The 2015–16
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 ...
season saw the club participate 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 ...
, the
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...
, the
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
and the
UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
. The first training took place on 6 July 2015 while the traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on 20 July.
Pre-season
The first training for the 2015–16 season was held on 6 June 2015. In preparation for the new season, Ajax organized a training stage in
Neustift, Austria. The squad, with manager
Frank de Boer
Franciscus de Boer (; born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch football manager who was most recently the head coach of the Netherlands national team. A former defender, De Boer spent most of his professional playing career with Ajax, winning five Eredi ...
, remained there from 15 to 24 June. During this training stage, a friendly match was played against
Dynamo Moscow
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, whereupon the club then traveled back to the Netherlands, residing at De Lutte for additional training. The squad stayed there from 30 June to 5 July, when further friendly matches were played against
Nordsjælland
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,
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
and
VfL Wolfsburg
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. Traveling to France, a further friendly match was played against
Saint-Étienne
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Saint-Étienne is the t ...
.
Player statistics
''Appearances for competitive matches only''
, -
''As of 7 March 2016''
2015–16 selection by nationality
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings 2015–16
Points by match day
Total points by match day
Standing by match day
Goals by match day
Statistics for the 2015–16 season
*This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2014–15 season.
2015–16 team records
Topscorers
Placements
Competitions
All times are in
CEST CEST or cest may refer to:
* Central European Summer Time (UTC+2), daylight saving time observed in the central European time zone
* Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory
* Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer, a subset of Magnetization transfer in ...
Eredivisie
League table
Matches
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
=Play-off round
=
Group stage
Matches
Friendlies
Transfers for 2015–16
Summer transfer window
''For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2015 to 31 August 2015) please see
List of Dutch football transfers summer 2015.''
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 2016 to 1 February 2016) please see
List of Dutch football transfers winter 2015–16.''
Arrivals
* The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Departures
* The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
References
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Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...
AFC Ajax seasons
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...