2009–10 AFC Ajax season

During the 2009–10 season, AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The first training took place on 22 June 2009. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Wednesday 29 July.

Ajax

2009–10 season
Chairman	Uri Coronel
Manager	Martin Jol
Eredivisie	2nd
KNVB Cup	Winners
Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Luis Suárez (35 goals) All: Luis Suárez (49 goals)
Home colours Away colours

Pre-season

The first training for the 2009–10 season was held on 22 June 2009. In preparation for the new season, Ajax organized a training camp in Amsterdam at the De Toekomst Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad from manager Martin Jol played friendly matches against Ajax Cape Town, DWV, WKE and SV Huizen before traveling to England to play one against Bristol City and play Southampton for the Ted Bates Trophy. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Atlético Madrid and Benfica in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		UEFA Europa League		KNBV Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NED	Maarten Stekelenburg	50	0	33	0	10	0	7	0
2	DF	NED	Gregory van der Wiel	50	6	34	6	10	0	6	0
3	DF	ESP	Oleguer	13	0	6	0	5	0	2	0
4	MF	BRA	Zé Eduardo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	BEL	Jan Vertonghen	49	3	32	3	10	0	7	0
6	MF	SWE	Rasmus Lindgren	7	1	6	1	0	0	1	0
7	DF	CMR	Timothée Atouba	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
8	FW	NED	Urby Emanuelson	48	8	31	5	10	1	7	2
9	FW	SRB	Marko Pantelić	38	21	25	16	7	2	6	3
10	FW	SRB	Miralem Sulejmani	31	3	17	2	10	1	4	0
11	FW	MAR	Ismaïl Aissati	18	5	14	3	2	0	2	2
12	GK	NED	Kenneth Vermeer	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
16	FW	URU	Luis Suárez	48	49	33	35	9	6	6	8
17	DF	NED	Rob Wielaert	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
18	MF	ESP	Gabri	15	0	13	0	1	0	1	0
19	DF	BEL	Toby Alderweireld	45	3	31	2	8	0	6	1
21	MF	CMR	Eyong Enoh	41	1	27	1	9	0	5	0
22	MF	NED	Siem de Jong	35	17	22	10	7	1	6	6
23	DF	ANT	Vurnon Anita	35	1	26	0	4	0	5	1
28	FW	DEN	Dennis Rommedahl	41	9	28	6	7	2	6	1
30	DF	ROU	George Ogăraru	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	BRA	Kerlon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	SWE	Kennedy Bakircioglü	15	5	9	2	3	1	3	2
39	FW	KOR	Suk Hyun-Jun	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	NED	Demy de Zeeuw	48	11	32	7	10	1	6	3
41	GK	NED	Jeroen Verhoeven	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	FW	NED	Marvin Zeegelaar	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
45	MF	URU	Nicolás Lodeiro	10	1	8	0	0	0	2	1
51	MF	DEN	Christian Eriksen	21	1	15	0	2	0	4	1
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
15	DF	URU	Bruno Silva	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
20	FW	ARG	Darío Cvitanich	11	4	6	4	3	0	2	0
26	MF	NED	Jeffrey Sarpong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	NED	Daley Blind	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	NED	Mitchell Donald	17	2	14	1	3	1	0	0
31	GK	NED	Sergio Padt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	ANT	Javier Martina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	MF	NED	Tom Overtoom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	DF	NED	Timothy van der Meulen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

As of 24 October 2011

2009–10 selection by nationality

Nationality														Total Players
Current squad selection	8	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	-	-	27
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	3
Players out on loan	7	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	12

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2009–10

Standing	Matches played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Yellow cards	Red cards
2	34	27	4	3	85	106	20	55	2

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	0	1	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	0	3	3	0	3	1	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	85

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	7	10	13	16	19	20	23	26	29	29	32	35	35	38	39	42	43	46	49	52	55	58	61	64	67	70	73	76	79	82	85	85

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	2nd	1st	6th	6th	6th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd

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	2	4	3	0	3	6	4	3	2	4	4	5	0	5	5	2	3	1	1	1	4	3	2	4	4	3	4	5	3	1	7	2	4	4	106

Statistics for the 2009–10 season

• This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2009–10 season.

