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AFC Ajax

Full name	Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax
Nickname(s)	De Godendochters (The Daughters of the Gods), De Ajacieden, De Amsterdames
Founded	18 May 2012; 12 years ago (2012-05-18)
Ground	De Toekomst Johan Cruyff Arena (selected matches)
Capacity	5.000 55,865
Owner	AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext: AJAX)
Chairman	Menno Geelen (interim)
Head coach	Hesterine de Reus
League	Eredivisie
2023–24	2nd
Website	ajax.nl
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Active departments of AFC Ajax
Eredivisie (Men's) Eerste Divisie (Reserves) Vierde Divisie (Amateurs) Eredivisie (Women's) eSports

AFC Ajax Vrouwen is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam representing AFC Ajax in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top women's league in the Netherlands. The team was founded in 2012.

Current squad

As of 2 September 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  NED Regina Van Eijk 3 DF  NED Roos van der Veen [nl] 4 DF  NED Deau den Turk [nl] 6 MF  NED Jonna van de Velde [nl] 8 MF  NED Sherida Spitse (captain) 9 FW  NED Danique Tolhoek [nl] 10 MF  NED Nadine Noordam [nl] 12 MF  NED Jade van Hensbergen [nl] 13 GK  NED Lois Niënhuis [nl] 16 MF  NED Danique Noordman [nl]

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  NED Bente Jansen [nl] 18 DF  NED Milicia Keijzer [nl] 19 FW  NED Tiny Hoekstra 20 MF  USA Lily Yohannes 21 MF  NED Rosa van Gool [nl] 22 MF  NED Quinty Sabajo [nl] 23 FW  NED Lotte Keukelaar 24 DF  NED Daliyah de Klonia [nl] 25 DF  NED Kay-lee de Sanders [nl] 26 DF  NED Isa Kardinaal [nl] 31 GK  NED Dionne van der Wal [nl] — MF  NED Iris Stiekema [nl]

Former players

Results

BeNe League / Eredivisie

a=at moment of abandonment due to Covid

a=at moment of abandonment due to Covid

UEFA Women's Champions League

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Ajax's goal tally first.

Season	Round	Team	Home	Away	Agg/Pos
2017–18	Qualifying round	Standard Liège			3–0
		Pärnu			2–1
		Rīgas FS			6–0
	Round of 32	Brescia	1–0	0–2	1–2
2018–19	Qualifying round	Þór/KA			0–0
		Wexford Youths			4–1
		Linfield			2–0
	Round of 32	Sparta Prague	2–0	2–1	4–1
	Round of 16	Lyon	0–4	0–9	0–13
2020–21	Round of 32	Bayern Munich	0–3	1–3	1–6
2022–23	QR 1 semi-final	Kristianstads DFF			3–1
	QR 1 final	Eintracht Frankfurt			2–1
	QR 2	Arsenal	0–1	2–2	2–3
2023–24	QR 1 final	Dinamo Minsk			3–0
	QR 2	FC Zürich	2–0	6–0	8–0
	Group stage	Bayern Munich	1–0	1–1	2/4
		Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	1–3
		Roma	2–1	0–3
	Quarter-final	Chelsea	0–3	1–1	1–4
2024–25	QR 1 semi-final	Kolos Kovalivka			1–1, 4–1 aet
	QR 1 final	Fiorentina			0–1

1. or single match when home and away are empty

Record by club

As of 9 September 2024

Opponent	Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Season(s)
Dinamo Minsk	Belarus	1	1	0	0	3	0	2023–24
Standard Liège	Belgium	1	1	0	0	3	0	2017–18
Sparta Prague	Czech Republic	2	2	0	0	4	1	2018–19
Arsenal	England	2	0	1	1	2	3	2022–23
Chelsea	England	2	0	1	1	1	4	2023–24
Pärnu	Estonia	1	1	0	0	2	1	2017–18
Olympique Lyonnais	France	2	0	0	2	0	13	2018–19
Paris Saint-Germain	France	2	1	0	1	3	3	2023–24
Bayern Munich	Germany	4	1	1	2	3	7	2020–21, 2023–24
Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	1	1	0	0	2	1	2022–23
Þór/KA	Iceland	1	0	1	0	0	0	2018–19
Wexford Youths	Ireland	1	1	0	0	4	1	2018–19
Brescia	Italy	2	1	0	1	1	2	2013–14
Fiorentina	Italy	1	0	0	1	0	1	2024–25
Roma	Italy	2	1	0	1	2	4	2023–24
Rīgas FS	Latvia	1	1	0	0	6	0	2017–18
Linfield	Northern Ireland	1	1	0	0	2	0	2018–19
Kristianstads DFF	Sweden	1	1	0	0	3	1	2022–23
Zürich	Switzerland	2	2	0	0	8	0	2023–24
Kolos Kovalivka	Ukraine	1	0	1	0	4	1	2024–25

Honours

National

• Dutch League champion
  • Winners (3): 2017, 2018, 2023
• KNVB Women's Cup
  • Winners (5): 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
• BeNe League
  • Third place (2): 2014, 2015

Affiliated clubs

On 13 January 2013, it was revealed that AFC Ajax Vrouwen would partner with SV Overbos, the women's team from Hoofddorp.

• SV Overbos (2013–present)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Hesterine de Reus
Assistant coach	Sonny Silooy
Goalkeeping coach	Robbie Tetteroo
Technical coach	Wim Bouckaert

Head coaches

• Ed Engelkes (2012–2016)
• Benno Nihom [nl] (2016-2019)
• Danny Schenkel (2019–2022)
• Suzanne Bakker (2022–2024)
• Hesterine de Reus (2024–)

Broadcasting

As of 2024, all league matches played are broadcast on ESPN. Public service broadcaster NOS occasionally provides game highlights during the Studio Sport programme.

References

1. "De Toekomst - Ajax". AFC Ajax. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
2. "Vrouwen: Ajax en PSV in BeNeLeague, FC Den Bosch niet" (in Dutch). voetbalcentraal. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
3. "Hechte samenwerking Ajax en sv Overbos uit Hoofddorp'", Overbos.nl, 13 January 2013
4. "Ajax-dames halen succescoach Engelkes" (in Dutch). FCupdate. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
5. "Suzanne Bakker in her final season at Ajax Women" (in Dutch). Ajax.nl. 10 January 2024. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
6. "Women's Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS". Sport Business. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

External links

• Official site

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Current teams	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Excelsior Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard SC Heerenveen PEC Zwolle PSV Telstar FC Twente FC Utrecht
Former teams	Achilles '29 (2016-2019) Roda JC (2008–2009) VV Alkmaar (2017-2023) VVV-Venlo (2010–2012) Willem II (2007–2011)
Seasons	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 BeNe League 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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