AFC Ajax
2022–23 season
OwnerAFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: AJAX)
CEOEdwin van der Sar
Head coachAlfred Schreuder
(1 July 2022 until 26 January 2023)
John Heitinga
(interim 27 January 2023 - 2 February 2023, head coach since 2 February 2023 until end of the season)
StadiumJohan Cruyff Arena
Eredivisie3rd
KNVB CupRunners-up
Johan Cruyff ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueKnockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Brobbey (13)
All:
Mohammed Kudus (18)
Highest home attendance54,990 (vs. Vitesse,
9 November 2022
Eredivisie),
(vs. FC Volendam,
26 January 2023
Eredivisie)
Lowest home attendance49,555 (vs. SC Heerenveen,
10 September 2022
Eredivisie)
Average home league attendance53,906
Biggest win7–1 (vs Excelsior Rotterdam (H)
16 October 2022
Eredivisie)
Biggest defeat1–6 (vs Napoli (H)
4 October 2022
UEFA Champions League)

The 2022–23 season was the 123rd season in the history of AFC Ajax and their 67th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, Johan Cruyff Shield, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa League.

The mid-season break was longer and started earlier because of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with the last match on 13 November 2022, and the first match after the World Cup on 8 January 2023 (following the World Cup final on 18 December 2022).

Players

Squad

As of 6 January 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Maarten Stekelenburg
2 DF Netherlands NED Jurriën Timber (vice-captain)
3 DF Nigeria NGA Calvin Bassey
4 MF Mexico MEX Edson Álvarez
5 DF Netherlands NED Owen Wijndal
6 MF Netherlands NED Davy Klaassen
7 FW Netherlands NED Steven Bergwijn
8 MF Netherlands NED Kenneth Taylor
9 FW Netherlands NED Brian Brobbey
10 FW Serbia SRB Dušan Tadić (captain)
12 GK Argentina ARG Gerónimo Rulli
13 DF Turkey TUR Ahmetcan Kaplan
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Netherlands NED Devyne Rensch
16 GK Netherlands NED Jay Gorter
18 FW Italy ITA Lorenzo Lucca (on loan from Pisa)
19 DF Mexico MEX Jorge Sánchez
20 MF Ghana GHA Mohammed Kudus
21 MF Austria AUT Florian Grillitsch
22 GK Netherlands NED Remko Pasveer
23 FW Netherlands NED Steven Berghuis
25 DF Netherlands NED Youri Baas
26 DF Netherlands NED Youri Regeer
35 FW Portugal POR Francisco Conceição

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Ref.
8 July 2022 FW Netherlands Steven Bergwijn England Tottenham Hotspur €31,250,000 [1]
12 July 2022 DF Netherlands Owen Wijndal Netherlands AZ €10,000,000 [2]
20 July 2022 DF Nigeria Calvin Bassey Scotland Rangers €23,000,000[lower-alpha 1] [3]
21 July 2022 FW Portugal Francisco Conceição Portugal FC Porto €5,000,000[lower-alpha 2] [4]
22 July 2022 FW Netherlands Brian Brobbey Germany RB Leipzig €16,350,000[lower-alpha 3] [5]
10 August 2022 DF Mexico Jorge Sánchez Mexico Club América €5,000,000 [6]
19 August 2022 DF Turkey Ahmetcan Kaplan Turkey Trabzonspor €9,500,000 [7]
1 September 2022 MF Austria Florian Grillitsch Germany 1899 Hoffenheim Free transfer [8]
6 January 2023 GK Argentina Gerónimo Rulli Spain Villarreal €8,000,000 [9]

