2012–13 AFC Ajax season

Ajax
2012–13 season
Chairman Hennie Henrichs
Manager Frank de Boer
Eredivisie 1st
KNVB Cup Semi-finals
Champions League Group stage
Europa League Round of 32
Johan Cruijff Schaal Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Siem de Jong (12)
All:
Siem de Jong (16)
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2012–13 season AFC Ajax will participate in the Dutch Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. The first training took place on Tuesday 26 June 2012. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on Wednesday 27 June 2012.

Pre-season

The first training for the 2012–13 season was held on 26 June 2012. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training stage in De Lutte, Netherlands. The squad from manager Frank de Boer stayed there from 2 July 2012 to 7 July 2012. During this training stage friendly matches were played against SV Huizen, VV Oldenzaal and FC Emmen. Further friendly matches were played against SC Veendam, VV Noordwijk, Celtic, Southampton and Norwich City.

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos Nat Player TotalEredivisie UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
KNVB Cup
Johan Cruijff-schaal XVII
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands Kenneth Vermeer 39 0 30 0 8 0 1 0
2 DF Netherlands Ricardo van Rhijn 43 1 30 0 8 1 5 0
3 DF Belgium Toby Alderweireld 45 4 33 2 8 1 4 1
4 DF Finland Niklas Moisander 41 6 29 4 8 2 4 0
5 MF Denmark Christian Poulsen 37 0 21+4 0 7+1 0 3+1 0
7 FW Serbia Miralem Sulejmani 8 0 0+5 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
8 FW Denmark Christian Eriksen 45 13 33 10 8 1 3+1 2
9 FW Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 20 9 12+3 7 2 0 1+2 2
10 FW Netherlands Siem de Jong 47 16 34 12 8 3 4+1 1
11 FW Spain Isaac Cuenca 5 0 2+1 0 2 0 0 0
15 DF Denmark Nicolai Boilesen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Denmark Lucas Andersen 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Netherlands Daley Blind 46 2 32+2 2 8 0 4 0
18 FW Netherlands Davy Klaassen 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
19 FW Sweden Tobias Sana 19 5 9+4 4 3+2 0 1 1
20 MF Denmark Lasse Schöne 44 7 28+4 6 3+4 0 4+1 1
21 FW Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 43 5 17+13 4 5+3 1 5 0
22 GK Netherlands Jasper Cillessen 11 0 4+1 0 0+1 0 5 0
23 FW Netherlands Danny Hoesen 25 7 4+14 5 1+2 1 3+1 1
25 MF South Africa Thulani Serero 11 3 4+5 3 0+1 0 1 0
27 FW Netherlands Jody Lukoki 22 3 8+8 3 1+1 0 3+1 0
30 GK Netherlands Mickey van der Hart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Netherlands Ruben Ligeon 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Netherlands Joël Veltman 10 0 2+5 0 0 0 2+1 0
34 DF Netherlands Stefano Denswil 5 1 2+2 0 0 0 1 1
35 DF Netherlands Mitchell Dijks 9 0 3+3 0 0 0 3 0
37 FW Netherlands Lesley de Sa 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW Denmark Viktor Fischer 33 12 21+2 10 3+2 0 3+2 2
40 MF Netherlands Fabian Sporkslede 4 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
42 FW Netherlands Joeri de Kamps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 MF France Ilan Boccara 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
45 GK Netherlands Chiel Kramer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 FW Netherlands Ryan Babel 22 5 9+7 4 4 0 1+1 1
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
2 DF Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
5 MF Netherlands Vurnon Anita 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF Cameroon Eyong Enoh 9 0 1+2 0 1+3 0 1+1 0
11 FW Netherlands Lorenzo Ebecilio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Netherlands Theo Janssen 3 1 1+1 1 0 0 1 0
23 FW Armenia Aras Özbiliz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF Netherlands Dico Koppers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 MF Belgium Mats Rits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Netherlands Roly Bonevacia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Netherlands Sven Nieuwpoort 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 FW Turkey Yener Arıca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 FW Netherlands Gino van Kessel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 DF Netherlands Xandro Schenk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

As of 4 July 2012

2012–13 Selection by Nationality

Nationality Netherlands Denmark Serbia Finland Belgium Iceland South Africa Spain Sweden France Cameroon Total Players
Current squad selection 12 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 24
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection 7 1 2 - - - - - - 1 - 11
Players out on loan 6 - - 1 - - - - - - 1 8

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2012–13

Current standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goals against
Yellow cards
Red cards
Red card
1 34 22 10 2 76 83 31 25 4

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 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 0 3 1 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 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 1 4 7 8 11 12 15 16 17 18 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 37 40 40 43 44 47 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 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 5 2 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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 2 6 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 0 4 2 2 3 2 4 0 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 1 2 5 2 83

