Ajax
2015–16 season
ChairmanHennie Henrichs
ManagerFrank de Boer
Eredivisie2nd
KNVB CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Arkadiusz Milik (21)

All:
Arkadiusz Milik (24)
Highest home attendance51,862 vs PEC Zwolle (3 April 2016)
Lowest home attendance3,750 at Excelsior (20 September 2015)

The 2015–16 AFC Ajax season saw the club participate in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The first training took place on 6 July 2015 while the traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on 20 July.

Pre-season

The first training for the 2015–16 season was held on 6 June 2015. In preparation for the new season, Ajax organized a training stage in Neustift, Austria. The squad, with manager Frank de Boer, remained there from 15 to 24 June. During this training stage, a friendly match was played against Dynamo Moscow, whereupon the club then traveled back to the Netherlands, residing at De Lutte for additional training. The squad stayed there from 30 June to 5 July, when further friendly matches were played against Nordsjælland, Panathinaikos and VfL Wolfsburg. Traveling to France, a further friendly match was played against Saint-Étienne.

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos Nat Player TotalEredivisieUEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
KNVB Cup
2015 Johan Cruyff Shield
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Netherlands NED Jasper Cillessen 3903108000
2 DF Netherlands NED Ricardo van Rhijn 1401202000
3 DF Netherlands NED Joël Veltman 3723225000
4 DF Netherlands NED Mike van der Hoorn 1401301000
6 DF Netherlands NED Riechedly Bazoer 3252854000
7 FW Denmark DEN Viktor Fischer 3492678200
8 MF Netherlands NED Daley Sinkgraven 2001604000
9 FW Poland POL Arkadiusz Milik 362229217100
10 MF Netherlands NED Davy Klaassen 371529138200
11 MF Germany GER Amin Younes 3162566000
17 DF Denmark DEN Nicolai Boilesen 00000000
19 FW Netherlands NED Richairo Zivkovic 00000000
20 FW Denmark DEN Lasse Schöne 3052446100
21 FW Netherlands NED Anwar El Ghazi 331126117000
22 DF Netherlands NED Jaïro Riedewald 2902108000
23 DF Netherlands NED Kenny Tete 2702007000
24 GK Cameroon CMR André Onana 00000000
25 MF South Africa RSA Thulani Serero 1511213000
26 DF Netherlands NED Nick Viergever 1601501000
27 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Gudelj 4053248100
29 FW Netherlands NED Sam Hendriks 10100000
30 MF Netherlands NED Donny van de Beek 101802100
31 FW Croatia CRO Robert Murić 20200000
32 MF Czech Republic CZE Václav Černý 50500000
33 GK Netherlands NED Diederik Boer 10100000
34 MF Netherlands NED Abdelhak Nouri 00000000
35 MF Netherlands NED Mitchell Dijks 3502807000
36 MF Netherlands NED Mauro Savastano 00000000
37 FW Denmark DEN Kasper Dolberg 00000000
38 GK Netherlands NED Norbert Alblas 00000000
39 DF Netherlands NED Leeroy Owusu 00000000
40 DF Netherlands NED Damian van Bruggen 00000000

As of 7 March 2016

2015–16 selection by nationality

Nationality Netherlands Denmark Serbia Cameroon France Germany Poland South Africa Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Total Players
Current squad selection 14 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 24
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection 25 1 2 - - - - - 2 1 1 32
Players out on loan 7 1 - - - - - - - - - 8

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2015–16

Current standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goals against
Yellow cards
Yellow card
Red cards
Red card
2nd 34 25 7 2 82 81 21 3 0

Points by match day

Match day 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 Total
Points 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 0 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 82

Total points by match day

Match day 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 Total
Points 3 6 9 12 13 16 19 19 22 25 28 29 32 35 38 38 41 44 47 48 49 52 55 58 61 64 65 68 71 74 75 78 81 82 82

Standing by match day

Match day 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 Standing
Standing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - 2 2

Goals by match day

Match day 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 Total
Goals 3 3 2 4 2 2 2 1 2 3 6 1 5 2 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 4 1 81

Statistics for the 2015–16 season

  • This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2014–15 season.
Friendlies Johan Cruyff Shield KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Total
Matches 6 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 034 of 3440 of 43
Win 2 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 025 of 3427 of 43
Draw 2 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 07 of 349 of 43
Loss 2 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 02 of 344 of 43
Home 2 of 20 of 00 of 00 of 10 of 00 of 172 of 20
Away 4 of 40 of 00 of 10 of 10 of 00 of 174 of 23
Yellow cards Yellow card 0000000
Red cards Red card 0000000
2 x yellow in 1 match Yellow card Yellow-red card 0000000
Number of substitutes used upward-facing green arrowdownward-facing red arrow 430000043
Goals for 1200006274
Goals against 800002129
Balance +40000+22+26
Clean sheets 1000001
Penalties for 0000000
Penalties against 0000000

