2004–05 AFC Ajax season

Dutch football club season AFC Ajax 2004–05 Ronald Koeman (until 25 February)Danny Blind John Jaakke Eredivisie 2nd KNVB Cup Semi-final Champions League Group stage UEFA Cup Round of 32 Johan Cruijff Schaal Runner-up Wesley Sneijder and Ryan Babel (7) Ryan Babel (9) _ajax0405h _ajax0405h _ajax0405h _redhorizontal2 ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff _ajax0405a _ajax0405a _ajax0405a _ajax0405a _ajax0405al ffdb4b ffdb4b ffdb4b 070a22 070a22 _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes _adidas_redshoulder _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes _redtop 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 2003–04 2005–06 During the 2004–05 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. Pre-season The first training session for the 2004–05 season was held on July 7, 2004. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad played friendly matches against FC Omniworld, DOS '19, Excelsior '31, HSV de Zuidvogels, Queens Park Rangers and Luton Town. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Panathinaikos and Arsenal in the annual Amsterdam Tournament. Player statistics Appearances for competitive matches only Eredivisie UEFA C.L. KNVB Cup 1 ROM GK Bogdan Lobonţ 6+1 0 2 0 0 0 2 TUN DF Hatem Trabelsi 24 0 6 0 2 0 3 NED DF John Heitinga 23+3 1 6 0 3 0 4 FRA DF Julien Escudé 26+2 5 4+2 0 3 0 5 BRA DF Maxwell 28+1 3 7 0 3 0 6 CZE MF Tomáš Galásek 11+2 2 3 1 0 0 7 ARG FW Mauro Rosales 20+2 5 6 0 2 1 8 RSA MF Steven Pienaar 21+3 4 4 0 1+1 0 9 GRE FW Angelos Charisteas 12+1 4 0 0 2+1 1 10 NED MF Rafael van der Vaart 20+2 6 6+1 1 2 0 12 GHA MF Anthony Obodai 6+7 0 4+1 0 1 0 16 NED MF Nigel de Jong 26+5 5 8 1 1+1 0 17 GRE FW Yannis Anastasiou 8+6 4 0+2 0 0+1 0 18 NED MF Wesley Sneijder 25+5 7 6+1 0 3 1 20 NED FW Daniël de Ridder 2+13 2 0+5 1 0 0 21 NED GK Maarten Stekelenburg 10+1 0 4 0 1 0 23 CZE DF Zdeněk Grygera 18 4 5 0 2 0 25 BRA DF Filipe Luís 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 NED MF Hedwiges Maduro 12 2 0+1 0 2 0 27 BEL FW Tom de Mul 6 1 0+1 0 0 0 28 MAR MF Nourdin Boukhari 16+7 4 3+3 0 1 0 29 ROM FW Nicolae Mitea 10+11 2 4+2 1 2 0 30 BEL FW Stanley Aborah 0+4 0 1+2 0 0 0 31 RSA GK Hans Vonk 18+1 0 2 0 2 0 32 ANT MF Vurnon Anita 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 NED MF Urby Emanuelson 2+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 38 SWE MF Rasmus Lindgren 3+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 39 ARG FW Gastón Sangoy 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 NED DF Michael Timisela 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 NED FW Ryan Babel 13+7 7 4 1 1+2 1 56 BEL MF Jan Vertonghen 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 NED DF Ruud Kras 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 NED MF Donovan Slijngard 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: 9 SWE FW Zlatan Ibrahimović 3 3 0 0 0 0 11 BEL FW Tom Soetaers 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 USA DF John O'Brien 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 BEL FW Wesley Sonck 4+5 1 3+1 1 0 0 65 ARG MF Sebastián Rusculleda 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} 2004–05 selection by nationality Nationality Netherlands Belgium Brazil Czech Republic Greece Romania South Africa Argentina Ghana France Morocco Tunisia Netherlands Antilles Sweden Total Players Current squad selection722222211111--24 Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection51-----1----119 Players out on loan22------1-----4 Team statistics Eredivisie standings StandingMatches playedWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals forGoals againstYellow cardsRed cards2342455775033410 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 