2005–06 AFC Ajax season

Pre-season

Player statistics

Team statistics

Placements

Results

Transfers

External links

References

2005-06 selection by nationality

Eredivisie standings

Statistics for the 2005-06 season

2005-06 team records

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Eredivisie

Play-offs

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

Amsterdam Tournament

Friendlies

Summer

Winter

Points by match day

Total points by match day

Standing by match day

Goals by match day

Top scorers

Group stage

Knockout stage

In

Out

In

Out

Round of 32

Ajax

2005–06 season

Chairman

John Jaakke

Manager

4th

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Winners

Top goalscorer

League:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (16)
All:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (22)

Home colours

Away colours

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During the 2005–06 Dutch football season AFC Ajax participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The first training took place on Sunday July 3, 2005. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Wednesday August 3, 2005.

The first training for the 2005–06 season was held on July 3, 2005. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad from manager Danny Blind played friendly matches against DWV, WHC, Quick '20, HHC Hardenberg, Rijnsburgse Boys, Fortuna Sittard, Arminia Bielefeld and FC Omniworld. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Arsenal and Boca Juniors in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.^[1]

Appearances for competitive matches only

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		UEFA C.L.		KNVB Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Maarten Stekelenburg	37	0	27	0	6	0	4	0
2	DF		Hatem Trabelsi	30	0	20	0	7+1	0	2	0
3	DF		Zdeněk Grygera	27	1	18	1	8	0	1	0
4	DF		John Heitinga	28	1	13+6	1	3+3	0	2+1	0
6	MF		Tomás Galásek	36	4	25+1	4	5+1	0	3+1	0
7	FW		Mauro Rosales	35	2	23+6	0	3+1	1	2	1
8	MF		Hedwiges Maduro	40	3	27+1	3	9	0	1+2	0
9	FW		Angelos Charisteas	24	9	7+10	8	1+3	0	2+1	1
10	MF		Steven Pienaar	24	2	14+1	2	9	0	0	0
11	FW		Ryan Babel	37	6	12+13	2	5+4	2	0+3	2
12	GK		Hans Vonk	12	0	7+1	0	4	0	0	0
15	DF		Thomas Vermaelen	33	4	22+2	3	5	0	4	1
17	FW		Yannis Anastasiou	9	3	3+3	0	3	3	0	0
18	MF		Wesley Sneijder	29	11	18+1	5	7	4	3	2
19	MF		Urby Emanuelson	36	2	22+4	1	8	0	2	1
21	DF		Olaf Lindenbergh	26	0	16+2	0	5	0	2+1	0
22	DF		Juanfran	21	0	11+5	0	2+1	0	2	0
24	FW		Markus Rosenberg	43	14	28+3	12	6+2	2	4	0
25	FW		Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	21	22	16	16	2	1	3	5
27	MF		Edgar Manucharyan	5	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	MF		Nourdin Boukhari	36	6	17+7	4	7+2	1	3	1
29	FW		Nicolae Mitea	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Kenneth Vermeer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF		Emmanuel Boakye	7	0	3+3	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF		Vurnon Anita	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
33	DF		Robbert Schilder	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW		Rydell Poepon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF		Javier Martina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF		Jeffrey Sarpong	10	0	4+5	0	0	0	0+1	0
39	MF		John Goossens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF		Michael Timisela	4	1	2+2	1	0	0	0	0
52	FW		Derk Boerrigter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	MF		Jan Vertonghen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	MF		Donovan Slijngard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
5	DF		Julien Escudé	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
14	MF		Maxwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Nigel de Jong	24	5	12+4	2	5+2	3	1	0
20	FW		Daniël de Ridder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK		Bogdan Lobonţ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	MF		Sebastián Rusculleda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

As of 26 November 2011

Nationality														Total Players
Current squad selection	10	1	2	2	1	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	23
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection	7	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
Players out on loan	1	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

Standing	Matches played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Yellow cards	Red cards
4	34	18	6	10	60	66	41	57	7