2015–16 team records

Description Competition Result
Biggest win Netherlands Friendly match Ajax – Umm Salal ( 6–1 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup
Europe UEFA Champions League
Europe UEFA Europa League
Netherlands Eredivisie AZ – Ajax ( 0–3 )
Biggest loss Netherlands Friendly match Ajax – Nordsjælland ( 1–3 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup
Europe UEFA Champions League Ajax – Rapid Wien ( 2–3 )
Europe UEFA Europa League
Netherlands Eredivisie
Most goals in a match Netherlands Friendly match Ajax – Umm Salal ( 6–1 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup
Europe UEFA Champions League Ajax – Rapid Wien ( 2–3 )
Europe UEFA Europa League
Netherlands Eredivisie AZ – Ajax ( 0–3 )

Topscorers

Friendlies

Nr. Name
1. France Yaya Sanogo 3
2. Denmark Lasse Schöne 2
3. Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer 1
Netherlands Danny Bakker 1
Poland Arkadiusz Milik 1
Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 1
Netherlands Davy Klaassen 1
Denmark Lucas Andersen 1
Own goal Russia Maksim Kuzmin (Dynamo Moscow) 1
Total 12

Eredivisie

Nr. Name
1. Poland Arkadiusz Milik 21
2. Netherlands Davy Klaassen 12
3. Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 11
4. Denmark Viktor Fischer 7
5. Germany Amin Younes 6
6. Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer 5
7. Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 4
8. Denmark Lasse Schöne 4
9. Netherlands Joël Veltman 2
10. South Africa Thulani Serero 1
Total 64

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name
1. Denmark Viktor Fischer 1
Netherlands John Heitinga 1
Total 2

UEFA Champions League

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Davy Klaassen 2
2. Poland Arkadiusz Milik 1
Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 1
Total 4

UEFA Europa League

Nr. Name
1. -
Total

Placements

Friendlies KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie
Status 6 played, 2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses4th Round
Next opponent:
De Graafschap
Third qualifying round
Last opponent: SK Rapid Wien
Placement for: UEFA Europa League Playoffs
Playoff Round
Next opponent:
FK Jablonec

Competitions

All times are in CEST

Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV Eindhoven (C) 34 26 6 2 88 32 +56 84 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Ajax 34 25 7 2 81 21 +60 82 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 34 19 6 9 62 40 +22 63 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
4 AZ 34 18 5 11 70 53 +17 59 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Utrecht 34 15 8 11 57 48 +9 53 Qualification for the European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Eredivisie, NUsport, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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 (only if deciding champion, European competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 KNVB Cup.
  2. Four teams played for one spot in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

Matches

9 August 2015 1 AZ 0–3 Ajax Alkmaar
12:30 CEST Van Overeem Yellow card 66' Report El Ghazi (14), 38', Yellow card 33'
Gudelj 40'
Klaassen Yellow card 69'
Riedewald Yellow card 90'
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,637
Referee: Bas Kuipers
15 August 2015 2 Ajax 3–0 Willem II Amsterdam
19:45 CEST Milik 18'
El Ghazi 67', 90+1'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48,494
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
23 August 2015 3 NEC 0–2 Ajax Nijmegen
Report
Stadium: Goffertstadion
Attendance: 12,321
Referee: Dennis Higler
30 August 2015 4 Ajax 4–0 ADO Den Haag Amsterdam
Report
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 43,578
Referee: Danny Makkelie
12 September 2015 5 Twente 2–2 Ajax Enschede
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Pol van Boekel
20 September 2015 6 Excelsior 0–2 Ajax Rotterdam
Report
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3,750
Referee: Kevin Blom
26 September 2015 7 Ajax 2–0 Groningen Amsterdam
Report
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 45,676
Referee: Richard Liesveld
4 October 2015 8 Ajax 1–2 PSV Amsterdam
Report
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,154
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
17 October 2015 9 Heracles 0–2 Ajax Almelo
Report
Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 12,080
Referee: Kevin Blom
25 October 2015 10 Vitesse 1–3 Ajax Arnhem
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 21,163
Referee: Richard Liesveld
31 October 2015 11 Ajax 6–0 Roda JC
8 November 2015 12 Feyenoord 1–1 Ajax
21 November 2015 13 Ajax 5–1 Cambuur
29 November 2015 14 PEC Zwolle 0–2 Ajax
5 December 2015 15 Ajax 5–2 Heerenveen
13 December 2015 16 Utrecht 1–0 Ajax
20 December 2015 17 Ajax 2–1 De Graafschap
17 January 2016 18 ADO Den Haag 0–1 Ajax
23 January 2016 19 Ajax 1–0 Vitesse
26 January 2016 20 Ajax 0–0 Heracles
31 January 2016 21 Roda JC 2–2 Ajax
7 February 2016 22 Ajax 2–1 Feyenoord
14 February 2016 23 Groningen 1–2 Ajax
21 February 2016 24 Ajax 3–0 Excelsior
28 February 2016 25 Ajax 4–1 AZ
6 March 2016 26 Willem II 0–4 Ajax
13 March 2016 27 Ajax 2–2 NEC
20 March 2016 28 PSV 0–2 Ajax
3 April 2016 29 Ajax 3–0 PEC Zwolle
9 April 2016 30 Cambuur 0–1 Ajax
17 April 2016 31 Ajax 2–2 Utrecht
20 April 2016 32 Heerenveen 0–2 Ajax
1 May 2016 33 Ajax 4–0 Twente
8 May 2016 34 De Graafschap 1–1 Ajax