1 3 3 1 0 0 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 77 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 8 11 14 15 15 15 18 21 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 41 41 44 47 50 53 56 56 56 59 62 65 68 71 74 77 77 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 6th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 6th 5th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 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 6 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 5 4 2 1 4 2 0 1 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 2 3 1 4 4 2 2 50 Statistics for the 2004–05 season This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2004–05 season. Friendlies AmsterdamTournament Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie Total Matches10213623458 Wins8102112437 Draws11001058 Losses101141513 Home1211311726 Away9002311732 Yellow cards 62371454490 Red cards 00010528 2 x yellow in 1 match 200010203 Number of substitutes used 50521023858177 Goals for 620215176610172 Goals against 72131241470 Balance +55-2+1+12+5+25+6+102 Clean sheets 7001212224 Penalties for 30000306 Penalties against 00001304 2004–05 team records Description Competition ResultBiggest winNetherlands Friendly match DOS '19 – AFC Ajax (0–15)Netherlands KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – SC Heerenveen (2–0)European Union UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – Maccabi Tel Aviv (2–0)European Union UEFA Cup AFC Ajax – AJ Auxerre (1–0)Netherlands Eredivisie FC Den Bosch – AFC Ajax (5–0)De Graafschap – AFC Ajax (5–0)Biggest lossSpain Friendly match FC Barcelona – AFC Ajax (2–1)Netherlands KNVB Cup Willem II – AFC Ajax (1–0)European Union UEFA Champions League Bayern München – AFC Ajax (4–0)European Union UEFA Cup AJ Auxerre – AFC Ajax (3–1)Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – PSV (0–4)Most goals in a matchNetherlands Friendly match DOS '19 – AFC Ajax (0–15)Netherlands KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – SC Heerenveen (2–0)ADO Den Haag – AFC Ajax (0–2)European Union UEFA Champions League Bayern München – AFC Ajax (4–0)European Union UEFA Cup AJ Auxerre – AFC Ajax (3–1)Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – NAC Breda (6–2) Top scorers Friendlies Nr. Name 1 Greece Yannis Anastasiou 14 2 Belgium Wesley Sonck 6 3 Romania Nicolae Mitea 5 Sweden Rasmus Lindgren 5 5 Belgium Tom de Mul 4 Brazil Maxwell 4 7 Netherlands Nigel de Jong 2 Netherlands Daniël de Ridder 2 South Africa Steven Pienaar 2 10 Belgium Tom Soetaers 1 Finland Petri Pasanen 1 Ghana Anthony Obodai 1 Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro 1 Netherlands Victor Sikora 1 Greece Angelos Charisteas 1 France Julien Escudé 1 Total 51Johan Cruijff Schaal Nr. Name 1 South Africa Steven Pienaar 1 Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1 Total 2 Eredivisie Nr. Name 1 Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 7 Netherlands Ryan Babel 7 3 Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart 6 4 Netherlands Nigel de Jong 5 Argentina Mauro Rosales 5 France Julien Escudé 5 7 South Africa Steven Pienaar 4 Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera 4 Morocco Nourdin Boukhari 4 Greece Yannis Anastasiou 4 Greece Angelos Charisteas 4 12 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 3 Brazil Maxwell 3 14 Czech Republic Tomáš Galásek 2 Netherlands Daniël de Ridder 2 Romania Nicolae Mitea 2 Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro 2 18 Belgium Tom de Mul 1 Netherlands John Heitinga 1 Belgium Wesley Sonck 1 Own goals Netherlands Mike Zonneveld (NAC Breda) 1 Netherlands Dave Bus (De Graafschap) 1 Total 74 UEFA Champions League Nr. Name 1 Belgium Wesley Sonck 1 Netherlands