Out

Date Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Ref.
30 June 2022 MF Morocco Zakaria Labyad Released Free transfer [10]
30 June 2022 FW Brazil Danilo Netherlands Feyenoord Free transfer [11]
30 June 2022 GK Poland Przemysław Tytoń Netherlands FC Twente Free transfer [12]
30 June 2022 DF Morocco Noussair Mazraoui Germany Bayern Munich Free transfer [13]
30 June 2022 GK Cameroon André Onana Italy Inter Milan Free transfer
30 June 2022 MF Netherlands Ryan Gravenberch Germany Bayern Munich €18,500,000[lower-alpha 4] [14]
30 June 2022 DF Netherlands Liam van Gelderen Netherlands Groningen €450,000[lower-alpha 5] [15]
30 June 2022 GK Croatia Dominik Kotarski Croatia Gorica €1,000,000 [16]
7 July 2022 FW Ivory Coast Sébastien Haller Germany Borussia Dortmund €31,000,000[lower-alpha 6] [17]
17 July 2022 DF Argentina Lisandro Martínez England Manchester United €57,370,000[lower-alpha 7] [18]
23 July 2022 DF Argentina Nicolás Tagliafico France Lyon €4,200,000 [19]
18 August 2022 DF Netherlands Perr Schuurs Italy Torino €9,000,000[lower-alpha 8] [20]
25 August 2022 FW Burkina Faso Hassane Bandé France Amiens Undisclosed [21]
29 August 2022 DF Suriname Sean Klaiber Netherlands FC Utrecht Free transfer [22]
30 August 2022 FW Brazil Antony England Manchester United €95,000,000[lower-alpha 9] [23]
27 December 2022 DF Netherlands Daley Blind Germany Bayern Munich Free transfer [24]
4 January 2023 FW Brazil Giovanni Brazil Fluminense FC Undisclosed [25]
5 January 2023 DF Argentina Lisandro Magallán Spain Elche Free transfer [26]
31 January 2023 MF Denmark Victor Jensen Netherlands FC Utrecht Undisclosed [27]
  1. ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €26,500,000, due to undisclosed bonuses.
  2. ↑ Transfer fee was contractually limited to €5,000,000.
  3. ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €19,350,000, due to undisclosed bonuses.
  4. ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €24,000,000, due to undisclosed bonuses.
  5. ↑ Plus resale percentage of 20% agreed.
  6. ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €34,500,000, due to undisclosed bonuses.
  7. ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €67,370,000, due to undisclosed bonuses.
  8. ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €11,300,000, due to undisclosed bonuses.
  9. ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €100,000,000, due to undisclosed bonuses.

Loans in

Start date Pos. Player From End date Fee Ref.
28 January 2022 FW Ecuador Patrickson Delgado Ecuador Independiente del Valle 30 June 2023 Undisclosed [28]
4 August 2022 FW Italy Lorenzo Lucca Italy Pisa 30 June 2023 €1,000,000 [29]
31 August 2022 FW Argentina Lucas Ocampos Spain Sevilla 17 January 2023[lower-alpha 1] €4,000,000 [31]
  1. ↑ Loan agreed initially until 30 June 2023, but it was terminated in January.[30]

Loans out

Start date Pos. Player To End date Fee Ref.
1 March 2022 MF Denmark Victor Jensen Norway Rosenborg 31 December 2022 Undisclosed [32]
1 July 2022 MF Netherlands Max de Waal Netherlands ADO Den Haag 30 June 2023 Undisclosed [33]
1 August 2022 DF Netherlands Anass Salah-Eddine Netherlands FC Twente 30 June 2023 Undisclosed [34]
3 August 2022 FW Denmark Mohamed Daramy Denmark Copenhagen 30 June 2023 Undisclosed [35]
26 August 2022 MF Netherlands Naci Ünüvar Turkey Trabzonspor 30 June 2023 €150,000 [36]
30 November 2022 DF Netherlands Kik Pierie Netherlands Excelsior Rotterdam 30 June 2023 Undisclosed [37]
31 January 2023 GK Netherlands Jay Gorter Scotland Aberdeen 30 June 2023 Undisclosed [38]

