During the 1999–2000 Dutch football season, Ajax competed in the

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Season summary

Another poor season saw Ajax finish in fifth, though this at least was an improvement on finishing sixth the previous season.

Players

First-team squad

:''Squad at end of season. Squad numbers refer to numbers worn in European competitions.''

Left club during season

Jong Ajax

Transfers

Out

* Danny Blind - retired * Gerald Sibon -

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, £2,000,000 *

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, but also qualified to represent the

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internationally and represented the Netherlands at U-21 level. -

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- Huddersfield Town *

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- Chelsea, free *

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* Jari Litmanen -

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Results

UEFA Cup

Second round

''Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Third round

''Mallorca won 3–0 on aggregate.''

References

Notes

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AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...