AFC Ajax (women)

AFC Ajax
	File:Ajax Amsterdam.svg
Full name	Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax
Nickname(s)	de Godendochters (Daughters of the Gods), De Ajacieden
Founded	18 May 2012; 12 years ago
Ground	De Toekomst
Capacity	5.000
Owner	AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext: AJAX)
Chairman	Edwin van der Sar
Head coach	Suzanne Bakker
League	Eredivisie
2021–22	2nd
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

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]

Current squad

As of 13 August 2022

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	NED	Lize Kop
2	DF	NED	Liza van der Most
3	DF	NED	Roos van der Veen
4	DF	NED	Lisa Doorn
5	DF	NED	Soraya Verhoeve
6	MF	NED	Marthe Munsterman
7	FW	NED	Romée Leuchter
8	MF	NED	Sherida Spitse
9	FW	NED	Nikita Tromp
10	MF	NED	Nadine Noordam
11	FW	NED	Ashleigh Weerden
12	FW	NED	Isabelle Hoekstra
15	FW	NED	Chasity Grant
17	FW	NED	Elisha Kruize


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	NED	Milicia Keijzer
19	FW	NED	Tiny Hoekstra
20	FW	NED	Eshly Bakker
21	MF	NED	Rosa Van Gool
22	MF	NED	Quinty Sabajo
23	MF	NED	Victoria Pelova
24	MF	NED	Iris Stiekema
25	DF	NED	Kay-lee de Sanders
26	DF	NED	Isa Kardinaal
28	GK	NED	Regina Van Eijk
31	GK	NED	Dionne Van der Wal
32	MF	NED	Jonna Van de Velde
33	DF	NED	Vita Van der Linden

Former 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 / 08^a	08 – 01 – 03 = 25^a	22 – 11^a		Quarterfinals^a
2020–21	Eredivisie	03 / 08	13 – 01 – 06 = 40	40 – 21		Semifinals
2021–22	Eredivisie	02 / 09	17 – 03 – 04 = 54	70 – 22		Champions

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UEFA Women's Champions League

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

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Agg ^[a]
2017–18	Qualifying round	Standard Liège			3–0
		Pärnu JK			2–1
		Rīgas FS			6–0
	Round of 32	Brescia	1–0	0–2	1–2
2018–19	Qualifying round	Þór/KA			0–0
		Wexford Youths			4–1
		Linfield			2–0
	Round of 32	Sparta Prague	2–0	2–1	4–1
	Round of 16	Lyon	0–4	0–9	0–13
2020–21	Round of 32	FC Bayern Munich	0–3	1–3	1–6
2022–23	QR 1 semi-final	Kristianstads DFF			3–1
	QR 1 final	Eintracht Frankfurt			2–1
	QR 2	Arsenal	2–2	0–1	2–3

^ 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.^[3]

SV Overbos (2013–present)

Head coaches

Ed Engelkes (2012–2016)^[4]
Benno Nihom (2016-2019)
Danny Schenkel (2019–2022)
Suzanne Bakker (2022-)

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.^[5]

Honours

Women's Eredivisie (2) : 2016-17, 2017–18
KNVB Women's Cup (5): 2013-14, 2016–17, 2017–18 , 2018-19, 2021-22
Eredivisie Cup (1) : 2020-21

References

^ "De Toekomst - Ajax". AFC Ajax. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
^ "Vrouwen: Ajax en PSV in BeNeLeague, FC Den Bosch niet" (in Dutch). voetbalcentraal. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
^ "Hechte samenwerking Ajax en sv Overbos uit Hoofddorp'"^{[permanent dead link]}, Overbos.nl, 13 January 2013
^ "Ajax-dames halen succescoach Engelkes" (in Dutch). FCupdate. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
^ "Women's Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS". Sport Business. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

External links

Official site

Coordinates: 52°18′48″N 4°55′44″E / 52.31333°N 4.92889°E / 52.31333; 4.92889

[a-3] r single match when home and away are empty

[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.

