List of AFC Ajax seasons explained

A list of football seasons contested by AFC Ajax in both domestic and international competitions.

Seasons

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SeasonDomestic leagueKNVB CupEuropeOther competitionsTop scorer(s)
DivisionPosPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPlayer(s)Goals
1956–57Eredivisie1st3422576440+2449SubroundWim Bleijenberg20
1957–58Eredivisie3rd3417896244+1842European CupQFLoek den Edel17
1958–59Eredivisie6th34157127763+1437QFPiet van der Kuil16
1959–60Eredivisie1st34226610944+6550Not heldHenk Groot37
1960–61Eredivisie2nd34227510251+5151WCup Winners' CupQR1Henk Groot42
1961–62Eredivisie5th34167118059+2139L16Cup Winners' CupR1Henk Groot18
1962–63Eredivisie2nd3017587341+3239L16Intertoto CupGSHenk Groot18
1963–64Eredivisie5th3013896340+2334QFIntertoto CupGSPiet Keizer13
1964–65Eredivisie13th3098135251+126L64Klaas Nuninga14
1965–66Eredivisie1st3024427925+5452QFJohan Cruyff16
1966–67Eredivisie1st34264412234+8856WEuropean CupQFJohan Cruyff33
1967–68Eredivisie1st3427439619+7758L16European CupR1Johan Cruyff25
1968–69Eredivisie2nd3425459034+5654L16European CupRUJohan Cruyff24
1969–70Eredivisie1st34276110023+7760WInter-Cities Fairs CupSFJohan Cruyff23
1970–71Eredivisie2nd3424559020+7053WEuropean CupWJohan Cruyff21
1971–72Eredivisie1st34303110420+8463WEuropean CupWJohan Cruyff25
1972–73Eredivisie1st34300412018+8460L32UEFA Super Cupbgcolor=goldWIntercontinental CupWJohnny Rep17
European Cupbgcolor=goldW
1973–74Eredivisie3rd3421948830+5851SFUEFA Super Cupbgcolor=goldWJohan Neeskens15
European CupR2
1974–75Eredivisie3rd3421767634+3649L16UEFA CupR3Ruud Geels30
1975–76Eredivisie3rd3421857438+3650QFUEFA CupR3Ruud Geels29
1976–77Eredivisie1st3423656226+3652L32UEFA CupR1Ruud Geels34
1977–78Eredivisie2nd3420958536+4949RUEuropean CupQFRuud Geels30
1978–79Eredivisie1st3422667741+3650WUEFA CupR3 Søren Lerby16
1979–80Eredivisie1st3422667741+3650RUEuropean CupSFDick Schoenaker13
1980–81Eredivisie2nd3422488854+3448RUEuropean CupR2Wim Kieft17
1981–82Eredivisie1st34264411742+7558L16Cup Winners' CupR1Wim Kieft32
1982–83Eredivisie1st34266210641+6558WEuropean CupR1Wim Kieft19
1983–84Eredivisie3rd34227510046+5451L16European CupR1Marco van Basten28
1984–85Eredivisie1st3424649346+4754L16UEFA CupR2Marco van Basten22
1985–86Eredivisie2nd34252712035+8552WEuropean CupR1Marco van Basten37
1986–87Eredivisie2nd3425369230+6253WCup Winners' CupWMarco van Basten31
1987–88Eredivisie2nd3423477840+3850L32Cup Winners' Cupbgcolor=silverRUJohn Bosman25
Super Cupbgcolor=silverRU
1988–89Eredivisie2nd3422667432+4250QFUEFA CupR1 Dennis Bergkamp
Stefan Pettersson		13
1989–90Eredivisie1st34191146723+4449SFUEFA CupR1 Aron Winter10
1990–91Eredivisie2nd3422937521+5453QFEuropean CupDSQ Dennis Bergkamp25
1991–92Eredivisie2nd3425548324+5955QFUEFA CupW Dennis Bergkamp22
1992–93Eredivisie3rd3420958730+5749UEFA CupQF Dennis Bergkamp26
1993–94Eredivisie1st3426268626+6054SFCup Winners' CupQF Dutch SupercupW Jari Litmanen26
1994–95Eredivisie1st34277010628+7861QFChampions LeagueW Dutch SupercupW Patrick Kluivert18
