2004–05 AFC Ajax season

Player statistics

Team statistics

Placements

Results

Transfers

External links

References

2004-05 selection by nationality

Eredivisie standings

Statistics for the 2004-05 season

2004–05 team records

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Eredivisie

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Cup

Amsterdam Tournament

Friendlies

Summer

Winter

Points by match day

Total points by match day

Standing by match day

Goals by match day

Top scorers

Group Stage

In

Out

In

Out

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.

Appearances for competitive matches only

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		UEFA C.L.		KNVB Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Bogdan Lobonţ	9	0	6+1	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF		Hatem Trabelsi	32	0	24	0	6	0	2	0
3	DF		John Heitinga	35	1	23+3	1	6	0	3	0
4	DF		Julien Escudé	37	5	26+2	5	4+2	0	3	0
5	DF		Maxwell	39	3	28+1	3	7	0	3	0
6	MF		Tomáš Galásek	16	3	11+2	2	3	1	0	0
7	FW		Mauro Rosales	30	6	20+2	5	6	0	2	1
8	MF		Steven Pienaar	30	4	21+3	4	4	0	1+1	0
9	FW		Angelos Charisteas	16	5	12+1	4	0	0	2+1	1
10	MF		Rafael van der Vaart	31	7	20+2	6	6+1	1	2	0
12	MF		Anthony Obodai	19	0	6+7	0	4+1	0	1	0
16	MF		Nigel de Jong	41	6	26+5	5	8	1	1+1	0
17	FW		Yannis Anastasiou	17	4	8+6	4	0+2	0	0+1	0
18	MF		Wesley Sneijder	40	8	25+5	7	6+1	0	3	1
20	FW		Daniël de Ridder	20	3	2+13	2	0+5	1	0	0
21	GK		Maarten Stekelenburg	16	0	10+1	0	4	0	1	0
23	DF		Zdeněk Grygera	25	4	18	4	5	0	2	0
25	DF		Filipe Luís	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Hedwiges Maduro	15	2	12	2	0+1	0	2	0
27	FW		Tom de Mul	7	1	6	1	0+1	0	0	0
28	MF		Nourdin Boukhari	30	4	16+7	4	3+3	0	1	0
29	FW		Nicolae Mitea	29	3	10+11	2	4+2	1	2	0
30	FW		Stanley Aborah	7	0	0+4	0	1+2	0	0	0
31	GK		Hans Vonk	23	0	18+1	0	2	0	2	0
32	MF		Vurnon Anita	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF		Urby Emanuelson	5	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
38	MF		Rasmus Lindgren	5	0	3+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
39	FW		Gastón Sangoy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF		Michael Timisela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	FW		Ryan Babel	27	9	13+7	7	4	1	1+2	1
56	MF		Jan Vertonghen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	DF		Ruud Kras	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	MF		Donovan Slijngard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
9	FW		Zlatan Ibrahimović	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Tom Soetaers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		John O'Brien	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Wesley Sonck	13	2	4+5	1	3+1	1	0	0
65	MF		Sebastián Rusculleda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Nationality															Total Players
Current squad selection	7	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	24
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	9
Players out on loan	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	4

Standing	Matches played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Yellow cards	Red cards
2	34	24	5	5	77	50	33	41	0

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

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

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

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

This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2004-05 season.

	Friendlies	Amsterdam Tournament	Johan Cruijff Schaal	KNVB Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Cup	Eredivisie	Total
Matches	10	2	1	3	6	2	34	58
Wins	8	1	0	2	1	1	24	37
Draws	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	8
Losses	1	0	1	1	4	1	5	13
Home	1	2	1	1	3	1	17	26
Away	9	0	0	2	3	1	17	32
Yellow cards	6	2	3	7	14	54	4	90
Red cards	0	0	0	1	0	5	2	8
2 x yellow in 1 match	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3
Number of substitutes used	50	5	2	10	23	85	8	177
Goals for	62	0	2	15	17	66	10	172
Goals against	7	2	1	3	12	41	4	70
Balance	+55	-2	+1	+12	+5	+25	+6	+102
Clean sheets	7	0	0	1	2	12	2	24
Penalties for	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	6
Penalties against	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	4

