2011–12 AFC Ajax season

Dutch football club season December 2020 Ajax 2011–12 Frank de Boer Steven ten Have (until 22 December 2011)Hennie Henrichs Eredivisie 1st KNVB Cup Round of 16 Champions League Group stage Europa League Round of 32 Johan Cruyff Shield Runners-up Siem de Jong (13 goals) Siem de Jong (17 goals) _ajax1112h _ajax1112h _ajax1112h _ajax1112h _river1011h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF _ajax1112a _ajax1112a _ajax1112a _ajax1112a _ajax1112a 75C2FF 75C2FF 75C2FF 000000 75C2FF 2010–11 2012–13 During the 2011–12 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The first training took place on 27 June 2011. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on 3 August 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 27 June 2011. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a trainingsstage in Fürth, Germany. The squad from manager Frank de Boer stayed there from 11 July 2011 to 16 July 2011. During this training stage, friendly matches were played against Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nürnberg. Further friendly matches were played against VV Buitenpost, AZSV Aalten, FC Emmen, Brøndby and Independiente. Player statistics Appearances for competitive matches only Eredivisie UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa League KNVB CupJohan Cruijff-schaal XVI 1 NED GK Kenneth Vermeer 33 0 8 0 1 0 2 NED DF Gregory van der Wiel 19+1 2 6 1 1+1 0 3 BEL DF Toby Alderweireld 29 1 7 1 4 1 4 BEL DF Jan Vertonghen 31 8 8 0 3 2 5 NED MF Vurnon Anita 30+3 2 7+1 0 2+1 0 6 CMR MF Eyong Enoh 14+8 0 4+1 0 2 0 7 SRB FW Miralem Sulejmani 21+1 11 8 1 2 0 8 DEN MF Christian Eriksen 33 7 8 1 2+1 0 9 ISL FW Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 8+6 7 2 0 1 0 10 NED FW Siem de Jong 30 13 6 1 4 3 11 NED FW Lorenzo Ebecilio 9+12 6 2+3 0 1 0 13 NED DF André Ooijer 4+5 2 0 0 2+1 0 15 DEN DF Nicolai Boilesen 3+1 0 1+1 0 1 0 16 NED MF Theo Janssen 29 7 6 0 3 0 17 NED DF Daley Blind 16+5 0 1+2 0 2 0 18 URU MF Nicolás Lodeiro 5+8 2 3+2 1 1 0 19 RUS FW Dmitry Bulykin 5+14 9 1+3 0 2+1 1 20 URU DF Bruno Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 NED MF Derk Boerrigter 15+2 7 4 1 1+1 2 22 NED GK Jasper Cillessen 1+3 0 0 0 3 0 23 ARM FW Aras Özbiliz 10+2 1 2 1 1+1 0 24 MAR FW Mounir El Hamdaoui 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 RSA MF Thulani Serero 0+7 0 0+2 0 1 0 28 MAR MF Ismaïl Aissati 10+6 2 1 0 1 0 29 BEL MF Mats Rits 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 NED GK Jeroen Verhoeven 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 NED DF Ruben Ligeon 1+2 0 0 0 1 0 33 NED MF Joeri de Kamps 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 NED DF Ricardo van Rhijn 10+3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 37 DRC FW Jody Lukoki 3+3 2 0+3 0 2 0 39 NED FW Davy Klaassen 1+3 1 0+3 0 0 0 41 NED FW Lesley de Sa 0 0 0 0 0+1 1 42 NED DF Dico Koppers 7+1 0 2 0 0 0 57 FIN DF Henri Toivomäki 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: 40 NED MF Ouasim Bouy 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 NED FW Tom Boere 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} Updated 22 January 2012 2011–12 Selection by Nationality Nationality Netherlands Belgium Denmark Uruguay Morocco Armenia Cameroon Iceland Russia Serbia South Africa Congo DR Argentina Total Players Current squad selection113221111111--24 Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection8-1-1------1-11 Players out on loan5-----------16 Team statistics Eredivisie standings 2011–12 Current standingMatches playedWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals forGoals againstYellow cardsRed cards 1342374769336394 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 1 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 76 