The

2020–21 Eredivisie The 2020–21 Eredivisie was the 65th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 12 September 2020 and concluded on 16 May 2021. On 2 February 2021, the KNVB announced that effective immediately clubs would be ...

match between

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following ...

and Ajax at

De Koel De Koel (), also known as Covebo Stadion – De Koel, is a multi-purpose stadium in Venlo, Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, Netherlands. It is currently mostly used for association football, football matches and is the home stadium of VVV-Venlo. Th ...

, Venlo, took place on Saturday, 24 October 2020. Ajax won the match 13–0, setting a new record for the largest win in the history of the league. This result beat Ajax's 12–1 win over Vitesse back in the 1971–72 season.

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Jurgen Ekkelenkamp Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (born 5 April 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Antwerp. Club career Ajax Ekkelenkamp made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax on 9 April 201 ...

opened the score for Ajax in the 12th minute, with the 2–0 only five minutes later by

Lassina Traoré Lassina Chamste Soudine Franck Traoré (born 12 January 2001) is a Burkinabè professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Burkina Faso national team. Club career Rahimo Traoré be ...

's first goal of the evening. Ajax scored two more goals before the half-time break, with a second goal by Traoré and a strike from Dušan Tadić. Venlo were left with 10 men after 52 minutes when

Christian Kum Christian Kum (; born 13 September 1985) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He formerly played eight years for ADO Den Haag, where he started his career, and two seasons for SC Heerenveen. Club career Kum was born in Frankfurt, West Ge ...

was sent off after the video assistant referee changed his yellow card for violent conduct to a red. Venlo further collapsed after the sending off with four Ajax goals in five minutes by Traoré,

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, Ekkelenkamp and Daley Blind. Traoré added his fourth after 65 minutes, and two goals by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in the 74th and 76th minute made it to 11–0. With 12 minutes left, Lisandro Martínez made it 12–0 before Traoré scored his fifth of the game in the 87th minute.

Records

Erik ten Hag Erik ten Hag (, born 2 February 1970) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player, who is currently the manager of Premier League club Manchester United. As a player, Ten Hag played as a centre-back in the Dutch league for 13 years ...

's side recorded their biggest victory in club history, beating their own

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 ...

record from 1972 when they thrashed Vitesse 12–1. Lassina Traoré became the first Ajax player to score five goals in an Eredivisie game since

Marco van Basten Marcel "Marco" van Basten (; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch football manager and retired professional player, who played for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pl ...

in 1985 and the first to record three assists for the club in a league match since

Frenkie de Jong Frenkie de Jong (born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. A versatile midfielder, he is known for his vision, passing, dribbling, technique, alo ...

in 2017. The display meant that Traoré became the first player this century to be directly involved in eight goals in an Eredivisie match. It was the biggest ever defeat in a professional game for Venlo, with their previous worst performance being a 10–1 loss to

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...

in 1964.

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