	Friendlies	Ted Bates Trophy	Amsterdam Tournament	Chippie Polar Cup	KNVB Cup	UEFA Europa League	Eredivisie	Total
Matches	8	1	2	2	7	10	34	64
Wins	7	1	0	2	7	4	27	48
Draws	1	0	1	0	0	4	4	10
Losses	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	6
Home	1	0	2	0	2	5	17	27
Away	7	1	0	2	5	5	17	37
Yellow cards	1	0	0	0	11	17	55	84
Red cards	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3
2 x yellow in 1 match	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
Number of substitutes used	61	3	9	0	18	29	89	209
Goals for	49	4	5	3	33	16	106	216
Goals against	5	1	6	0	6	9	20	47
Balance	+44	+3	-1	+3	+27	+7	+86	+169
Clean sheets	4	0	0	2	2	4	20	31
Penalties for	3	1	1	1	0	3	9	18
Penalties against	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3

2009–10 team records

Description	Competition	Result
Biggest win	Friendly match	HZVV – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 )
	KNVB Cup	WHC – AFC Ajax ( 1–14 )
	UEFA Europa League	AFC Ajax – Slovan Bratislava ( 5–0 )
	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax – VVV-Venlo ( 7–0 )
Biggest loss	Friendly match	—
	KNVB Cup	—
	UEFA Europa League	AFC Ajax – Anderlecht ( 1–3 )
	Eredivisie	Utrecht – AFC Ajax ( 2–0 )
Most goals in a match	Friendly match	HZVV – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 )
	KNVB Cup	WHC – AFC Ajax ( 1–14 )
	UEFA Europa League	AFC Ajax – Slovan Bratislava ( 5–0 )
	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax – VVV-Venlo ( 7–0 )

Topscorers

Friendlies Nr. Name 1. Luis Suárez 8 2. Darío Cvitanich 6 3. Darko Bodul 5 4. Siem de Jong 4 Ismaïl Aissati 4 6. Kennedy Bakircioglü 3 7. Jan Vertonghen 2 Evander Sno 2 Mitchell Donald 2 Urby Emanuelson 2 Dennis Rommedahl 2 Javier Martina 2 13. Gregory van der Wiel 1 Oleguer 1 Rasmus Lindgren 1 Jan-Arie van der Heijden 1 Marvin Zeegelaar 1 Marko Pantelić 1 Albert Luque 1 Total 49

Eredivisie Nr. Name 1. Luis Suárez 35 2. Marko Pantelić 16 3. Siem de Jong 10 4. Demy de Zeeuw 7 5. Gregory van der Wiel 6 Dennis Rommedahl 6 7. Urby Emanuelson 5 8. Darío Cvitanich 4 9. Jan Vertonghen 3 Ismaïl Aissati 3 11. Toby Alderweireld 2 Miralem Sulejmani 2 Kennedy Bakircioglü 2 14. Rasmus Lindgren 1 Eyong Enoh 1 Mitchell Donald 1 Total 106

KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1. Luis Suárez 8 2. Siem de Jong 6 3. Demy de Zeeuw 3 Marko Pantelić 3 5. Ismaïl Aissati 2 Urby Emanuelson 2 Kennedy Bakircioglü 2 8. Toby Alderweireld 1 Vurnon Anita 1 Christian Eriksen 1 Nicolás Lodeiro 1 Dennis Rommedahl 1 Total 33

UEFA Europa League Nr. Name 1. Luis Suárez 6 2. Dennis Rommedahl 2 Marko Pantelić 2 4. Siem de Jong 1 Demy de Zeeuw 1 Mitchell Donald 1 Urby Emanuelson 1 Miralem Sulejmani 1 Kennedy Bakircioglü 1 Total 16

Amsterdam Tournament Nr. Name 1. Dennis Rommedahl 2 2. Mitchell Donald 1 Luis Suárez 1 Darío Cvitanich 1 Total 5

