2011–12 AFC Ajax season
| 2011–12 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Uri Coronel |
| Manager | Frank de Boer |
| Johan Cruijff Schaal | Runner-up |
During the 2011–12 season AFC Ajax will participate in the Dutch Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The first training took place on Tuesday June 27, 2011. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day will be held on Wednesday August 3, 2011, followed by a testimonial match for the retired former Ajax goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.
Ajax's U19 squad will play in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series.
Pre-season
The first training for the 2011–12 season was held on June 27, 2011. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a trainingsstage in Fürth, Germany. The squad from manager Frank de Boer stayed there from July 11, 2011 to July 16, 2011. During this trainingstage friendly matches were played against SSV Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nuremberg. Further friendly matches were played against VV Buitenpost, AZSV Aalten, FC Emmen, Brøndby IF and CA Independiente.
Player stats
Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | UEFA Champions League | KNBV-Beker Johan Cruijff-schaal XVI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK |  NED
|
Kenneth Vermeer | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | NED
|
Gregory van der Wiel | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  BEL
|
Toby Alderweireld | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 4 | DF | BEL
|
Jan Vertonghen | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | NED
|
Vurnon Anita | 11 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF |  CMR
|
Eyong Enoh | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW |  SRB
|
Miralem Sulejmani | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |  DEN
|
Christian Eriksen | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  ISL
|
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | NED
|
Siem de Jong | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW | NED
|
Lorenzo Ebecilio | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | NED
|
André Ooijer | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | DEN
|
Nicolai Boilesen | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | NED
|
Theo Janssen | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | NED
|
Daley Blind | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF |  URU
|
Nicolás Lodeiro | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW |  RUS
|
Dmitry Bulykin | 5 | 2 | 0+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 20 | DF | URU
|
Bruno Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | NED
|
Derk Boerrigter | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | GK | NED
|
Jasper Cillessen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW |  ARM
|
Araz Özbiliz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW |  MAR
|
Mounir El Hamdaoui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF |  RSA
|
Thulani Serero | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | FW |  COD
|
Jody Lukoki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | BEL
|
Mats Rits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | NED
|
Jeroen Verhoeven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | NED
|
Ricardo van Rhijn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 41 | FW | NED
|
Lesley de Sa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: | |||||||||||||
As of 1 October 2011
Results
All times are in CEST
Johan Cruijff Schaal
| 30 July 2011 | FC Twente | 2 – 1 | Ajax | Amsterdam |
| 20:00 CET | Janko  21' (pen.)Ruiz 68' |
Report | Alderweireld 54' |
Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
Eredivisie
| 7 August 2011 1 | De Graafschap | 1 − 4 | Ajax | Doetinchem |
| 14:30 | Van de Pavert 15' |
Report | Sulejmani 21', 62' Boerrigter 31'Janssen 65' |
Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 12,459 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 14 August 2011 2 | Ajax | 5 − 1 | SC Heerenveen | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Sigþórsson 38' Alderweireld 42'Boerrigter 51'Sulejmani 74'Van der Wiel 90'+3' |
Report | Dost 39' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,820 Referee: Richard Liesveld |
| 21 August 2011 3 | VVV Venlo | 2 − 2 | Ajax | Venlo |
| 14:30 | Musa 47', 60' |
Report | Janssen 68' Sigþórsson 69' |
Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen |
| 26 August 2011 4 | Ajax | 4 − 1 | Vitesse | Amsterdam |
| 20:00 | Eriksen 53' Boerrigter 62'Sigþórsson 63', 71' |
Report | Büttner 89' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,472 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 10 September 2011 5 | Heracles Almelo | 2 − 3 | Ajax | Almelo |
| 20:45 | Overtoom 31' Plet 89' |
Report | de Jong 45+2', 64' Sulejmani 81'Ebecilio  90+2' |
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 18 September 2011 6 | PSV | 2 − 2 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| 12:30 | Matavž 2' Wijnaldum 55' (pen.) |
Report | Sigþórsson 45+4' Bulykin 79' |
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 24 September 2011 7 | Ajax | 1 − 1 | FC Twente | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Sulejmani 10' |
Report | de Jong 87' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,541 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 2 October 2011 8 | FC Groningen | 1 − 0 | Ajax | Groningen |
| 14:30 | Bacuna 62' (pen.) |
