2021–22 AFC Ajax season

AFC Ajax

2021–22 season
Owner	AFC Ajax N.V.
CEO	Edwin van der Sar
Head coach	Erik ten Hag
Stadium	Johan Cruyff Arena
Eredivisie	1st
KNVB Cup	Runners-up
Johan Cruyff Shield	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Sébastien Haller (21) All: Sébastien Haller (34)
Highest home attendance	54,709 (vs. Feyenoord, 20 March 2022 Eredivisie)
Lowest home attendance	0 (several games with restricted attendance, due to COVID-19 pandemic government measurements)
Average home league attendance	36,552
Biggest win	9–0 (vs. SC Cambuur (H), 19 September 2021 Eredivisie) 9–0 (vs. Excelsior Maassluis (H), 20 January 2022 KNVB Cup)
Biggest defeat	0–4 (vs. PSV (H), 7 August 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2021–22 season was the 122nd season in the existence of AFC Ajax and the club's 66th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Ajax participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the Johan Cruyff Shield.

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 March 2022

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 Maarten Stekelenburg 2 DF  NED Jurriën Timber 3 DF  NED Perr Schuurs 4 MF  MEX Edson Álvarez 5 DF  SUR Sean Klaiber 6 MF  NED Davy Klaassen (3rd captain) 8 MF  NED Ryan Gravenberch 9 FW  BRA Danilo 10 FW  SRB Dušan Tadić (captain) 11 FW  BRA Antony 12 DF  MAR Noussair Mazraoui 15 DF  NED Devyne Rensch 16 GK  NED Jay Gorter 17 DF  NED Daley Blind (vice-captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  NED Brian Brobbey (on loan from RB Leipzig) 19 FW  MAR Zakaria Labyad 20 MF  GHA Mohammed Kudus 21 MF  ARG Lisandro Martínez 22 FW  CIV Sébastien Haller 23 FW  NED Steven Berghuis 24 GK  CMR André Onana 25 MF  NED Kenneth Taylor 27 MF  NED Mohamed Ihattaren (on loan from Juventus) 30 FW  DEN Mohamed Daramy 31 DF  ARG Nicolás Tagliafico 32 GK  NED Remko Pasveer 33 GK  POL Przemysław Tytoń

Players out on loan

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 26 MF  DEN Victor Jensen (at Rosenborg until 31 December 2022) 28 DF  ARG Lisandro Magallán (at Anderlecht until 30 June 2022) 32 FW  BFA Hassane Bandé (at Istra 1961 until 30 June 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player 33 GK  CRO Dominik Kotarski (at HNK Gorica until 30 June 2022) — DF  NED Kik Pierie (at FC Twente until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	Transferred from	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	GK	Remko Pasveer	Vitesse	Free transfer	[1]
1 July 2021	GK	Jay Gorter	Go Ahead Eagles	€1,000,000	[2]
12 July 2021	FW	Steven Berghuis	Feyenoord	€5,500,000	[3]
22 August 2021	FW	Mohamed Daramy	FC Copenhagen	€12,000,000[a]	[4]
7 March 2022	GK	Przemysław Tytoń	FC Cincinnati	Free transfer	[5]

1. Fee may eventually rise to €13,000,000, due to undisclosed bonuses.

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	Transferred to	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	FW	Lassina Traoré	Shakhtar Donetsk	€10,000,000	[6]
30 June 2021	FW	Oussama Idrissi	Sevilla	End of loan	[7]
30 June 2021	MF	Carel Eiting	Genk	Undisclosed	[8]
1 July 2021	FW	Brian Brobbey	RB Leipzig	Free transfer	[9]
1 July 2021	GK	Daan Reiziger	Vitesse	Free transfer	[10]
1 July 2021	DF	Neraysho Kasanwirjo	Groningen	Free transfer	[11]
1 July 2021	MF	Quinten Timber	Utrecht	Free transfer	[12]
3 July 2021	MF	Alex Mendez	Vizela	Undisclosed	[13]
16 July 2021	GK	Kjell Scherpen	Brighton & Hove Albion	€5,000,000	[14]
27 August 2021	MF	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	Hertha BSC	€3,000,000	[15]
14 January 2022	FW	David Neres	Shakhtar Donetsk	€12,000,000[a]	[16]
31 January 2022	DF	Julius Dirksen	Emmen	Free transfer	[17]

1. Fee may eventually rise to €16,000,000, due to undisclosed bonuses.

Loans in

Start date	Pos.	Name	From	End date	Fee	Ref.
1 January 2022	FW	Brian Brobbey	RB Leipzig	30 June 2022[a]	Undisclosed	[18]
28 January 2022	FW	Patrickson Delgado	Independiente del Valle	30 June 2023	Undisclosed	[19]
30 January 2022	MF	Mohamed Ihattaren	Juventus	31 December 2022	Undisclosed	[20]

1. The loan agreement doesn't include a take-over option for Ajax.

Loans out

Start date	Pos.	Name	To	End date	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	FW	Hassane Bandé	NK Istra 1961	30 June 2022[a]	Undisclosed	[21]
1 July 2021	DF	Kik Pierie	FC Twente	30 June 2022	Undisclosed	[22]
1 July 2021	GK	Dominik Kotarski	HNK Gorica	30 June 2022	Undisclosed	[23]
31 August 2021	DF	Lisandro Magallán	Anderlecht	30 June 2022[b]	Undisclosed	[24]
1 January 2022	MF	Max de Waal	PEC Zwolle	30 June 2022	Undisclosed	[25]
18 January 2022	FW	Giovanni	SC Telstar	30 June 2022	Undisclosed	[26]
27 January 2022	FW	Eskild Dall	Aarhus GF	30 June 2022	Undisclosed	[27]
31 January 2022	DF	Terrence Douglas	FC Den Bosch	30 June 2022	Undisclosed	[28]
1 March 2022	MF	Victor Jensen	Rosenborg BK	31 December 2022	Undisclosed	[29]

1. The loan agreement includes a take-over option for NK Istra 1961.
2. The loan agreement includes a take-over option for Anderlecht.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled   Fixtures

Pre-season

Ajax v Koninklijke HFC

3 July 2021 Friendly	Ajax	6–0	Koninklijke HFC	Duivendrecht, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Neres 19', 21', 23' Taylor 24' Danilo 43' Hlynsson 51'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 0 Referee: Richard Groenewegen

Quick '20 v Ajax

6 July 2021 Friendly	Quick '20	1–1	Ajax	Oldenzaal, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wevers 80',  86' Demir  85'	Report	Kudus 45+4'	Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Shona Shukrula

Ajax v SC Paderborn

10 July 2021 Friendly	Ajax	4–1	SC Paderborn	Oldenzaal, Netherlands
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haller 16' Kudus 38' Danilo 57' Labyad 78', 78'	Report	Hünemeier 66'	Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Anderlecht v Ajax

16 July 2021 Friendly	Anderlecht	0–2	Ajax	Brussels, Belgium
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Haller 7', 55' Magallán  90+2'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui (Belgium)

Bayern Munich v Ajax

24 July 2021 Friendly	Bayern Munich	2–2	Ajax	Munich, Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Choupo-Moting 40' Nianzou 48' Lawrence  89'	Report	Labyad 10' Jensen 50'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Tobias Reichel (Germany)

RB Leipzig v Ajax

31 July 2021 Friendly	RB Leipzig	1–1	Ajax	Grödig, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nkunku 54' Mukiele  89'	Report	Tadić 4' Schuurs  78' Taylor  80'	Stadium: Untersberg-Arena Attendance: 820 Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)

Ajax XI v Leeds United XI

4 August 2021 Friendly	Ajax XI	3–1	Leeds United XI	Duivendrecht, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Waal 13' Rasmussen 25' Hlynsson 49' Salah-Eddine  75'	Report	Dean 90' (pen.) Summerville  69'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 0

Ajax v Leeds United

4 August 2021 Friendly	Ajax	4–0	Leeds United	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Klaassen 2' Schuurs 28' Gravenberch 43' Danilo 85'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Kevin Blom

On-season

Ajax v Heracles Almelo

15 August 2021 Friendly	Ajax	2–0	Heracles Almelo	Duivendrecht, Netherlands
	Danilo 12' Labyad 34'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 0