[4] "Hechte samenwerking Ajax en sv Overbos uit Hoofddorp'"^{[permanent dead link]}, Overbos.nl, 13 January 2013

[5] "Ajax-dames halen succescoach Engelkes" (in Dutch). FCupdate. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

[broadcast_2020-6] "Women's Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS". Sport Business. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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v t e Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax
Players M F Managers Honours Seasons M F Cup Europe Records and statistics Current season
History	History of AFC Ajax AFC Ajax kit history
Teams	I. Ajax 1 (First team) II. Jong Ajax (Reserves) III. Ajax Zaterdag (Amateurs) Ajax Vrouwen (Women's) Ajax eSports (Pro Gaming)
Grounds	Het Veldje (1893–1900) Amsterdam-Noord (1900–1907) Het Houten Stadion (1907–1934) De Meer Stadion (1934–1996) Olympic Stadium (1934–1996) Johan Cruyff Arena (1996–present)
Training grounds	Sportpark De Toekomst (1996–present) adidas miCoach Performance Centre (2011–present)
Academies	Ajax Youth Academy Ajax Hellas Youth Academy (2011–2016)
Tournaments	Amsterdam Tournament (1975–2009) U19: Copa Amsterdam (2005–present) U17: Future Cup (2010–present)
Rivalries	De Klassieker (with Feyenoord) De Topper (with PSV) Noord-Hollandse Derby (with AZ ‧ Telstar ‧ FC Volendam) Hofstad vs. Hoofdstad (with ADO Den Haag) Stadsderby (with Blauw-Wit ‧ DWS ‧ De Volewijckers) Other (with FC Groningen ‧ FC Twente ‧ FC Utrecht)
Supporters	AFCA Supportersclub Ajax Business Associates Supportersvereniging Ajax
Culture	A.F.C.A (clothing) A.F.C.A (hooligans) AFC Ajax N.V. "Ajax" Ajax Experience "Ajax Hup Hup Hup" "Ajax-mars" "Ajax, Olé Olé Olé" Ajax Supportershome Battle of Beverwijk Big Three "Blah Blah Blah" "Bloed, zweet en tranen" Club van 100 F-side Halte ArenA "Hava Nagila" De kabel Kamp Seedorf Lucky Lynx "Mijn Stad" De Mistwedstrijd Nail bombs incident North Up Alliance "Oei Oei Oei (Dat Was Me Weer Een Loei)" South Crew Staafincident "Three Little Birds" "Tokyo" Total Football VAK410 "De Voetbalmatch" Vuurwerkincident "We gaan naar Londen" "We gaan naar Rome" "Wij zijn Ajax" World of Ajax
Media	1900 Ajax Life Ajax Magazine Ajax TV Ajax, dit is mijn club Ajax-nieuws Ajax: Hark the Herald Angel Sings Ajaxjournaal Becoming Zlatan The Price of Heaven Superjews
Former teams	Ajax Baseball Club (1922–1972) Ajax Cape Town (1999–2020) Ajax Orlando Prospects (2002–2007)
Affiliated clubs	Almere City Barcelona Beijing Guoan Cruzeiro Guangzhou R&F Pachuca Palmeiras Sagan Tosu Sharjah FC Sparta Rotterdam Sydney FC AS Trenčín

v t e Vrouwen Eredivisie (Women's Eredivisie)
Current teams	ADO Den Haag Ajax Alkmaar Excelsior/Barendrecht Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard SC Heerenveen PSV Eindhoven SC Telstar FC Twente PEC Zwolle
Former teams	Achilles '29 (2016-2019) AZ (2007–2011) Roda JC (2008–2009) FC Utrecht (2007–2012) VVV-Venlo (2010–2012) Willem II (2007–2011)
Seasons	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 BeNe League 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Categories:Women's Eredivisie/players Portal

v t e Women's BeNe League
Seasons	Merged from Eredivisie and First Division 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 Split to Eredivisie and Super League
Belgian teams	Standard Liège Anderlecht Lierse Club Brugge Oud-Heverlee Leuven Gent Royal Antwerp K. Beerschot AC Zulte Waregem Sint-Truidense
Dutch teams	ADO Den Haag SC Heerenveen SC Telstar FC Twente PEC Zwolle Ajax PSV Eindhoven FC Utrecht