Report | van der Wiel  28'  61' |
Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Richard Liesveld |
| 15 October 2011 9 | Ajax | v | AZ | Amsterdam |
| 18:45 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 23 October 2011 10 | Ajax | v | Feyenoord | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 29 October 2011 11 | Roda JC | v | Ajax | Kerkrade |
| 18:45 | Report | Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion |
| 6 November 2011 12 | FC Utrecht | v | Ajax | Utrecht |
| 12:30 | Report | Stadium: Galgenwaard |
| 19 November 2011 13 | Ajax | v | NAC Breda | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 27 November 2011 14 | NEC | v | Ajax | Nijmegen |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: De Goffert |
| 3 December 2011 15 | Ajax | v | Excelsior | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 11 December 2011 16 | RKC Waalwijk | v | Ajax | Waalwijk |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion |
| 18 December 2011 17 | Ajax | v | ADO Den Haag | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 22 January 2012 18 | AZ | v | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion |
| 5 February 2012 20 | Ajax | v | FC Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 11 February 2012 21 | NAC Breda | v | Ajax | Breda |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion |
| 19 February 2012 22 | Ajax | v | NEC | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 26 February 2012 23 | Excelsior | v | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 12:30 | Report | Stadium: Woudestein |
| 4 March 2012 24 | Ajax | v | Roda JC | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 11 March 2012 25 | Ajax | v | RKC Waalwijk | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 18 March 2012 26 | ADO Den Haag | v | Ajax | Den Haag |
| 12:30 | Report | Stadium: Kyocera Stadion |
| 25 March 2012 27 | Ajax | v | PSV | Amsterdam |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 1 April 2012 28 | Ajax | v | Heracles Almelo | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 10 April 2012 29 | SC Heerenveen | v | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion |
| 15 April 2012 30 | Ajax | v | De Graafschap | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 22 April 2012 31 | Ajax | v | FC Groningen | Amsterdam |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 29 April 2012 32 | FC Twente | v | Ajax | Enschede |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste |
| 2 May 2012 33 | Ajax | v | VVV Venlo | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
KNVB Cup
| 21 September 2011 2nd round | VV Noordwijk | 1 − 3 | Ajax | Noordwijk |
| 18:45 | Bartlema 65' |
Report | de Jon 37' Bulykin 57'de Sa 62' |
Stadium: Sportpark Duinwetering Referee: Ruud Bosse |
| 26 October 2011 3rd round | Roda JC | v | Ajax | Kerkrade |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion |
UEFA Champions League
- Group stage
| 14 September 2011 1 | Ajax | 0 – 0 |  Lyon | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,504 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
| 27 September 2011 2 | Real Madrid  | 3 – 0 | Ajax | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:45 | Ronaldo 25' Kaká 41'Benzema 49' |
Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 67,000 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
| 18 October 2011 3 | Dinamo Zagreb  | v | Ajax | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir |
| 2 November 2011 4 | Ajax | v | Dinamo Zagreb | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 7 December 2011 6 | Ajax | v | Real Madrid | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
- Group standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| Lyon
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Ajax
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0 |
Friendlies
| 2 July 2011 | vv Buitenpost | 0 − 4 | Ajax | Buitenpost, Netherlands |
| 15:00 | Report | Sneijder 44', 69' van der Heijden 46'Rits 75' |
Stadium: De Swadde Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Bellinga |
| 6 July 2011 | AZSV Aalten | 0 − 11 | Ajax | Aalten, Netherlands |
| 19:00 | Report | Castillion 20', 22', 38' Boerrigter 24'Janssen 27' (pen)Rits 64', 70'Sneijder 66'Özbiliz 76'Ebecilio 80'van Rhijn 82' |
Stadium: Villekamp Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Smit |
| 9 July 2011 | FC Emmen | 0 − 1 | Ajax | Emmen, Netherlands |
| 19:00 | Report | Ooijer 60' |
Stadium: Univé Stadion Attendance: 8,600 Referee: Kamphuis |
| 13 July 2011 | SSV Jahn Regensburg  | 0 − 0 | Ajax | Regensburg, Germany |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Jahnstadion (Regensburg) Attendance: 1,807 Referee: ? |
| 16 July 2011 | 1. FC Nuremberg | 2 − 0 | Ajax | Nuremberg, Germany |
| 15:00 | Mak 61' Mendler 82' |
Report | Stadium: easyCredit-Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hartmann |
| 20 July 2011 | Brøndby IF | 0 − 3 | Ajax | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 18.30 | Report | Sigþórsson 38' Serero 55'Ebecilio 63' |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Referee: Johansen |
| 24 July 2011 | Ajax | 5 − 1 |  CA Independiente | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 14:30 | Eriksen 6' Özbiliz 47', 50', 54'Ebecilio 74' |
Report | Benítez 70' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 19,149 Referee: Liesveld |
| 9 August 2011 | Almere City | 0 − 1 | Ajax | Almere, Netherlands |
| 19:30 | Report | Anita 35' |
Stadium: Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion |