During the 2018–19 season, Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Champions League. With winning both the competition and the cup, it meant the first double won since the 2001–02 season. In the Champions League, they knocked-out defending champions Real Madrid in the round of 16. After beating Juventus in the quarter-final, they reached a Champions League semi-final for the first time since 1997. Ajax were seconds away from reaching the final, until a last-minute goal sent Tottenham Hotspur to the final on away goals.
| 2018–19 season | |||
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| Owner | AFC Ajax N.V. | ||
| CEO | Edwin van der Sar | ||
| Manager | Erik ten Hag | ||
| Stadium | Johan Cruyff Arena | ||
| Eredivisie | 1st | ||
| KNVB Cup | Winners | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dušan Tadić (28) All: Dušan Tadić (38) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 53,720 vs Feyenoord (28 October 2018) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 43,819 vs Heerenveen (24 January 2019) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 52,987 | ||
| Biggest win | 8–0 vs De Graafschap (16 December 2018) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 2–6 vs Feyenoord (27 January 2019) | ||
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On an individual level, Dušan Tadić was the biggest surprise; signed from Southampton in June 2018 for just €11.4 million, the 30-year old unexpectedly became the club's leading goalscorer with a total of 38, including 9 goals in the Champions League. He doubled his personal season record for scoring, as well as earned the right to be the team's captain for the next season.
Player statistics edit
| 4–2–3–1 formation, known as the "Tadic-variant", as used in the successful Champions League campaign where they reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1997 after beating European giants Real Madrid and Juventus. |
Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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Rasmus Kristensen | 19 | 1 | 5+7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  NED
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Joël Veltman | 14 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | NED
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Matthijs de Ligt | 55 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 3+2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | ||
| 6 | MF | NED
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Donny van de Beek | 56 | 17 | 28+5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14+4 | 4 | ||
| 7 | FW |  BRA
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David Neres | 50 | 12 | 20+9 | 8 | 4+2 | 1 | 14+1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | DF | NED
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Daley Sinkgraven | 11 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | NED
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 42 | 23 | 13+15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7+3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | MF |  SRB
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Dušan Tadić | 56 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 17+1 | 9 | ||
| 12 | MF |  MAR
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Noussair Mazraoui | 47 | 4 | 26+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 15 | MF | NED
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Carel Eiting | 13 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF |  ARG
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Lisandro Magallán | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | NED
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Daley Blind | 57 | 6 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16+2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW |  BFA
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Hassane Bandé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | MAR
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Zakaria Labyad | 19 | 4 | 2+9 | 1 | 3+2 | 3 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | DEN
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Lasse Schöne | 51 | 6 | 27+3 | 5 | 2+2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 21 | MF | NED
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Frenkie de Jong | 51 | 3 | 29+1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | MAR
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Hakim Ziyech | 49 | 21 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
| 23 | FW | BFA
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Lassina Traoré | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | GK |  CMR
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André Onana | 55 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | DEN
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Kasper Dolberg | 38 | 12 | 16+9 | 11 | 1+3 | 1 | 3+6 | 0 | ||
| 26 | GK |  GRE
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Kostas Lamprou | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | NED
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Perr Schuurs | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | GK |  POR
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Bruno Varela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | NED
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Dani de Wit | 12 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | ARG
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Nicolás Tagliafico | 46 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 32 | MF |  CZE
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Václav Černý | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | NED
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Mitchel Bakker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | NED
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Noa Lang | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | NED
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Ryan Gravenberch | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | MF | NED
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Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | 5 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
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| 5 | DF |  AUT
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Maximilian Wöber | 16 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | GK | NED
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Benjamin van Leer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | NED
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Siem de Jong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF |  COL
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Luis Manuel Orejuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | FW | NED
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Kaj Sierhuis | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 41 | FW |  NOR
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Dennis Johnsen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
As of 15 May 2019
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| Current squad selection | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection | 14 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 24 |
| Players out on loan | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Eredivisie standings 2018–19 edit
| Current standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for
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| 1 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 86 | 119 | 32 | 35 | 2 |
| Match day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Total |
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| Points by match day | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 86 |
| Total points by match day | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 86 |
| Standing by match day | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Goals by match day | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 119 |
| Goals against per match day | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Total goal difference per match day | ±0 | +1 | +6 | +10 | +13 | +10 | +12 | +17 | +21 | +24 | +26 | +32 | +35 | +39 | +42 | +50 | +52 | +52 | +48 | +54 | +53 | +58 | +62 | +66 | +67 | +66 | +68 | +71 | +74 | +78 | +79 | +81 | +84 | +87 | +87 |
Topscorers edit
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Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eredivisie | 11 August 2018 | 15 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 119 | 32 | +87 | 82.35 |
| KNVB Cup | 26 September 2018 | 5 May 2019 | First round | Winners | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 83.33 |
| Champions League | 25 July 2018 | 8 May 2019 | Second qualifying round | Semi-finals | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 55.56 |
| Total | 58 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 175 | 51 | +124 | 74.14 | ||||
Last updated: 15 May 2019
Source: Competitions
Eredivisie edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Ajax (C) | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 119 | 32 | +87 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 26 | +72 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | AZ | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Vitesse | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 53 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs[b] |
Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2018–19 KNVB Cup, Ajax, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the KNVB Cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the third-placed team and the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
- ^ Four teams play for a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2019–20 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams playing in the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie.