Statistics for the 2012–13 season

Friendlies Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Total
Matches 10 of 111 of 15 of 56 of 62 of 234 of 3457 of 58
Win 7 of 110 of 14 of 51 of 61 of 222 of 3435 of 58
Draw 2 of 110 of 10 of 51 of 60 of 210 of 3413 of 58
Loss 1 of 111 of 11 of 54 of 61 of 22 of 349 of 58
Home 2 of 111 of 11 of 53 of 31 of 117 of 1727 of 27
Away 8 of 110 of 14 of 53 of 31 of 117 of 1733 of 34
Yellow cards 047743351
Red cards Red card 0000022
2 x yellow in 1 match Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 0000022
Number of substitutes used 8231517694217
Goals for 392128283146
Goals against 5431623161
Balance +34-2+9-80+52+86
Clean sheets 504011525
Penalties for 1000214
Penalties against 0000404

2012–13 Team records

Description Competition Result
Biggest win Netherlands Friendly match VV Oldenzaal – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 )
Netherlands Johan Cruijff Schaal
Netherlands KNVB Cup SBV Vitesse - AFC Ajax ( 0–4 )
Europe UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – Manchester City ( 3–1 )
Europe UEFA Europa League AFC Ajax - Steaua București ( 2–0 )
Netherlands Eredivisie N.E.C. – AFC Ajax ( 1–6 )
Biggest loss Brazil Friendly match Vasco da Gama – AFC Ajax ( 1–0 )
Netherlands Johan Cruijff Schaal AFC Ajax – PSV ( 2–4 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – AZ ( 0–3 )
Europe UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax - Real Madrid ( 1–4 )
AFC Ajax - Borussia Dortmund ( 1–4 )
Europe UEFA Europa League Steaua București - AFC Ajax ( 2–0 )
Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – SBV Vitesse ( 0–2 )
Most goals in a match Netherlands Friendly match VV Oldenzaal – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 )
Netherlands Johan Cruijff Schaal AFC Ajax – PSV ( 2–4 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup SBV Vitesse - AFC Ajax ( 0–4 )
Europe UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax - Real Madrid ( 1–4 )
AFC Ajax - Borussia Dortmund ( 1–4 )
Europe UEFA Europa League AFC Ajax - Steaua București ( 2–0 )
Netherlands Eredivisie N.E.C. – AFC Ajax ( 1–6 )

Topscorers

Friendlies

Nr. Name
1. Armenia Aras Özbiliz 6
2. Netherlands Davy Klaassen 5
3. Netherlands Siem de Jong 4
Denmark Viktor Fischer 4
Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 4
6. South Africa Thulani Serero 3
7. Netherlands Lesley de Sa 2
Denmark Lasse Schöne 2
9. Netherlands Joël Veltman 1
Netherlands Jody Lukoki 1
Netherlands Ruben Ligeon 1
Netherlands Lorenzo Ebecilio 1
Netherlands Theo Janssen 1
Netherlands Daley Blind 1
Belgium Mats Rits 1
Own goals Suriname Kelvin Maynard (FC Emmen) 1
Slovakia Michal Mravec (FC Emmen) 1
Total 39

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Nr. Name
1. Belgium Toby Alderweireld 1
Own goals Brazil Marcelo (PSV) 1
Total 2

Eredivisie

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Siem de Jong 12
2. Denmark Christian Eriksen 10
Denmark Viktor Fischer 10
4. Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 7
5. Denmark Lasse Schöne 6
6. Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 5
Netherlands Danny Hoesen 5
8. Sweden Tobias Sana 4
Finland Niklas Moisander 4
Netherlands Ryan Babel 4
11. Netherlands Jody Lukoki 3
South Africa Thulani Serero 3
13. Belgium Toby Alderweireld 2
Netherlands Daley Blind 2
15. Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel 1
Netherlands Theo Janssen 1
Own goals Netherlands Ben Rienstra (Heracles Almelo) 1
Georgia (country) Guram Kashia (Vitesse Arnhem) 1
Netherlands Rens van Eijden (N.E.C.) 1
Netherlands Tim Gilissen (NAC Breda) 1
Total 83

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name
1. Denmark Christian Eriksen 2
Denmark Viktor Fischer 2
Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 2
3. Sweden Tobias Sana 1
Netherlands Ryan Babel 1
Netherlands Stefano Denswil 1
Netherlands Siem de Jong 1
Netherlands Danny Hoesen 1
Denmark Lasse Schöne 1
Total 12

UEFA Champions League

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Siem de Jong 3
2. Finland Niklas Moisander 2
3. Denmark Christian Eriksen 1
Netherlands Danny Hoesen 1
Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 1
Total 8

UEFA Europa League

Nr. Name
1. Belgium Toby Alderweireld 1
Netherlands Ricardo van Rhijn 1
Total 2

Placements

Friendlies Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie
Status 10 played, 7 wins, 2 draw, 1 lossRunner-up
Last opponent: PSV
Semi-finals
Last opponent: AZ
3rd Place in Group D
Placement for: UEFA Europa League
Round of 32
Last opponent:
Steaua București
Champions
76 points in 34 matches
32nd title

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

All times are in CEST

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Eredivisie

Main article: 2012–13 Eredivisie

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2012–13 KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Borussia Dortmund 6420115+614
Spain Real Madrid 6321159+611
Netherlands Ajax 6114816–84
England Manchester City 6033711–43

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Transfers for 2012–13

Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2012 to 31 August 2012) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2012.