    Overview

    Pre-season

    New manager Alfred Schreuder,[39] arriving from Club Brugge, began the new season on 22 June 2022. On 1 June, several Dutch media wrote that assistant coach Winston Bogarde would no longer be part of the technical staff of the club in the upcoming season.[40] On 7 June, Ajax announced that main shirt sponsor Ziggo would extend their sponsorship on the back of the shirt with the name of their fibre optic cable name ‘GigaNet’.[41] On 17 June, Dutch media confirmed that Matthias Kaltenbach would replace Bogarde as assistant coach and come to Ajax for a minimal transfer fee.[42] On 19 June, Ajax released their new home kit for the new season.[43]

    Pre-season and friendlies

      Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled   Fixtures

    Pre-season

    Ajax had a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands from 27 June to 3 July. There they hosted two friendly matches against German sides SV Meppen and SC Paderborn. On 1 July the club announced two further friendlies against Lokomotiva Zagreb from Croatia and KAS Eupen from Belgium, which were played behind closed doors. There was then a training camp in Austria from 17 to 23 July where Ajax played against Red Bull Salzburg on 19 July in Saalfelden and Eintracht Frankfurt on 23 July. Although the last match was cancelled due to several COVID-19 cases in the Ajax-squad. On 26 July there was a charity game against the Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, the proceeds from which were provided to various charities and organisations supporting Ukrainian refugees.[44][45][46][47]

    28 June 2022 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 3–0 Germany SV Meppen Oldenzaal, Netherlands
    18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde
    Attendance: 2600
    Referee: Alex Bos (Netherlands)
    2 July 2022 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 2–5 Germany SC Paderborn Oldenzaal, Netherlands
    13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde
    Referee: Richard Martens (Netherlands)
    9 July 2022 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 3–0 Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb Duivendrecht, Netherlands
    14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Ingmar Oostrom (Netherlands)
    15 July 2022 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Belgium KAS Eupen Duivendrecht, Netherlands
    15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Robin Gansner (Netherlands)
    19 July 2022 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–3 Netherlands Ajax Saalfelden, Austria
    18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Saalfelden Arena
    Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
    23 July 2022 Friendly Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Cancelled Netherlands Ajax Grödig, Austria
    15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Untersberg-Arena
    Note: The match was called off due to several positive COVID-19 cases in the Ajax squad.[48]
    26 July 2022 Global Tour for Peace Ajax Netherlands 3–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Amsterdam, Netherlands
    20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof (Netherlands)
    27 July 2022 Friendly Ajax XI Netherlands 3–0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk XI Duivendrecht, Netherlands
    15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)
    31 July 2022 Friendly Almere City Netherlands 1–1 Netherlands Ajax XI Almere, Netherlands
    14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
    Referee: Martin Perez (Netherlands)

    On-season

    20 September 2022 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 1–2 Netherlands FC Utrecht Duivendrecht, Netherlands
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
    Attendance: Behind closed doors

    Mid-season

    Ajax had a mid-season training camp in Marbella, Spain. From 28 November until 3 December, without the players that were on the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and with Jong Ajax players. The last day there was a training match against Blackburn Rovers.

    3 December 2022 Friendly Netherlands Ajax 0–2 England Blackburn Rovers Marbella, Spain
    11:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
    		Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
    Attendance: 500
    Referee: Camacho Marotte (Spain)
    7 December 2022 Friendly Netherlands Ajax 5–4 Netherlands FC Volendam Duivendrecht, Netherlands
    12:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    30 December 2022 Friendly Netherlands Ajax 5–1 Netherlands Telstar Duivendrecht, Netherlands
    12:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
    Attendance: Behind closed doors
    Referee: Gerbert Stegeman (Netherlands)
    Note: 120 minutes were played