| First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||
| NEC | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| RKC Waalwijk | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| RKC Waalwijk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Excelsior | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| RKC Waalwijk* | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| FC Den Bosch | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| TOP Oss | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Sparta Rotterdam* | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| De Graafschap | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| SC Cambuur | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Almere City | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| SC Cambuur | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| De Graafschap | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.
Matches edit
| 11 August 2018 1 | Ajax | 1–1 | Heracles Almelo | Amsterdam |
| 18:30 CEST | De Ligt 88' |
Report | Duarte 65' Peterson 84', 90+4'Breukers 90+3' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,949 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 18 August 2018 2 | VVV-Venlo | 0–1 | Ajax | Venlo |
| 18:30 CEST | Report | Tadić 88' (pen.) Onana 90+4' |
Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 25 August 2018 3 | Ajax | 5–0 | Emmen | Amsterdam |
| 18:39 CEST | Ziyech 8' Huntelaar 38', 59'Tadić 71'Bijl 86' (o.g.) |
Report | Siekman 41' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,885 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 2 September 2018 4 | Vitesse | 0–4 | Ajax | Arnhem |
| 14:30 CEST | Bero 14' Foor 22'Linssen 42' |
Report | Ziyech 3' Huntelaar 7', 58'Tadić 19' |
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 19,231 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 15 September 2018 5 | Ajax | 3–0 | Groningen | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 CEST | Huntelaar 18' (pen.), 66' Tagliafico 29'Schöne 35'Tadić 76' |
Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,720 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 23 September 2018 6 | PSV | 3–0 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| 16:45 CEST | Lozano 20', 35' Pereiro 21', 27'De Jong 24', 62' |
Report | Tadić 19' Ziyech 77' |
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 29 September 2018 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 0–2 | Ajax | Sittard |
| 20:45 CEST | Smeets 73' Rodríguez 80' |
Report | Huntelaar 26' Dolberg 49'Schöne 73'Ziyech 78' |
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 12,004 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
| 7 October 2018 8 | Ajax | 5–0 | AZ | Amsterdam |
| 16:45 CEST | Van de Beek 3' Dolberg 48'Van Rhijn 52' (o.g.)Ziyech 61'Huntelaar 67'Tagliafico 83'Tadić 84' |
Report | Idrissi 30' Vejinović 46'Hatzidiakos 67' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,185 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 20 October 2018 9 | Heerenveen | 0–4 | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 20:45 CEST | Thorsby 44' Høegh 50' |
Report | Schöne 3' Ziyech 42'Tadić 52' (pen.)Dolberg 56'Neres 71' |
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 23,315 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 28 October 2018 10 | Ajax | 3–0 | Feyenoord | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CET | Bijlow 22' (o.g.) Ziyech 41'Mazraoui 50'Tadić 80' |
Report | Toornstra 3' St. Juste 6'Berghuis 14' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,720 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 3 November 2018 11 | Ajax | 2–0 | Willem II | Amsterdam |
| 18:30 CET | Dolberg 11' De Jong 22' |
Report | Sol 33' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,432 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 11 November 2018 12 | Excelsior | 1–7 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 14:30 CET | Fortes 25' Haspolat 25'Matthys 43'Messaoud 52' |
Report | Van de Beek 31', 48' Schöne 44'Dolberg 59'Schouten 71' (o.g.)Ziyech 79'Neres 87' |
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 24 November 2018 13 | NAC Breda | 0–3 | Ajax | Breda |
| 20:45 CET | Klomp 38' Verschueren 41'Nijholt 68'Te Vrede 71' |
Report | Mashart 40' (o.g.) Labyad 54', 67'Huntelaar 90+3' |
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 18,969 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 2 December 2018 14 | Ajax | 5–1 | ADO Den Haag | Amsterdam |