Ted Bates Trophy # Name 1. Luis Suárez 2 2. Toby Alderweireld 1 Marvin Zeegelaar 1 Total 4

Chippie Polar Cup Nr. Name 1. Urby Emanuelson 2 2. Toby Alderweireld 1 Total 3

Placements

	Friendlies	Ted Bates Trophy	Amsterdam Tournament	Chippie Polar Cup	KNVB Cup	UEFA Europa League	Eredivisie
Status	8 played, 7 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses	Winners	2nd place	Winners	Winners 18th title	Eliminated in Round of 32 Last opponent: Juventus	2nd place 85 points in 34 matches qualified for UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds

• Luis Suárez finishes as topscorer of the Eredivisie with 35 goals in 34 matches.
• Luis Suárez is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
• Toby Alderweireld is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
• Martin Jol is nominated for the Rinus Michels Award 2010 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football.
• Luis Suárez ties the record of Mateja Kežman of most goals in the Eredivisie by a foreigner with 35 goals.
• Luis Suárez is voted Dutch Footballer of the Year by De Telegraaf and Football International.
• Gregory van der Wiel is voted Dutch Football Talent of the Year by De Telegraaf and Football International
• Demy de Zeeuw wins the Bronze boots award.

Competitions

All times are in CEST

Eredivisie

Main article: 2009–10 Eredivisie

Groningen v Ajax

2 August 2009 1	Groningen	0–2	Ajax	Groningen
14:30		Report	Sulejmani 41' Rommedahl 72'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Ajax v RKC Waalwijk

8 August 2009 2	Ajax	4–1	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
18:45	Van der Wiel 10' Suárez 71' (pen.), 82', 90+1'	Report	De Ceulaer 30'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,072 Referee: Roelof Luinge

PSV v Ajax

16 August 2009 3	PSV	4–3	Ajax	Eindhoven
12:30	Dzsudzsák 36', 54' Bakkal 49', 74'	Report	Suárez 2', 38' Emanuelson 57'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Pieter Vink

Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam

23 August 2009 4	Ajax	0–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam
14:30		Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,128 Referee: Jan Wegereef

Heracles Almelo v Ajax

30 August 2009 5	Heracles Almelo	0–3	Ajax	Almelo
16:30		Report	Alderweireld 67' Cvitanich 86' Aissati 88'	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Ajax v NAC Breda

13 September 2009 6	Ajax	6–0	NAC Breda	Amsterdam
14:30	Cvitanich 2', 45', 62' Vertonghen 18' Suárez 41' Bakircioglü 47'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,127 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

VVV-Venlo v Ajax

20 September 2009 7	VVV-Venlo	0–4	Ajax	Venlo
14:30		Report	Suárez 3', 68', 70', 90'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen

Ajax v ADO Den Haag

27 September 2009 8	Ajax	3–0	ADO Den Haag	Amsterdam
12:30	De Zeeuw 25' Pantelić 71' De Jong 89'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 44,190 Referee: Paul Allaerts

Roda JC v Ajax

4 October 2009 9	Roda JC	2–2	Ajax	Kerkrade
12:30	Djoum 24' Bodor 54'	Report	Suárez 23' (pen.), 66'	Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

Ajax v Willem II

17 October 2009 10	Ajax	4–0	Willem II	Amsterdam
18:45	Enoh 46' Sulejmani 64' Pantelić 82' Suárez 90'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,900 Referee: Pol van Boekel

AZ v Ajax

25 October 2009 11	AZ	2–4	Ajax	Alkmaar
14:30	El Hamdaoui 28' Pellè 91'	Report	Emanuelson 56' Suárez 58', 90+1' Van der Wiel 64'	Stadium: DSB Stadion Attendance: 16,867 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Ajax v Feyenoord

1 November 2009 12	Ajax	5–1	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
12:30	De Zeeuw 41', 81' Emanuelson 46' Van der Wiel 57' Suárez 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Landzaat 74'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,028 Referee: Kevin Blom

FC Twente v Ajax

8 November 2009 13	FC Twente	1–0	Ajax	Enschede
16:30	Ruiz 46'	Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Pieter Vink