Description	Competition	Result
Biggest win	Friendly match	DOS '19 - AFC Ajax (0-15)
	KNVB Cup	AFC Ajax - SC Heerenveen (2–0)
	UEFA Champions League	AFC Ajax - Maccabi Tel Aviv (2-0)
	UEFA Cup	AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre (1-0)
	Eredivisie	FC Den Bosch - AFC Ajax (5-0) De Graafschap - AFC Ajax (5-0)
Biggest loss	Friendly match	FC Barcelona - AFC Ajax (2-1)
	KNVB Cup	Willem II - AFC Ajax (1-0)
	UEFA Champions League	Bayern München - AFC Ajax (4-0)
	UEFA Cup	AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax (3-1)
	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax - PSV (0-4)
Most goals in a match	Friendly match	DOS '19 - AFC Ajax (0-15)
	KNVB Cup	AFC Ajax - SC Heerenveen (2-0) ADO Den Haag - AFC Ajax (0-2)
	UEFA Champions League	Bayern München - AFC Ajax (4-0)
	UEFA Cup	AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax (3-1)
	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax - NAC Breda (6-2)

Friendlies

Nr.	Name
1	Yannis Anastasiou	14
2	Wesley Sonck	6
3	Nicolae Mitea	5
3	Rasmus Lindgren	5
5	Tom de Mul	4
5	Maxwell	4
7	Nigel de Jong	2
	Daniël de Ridder	2
	Steven Pienaar	2
10	Tom Soetaers	1
	Petri Pasanen	1
	Anthony Obodai	1
	Hedwiges Maduro	1
	Victor Sikora	1
	Angelos Charisteas	1
	Julien Escudé	1
Total		51

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Nr.	Name
1	Steven Pienaar	1
1	Wesley Sneijder	1
Total		2

Eredivisie

Nr.	Name
1	Wesley Sneijder	7
1	Ryan Babel	7
3	Rafael van der Vaart	6
4	Nigel de Jong	5
	Mauro Rosales	5
	Julien Escudé	5
7	Steven Pienaar	4
	Zdeněk Grygera	4
	Nourdin Boukhari	4
	Yannis Anastasiou	4
	Angelos Charisteas	4
12	Zlatan Ibrahimović	3
12	Maxwell	3
14	Tomáš Galásek	2
	Daniël de Ridder	2
	Nicolae Mitea	2
	Hedwiges Maduro	2
18	Tom de Mul	1
	John Heitinga	1
	Wesley Sonck	1
Own goals	Mike Zonneveld (NAC Breda)	1
Own goals	Dave Bus (De Graafschap)	1
Total		74

UEFA Champions League

Nr.	Name
1	Wesley Sonck	1
	Nigel de Jong	1
	Rafael van der Vaart	1
	Daniël de Ridder	1
	Tomáš Galásek	1
	Nicolae Mitea	1
Total		6

KNVB Cup

Nr.	Name
1	Angelos Charisteas	1
	Ryan Babel	1
	Wesley Sneijder	1
	Mauro Rosales	1
Total		4

UEFA Cup

Nr.	Name
1	Maxwell	1
1	Ryan Babel	1
Total		2

Amsterdam Tournament

Nr.	Name
1	Wesley Sonck	2
2	Zlatan Ibrahimović	1
Total		3

	Friendlies	Amsterdam Tournament	Johan Cruijff Schaal	KNVB Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Cup	Eredivisie
Status	10 played, 8 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss	Winners	Runner-up Last opponent: FC Utrecht	Semifinals Last opponent: Willem II	3rd place in Group C Placement for: UEFA Cup	Eliminated in Round of 32 Last opponent: Auxerre	2nd place 77 points in 34 matches qualified 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.