| 12:15 CET | Neres 15' Tagliafico 21'De Ligt 43'Van de Beek 48'Dolberg 83' |
Report | Meijers 39' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,644 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 8 December 2018 15 | PEC Zwolle | 1–4 | Ajax | Zwolle |
| 20:45 CET | Schöne 44' (o.g.) Van Duinen 45+1'Genreau 68' |
Report | De Ligt 6' Huntelaar 22'Tagliafico 25'De Jong 32'Tadić 59', 89'Schöne 69' |
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 16 December 2018 16 | Ajax | 8–0 | De Graafschap | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CET | Tadić 18' Mazraoui 25'Ziyech 32', 62', 69'Blind 65', 74', 90' |
Report | Van de Pavert 67' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,388 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 23 December 2018 17 | Utrecht | 1–3 | Ajax | Utrecht |
| 12:15 CET | Tannane 31' Janssen 59'Venema 74' |
Report | Dolberg 14' Wöber 29'Tadić 60' (pen.)Onana 80'De Jong 90+5' |
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 23,226 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 20 January 2019 18 | Ajax | 4–4 | Heerenveen | Amsterdam |
| 16:45 CET | Tadić 13', 16',  45+1'Van Amersfoort 28' (o.g.)Huntelaar 83' |
Report | Lammers 14', 51' Van Bergen 56'Pierie 90+1'Bruijn 90+3' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,553 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 27 January 2019 19 | Feyenoord | 6–2 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 14:30 CET | Toornstra 16' Berghuis 31'Van Persie 42', 56'Vilhena 75'Ayoub 84' |
Report | Schöne 8' Ziyech 33' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 2 February 2019 20 | Ajax | 6–0 | VVV-Venlo | Amsterdam |
| 19:45 CET | Ziyech 35' Dolberg 52'Tadić 60'Neres 85'Huntelaar 87'Van de Beek 90+1' |
Report | Mlapa 36' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,868 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 9 February 2019 21 | Heracles Almelo | 1–0 | Ajax | Almelo |
| 18:30 CET | Kuwas 6' Osman 17'Rossmann 81' |
Report | Huntelaar 41' |
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 17 February 2019 22 | Ajax | 5–0 | NAC Breda | Amsterdam |
| 12:15 CET | Tadić 38' (pen.), 67' Dolberg 53'Kastaneer 59' (o.g.)Ziyech 65'Palmer-Brown 71' (o.g.) |
Report | Nijholt 36' Dervite 38'Koch 90+1' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,952 Referee: Siemen Mulder |
| 24 February 2019 23 | ADO Den Haag | 1–5 | Ajax | The Hague |
| 12:15 CET | El Khayati 36' Meijers 45' |
Report | Van de Beek 39' Tadić 45+1' (pen.)Neres 55'Ziyech 74', 83'Dolberg 78' |
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 14,352 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
| 10 March 2019 25 | Ajax | 4−0 | Fortuna Sittard | Amsterdam |
| 16:45 CET | Tadić 4', 85' Neres 27', 63' |
Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,381 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 13 March 2019 24 | Ajax | 2–1 | PEC Zwolle | Amsterdam |
| 18:30 CET | Tadić 32', 86' Blind 85'Veltman 90+2' |
Report | Van Crooy 79', 25'  90'Lam 86' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,385 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 17 March 2019 26 | AZ | 1−0 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| 14:30 CET | Til 56' |
Report | Dolberg 64' |
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,023 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 31 March 2019 27 | Ajax | 3−1 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| 16:45 CEST | Schwaab 21' (o.g.) Mazraoui 57'Tadić 68', 72' (pen.)Onana 90+2'Neres 90+6', 90+7' |
Report | Sadílek 54' De Jong 58'Malen 73' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,669 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 3 April 2019 28 | Emmen | 2−5 | Ajax | Emmen |
| 14:30 CEST | Bannik 28' Kuipers 50'Tagliafico 62' (o.g.)Arias 87' |
Report | Van de Beek 9' Kristensen 24'Blind 43'Neres 51', 60'Huntelaar 53' |
Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 8,301 Referee: Siemen Mulder |
| 6 April 2019 29 | Willem II | 1−4 | Ajax | Tilburg |
| 18:30 CEST | Crowley 13' Isak 26' (pen.)Lewis 29' |
Report | Van de Beek 14' Heerkens 41' (o.g.)Veltman 53'Ziyech 70' |
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14,700 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 13 April 2019 30 | Ajax | 6−2 | Excelsior | Amsterdam |
| 18:30 CEST | Mazraoui 4' Huntelaar 10', 40', 65'Tadić 37', 60' (pen.)Dolberg 75'Ekkelenkamp 84' |
