2001–02 AFC Ajax season

AFC Ajax
2001–02 season
ManagerCo Adriaanse (until 29 November)
Ronald Koeman
StadiumAmsterdam Arena
Eredivisie1st
KNVB CupWinners
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerRafael van der Vaart (14)

During the 2001–02 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.

Season summary

Manager Co Adriaanse was sacked in late November after some poor results, including elimination from the Champions League and UEFA Cup. His replacement, Ronald Koeman, led Ajax to the league and cup double.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Fred Grim
2 DF  NED Ferdi Vierklau
3 DF  NOR André Bergdølmo
4 MF  CZE Tomáš Galásek
5 DF  ROU Cristian Chivu
6 DF  TUN Hatem Trabelsi
7 MF  NED Andy van der Meyde
8 MF  NED Jan van Halst
9 FW  SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović
10 FW  NED Richard Knopper
11 FW  EGY Mido
12 GK  AUS Joey Didulica[notes 1]
13 DF  BRA Maxwell
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  NED Tim de Cler
16 DF  FIN Petri Pasanen
17 FW  BRA Wamberto
18 DF  USA John O'Brien
19 FW  GRE Nikos Machlas
20 FW  NED Cedric van der Gun
21 DF  NED John Heitinga
22 MF  GHA Abubakari Yakubu
23 MF  NED Rafael van der Vaart
25 FW  NGA Pius Ikedia
26 MF  COL Daniel Cruz
27 MF  RSA Steven Pienaar
31 GK  NED Maarten Stekelenburg

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK  ROU Bogdan Lobonț (on loan to Dinamo București)
8 MF  NED Richard Witschge (on loan to Deportivo Alavés)
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW  GEO Shota Arveladze (to Rangers)

Jong Ajax

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  NED Mitchell Piqué
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF  NED Stefano Seedorf

Results

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

  • 15 August: Ajax 1-3 Celtic (Arveladze; Petta, Agathe, Sutton)
  • 29 August: Celtic 0-1 Ajax

UEFA Cup

First round

  • Ajax 3–0 Apollon Limassol
  • Apollon Limassol 0-2 Ajax

Second round

  • Copenhagen 0–0 Ajax
  • Ajax 0-1 Copenhagen

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Ajax - 2001/02".

Notes

  1. ^ Didulica was born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and represented Australia at U-23 level, but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in 2004.
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