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 and played its first three seasons in the BeNe League before the Eredivisie re-formed. The club won its first title in its second season, winning the domestic KNVB Cup in the 2013–14 season. Ajax won its first two Eredivisie titles in back-to-back seasons in 2016–17 and 2017–18. It won its third title in the 2022–23 season. The best performance in the UEFA Women's Champions League came in the 2023–24 competition, when it finished second in the group stage before losing in the quarterfinals, the first Dutch club to reach that stage. After a third place finish in the 2024–25, Ajax qualified for the inaugural UEFA Women's Europa Cup.
Current squad
Out on loan
Former players
Results BeNe League / Eredivisie 13141516171819202122232425 a=at moment of abandonment due to Covid
SeasonDivisionPositionW – D – L = PtsGF – GATop scorerKNVB Cup2012–13BeNe League4 / 1612 – 6 – 10 = 4247 – 36Desiree van Lunteren (10)Quarterfinals2013–143 / 1416 – 6 – 4 = 5468 – 23van Lunteren (13)Winner2014–153 / 1317 – 2 – 5 = 5354 – 20Marlous Pieëte (10)Final2015–16Eredivisie2 / 717 – 5 – 2 = 5646 – 11Eshly Bakker (8)Final2016–171 / 821 – 5 – 1 = 6857 – 14Marjolijn van den Bighelaar (18)Winner2017–181 / 916 – 7 – 1 = 5557 – 24van den Bighelaar, van Lunteren (12)Winner2018–192 / 913 – 8 – 3 = 4750 – 18Ellen Jansen (14)Winner2019–202 / 8a8 – 1 – 3 = 25a22 – 11avan den Bighelaar (9)Quarterfinalsa2020–213 / 813 – 1 – 6 = 4040 – 21Nikita Tromp (19)Semifinals2021–222 / 917 – 3 – 4 = 5470 – 22Romée Leuchter (25)Winner2022–231 / 1118 – 1 – 1 = 5567 – 15Leuchter (18)Round of 162023–242 / 1217 – 3 – 2 = 5462 – 20Leuchter (20)Winner2024–253 / 1217 – 2 – 3 = 5357 – 22Danique Tolhoek (19)Round of 16 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 / 2017–18Qualifying round Standard Liège 3–0 Pärnu 2–1 Rīgas FS 6–0 Round of 32 Brescia 1–0 0–2 1–22018–19Qualifying 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 Bayern Munich 0–3 1–3 1–6 2022–23 Kristianstads DFF 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Arsenal 0–1 2–2 2–32023–24 Dinamo Minsk 3–0 FC Zürich 2–0 6–0 8–0 Group stage Bayern Munich 1–0 1–1 2nd out of 4 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 1–3 Roma 2–1 0–3 Quarter-final Chelsea 0–3 1–1 1–42024–25 Kolos Kovalivka 1–1, 4–1 Fiorentina 0–1
UEFA Women's Europa Cup SeasonRoundTeamHomeAway/ 2025–26 QR 1Sturm Graz Record by club
OpponentCountryPldWDLGFGASeason(s)Dinamo Minsk1100302023–24Standard Liège1100302017–18Sparta Prague2200412018–19Arsenal2011232022–23Chelsea2011142023–24Pärnu1100212017–18Olympique Lyonnais20020132018–19Paris Saint-Germain2101332023–24Bayern Munich4112372020–21, 2023–24Eintracht Frankfurt1100212022–23Þór/KA1010002018–19Wexford Youths1100412018–19Brescia2101122013–14Fiorentina1001012024–25Roma2101242023–24Rīgas FS1100602017–18Linfield1100202018–19Kristianstads DFF1100312022–23Zürich2200802023–24Kolos Kovalivka1010412024–25
Honours
National Eredivisie Winners (3): 2016-17, 2017-18, 2022-23 KNVB Women's Cup Winners (6): 2013-14, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2023-24 BeNe League Third place (2): 2013-14, 2014-15
Affiliated clubs On 13 January 2013, it was revealed that AFC Ajax Vrouwen would partner with SV Overbos, the women's team from Hoofddorp."Hechte samenwerking Ajax en sv Overbos uit Hoofddorp'", Overbos.nl, 13 January 2013
SV Overbos (2013–present)
Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Assistant coach Sonny SilooyAssistant coach Goalkeeping coach Robbie TetterooPerformance coach Eva Hovenkamp Michiel van Tilburg Source
Head coaches Ed Engelkes (2012–2016) (2016-2019) Danny Schenkel (2019–2022) Suzanne Bakker (2022–2024) (Rinus Michel Award winner in 2024) Hesterine de Reus (2024–2025) (2025–present)
Broadcasting , all league matches played are broadcast on ESPN. Public service broadcaster NOS occasionally provides game highlights during the Studio Sport programme.
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