Report | Fortes 32', 89' El Hamdaoui 42', 49'Koolwijk 43' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,664 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 20 April 2019 31 | Groningen | 0−1 | Ajax | Groningen |
| 18:30 CEST | Gladon 28' Memišević 73'Reis 75'Chabot 76' |
Report | Veltman 73' Huntelaar 78', 79' 84' |
Stadium: Noordlease Stadion Attendance: 22,288 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 23 April 2019 32 | Ajax | 4−2 | Vitesse | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 CEST | Ziyech 41' Tadić 54' (pen.), 80' (pen.)De Ligt 58'Veltman 69'Van de Beek 86' |
Report | Bero 53' 90+1' Foor 66'Van der Werff 80'Darfalou 82' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,869 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 12 May 2019 34 | Ajax | 4–1 | Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CEST | Huntelaar 14' Van de Beek 45+1'Tagliafico 60'Tadić 75', 80' (pen.) |
Report | Boussaid 1' Bazoer 7'Letschert 36'Janssen 40'Van de Streek 54' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,520 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 15 May 2019 33 | De Graafschap | 1–4 | Ajax | Doetinchem |
| 19:30 CEST | El Jebli 40' Matusiwa 66' |
Report | Schöne 37' Tagliafico 44'Tadić 67' (pen.), 87' |
Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 12,600 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
KNVB Cup edit
| 26 September 2018 Round 1 | HVV Te Werve | 0–7 | Ajax | Rijswijk |
| 19:45 CEST | Report | Schuurs 10' Dolberg 17'Van de Beek 30'Labyad 38', 59'Ekkelenkamp 66'Gravenberch 82' |
Stadium: Sportpark Vredenburgh Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Christiaan Bax |
| 31 October 2018 Round 2 | Ajax | 3–0 | Go Ahead Eagles | Amsterdam |
| 19:45 CET | Neres 35' Labyad 39'Huntelaar 63'Schuurs 81' |
Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 43,884 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 19 December 2018 Round of 16 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Ajax | Kerkrade |
| 20:45 CET | Paulissen 36' (pen.) Engels 102' |
Report | Tadić 13' (pen.) |
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 14,296 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| Penalties | ||||
| Engels Paulissen Gnjatić  Verburgh |
Tadić Huntelaar De Ligt Dolberg Blind |
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| 24 January 2019 Quarter-final | Ajax | 3–1 | Heerenveen | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 CET | Mazraoui 3' Van de Beek 16', 38'Magallán 88' |
Report | Vlapp 52' Van Amersfoort 84'Lammers 89' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 43,819 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 27 February 2019 Semi-final | Feyenoord | 0–3 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 20:45 CET | Van der Heijden 28' St. Juste 56'Berghuis 77' |
Report | Van de Beek 12', 65' De Ligt 45'Tagliafico 49'De Jong 61'Mazraoui 67'De Wit 90+2' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 5 May 2019 Final | Willem II | 0−4 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 18:00 CEST | Llonch 78' |
Report | Blind 38' Huntelaar 39', 67'Kristensen 76' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 45,709 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
UEFA Champions League edit
Second qualifying round edit
| 25 July 2018 First leg | Ajax | 2–0 | Sturm Graz | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:30 CEST | Ziyech 15' Schöne 57', 57' |
Report | Koch 40' Lackner 79' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 53,106 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) |
| 1 August 2018 Second leg | Sturm Graz | 1–3 (1–5 agg.) | Ajax | Graz, Austria |
| 20:30 CEST | Ferreira 60' Koch 64'Lovrić 71'Onana 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Tagliafico 33' Huntelaar 39', 77'Tadić 48' |
Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 15,172 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
Third qualifying round edit
| 7 August 2018 First leg | Standard Liège  | 2–2 | Ajax | Liège, Belgium |
| 20:00 CEST | Fai 55' Carcela 67'Emond 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Huntelaar 19' Tadić 34'Tagliafico 58'Ziyech 61' |
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 20,355 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 14 August 2018 Second leg | Ajax | 3–0 (5–2 agg.) | Standard Liège | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:30 CEST | Huntelaar 30' De Ligt 34'Neres 46' |