AZ v Ajax

2 September 2021 Friendly	AZ	2–1	Ajax	Wijdewormer, Netherlands
	Midtsjø 75' Taabouni 83'	Report	Warmerdam 65'	Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex Attendance: 0 Referee: Romano Vorm

Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam

10 November 2021 Friendly	Ajax	3–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Duivendrecht, Netherlands
	Giovanni 6' Schuurs 40' Van Axel Dongen 75'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 0

Hajduk Split v Ajax

9 January 2022 Friendly	Hajduk Split	v	Ajax	Algarve, Portugal
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Ajax v FC Utrecht

26 January 2022 Friendly	Ajax	0–1	FC Utrecht	Duivendrecht, Netherlands
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Sylla 39'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 0 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

Ajax v Heracles Almelo

28 February 2022 Friendly	Ajax	5–1	Heracles Almelo	Duivendrecht, Netherlands
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Danilo 5' Kudus 11', 87' Jensen 33' Taylor 65'	Report	Sierra 63'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 0

Post-season

Curaçao  v Ajax

20 May 2022 Friendly	Curaçao	1–5	Ajax	Willemstad, Curaçao
20:00 AST (UTC−4)	Bacuna 27'	Report	Ihattaren 29' Rasmussen 32', 45', 67', 83'	Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	14 August 2021	15 May 2022	Matchday 1	Winners	34	26	5	3	98	19	+79	076.47
KNVB Cup	15 December 2021	17 April 2022	Second round	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	21	2	+19	080.00
Johan Cruyff Shield	7 August 2021		Final	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
UEFA Champions League	15 September 2021	15 March 2022	Group stage	Round of 16	8	6	1	1	22	8	+14	075.00
Total					48	36	6	6	141	33	+108	075.00

Last updated: 15 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2021–22 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ajax (C)	34	26	5	3	98	19	+79	83	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	PSV Eindhoven	34	26	3	5	86	42	+44	81	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Feyenoord	34	22	5	7	76	34	+42	71	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4	Twente	34	20	8	6	55	37	+18	68	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	AZ (O)	34	18	7	9	64	44	+20	61	Qualification for the 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)^[30]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2021–22 KNVB Cup, PSV, qualified for the Champions League based on their league position, the Europa League play-off berth awarded to the KNVB Cup winners was transferred to the third-placed team Feyenoord, the highest-placed team not qualified for the Champions League. Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League group stage as their opponent in the 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League final, Roma, qualified to the Europa League group stage through domestic performance by finishing sixth in the Serie A.

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	26	5	3	98	19	+79	83	14	1	2	62	8	+54	12	4	1	36	11	+25

Last updated: 15 May 2022.
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	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D
Position	1	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2022. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.^[31]

Ajax v N.E.C.

14 August 2021 1	Ajax	5–0	N.E.C.	Amsterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haller 5' Mazraoui 9' Van Rooij 14' (o.g.) Tadić 19', 38'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 32,275 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

FC Twente v Ajax

22 August 2021 2	FC Twente	1–1	Ajax	Enschede
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Menig  10' Pröpper 87'	Report	Klaassen  17' Haller 52',  55'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Dennis Higler

Ajax v Vitesse

29 August 2021 3	Ajax	5–0	Vitesse	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Antony 5' Álvarez 31' Gravenberch 43' Hájek 60' (o.g.) Klaassen 67'	Report	Bazoer  41' Oroz  85'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 36,816 Referee: Danny Makkelie

PEC Zwolle v Ajax

11 September 2021 4	PEC Zwolle	0–2	Ajax	Zwolle
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Redan  49'	Report	Antony  26' Haller 28', 67' Gravenberch  51' Mazraoui  78'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Ajax v SC Cambuur

18 September 2021 5	Ajax	9–0	SC Cambuur	Amsterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Timber 16' Berghuis 19' Mazraoui 29' Neres 38', 84' Tadić 60' Daramy 64' Haller 67' Danilo 76'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 36,711 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Fortuna Sittard v Ajax

21 September 2021 6	Fortuna Sittard	0–5	Ajax	Sittard
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Janssen  49'	Report	Berghuis 11' Mazraoui 27' Tadić 38' Kudus 72' Tagliafico 77'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 8,333 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Ajax v FC Groningen

