2015–16 AFC Ajax season

Dutch football club season July 2015 Ajax 2015–16 Frank de Boer Hennie Henrichs Eredivisie 2nd KNVB Cup Third round UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round UEFA Europa League Group stage Arkadiusz Milik (21) Arkadiusz Milik (24) 51,862 vs PEC Zwolle (3 April 2016) 3,750 at Excelsior (20 September 2015) _ajax1516h _ajax1314h _ajax1516h _bayern1516a _river1011h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _ajax1516a _ajax1516a _ajax1516a _ajax1516a _ajax1516a 80FF00 80FF00 80FF00 80FF00 000000 2014–15 2016–17 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 Eredivisie UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa League KNVB Cup2015 Johan Cruyff Shield 1 NED GK Jasper Cillessen 31 0 8 0 0 0 2 NED DF Ricardo van Rhijn 12 0 2 0 0 0 3 NED DF Joël Veltman 32 2 5 0 0 0 4 NED DF Mike van der Hoorn 13 0 1 0 0 0 6 NED DF Riechedly Bazoer 28 5 4 0 0 0 7 DEN FW Viktor Fischer 26 7 8 2 0 0 8 NED MF Daley Sinkgraven 16 0 4 0 0 0 9 POL FW Arkadiusz Milik 29 21 7 1 0 0 10 NED MF Davy Klaassen 29 13 8 2 0 0 11 GER MF Amin Younes 25 6 6 0 0 0 17 DEN DF Nicolai Boilesen 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 NED FW Richairo Zivkovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 DEN FW Lasse Schöne 24 4 6 1 0 0 21 NED FW Anwar El Ghazi 26 11 7 0 0 0 22 NED DF Jaïro Riedewald 21 0 8 0 0 0 23 NED DF Kenny Tete 20 0 7 0 0 0 24 CMR GK André Onana 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 RSA MF Thulani Serero 12 1 3 0 0 0 26 NED DF Nick Viergever 15 0 1 0 0 0 27 SRB MF Nemanja Gudelj 32 4 8 1 0 0 29 NED FW Sam Hendriks 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 NED MF Donny van de Beek 8 0 2 1 0 0 31 CRO FW Robert Murić 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 CZE MF Václav Černý 5 0 0 0 0 0 33 NED GK Diederik Boer 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 NED MF Abdelhak Nouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 NED MF Mitchell Dijks 28 0 7 0 0 0 36 NED MF Mauro Savastano 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 DEN FW Kasper Dolberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 NED GK Norbert Alblas 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 NED DF Leeroy Owusu 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 NED DF Damian van Bruggen 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |} As of 7 March 2016 2015–16 selection by nationality Nationality Netherlands Denmark Serbia Cameroon France Germany Poland South Africa Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Total Players Current squad selection143111111---24 Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection2512-----21132 Players out on loan71---------8 Team statistics Eredivisie standings 2015–16 Current standingMatches playedWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals forGoals againstYellow cardsRed cards 2nd34257282812130 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 3133182 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 747578818282 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 - - -22 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 332422212361525021102223442231224181 Statistics for the 2015–16 season 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 Matches6 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 034 of 3440 of 43 Win2 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 025 of 3427 of 43 Draw2 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 07 of 349 of 43 Loss2 of 60 of 00 of 10 of 20 of 02 of 344 of 43 Home2 of 20 of 00 of 00 of 10 of 00 of 172 of 20 Away4 of 40 of 00 of 10 of 10 of 00 of 174 of 23 Yellow cards 0000000 Red cards 0000000 2 x yellow in 1 match 20000000 Number of substitutes used 430000043 Goals for 1200006274 Goals against 800002129 Balance +40000+22+26 Clean sheets 1000001 Penalties for 0000000 Penalties against 0000000 2015–16 team records