Arrivals

Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
Netherlands Roly BonevaciaMidfielder30 June 2012Netherlands NAC Breda-
Argentina Darío CvitanichForward9 July 2012Argentina Boca Juniors-
Transfer
France Ilan BoccaraMidfielder15 July 2012France Paris Saint-Germain€500.000
Sweden Tobias SanaMidfielder30 July 2012Sweden IFK Göteborg€350.000
Finland Niklas MoisanderDefender20 August 2012Netherlands AZ€3 million
Netherlands Danny HoesenForward26 August 2012England Fulham€350.000
Denmark Lucas AndersenMidfielder31 August 2012Denmark Aalborg BK€1.3 million
Free Transfer
Denmark Lasse SchöneMidfielder18 April 2012Netherlands N.E.C.-
Netherlands Gino van KesselForward20 April 2012Netherlands AZ-
Denmark Christian PoulsenMidfielder22 August 2012France Evian Thonan Gaillard-
Netherlands Ryan BabelForward31 August 2012Germany 1899 Hoffenheim-

Departures

Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Finland Henri ToivomäkiDefender27 June 2012Netherlands Almere City-
Netherlands Geoffrey CastillionForward15 July 2012Netherlands Heracles Almelo-
Transfer
Netherlands Marco BizotGoalkeeper14 June 2012Netherlands FC Groningen€150.000
Morocco Mounir El HamdaouiForward5 July 2012Italy Fiorentina €850.000
Belgium Jan VertonghenDefender7 July 2012England Tottenham Hotspur €12 million
Argentina Darío CvitanichForward25 July 2012France OGC Nice €400.000
Armenia Aras ÖzbilizForward6 August 2012Russia Kuban Krasnodar €1 million
Netherlands Vurnon AnitaForward15 August 2012England Newcastle United €8.5 million
Netherlands Theo JanssenMidfielder24 August 2012Netherlands Vitesse €600.000
Netherlands Gregory van der WielDefender31 August 2012France Paris Saint-Germain €5 million
Free Transfer
Netherlands André OoijerDefender13 March 2012-
Uruguay Bruno SilvaDefender13 April 2012-
Netherlands Ricardo KipMidfielder5 May 2012Netherlands Almere City-
Netherlands Florian JozefzoonForward25 May 2012Netherlands RKC Waalwijk-
Uruguay Nicolás LodeiroMidfielder8 July 2012Brazil Botafogo-
Netherlands Rodney SneijderMidfielder9 July 2012Netherlands RKC Waalwijk-
Russia Dmitri BulykinForward19 July 2012Netherlands FC Twente-
Morocco Ismaïl AissatiMidfielder18 August 2012Turkey Antalyaspor-
Netherlands Youssef FennichMidfielder29 August 2012Netherlands SC Heerenveen-
Netherlands Jeroen VerhoevenGoalkeeper29 September 2012Netherlands FC Utrecht-

Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2013 to 1 February 2013) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2012–13.

Arrivals

Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Loan
Spain Isaac CuencaForward31 January 2013Spain FC Barcelona-
Transfer
Serbia Dejan MelegMidfielder23 January 2013Serbia FK Vojvodina€500.000
Free Transfer
Netherlands Riechedly BazoerDefender20 November 2012Netherlands PSV-
Czech Republic Václav ČernýForward22 January 2013Czech Republic 1. FK Příbram-
Greece Dimitri SilvestridisForward31 January 2013Greece Ajax Hellas Youth Academy-

Departures

Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Netherlands Roly BonevaciaMidfielder1 January 2013Netherlands Roda JC-
Netherlands Xandro SchenkDefender4 January 2013Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles-
Netherlands Sven NieuwpoortDefender5 January 2013Netherlands Almere City-
Netherlands Gino van KesselForward9 January 2013Netherlands Almere City-
Cameroon Eyong EnohMidfielder31 January 2013England Fulham-
Netherlands Dico KoppersDefender31 January 2013Netherlands ADO Den Haag-
Transfer
Netherlands Lorenzo EbecilioForward2 January 2013Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk€500.000
Belgium Mats RitsMidfielder6 January 2013Belgium KV Mechelen€100.000
Free Transfer
Turkey Yener ArıcaForward2 January 2013Turkey Kayserispor-

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