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 7 10 13 14 15 15 16 17 20 20 21 24 27 30 33 34 34 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 55 58 61 64 67 70 73 76 76 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 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 6th 6th 5th 5th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 6th 6th 6th 5th 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 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 4 5 2 4 3 2 1 0 2 1 4 4 2 3 4 1 4 1 2 0 2 4 4 4 3 2 2 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 93 Statistics for the 2011–12 season This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2011–12 season. Friendlies Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Total Matches11 of 111 of 13 of 36 of 62 of 234 of 3456 of 56 Win8 of 110 of 12 of 32 of 61 of 223 of 3435 of 56 Draw1 of 110 of 10 of 32 of 60 of 27 of 3410 of 56 Loss2 of 111 of 11 of 32 of 61 of 24 of 3411 of 56 Home3 of 30 of 01 of 13 of 31 of 117 of 1725 of 25 Away8 of 81 of 12 of 33 of 31 of 117 of 1732 of 32 Yellow cards 522354057 Red cards 0000044 2 x yellow in 1 match 20000022 Number of substitutes used 913616695214 Goals for 29196293142 Goals against 526633658 Balance +24-1+30-1+57+81 Clean sheets 700401223 Penalties for 2000068 Penalties against 0100034 2011–12 team records Description Competition ResultBiggest winNetherlands Friendly match AZSV – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 )Netherlands Johan Cruijff Schaal —Netherlands KNVB Cup Roda JC – AFC Ajax ( 2–4 )Europe UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – Dinamo Zagreb ( 4–0 ) Europe UEFA Europa League Manchester United – AFC Ajax ( 1–2 )Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – Heracles Almelo ( 6–0 )Biggest lossGermany Friendly match 1. FC Nürnberg – AFC Ajax ( 2–0 )Netherlands Johan Cruijff Schaal FC Twente – AFC Ajax ( 2–1 )Netherlands KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – AZ ( 2–3 )Europe UEFA Champions League Real Madrid – AFC Ajax ( 3–0 )Europe UEFA Europa League AFC Ajax – Manchester United ( 0–2 )Netherlands Eredivisie FC Utrecht – AFC Ajax ( 6–4 )Most goals in a matchNetherlands Friendly match AZSV – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 )Netherlands Johan Cruijff Schaal FC Twente – AFC Ajax ( 2–1 )Netherlands KNVB Cup Roda JC – AFC Ajax ( 2–4 )Europe UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – Dinamo Zagreb ( 4–0 )Europe UEFA Europa League Manchester United – AFC Ajax ( 1–2 )Netherlands Eredivisie FC Utrecht – AFC Ajax ( 6–4 ) Topscorers Friendlies Nr. Name 1. Armenia Aras Özbiliz 5 2. Netherlands Lorenzo Ebecilio 4 3. Netherlands Geoffrey Castillion 3 Belgium Mats Rits 3 Netherlands Rodney Sneijder 3 6. Netherlands Theo Janssen 2 7. Netherlands Jan-Arie van der Heijden 1 Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 1 South Africa Thulani Serero 1 Netherlands Ricardo van Rhijn 1 Netherlands André Ooijer 1 Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 1 Denmark Christian Eriksen 1 Netherlands Vurnon Anita 1 Netherlands Siem de Jong 1 Congo DR Jody Lukoki 1 Netherlands Tom Boere 1 Russia Dmitri Bulykin 1 Total 32Johan Cruijff Schaal Nr. Name 1. Belgium Toby Alderweireld 1 Total 1Eredivisie Nr. Name 1. Netherlands Siem de Jong 13 2. Serbia Miralem Sulejmani 11 3. Russia Dmitri Bulykin 9 4. Netherlands Theo Janssen 8 Belgium Jan Vertonghen 8 6. Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 7 Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 7 Denmark Christian Eriksen 7 9. Netherlands Lorenzo Ebecilio 6 10. Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel 2 Congo DR Jody Lukoki 2 Netherlands André Ooijer 2 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 2 Netherlands Vurnon Anita 2 Morocco Ismaïl Aissati 2 14. Belgium Toby Alderweireld 1 Netherlands Davy Klaassen 1 Armenia Aras Özbiliz 1 Own goals Cape Verde Guy Ramos (RKC Waalwijk) 1 Denmark Simon Poulsen (AZ) 1 Total 93 KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1. Netherlands Siem de Jong 3 2. Belgium Jan Vertonghen 2 Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 2 3. Russia Dmitri Bulykin 1 Netherlands Lesley de Sa 1 Total 9UEFA Champions League Nr. Name 1. Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 1 Denmark Christian Eriksen 1 Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel 1 Serbia Miralem Sulejmani 1 Netherlands Siem de Jong 1 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 1 Total 6UEFA Europa League Nr. Name 1. Armenia Aras Özbiliz 1 Belgium Toby Alderweireld 1 Total 2 Placements Friendlies Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Status11 played, 8 wins, 1 draw, 2 lossesRunner-upLost to: FC TwenteRound of 16Lost to: AZ3rd Place in Group DPlacement for: UEFA Europa LeagueEliminated in Round of 32Last opponent:Manchester UnitedChampions76 points in 34 matches31st title Jan Vertonghen is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. Ricardo van Rhijn is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. Frank de Boer is nominated for the Rinus Michels Award 2012 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football. Christian Eriksen is voted Danish Football Player of the Year by the Danish Football Association and TV2. Nicolai Boilesen is voted Danish Football Talent of the Year by the Danish Football Association and TV2. Dmitri Bulykin is voted Best Russian Football Player Abroad by the Russian Football Union. Theo Janssen is voted Gelders Sportsman of the Year by the Gelders Sportgala 2011. Jan Vertonghen wins the Golden boots award. Christian Eriksen wins the Bronze boots award. Pre-season and friendlies 2 July 2011 15:00 vv Buitenpost NED 0–4 Report NED Ajax Sneijder 44 69van der Heijden 46Rits 75 De Swadde Buitenpost, Netherlands 4,500 Bellinga W 6 July 2011 19:00 AZSV Aalten NED 0–11 Report NED Ajax Castillion 20 22 38Boerrigter 24Janssen 27 pen.Rits 64 70Sneijder 66Özbiliz 76Ebecilio 80Van Rhijn 82 Villekamp Aalten, Netherlands 4,500 Smit W 9 July 2011 19:00 FC Emmen NED 0–1 Report NED Ajax Ooijer 60 Univé Stadion Emmen, Netherlands 8,600 Kamphuis W 13 July 2011 18:30 Jahn Regensburg GER 0–0 Report NED Ajax Jahnstadion (Regensburg) Regensburg, Germany 1,807 D 16 July 2011 15:00 1. FC Nürnberg GER 2–0 Report NED Ajax Mak 61Mendler 82 easyCredit-Stadion Nuremberg, Germany 15,000 Hartmann L 20 July 2011 18:30 Brøndby DEN 0–3 Report NED Ajax Sigþórsson 38Serero 55Ebecilio 63 Brøndby Stadium Copenhagen, Denmark Johansen W 24 July 2011 14:30 Ajax NED 5–1 Report ARG Independiente Eriksen 6Özbiliz 47 50 54Ebecilio 74 Benítez 70 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 19,149 Richard Liesveld W 9 August 2011 19:30 Almere City NED 0–1 Report NED Ajax Anita 35 Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion Almere, Netherlands W 10 November 2011 17:30 Ajax NED 3–1 Report NED Go Ahead Eagles Özbiliz 3Ebecilio 56Boere 75 Gerritsen 65 Sportpark De Toekomst Amsterdam, Netherlands W 6 January 2012 14:30 Ajax NED 1–0 Report NED Almere City Bulykin 88 Sportpark De Toekomst Amsterdam, Netherlands 3,000 W 14 January 2012 17:00 (UTC-2) Palmeiras BRA 1–0 Report NED Ajax Carmona 90+4 Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo, Brazil 25,432 Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza L Competitions All times are in CEST Johan Cruyff Shield 2011 Johan Cruyff Shield L 30 July 2011 20:00 CET FC Twente 2–1 Report Ajax Janko 21 pen.Ruiz 68 Alderweireld 54 Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam 45,000 Pol van Boekel Eredivisie 2011–12 Eredivisie 1 7 August 2011 14:30 De Graafschap 1–4 Ajax Report Van de