AFC Ajax eSports

This article is about the eSports team. For the men's football team, see AFC Ajax.

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax eSports, commonly known as Ajax eSports, or simply Ajax (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːjɑks]), is a Dutch professional esports club founded in 2016, and based in the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The club is the esports department of Ajax.

Ajax eSports

Full name	Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax eSports
Short name	Ajax
Divisions	FIFA
Founded	22 September 2016; 8 years ago (2016-09-22)
Owner	AFC Ajax NV (Euronext Amsterdam: AJAX)
Manager	Nick den Hamer
Parent group	Ajax
Website	ajax.nl/teams/ajax-esports

History

On September 22, 2016, Ajax launched Ajax eSports. The club acquired Koen Weijland, five-time national champion of the Netherlands, and FIFA World Champion in 2010, 2011 and 2015. He was officially given the number 39 shirt, with his arrival being announced just weeks ahead of the 'FIFA 17 XPERIENCE' on the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam. Ajax eSports also announced its participation to FIFA video gaming competitions.^[1][2][3][4]

Roster

FIFA

ID	Name	Position	Join date
Weijland	Koen Weijland	Player	September 22, 2016 – May 2018
DANI	Dani Hagebeuk	Player	February 1, 2017
Vinken	Lev Vinken	Player	September 21, 2017 – November 2018
Calabro	Joey Calabro	Player	April 6, 2018
AJAX Bob	Bob van Uden	Player (on loan to Sagan Tosu )	April 11, 2018
Gabinho	Gábor Szirtesi	Player	June 14, 2019
AjaxTjardo76	Tjardo Paliama	Player	July 15, 2020
AjaxFinn	Finn Donderwinkel	Player	May 19, 2021
PHzin	Paulo Chaves	Player	May 19, 2022

Management

Name	Position
Nick den Hamer	Head of eSports

Honours

Main article: List of AFC Ajax honours

National

• eDivisie : 3

2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21^[5]

International

• FC Pro 24 Open: 1

2023–24^[6]

External links

Official websites

• Ajax eSports: HOME