Match day	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	Total
Points	1	3	0	1	3	3	3	1	0	1	0	3	0	3	3	3	3	0	1	3	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	1	0	3	3	3	60

Match day	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	Total
Points	1	4	4	7	7	10	13	14	14	15	15	18	18	21	21	24	27	30	33	33	34	37	37	37	40	43	46	49	52	53	53	54	57	60	60

Match day	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	Standing
Standing	6th	4th	6th	6th	6th	5th	5th	5th	5th	6th	6th	6th	9th	8th	6th	4th	4th	4th	6th	4th	7th	8th	6th	5th	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	5th	5th	5th	4th	4th	4th

Match day	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	Total
Goals	2	2	1	2	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	2	3	2	1	3	1	2	1	2	6	3	6	0	2	1	1	2	4	66

This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2005-06 season.

	Friendlies	Amsterdam Tournament	Johan Cruijff Schaal	KNVB Cup	UEFA Champions League	Eredivisie	UEFA Champions League Qualifying Play-offs	Total
Matches	11	2	1	4	10	34	4	66
Wins	10	0	1	4	4	18	3	40
Draws	1	0	0	0	4	6	0	11
Losses	0	2	0	0	2	10	1	15
Home	1	2	1	2	5	17	2	30
Away	10	0	0	3	5	17	2	37
Yellow cards	8	0	3	7	14	54	4	90
Red cards	0	0	0	1	0	5	2	8
2 x yellow in 1 match	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3
Number of substitutes used	50	5	2	10	23	85	8	177
Goals for	62	0	2	15	17	66	10	172
Goals against	7	2	1	3	12	41	4	70
Balance	+55	-2	+1	+12	+5	+25	+6	+102
Clean sheets	7	0	0	1	2	12	2	24
Penalties for	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	6
Penalties against	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	4

Description	Competition	Result
Biggest win	Friendly match	Rijnsburgse Boys - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 12 )
	KNVB Cup	FC Eindhoven - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 6 )
	UEFA Champions League	FC Thun - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 4 )
	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax - RBC Roosendaal ( 6 - 0 ) AFC Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam ( 6 - 0 )
Biggest loss	Friendly match	—
	KNVB Cup	—
	UEFA Champions League	AFC Ajax - Arsenal F.C. ( 1 - 2 )
	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax - FC Utrecht ( 1 - 4 )
Most goals in a match	Friendly match	Rijnsburgse Boys - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 12 )
	KNVB Cup	FC Eindhoven - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 6 )
	UEFA Champions League	FC Thun - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 4 )
	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax - RBC Roosendaal ( 6 - 0 ) AFC Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam ( 6 - 0 )

Friendlies

Nr.	Name
1.	Yannis Anastasiou	10
1.	Nicolae Mitea	10
3.	Nourdin Boukhari	6
3.	Nigel de Jong	6
5.	Markus Rosenberg	5
6.	Daniël de Ridder	4
7.	Wesley Sneijder	3
7.	Javier Martina	3
9.	Rasmus Lindgren	2
	Julien Escudé	2
	Jan Vertonghen	2
	Derk Boerrigter	2
13.	Tom de Mul	1
	Zdeněk Grygera	1
	Tomáš Galásek	1
	Ryan Babel	1
	John Heitinga	1
	Rydell Poepon	1
Own goals	Rick Severein (VV Hierden)	1
Total		62

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Nr.	Name
1.	Nourdin Boukhari	1
1.	Ryan Babel	1
Total		2

Eredivisie

Nr.	Name
1.	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	16
2.	Markus Rosenberg	12
3.	Angelos Charisteas	8
4.	Wesley Sneijder	5
5.	Tomáš Galásek	4
5.	Nourdin Boukhari	4
7.	Hedwiges Maduro	3
7.	Thomas Vermaelen	3
9.	Steven Pienaar	2
	Nigel de Jong	2
	Ryan Babel	2
12.	Urby Emanuelson	1
	Zdeněk Grygera	1
	Michael Timisela	1
	John Heitinga	1
Own goals	Daniel Majstorović (FC Twente)	1
Total		66