25 September 2021 7	Ajax	3–0	FC Groningen	Amsterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Álvarez 40' Antony 56' Mazraoui 81'	Report	Suslov  36'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 53,148 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Ajax v FC Utrecht

3 October 2021 8	Ajax	0–1	FC Utrecht	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gravenberch  50'	Report	Van der Maarel  38' Paes  63' Maher  67' Warmerdam 77' Timber  79'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 52,621 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

SC Heerenveen v Ajax

16 October 2021 9	SC Heerenveen	0–2	Ajax	Heerenveen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Madsen  55' Kaib  61' Van Ewijk  90' Van Beek  90+2'	Report	Haller 24' Neres 75'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 25,133 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v PSV

24 October 2021 10	Ajax	5–0	PSV	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Berghuis 19' Álvarez  24' Martínez  29' Haller 56' Antony 66' Klaassen 76' Tadić 90+2'	Report	Max  36' Carlos Vinícius  69'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 53,585 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Heracles Almelo v Ajax

30 October 2021 11	Heracles Almelo	0–0	Ajax	Almelo
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bakboord  11' Quagliata  38' Rente  58' Burgzorg  75'	Report	Haller  80'	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Ajax v Go Ahead Eagles

7 November 2021 12	Ajax	0–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Amsterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Martínez  42' Álvarez  49'	Report	Lucassen  90'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 53,497 Referee: Rob Dieperink

RKC Waalwijk v Ajax

21 November 2021 13	RKC Waalwijk	0–5	Ajax	Waalwijk
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gaari  85'	Report	Haller 17', 83' Berghuis 42', 57' Timber 74'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax

28 November 2021 14	Sparta Rotterdam	0–1	Ajax	Rotterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Smeets  90+5' Engels  90+5'	Report	Tadić 36' Neres  90+4'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Ajax v Willem II

2 December 2021 15	Ajax	5–0	Willem II	Amsterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Antony 15', 23' Martínez 18' Klaassen 71' Danilo 76'	Report	Saddiki  56' Yeboah  89' Köhn  89'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 0 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Ajax v AZ

12 December 2021 16	Ajax	1–2	AZ	Amsterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Martínez  32' Haller 73' Gravenberch  90+2'	Report	Pavlidis 50' Wijndal  69' Aboukhlal 83'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Feyenoord v Ajax

19 December 2021 17	Feyenoord	0–2	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Linssen  13' Toornstra  37' Aursnes  51' Nelson  80'	Report	Gravenberch  15' Haller  32' Antony  34' Senesi 44' (o.g.) Tadić 81' (pen.)	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

Ajax v Fortuna Sittard

22 December 2021 18	Ajax	5–0	Fortuna Sittard	Amsterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Blind 14' Antony 22' Rensch 82' Haller 90', 90+3'	Report	van Osch  90+3'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

FC Utrecht v Ajax

16 January 2022 19	FC Utrecht	0–3	Ajax	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Maher  21' Boussaid  45+1'	Report	Antony 5' Brobbey 19', 45+2' Mazraoui  65'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

PSV v Ajax

23 January 2022 20	PSV	1–2	Ajax	Eindhoven
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Obispo  27' Götze 53' Mauro  79' Gutiérrez  82'	Report	Álvarez  24' Brobbey 34' Mazraoui 74'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v Heracles Almelo

6 February 2022 21	Ajax	3–0	Heracles Almelo	Amsterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Álvarez  7' Antony  11' Klaassen 22' Haller 55' Taylor 65' Tadić 88'	Report	Sierhuis  73' Bakboord  80'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Ajax v FC Twente

13 February 2022 22	Ajax	5–0	FC Twente	Amsterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Klaassen 31' Tadić  41', 62' Haller 53', 85', 88' Pröpper 77' (o.g.)	Report	Rots  54'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 17,859 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Willem II v Ajax

19 February 2022 23	Willem II	0–1	Ajax	Tilburg
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Crowley  34'	Report	Timber 81'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14,412 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Go Ahead Eagles v Ajax

27 February 2022 24	Go Ahead Eagles	2–1	Ajax	Deventer
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Córdoba 18' Martina  41' Rommens 45+3'	Report	Berghuis 64'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Ajax v RKC Waalwijk

