AFC Ajax (women)

AFC Ajax Vrouwen is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam representing AFC Ajax in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top women's league in the Netherlands. The team was founded in 2012.[2]

AFC Ajax
Full nameAmsterdamsche Football Club Ajax
Nickname(s)de Godendochters (Daughters of the Gods), De Ajacieden
Founded18 May 2012 (2012-05-18)
GroundDe Toekomst
Johan Cruyff Arena
Capacity5.000[1]
OwnerAFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext: AJAX)
ChairmanEdwin van der Sar
Head coachSuzanne Bakker
LeagueEredivisie
2022–231st
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of AFC Ajax
Eredivisie
(Men's)		 Eerste Divisie
(Reserves)		 Hoofdklasse
(Amateurs)
Eredivisie
(Women's)		 eSports

Current squad
As of 10 March 2023[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Lize Kop
2 DF Netherlands NED Liza van der Most
3 DF Netherlands NED Roos van der Veen
4 DF Netherlands NED Lisa Doorn
5 DF Netherlands NED Soraya Verhoeve
6 MF Netherlands NED Marthe Munsterman
7 FW Netherlands NED Romée Leuchter
8 MF Netherlands NED Sherida Spitse
9 FW Netherlands NED Nikita Tromp
10 MF Netherlands NED Nadine Noordam
11 FW Netherlands NED Ashleigh Weerden
12 FW Netherlands NED Isabelle Hoekstra
15 FW Netherlands NED Chasity Grant
17 FW Netherlands NED Elisha Kruize
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Netherlands NED Milicia Keijzer
19 FW Netherlands NED Tiny Hoekstra
20 FW Netherlands NED Eshly Bakker
21 MF Netherlands NED Rosa Van Gool
22 MF Netherlands NED Quinty Sabajo
24 MF Netherlands NED Iris Stiekema
25 DF Netherlands NED Kay-lee de Sanders
26 DF Netherlands NED Isa Kardinaal
28 GK Netherlands NED Regina Van Eijk
30 GK Netherlands NED Fiene Bussman
31 GK Netherlands NED Dionne Van der Wal
32 MF Netherlands NED Jonna Van de Velde
33 DF Netherlands NED Vita Van der Linden

Former players
Further information: List of AFC Ajax (women) players and Category:AFC Ajax (women) players

Results

BeNe League / Eredivisie
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Season Division Position W – D – L = Pts GF – GA Top scorer KNVB Cup
2012–13 BeNe League 04 / 16 12 – 06 – 10 = 42 47 – 36 Van Lunteren (10) Quarterfinals
2013–14 BeNe League 03 / 14 16 – 06 – 04 = 54 68 – 23 Van Lunteren (13) Champions
2014–15 BeNe League 03 / 13 17 – 02 – 05 = 53 54 – 20 Pieëte (10) Finalist
2015–16 Eredivisie 02 / 07 17 – 05 – 02 = 56 46 – 11 Bakker (8) Finalist
2016–17 Eredivisie 01 / 08 21 – 05 – 01 = 68 57 – 14 Van den Bighelaar (18) Champions
2017–18 Eredivisie 01 / 09 16 – 07 – 01 = 55 57 – 24 Van den Bighelaar, Van Lunteren (12) Champions
2018–19 Eredivisie 02 / 09 13 – 08 – 03 = 47 50 – 18 Jansen (14) Champions
2019–20 Eredivisie 02 / 08a 08 – 01 – 03 = 25a 22 – 11a Quarterfinalsa
2020–21 Eredivisie 03 / 08 13 – 01 – 06 = 40 40 – 21 Semifinals
2021–22 Eredivisie 02 / 09 17 – 03 – 04 = 54 70 – 22 Champions

a=at moment of abandonment due to Covid

UEFA Women's Champions League

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Ajax's goal tally first.

Season Round Team Home Away Agg [lower-alpha 1]
2017–18 Qualifying round Belgium Standard Liège 3–0
Finland Pärnu JK 2–1
Latvia Rīgas FS 6–0
Round of 32 Italy Brescia 1–0 0–2 1–2
2018–19 Qualifying round Iceland Þór/KA 0–0
Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths 4–1
Northern Ireland Linfield 2–0
Round of 32 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–0 2–1 4–1
Round of 16 France Lyon 0–4 0–9 0–13
2020–21 Round of 32 Germany FC Bayern Munich 0–3 1–3 1–6
2022–23 QR 1 semi-final Sweden Kristianstads DFF 3–1
QR 1 final Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1
QR 2 England Arsenal 2–2 0–1 2–3
  1. or single match when home and away are empty

Affiliated clubs

On 13 January 2013, it was revealed that AFC Ajax Vrouwen would partner with SV Overbos, the Women's team from Hoofddorp.[4]

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Netherlands Suzanne Bakker
Assistant coach Netherlands Sander Luiten
Goalkeeper coach Netherlands Robbie Tetteroo
Skills Coach Netherlands Wim Bouckaert

Head coaches

Broadcasting

As of the 2020–21 season, league matches played on Sunday are broadcast on ESPN. Public service broadcaster NOS occasionally broadcasts some Sunday games live and provides game highlights during the Studio Sport programme.[6]

Honours
Main article: List of AFC Ajax honours

References
  1. "De Toekomst - Ajax". AFC Ajax. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  2. "Vrouwen: Ajax en PSV in BeNeLeague, FC Den Bosch niet" (in Dutch). voetbalcentraal. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. "AFC Ajax [Women] » Squad 2022/2023". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  4. "Hechte samenwerking Ajax en sv Overbos uit Hoofddorp'", Overbos.nl, 13 January 2013
  5. "Ajax-dames halen succescoach Engelkes" (in Dutch). FCupdate. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  6. "Women's Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS". Sport Business. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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