KNVB Cup

Nr.	Name
1.	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	5
2.	Wesley Sneijder	2
2.	Ryan Babel	2
4.	Angelos Charisteas	1
	Nourdin Boukhari	1
	Thomas Vermaelen	1
	Mauro Rosales	1
	Urby Emanuelson	1
Own goals	Frank Demouge (FC Eindhoven)	1
Total		15

UEFA Champions League

Nr.	Name
1.	Wesley Sneijder	4
2.	Yannis Anastasiou	3
2.	Nigel de Jong	3
4.	Markus Rosenberg	2
4.	Ryan Babel	2
6.	Nourdin Boukhari	1
	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	1
	Mauro Rosales	1
Total		17

	Friendlies	Amsterdam Tournament	Johan Cruijff Schaal	KNVB Cup	UEFA Champions League	Eredivisie
Status	11 played, 10 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses	4th place	Winners Last opponent: PSV	Winners Last opponent: PSV	Eliminated in Round of 32 Last opponent: Internazionale	4th place 60 points in 34 matches qualified for UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar finishes as topscorer of the Eredivisie with 33 goals in 34 matches. (17 with SC Heerenveen / 16 with AFC Ajax)
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
Urby Emanuelson and Thomas Vermaelen are voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.

All times are in CEST

5 August 2005	PSV	1 – 2	Ajax	Amsterdam
18:00 CET	Bouma 51'		Boukhari 72' Babel 78'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Jan Wegereef

Main article: 2005–06 Eredivisie

2 20 August 2005	RBC Roosendaal	0 − 2	Ajax	Roosendaal
18:30		Report	Pienaar 59' Rosenberg 85'	Stadium: RBC Stadion Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer

3 28 August 2005	Ajax	1 − 2	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
11:30	Charisteas 79'	Report	Kalou 16' Kuyt 47'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49.567 Referee: Dick van Egmond

4 10 September 2005	Willem II	0 − 2	Ajax	Tilburg
18:30		Report	Galásek 34' Grygera 60' Charisteas 86'	Stadium: Koning WIllem II Stadion Attendance: 11.000 Referee: Ben Haverkort

5 18 September 2005	AZ	4 - 2	Ajax	Alkmaar
11:30	Arveladze 35', 37' Perez 56', 58'	Report	Sneijder 10', 47' Lindenbergh 88'	Stadium: Alkmaarderhout Attendance: 8.747 Referee: Roelof Luinge

1 21 September 2005	Ajax	2 − 2	ADO Den Haag	Amsterdam
19:15	Maduro 20' Sneijder 28' Heitinga 63'	Report	Elia 90' Saeijs 90'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 42.854 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

6 24 September 2005	Ajax	4 − 1	Roda JC	Amsterdam
19:15	Charisteas 27', 40' Pienaar 69' Galásek 86' (pen.)	Report	Eddy Sonko 81'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45.856 Referee: René Temmink

7 2 October 2005	Sparta Rotterdam	1 − 2	Ajax	Rotterdam
11:30	Polak 52'	Report	de Jong 63', 77'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 11.000 Referee: Ruud Bossen

9 23 October 2005	PSV	1 − 0	Ajax	Eindhoven
11:30	Simons 10' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34.700 Referee: Pieter Vink

11 6 November 2005	N.E.C.	1 - 0	Ajax	Nijmegen
11:30	Denneboom 46'	Report		Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12.500 Referee: Jan Wegereef

12 19 November 2005	Ajax	2 - 0	FC Twente	Amsterdam
19:15	Majstorović 70' (o.g.) Rosenberg 90'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45.120 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer

13 27 November 2005	FC Utrecht	1 - 0	Ajax	Utrecht
11:30	Tiendalli 59'	Report		Stadium: Nieuw Galgenwaard Attendance: 22.137 Referee: Johan Verbist