KNVB Cup

23 September 2015 Round 2 Ajax 2–0 De Graafschap Amsterdam
20:45 Fischer 41'
Heitinga 85'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 24,738
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
28 October 2015 Round 3 Feyenoord 1–0 Ajax Rotterdam
19:45 Veltman 90+5' (o.g.) Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Pol van Boekel

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

29 July 2015 First leg Rapid Wien Austria 2–2 Netherlands Ajax Vienna, Austria
21:05 Petsos Yellow card 42'
Kainz 48'
Schwab Red card 59'
Berić 76'
Report Klaassen 25', 43', Yellow card 71'
Veltman Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 43,200
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
4 August 2015 Second leg Ajax Netherlands 2–3
(4–5 a agg.)
Austria Rapid Wien Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:15 Milik 52'
Gudelj 75'
Report Berič 12'
Schaub 39', 77'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Play-off round
20 August 2015 First leg Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Czech Republic FK Jablonec Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CET Milik 54' (pen.) Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 30,898
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
27 August 2015 Second leg FK Jablonec Czech Republic 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
Netherlands Ajax Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
18:00 CET Report Stadium: Chance Arena
Attendance: 6,040
Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOL FEN AJX CEL
1 Norway Molde 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 0–2 1–1 3–1
2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 1–3 1–0 1–1
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 1–1 0–0 2–2
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 3 3 8 12 4 3 1–2 2–2 1–2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

17 September 2015 1 Ajax Netherlands 2–2 Scotland Celtic Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CET Fischer 25'
Schøne 84'
Report Bitton 8'
Lustig 42'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 47,455
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
1 October 2015 2 Molde Norway 1–1 Netherlands Ajax Molde, Norway
21:00 CET Hestad 8' Report Fischer 19' Stadium: Molde Stadion
Attendance: 7,890
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Friendlies

4 July 2015 Ajax Netherlands 2–2 Russia Dynamo Moscow Kematen, Austria
20:00 Kuzmin 19' (o.g.)
Bazoer 59'
Report Kuzmin 30'
M'Vila 83'
Stadium: Sportplatz Kematen
10 July 2015 Ajax Netherlands 1–3 Denmark Nordsjælland Hardenberg, Netherlands
16:30 Bakker 81' Report Ingvartsen 8'
Moberg Karlsson 17', 66'
Stadium: De Boshoek
10 July 2015 Ajax Netherlands 2–0 Greece Panathinaikos Epe, Netherlands
20:00 Milik 33'
El Ghazi 87'
Report Stadium: De Wachtelenberg
10 August 2015 Ajax Netherlands 6–1 Qatar Umm Salal Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 Schöne 2', 13'
Sanogo 6', 17', 35'
Andersen 30'
Report Sagbo 53' Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Transfers for 2015–16

Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2015 to 31 August 2015) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2015.