Nigel de Jong 1 Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart 1 Netherlands Daniël de Ridder 1 Czech Republic Tomáš Galásek 1 Romania Nicolae Mitea 1 Total 6 KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1 Greece Angelos Charisteas 1 Netherlands Ryan Babel 1 Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1 Argentina Mauro Rosales 1 Total 4 UEFA Cup Nr. Name 1 Brazil Maxwell 1 Netherlands Ryan Babel 1 Total 2 Amsterdam Tournament Nr. Name 1 Belgium Wesley Sonck 2 2 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 1 Total 3 Placements Friendlies Amsterdam Tournament Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie Status 10 played, 8 wins, 1 draw, 1 lossWinnersRunner-upLast opponent: FC Utrecht SemifinalsLast opponent: Willem II3rd place in Group CPlacement for: UEFA CupEliminated in Round of 32Last opponent: Auxerre2nd place77 points in 34 matchesqualified for UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds Nigel de Jong is voted Player of the year by the supporters of Ajax. Wesley Sneijder is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of Ajax. Results All times are in CEST Johan Cruijff Schaal Johan Cruijff-schaal IX L 8 August 2004 18:00 CET Ajax 2–4 Report Utrecht Pienaar 51Sneijder 80 Schut 72Somers 87 90Douglas 95 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 33,500 Dick van Egmond Eredivisie 2004–05 Eredivisie 1 15 August 2004 11:30 Twente 2–3 Ajax Report Touzani 48Nkufo 66 De Mul 30Van der Vaart 40Ibrahimović 46 Enschede Arke Stadion 13,250 Ruud Bossen W 2 22 August 2004 13:30 Ajax 6–2 NAC Breda Report Ibrahimović 13 76Zonneveld 41 o.g.Heitinga 51Sneijder 70Maxwell 86 Cornelisse 11Slot 82 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 46,124 Jan Wegereef W 3 29 August 2004 13:30 Ajax 1–1 Utrecht https://archive.today/20130222121837/http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/eredivisie-2004-2005-ajax-amsterdam-fc-utrecht/ Report Pienaar 62 Douglas 20 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 46,932 Roelof Luinge D 4 12 September 2004 11:30 ADO Den Haag 3–3 Ajax https://archive.today/20130223034407/http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/eredivisie-2004-2005-ado-den-haag-ajax-amsterdam/ Report Van der Gun 44Den Ouden 68 pen.Stroeve 83 Sonck 7Pienaar 14Boukhari 31 The Hague Zuiderpark Stadion 9,000 Ben Haverkort D 5 19 September 2004 11:30 Den Bosch 0–5 Ajax Report Sneijder 13Van der Vaart 41 90Grygera 58De Jong 74 's-Hertogenbosch De Vliert 7.023 Dick van Egmond W 6 25 September 2004 19:30 Ajax 1–0 Roda JC Report Anastasiou 88 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 48.370 Pieter Vink W 7 3 October 2004 11:30 AZ 0–0 Ajax Report Jaliens 0 68 Alkmaar Alkmaarder Hout 7,687 Jack van Hulten D 8 16 October 2004 19:15 Ajax 1–3 Heerenveen Report Anastasiou 33 Yıldırım 53Väyrynen 61Selaković 86 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 49,214 Johan Verbist L 9 24 October 2004 11:30 PSV 2–0 Ajax Report Lee 39De Jong 49 Eindhoven Philips Stadion 35,000 Dick van Egmond L 10 31 October 2004 13:30 Ajax 1–0 N.E.C. Report Van der Vaart 24 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 46.345 Eric Braamhaar W 11 7 November 2004 11:30 Willem II 1–3 Ajax https://archive.today/20130222132801/http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/eredivisie-2004-2005-willem-ii-tilburg-ajax-amsterdam/ Report Grygera 13 o.g. Rosales 36 43Maxwell 62 Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 13,100 Jan Wegereef W 12 14 November 2004 11:30 Ajax 1–1 Feyenoord https://archive.today/20130222111414/http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/eredivisie-2004-2005-ajax-amsterdam-feyenoord-rotterdam/ Report Rosales 27 Kuyt 44 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 