During the 2011–12 season

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participated in the

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, the KNVB Cup, the

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and the

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. The first training took place on 27 June 2011. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day will be held on 3 August 2011, followed by a testimonial match for the retired former Ajax goalkeeper

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. Ajax's U19 squad will play in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series.

Pre-season

The first training for the 2011–12 season was held on 27 June 2011. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a trainingsstage in

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, Germany. The squad from manager

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stayed there from 11 July 2011 to 16 July 2011. During this training stage, friendly matches were played against

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and 1. FC Nürnberg. Further friendly matches were played against VV Buitenpost, AZSV Aalten, FC Emmen, Brøndby and Independiente.

Player statistics

''Appearances for competitive matches only'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:'' ''Updated 22 January 2012''

2011–12 Selection by Nationality

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2011–12

Points by match day

Total points by match day

Standing by match day

Goals by match day

Statistics for the 2011–12 season

*This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2011–12 season.

2011–12 team records

Topscorers

Placements

Jan Vertonghen Jan Bert Lieve Vertonghen (born 24 April 1987) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Anderlecht and the Belgium national team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left-back. Vertonghen began his senior car ...

is voted Player of the year by the supporters of

. *

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is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of

. *

is nominated for the Rinus Michels Award 2012 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football. *

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is voted

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by the Danish Football Association and TV2. *

Nicolai Boilesen Nicolai Møller Boilesen (born 16 February 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left back for FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga and the Denmark national team. Club career Ajax Boilesen started playing football in local ...

is voted ''Danish Football Talent of the Year'' by the Danish Football Association and TV2. *

Dmitri Bulykin Dmitri Olegovich Bulykin (russian: Дмитрий Олегович Булыкин; born 20 November 1979) is a retired Russian footballer. Between 2003 and 2005, he played regularly for the Russian national team. Club career Lokomotiv Moscow ...

is voted ''Best Russian Football Player Abroad'' by the Russian Football Union. *

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is voted ''Gelders Sportsman of the Year'' by the Gelders Sportgala 2011. *

wins the Golden boots award. *

wins the Bronze boots award.

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

All times are in

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Johan Cruyff Shield

Eredivisie

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

;

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*Lyon and Ajax are tied on their head-to-head records as shown below, so Lyon are ranked ahead of Ajax because of their higher overall goal difference in the group.

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

=Round of 32

Transfers for 2011–12

Summer transfer window

''For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2011 to 31 August 2011) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011.''

Arrivals

* The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Departures

* The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

Winter transfer window

''For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2012 to 1 February 2012) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2011–12.''

Arrivals

* The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Departures

* The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

External links

Ajax Amsterdam Official Website in NederlandseUEFA Website
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AFC Ajax seasons

Dutch football championship-winning seasons