Club van 100 (AFC Ajax) explained

Club van 100 (English: Club of 100) is the official list of Football players who have appeared in one hundred or more official matches for AFC Ajax.^[1]

Club van 100

The Club van 100 is the official list of Football players who have appeared in one hundred or more official matches for AFC Ajax. The club currently has a total of 179 members with Kenneth Taylor being the latest addition. The record for league appearances is held by Mr. Ajax himself Sjaak Swart, who appeared in 463 league matches for Ajax 1.^[2] There is a beneficiary team called Lucky Ajax, which was initiated by Sjaak Swart. Lucky Ajax participate in at least one match a year, usually in the name of charity, and commonly at football ceremonies to bid farewell to retiring players. One of the prerequisites for playing on Lucky Ajax, which is invitational only, is that you are a member of the Club van 100, having made at least 100 official match appearances for Ajax Amsterdam in the first team of the club.^[3]

Out of the current selection, four players are members of the Club van 100. Devyne Rensch (130), Brian Brobbey (119), Steven Berghuis (117) and Kenneth Taylor (113) all joined the Club van 100 in the 2023-2024 season.

Members list

The table below is a list of the Club van 100 members, sorted by total appearances.

No.	Player	Total	From	Till
1		603	1956	1973
2		509	1964	1977
3		493	1986	1999
4		490	1961	1974
5		457	1968	1980
6		434	1988	1999
7		426	1958	1970
8		385	1966	1977
9		369	1964	1983
10		356	1974	1983
11		352	1950	1963
12		348	1976	1985
13		348	1981	1992
14		343	1981	1996
15		338	1960	1970
16		337	1980	1995
17		333	2009	2023
18		328	1943	1957
19		322	1984	1994
20		320	2011	2023
21		311	1991	1999
22		311	2002	2023
23		309	1925	1940
24		305	1987	1999
25		305	1959	1969
26		305	1986	2003
27		302	1929	1948
28		298	1968	1976
29		296	1979	1987
30		287	2012	2019
31		286	1986	2003
32		277	2007	2020
33		269	1976	1983
34		265	1923	1936
35		261	1955	1964
36		260	1946	1958
37		257	2005	2021
38		255	2005	2010
39		255	1992	2004
40		246	2012	2020
41		241	2018	2023
42		240	1934	1950
43		237	1929	1942
44		237	1939	1952
45		237	1986	1993
46		225	1975	1982
47		221	1911	1926
48		220	2006	2012
49		219	1971	1989
50		218	2001	2015
51		220	1965	1970
52		214	1956	1965
53		214	2016	2022
54		209	1976	1981
55		209	1981	1986
56		207	1929	1938
57		204	1966	1971
58		203	1941	1951
59		202	1931	1943
60		202	2000	2006
61		197	1988	1994
62		195	1920	1933
63		194	1911	1924
64		194	1917	1927
65		194	1932	1947
66		194	1986	1991
67		193	1940	1950
68		193	1959	1965
69		193	1968	1976
70		193	1992	1997
71		192	1980	1988
72		191	2007	2012
73		188	1970	1975
74		187	1964	1969
75		186	2008	2013
76		184	1959	1966
77		184	1991	2008
78		180	1968	1975
79		180	2003	2007
80		180	2017	2022
81		177	1951	1961
82		177	1997	2002
83		176	1913	1924
84		175	2015	2020
85		175	1917	1927
86		174	1924	1930
87		174	1973	1980
88		172	1951	1957
89		172	1982	1986
90		171	1970	1974
91		170	1964	1969
92		169	2018	2022
93		166	1974	1978
94		165	1983	1988
95		165	2016	2020
96		163	1932	1949
97		163	2008	2016
98		162	2010	2013
99		159	2007	2010
100		158	2008	2013
101		156	1920	1932
102		156	1998	2003
103		157	2000	2005
104		155	1987	1993
105		154	1953	1958
106		154	1986	1997
107		154	2001	2005
108		152	1959	1964
109		152	2006	2012
110		149	1927	1937
111		149	1976	1980
112		149	2008	2014
113		147	2019	2023
114		145	2001	2006
115		143	2005	2009
116		143	2011	2016
117		142	1999	2003
118		142	2003	2020
119		139	1923	1938
120		139	2006	2014
121		138	1933	1947
122		138	1988	1993
123		136	1929	1936
124		136	2018	2022
125		133	1917	1929
126		133	2001	2006
127		133	2002	2006
128		131	1955	1959
129		130	1954	1960
style=background:#FFCCCC;	130		130	2020	present
131		129	1913	1922
132		129	1925	1932
133		126	1939	1951
134		126	1984	1988
135		126	1988	1993
136		125	1922	1930
137		125	1995	2002
138		123	1928	1935
139		123	1971	1975
140		123	1985	1989
141		122	1993	1996
142		122	2000	2003
143		122	2020	2023
144		120	2011	2017
145		120	2019	2022
146		119	1960	1965
147		119	2014	2018
148		119	2016	2019
style=background:#FFCCCC;	149		119	2018	present
150		118	1979	1983
151		118	2006	2010
152		117	1969	1972
153		117	2016	2019
style=background:#FFCCCC;	154		117	2021	present
155		116	1939	1948
156		116	1974	1977
157		114	1983	1986
158		114	1989	1994
style=background:#FFCCCC;	159		113	2019	present
160		111	2012	2016
161		110	2001	2004
162		110	2003	2007
163		108	1954	1958
164		108	1976	1979
165		107	1957	1962
166		107	2004	2008
167	Co Bouwens^[4]	106	1950	1954
168		106	2011	2015
169		105	2012	2015
170	Henk Elzer^[5]	104	1951	1957
171		103	1981	1984
172		103	2018	2022
173		102	1996	2000
174	Gerrit Krist^[6]	100	1947	1954
175		100	1925	1932
176		100	1994	1997
177		100	2002	2006
178		100	2014	2017
179		100	2015	2018

This list is accurate as of last match played on 19 May 2024, SBV Vitesse - AFC Ajax.

Nationalities

Nationalities in the club van 100
	133
	7
	3
	3
	3
	3
	3
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1

Total caps of current squad

No.	Player	Nationality	Total
130			130
146			119
154			117
159			113
-			76
-			61
-			50
-			37
-			36
-			35
-			33
-			32
-			32
-			32
-			31
-			29
-			24
-			20
-			16
-			16
-			15
-			13
-			13
-			12
-			12
-			10
-			9
-			8
-			8
-			6
-			6
-			1
-			0