Ajax v Heerenveen

22 November 2009 14	Ajax	5–1	Heerenveen	Amsterdam
14:30	De Zeeuw 7', 24' Pantelić 27' Suárez 34' (pen.) Aissati 39'	Report	Popov 38'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,598 Referee: Roelof Luinge

Vitesse v Ajax

29 November 2009 15	Vitesse	1–5	Ajax	Arnhem
12:30	Stevanovic 3'	Report	Pantelić 15', 18', 49' Bakircioglü 68' Aissati 72'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 21,850 Referee: Ruud Bossen

FC Utrecht v Ajax

6 December 2009 16	FC Utrecht	2–0	Ajax	Utrecht
12:30	Mulenga 47' Wuytens 66'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Ajax v N.E.C.

11 December 2009 17	Ajax	3–0	N.E.C.	Amsterdam
20:45	Suárez 47' De Jong 65' Donald 78'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,297 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

NAC Breda v Ajax

17 January 2010 18	NAC Breda	1–1	Ajax	Breda
14:30	Cairo 19'	Report	Lindgren 36'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 17,750 Referee: Kevin Blom

Ajax v AZ

24 January 2010 19	Ajax	1–0	AZ	Amsterdam
12:30	Van der Wiel 63'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,770 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Feyenoord v Ajax

31 January 2010 20	Feyenoord	1–1	Ajax	Rotterdam
12:30	Wijnaldum 66'	Report	Pantelić 24'	Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Pieter Vink

Ajax v Roda JC

3 February 2010 21	Ajax	4–0	Roda JC	Amsterdam
20:15	Suárez 54' (pen.), 69' (pen.), 78', 85'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,556 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Ajax v FC Twente

7 February 2010 22	Ajax	3–0	FC Twente	Amsterdam
16:30	De Zeeuw 21' Pantelić 44' Rommedahl 74'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,184 Referee: Jan Wegereef

SC Heerenveen v Ajax

13 February 2010 23	SC Heerenveen	0–2	Ajax	Heerenveen
19:45		Report	Rommedahl 48' Suárez 89'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen

Ajax v Vitesse

21 February 2010 24	Ajax	4–0	Vitesse	Amsterdam
14:30	De Jong 17', 57' Suárez 20' Verhaegh 26' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,726 Referee: Jack van Hulten

Ajax v FC Utrecht

28 February 2010 25	Ajax	4–0	FC Utrecht	Amsterdam
12:30	Suárez 42', 83' Van der Wiel 66' Rommedahl 88'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,113 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax

7 March 2010 26	Sparta Rotterdam	0–3	Ajax	Rotterdam
12:30		Report	De Jong 13' Van der Wiel 35' Rommedahl 61'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Paul Allaerts

Ajax v PSV

14 March 2010 27	Ajax	4–1	PSV	Amsterdam
16:30	De Jong 27' Emanuelson 43' Pantelić 64' Suárez 89'	Report	Dzsudzsák 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,984 Referee: Kevin Blom

RKC Waalwijk v Ajax

21 March 2010 28	RKC Waalwijk	1–5	Ajax	Waalwijk
12:30	Pantelić 27' (o.g.)	Report	De Jong 8' Suárez 47', 84' Mulder 64' (o.g.) Rommedahl 86'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Richard Liesveld

Ajax v FC Groningen

28 March 2010 29	Ajax	3–0	FC Groningen	Amsterdam
14:30	Vertonghen 37', 81' De Jong 66'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen

ADO Den Haag v Ajax

4 April 2010 30	ADO Den Haag	0–1	Ajax	The Hague
12:30		Report	Alderweireld 92'	Stadium: Kyocera Stadion Attendance: 13,921 Referee: Jan Wegereef

Ajax v VVV-Venlo

11 April 2010 31	Ajax	7–0	VVV-Venlo	Amsterdam
14:30	Suárez 4', 9' (pen.), 41' Pantelić 12', 74', 80' Emanuelson 37'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,677 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Willem II v Ajax

14 April 2010 32	Willem II	0–2	Ajax	Tilburg
19:00		Report	Suárez 4' (pen.) Pantelić 59'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Ajax v Heracles Almelo