49.557 Pieter Vink D 13 20 November 2004 18:30 De Graafschap 0–5 Ajax Report Escudé 47 65Bus 53 o.g.Babel 66Galásek 71 Doetinchem De Vijverberg 11.000 Dick Jol W 14 28 November 2004 13:30 Ajax 4–1 RBC Roosendaal Report Anastasiou 13Maxwell 33Escudé 51Rosales 83 De Graaf 23 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 47,697 Peter van Dongen W 15 3 December 2004 19:00 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Ajax Report Fuchs 7 Sneijder 11Rosales 36 Waalwijk Mandemakers Stadion 7,200 René Temmink W 16 12 December 2004 13:30 Ajax 1–0 Vitesse Arnhem Report Babel 88 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 48,214 Tom van Sichem W 17 19 December 2004 13:30 Groningen 0–4 Ajax Report Sneijder 58Mitea 64Babel 74 78 Groningen Euroborg 12,500 Reinold Wiedemeijer W 18 23 January 2005 11:30 Utrecht 0–2 Ajax Report Sneijder 66Babel 90 Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 22.600 Roelof Luinge W 19 15 January 2005 13:30 Ajax 0–0 ADO Den Haag Report Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 45,199 Ruud Bossen D 20 6 February 2005 13:30 Ajax 1–2 Twente Report Escudé 6 Nkufo 36Touma 67 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 46,868 René Temmink L 21 13 February 2005 11:30 NAC Breda 1–2 Ajax Report Cornelisse 54 Boukhari 3 88 Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 15,103 Pieter Vink W 22 20 February 2005 13:30 Ajax 2–0 Den Bosch Report De Ridder 90Boukhari 90 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 49,619 Jack van Hulten W 23 27 February 2005 11:30 Roda JC 1–2 Ajax Report Rosenberg 55 Charisteas 33Escudé 42 Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg 17,500 Ben Haverkort W 24 6 March 2005 14:30 Ajax − AZ Match rescheduled for 10 April 2005 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena - - 25 13 March 2005 11:30 N.E.C. 0–1 Ajax Report Maduro 55 Nijmegen Stadion de Goffert 12,000 Joeri van de Velde W 26 20 March 2005 11:30 Ajax 0–4 PSV Report Cocu 24Van Bommel 45 54 pen. 59 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 50,765 Eric Braamhaar L 27 2 April 2005 18:30 Heerenveen 2–1 Ajax Report Seip 63Samaras 87 Charisteas 34 Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 21,000 Dick Jol L 28 7 April 2005 19:15 Ajax 2–0 Willem II Report Mitea 20Babel 90 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 45,216 Kevin Blom W 24 10 April 2005 13:30 Ajax 4–2 AZ Report De Jong 19 42Sneijder 51Pienaar 62 Nelisse 38Sektioui 86 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 49,882 Dick van Egmond W 29 17 April 2005 11:30 Feyenoord 2–3 Ajax Report Kalou 48Kuyt 80 De Jong 57Grygera 86Maduro 90 Rotterdam Feyenoordstadion 43,000 René Temmink W 30 24 April 2005 13:30 Ajax 1–0 De Graafschap Report Anastasiou 86 Kalezić 0 34 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 48,707 Fred Sterk W 31 30 April 2005 17:30 RBC Roosendaal 1–4 Ajax Report Smolders 80 Pienaar 23Sneijder 38Charisteas 39Galásek 62 pen. Roosendaal Vast & Goed Stadion 5,000 Reinold Wiedemeijer W 32 7 May 2005 18:30 Ajax 4–0 RKC Waalwijk Report Babel 34Grygera 37De Jong 77Charisteas 89 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 48,672 Ben Haverkort W 33 15 May 2005 13:30 Vitesse Arnhem 0–2 Ajax Report Grygera 56Van der Vaart 80 Arnhem GelreDome 22,631 Eric Braamhaar W 34 22 May 2005 13:30 Ajax 2–1 Groningen Report Van der Vaart 64De Ridder 77 Nevland 44 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 49,147 Tom van Sichem W KNVB Cup 2004–05 KNVB Cup Round of 16 27 January 2005 20:45 Ajax 2–0 Heerenveen Report Charisteas 88Babel 90 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 35,000 Ben Haverkort W Quarterfinals 2 March 2005 21:00 ADO Den Haag 0–2 Ajax Report Sneijder 54Rosales 90 The Hague Zuiderpark