    Competitions

    Overall record

    Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Eredivisie 6 August 2022 28 May 2023 Matchday 1 3rd 34 20 9 5 86 38 +48 058.82
    KNVB Cup 11 January 2023 30 April 2023 Second round Winners 5 4 1 0 9 2 +7 080.00
    Johan Cruyff Shield 30 July 2022 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 3 5 −2 000.00
    UEFA Champions League 7 September 2022 1 November 2022 Group stage Group stage 6 2 0 4 11 16 −5 033.33
    UEFA Europa League 16 February 2023 23 February 2023 Knockout round play-offs Knockout round play-offs 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
    Total 48 26 11 11 110 64 +46 054.17

    Source: Soccerway

    Eredivisie

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Feyenoord (C) 34 25 7 2 81 30 +51 82 Qualification for Champions League group stage
    2 PSV 34 23 6 5 89 40 +49 75 Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
    3 Ajax 34 20 9 5 86 38 +48 69 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
    4 AZ 34 20 7 7 68 35 +33 67 Qualification for Europa Conference League third qualifying round
    5 Twente (O) 34 18 10 6 66 27 +39 64 Qualification for European competition play-offs
    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)
    (C) Champions; (O) Play-off Winner

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    34 20 9 5 86 38  +48 69 10 5 2 47 14  +33 10 4 3 39 24  +15

    Source: Eredivisie

    Results by round

    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
    GroundAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA
    ResultWWWWWWLDWWWLDDDDDDWWWWWWWLDWWLDWWL
    Position5112112221112223554332222222233333
    Source: Eredivisie
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    The league fixtures were announced on 14 June 2022.

