During the 2019–20 season,

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participated in the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. Due to the

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, on 21 April, Dutch Prime Minister

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announced that events that require a permit are forbidden until 1 September. This meant that football matches were also not allowed, resulting in the end of the

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season. As a result, the

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decided on 24 April to maintain the current league positions but not to appoint a champion. Since Ajax was in first place on 8 March (after the last completed round), it was awarded the highest

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spot without being crowned as national champion.

Squad

Squad information

Transfers

''For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2019 to 31 August 2019) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2019. For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2020 to 1 February 2020) please see

List of Dutch football transfers winter 2019–20 This is a list of Dutch football transfers for the 2019–20 winter transfer window. Only transfers featuring Eredivisie are listed. Eredivisie Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hol ...

.''

In

Out

On loan

Transfer summary

''Undisclosed fees are not included in the transfer totals.'' Expenditure Summer: €55,200,000 Winter: €0,000,000 Total: €55,200,000 Income Summer: €195,400,000 Winter: €5,350,000 Total: €200,750,000 Net totals Summer: €140,200,000 Winter: €5,350,000 Total: €145,550,000

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Eredivisie

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

KNVB Cup

Johan Cruyff Shield

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

The third qualifying round draw was held on 22 July 2019.

Play-off round

The play-off round draw was held on 5 August 2019.

Group stage

UEFA Europa League

Round of 32

Statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:'' , -

Goalscorers

Last updated: 7 March 2020

Clean sheets

Last updated: 7 March 2020

Disciplinary record

Last updated: 7 March 2020

References

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AFC Ajax seasons