18 April 2010 33	Ajax	4–0	Heracles Almelo	Amsterdam
14:30	De Jong 20', 37' Pantelić 59', 64'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,554 Referee: Kevin Blom

N.E.C. v Ajax

2 May 2010 34	N.E.C.	1–4	Ajax	Nijmegen
14:30	Ntibazonkiza 87'	Report	Suárez 15', 63' De Zeeuw 35' Pantelić 42'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Ruud Bossen

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2009–10 KNVB Cup

AGOVV v Ajax

24 September 2009 Second Round	AGOVV	1–2	Ajax	Apeldoorn
20:45	Chadli 77' (pen.)	Report	Anita 51' Suart 61' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sportpark Berg & Bos Attendance: 3.259 Referee: Michel Winter

FC Dordrecht v Ajax

29 October 2009 Third Round	FC Dordrecht	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Ajax	Dordrecht
20:45	Kalisse 81'		Emanuelson 47', 119'	Stadium: GN Bouw Stadion Attendance: 4.100 Referee: Richard Liesveld

WHC v Ajax

23 December 2009 Round of 16	WHC	1–14	Ajax	Zwolle
18:30	Stel 44'	Report	Pantelić 18', 24' Aissati 26', 30' Suárez 27', 33', 53', 59', 86', 89' Bosch 60' (o.g.) Bakircioglü 67', 83' De Zeeuw 85'	Stadium: FC Zwolle Stadion Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v NEC

27 January 2010 Quarter-finals	Ajax	3 − 2 (a.e.t.)	NEC	Amsterdam
18:30	De Zeeuw 43' Alderweireld 112' De Jong 114'	Report	Vleminckx 83' Van Eijden 93'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 17,398 Referee: Richard Liesveld

Go Ahead Eagles v Ajax

27 January 2010 Semi-finals	Go Ahead Eagles	0–6	Ajax	Deventer
18:30		Report	De Zeeuw 11' Pantelić 38' De Jong 75' Eriksen 77' Rommedahl 78' Lodeiro 85'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 6,439 Referee: Jack van Hulten

Ajax v Feyenoord

25 April 2010 Final 1st Leg	Ajax	2–0	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
18:00	De Jong 5', 7'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

Feyenoord v Ajax

6 May 2010 Final 2nd Leg	Feyenoord	1–4 (1–6 agg.)	Ajax	Rotterdam
18:00	Tomasson 71'	Report	Suárez 4', 83' De Jong 64', 77'	Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Roelof Luinge

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round

Ajax v Slovan Bratislava

20 August 2009 First leg	Ajax	5–0	Slovan Bratislava	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45	Suárez 43', 65', 79', 84' Donald 91'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 20,168 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Slovan Bratislava v Ajax

27 August 2009 Second leg	Slovan Bratislava	1–2 (1–7 agg.)	Ajax	Bratislava, Slovakia
18:30	Sylvestr 46'	Report	De Jong 30' Bakircioglü 84'	Stadium: Štadión Tehelné pole Attendance: 6,880 Referee: Kostas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

Group stage

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group A

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Anderlecht	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11
Ajax	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11
Dinamo Zagreb	6	2	0	4	6	8	−2	6
Politehnica Timișoara	6	0	2	3	4	9	−5	5

Ajax v Politehnica Timișoara

17 September 2009 1	Ajax	0–0	Politehnica Timișoara	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00		Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 25,391 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Anderlecht v Ajax

1 October 2009 2	Anderlecht	1–1	Ajax	Brussels, Belgium
20:45	Legear 85'	Report	Rommedahl 72'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)

Ajax v Dinamo Zagreb

22 October 2009 3	Ajax	2–1	Dinamo Zagreb	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45	Suárez 3' (pen.) Rommedahl 80'	Report	Tomecak 93'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 30,700 Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

Dinamo Zagreb v Ajax

5 November 2009 4	Dinamo Zagreb	0–2	Ajax	Zagreb, Croatia
19:00		Report	Pantelić 13' De Zeeuw 46'	Stadium: Maksimir Stadion Referee: Mike Dean (England)

