2025–26 AFC Ajax season

AFC Ajax
2025–26 season
Owner	AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: AJAX)
Head coach	John Heitinga
Stadium	Johan Cruyff Arena
Eredivisie	Matchday 1
KNVB Cup	Second round
UEFA Champions League	League phase

The 2025–26 season will be the 126th season in the history of Ajax, and their 70th consecutive season in the Dutch top flight. The club will be participating in the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Players

Squad

As of 9 July 2025

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	CZE	Vítězslav Jaroš (on loan from Liverpool)
2	DF	BRA	Lucas Rosa
3	DF	DEN	Anton Gaaei
4	DF	NED	Jorrel Hato
5	DF	NED	Owen Wijndal
8	MF	NED	Kenneth Taylor
9	FW	NED	Brian Brobbey
11	MF	BEL	Mika Godts
12	GK	NED	Jay Gorter
13	DF	TUR	Ahmetcan Kaplan
15	DF	NED	Youri Baas
17	MF	NOR	Oliver Edvardsen
18	MF	NED	Davy Klaassen (vice-captain)
20	MF	BFA	Bertrand Traoré


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	NED	Branco van den Boomen
22	GK	NED	Remko Pasveer
23	MF	NED	Steven Berghuis (third captain)
25	FW	NED	Wout Weghorst
28	MF	NED	Kian Fitz-Jim
31	MF	BEL	Jorthy Mokio
36	DF	NED	Dies Janse
37	DF	CRO	Josip Šutalo
44	MF	NED	Youri Regeer
—	MF	NOR	Sivert Mannsverk
—	FW	ENG	Chuba Akpom
—	DF	NED	Gerald Alders
—	DF	NED	Tristan Gooijer
—	FW	POR	Carlos Forbs

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref.

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref.
25 June 2025	DF	Jakov Medić	Norwich City	€2,000,000	^[1]
27 June 2025	DF	Precious Ugwu	Volendam	Undisclosed	^[2]
8 July 2025	MF	Kristian Hlynsson	Twente	€1,800,000	^[3]
10 July 2025	MF	Jordan Henderson	Released	Free transfer	^[4]
10 July 2025	FW	Christian Rasmussen	Fortuna Düsseldorf	€1,500,000	^[5]
11 July 2025	DF	Borna Sosa	Crystal Palace	€2,300,000	^[6]

Loans in

Start date	Pos.	Player	From	End date	Fee	Ref.
18 June 2025	GK	Vítězslav Jaroš	Liverpool	30 June 2026	Free	^[7]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	End date	Fee	Ref.
22 June 2025	FW	Julian Rijkhoff	Almere City	30 June 2026	Free	^[8]

Overview

Pre-season and friendlies

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss Cancelled/ Susp. Fixtures

5 July 2025 Friendly	Ajax	6–3	Hibernian	Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berghuis 8', 12' Godts 21', 33' Fitz-Jim 34' Kaplan 53'	Report	Boyle 16' Hoilett 70' Bowie 84'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: Behind closed doors

12 July 2025 Friendly	Ajax	1–1	Aarhus	Hattem, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Steur 52'	Report	Tchamche 63'	Stadium: Sportpark 't Achterveen

16 July 2025 Friendly	Ajax	v	PAOK	Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: Behind closed doors

19 July 2025 Friendly	Ajax	v	Mechelen	Oldebroek, Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Bovenmolen

24 July 2025 Como Cup	Ajax	v	Celtic	Como, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

26 or 27 July 2025 Como Cup	Ajax	v	Como or Al-Ahli Saudi	Como, Italy
20:30 or 20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

3 August 2025 Friendly	Ajax	v	Monaco	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	10 August 2025	17 May 2026	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
KNVB Cup	December 2025	TBD	Second round	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Champions League	24–25 September 2025	TBD	League phase	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 10 August 2025.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round	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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result
Position

Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 18 June 2025.