1995–96Eredivisie1st3426539724+7383UEFA Super Cupbgcolor=goldW Dutch Supercupbgcolor=goldW Patrick Kluivert15
Champions Leaguebgcolor=silverRUIntercontinental Cupbgcolor=goldW
1996–97Eredivisie4th34171075531+2461Champions LeagueSFJohan Cruyff ShieldRU Patrick Kluivert
Jari Litmanen		6
1997–98Eredivisie1st34292311222+9089UEFA CupQF Shota Arveladze25
1998–99Eredivisie6th3416997341+3257Champions LeagueGSJohan Cruyff ShieldRU Jari Litmanen
Benni McCarthy		11
Eredivisie5th3418797251+2161L16UEFA CupR3Johan Cruyff ShieldRU Richard Knopper
Nikos Machlas		10
2000–01Eredivisie3rd3418798543+4261L16UEFA CupR2 Shota Arveladze17
2001–02Eredivisie1st3422757334+3973WChampions LeagueQR3Rafael van der Vaart14
UEFA CupR2
2002–03Eredivisie2nd3426539632+6483SFChampions LeagueQFJohan Cruyff ShieldW Rafael van der Vaart18
2003–04Eredivisie1st3425547931+4880L16Champions LeagueGS Zlatan Ibrahimović13
2004–05Eredivisie2nd3424557433+4177SFChampions LeagueGSJohan Cruyff ShieldRU Ryan Babel
Wesley Sneijder		7
UEFA CupL32
2005–06Eredivisie4th34186106641+2560WChampions LeagueL16Johan Cruyff ShieldW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar16
2006–07Eredivisie2nd3423658435+4975WChampions LeagueQR3Johan Cruyff ShieldW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar21
UEFA CupL32
2007–08Eredivisie2nd3420959445+4969R4Champions LeagueQR3Johan Cruyff ShieldW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar33
UEFA CupR1
2008–09Eredivisie3rd3421587441+3368R3UEFA CupL16 Luis Suárez22
2009–10Eredivisie2nd34274310620+8685WEuropa LeagueL32 Luis Suárez35
2010–11Eredivisie1st3422757230+4273RUChampions LeagueGSJohan Cruyff ShieldRU Mounir El Hamdaoui13
Europa LeagueL16
2011–12Eredivisie1st3423749336+5776R4Champions LeagueGSJohan Cruyff ShieldRUSiem de Jong13
Europa LeagueL32
2012–13Eredivisie1st34221028331+5276SFChampions LeagueGSJohan Cruyff ShieldRUSiem de Jong12
Europa LeagueL32
2013–14Eredivisie1st34201136928+4171RUChampions LeagueGSJohan Cruyff ShieldW Davy Klaassen
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson		10
Europa LeagueL32
2014–15Eredivisie2nd3421856929+4071R4Champions LeagueGSJohan Cruyff ShieldRU Arkadiusz Milik23
Europa LeagueL16
2015–16Eredivisie2nd3425728121+6082R3Champions LeagueQR3 Arkadiusz Milik21
Europa LeagueGS
2016–17Eredivisie2nd3425637923+5681R3Champions LeaguePO Kasper Dolberg22
Europa Leaguebgcolor=silverRU
2017–18Eredivisie2nd3425458933+5679R3Champions LeagueQR3 David Neres14
Europa LeaguePO
2018–19Eredivisie1st34282411932+8786WChampions LeagueSF Dušan Tadić38
2019–20Eredivisie1st2518256823+4556SFChampions LeagueGSJohan Cruyff ShieldWQuincy Promes
Dušan Tadić		16
Europa LeagueL32
2020–21Eredivisie1st34284210223+7988WChampions LeagueGS Dušan Tadić22
Europa LeagueQF
2021–22Eredivisie1st3426539819+7983RUChampions LeagueL16Johan Cruyff ShieldRU Sébastien Haller34
2022–23Eredivisie3rd3420958638+4869RUChampions LeagueGSJohan Cruyff ShieldRU Mohammed Kudus18
Europa LeagueKRPO
2023–24Eredivisie5th34151187461+1356R2Europa LeagueGS Brian Brobbey22
Europa Conference LeagueL16