Politehnica Timișoara v Ajax

2 December 2009 5	Politehnica Timișoara	1–2	Ajax	Timișoara, Romania
20:45	Goga 2'	Report	Suárez 8' Pantelić 46'	Stadium: Stadionul Dan Păltinişanu Attendance: 8,085 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento ((Italy))

Ajax v Anderlecht

17 December 2009 6	Ajax	1–3	Anderlecht	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00	Emanuelson 77'	Report	Lukaku 13', 22' Legear 43'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 36,156 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

Ajax v Juventus

18 February 2010 First leg	Ajax	1–2	Juventus	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00	Sulejmani 16'	Report	Amauri 31', 58'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,675 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Juventus v Ajax

25 February 2010 Second leg	Juventus	0–0 (2–1 agg.)	Ajax	Turin, Italy
21:05		Report		Stadium: Stadio Grande Torino Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

Ted Bates Trophy

Southampton v Ajax

18 July 2009	Southampton	1–4	Ajax	Southampton, England
16:00	Mills 15'	Report	Suárez 28' (pen.), 48' Alderweireld 81' Zeegelaar 88'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Lee Robert

Amsterdam Tournament

Ajax v Atlético Madrid

24 July 2009	Ajax	3–3	Atlético Madrid	Amsterdam
21:15	Cvitanich 8' Rommedahl 70' Suárez 90' (pen.)	Report	Simão 29' Agüero 41' Rodríguez 76'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 20,450 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

Ajax v Benfica

24 July 2009	Ajax	2–3	Benfica	Amsterdam
21:15	Donald 45' Rommedahl 78'	Report	Aissati 9' (o.g.) Di María 31' David Luiz 55'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 18,160 Referee: Pieter Vink

Final standings of the FWS Amsterdam Tournament 2009

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	Pts
Benfica	2	2	0	0	5	11
Ajax	2	0	1	1	5	6
Sunderland	2	1	0	1	2	5
Atlético Madrid	2	0	1	3	3	4

Chippie Polar Cup

Hubentut Fortuna v Ajax

21 May 2010	Hubentut Fortuna	0–3	Ajax	Brievengat, Curaçao
21:05		Report	Emanuelson Alderweireld	Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadion Attendance: - Referee: -

N.E.C. v Ajax

23 May 2010	N.E.C.	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Ajax	Brievengat, Curaçao
15:00		Report		Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadion Attendance: - Referee: -

Final standings of the Chippie Polar Cup 2010

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Ajax	2	2	0	0	7	0	6
N.E.C.	2	1	0	1	7	4	3
Hubentut Fortuna	2	1	0	1	2	3	3
Dutch Caribbean Stars	2	0	0	1	1	6	0

Friendlies

DWV v Ajax

27 June 2009	DWV	1–10	Ajax	Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:30	Abercrombie 41'	Report	Aissati 20', 86' Zeegelaar 25' Donald 51' Martina 57', 93' Sno 65' Bodul 76' (pen.) De Jong 87', 90'	Stadium: Sportpark Elzenhagen Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Wesley O'Niel

Ajax v Ajax Cape Town

4 July 2009	Ajax	3–2	Ajax Cape Town	Amsterdam, Netherlands
16:30	Cvitanich 20' De Jong 49' Bodul 57'	Report	Vilakazi 74', 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 3,750 Referee: Ruud Bossen

WKE v Ajax

7 July 2009	WKE	1–7	Ajax	Emmen, Netherlands
19:30	Fik 83'	Report	Bakircioglü 10', 41' Cvitanich 12', 30', 33' (pen.) Van der Heijden 62' Bodul 90'	Stadium: Sportpark Grote Geert Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ben Haverkort

HZVV v Ajax

9 July 2009	HZVV	0–11	Ajax	Hoogeveen, Netherlands
19:30		Report	Suárez 8', 20', 59', 74' Aissati 42', 54' Bodul 53' Vertonghen 69', 85' Van der Wiel 73' Lindgren 76'	Stadium: Bentinckspark Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Ben Haverkort

SV Huizen v Ajax

11 July 2009	SV Huizen	0–6	Ajax	Huizen, Netherlands
16:15		Report	Cvitanich 7', 53' Bakircioglü 32' De Jong 62' Sno 85' Bodul 90'	Stadium: De Wolfskamer Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ?