Report | M'Poku 76' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,841 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
Play-off round edit
| 22 August 2018 First leg | Ajax | 3–1 |  Dynamo Kyiv | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CEST | Van de Beek 2' Huntelaar 21'Ziyech 35'Tadić 43'Tagliafico 70' |
Report | Kędziora 16', 24' Harmash 38' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,706 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
| 28 August 2018 Second leg | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–0 (1–3 agg.) | Ajax | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 21:00 CEST | Kędziora 14' Sydorchuk 54'Shaparenko 70' |
Report | Tadić 14', 87' Ziyech 34' |
Stadium: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex Attendance: 40,131 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | AJX | BEN | AEK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Ajax
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Benfica
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | AEK Athens
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — |
| 19 September 2018 1 | Ajax | 3–0 | AEK Athens | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 18:55 CEST | Tagliafico 46', 90', 88' De Jong 74'Ziyech 74'Van de Beek 77' |
Report | Alef 72' Mantalos 74' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,258 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 2 October 2018 2 | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Ajax | Munich, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST | Hummels 4' Martínez 40'Rodríguez 78'Gnabry 88' |
Report | Van de Beek 21' Mazraoui 22'Blind 51' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
| 23 October 2018 3 | Ajax | 1–0 | Benfica | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CEST | Mazraoui 22', 90+2' Onana 39'Tagliafico 49' |
Report | Jardel 9' Conti 64'Salvio 72'Seferovic 86' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,379 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
| 7 November 2018 4 | Benfica | 1–1 | Ajax | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 21:00 CET | Jonas 29', 39' Fejsa 45+1'Jardel 70' |
Report | Tagliafico 34' De Ligt 42'Tadić 61', 83'Van de Beek 72' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 51,328 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
| 27 November 2018 5 | AEK Athens | 0–2 | Ajax | Athens, Greece |
| 18:55 CET | Oikonomou 29' Chyhrynskyi 51'Livaja 53' 67'Giakoumakis 90' |
Report | Schöne 19' Mazraoui 60'Tadić 68' (pen.), 72' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 25,756 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 12 December 2018 6 | Ajax | 3–3 | Bayern Munich | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET | De Ligt 40' Tadić 61', 82' (pen.)Blind 63'Wöber 67'Tagliafico 90+5', 90+5' |
Report | Lewandowski 13', 87' (pen.) Kimmich 28'Rafinha 37'Müller 75'Coman 90' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,244 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
Knockout phase edit
Round of 16 edit
| 13 February 2019 First leg | Ajax | 1–2 |  Real Madrid | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET | Ziyech 53', 75' |
Report | Benzema 60' Reguilón 70'Vázquez 83'Asensio 87'Ramos 90' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,286 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| 5 March 2019 Second leg | Real Madrid | 1–4 (3–5 agg.) | Ajax | Madrid, Spain |
| 21:00 CET | Carvajal 30' Asensio 70'Nacho 90+3' 90+3' |
Report | Ziyech 7' Neres 18'Mazraoui 26'Tadić 62'Schöne 72' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 77,013 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
Quarter-finals edit
| 10 April 2019 First leg | Ajax | 1–1 |  Juventus | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CEST | Tagliafico 41' Neres 46'De Jong 55'Schöne 71'Ekkelenkamp 90+4' |
Report | Ronaldo 45' Pjanić 83' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 50,390 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 16 April 2019 Second leg | Juventus | 1–2 (2–3 agg.) | Ajax | Turin, Italy |
| 21:00 CEST | Ronaldo 28', 90+3' Can 69' |
Report | Van de Beek 34' De Ligt 67' |
Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 41,445 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
Semi-finals edit
| 30 April 2019 First leg | Tottenham Hotspur  | 0–1 | Ajax | London, England |
| 21:00 CEST | Report | Van de Beek 15' Tagliafico 30'Veltman 63' |