Pavert 15 Sulejmani 21 62Boerrigter 31Janssen 65 Doetinchem De Vijverberg 12,459 Bas Nijhuis W 2 14 August 2011 14:30 Ajax 5–1 SC Heerenveen Report Sigþórsson 38Alderweireld 42Boerrigter 51Sulejmani 74Van der Wiel 90'+3 Dost 39 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 48,820 Richard Liesveld W 3 21 August 2011 14:30 VVV-Venlo 2–2 Ajax Report Musa 47 60 Janssen 68Sigþórsson 69 Venlo De Koel 8,000 Ruud Bossen D 4 26 August 2011 20:00 Ajax 4–1 Vitesse Arnhem Report Eriksen 53Boerrigter 62Sigþórsson 63 71 Büttner 89 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 50,472 Jan Wegereef W 5 10 September 2011 20:45 Heracles Almelo 2–3 Ajax Report Overtoom 31Plet 89 de Jong 45+2 64Sulejmani 81Ebecilio 0 90+2 Almelo Polman Stadion 8,500 Pol van Boekel W 6 18 September 2011 12:30 PSV 2–2 Ajax Report Matavž 2Wijnaldum 55 pen. Sigþórsson 45+4Bulykin 79 Eindhoven Philips Stadion 33,000 Björn Kuipers D 7 24 September 2011 20:45 Ajax 1–1 FC Twente Report Sulejmani 10 De Jong 87 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 51,541 Pieter Vink D 8 2 October 2011 14:30 FC Groningen 1–0 Ajax Report Bacuna 62 pen. Van der Wiel 2 28 61 Groningen Euroborg 21,000 Richard Liesveld L 9 15 October 2011 18:45 Ajax 2–2 AZ Report Sulejmani 47 pen.Janssen 82 Holman 14Beerens 22 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 51,585 Björn Kuipers D 10 23 October 2011 12:30 Ajax 1–1 Feyenoord Report Vermeer 0 64Vertonghen 67 De Vrij 61 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 52,316 Bas Nijhuis D 11 29 October 2011 18:45 Roda JC 0–4 Ajax Report Eriksen 7Janssen 50Lukoki 57Ebecilio 85 Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 18,400 Reinold Wiedemeijer W 12 6 November 2011 12:30 FC Utrecht 6–4 Ajax Report Asare 16 55Duplan 19Bovenberg 49Mulenga 52Kali 90+6 Bulykin 8 41Ooijer 32Eriksen 72 Utrecht Galgenwaard 20,000 Ruud Bossen L 13 19 November 2011 20:45 Ajax 2–2 NAC Breda Sulejmani 36Boerrigter 84 Kolk 85Schilder 89 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 49,531 Pol van Boekel D 14 27 November 2011 14:30 NEC 0–3 Ajax https://archive.today/20120713170931/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/321799?cc=5901 Report Sulejmani 53 78Klaassen 82 Nijmegen De Goffert 12,100 Serdar Gözübüyük W 15 3 December 2011 20:45 Ajax 4–1 Excelsior Report Vertonghen 11 39Sulejmani 63 pen.Lodeiro 67 Maatsen 45Scheimann 1 37 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 47,497 Richard Liesveld W 16 11 December 2011 14:30 RKC Waalwijk 0–1 Ajax Report Bandjar 0 64 Ramos 42 o.g. Waalwijk Mandemakers Stadion 22,000 Jan Wegereef W 17 18 December 2011 12:30 Ajax 4–0 ADO Den Haag Report Eriksen 19Janssen 58Bulykin 79Sulejmani 85 Leeuwin 0 10 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 46,854 Kevin Blom W 18 22 January 2012 14:30 AZ 1–1 Ajax Report Elm 37 Poulsen 75 o.g. Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 16,000 Pieter Vink D 19 29 January 2012 12:30 Feyenoord 4–2 Ajax Report Guidetti 30 pen. 41 83Bakkal 50 Eriksen 18Bulykin 80 Rotterdam De Kuip 48,000 Björn Kuipers L 20 5 February 2012 12:30 Ajax 0–2 FC Utrecht Report Duplan 40 78 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 45,880 Danny Makkelie L 21 11 February 2012 20:45 NAC Breda 0–2 Ajax Report Bulykin 68Lodeiro 89 Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 17,000 Kevin Blom W 22 19 February 2012 14:30 Ajax 4–1 NEC Report Bulykin 5 27Vertonghen 8De Jong 57 Van Eijden 69 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 47,611 Ruud Bossen W 23 26 February 2012 12:30 Excelsior 1–4 Ajax Report Matheij 68 Özbiliz 22De Jong 45 87Vertonghen 90 Rotterdam Woudestein 3,500 Paul van Boekel W 24 4 March 2012 14:30 Ajax 4–1 Roda JC Report Ebecilio 67 89 90+3Anita 78 Malki 40 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 50,939 Richard Liesveld W 25 11 March 2012 14:30 Ajax 3–0 RKC Waalwijk Report Vertonghen 26De Jong 54Ebecilio 89 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 51,353 Reinold Wiedemeijer W 26 18 March 2012 12:30 ADO Den Haag 0–2 Ajax Report Boussaboun 0 25 Lukoki 48Vertonghen 60 The Hague Kyocera Stadion 15,000 Bas Nijhuis W 27 25 March 2012 16:30 Ajax 2–0 PSV Report Aissati 56De Jong 62 pen. Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 51,207 Pieter Vink W 28 1 April 2012 14:30 Ajax 6–0 Heracles Almelo Report Janssen 25Ebecilio 48Eriksen 53Anita 63De Jong 72Sigþórsson 88 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 51,395 Jack van Hulten W 29 11 April 2012 21:00 SC Heerenveen 0–5 Ajax Report Vandenbussche 0 3 Janssen 6 pen.Aissati 19De Jong 25 45+1 63 Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,100 Kevin Blom W 30 15 April 2012 14:30 Ajax 3–1 De Graafschap Report Boerrigter 3 44Eriksen 37 De Leeuw 45 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 52,107 Eric Braamhaar W 31 22 April 2012 16:30 Ajax 2–0 FC Groningen Report Boerrigter 45+1Sigþórsson 80 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 51,405 Serdar Gözübüyük W 32 29 April 2012 14:30 FC Twente 1–2 Ajax Report Fer 72 Janssen 30 pen. Van der Wiel 78 Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,000 Richard Liesveld W 33 2 May 2012 20:00 CET (UTC+01) Ajax 2–0 VVV-Venlo Report De Jong 8 58 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 52,960 Reinold Wiedemeijer W 34 6 May 2012 14:30 Vitesse Arnhem 1–3 Ajax Report Hofs 29 Bulykin 41 Ooijer 74 Vertonghen 80 Arnhem Gelredome 23,549 Pieter Vink W KNVB Cup 2011–12 KNVB Cup Second round 21 September 2011 18:45 VV Noordwijk 1–3 Ajax Report Bartlema 65 De Jong 37Bulykin 57De Sa 62 Noordwijk Sportpark Duinwetering 5,360 Ruud Bosse W Third round 26 October 2011 20:45 Roda JC 2–4 Ajax Report Donald 4Junker 64 Vertonghen 5 89Boerrigter 63 73 Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 14,630 Jan Wegereef W Round of 16 21 December 2011 20:45 Ajax Abandoned AZ Report Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena The match was abandoned in the 35th minute after AZ Alkmaar left the field of play in protest after AZ goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado was sent off for repeatedly kicking a pitch invader who had attacked him moments before. Round of 16 19 January 2012 14:30 Ajax 2–3 AZ Report De Jong 10 37 Martens 24Benschop 32Elm 55 pen. Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 20,000 Pol van Boekel L UEFA Champions League 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group stage 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group D Group D n AJX 1 14 September 2011 20:45 Ajax NED 0–0 Report FRA Lyon Källström 55Lovren 66Gomis 75 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 49,504 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) D 2 27 September 2011 20:45 Real Madrid ESP 3–0 Report NED Ajax Carvalho 19Ronaldo 25Kaká 41Benzema 49 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain 67,000 Mark Clattenburg (England) L 3 18 October 2011 20:45 Dinamo Zagreb CRO 0–2 Report NED Ajax Vida 13Calello 26Ibáñez 45+2Sammir 60Šimunić 76Tomečak 86 Boerrigter 45+3, 49Eriksen 90 Stadion Maksimir Zagreb, Croatia 25,714 Manuel Gräfe (Germany) W 4 2 November 2011 20:45 Ajax NED 4–0 Report CRO Dinamo Zagreb Anita 7Enoh 14Van der Wiel 20Sulejmani 25De Jong 65Lodeiro 92 Calello 25Vida 63Ibáñez 85 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 49,707 Martin Atkinson (England) W 5 22 November 2011 20:45 Lyon FRA 0–0 Report NED Ajax Réveillère 56Cris 69 Enoh 32Janssen 56 Stade de Gerland Lyon, France 35,070 Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) D 6 7 December 2011 20:45 Ajax NED 0–3 Report ESP Real Madrid Vertonghen 37 Callejón 