All times are in CEST

Main article: Johan Cruijff-schaal IX

8 August 2004	Ajax	2 – 4	Utrecht	Amsterdam
18:00 CET	Pienaar 51' Sneijder 80'	Report	Schut 72' Somers 87', 90' Douglas 95'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 33,500 Referee: Dick van Egmond

Main article: 2004–05 Eredivisie

15 August 2004 1	Twente	2 − 3	Ajax	Enschede
11:30	Touzani 48' Nkufo 66'	Report	De Mul 30' Van der Vaart 40' Ibrahimović 46'	Stadium: Arke Stadion Attendance: 13,250 Referee: Ruud Bossen

22 August 2004 2	Ajax	6 − 2	NAC Breda	Amsterdam
13:30	Ibrahimović 13', 76' Zonneveld 41' (o.g.) Heitinga 51' Sneijder 70' Maxwell 86'	Report	Cornelisse 11' Slot 82'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,124 Referee: Jan Wegereef

29 August 2004 3	Ajax	1 − 1	Utrecht	Amsterdam
13:30	Pienaar 62'	Report	Douglas 20'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,932 Referee: Roelof Luinge

12 September 2004 4	ADO Den Haag	3 − 3	Ajax	The Hague
11:30	Van der Gun 44' Den Ouden 68' (pen.) Stroeve 83'	Report	Sonck 7' Pienaar 14' Boukhari 31'	Stadium: Zuiderpark Stadion Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ben Haverkort

19 September 2004 5	Den Bosch	0 - 5	Ajax	's-Hertogenbosch
11:30		Report	Sneijder 13' Van der Vaart 41', 90' Grygera 58' De Jong 74'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 7.023 Referee: Dick van Egmond

25 September 2004 6	Ajax	1 − 0	Roda JC	Amsterdam
19:30	Anastasiou 88'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48.370 Referee: Pieter Vink

3 October 2004 7	AZ	0 − 0	Ajax	Alkmaar
11:30	Jaliens , 68'	Report		Stadium: Alkmaarder Hout Attendance: 7,687 Referee: Jack van Hulten

16 October 2004 8	Ajax	1 − 3	Heerenveen	Amsterdam
19:15	Anastasiou 33'	Report	Yıldırım 53' Väyrynen 61' Selaković 86'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,214 Referee: Johan Verbist

24 October 2004 9	PSV	2 − 0	Ajax	Eindhoven
11:30	Lee 39' De Jong 49'	Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Dick van Egmond

31 October 2004 10	Ajax	1 – 0	N.E.C.	Amsterdam
13:30	Van der Vaart 24'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46.345 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

7 November 2004 11	Willem II	1 – 3	Ajax	Tilburg
11:30	Grygera 13' (o.g.)	Report	Rosales 36', 43' Maxwell 62'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,100 Referee: Jan Wegereef

14 November 2004 12	Ajax	1 – 1	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
11:30	Rosales 27'	Report	Kuyt 44'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49.557 Referee: Pieter Vink

20 November 2004 13	De Graafschap	0 – 5	Ajax	Doetinchem
18:30		Report	Escudé 47', 65' Bus 53' (o.g.) Babel 66' Galásek 71'	Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 11.000 Referee: Dick Jol

28 November 2004 14	Ajax	4 – 1	RBC Roosendaal	Amsterdam
13:30	Anastasiou 13' Maxwell 33' Escudé 51' Rosales 83'	Report	De Graaf 23'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,697 Referee: Peter van Dongen

3 December 2004 15	RKC Waalwijk	1 – 2	Ajax	Waalwijk
19:00	Fuchs 7'	Report	Sneijder 11' Rosales 36'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,200 Referee: René Temmink

12 December 2004 16	Ajax	1 – 0	Vitesse Arnhem	Amsterdam
13:30	Babel 88'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,214 Referee: Tom van Sichem

19 December 2004 17	Groningen	0 – 4	Ajax	Groningen
13:30		Report	Sneijder 58' Mitea 64' Babel 74', 78'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer

23 January 2005 18	Utrecht	0 – 2	Ajax	Utrecht
11:30		Report	Sneijder 66' Babel 90'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22.600 Referee: Roelof Luinge

15 January 2006 19	Ajax	0 – 0	ADO Den Haag	Amsterdam
13:30		Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,199 Referee: Ruud Bossen

6 February 2005 20	Ajax	1 – 2	Twente	Amsterdam
13:30	Escudé 6'	Report	Nkufo 36' Touma 67'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,868 Referee: René Temmink

13 February 2005 21	NAC Breda	1 – 2	Ajax	Breda
11:30	Cornelisse 54'	Report	Boukhari 3', 88'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 15,103 Referee: Pieter Vink

20 February 2005 22	Ajax	2 – 0	Den Bosch	Amsterdam
13:30	De Ridder 90' Boukhari 90'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,619 Referee: Jack van Hulten

27 February 2005 23	Roda JC	1 – 2	Ajax	Kerkrade
11:30	Rosenberg 55'	Report		Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Ben Haverkort

6 March 2005 24	Ajax	−	AZ	Amsterdam
14:30		Match rescheduled for 10 April 2005		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: - Referee: -

13 March 2005 25	N.E.C.	0 – 1	Ajax	Nijmegen
11:30		Report	Maduro 55'	Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Joeri van de Velde

20 March 2005 26	Ajax	0 – 4	PSV	Amsterdam
11:30		Report	Cocu 24' Van Bommel 45', 54' (pen.), 59'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,765 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

2 April 2005 27	Heerenveen	2 – 1	Ajax	Heerenveen
18:30	Seip 63' Samaras 87'	Report	Charisteas 34'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Dick Jol

7 April 2005 28	Ajax	2 – 0	Willem II	Amsterdam
19:15	Mitea 20' Babel 90'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,216 Referee: Kevin Blom

10 April 2005 24	Ajax	4 – 2	AZ	Amsterdam
13:30	De Jong 19', 42' Sneijder 51' Pienaar 62'	Report	Nelisse 38' Sektioui 86'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,882 Referee: Dick van Egmond

17 April 2005 29	Feyenoord	2 – 3	Ajax	Rotterdam
11:30	Kalou 48' Kuyt 80'	Report	De Jong 57' Grygera 86' Maduro 90'	Stadium: Feyenoordstadion Attendance: 43,000 Referee: René Temmink

24 April 2005 30	Ajax	1 – 0	De Graafschap	Amsterdam
13:30	Anastasiou 86'	Report	Kalezić 34'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,707 Referee: Fred Sterk

30 April 2005 31	RBC Roosendaal	1 – 4	Ajax	Roosendaal
17:30	Smolders 80'	Report	Pienaar 23' Sneijder 38' Charisteas 39' Galásek 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Vast & Goed Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer

7 May 2005 32	Ajax	4 – 0	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
18:30	Babel 34' Grygera 37' De Jong 77' Charisteas 89'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,672 Referee: Ben Haverkort

15 May 2005 33	Vitesse Arnhem	0 – 2	Ajax	Arnhem
13:30		Report	Grygera 56' Van der Vaart 80'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 22,631 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

22 May 2005 34	Ajax	2 – 1	Groningen	Amsterdam
13:30	Van der Vaart 64' De Ridder 77'	Report	Nevland 44'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,147 Referee: Tom van Sichem

Main article: 2004–05 KNVB Cup

27 January 2005 Round of 16	Ajax	2 − 0	Heerenveen	Amsterdam
20:45	Charisteas 88' Babel 90'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ben Haverkort

2 March 2005 Quarterfinals	ADO Den Haag	0 − 2	Ajax	The Hague
21:00		Report	Sneijder 54' Rosales 90'	Stadium: Zuiderpark Stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Eric Brramhaar

21 April 2005 Semifinals	Willem II	1 − 0	Ajax	Tilburg
20:45	Caluwé 38'}	Report		Stadium: Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14.500 Referee: Roelof Luinge

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Juventus	6	5	1	0	6	1	+5	16
Bayern München	6	3	1	2	12	5	+7	10
Ajax	6	1	1	4	6	10	-4	4
Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	1	1	4	4	12	–8	4

15 September 2004 1	Ajax	0 – 1	Juventus	Amsterdam
19:45		Report	Nedvěd 42'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50.000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

28 September 2004 2	Bayern München	4 – 0	Ajax	Munich, Germany
19:45	Makaay 28', 43', 50' Zé Roberto 54'	Report		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 50.000 Referee: Alain Sars (France)

19 October 2004 3	Ajax	3 – 0	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Amsterdam
19:45	Sonck 5' De Jong 21' Van der Vaart 33'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48.161 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)

3 November 2004 4	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2 – 1	Ajax	Tel Aviv, Israel
19:45	Dego 49', 57'	Report	De Ridder 88'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Vladimír Hriňák ((Slovakia))

23 November 2004 5	Juventus	1 – 0	Ajax	Turin, Italy
19:45	Zalayeta 15'	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 6,865 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

8 December 2004 6	Ajax	2 – 2	Bayern München	Amsterdam
19:45	Galásek 39' Mitea 64'	Report	Makaay 9' Ballack 78'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,019 Referee: Lucílio Batista ((Portugal))

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup

Round of 32

16 February 2005 1st leg	Ajax	1 – 0	Auxerre	Amsterdam
19:00	Maxwell 36'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 42,319 Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic)

24 February 2005 2nd leg	Auxerre	3 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Ajax	Auxerre, France
19:45	Kalou 31' Cheyrou 55' Mathis 86'	Report	Babel 36'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal)

30 July 2004	Ajax	3 − 2	Panathinaikos	Amsterdam
21:15	Ibrahimović 54' Sonck 62', 64' (pen.)	Report	Maxwell 76' (o.g.) Konstantinou 82'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Frank de Bleeckere

1 August 2004	Ajax	0 − 0	Arsenal	Amsterdam
21:15		Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,000 Referee: René Temmink

Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2004

10 July 2004	FC Omniworld	1 − 5	Ajax	Almere, Netherlands
15:00	Çakır 27'	Report	De Jong 10' Soetaers 17' Pasanen 23' De Mul 35' Obodai 67'	Stadium: FBK-Sportpark Attendance: 4,500 Referee: -

13 July 2004	DOS '19	0 − 15	Ajax	Denekamp, Netherlands
18:45		Report	Lindgren 13' Anastasiou 22', 72', 78', 83', 87' De Ridder 27', 75' Mitea 40', 43' Sonck 50', 85', 90' Maxwell 66' De Mul 70'	Stadium: Sportpark De Molendijk Attendance: 3,500 Referee: -

15 July 2004	Excelsior '31	1 − 9	Ajax	Rijssen, Netherlands
19:30	Scheppink 57'	Report	De Mul 6' De Jong 9' Maxwell 14' Anastasiou 19', 21', 48', 85' Mitea 30' Sonck 34'	Stadium: Sportpark De Koerbelt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: -

17 July 2004	HSV de Zuidvogels	0 − 9	Ajax	Huizen, Netherlands
15:00		Report	Maduro 7' Mitea 13' De Mul 22' Anastasiou 47', 64', 71', 76' Sikora 58' Pienaar 85'	Stadium: Sportpark De Wolfskamer Attendance: 1,000 Referee: -

21 July 2004	Queens Park Rangers	0 − 1	Ajax	London, England
15:00		Report	Lindgren 59'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,000 Referee: -

23 July 2004	Luton Town	0 − 4	Ajax	Luton, England
19:30		Report	Pienaar 8' Sonck 39', 71' Maxwell 45'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,500 Referee: -

14 December 2004	FC Barcelona	2 − 1	Ajax	Elche, Spain
21:30	Eto'o 1', 29'	Report	Lindgren 89'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: - Referee: -

12 January 2005	Ajax Cape Town	0 − 3	Ajax	Cape Town, South Africa
15:30		Report	Charisteas 35' Escudé 60' Maxwell 85'	Stadium: Newlands Stadium Attendance: 10.000

16 January 2005	Moroka Swallows	2 − 2	Ajax	Cape Town, South Africa
20:00	McNab 44' Mukansi 78'	Report	Mitea 28' Anastasiou 69'	Stadium: Newlands Stadium Attendance: 10.000 Referee: -

9 February 2005	Ajax	2 − 0	Ghana (national team)	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00	Lindgren 51', 73'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 1,200 Referee: -

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.

The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
Return from loan spell
Kiran Bechan	Forward	1 July 2004	Sparta Rotterdam	-
Youssouf Hersi	Midfielder	1 July 2004	N.E.C.	-
Richard Knopper	Midfielder	1 July 2004	Heerenveen	-
Ruud Kras	Defender	1 July 2004	Volendam	-
Kwame Quansah	Midfielder	1 July 2004	AIK	-
Stefano Seedorf	Midfielder	1 July 2004	NAC Breda	-
Loan
Filipe Luís	Defender	1 July 2004	Figueirense	-
Gastón Sangoy	Forward	1 July 2004	Boca Juniors	-
Transfer
Mauro Rosales	Forward	30 August 2004	Newell's Old Boys	€2.5 million
Free Transfer
Hans Vonk	Goalkeeper	2 June 2004	Heerenveen	-

The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
Out on loan
Thomas Vermaelen	Defender	2 June 2004	RKC Waalwijk	-
Victor Sikora	Midfielder	1 July 2004	Heerenveen	-
Abubakari Yakubu	Midfielder	1 July 2004	Vitesse Arnhem	-
Cedric van der Gun	Midfielder	28 July 2004	ADO Den Haag	-
Loan return
Måns Sörensson	Forward	1 July 2004	Landskrona BoIS	-
Transfer
Jelle van Damme	Defender	9 June 2004	Southampton	€2.9 million
Petri Pasanen	Midfielder	20 July 2004	Werder Bremen	€3.5 million
Zlatan Ibrahimović	Forward	22 August 2004	Juventus	€16 million
Free
Jamal Akachar	Forward	30 April 2004	Cambuur	-
Michael Krohn-Dehli	Forward	6 May 2004	RKC Waalwijk	-
Youssouf Hersi	Midfielder	11 June 2004	Heerenveen	-
Sander Boschker	Goalkeeper	1 July 2004	Twente	-
Jason Culina	Midfielder	1 July 2004	Twente	-
Siniša Gagula	Defender	1 July 2004	Borac Banja Luka	-
Richard Knopper	Midfielder	1 July 2004	Vitesse Arnhem	-
Jussi Kujala	Midfielder	1 July 2004	Tampere United	-
Jari Litmanen	Midfielder	1 July 2004	Lahti	-
John Nieuwenburg	Midfielder	1 July 2004	Dordrecht	-
Stefano Seedorf	Midfielder	1 July 2004	Groningen	-
José Valencia	Midfielder	14 July 2004	N.E.C.	-
Kwame Quansah	Midfielder	10 August 2004	Heracles Almelo	-

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.

The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
	Transfer
	Angelos Charisteas	Forward	22 December 2004	Werder Bremen	€4.5 million

The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
Out on loan
Wesley Sonck	Forward	1 January 2005	Borussia Mönchengladbach	-
Free
Kiran Bechan	Forward	19 November 2004	Groningen	-
Tom Soetaers	Forward	4 January 2005	Racing Genk	-
John O'Brien	Midfielder	1 February 2005	ADO Den Haag	-

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History	History of AFC Ajax

Teams	I. Ajax 1 (First team) II. Jong Ajax (Reserves) III. Ajax Zaterdag (Amateurs) Ajax Vrouwen (Women's)

Grounds	Het Veldje (1893–1900) Amsterdam-Noord (1900–1907) Het Houten Stadion (1907–1934) De Meer Stadion (1934–1996) Olympic Stadium (1934–1996) Amsterdam ArenA (1996–present)

Training grounds	Sportpark De Toekomst (1996–present) adidas miCoach Performance Centre (2011–present)

Academies	Ajax Youth Academy Ajax Hellas Youth Academy

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 is niet dood!" "Ajax-mars" "Ajax, Olé Olé Olé" Ajax Supportershome Battle of Beverwijk Big Three "Bloed, zweet en tranen" Club van 100 F-side Halte ArenA "Hava Nagila" De kabel Lucky Lynx "Mijn Stad" De Mistwedstrijd 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 (magazine) Ajax Life Ajax Magazine Ajax TV Ajax, dit is mijn club Ajax-nieuws Ajax: Hark the Herald Angel Sings Ajaxjournaal The Price of Heaven Superjews

Former teams	Ajax Baseball Club (1922–1972) Ajax Orlando Prospects (2002–2007)

Affiliated clubs	Ajax Cape Town Almere City Barcelona Cruzeiro Beijing Guoan Palmeiras AS Trenčín

List of AFC Ajax seasons

1900–01
1901–02
1902–03
1903–04
1904–05
1905–06
1906–07
1907–08
1908–09
1909–10
1910–11
1911–12
1912–13
1913–14
1914–15
1915–16
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20
1920–21
1921–22
1922–23
1923–24
1924–25
1925–26
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16

2004–05 in Dutch football

Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Hoofdklasse KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Schaal

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