2015–16 AFC Ajax season

Ajax
2015–16 season
Chairman Hennie Henrichs
Manager Frank de Boer
KNVB Cup First Round
Champions League Preliminary Round
Europa League Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Anwar El Ghazi
Poland Arkadiusz Milik (8 each)
All: Anwar El Ghazi
Poland Arkadiusz Milik (8 each)
Highest home attendance 51,154 vs PSV Eindhoven (4 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance 3,750 at SBV Excelsior (20 September 2015)
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2015–16 season AFC Ajax participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League as well as the Europa League. The first training took place on Tuesday 6 July 2015. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on Monday 20 July 2015.

Pre-season

The first training for the 2015–16 season was held on 6 June 2015. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training stage in Neustift, Austria. The squad from manager Frank de Boer stayed there from 15 June 2013 to 24 June 2015. During this training stage a friendly match was played against FC Dynamo Moscow. The club then traveled back to the Netherlands, residing at De Lutte for additional training. The squad stayed there from 30 June 2015 to 5 July 2015. Further friendly matches were played against FC Nordsjælland, Panathinaikos F.C. and VfL Wolfsburg. Traveling to France, a further friendly match was played against AS Saint-Étienne.

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos Nat Player TotalEredivisie UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
KNVB Cup
Johan Cruijff-schaal XVIII
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands Jasper Cillessen 20 0 18 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF Netherlands Ricardo van Rhijn 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Netherlands Joël Veltman 21 2 19 2 2 0 0 0
4 DF Netherlands Mike van der Hoorn 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Netherlands John Heitinga 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer 18 3 16 3 2 0 0 0
7 FW Denmark Viktor Fischer 18 7 16 7 1+1 0 0 0
8 MF Netherlands Daley Sinkgraven 13 0 11 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW Poland Arkadiusz Milik 19 9 17 8 2 1 0 0
10 MF Netherlands Davy Klaassen 19 9 17 7 2 2 0 0
11 MF Germany Amin Younes 12 5 12 5 0 0 0 0
16 MF Denmark Lucas Andersen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Denmark Nicolai Boilesen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW France Yaya Sanogo 5 0 3 0 0+2 0 0 0
20 FW Denmark Lasse Schöne 15 1 14 1 0+1 0 0 0
21 FW Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 17 8 15 8 2 0 0 0
22 DF Netherlands Jaïro Riedewald 20 0 18 0 2 0 0 0
23 DF Netherlands Kenny Tete 21 0 19 0 2 0 0 0
24 GK Cameroon André Onana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF South Africa Thulani Serero 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
26 DF Netherlands Nick Viergever 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 21 5 19 4 1+1 1 0 0
29 FW Netherlands Sam Hendriks 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Netherlands Donny van de Beek 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Netherlands Lerin Duarte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Czech Republic Václav Černý 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Netherlands Diederik Boer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Netherlands Abdelhak Nouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF Netherlands Mitchell Dijks 18 0 16 0 2 0 0 0
36 MF Netherlands Mauro Savastano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Denmark Casper Dolberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 GK Netherlands Norbert Alblas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF Netherlands Leeroy Owusu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

As of 21 July 2015

2015–16 Selection by Nationality

Nationality Netherlands Denmark Serbia Cameroon France Germany Poland South Africa Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Total Players
Current squad selection 14 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 24
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection 25 1 2 - - - - - 2 1 1 32
Players out on loan 7 1 - - - - - - - - - 8

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2015–16

Current standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goals against
Yellow cards
Red cards
Red card
1st 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 3 0

Points by match day

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 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9

Total points by match day

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 3 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6

Standing by match day

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 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

Goals by match day

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 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3

Statistics for the 2015–16 season

Friendlies Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Total
Matches 6 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 00 of 346 of 43
Win 2 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 00 of 342 of 43
Draw 2 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 00 of 342 of 43
Loss 2 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 00 of 342 of 43
Home 2 of 20 of 00 of 00 of 10 of 00 of 172 of 20
Away 4 of 40 of 00 of 10 of 10 of 00 of 174 of 23
Yellow cards 0000000
Red cards Red card 0000000
2 x yellow in 1 match Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 0000000
Number of substitutes used 430000043
Goals for 120000012
Goals against 8000008
Balance +400000+4
Clean sheets 1000001
Penalties for 0000000
Penalties against 0000000

2015–16 Team records

Description Competition Result
Biggest win Netherlands Friendly match AFC Ajax – Umm Salal SC ( 6–1 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup
Europe UEFA Champions League
Europe UEFA Europa League
Netherlands Eredivisie AZ – AFC Ajax ( 0–3 )
Biggest loss Netherlands Friendly match AFC Ajax – FC Nordsjælland ( 1–3 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup
Europe UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – SK Rapid Wien ( 2–3 )
Europe UEFA Europa League
Netherlands Eredivisie
Most goals in a match Netherlands Friendly match AFC Ajax – Umm Salal SC ( 6–1 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup
Europe UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – SK Rapid Wien ( 2–3 )
Europe UEFA Europa League
Netherlands Eredivisie AZ – AFC Ajax ( 0–3 )

Topscorers

Friendlies

Nr. Name
1. France Yaya Sanogo 3
2. Denmark Lasse Schöne 2
3. Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer 1
Netherlands Danny Bakker 1
Poland Arkadiusz Milik 1
Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 1
Netherlands Davy Klaassen 1
Denmark Lucas Andersen 1
Own goal Russia Maksim Kuzmin (Dinamo Moskva) 1
Total 12

Eredivisie

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 4
2. Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 1
Poland Arkadiusz Milik 1
Total 6

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name
1. -
Total

UEFA Champions League

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Davy Klaassen 2
2. Poland Arkadiusz Milik 1
Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 1
Total 4

UEFA Europa League

Nr. Name
1. -
Total

Placements

Friendlies KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie
Status 6 played, 2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses4th Round
Next opponent:
De Graafschap
Third qualifying round
Last opponent: SK Rapid Wien
Placement for: UEFA Europa League Playoffs
Playoff Round
Next opponent:
FK Jablonec

Competitions

All times are in CEST

Eredivisie

Main article: 2015–16 Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV 23 17 5 1 60 24 +36 56 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Ajax 23 17 4 2 53 15 +38 55 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heracles Almelo 23 11 5 7 34 32 +2 38 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 AZ 23 11 4 8 41 34 +7 37 Qualification to European competition play-offs
5 Vitesse 23 10 6 7 41 20 +21 36
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2016. Source: Eredivisie, NUsport, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion and relegation); 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Draw. (Note: Criteria 5-8 is only used if deciding Europa League play-off places)[1]

Matches

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Play-off round

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOL FEN AJX CEL
1 Norway Molde 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 0–2 1–1 3–1
2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 1–3 1–0 1–1
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 1–1 0–0 2–2
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 3 3 8 12 4 3 1–2 2–2 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Friendlies

Transfers for 2015–16

Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2015 to 31 August 2015) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2015.

Arrivals

Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
Netherlands Sheraldo BeckerForward30 June 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
Netherlands Lerin DuarteMidfielder30 June 2015Netherlands SC Heerenveen-
Netherlands Mickey van der HartGoalkeeper30 June 2015Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles-
Netherlands Bas KuipersDefender30 June 2015Netherlands Excelsior-
Netherlands Ruben LigeonDefender30 June 2015Netherlands NAC Breda-
Netherlands Lesly de SaForward30 June 2015Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles-
Loan
France Yaya SanogoForward17 July 2015England Arsenal-
Transfer
Poland Arkadiusz MilikForward1 April 2015Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen€2,8 million
Belgium Francesco AntonucciMidfielder5 May 2015Belgium RSC Anderlecht€500.000
Serbia Nemanja GudeljMidfielder6 May 2015Netherlands AZ€6 million
Serbia Dragiša GudeljDefender9 May 2015Netherlands NAC Breda€150.000
Netherlands Mitchell DijksDefender19 June 2015Netherlands Willem II€1 million
Denmark Kasper DolbergForward30 June 2015Denmark Silkeborg IF€270.000
Germany Amin YounesMidfielder15 July 2015Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach€1,5 million
Free Transfer
Netherlands John HeitingaDefender25 June 2015Germany Hertha BSC-
Netherlands Keshone MettendafMidfielder30 June 2015Netherlands Almere City-
Netherlands Frenkie de JongMidfielder24 August 2015Netherlands Willem II-

Departures

Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Netherlands Xavier MousGoalkeeper30 June 2015Netherlands FC Oss-
Netherlands Peter LeeuwenburghGoalkeeper30 June 2015Netherlands FC Dordrecht-
Netherlands Sheraldo BeckerForward30 June 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
Netherlands Ruben LigeonDefender30 June 2015Netherlands Willem II-
Netherlands Lesly de SaForward30 June 2015Netherlands Willem II-
Netherlands Richairo ŽivkovićForward30 June 2015Netherlands Willem II-
Netherlands Queensy MenigForward27 July 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
Denmark Lucas AndersenMidfielder24 August 2015Netherlands Willem II-
Loan return
Denmark Niki ZimlingMidfielder30 June 2015Germany 1. FSV Mainz 05-
Transfer
Iceland Kolbeinn SigþórssonForward1 July 2015France FC Nantes€3,5 million
Netherlands Ricardo KishnaForward27 July 2015Italy SS Lazio€4 million
Free Transfer
Netherlands Tom NoordhoffDefender29 April 2015Netherlands Telstar-
Germany Marvin HönerForward20 May 2015Germany SV Rödinghausen-
Turkey Sinan KeskinForward20 May 2015Netherlands FC Utrecht-
Netherlands Joost MeenderingGoalkeeper28 May 2015Netherlands HVV Hollandia-
Netherlands Melvin VissersMidfielder29 May 2015Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-
Netherlands Bas KuipersDefender20 June 2015Netherlands SBV Excelsior-
Netherlands Mike GrimGoalkeeper23 June 2015Netherlands Almere City-
Finland Niklas MoisanderDefender30 June 2015Italy Sampdoria-
Greece James EfmorfidisMidfielder30 June 2015Netherlands AZ-
Netherlands Shaquill SnoDefender30 June 2015-
Turkey Samet BulutForward30 June 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
Netherlands Fabian SporksledeMidfielder16 July 2015Italy Chievo Verona-
Netherlands Donyell MalenForward24 July 2015England Arsenal-
Netherlands Abdel Malek El HasnaouiMidfielder11 August 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
Netherlands Mickey van der HartGoalkeeper14 August 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-

Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2016 to 1 February 2016) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2015–16.

Arrivals

Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Return from loan spell
Netherlands Frenkie de JongMidfielder1 January 2016Netherlands Willem II-
Netherlands Peter LeeuwenburghGoalkeeper5 January 2016Netherlands FC Dordrecht-
Netherlands Richairo ŽivkovićForward31 January 2016Netherlands Willem II-
Netherlands Ruben LigeonDefender31 January 2016Netherlands Willem II-

Departures

Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Iceland Óttar Magnús KarlssonForward2 January 2015Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-
Morocco Zakaria El AzzouziForward4 January 2015Netherlands FC Twente-
Netherlands Lerin DuarteMidfielder31 January 2015Netherlands NAC Breda-
Netherlands Ruben LigeonDefender31 January 2016Netherlands FC Utrecht-
Return from loan spell
France Yaya SanogoForward31 January 2016England Arsenal-
Free Transfer
Serbia Dejan MelegForward3 January 2016Serbia FK Vojvodina-
Netherlands John HeitingaDefender31 January 2016-

References

  1. "Eredivisie 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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