Description Competition ResultBiggest winNetherlands Friendly match Ajax – Umm Salal ( 6–1 )Netherlands KNVB Cup —Europe UEFA Champions League —Europe UEFA Europa League —Netherlands Eredivisie AZ – Ajax ( 0–3 )Biggest lossNetherlands Friendly match Ajax – Nordsjælland ( 1–3 )Netherlands KNVB Cup —Europe UEFA Champions League Ajax – Rapid Wien ( 2–3 )Europe UEFA Europa League —Netherlands Eredivisie —Most goals in a matchNetherlands Friendly match Ajax – Umm Salal ( 6–1 )Netherlands KNVB Cup —Europe UEFA Champions League Ajax – Rapid Wien ( 2–3 )Europe UEFA Europa League —Netherlands Eredivisie AZ – Ajax ( 0–3 ) Topscorers Friendlies Nr. Name 1. France Yaya Sanogo 3 2. Denmark Lasse Schöne 2 3. Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer 1 Netherlands Danny Bakker 1 Poland Arkadiusz Milik 1 Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 1 Netherlands Davy Klaassen 1 Denmark Lucas Andersen 1 Own goal Russia Maksim Kuzmin (Dynamo Moscow) 1 Total 12Eredivisie Nr. Name 1. Poland Arkadiusz Milik 21 2. Netherlands Davy Klaassen 12 3. Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 11 4. Denmark Viktor Fischer 7 5. Germany Amin Younes 6 6. Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer 5 7. Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 4 8. Denmark Lasse Schöne 4 9. Netherlands Joël Veltman 2 10. South Africa Thulani Serero 1 Total 64 KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1. Denmark Viktor Fischer 1 Netherlands John Heitinga 1 Total 2UEFA Champions League Nr. Name 1. Netherlands Davy Klaassen 2 2. Poland Arkadiusz Milik 1 Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 1 Total 4UEFA Europa League Nr. Name 1. — - Total — Placements Friendlies KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Status6 played, 2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses4th RoundNext opponent:De GraafschapThird qualifying roundLast opponent: SK Rapid WienPlacement for: UEFA Europa League PlayoffsPlayoff RoundNext opponent:FK Jablonec — Competitions All times are in CEST Eredivisie 2015–16 Eredivisie League table Eredivisie standings AJX Matches 1 9 August 2015 12:30 CEST AZ 0–3 Ajax Report Van Overeem 66 El Ghazi 14 38, 33Gudelj 40Klaassen 69Riedewald 90 Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 16,637 Bas Kuipers W 2 15 August 2015 19:45 CEST Ajax 3–0 Willem II Report Milik 18El Ghazi 67 90+1 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 48,494 Bas Nijhuis W 3 23 August 2015 NEC 0–2 Report Ajax Kane 37 Milik 48 Sinkgraven 79 Van Eijden 86 o.g. Goffertstadion Nijmegen 12,321 Dennis Higler W 4 30 August 2015 Report Ajax 4–0 ADO Den Haag El Ghazi 16 74 Klaassen 20 Veltman 58 Alberg 34 Beugelsdijk 83 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 43,578 Danny Makkelie W 5 12 September 2015 Twente 2–2 Report Ajax Ede 16 Gutiérrez 20 Ziyech 51 pen. Makotjo 62 Olaitan 71 Drommel 81 Viergever 17 Gudelj 51, 82 pen. El Ghazi 59 Fischer 65 De Grolsch Veste Enschede 29,000 Pol van Boekel D 6 20 September 2015 Excelsior 0–2 Report Ajax Mattheij 54 Hasselbaink 60 El Ghazi 33 Milik 42 Riedewald 58 Stadion Woudestein Rotterdam 3,750 Kevin Blom W 7 26 September 2015 Ajax 2–0 Report Groningen Gudelj 23 Fischer 80 Bacuna 85 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 45,676 Richard Liesveld W 8 4 October 2015 Ajax 1–2 Report PSV Younes 10 Tete 51 Veltman 65 Dijks 88 Pereiro 7 79, 90 Bruma 17 Guardado 29 Locadia 55 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 51,154 Bas Nijhuis L 9 17 October 2015 Heracles 0–2 Report Ajax Pelupessy 58 Te Wierik 62 Bruns 69 El Ghazi 14 Gudelj 22, 74 Dijks 79 Polman Stadion Almelo 12,080 Kevin Blom W 10 25 October 2015 Vitesse 1–3 Report Ajax Nakamba 46 Qazaishvili 54 Van der Werff 61 Leerdam 70 Ibarra 90+2 Gudelj 1 Dijks 39 Fischer 71 Bazoer 73 Schöne 86 GelreDome Arnhem 21,163 Richard Liesveld W 11 31 October 2015 Ajax 6–0 Roda JC W 12 8 November 2015 Feyenoord 1–1 Ajax