14 26 November 2006	Ajax	4 - 1	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
11:30	Maduro 46' Sneijder 48' Rosenberg 84' Babel 86'	Report	Hoogendorp 43'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 38.000 Referee: Ruud Bossen

15 11 December 2005	Vitesse	0 - 2	Ajax	Arnhem
13:30		Report	Galásek 17' (pen.) Charisteas 75'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 24.400 Referee: Pieter Vink

16 18 December 2005	NAC Breda	0 - 2	Ajax	Breda
13:30		Report	Rosenberg 39' Sneijder 80'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 12.395 Referee: Dick Jol

17 27 December 2005	Ajax	3 - 2	FC Groningen	Amsterdam
19:00	Rosenberg 7' Charisteas 18', 67'	Report	Salmon 80' Levchenko 89'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48.547 Referee: Rien Koopman

18 30 December 2005	SC Heerenveen	4 - 2	Ajax	Heerenveen
19:00	Samaras 35', 76' Huntelaar 38' Hanssen 67' Bosvelt 90'	Report	Vermaelen 79' Galásek 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 21.000 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer

19 15 January 2006	Ajax	1 - 1	N.E.C.	Amsterdam
13:30	Rosenberg 12'	Report	Wielaert 6'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48.000 Referee: Ruud Bossen

20 22 January 2006	FC Twente	2 - 3	Ajax	Enschede
11:30	Nkufo 25', 52'	Report	Rosenberg 51' Maduro Template:Goal89 Emanuelson 90'	Stadium: Arke Stadion Attendance: 13.250 Referee: Jan Wegereef

21 29 January 2006	Ajax	1 - 4	FC Utrecht	Amsterdam
13:30	Rosenberg 46'	Report	Ramzi 2', 48', 86' Nelisse 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45.000 Referee: Dick Jol

22 5 February 2006	Feyenoord	3 - 2	Ajax	Rotterdam
11:30	Hofs 21' Castelen 46' Kuyt 48'	Report	Rosenberg 23' Huntelaar 90'	Stadium: Feyenoordstadion Attendance: 45.000 Referee: René Temmink

23 8 February 2006	Ajax	1 - 0	Willem II	Amsterdam
19:15	Rosenberg 55'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 37.000 Referee: Dick van Egmond

24 12 February 2006	ADO Den Haag	1 - 2	Ajax	The Hague
11:30	Mols 33'	Report	Grygera 30' Huntelaar 55'	Stadium: Zuiderpark Stadion Attendance: 9.133 Referee: Roelof Luinge

25 19 February 2006	Ajax	6 - 0	RBC Roosendaal	Amsterdam
13:30	Huntelaar 4', 71', 78', 83' Rosenberg 28', 86'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46.383 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

26 26 February 2006	Heracles Almelo	1 - 3	Ajax	Almelo
13:30	Sluijter 19'	Report	Huntelaar 45' Timisela 82' Babel 90'	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 8.500 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer

27 5 March 2006	Ajax	6 - 0	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam
13:30	Boukhari 5', 14' Huntelaar 40', 53', 56', 62'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47.476 Referee: Björn Kuipers

29 19 March 2006	Groningen	3 - 2	Ajax	Groningen
13:30	Levchenko 13' (pen.) Nevland 47' van der Linden 71'	Report	Huntelaar 17' Vermaelen 68'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 19,814 Referee: Kevin Blom

30 26 March 2006	Ajax	1 - 1	NAC Breda	Amsterdam
13:30	Huntelaar 2'	Report	Mendes da Silva 80'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,700 Referee: Dick Jol

31 8 April 2007	Roda JC	2 - 1	Ajax	Kerkrade
13:30	Lindenbergh 27' (o.g.) Sonko 89'	Report	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 18' Juanfran 78'	Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 16.200 Referee: Roelof Luinge

32 9 April 2006	Ajax	1 - 0	AZ	Amsterdam
19:30	Boukhari 33'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,150 Referee: Pieter Vink

33 12 April 2006	Ajax	2 - 1	Vitesse	Amsterdam
19:00	Huntelaar 89' Charisteas 93'	Report	Hersi 62'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,686 Referee: Dick van Egmond