6 March 2022 25	Ajax	3–2	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Martínez  15' Haller 33', 37' Rensch  53' Tadić 90' (pen.),  90+4'	Report	Kramer 50' Van der Venne 57' Anita  90+3'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 53,467 Referee: Dennis Higler

SC Cambuur v Ajax

11 March 2022 26	SC Cambuur	2–3	Ajax	Leeuwarden
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Boere  19' Kallon 48' Maulun  59' Joosten 79'	Report	Tadić 3' Haller 40',  71' Gravenberch 90+2'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,822 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Ajax v Feyenoord

20 March 2022 27	Ajax	3–2	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Haller 24' Tadić 78' Antony 86',  87'  90+4' Klaassen  90+6'	Report	Sinisterra 8' Til 28'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 54,709 Referee: Danny Makkelie

FC Groningen v Ajax

2 April 2022 28	FC Groningen	1–3	Ajax	Groningen
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Strand Larsen 20'	Report	Klaassen 45+1' Tadić 45+7' (pen.) Berghuis 90+1'	Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 22,525 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam

9 April 2022 29	Ajax	2−1	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Klaassen 49' Tadić 62' (pen.)	Report	De Kamps 33',  50' Auassar  61' Engels  64'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 54,254 Referee: Pol van Boekel

N.E.C. v Ajax

23 April 2022 30	N.E.C.	0–1	Ajax	Nijmegen
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schöne  55' Guth  59'	Report	Tadić 34' Blind  53' Brobbey 88'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,390 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Ajax v PEC Zwolle

30 April 2022 31	Ajax	3−0	PEC Zwolle	Amsterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Tadić 30' Klaassen 51', 80'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 54,102 Referee: Rob Dieperink

AZ v Ajax

8 May 2022 32	AZ	2−2	Ajax	Alkmaar
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Pavlidis 62',  90+2' Clasie  72' Evjen 75' Wijndal  90+5'	Report	Brobbey 42' Klaassen  78' Álvarez 86'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,033 Referee: Dennis Higler

Ajax v SC Heerenveen

11 May 2022 33	Ajax	5–0	SC Heerenveen	Amsterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tagliafico 19' Berghuis 33' Haller 38' (pen.) Brobbey 85' Álvarez 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 54,335 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Vitesse v Ajax

15 May 2022 34	Vitesse	2−2	Ajax	Arnhem
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Openda 52', 56'	Report	Brobbey 15' Álvarez  24', 87' Blind  73' Klaassen  76'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 18,920 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2021–22 KNVB Cup

Ajax v BVV Barendrecht

15 December 2021 Second round	Ajax	4–0	BVV Barendrecht	Amsterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Taylor 10' Danilo 12' (pen.), 49' Hlynsson 89' (pen.)	Report	Jongman  40'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 0 Referee: Joey Kooij

Ajax v Excelsior Maassluis

20 January 2022 Round of 16	Ajax	9–0	Excelsior Maassluis	Amsterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tagliafico 9' Danilo 21' (pen.), 26', 37', 55' Regeer 41' Hlynsson 64' Daramy 66', 84'	Report	Abbas  31' Urbanus  75'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Ajax v Vitesse

9 February 2022 Quarter-Finals	Ajax	5–0	Vitesse	Amsterdam
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Antony 17', 62' Haller 30', 46' Tadić 51'	Report	Wittek  53'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 15,403 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

AZ v Ajax

3 March 2022 Semi-Finals	AZ	0–2	Ajax	Alkmaar
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hatzidiakos  27' Clasie  71'	Report	Berghuis 11' Haller  37' Blind  74' Klaassen 89'	Stadium: AFAS Stadium Attendance: 15,802 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

PSV v Ajax

17 April 2022 Final	PSV	2–1	Ajax	Rotterdam
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gutiérrez 48' Gakpo 50' Max  63' Teze  88' Götze  90+3'	Report	Martínez  18' Gravenberch 23',  81'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Johan Cruyff Shield

Main article: 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield

Ajax v PSV

7 August 2021 Final	Ajax	0–4	PSV	Amsterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Klaassen  31' Tagliafico  40'	Report	Madueke 2', 29' Zahavi  31' Teze  73' Vertessen 76' Götze 89'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.^[32]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AJX	SPO	DOR	BES
1	Ajax	6	6	0	0	20	5	+15	18	Advance to knockout phase		—	4–2	4–0	2–0
2	Sporting CP	6	3	0	3	14	12	+2	9[a]			1–5	—	3–1	4–0
3	Borussia Dortmund	6	3	0	3	10	11	−1	9[a]	Transfer to Europa League		1–3	1–0	—	5–0
4	Beşiktaş	6	0	0	6	3	19	−16	0			1–2	1–4	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Sporting CP +1, Borussia Dortmund −1.

Sporting CP v Ajax

15 September 2021 1	Sporting CP	1–5	Ajax	Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Paulinho 33' Palhinha  41' Tomás  83' Feddal  84'	Report	Haller 2', 9', 51', 63' Berghuis 39' Timber  45+1' Álvarez  49' Martínez  86'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 20,382 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Ajax v Beşiktaş

28 September 2021 2	Ajax	2–0	Beşiktaş	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Berghuis 17' Haller 43'	Report	Yalçın  63' Bozdoğan  75' Batshuayi  90+3'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 52,628 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Ajax v Borussia Dortmund

19 October 2021 3	Ajax	4–0	Borussia Dortmund	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reus 11' (o.g.) Blind 25' Álvarez  33' Antony 57' Haller 72' Timber  90+2'	Report	Witsel  42'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 54,029 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Borussia Dortmund v Ajax

3 November 2021 4	Borussia Dortmund	1–3	Ajax	Dortmund, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hummels  29' Reus 37' (pen.) Knauff  79'	Report	Álvarez  39' Tadić 72' Haller 83' Klaassen 90+3'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 54,820 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Beşiktaş v Ajax

24 November 2021 5	Beşiktaş	1–2	Ajax	Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ghezzal 22' (pen.) Larin  88'	Report	Haller 54', 69',  85'	Stadium: Vodafone Park Attendance: 11,712 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Ajax v Sporting CP

7 December 2021 6	Ajax	4–2	Sporting CP	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Haller 8' (pen.) Antony 42' Schuurs  44' Álvarez  54' Neres 58' Berghuis 62'	Report	Bragança  7' Santos 22' Tabata  35', 78'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase § Round of 16

Benfica v Ajax

23 February 2022 First leg	Benfica	2–2	Ajax	Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET	Haller 26' (o.g.) Núñez  46' Ramos  49' Yaremchuk 72',  72'	Report	Tadić 18' Mazraoui  23' Haller 29' Berghuis  45' Antony  87'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 54,760 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Ajax v Benfica

15 March 2022 Second leg	Ajax	0–1 (2–3 agg.)	Benfica	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET	Timber  83' Blind  90+4' Gravenberch  90+4'	Report	Ramos  67' Núñez 77'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 54,066 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NED	Maarten Stekelenburg	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	NED	Jurriën Timber	43	3	29+1	3	5	0	6+2	0
3	DF	NED	Perr Schuurs	30	0	10+12	0	3+2	0	2+1	0
4	DF	MEX	Edson Álvarez	41	5	28+3	5	3	0	7	0
5	DF	SUR	Sean Klaiber	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	NED	Davy Klaassen	44	11	18+13	9	5+1	1	1+6	1
8	MF	NED	Ryan Gravenberch	41	3	25+4	2	3+1	1	8	0
9	FW	BRA	Danilo	17	8	1+12	2	2+2	6	0	0
10	FW	SRB	Dušan Tadić	45	16	34	13	4	1	7	2
11	FW	BRA	Antony	33	12	21+2	8	3	2	7	2
12	DF	MAR	Noussair Mazraoui	35	5	23+2	5	2	0	8	0
15	DF	NED	Devyne Rensch	29	1	8+11	1	3+2	0	0+5	0
16	GK	NED	Jay Gorter	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
17	DF	NED	Daley Blind	46	2	32+2	1	4	0	7+1	1
18	FW	NED	Brian Brobbey	13	7	4+7	7	1	0	0+1	0
19	MF	MAR	Zakaria Labyad	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	GHA	Mohammed Kudus	20	1	4+12	1	0+2	0	0+2	0
21	DF	ARG	Lisandro Martínez	37	1	23+1	1	5	0	8	0
22	FW	CIV	Sébastien Haller	43	34	31	21	3+1	2	7+1	11
23	FW	NED	Steven Berghuis	46	12	29+4	8	4+1	1	8	3
24	GK	CMR	André Onana	10	0	6	0	2	0	2	0
25	MF	NED	Kenneth Taylor	19	2	5+8	1	2+1	1	0+3	0
27	MF	NED	Mohamed Ihattaren	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	FW	DEN	Mohamed Daramy	16	3	0+12	1	1+1	2	1+1	0
31	DF	ARG	Nicolás Tagliafico	30	3	9+13	2	3+2	1	1+2	0
32	GK	NED	Remko Pasveer	28	0	20	0	2	0	6	0
33	GK	POL	Przemysław Tytoń	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	NED	Naci Ünüvar	2	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
38	MF	ISL	Kristian Hlynsson	2	2	0	0	0+2	2	0	0
44	MF	NED	Youri Regeer	5	1	2+1	0	1+1	1	0	0
46	DF	NED	Anass Salah-Eddine	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
53	DF	NED	Liam van Gelderen	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
56	FW	NED	Amourricho van Axel Dongen	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
7	FW	BRA	David Neres	22	4	3+12	3	1+1	0	2+3	1
18	MF	NED	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
26	MF	DEN	Victor Jensen	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
28	DF	ARG	Lisandro Magallán	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0