Stadion 6,000 Eric Brramhaar W Semifinals 21 April 2005 20:45 Willem II 1–0 Ajax Report Caluwé 38} Tilburg Willem II Stadion 14.500 Roelof Luinge L UEFA Champions League 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Group stage Group C AJX 1 15 September 2004 19:45 Ajax NED 0–1 Report ITA Juventus Nedvěd 42 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 50.000 Urs Meier (Switzerland) L 2 28 September 2004 19:45 Bayern München GER 4–0 Report NED Ajax Makaay 28 43 50Zé Roberto 54 Olympiastadion Munich, Germany 50.000 Alain Sars (France) L 3 19 October 2004 19:45 Ajax NED 3–0 Report ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv Sonck 5De Jong 21Van der Vaart 33 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 48.161 Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain) W 4 3 November 2004 19:45 Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 2–1 Report NED Ajax Dego 49 57 De Ridder 88 Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan, Israel 32,000 Vladimír Hriňák ((Slovakia)) L 5 23 November 2004 19:45 Juventus ITA 1–0 Report NED Ajax Zalayeta 15 Stadio delle Alpi Turin, Italy 6,865 Konrad Plautz (Austria) L 6 8 December 2004 19:45 Ajax NED 2–2 Report GER Bayern München Galásek 39Mitea 64 Makaay 9Ballack 78 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 50,019 Lucílio Batista ((Portugal)) D UEFA Cup 2004–05 UEFA Cup Round of 32 1st leg 16 February 2005 19:00 Ajax NED 1–0 Report FRA Auxerre Maxwell 36 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 42,319 Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic) W 2nd leg 24 February 2005 19:45 Auxerre FRA 3–1 3–2 https://archive.today/20130222121547/http://www.worldfootball.net/spielbericht/uefa-cup-2004-2005-3-runde-aj-auxerre-ajax-amsterdam/ Report NED Ajax Kalou 31Cheyrou 55Mathis 86 Babel 36 Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Auxerre, France 18,000 Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal) L Amsterdam Tournament 30 July 2004 21:15 Ajax NED 3–2 Report GRE Panathinaikos Ibrahimović 54Sonck 62 64 pen. Maxwell 76 o.g.Konstantinou 82 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 30,000 Frank de Bleeckere W 1 August 2004 21:15 Ajax NED 0–0 Report ENG Arsenal Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 52,000 René Temmink D Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2004 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for Pts PointsNED Ajax211037ARG River Plate211015GRE Panathinaikos200222ENG Arsenal202002 Friendlies 10 July 2004 15:00 FC Omniworld NED 1–5 Report NED Ajax Çakır 27 De Jong 10Soetaers 17Pasanen 23De Mul 35Obodai 67 FBK-Sportpark Almere, Netherlands 4,500 - W 13 July 2004 18:45 DOS '19 NED 0–15 Report NED Ajax Lindgren 13Anastasiou 22 72 78 83 87De Ridder 27 75Mitea 40 43Sonck 50 85 90Maxwell 66De Mul 70 Sportpark De Molendijk Denekamp, Netherlands 3,500 - W 15 July 2004 19:30 Excelsior '31 NED 1–9 Report NED Ajax Scheppink 57 De Mul 6De Jong 9Maxwell 14Anastasiou 19 21 48 85Mitea 30Sonck 34 Sportpark De Koerbelt Rijssen, Netherlands 3,000 - W 17 July 2004 15:00 HSV de Zuidvogels NED 0–9 Report NED Ajax Maduro 7Mitea 13De Mul 22Anastasiou 47 64 71 76Sikora 58Pienaar 85 Sportpark De Wolfskamer Huizen, Netherlands 1,000 - W 21 July 2004 15:00 Queens Park Rangers ENG 0–1 Report NED Ajax Lindgren 59 Loftus Road London, England 11,000 - W 23 July 2004 19:30 Luton Town ENG 0–4 Report NED Ajax Pienaar 8Sonck 39 71Maxwell 45 Kenilworth Road Luton, England 7,500 - W 14 December 2004 21:30 FC Barcelona ESP 2–1 Report NED Ajax Eto'o 1 29 Lindgren 89 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche, Spain - - L 12 January 2005 15:30 Ajax Cape Town RSA 0–3 Report NED Ajax Charisteas 35Escudé 60Maxwell 85 Newlands Stadium Cape Town, South Africa 10.000 W 16 January 2005 20:00 Moroka Swallows RSA 2–2 Report NED Ajax McNab 44Mukansi 78 Mitea 28Anastasiou 69 Newlands Stadium Cape Town, South Africa 10.000 - D 9 February 2005 14:00 Ajax NED 2–1 Report GHA Ghana (national team) Lindgren ? 