    6 August 2022 1 Fortuna Sittard 2–3 Ajax Sittard
    16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
    Attendance: 11,863
    Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
    14 August 2022 2 Ajax 6–1 FC Groningen Amsterdam
    14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof nearly closed)
    Attendance: 54,060
    Referee: Bas Nijhuis
    21 August 2022 3 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Ajax Rotterdam
    14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
    Attendance: 10,606
    Referee: Jeroen Manschot
    28 August 2022 4 FC Utrecht 0–2 Ajax Utrecht
    12:15 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
    Attendance: 21,471
    Referee: Danny Makkelie
    3 September 2022 5 Ajax 4–0 SC Cambuur Amsterdam
    16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 53,667
    Referee: Joey Kooij
    10 September 2022 6 Ajax 5–0 SC Heerenveen Amsterdam
    18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 49,555
    Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
    18 September 2022 7 AZ 2–1 Ajax Alkmaar
    16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: AFAS Stadion
    Attendance: 18,772
    Referee: Bas Nijhuis
    1 October 2022 8 Ajax 1–1 Go Ahead Eagles Amsterdam
    20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed)
    Attendance: 53,848
    Referee: Alex Bos
    8 October 2022 9 FC Volendam 2–4 Ajax Volendam
    16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Kras Stadion
    Attendance: 6,850
    Referee: Allard Lindhout
    16 October 2022 10 Ajax 7–1 Excelsior Amsterdam
    20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 53,941
    Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
    22 October 2022 11 RKC Waalwijk 1–4 Ajax Waalwijk
    18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
    Attendance: 7,508
    Referee: Jeroen Manschot
    6 November 2022 13 Ajax 1–2 PSV Amsterdam
    16:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed)
    Attendance: 54,969
    Referee: Danny Makkelie
    9 November 2022 12 Ajax 2–2 Vitesse Amsterdam
    20:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed)
    Attendance: 54,990
    Referee: Allard Lindhout
    12 November 2022 14 FC Emmen 3–3 Ajax Emmen
    18:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
    Attendance: 8,309
    Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
    8 January 2023 15 N.E.C. 1–1 Ajax Nijmegen
    14:30 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Goffertstadion
    Attendance: 12,500
    Referee: Pol van Boekel
    14 January 2023 16 Ajax 0–0 FC Twente Amsterdam
    21:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed)
    Attendance: 53,649
    Referee: Allard Lindhout
    22 January 2023 17 Feyenoord 1–1 Ajax Rotterdam
    14:30 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Kuip
    Attendance: 47,500
    Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
    26 January 2023 18 Ajax 1–1 FC Volendam Amsterdam
    21:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 54,990
    Referee: Dennis Higler
    29 January 2023 19 Excelsior 1–4 Ajax Rotterdam
    14:30 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
    Attendance: 4,400
    Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
    5 February 2023 20 SC Cambuur 0–5 Ajax Leeuwarden
    12:15 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
    Attendance: 10,000
    Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
    12 February 2023 21 Ajax 3–1 RKC Waalwijk Amsterdam
    16:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 53,809
    Referee: Sander van der Eijk
    19 February 2023 22 Ajax 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam Amsterdam
    16:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    • Rosario Yellow card 90+2'
    		 Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 54,410
    Referee: Pol van Boekel
    26 February 2023 23 Vitesse 1–2 Ajax Arnhem
    14:30 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: GelreDome
    Attendance: 20,453
    Referee: Dennis Higler
    5 March 2023 24 Ajax 1–0 N.E.C. Amsterdam
    16:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 53,094
    Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
    12 March 2023 25 SC Heerenveen 2–4 Ajax Heerenveen
    14:30 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
    Attendance: 25,500
    Referee: Jeroen Manschot
    19 March 2023 26 Ajax 2–3 Feyenoord Amsterdam
    14:30 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 54,917
    Referee: Danny Makkelie
    2 April 2023 27 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 Ajax Deventer
    12:15 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
    Attendance: 9,911
    Referee: Sander van der Eijk
    9 April 2023 28 Ajax 4–0 Fortuna Sittard Amsterdam
    16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 54,231
    Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
    16 April 2023 29 Ajax 3–1 FC Emmen Amsterdam
    20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 53,801
    Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
    23 April 2023 30 PSV 3–0 Ajax Eindhoven
    14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Philips Stadion
    Attendance: 35,500
    Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
    6 May 2023 31 Ajax 0–0 AZ Amsterdam
    21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 53,841
    Referee: Danny Makkelie
    16 May 2023 32 FC Groningen 2–3 Ajax Groningen
    15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jeroen Manschot
    Note: The game was originally started on 14 May 2023 at 14:30 CET but was abandoned in the 6th minute after on a couple of occasions fireworks were thrown on the pitch.[49] The game has been restarted without spectators on 16 May and played to an end.[50]
    21 May 2023 33 Ajax 3–1 FC Utrecht Amsterdam
    14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 54,627
    Referee: Bas Nijhuis
    28 May 2023 34 FC Twente 3–1 Ajax Enschede
    14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 30,000
    Referee: Allard Lindhout

    KNVB Cup

    11 January 2023 Second round Den Bosch 0–2 Ajax 's-Hertogenbosch
    20:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Vliert
    Attendance: 6,500
    Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
    9 February 2023 Round of 16 FC Twente 0–1 Ajax Enschede
    18:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 29,500
    Referee: Danny Makkelie
    2 March 2023 Quarter-finals De Graafschap 0–3 Ajax Doetinchem
    21:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Vijverberg
    Attendance: 12,500
    Referee: Allard Lindhout
    5 April 2023 Semi-finals Feyenoord 1–2 Ajax Rotterdam
    20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Kuip
    Attendance: 47,500
    Referee: Allard Lindhout
    30 April 2023 Final Ajax 1–1 (a.e.t.)
    (2−3 p)    		 PSV Rotterdam
    18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Kuip
    Attendance: 40,650
    Referee: Dennis Higler
    Penalties

    Johan Cruyff Shield

    30 July 2022 Final Ajax 3–5 PSV Amsterdam
    20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 52,000
    Referee: Dennis Higler

    UEFA Champions League

    Group stage

    The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.[51]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAP LIV AJX RAN
    1 Italy Napoli 6 5 0 1 20 6 +14 15[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase — 4–1 4–2 3–0
    2 England Liverpool 6 5 0 1 17 6 +11 15[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 — 2–1 2–0
    3 Netherlands Ajax 6 2 0 4 11 16 −5 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–6 0–3 — 4–0
    4 Scotland Rangers 6 0 0 6 2 22 −20 0 0–3 1–7 1–3 —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Napoli +1, Liverpool −1.
    7 September 2022 1 Ajax Netherlands 4–0 Scotland Rangers Amsterdam, Netherlands
    18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 52,862
    Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
    13 September 2022 2 Liverpool England 2–1 Netherlands Ajax Liverpool, England
    21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 52,387
    Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
    4 October 2022 3 Ajax Netherlands 1–6 Italy Napoli Amsterdam, Netherlands
    21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 52,896
    Referee: François Letexier (France)
    12 October 2022 4 Napoli Italy 4–2 Netherlands Ajax Naples, Italy
    18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
    Attendance: 52,229
    Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
    26 October 2022 5 Ajax Netherlands 0–3 England Liverpool Amsterdam, Netherlands
    21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 53,327
    Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
    1 November 2022 6 Rangers Scotland 1–3 Netherlands Ajax Glasgow, Scotland
    21:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
    Attendance: 48,817
    Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

    UEFA Europa League

    Knockout phase

    Knockout round play-offs

    The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 7 November 2022.

    16 February 2023 First leg Ajax Netherlands 0–0 Germany Union Berlin Amsterdam, Netherlands
    18:45 CET Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
    Attendance: 54,322
    Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
    23 February 2023 Second leg Union Berlin Germany 3–1
    (3–1 agg.)    		 Netherlands Ajax Berlin, Germany
    21:00 CET
    		Report
    		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
    Attendance: 21,800
    Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)

    Statistics

    Appearances and goals

    No. Pos Nat Player TotalEredivisieKNVB Cup
    Johan Cruyff Shield    		Champions League
    Europa League
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    1 GK Netherlands NED Maarten Stekelenburg 00000000
    2 DF Netherlands NED Jurriën Timber 4723425080
    3 DF Nigeria NGA Calvin Bassey 39120+512+4080
    4 MF Mexico MEX Edson Álvarez 44430+134+1081
    5 DF Netherlands NED Owen Wijndal 28015+503+202+10
    6 MF Netherlands NED Davy Klaassen 461021+1285+113+41
    7 FW Netherlands NED Steven Bergwijn 451628+4125282
    8 MF Netherlands NED Kenneth Taylor 44929+38417+10
    9 FW Netherlands NED Brian Brobbey 441417+15132+311+60
    10 FW Serbia SRB Dušan Tadić 471334115+1270
    12 GK Argentina ARG Gerónimo Rulli 2501904020
    13 DF Turkey TUR Ahmetcan Kaplan 00000000
    15 DF Netherlands NED Devyne Rensch 3632633+105+10
    18 FW Italy ITA Lorenzo Lucca 1620+142100+10
    19 DF Mexico MEX Jorge Sánchez 26311+62413+20
    20 MF Ghana GHA Mohammed Kudus 421819+11113+127+15
    21 MF Austria AUT Florian Grillitsch 1804+602+100+50
    22 GK Netherlands NED Remko Pasveer 2201501060
    23 FW Netherlands NED Steven Berghuis 421125+494+1082
    25 DF Netherlands NED Youri Baas 1002+40100+30
    26 DF Netherlands NED Youri Regeer 300+300000
    28 MF Netherlands NED Kian Fitz-Jim 400+201+1000
    35 FW Portugal POR Francisco Conceição 2814+1502+300+41
    37 FW Denmark DEN Christian Rasmussen 300+200+1000
    39 FW Belgium BEL Mika Godts 400+300+1000
    41 MF Netherlands NED Silvano Vos 300+200+1000
    43 DF Netherlands NED Olivier Aertssen 10000+1000
    57 DF Netherlands NED Jorrel Hato 1506+502+2000
    Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
    3 DF Netherlands NED Perr Schuurs 301+100+1000
    11 FW Brazil BRA Antony 32211100
    11 FW Argentina ARG Lucas Ocampos 601+30000+20
    16 GK Netherlands NED Jay Gorter 10001000
    17 DF Netherlands NED Daley Blind 19011+201050
    27 MF Netherlands NED Mohamed Ihattaren 00000000
    29 DF Argentina ARG Lisandro Magallán 200+200000
    58 MF Denmark DEN Victor Jensen 10000+1000

