AFC Ajax (women)

AFC Ajax
Full name	Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax
Nickname(s)	De Godendochters (The Daughters of the Gods), De Ajacieden, De Amsterdames
Founded	18 May 2012; 11 years ago
Ground	De Toekomst; Johan Cruyff Arena (selected matches)
Capacity	5.000; 55,865
Owner	AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext: AJAX)
Chairman	Jan van Halst (interim)
Head coach	Suzanne Bakker
League	Eredivisie
2022–23	1st
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

AFC Ajax Vrouwen is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam representing AFC Ajax in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top women's league in the Netherlands. The team was founded in 2012.^[2]

Current squad

As of 8 September 2023^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Regina van Eijk
3	DF	NED	Roos van der Veen
5	DF	NED	Soraya Verhoeve
6	MF	NED	Jonna van de Velde
7	FW	NED	Romée Leuchter
8	MF	NED	Sherida Spitse (captain)
9	FW	NED	Nikita Tromp
10	MF	NED	Nadine Noordam
11	FW	NED	Ashleigh Weerden
12	FW	NED	Isabelle Hoekstra
13	GK	NED	Lois Niënhuis
15	FW	NED	Chasity Grant
16	MF	NED	Danique Noordman


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	NED	Bente Jansen
18	DF	NED	Milicia Keijzer
19	FW	NED	Tiny Hoekstra
20	MF	USA	Lily Yohannes
21	MF	NED	Rosa van Gool
22	MF	NED	Quinty Sabajo
23	FW	NED	Lotte Keukelaar
24	MF	NED	Iris Stiekema
24	DF	NED	Daliyah de Klonia
25	DF	NED	Kay-lee de Sanders
26	DF	NED	Isa Kardinaal
29	FW	NED	Danique Tolhoek
31	GK	NED	Dionne van der Wal

Former players

Results

BeNe League / Eredivisie

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Season	Division	Position	W – D – L = Pts	GF – GA	Top scorer	KNVB Cup
2012–13	BeNe League	04 / 16	12 – 6 – 10 = 42	47 – 36	Van Lunteren (10)	Quarterfinals
2013–14	BeNe League	03 / 14	16 – 6 – 4 = 54	68 – 23	Van Lunteren (13)	Winner
2014–15	BeNe League	03 / 13	17 – 2 – 5 = 53	54 – 20	Pieëte (10)	Final
2015–16	Eredivisie	02 / 7	17 – 5 – 2 = 56	46 – 11	Bakker (8)	Final
2016–17	Eredivisie	01 / 8	21 – 5 – 1 = 68	57 – 14	Van den Bighelaar (18)	Winner
2017–18	Eredivisie	01 / 9	16 – 7 – 1 = 55	57 – 24	Van den Bighelaar, Van Lunteren (12)	Winner
2018–19	Eredivisie	02 / 9	13 – 8 – 3 = 47	50 – 18	Jansen (14)	Winner
2019–20	Eredivisie	02 / 8^a	08 – 1 – 3 = 25^a	22 – 11^a		Quarterfinals^a
2020–21	Eredivisie	03 / 8	13 – 1 – 6 = 40	40 – 21	Nikita Tromp (19)	Semifinals
2021–22	Eredivisie	02 / 9	17 – 3 – 4 = 54	70 – 22	Romée Leuchter (25)	Winner
2022–23	Eredivisie	01 / 11	18 – 1 – 1 = 55	67 – 15	Romée Leuchter (18)	Round of 16

a=at moment of abandonment due to Covid

UEFA Women's Champions League

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Ajax's goal tally first.

Season	Round	Team	Home	Away	Agg/Pos ^[a]
2017–18	Qualifying round	Standard Liège			3–0
		Pärnu			2–1
		Rīgas FS			6–0
	Round of 32	Brescia	1–0	0–2	1–2
2018–19	Qualifying round	Þór/KA			0–0
		Wexford Youths			4–1
		Linfield			2–0
	Round of 32	Sparta Prague	2–0	2–1	4–1
	Round of 16	Lyon	0–4	0–9	0–13
2020–21	Round of 32	Bayern Munich	0–3	1–3	1–6
2022–23	QR 1 semi-final	Kristianstads DFF			3–1
	QR 1 final	Eintracht Frankfurt			2–1
	QR 2	Arsenal	0–1	2–2	2–3
2023–24	QR 1 final	Dinamo Minsk			3-0
	QR 2	FC Zürich	2-0	6-0	8-0
	Group stage	Bayern Munich	1-0	1-1	2/4
		Paris Saint-Germain	2-0	1-3
		Roma	2-1	0-3
	Quarter-final	Chelsea	0-3	1-1	1-4

^ or single match when home and away are empty

2023-24 UEFA Women’s Champions League Group C Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Paris Saint-Germain	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Ajax	6	3	1	2	7	8	−1	10	Advance to quarter-finals
3	Bayern Munich	6	1	4	1	8	8	0	7
4	Roma	6	1	2	3	10	11	−1	5

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Record by club

As of 19 March 2024

Opponent	Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Season(s)
Dinamo Minsk	Belarus	1	1	0	0	3	0	2023–24
Standard Liège	Belgium	1	1	0	0	3	0	2017–18
Sparta Prague	Czech Republic	2	2	0	0	4	1	2018–19
Arsenal	England	2	0	1	1	2	3	2022–23
Chelsea	England	2	0	1	1	1	4	2023–24
Pärnu	Estonia	1	1	0	0	2	1	2017–18
Olympique Lyonnais	France	2	0	0	2	0	13	2018–19
Paris Saint-Germain	France	2	1	0	1	3	3	2023–24
Bayern Munich	Germany	4	1	1	2	3	7	2020–21, 2023–24
Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	1	1	0	0	2	1	2022–23
Þór/KA	Iceland	1	0	1	0	0	0	2018–19
Wexford Youths	Ireland	1	1	0	0	4	1	2018–19
Brescia	Italy	2	1	0	1	1	2	2013–14
Roma	Italy	2	1	0	1	2	4	2023–24
Rīgas FS	Latvia	1	1	0	0	6	0	2017–18
Linfield	Northern Ireland	1	1	0	0	2	0	2018–19
Kristianstads DFF	Sweden	1	1	0	0	3	1	2022–23
Zürich	Switzerland	2	2	0	0	8	0	2023–24

Honours

National

Dutch League champion
- Winners (3): 2017, 2018, 2023
KNVB Women's Cup
- Winners (5): 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
BeNe League
- Third place (2): 2014, 2015

Affiliated clubs

On 13 January 2013, it was revealed that AFC Ajax Vrouwen would partner with SV Overbos, the Women's team from Hoofddorp.^[4]

SV Overbos (2013–present)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Suzanne Bakker
Assistant coach	Sander Luiten
Goalkeeper coach	Robbie Tetteroo
Skills Coach	Wim Bouckaert

Head coaches

Ed Engelkes (2012–2016)^[5]
Benno Nihom (2016-2019)
Danny Schenkel (2019–2022)
Suzanne Bakker (2022-2024) ^[6]

Broadcasting

As per 2024, all league matches played are broadcast on ESPN. Public service broadcaster NOS occasionally provides game highlights during the Studio Sport programme.^[7]

References

^ "De Toekomst - Ajax". AFC Ajax. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
^ "Vrouwen: Ajax en PSV in BeNeLeague, FC Den Bosch niet" (in Dutch). voetbalcentraal. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
^ "Players". ajax.nl. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
^ "Hechte samenwerking Ajax en sv Overbos uit Hoofddorp'"^{[permanent dead link]}, Overbos.nl, 13 January 2013
^ "Ajax-dames halen succescoach Engelkes" (in Dutch). FCupdate. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
^ "Suzanne Bakker in her final season at Ajax Women" (in Dutch). Ajax.nl. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "Women's Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS". Sport Business. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

External links

Official site

52°18′48″N 4°55′44″E / 52.31333°N 4.92889°E / 52.31333; 4.92889

[a-4] r single match when home and away are empty

[1] "De Toekomst - Ajax". AFC Ajax. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-11-18.

[2] "Vrouwen: Ajax en PSV in BeNeLeague, FC Den Bosch niet" (in Dutch). voetbalcentraal. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

[3] "Players". ajax.nl. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[5] "Hechte samenwerking Ajax en sv Overbos uit Hoofddorp'"^{[permanent dead link]}, Overbos.nl, 13 January 2013

[6] "Ajax-dames halen succescoach Engelkes" (in Dutch). FCupdate. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

[7] "Suzanne Bakker in her final season at Ajax Women" (in Dutch). Ajax.nl. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

[broadcast_2020-8] "Women's Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS". Sport Business. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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v t e Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax
Players M F Managers Honours Seasons M F Cup Europe Records and statistics Current season
History	History of AFC Ajax AFC Ajax kit history
Teams	I. Ajax 1 (First team) II. Jong Ajax (Reserves) III. Ajax Zaterdag (Amateurs) Ajax vrouwen (Women's) Ajax eSports (Pro Gaming)
Grounds	Het Veldje (1893–1900) Amsterdam-Noord (1900–1907) Het Houten Stadion (1907–1934) De Meer Stadion (1934–1996) Olympic Stadium (1934–1996) Johan Cruyff Arena (1996–present)
Training grounds	Sportpark De Toekomst (1996–present) adidas miCoach Performance Centre (2011–present)
Academy	Ajax Youth Academy
Tournaments	Amsterdam Tournament (1975–2009) U19: Copa Amsterdam (2005–present) U17: Future Cup (2010–present)
Rivalries	De Klassieker (with Feyenoord) De Topper (with PSV) Noord-Hollandse Derby (with AZ ‧ Telstar ‧ FC Volendam) Hofstad vs. Hoofdstad (with ADO Den Haag) Stadsderby (with Blauw-Wit ‧ DWS ‧ De Volewijckers) Other (with FC Groningen ‧ FC Twente ‧ FC Utrecht)
Supporters	AFCA Supportersclub Ajax Business Associates Supportersvereniging Ajax
Culture	A.F.C.A (clothing) A.F.C.A (hooligans) AFC Ajax N.V. "Ajax" Ajax Experience "Ajax Hup Hup Hup" "Ajax-mars" "Ajax, Olé Olé Olé" Ajax Supportershome Battle of Beverwijk Big Three "Blah Blah Blah" "Bloed, zweet en tranen" Club van 100 F-side Halte ArenA "Hava Nagila" De kabel Kamp Seedorf Lucky Lynx "Mijn Stad" De Mistwedstrijd Nail bombs incident North Up Alliance "Oei Oei Oei (Dat Was Me Weer Een Loei)" South Crew Staafincident "Three Little Birds" "Tokyo" Total Football VAK410 "De Voetbalmatch" Vuurwerkincident "We gaan naar Londen" "We gaan naar Rome" "Wij zijn Ajax" World of Ajax
Media	1900 Ajax Life Ajax Magazine Ajax TV Ajax, dit is mijn club Ajax-nieuws Ajax: Hark the Herald Angel Sings Ajaxjournaal Becoming Zlatan The Price of Heaven Superjews
Former teams	Ajax Baseball Club (1922–1972) Ajax Cape Town (1999–2020) Ajax Orlando Prospects (2002–2007) Ajax Hellas Youth Academy (2011–2016)
Affiliated clubs	Almere City Barcelona Beijing Guoan Cruzeiro Gamba Osaka Guangzhou R&F Pachuca Palmeiras Sagan Tosu Sharjah FC Sparta Rotterdam Sydney FC AS Trenčín

v t e Vrouwen Eredivisie (Women's Eredivisie)
Current teams	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Excelsior Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard SC Heerenveen PSV Eindhoven SC Telstar FC Twente FC Utrecht PEC Zwolle
Former teams	Achilles '29 (2016-2019) VV Alkmaar (2017-2023) Roda JC (2008–2009) VVV-Venlo (2010–2012) Willem II (2007–2011)
Seasons	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 BeNe League 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Categories:Women's Eredivisie/players Portal:Women's football

v t e Women's BeNe League
Seasons	Merged from Eredivisie and First Division 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 Split to Eredivisie and Super League
Belgian teams	Standard Liège Anderlecht Lierse Club Brugge Oud-Heverlee Leuven Gent Royal Antwerp K. Beerschot AC Zulte Waregem Sint-Truidense
Dutch teams	ADO Den Haag SC Heerenveen SC Telstar FC Twente PEC Zwolle Ajax PSV Eindhoven FC Utrecht