Ajax 2015–16 football season
The 2015–16 AFC Ajax season saw the club participate in the Eredivisie , the KNVB Cup , the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League . The first training took place on 6 July 2015 while the traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on 20 July.
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, with manager Frank de Boer , remained there from 15 to 24 June. During this training stage, a friendly match was played against Dynamo Moscow , whereupon the club then traveled back to the Netherlands, residing at De Lutte for additional training. The squad stayed there from 30 June to 5 July, when further friendly matches were played against Nordsjælland , Panathinaikos and VfL Wolfsburg . Traveling to France, a further friendly match was played against Saint-Étienne .
Player statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only
As of 7 March 2016
Nationality
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
Current standing
Matches played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Points
Goals for
Goals against
Yellow cards
Red cards
2nd
34
25
7
2
82
81
21
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
3
1
3
3
0
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
0
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
3
3
1
82
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
9
12
13
16
19
19
22
25
28
29
32
35
38
38
41
44
47
48
49
52
55
58
61
64
65
68
71
74
75
78
81
82
82
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
-
-
-
2
2
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
2
4
2
2
2
1
2
3
6
1
5
2
5
0
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
3
1
2
2
4
1
81
This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2014–15 season.
Friendlies
Johan Cruyff Shield
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Eredivisie
Total
Matches
6 of 6
0 of 0
0 of 1
0 of 2
0 of 0
34 of 34
40 of 43
Win
2 of 6
0 of 0
0 of 1
0 of 2
0 of 0
25 of 34
27 of 43
Draw
2 of 6
0 of 0
0 of 1
0 of 2
0 of 0
7 of 34
9 of 43
Loss
2 of 6
0 of 0
0 of 1
0 of 2
0 of 0
2 of 34
4 of 43
Home
2 of 2
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 1
0 of 0
0 of 17
2 of 20
Away
4 of 4
0 of 0
0 of 1
0 of 1
0 of 0
0 of 17
4 of 23
Yellow cards
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Red cards
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2 x yellow in 1 match
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Number of substitutes used
43
0
0
0
0
0
43
Goals for
12
0
0
0
0
62
74
Goals against
8
0
0
0
0
21
29
Balance
+4
0
0
0
0
+22
+26
Clean sheets
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Penalties for
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Penalties against
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Description
Competition
Result
Biggest win
Ajax – Umm Salal ( 6–1 )
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AZ – Ajax ( 0–3 )
Biggest loss
Ajax – Nordsjælland ( 1–3 )
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Ajax – Rapid Wien ( 2–3 )
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Most goals in a match
Ajax – Umm Salal ( 6–1 )
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Ajax – Rapid Wien ( 2–3 )
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AZ – Ajax ( 0–3 )
Topscorers
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Nr.
Name
1.
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-
Total
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Placements
Friendlies
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Eredivisie
Status
6 played, 2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses
4th RoundDe Graafschap
Third qualifying roundSK Rapid Wien UEFA Europa League Playoffs
Playoff RoundFK Jablonec
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Competitions
All times are in CEST
Eredivisie
League table
Source:
Eredivisie ,
NUsport ,
Soccerway Rules for classification: 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 (only if deciding champion, European competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.
[ 1] (C) Champions
Notes:
Matches
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Play-off round
Group stage
Matches
Friendlies
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
The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name
Position
Transfer type
Previous club
Fee
Return from loan spell
Sheraldo Becker Forward
30 June 2015
PEC Zwolle -
Lerin Duarte Midfielder
30 June 2015
Heerenveen -
Mickey van der Hart Goalkeeper
30 June 2015
Go Ahead Eagles -
Bas Kuipers Defender
30 June 2015
Excelsior -
Ruben Ligeon Defender
30 June 2015
NAC Breda -
Lesly de Sa Forward
30 June 2015
Go Ahead Eagles -
Loan
Yaya Sanogo Forward
17 July 2015
Arsenal -
Transfer
Arkadiusz Milik Forward
1 April 2015
Bayer Leverkusen €2,800,000
Francesco Antonucci Midfielder
5 May 2015
Anderlecht €500,000
Nemanja Gudelj Midfielder
6 May 2015
AZ €6,000,000
Dragiša Gudelj Defender
9 May 2015
NAC Breda €150,000
Mitchell Dijks Defender
19 June 2015
Willem II €1,000,000
Kasper Dolberg Forward
30 June 2015
Silkeborg €270,000
Amin Younes Midfielder
15 July 2015
Borussia Mönchengladbach €1,500,000
Free Transfer
John Heitinga Defender
25 June 2015
Hertha BSC -
Keshone Mettendaf Midfielder
30 June 2015
Almere City -
Frenkie de Jong Midfielder
24 August 2015
Willem II -
Departures
The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
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
The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Departures
The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
References
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