34 29 April 2007	RKC Waalwijk	2 - 4	Ajax	Waalwijk
13:30	Lurling 18' Keller 43' Peters 90'	Report	Heitinga 26' Huntelaar 44' (pen.) Boukhari 50'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,400 Referee: Jack van Hulten

First round

First leg 20 April 2006	Ajax	3 – 0	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
19:15	Rosales 27' Pienaar 75' Heitinga 79' Huntelaar 80'	Report	Bahia 61' Castelen 84'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 34,364 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

Second leg 23 April 2006	Feyenoord	2 – 4 (2 – 7 agg.)	Ajax	Rotterdam
11:30	Kuyt 59', 87'	Report	Rosales 34' Huntelaar 40' Boukhari 51' Mitea 81'	Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion Attendance: 30,470 Referee: Ruud Bossen

Second round

First leg 26 April 2006	Ajax	2 – 0	Groningen	Amsterdam
19:15	Rosenberg 9' Charisteas 69'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 38,060 Referee: Jan Wegereef

Second leg 3 May 2006	Groningen	2 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.)	Ajax	Groningen
18:00	Nevland 43' Silva 61' Buijs 90'	Report	Sneijder 88' Boukhari 90'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 19,634 Referee: Ben Haverkort

Main article: 2005–06 KNVB Cup

Round of 16 22 December 2005	FC Eindhoven	1 − 6	Ajax	Eindhoven
23:00	Stojanović 69'		Charisteas 4' Sneijder 14', 62' Demouge 16' (o.g.) Boukhari 19' Vermaelen 81'	Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Kevin Blom

Semi-finals 22 March 2006	Ajax	4 − 1 (a.e.t.)	Roda JC	Amsterdam
23:00	Huntelaar 90', 109' Babel 94', 106'		Oper 61'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 26,449 Referee: Eric Brramhaar

Final 7 May 2006	Ajax	2 − 1	PSV	Rotterdam
19:45	Huntelaar 48', 90'} Galásek 64'		Lamey 53' Lamey , 64'	Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Pieter Vink

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

First leg 10 August 2005	Brøndby IF	2 – 2	Ajax	Copenhagen, Denmark
18:00	Skoubo 33' Escudé 90' (o.g.)	Report	Rosenberg 30' Babel 73'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 24,917 Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

Second leg 24 August 2005	Ajax	3 – 1 (5 – 3 agg.)	Brøndby IF	Amsterdam
19:30	Babel 50' Sneijder 80', 88'	Report	Elmander 44'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 39,075 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Arsenal	6	5	1	0	10	2	+8	16
Ajax	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
FC Thun	6	1	1	4	4	9	-5	4
Sparta Praha	6	0	2	4	2	9	–7	2

1 14 September 2005	Sparta Praha	1 – 1	Ajax	Prague, Czech Republic
19:45	Matušovič 66'	Report	Sneijder 90'	Stadium: Stadion Juliska Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

2 27 September 2005	Ajax	1 – 2	Arsenal	Amsterdam
19:45	Rosenberg 71'	Report	Ljungberg 2' Pirès 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51.000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

3 18 October 2005	Ajax	2 – 0	FC Thun	Amsterdam
19:45	Anastasiou 36', 55'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 44,772 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

4 2 November 2005	FC Thun	2 – 4	Ajax	Bern, Switzerland
19:45	Lustrinelli 56' Pimenta 74'	Report	Sneijder 27' Anastasiou 63' de Jong 90' Boukhari 90'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 30.919 Referee: Vladimir Hrinak (Slovakia)

5 22 November 2005	Ajax	2 – 1	Sparta Praha	Amsterdam
19:45	de Jong 68', 89'	Report	Petráš 90'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46.158 Referee: Valentin Ivanov ((Russia))

1st Leg 22 February 2006	Ajax	2 – 2	Internazionale	Amsterdam
19:45	Huntelaar 16' Rosales 20'	Report	Stanković 49' Cruz 86'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,663 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