D 13 21 November 2015 Ajax 5–1 Cambuur W 14 29 November 2015 PEC Zwolle 0–2 Ajax W 15 5 December 2015 Ajax 5–2 Heerenveen W 16 13 December 2015 Utrecht 1–0 Ajax L 17 20 December 2015 Ajax 2–1 De Graafschap W 18 17 January 2016 ADO Den Haag 0–1 Ajax W 19 23 January 2016 Ajax 1–0 Vitesse W 20 26 January 2016 Ajax 0–0 Heracles D 21 31 January 2016 Roda JC 2–2 Ajax D 22 7 February 2016 Ajax 2–1 Feyenoord W 23 14 February 2016 Groningen 1–2 Ajax W 24 21 February 2016 Ajax 3–0 Excelsior W 25 28 February 2016 Ajax 4–1 AZ W 26 6 March 2016 Willem II 0–4 Ajax W 27 13 March 2016 Ajax 2–2 NEC D 28 20 March 2016 PSV 0–2 Ajax W 29 3 April 2016 Ajax 3–0 PEC Zwolle W 30 9 April 2016 Cambuur 0–1 Ajax W 31 17 April 2016 Ajax 2–2 Utrecht D 32 20 April 2016 Heerenveen 0–2 Ajax W 33 1 May 2016 Ajax 4–0 Twente W 34 8 May 2016 De Graafschap 1–1 Ajax D KNVB Cup 2015–16 KNVB Cup Round 2 23 September 2015 20:45 Ajax 2–0 De Graafschap Fischer 41Heitinga 85 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 24,738 Jochem Kamphuis W Round 3 28 October 2015 19:45 Feyenoord 1–0 Ajax Veltman 90+5 o.g. Rotterdam De Kuip 47,500 Pol van Boekel L UEFA Champions League 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Third qualifying round First leg 29 July 2015 21:05 Rapid Wien AUT 2–2 Report NED Ajax Petsos 42Kainz 48Schwab 0 59Berić 76 Klaassen 25 43, 71Veltman 76 Ernst-Happel-Stadion Vienna, Austria 43,200 William Collum (Scotland) D Second leg 4 August 2015 20:15 Ajax NED 2–3 4–5 a Report AUT Rapid Wien Milik 52Gudelj 75 Berič 12Schaub 39 77 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) L UEFA Europa League 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Qualifying rounds 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round Play-off round First leg 20 August 2015 19:00 CET Ajax NED 1–0 Report CZE FK Jablonec Milik 54 pen. Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 30,898 Tony Chapron (France) W Second leg 27 August 2015 18:00 CET FK Jablonec CZE 0–0 1–0 Report NED Ajax Chance Arena Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic 6,040 Kenn Hansen (Denmark) D Group stage 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage Group A yes AJX Matches 1 17 September 2015 19:00 CET Ajax NED 2–2 Report SCO Celtic Fischer 25Schøne 84 Bitton 8Lustig 42 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 47,455 Luca Banti (Italy) D 2 1 October 2015 21:00 CET Molde NOR 1–1 Report NED Ajax Hestad 8 Fischer 19 Molde Stadion Molde, Norway 7,890 Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) D Friendlies 4 July 2015 20:00 Ajax NED 2–2 Report RUS Dynamo Moscow Kuzmin 19 o.g.Bazoer 59 Kuzmin 30M'Vila 83 Sportplatz Kematen Kematen, Austria D 10 July 2015 16:30 Ajax NED 1–3 Report DEN Nordsjælland Bakker 81 Ingvartsen 8Moberg Karlsson 17 66 De Boshoek Hardenberg, Netherlands L 10 July 2015 20:00 Ajax NED 2–0 Report GRE Panathinaikos Milik 33El Ghazi 87 De Wachtelenberg Epe, Netherlands W 17 July 2015 19:00 Ajax NED 1–1 Report GER VfL Wolfsburg Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands D 22 July 2015 19:00 Saint-Étienne FRA 1–0 Report NED Ajax Bamba 85 Stade du Hainaut Valenciennes, France L 10 August 2015 19:00 Ajax NED 6–1 Report QAT Umm Salal Schöne 2 13Sanogo 6 17 35Andersen 30 Sagbo 53 Sportpark De Toekomst Amsterdam, Netherlands W 8 October 2015 19:30 Ajax NED 1–2 Report ENG Southampton Schöne 60 pen. Seager 19Juanmi 60 Sportpark De Toekomst Amsterdam, Netherlands L Transfers for 2015–16 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. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spellNetherlands Sheraldo BeckerForward30 June 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-Netherlands Lerin DuarteMidfielder30 June 2015Netherlands Heerenveen-Netherlands Mickey van der HartGoalkeeper30 June 2015Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles-Netherlands Bas KuipersDefender30 June 2015Netherlands Excelsior-Netherlands Ruben LigeonDefender30 June 2015Netherlands NAC Breda-Netherlands Lesly de SaForward30 June 2015Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles- LoanFrance Yaya SanogoForward17 July 2015England Arsenal- TransferPoland Arkadiusz MilikForward1 April 2015Germany Bayer Leverkusen€2,800,000Belgium Francesco AntonucciMidfielder5 May 2015Belgium Anderlecht€500,000Serbia Nemanja GudeljMidfielder6 May 2015Netherlands AZ€6,000,000Serbia Dragiša GudeljDefender9 May 2015Netherlands NAC Breda€150,000Netherlands Mitchell DijksDefender19 June 2015Netherlands Willem II€1,000,000Denmark Kasper DolbergForward30 June 2015Denmark Silkeborg€270,000Germany Amin YounesMidfielder15 July 2015Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach€1,500,000 Free TransferNetherlands John HeitingaDefender25 June 2015Germany Hertha BSC-Netherlands Keshone MettendafMidfielder30 June 2015Netherlands Almere City-Netherlands Frenkie de JongMidfielder24 August 2015Netherlands Willem II- Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loanNetherlands Xavier MousGoalkeeper30 June 2015Netherlands Oss-Netherlands Peter LeeuwenburghGoalkeeper30 June 2015Netherlands Dordrecht-Netherlands Sheraldo BeckerForward30 June 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-Netherlands Ruben LigeonDefender30 June 2015Netherlands Willem II-Netherlands Lesly de SaForward30 June 2015Netherlands Willem II-Netherlands Richairo ZivkovicForward30 June 2015Netherlands Willem II-Netherlands Queensy MenigForward27 July 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-Denmark Lucas AndersenMidfielder24 August 2015Netherlands Willem II- Loan returnDenmark Niki ZimlingMidfielder30 June 2015Germany Mainz 05- TransferIceland Kolbeinn SigþórssonForward1 July 2015France Nantes€3,500,000Netherlands Ricardo KishnaForward27 July 2015Italy Lazio€4,000,000 Free TransferNetherlands Tom NoordhoffDefender29 April 2015Netherlands Telstar-Germany Marvin HönerForward20 May 2015Germany SV Rödinghausen-Turkey Sinan KeskinForward20 May 2015Netherlands Utrecht-Netherlands Joost MeenderingGoalkeeper28 May 2015Netherlands HVV Hollandia-Netherlands Melvin VissersMidfielder29 May 2015Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-Netherlands Bas KuipersDefender20 June 2015Netherlands Excelsior-Netherlands Mike GrimGoalkeeper23 June 2015Netherlands Almere City-Finland Niklas MoisanderDefender30 June 2015Italy Sampdoria-Greece James EfmorfidisMidfielder30 June 2015Netherlands AZ-Netherlands Shaquill SnoDefender30 June 2015–-Turkey Samet BulutForward30 June 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-Netherlands Fabian SporksledeMidfielder16 July 2015Italy Chievo-Netherlands Donyell MalenForward24 July 2015England Arsenal-Netherlands Abdel Malek El HasnaouiMidfielder11 August 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle-Netherlands Mickey van der HartGoalkeeper14 August 2015Netherlands PEC Zwolle- 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. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Return from loan spellNetherlands Frenkie de JongMidfielder1 January 2016Netherlands Willem II-Netherlands Peter LeeuwenburghGoalkeeper5 January 2016Netherlands Dordrecht-Netherlands Richairo ZivkovicForward31 January 2016Netherlands Willem II-Netherlands Ruben LigeonDefender31 January 2016Netherlands Willem II- Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loanIceland Óttar Magnús KarlssonForward2 January 2015Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-Morocco Zakaria El AzzouziForward4 January 2015Netherlands Twente-Netherlands Lerin DuarteMidfielder31 January 2015Netherlands NAC Breda-Netherlands Ruben LigeonDefender31 January 2016Netherlands Utrecht- Return from loan spellFrance Yaya SanogoForward31 January 2016England Arsenal- Free TransferSerbia Dejan MelegForward3 January 2016Serbia Vojvodina-Netherlands John HeitingaDefender31 January 2016–- References Ajax Category:AFC Ajax seasons Ajax Ajax