10 August 2025 1	Ajax	v	Telstar	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

17 August 2025 2	Go Ahead Eagles	v	Ajax	Deventer
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Adelaarshorst

24 August 2025 3	Ajax	v	Heracles	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

30 August 2025 4	Volendam	v	Ajax	Volendam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Kras Stadion

13 September 2025 5	Ajax	v	PEC Zwolle	Amsterdam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

21 September 2025 6	PSV	v	Ajax	Eindhoven
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion

27 September 2025 7	Ajax	v	NAC Breda	Amsterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

4 October 2025 8	Sparta Rotterdam	v	Ajax	Rotterdam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel

18 October 2025 9	Ajax	v	AZ	Amsterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

26 October 2025 10	Twente	v	Ajax	Enschede
12:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

1 November 2025 11	Ajax	v	Heerenveen	Amsterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

9 November 2025 12	Utrecht	v	Ajax	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard

22 November 2025 13	Ajax	v	Excelsior	Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

29 November 2025 14	Ajax	v	Groningen	Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

6 December 2025 15	Fortuna Sittard	v	Ajax	Sittard
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion

13 December 2025 16	Ajax	v	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

20 December 2025 17	NEC	v	Ajax	Nijmegen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Goffertstadion

10 January 2026 18	Telstar	v	Ajax	Velsen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: 711 Stadion

17 January 2026 19	Ajax	v	Go Ahead Eagles	Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

24 January 2026 20	Ajax	v	Volendam	Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

31 January 2026 21	Excelsior	v	Ajax	Rotterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

7 February 2026 22	AZ	v	Ajax	Alkmaar
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion

14 February 2026 23	Ajax	v	Fortuna Sittard	Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

21 February 2026 24	Ajax	v	NEC	Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

28 February 2026 25	PEC Zwolle	v	Ajax	Zwolle
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion

7 March 2026 26	Groningen	v	Ajax	Groningen
--:-- CEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Euroborg

14 March 2026 27	Ajax	v	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

21 March 2026 28	Feyenoord	v	Ajax	Rotterdam
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Kuip

4 April 2026 29	Ajax	v	Twente	Amsterdam
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

11 April 2026 30	Heracles	v	Ajax	Almelo
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Asito Stadion

23 April 2026 31	NAC Breda	v	Ajax	Breda
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion

2 May 2026 32	Ajax	v	PSV	Amsterdam
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

10 May 2026 33	Ajax	v	Utrecht	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

17 May 2026 34	Heerenveen	v	Ajax	Heerenveen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

League phase

The draw for the league phase will be held on 28 August 2025.

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground
Result
Position

Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		KNVB Cup		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CZE	Vítězslav Jaroš	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	BRA	Lucas Rosa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	DEN	Anton Gaaei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	NED	Jorrel Hato	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	NED	Owen Wijndal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	NED	Kenneth Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	NED	Brian Brobbey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	BEL	Mika Godts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	NED	Jay Gorter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	TUR	Ahmetcan Kaplan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	NED	Youri Baas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	NOR	Oliver Edvardsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	NED	Davy Klaassen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	BFA	Bertrand Traoré	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	NED	Branco van den Boomen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	NED	Remko Pasveer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	NED	Steven Berghuis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW	NED	Wout Weghorst	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	NED	Kian Fitz-Jim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	BEL	Jorthy Mokio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	NED	Dies Janse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	CRO	Josip Šutalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	NED	Youri Regeer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Sivert Mannsverk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Chuba Akpom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	NED	Gerald Alders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	NED	Tristan Gooijer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	POR	Carlos Forbs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:

Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers

Rank	No	Pos	Nat	Name	Eredivisie	KNVB Cup	Champions League	Total
Own goal					0	0	0	0
Totals					0	0	0	0

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank	No	Pos	Nat	Name	Eredivisie	KNVB Cup	Champions League	Total
Total					0	0	0	0

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name													Notes
N	P	Nat.	Name	Eredivisie			KNVB Cup			Champions League			Total			Notes

Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

^ "Ajax and Norwich City reach agreement on Jakov Medić". AFC Ajax. 25 June 2025.
^ "Precious Ugwu leaves for FC Volendam". AFC Ajax. 27 June 2025.
^ "Ajax and FC Twente reach agreement on Kristian Hlynsson". AFC Ajax. 8 July 2025.
^ "Jordan Henderson leaves Ajax". AFC Ajax. 10 July 2025.
^ "Christian Rasmussen joins Fortuna Düsseldorf". AFC Ajax. 10 July 2025.
^ "Ajax and Crystal Palace reach agreement on Borna Sosa". AFC Ajax. 11 July 2025.
^ "Ajax signs Vitezslav Jaros on loan from Liverpool". AFC Ajax. 18 June 2025.
^ "Julian Rijkhoff joins Almere City FC on loan". AFC Ajax. 22 June 2025.

[1] "Ajax and Norwich City reach agreement on Jakov Medić". AFC Ajax. 25 June 2025.

[2] "Precious Ugwu leaves for FC Volendam". AFC Ajax. 27 June 2025.

[3] "Ajax and FC Twente reach agreement on Kristian Hlynsson". AFC Ajax. 8 July 2025.

[4] "Jordan Henderson leaves Ajax". AFC Ajax. 10 July 2025.

[5] "Christian Rasmussen joins Fortuna Düsseldorf". AFC Ajax. 10 July 2025.

[6] "Ajax and Crystal Palace reach agreement on Borna Sosa". AFC Ajax. 11 July 2025.

[7] "Ajax signs Vitezslav Jaros on loan from Liverpool". AFC Ajax. 18 June 2025.

[8] "Julian Rijkhoff joins Almere City FC on loan". AFC Ajax. 22 June 2025.

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