During the 2001–02 Dutch football season,

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 ...

competed in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

Season summary

Manager Co Adriaanse was sacked in late November after some poor results, including elimination from the Champions League and UEFA Cup. His replacement,

Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman (; born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is the younger brother of his former international teammate Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman. Koeman was cap ...

, led Ajax to the league and cup double.

Players

First-team squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Left club during season

Jong Ajax

Results

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

* 15 August: Ajax 1-3 Celtic (Arveladze; Petta, Agathe, Sutton) * 29 August: Celtic 0-1 Ajax

UEFA Cup

First round

* Ajax 3–0 Apollon Limassol * Apollon Limassol 0-2 Ajax

Second round

* Copenhagen 0–0 Ajax * Ajax 0-1 Copenhagen

References

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:2001-02 AFC Ajax season AFC Ajax seasons

Dutch football championship-winning seasons