78 Paintsil 76 Sportpark De Toekomst Amsterdam, Netherlands 1,200 - W Transfers Summer For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2004 to 1 September 2004) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2004. In The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spellNetherlands Kiran BechanForward1 July 2004Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-Ethiopia Youssouf HersiMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands N.E.C.-Netherlands Richard KnopperMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Heerenveen-Netherlands Ruud KrasDefender1 July 2004Netherlands Volendam-Ghana Kwame QuansahMidfielder1 July 2004Sweden AIK-Netherlands Stefano SeedorfMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands NAC Breda- LoanBrazil Filipe LuísDefender1 July 2004Brazil Figueirense-Argentina Gastón SangoyForward1 July 2004Argentina Boca Juniors- TransferArgentina Mauro RosalesForward30 August 2004Argentina Newell's Old Boys €2.5 million Free TransferSouth Africa Hans VonkGoalkeeper2 June 2004Netherlands Heerenveen- Out The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loanBelgium Thomas VermaelenDefender2 June 2004Netherlands RKC Waalwijk-Netherlands Victor SikoraMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Heerenveen-Ghana Abubakari YakubuMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem-Netherlands Cedric van der GunMidfielder28 July 2004Netherlands ADO Den Haag- Loan returnSweden Måns SörenssonForward1 July 2004Sweden Landskrona BoIS- TransferBelgium Jelle van DammeDefender9 June 2004England Southampton €2.9 millionFinland Petri PasanenMidfielder20 July 2004Germany Werder Bremen €3.5 millionSweden Zlatan IbrahimovićForward22 August 2004Italy Juventus €16 million FreeNetherlands Jamal AkacharForward30 April 2004Netherlands Cambuur-Denmark Michael Krohn-DehliForward6 May 2004Netherlands RKC Waalwijk-Ethiopia Youssouf HersiMidfielder11 June 2004Netherlands Heerenveen-Netherlands Sander BoschkerGoalkeeper1 July 2004Netherlands Twente-Australia Jason CulinaMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Twente-Bosnia and Herzegovina Siniša GagulaDefender1 July 2004Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka-Netherlands Richard KnopperMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem-Finland Jussi KujalaMidfielder1 July 2004Finland Tampere United-Finland Jari LitmanenMidfielder1 July 2004Finland Lahti-Netherlands John NieuwenburgMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Dordrecht-Netherlands Stefano SeedorfMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Groningen-Ecuador José ValenciaMidfielder14 July 2004Netherlands N.E.C.-Ghana Kwame QuansahMidfielder10 August 2004Netherlands Heracles Almelo- Winter For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2005 to 1 February 2005) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2004–05. In The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee TransferGreece Angelos CharisteasForward22 December 2004Germany Werder Bremen €4.5 million Out The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loanBelgium Wesley SonckForward1 January 2005Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach- FreeNetherlands Kiran BechanForward19 November 2004Netherlands Groningen-Belgium Tom SoetaersForward4 January 2005Belgium Racing Genk-United States John O'BrienMidfielder1 February 2005Netherlands ADO Den Haag- External links Ajax Amsterdam Official Website in Nederlandse UEFA Website References 2 Ajax Category:AFC Ajax seasons