14 90+2Higuaín 41Arbeloa 58 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 51,557 Manuel De Sousa (Portugal) L UEFA Europa League 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Knockout phase 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase Round of 32 First leg 16 February 2012 19:00 Ajax NED 0–2 Report ENG Manchester United De Jong 54Alderweireld 87 Fábio 52Young 59Hernández 85 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 51,000 Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) L Second leg 23 February 2012 21:05 Manchester United ENG 1–2 3–2 Report NED Ajax Hernández 6Rafael 28Evans 89 Özbiliz 37De Jong 63Alderweireld 87 Old Trafford Manchester, England 67,328 Damir Skomina (Slovenia) W Transfers for 2011–12 Summer transfer window For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2011 to 31 August 2011) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011. Arrivals The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spellMorocco Ismaïl AissatiMidfielder30 June 2011Netherlands Vitesse-Netherlands Jan-Arie van der HeijdenMidfielder30 June 2011Netherlands Willem II- TransferSouth Africa Thulani SereroMidfielder22 May 2011South Africa Ajax Cape Town €2,500,000Netherlands Theo JanssenMidfielder23 May 2011Netherlands Twente €3,300,000Netherlands Derk BoerrigterForward20 June 2011Netherlands RKC Waalwijk €500,000Iceland Kolbeinn SigþórssonForward4 July 2011Netherlands AZ €4,000,000Netherlands Jasper CillessenGoalkeeper27 August 2011Netherlands NEC€3,300,000 Free TransferBelgium Mats RitsMidfielder28 June 2011Belgium Germinal Beerschot-Russia Dmitri BulykinForward31 August 2011Belgium Anderlecht- Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loanNetherlands Roly BonevaciaMidfielder26 May 2011Netherlands NAC Breda-Netherlands Marco BizotGoalkeeper3 June 2011Netherlands SC Cambuur-Netherlands Florian JozefzoonForward10 June 2011Netherlands NAC Breda-Argentina Darío CvitanichForward6 July 2011Argentina Boca Juniors-Netherlands Geoffrey CastillionForward5 August 2011Netherlands RKC Waalwijk-Netherlands Rodney SneijderMidfielder20 August 2011Netherlands FC Utrecht- TransferNetherlands Sergio PadtGoalkeeper2 July 2011Belgium Gent €300,000Netherlands Demy de ZeeuwMidfielder6 July 2011Russia Spartak Moscow €6,000,000Netherlands Maarten StekelenburgGoalkeeper1 August 2011Italy Roma €6,300,000 Free TransferNetherlands Mitchell DonaldMidfielder9 February 2011Netherlands Roda JC-Netherlands Rob WielaertDefender16 May 2011Netherlands Roda JC-Cameroon Timothée AtoubaDefender25 May 2011Spain Las Palmas-Netherlands Marvin ZeegelaarForward15 June 2011Spain Espanyol-Sweden Rasmus LindgrenMidfielder20 June 2011Austria Red Bull Salzburg-Netherlands Tom OvertoomMidfielder21 June 2011Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-South Korea Suk Hyun-junForward27 June 2011Netherlands Groningen-Spain OleguerDefender1 August 2011—-Netherlands Evander SnoMidfielder17 August 2011Netherlands RKC Waalwijk-Netherlands Jan-Arie van der HeijdenMidfielder18 August 2011Netherlands Vitesse-Netherlands Ronald GraaflandGoalkeeper22 August 2011Netherlands Feyenoord- Winter transfer window For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2012 to 1 February 2012) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2011–12. Arrivals The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Free TransferSwitzerland Stefan MarinkovićDefender3 February 2011Switzerland Luzern- Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee TransferNetherlands Ouasim BouyMidfielder31 January 2012Italy Juventus €200,000 Free TransferNetherlands Tom BoereForward29 December 2011Belgium Gent- External links Ajax Amsterdam Official Website in Nederlandse UEFA Website Ajax Category:AFC Ajax seasons Ajax Ajax Category:Dutch football championship–winning seasons