2nd Leg 14 March 2006	Internazionale	1 – 0 (3 – 2 agg.)	Ajax	Milan, Italy
21:05	Stanković 57'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49,900 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

29 July 2005	Ajax	0 − 1	Arsenal	Amsterdam
21:15		Report	Lupoli 87'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Dick van Egmond

31 July 2005	Ajax	0 − 1	Boca Juniors	Amsterdam
21:15		Report	Calvo 41'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: - Referee: Paul Allaerts

Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2005

9 July 2005	DWV	0 − 7	Ajax	Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00		Report	Sneijder 50', 79' Anastasiou 53', 54', 89' Mitea 56', 89'	Stadium: Spieringhorn Attendance: - Referee: -

11 July 2005	WHC	3 − 4	Ajax	Wezep, Netherlands
18:45	de Weerdt 12' Füchten 14' Buitenhuis 40'	Report	Anastasiou 7' Lindgren 23' de Mul 34' Boukhari 90'	Stadium: Sportpark Mulder Singel Attendance: 7,000 Referee: -

12 July 2005	Quick '20	0 − 4	Ajax	Oldenzaal, Netherlands
19:30		Report	Boukhari 3' Mitea 34' de Jong 43' Grygera 82'	Stadium: Sportpark de Vondersweijde Attendance: 4,000 Referee: -

14 July 2005	HHC Hardenberg	1 − 5	Ajax	Hardenberg, Netherlands
19:30	Buitenhuis 9'	Report	Galásek 54' (pen.) Rosenberg 57' de Ridder 76' de Jong 86' Mitea 90'	Stadium: De Boshoek Attendance: 4,500 Referee: -

16 July 2005	Rijnsburgse Boys	0 − 12	Ajax	Rijnsburg, Netherlands
15:00		Report	Rosenberg 21', 35', 42' Escudé 32' (pen.), pen.' Lindgren 34' de Ridder 37', 74' Boukhari 38' de Jong 56', 76' Anastasiou 84'	Stadium: Sportpark Eikelhof Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Dennis van Aken

20 July 2005	Fortuna Sittard	2 − 3	Ajax	Sittard, Netherlands
19:30	Dassen 49' Daemen 63'	Report	Mitea 20' de Jong 42' Anastasiou 61'	Stadium: Trendwork Arena Attendance: 8,500 Referee: -

23 July 2005	Arminia Bielefeld	0 − 4	Ajax	Bielefeld, Germany
18:00		Report	Sneijder 26' Babel 35' Rosenberg 55' Heitinga 79'	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 10,500 Referee: -

3 August 2005	Ajax	3 − 0	FC Omniworld	Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:30	Anastasiou 18' de Jong 24' de Ridder 25'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 20,000

20 May 2006	FC Hilversum	0 − 10	Ajax	Hilversum, Netherlands
16:00		Report	Mitea 1', 23' Vertonghen 2', 57' Anastasiou 10' Boukhari 27', 35' Martina 37', 51' Boerrigter 85'	Stadium: Sportpark Crailoo Attendance: - Referee: -

23 May 2006	VV Hierden	1 − 10	Ajax	Hierden, Netherlands
23:00	van den Hul 21'	Report	Mitea 5', 10', 41' Martina 30' Anastasiou 36', 39' Poepon 79' Boerrigter 83' Boukhari 85' Severein 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sportpark Mheenzicht Attendance: - Referee: -

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2005 to 1 September 2005) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2005.

