0+3	0
4	DF	NED	Jorrel Hato	46	1	33	1	1	0	8	0	4	0
6	MF	ENG	Jordan Henderson	12	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7	FW	NED	Steven Bergwijn	31	13	23+1	12	0	0	7	1	0	0
8	MF	NED	Kenneth Taylor	47	8	31+3	5	1	0	8	2	3+1	1
9	FW	NED	Brian Brobbey	43	22	29+1	18	0+1	1	8	3	4	0
10	FW	ENG	Chuba Akpom	35	15	8+16	11	1	1	1+5	3	1+3	0
11	FW	POR	Carlos Forbs	32	3	8+13	2	1	0	6+2	1	1+1	0
12	GK	NED	Jay Gorter	12	0	7+1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
13	DF	TUR	Ahmetcan Kaplan	13	0	10+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF	NOR	Sivert Mannsverk	16	0	12+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
18	DF	CRO	Jakov Medić	9	1	3+3	1	0	0	2+1	0	0	0
19	FW	NED	Julian Rijkhoff	10	0	0+8	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
21	MF	NED	Branco van den Boomen	29	3	11+10	2	0	0	1+4	0	1+2	1
22	GK	NED	Remko Pasveer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	NED	Steven Berghuis	29	8	16+4	5	0	0	6+1	1	2	2
24	DF	NED	Silvano Vos	14	0	3+8	0	0	0	1+2	0	0	0
25	DF	CRO	Borna Sosa	24	0	10+6	0	0	0	3+1	0	3+1	0
27	FW	NED	Amourricho van Axel Dongen	5	0	1+2	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	MF	NED	Kian Fitz-Jim	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	ARG	Gastón Ávila	8	0	4+1	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0
33	MF	BIH	Benjamin Tahirović	37	2	18+8	2	0+1	0	7+1	0	1+1	0
37	DF	CRO	Josip Šutalo	32	1	22+1	1	1	0	5	0	3	0
38	FW	ISL	Kristian Hlynsson	34	7	22+3	7	1	0	2+2	0	4	0
39	FW	BEL	Mika Godts	16	0	7+6	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0
40	GK	GER	Diant Ramaj	30	0	20+2	0	1	0	3	0	4	0
42	FW	CUW	Ar'jany Martha	12	0	8+1	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0	0
47	DF	NED	Tristan Gooijer	13	0	7+2	0	1	0	0+1	0	2	0
49	FW	NED	Jaydon Banel	6	0	1+4	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
5	DF	NED	Owen Wijndal	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
6	MF	NED	Davy Klaassen	4	1	0+2	1	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
17	DF	NED	Anass Salah-Eddine	9	0	2+4	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0
19	DF	MEX	Jorge Sánchez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	GEO	Georges Mikautadze	9	0	2+4	0	1	0	0+2	0	0	0
20	MF	GHA	Mohammed Kudus	3	4	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0
35	FW	POR	Francisco Conceição	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers

Rank	No	Pos	Nat	Name	Eredivisie	KNVB Cup	Europa League	Europa Conference League	Total
1	9	FW		Brian Brobbey	18	1	3	0	22
2	10	FW		Chuba Akpom	11	1	3	0	15
3	7	FW		Steven Bergwijn	12	0	1	0	13
4	8	FW		Kenneth Taylor	5	0	2	1	8
	23	FW		Steven Berghuis	5	0	1	2	8
6	38	MF		Kristian Hlynsson	7	0	0	0	7
7	20	MF		Mohammed Kudus	1	0	3	0	4
8	11	FW		Carlos Forbs	2	0	1	0	3
	21	MF		Branco van den Boomen	2	0	0	1	3
10	2	DF		Devyne Rensch	2	0	0	0	2
	33	MF		Benjamin Tahirović	2	0	0	0	2
12	3	DF		Anton Gaaei	1	0	0	0	1
	4	DF		Jorrel Hato	1	0	0	0	1
	6	MF		Davy Klaassen	1	0	0	0	1
	18	DF		Jakov Medić	1	0	0	0	1
	37	DF		Josip Šutalo	1	0	0	0	1
Own goal					2	0	0	0	1
Totals					74	2	14	4	94

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank	No	Pos	Nat	Name	Eredivisie	KNVB Cup	Europa League	Europa Conference League	Total
1	40	GK		Diant Ramaj	3	0	0	1	4
2	12	GK		Jay Gorter	1	0	0	0	1
	1	GK		Gerónimo Rulli	1	0	0	0	1
Total					5	0	0	1	6

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name	Eredivisie			KNVB Cup			Europa League			Europa Conference League			Total			Notes
2	DF		Devyne Rensch	2		1				1			1			4		1
3	DF		Anton Gaaei	1			1									2
4	DF		Jorrel Hato	5						2						7
6	MF		Jordan Henderson										1			1
7	FW		Steven Bergwijn	5		1				1						6		1
8	MF		Kenneth Taylor	3						2						5
9	FW		Brian Brobbey	4			1			2						7
10	FW		Chuba Akpom							1						1
13	DF		Ahmetcan Kaplan	3		1										3		1
16	MF		Sivert Mannsverk	4									1	1		5	1
18	DF		Jakov Medić	1						1						2
21	MF		Branco van den Boomen	1												1
23	FW		Steven Berghuis	1						2		1				3		1
24	DF		Silvano Vos	3						1	1					4	1
25	DF		Borna Sosa	1						1						2
30	DF		Gastón Ávila	1			1									2
33	MF		Benjamin Tahirović	5												5
37	DF		Josip Šutalo	2						2					1	4		1
38	DF		Kristian Hlynsson	2						1						3
40	DF		Diant Ramaj										1			1
47	DF		Tristan Gooijer										1	1		1	1

Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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