Bristol City v Ajax

15 July 2009	Bristol City	0–4	Ajax	Bristol, England
18.30		Report	Suárez 25' Emanuelson 35' Luque 81' Rommedahl 83'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 10,933 Referee: Stuart Atwell

Ajax Amateurs v Ajax

9 January 2010	Ajax Amateurs	0–7	Ajax	Ferreiras, Portugal
16:30		Report	Rommedahl 12' Donald 15' Suárez 24' (pen.), 88' Oleguer 55' Emanuelson 59' Pantelić 65'	Stadium: Estádio da Nora Referee: Wim Bronsvoort

FC Groningen v Ajax

12 January 2010	FC Groningen	1–1	Ajax	Alcantarilha, Portugal
16:30	Matavž 14'	Report	Suárez 56'	Stadium: Amendoeira Sportsclub Attendance: 200 Referee: Gerrit Fikkert

Transfers for 2009–10

Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2009 to 1 September 2009) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2009.

Arrivals

• The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
	Return from loan spell
	George Ogăraru	Defender	30 June 2009	Steaua București	-
	Dennis Rommedahl	Forward	30 June 2009	N.E.C.	-
	Loan
	Zé Eduardo	Midfielder	30 June 2009	Cruzeiro	-
	Kerlon	Midfielder	30 June 2009	Internazionale	-
	Transfer
	Jeroen Verhoeven	Goalkeeper	9 July 2009	FC Volendam	€300,000
	Demy de Zeeuw	Midfielder	25 July 2009	AZ	€6,5 million
	Free Transfer
	Timothée Atouba	Midfielder	7 July 2009	Hamburger SV	-
	Marko Pantelić	Forward	30 August 2009	Hertha BSC	-

Departures

• The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
	Out on loan
	Evander Sno	Midfielder	14 July 2009	Bristol City	-
	Albert Luque	Forward	30 July 2009	Málaga CF	-
	Edgar Manucharyan	Forward	6 August 2009	HFC Haarlem	-
	Darko Bodul	Forward	31 August 2009	Sparta Rotterdam	-
	Jan-Arie van der Heijden	Midfielder	31 August 2009	Willem II	-
	Transfer
	Thomas Vermaelen	Defender	19 June 2009	Arsenal	€12 million
	Free Transfer
	Dennis Gentenaar	Goalkeeper	8 June 2009	VVV-Venlo	-
	Donovan Slijngard	Defender	17 June 2009	Sparta Rotterdam	-
	Robbert Schilder	Defender	24 June 2009	NAC Breda	-
	Leonardo	Forward	31 August 2009	NAC Breda	-

Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2010 to 1 February 2010) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2009–10.

Arrivals

• The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
	Transfer
	Nicolás Lodeiro	Midfielder	22 January 2010	Nacional	€4 million
	Free Transfer
	Suk Hyun-Jun	Forward	1 January 2010	Yongin Citizen	–

Departures

• The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
	Out on loan
	Darío Cvitanich	Forward	1 January 2010	Pachuca	-
	Jeffrey Sarpong	Forward	1 January 2010	N.E.C.	-
	Daley Blind	Defender	5 January 2010	FC Groningen	-
	Timothy van der Meulen	Defender	15 January 2010	HFC Haarlem	-
	Tom Overtoom	Midfielder	22 January 2010	HFC Haarlem	-
	Javier Martina	Forward	25 January 2010	HFC Haarlem	-
	Sergio Padt	Goalkeeper	25 January 2010	HFC Haarlem	-
	Mitchell Donald	Midfielder	29 January 2010	Willem II	-
	Edgar Manucharyan	Forward	1 February 2010	AGOVV	-
	Bruno Silva	Defender	1 February 2010	Internacional	-

External links

• Ajax Amsterdam Official Website in Nederlandse
• UEFA Website