The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
Return from loan spell
Pius Ikedia	Forward	1 July 2005	RBC Roosendaal	-
Thomas Vermaelen	Defender	1 July 2005	RKC Waalwijk	-
Abubakari Yakubu	Defender	1 July 2005	Vitesse	-
Loan
Juanfran	Defender	1 July 2005	Beşiktaş	-
Transfer
Markus Rosenberg	Forward	6 June 2005	Malmö FF	€5,300,000
Olaf Lindenbergh	Midfielder	9 June 2005	AZ	€1,200,000
Free Transfer
Edgar Manucharyan	Forward	15 April 2005	FC Pyunik	-

The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
Out on loan
Rasmus Lindgren	Midfielder	9 August 2005	Groningen	-
Tom de Mul	Midfielder	24 August 2005	Vitesse	-
Loan return
Filipe	Defender	1 July 2005	Figueirense	-
Gastón Sangoy	Forward	1 July 2005	Boca Juniors	-
Transfer
Rafael van der Vaart	Midfielder	1 June 2005	Hamburger SV	€5,500,000
Wesley Sonck	Forward	1 July 2005	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€2,500,000
Abubakari Yakubu	Midfielder	1 July 2005	Vitesse	€750,000
Daniël de Ridder	Midfielder	31 August 2005	Celta de Vigo	?
Free
Pius Ikedia	Forward	1 July 2005	AZ	-
Ruud Kras	Defender	13 July 2005	FC Dordrecht	-
Anthony Obodai	Midfielder	30 August 2005	Sparta Rotterdam	-

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2006 to 1 February 2006) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2005–06.

The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
Return from loan spell
Victor Sikora	Midfielder	1 January 2006	Heerenveen	-
Transfer
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Forward	29 December 2005	Heerenveen	€9,000,000

The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
Out on loan
Stanley Aborah	Midfielder	4 November 2005	FC Den Bosch	-
Victor Sikora	Midfielder	1 January 2006	NAC Breda	-
Transfer
Julien Escudé	Defender	18 January 2006	Sevilla	€1,500,000
Bogdan Lobonţ	Goalkeeper	22 January 2006	Fiorentina	€1,200,000
Nigel de Jong	Midfielder	26 January 2006	Hamburger SV	€3,500,000
Free
Sebastián Rusculleda	Midfielder	29 December 2005	Boca Juniors	-
Maxwell	Defender	2 January 2006	Internazionale	-

1 14 August 2005

ADO Den Haag

Match rescheduled for 21 September 2005

Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: -
Referee: -

↑ "AFC Ajax Seizoen 2005-2006 (Dutch)". AjaxF-Side.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-01.

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History	History of AFC Ajax

Teams	I. Ajax 1 (First team) II. Jong Ajax (Reserves) III. Ajax Zaterdag (Amateurs) Ajax Vrouwen (Women's)

Grounds	Het Veldje (1893–1900) Amsterdam-Noord (1900–1907) Het Houten Stadion (1907–1934) De Meer Stadion (1934–1996) Olympic Stadium (1934–1996) Amsterdam ArenA (1996–present)

Training grounds	Sportpark De Toekomst (1996–present) adidas miCoach Performance Centre (2011–present)

Academies	Ajax Youth Academy Ajax Hellas 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) AFC Ajax N.V. "Ajax" Ajax Experience "Ajax Hup Hup Hup" "Ajax is niet dood!" "Ajax, Olé Olé Olé" Ajax Supportershome Battle of Beverwijk Big Three "Bloed, Zweet en Tranen" Club van 100 F-side Halte ArenA "Hava Nagila" De kabel Lucky Lynx "Mijn Stad" De Mistwedstrijd North Up Alliance "Oei Oei Oei (Dat Was Me Weer Een Loei)" South Crew Staafincident "Three Little Birds" Total Football VAK410 "De Voetbalmatch" Vuurwerkincident "We gaan naar Londen" "Wij zijn Ajax" World of Ajax

Media	1900 (magazine) Ajax Life Ajax Magazine Ajax TV Ajax, dit is mijn club Ajax-nieuws Ajax: Hark the Herald Angel Sings Ajaxjournaal De Prijs van de Hemel Superjews

Former teams	Ajax Baseball Club (1922–1972) Ajax Orlando Prospects (2002–2007)

Affiliated clubs	Ajax Cape Town Almere City Barcelona Cruzeiro Beijing Guoan Palmeiras AS Trenčín

List of AFC Ajax seasons

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2005–06 in Dutch football

Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Hoofdklasse KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Schaal