Arrivals

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Sheraldo BeckerForward30 June 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Lerin DuarteMidfielder30 June 2015Netherlands Heerenveen-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Mickey van der HartGoalkeeper30 June 2015Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Bas KuipersDefender30 June 2015Netherlands Excelsior-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Ruben LigeonDefender30 June 2015Netherlands NAC Breda-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Lesly de SaForward30 June 2015Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles-
Loan
upward-facing green arrowFrance Yaya SanogoForward17 July 2015England Arsenal-
Transfer
upward-facing green arrowPoland Arkadiusz MilikForward1 April 2015Germany Bayer Leverkusen€2,800,000
upward-facing green arrowBelgium Francesco AntonucciMidfielder5 May 2015Belgium Anderlecht€500,000
upward-facing green arrowSerbia Nemanja GudeljMidfielder6 May 2015Netherlands AZ€6,000,000
upward-facing green arrowSerbia Dragiša GudeljDefender9 May 2015Netherlands NAC Breda€150,000
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Mitchell DijksDefender19 June 2015Netherlands Willem II€1,000,000
upward-facing green arrowDenmark Kasper DolbergForward30 June 2015Denmark Silkeborg€270,000
upward-facing green arrowGermany Amin YounesMidfielder15 July 2015Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach€1,500,000
Free Transfer
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands John HeitingaDefender25 June 2015Germany Hertha BSC-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Keshone MettendafMidfielder30 June 2015Netherlands Almere City-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Frenkie de JongMidfielder24 August 2015Netherlands Willem II-

Departures

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Xavier MousGoalkeeper30 June 2015Netherlands Oss-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Peter LeeuwenburghGoalkeeper30 June 2015Netherlands Dordrecht-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Sheraldo BeckerForward30 June 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Ruben LigeonDefender30 June 2015Netherlands Willem II-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Lesly de SaForward30 June 2015Netherlands Willem II-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Richairo ZivkovicForward30 June 2015Netherlands Willem II-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Queensy MenigForward27 July 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
downward-facing red arrowDenmark Lucas AndersenMidfielder24 August 2015Netherlands Willem II-
Loan return
downward-facing red arrowDenmark Niki ZimlingMidfielder30 June 2015Germany Mainz 05-
Transfer
downward-facing red arrowIceland Kolbeinn SigþórssonForward1 July 2015France Nantes€3,500,000
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Ricardo KishnaForward27 July 2015Italy Lazio€4,000,000
Free Transfer
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Tom NoordhoffDefender29 April 2015Netherlands Telstar-
downward-facing red arrowGermany Marvin HönerForward20 May 2015Germany SV Rödinghausen-
downward-facing red arrowTurkey Sinan KeskinForward20 May 2015Netherlands Utrecht-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Joost MeenderingGoalkeeper28 May 2015Netherlands HVV Hollandia-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Melvin VissersMidfielder29 May 2015Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Bas KuipersDefender20 June 2015Netherlands Excelsior-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Mike GrimGoalkeeper23 June 2015Netherlands Almere City-
downward-facing red arrowFinland Niklas MoisanderDefender30 June 2015Italy Sampdoria-
downward-facing red arrowGreece James EfmorfidisMidfielder30 June 2015Netherlands AZ-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Shaquill SnoDefender30 June 2015-
downward-facing red arrowTurkey Samet BulutForward30 June 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Fabian SporksledeMidfielder16 July 2015Italy Chievo-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Donyell MalenForward24 July 2015England Arsenal-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Abdel Malek El HasnaouiMidfielder11 August 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Mickey van der HartGoalkeeper14 August 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-

Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2016 to 1 February 2016) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2015–16.

Arrivals

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Return from loan spell
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Frenkie de JongMidfielder1 January 2016Netherlands Willem II-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Peter LeeuwenburghGoalkeeper5 January 2016Netherlands Dordrecht-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Richairo ZivkovicForward31 January 2016Netherlands Willem II-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Ruben LigeonDefender31 January 2016Netherlands Willem II-

Departures

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
downward-facing red arrowIceland Óttar Magnús KarlssonForward2 January 2015Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-
downward-facing red arrowMorocco Zakaria El AzzouziForward4 January 2015Netherlands Twente-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Lerin DuarteMidfielder31 January 2015Netherlands NAC Breda-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Ruben LigeonDefender31 January 2016Netherlands Utrecht-
Return from loan spell
downward-facing red arrowFrance Yaya SanogoForward31 January 2016England Arsenal-
Free Transfer
downward-facing red arrowSerbia Dejan MelegForward3 January 2016Serbia Vojvodina-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands John HeitingaDefender31 January 2016-

References

  1. "Reglementen betaald voetbal Seizoen 2015/'16" [Regulations professional football 2015–16 season] (pdf) (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. p. 44. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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