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 60,243 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
| 8 May 2019 Second leg | Ajax | 2–3 (3–3 (a) agg.) | Tottenham Hotspur | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CEST | De Ligt 5' Ziyech 35', 77'Dolberg 50'Onana 90+5' |
Report | Sissoko 16' Lucas 55', 59', 90+6'Rose 76' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,641 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
Friendlies edit
| 23 June 2018 | VVSB | 0–7 | Ajax | Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands |
| 15:00 CEST | Report | Bijleveld 16', 22' Sierhuis 24', 43'De Wit 26'Huntelaar 53'Bandé 88' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Boekhorst |
| 26 June 2018 | Preußen Münster | 3–1 | Ajax | Harsewinkel, Germany |
| 13:00 CEST | Pires-Rodrigues 18' Rühle 60'Cueto 74' |
Report | Kristensen 26' |
Stadium: Klosterpforte Sportplatz |
| 30 June 2018 | Lippstadt 08 | 0–9 | Ajax | Harsewinkel, Germany |
| 11:00 CEST | Report | Mazraoui 23', 44' Labyad 24', 51'Huntelaar 29', 35'De Wit 63', 69', 73' |
Stadium: Klosterpforte Sportplatz |
| 7 July 2018 | Nordsjælland | 3–1 | Ajax | Putten, Netherlands |
| 15:00 CEST | Olsen 60' Bartolec 80'Rasmussen 88' |
Report | Solomons 90+2' |
Stadium: Sportpark Putter Eng |
| 7 July 2018 | Steaua București  | 1–1 | Ajax | Hattem, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST | Tănase 6' |
Report | Eiting 24' |
Stadium: Sportpark 't Achterveen |
| 13 July 2018 | Ajax | 1–3 | Anderlecht | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 19:30 CEST | Neres 20' |
Report | Santini 17', 65' Dimata 57' (pen.) |
Stadium: Olympisch Stadion |
| 19 July 2018 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Ajax | Walsall, England |
| 15:00 CEST | Neves 74' (pen.) |
Report | Van de Beek 45+1' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium |
| 19 July 2018 | Walsall | 2–0 | Ajax | Walsall, England |
| 20:45 CEST | Cook 27', 70' |
Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium |
| 26 July 2018 | Ajax | 0–1 |  Konyaspor | Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands |
| 18:00 CEST | Şahiner 41' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 5 September 2018 | Ajax | 1–0 | Utrecht | Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands |
| 11:00 CEST | Neres 9' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 10 October 2018 | Ajax | 4–1 | PEC Zwolle | Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands |
| 11:00 CEST | Černý 11' Huntelaar 18'Thethani 88'Bijleveld 90' |
Hiwat 2' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Referee: Christiaan Bax |
| 14 November 2018 | Ajax | 3–2 | Heerenveen | Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands |
| 12:00 CET | Pasquali 20' Danilo 55'Brobbey 71' |
Lammers 10' (pen.) Mihajlović 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 11 January 2019 Florida Cup | Ajax | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Flamengo | Orlando, United States |
| 1:00 CET | Huntelaar 16' Labyad 34' |
Uribe 19', 43' |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Referee: Estaban Rosano | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Labyad Traoré De Wit Veltman Magallán |
Piris Da Motta Rodinei Trauco Berrío |
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| 12 January 2019 Florida Cup | Ajax | 4–2 | São Paulo | Orlando, United States |
| 19:00 CET | Van de Beek 57' Tadić 73' (pen.)Dolberg 79'Neres 90+1' |
Hernanes 22' Brenner 65' |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| 4 February 2019 | Ajax | 4–1 | PEC Zwolle | Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands |
| 11:00 CEST | De Wit 8' Labyad 30', 65', 81' |
Van den Berg 76' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 19 February 2019 | AZ | 0–3 | Ajax | Wijdewormer, Netherlands |
| 17:00 CEST | Veltman 12' Traoré 34', 59' |
Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex |
| 20 March 2019 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | Ajax | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 14:00 CEST | Bellarabi 40' Paulinho 50' |
Report | Danilo 15' |
Stadium: BayArena |
Transfers for 2018–19 edit
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2018 to 31 August 2018) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2018. For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2019 to 1 February 2019) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2018–19.
Arrivals edit
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Period | Previous club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer | |||||
 |
Hassane Bandé |
Forward | Summer | Mechelen |
€8,250,000 |
| |
Zakaria Labyad |
Midfielder | Summer | Utrecht |
€7,000,000 |
| |
Dušan Tadić |
Midfielder | Summer | Southampton |
€11,400,000 |
| |
Daley Blind |
Defender | Summer | Manchester United |
€16,000,000 |
| |
Lisandro Magallán |
Defender | Winter | Boca Juniors |
€9,000,000 |
| Free Transfer | |||||
| |
Lassina Traoré |
Forward | Winter | Ajax Cape Town |
- |
| Loan | |||||
| |
Bruno Varela |
Goalkeeper | Winter | Benfica |
- |
| Return from loan spell | |||||
| |
Leeroy Owusu |
Defender | Summer | Almere City |
- |
| |
Perr Schuurs |
Defender | Summer | Fortuna Sittard |
- |
| |
Zakaria El Azzouzi |
Forward | Summer | Excelsior |
- |
| |
Mateo Cassierra |
Forward | Winter | Groningen |
- |
Departures edit
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Period | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer | |||||
 |
Leeroy Owusu |
Defender | Summer | De Graafschap |
? |
| |
Darren Sidoel |
Defender | Summer | Reading |
? |
| |
Danilho Doekhi |
Defender | Summer | Vitesse |
? |
| |
Zian Flemming |
Midfielder | Summer | PEC Zwolle |
? |
| |
Justin Kluivert |
Forward | Summer | Roma |
€22,750,000 |
| |
Maximilian Wöber |
Defender | Winter | Sevilla |
€11,000,000 |
| |
Saku Ylätupa |
Forward | Winter |  AIK Fotboll |
? |
| Free Transfer | |||||
| |
Norbert Alblas |
Goalkeeper | Summer | N.E.C. |
- |
| |
Peter Leeuwenburgh |
Goalkeeper | Summer | Cape Town City |
- |
| |
Léon Bergsma |
Defender | Summer | AZ |
- |
| |
Mitchell Dijks |
Defender | Summer | Bologna |
- |
| |
Danilho Doekhi |
Defender | Summer | Vitesse |
- |
| |
Ki-Jana Hoever |
Defender | Summer | Liverpool |
- |
| |
Terry Lartey Sanniez |
Defender | Summer | N.E.C. |
- |
| |
Mauro Savastano |
Defender | Summer | AZ |
- |
| |
Nick Viergever |
Defender | Summer | PSV |
- |
| |
Deyovaisio Zeefuik |
Defender | Summer | Groningen |
- |
| |
Reda Boultam |
Midfielder | Summer | Cremonese |
- |
| |
Denilho Cleonise |
Midfielder | Summer | Genoa |
- |
| |
Ricardo Farcaş |
Midfielder | Summer | SPAL |
- |
| |
Vince Gino Dekker |
Forward | Summer | AZ |
- |
| |
Mees de Wit |
Forward | Summer | Sporting CP |
- |
| |
Amin Younes |
Forward | Summer | Napoli |
- |
| |
Zakaria El Azzouzi |
Forward | Winter | Emmen |
- |
| |
 Szabolcs Schön |
Forward | Winter | MTK Budapest |
- |
| Out on loan | |||||
| |
Benjamin van Leer |
Goalkeeper | Summer | NAC Breda |
- |
| |
Robin Schouten |
Defender | Summer | Volendam |
- |
| |
Siem de Jong |
Midfielder | Summer | Sydney FC |
- |
| |
Mateo Cassierra |
Forward | Summer | Groningen |
- |
| |
Luis Manuel Orejuela |
Defender | Winter | Cruzeiro |
- |
| |
Azor Matusiwa |
Midfielder | Winter | De Graafschap |
- |
| |
Kaj Sierhuis |
Forward | Winter | Groningen |
- |
| |
Dennis Johnsen |
Forward | Winter | Heerenveen |
- |
| |
Mateo Cassierra |
Forward | Winter | Racing Club |
- |
References edit
- ^ "Eredivisie 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 11 September 2018.