Last updated: 15 May 2022
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers

Rank	No	Pos	Nat	Name	Eredivisie	KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield	Champions League	Total
1	22	FW		Sébastien Haller	21	2	11	34
2	10	FW		Dušan Tadić	13	1	2	16
3	11	FW		Antony	8	2	2	12
	23	FW		Steven Berghuis	8	1	3	12
5	6	MF		Davy Klaassen	9	1	1	11
6	9	FW		Danilo	2	6	0	8
7	18	FW		Brian Brobbey	7	0	0	7
8	4	DF		Edson Álvarez	5	0	0	5
	12	DF		Noussair Mazraoui	5	0	0	5
10	7	FW		David Neres	3	0	1	4
11	2	DF		Jurriën Timber	3	0	0	3
	8	MF		Ryan Gravenberch	2	1	0	3
	30	FW		Mohamed Daramy	1	2	0	3
	31	DF		Nicolás Tagliafico	2	1	0	3
15	17	DF		Daley Blind	1	0	1	2
	25	MF		Kenneth Taylor	1	1	0	2
	38	MF		Kristian Hlynsson	0	2	0	2
18	15	DF		Devyne Rensch	1	0	0	1
	20	MF		Mohammed Kudus	1	0	0	1
	21	DF		Lisandro Martínez	1	0	0	1
	44	MF		Youri Regeer	0	1	0	1
Own goal					4	0	1	5
Totals					98	21	22	141

Last updated: 15 May 2022
Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank	No	Pos	Nat	Name	Eredivisie	KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield	Champions League	Total
1	32	GK		Remko Pasveer	17	1	2	20
2	1	GK		Maarten Stekelenburg	5	0	0	5
3	24	GK		André Onana	0	2	0	2
4	16	GK		Jay Gorter	0	1	0	1
Total					22	4	2	28

Last updated: 15 May 2022
Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name	Eredivisie			KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield			Champions League			Total			Notes
2	DF		Jurriën Timber							3			3
3	DF		Perr Schuurs							1			1
4	DF		Edson Álvarez	5						4			9
6	MF		Davy Klaassen	3	1		1						4	1
7	FW		David Neres	1						2			3
8	MF		Ryan Gravenberch	4			1			1			6
10	FW		Dušan Tadić	2									2
11	FW		Antony	4	1					1			5	1
12	DF		Noussair Mazraoui	2						1			3
15	DF		Devyne Rensch	1									1
17	DF		Daley Blind	2			1			1			4
21	DF		Lisandro Martínez	4			1			1			6
22	FW		Sébastien Haller	4			1			1			6
23	FW		Steven Berghuis							1			1
31	DF		Nicolás Tagliafico						1						1

Last updated: 15 May 2022
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= 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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External links

• Official website