    Source: Competitive matches

    Goalscorers

    Rank No Pos Nat Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield Champions League Europa League Total
    1 20 MF Ghana Mohammed Kudus 11 1 1 4 1 18
    2 7 FW Netherlands Steven Bergwijn 12 1 1 2 0 16
    3 9 FW Netherlands Brian Brobbey 13 1 0 0 0 14
    4 10 FW Serbia Dušan Tadić 11 2 0 0 0 13
    5 23 FW Netherlands Steven Berghuis 9 0 0 2 0 11
    6 6 MF Netherlands Davy Klaassen 8 1 0 1 0 10
    7 8 MF Netherlands Kenneth Taylor 8 1 0 0 0 9
    8 4 MF Mexico Edson Álvarez 3 0 0 1 0 4
    9 15 DF Netherlands Devyne Rensch 3 0 0 0 0 3
    19 DF Mexico Jorge Sánchez 2 1 0 0 0 3
    11 2 DF Netherlands Jurriën Timber 2 0 0 0 0 2
    11 FW Brazil Antony 1 0 1 0 0 2
    18 FW Italy Lorenzo Lucca 2 0 0 0 0 2
    14 3 DF Nigeria Calvin Bassey 1 0 0 0 0 1
    35 FW Portugal Francisco Conceição 0 0 0 1 0 1
    Own goal 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Totals 86 9 3 11 1 109

    Source: Competitive matches

    Clean sheets

    Rank No Pos Nat Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield Champions League Europa League Total
    1 12 GK Argentina Gerónimo Rulli 7 2 0 0 1 10
    2 22 GK Netherlands Remko Pasveer 4 1 0 1 0 6
    Total 11 3 0 1 1 16

    Source: Competitive matches

    Disciplinary record

    N P Nat. Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup
    Johan Cruyff Shield    		 Champions League
    Europa League    		 Total Notes
    Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
    2 DF Netherlands Jurriën Timber 3 2 2 7
    3 DF Nigeria Calvin Bassey 1 2 2 1
    4 MF Mexico Edson Álvarez 10 4 2 1 16 1
    5 DF Netherlands Owen Wijndal 2 1 1 4
    6 MF Netherlands Davy Klaassen 3 1 4
    7 FW Netherlands Steven Bergwijn 1 1 2
    8 MF Netherlands Kenneth Taylor 4 2 1 2 8 1
    9 FW Netherlands Brian Brobbey 1 1
    10 FW Serbia Dušan Tadić 3 2 2 1 7 1
    12 GK Argentina Gerónimo Rulli 1 1 2
    15 DF Netherlands Devyne Rensch 2 1 2 1 5 1
    17 DF Netherlands Daley Blind 1 1
    18 FW Italy Lorenzo Lucca 1 1
    19 DF Mexico Jorge Sánchez 3 2 1 6
    20 MF Ghana Mohammed Kudus 1 1 2 4
    21 MF Austria Florian Grillitsch 2 2
    23 FW Netherlands Steven Berghuis 5 2 1 8
    28 MF Netherlands Kian Fitz-Jim 1 1
    35 MF Portugal Francisco Conceição 3 1 4
    57 DF Netherlands Jorrel Hato 1 1

    Source: Competitive matches
    Only competitive matches
    Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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