2004–05 AFC Ajax season explained

Club:AFC Ajax
Season:2004–05
Manager:Ronald Koeman (until 25 February)
Danny Blind
Chairman:John Jaakke
League:Eredivisie
League Result:2nd
Cup1:KNVB Cup
Cup1 Result:Semi-final
Cup2:Champions League
Cup2 Result:Group stage
Cup3:UEFA Cup
Cup3 Result:Round of 32
Cup4:Johan Cruijff Schaal
Cup4 Result:Runner-up
League Topscorer:
Wesley Sneijder and Ryan Babel (7)
Season Topscorer:
Ryan Babel (9)
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Prevseason:2003–04
Nextseason:2005–06

During the 2004–05 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.

Pre-season

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.

Player statistics

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2004–05 selection by nationality

NationalityTotal Players
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align=center Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selectionalign=center 5align=center 1align=center -align=center -align=center -align=center -align=center -align=center 1align=center -align=center -align=center -align=center -align=center 1align=center 1align=center 9
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Team statistics

Eredivisie standings

Goals by match day

Statistics for the 2004–05 season

FriendliesAmsterdam
Tournament		Johan Cruijff SchaalKNVB Cup UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA CupEredivisieTotal
Matches10213623458
Wins8102112437
Draws11001058
Losses101141513
Home1211311726
Away9002311732
Yellow cards 62371454490
Red cards 00010528
2 x yellow in 1 match 00010203
Number of substitutes used 50521023858177
Goals for 620215176610172
Goals against 72131241470
Balance +55align=center-2+1+12+5+25+6+102
Clean sheets 7001212224
Penalties for 30000306
Penalties against 00001304

2004–05 team records

width=40% align=center Descriptionwidth=20% align=center Competitionwidth=40% align=center Result
Biggest win Friendly matchDOS '19 – AFC Ajax (0–15)
KNVB CupAFC Ajax – SC Heerenveen (2–0)
UEFA Champions LeagueAFC Ajax – Maccabi Tel Aviv (2–0)
UEFA CupAFC Ajax – AJ Auxerre (1–0)
EredivisieFC Den Bosch – AFC Ajax (5–0)
De Graafschap – AFC Ajax (5–0)
Biggest loss Friendly matchFC Barcelona – AFC Ajax (2–1)
KNVB CupWillem II – AFC Ajax (1–0)
UEFA Champions LeagueBayern München – AFC Ajax (4–0)
UEFA CupAJ Auxerre – AFC Ajax (3–1)
EredivisieAFC Ajax – PSV (0–4)
Most goals in a match Friendly matchDOS '19 – AFC Ajax (0–15)
KNVB CupAFC Ajax – SC Heerenveen (2–0)
ADO Den Haag – AFC Ajax (0–2)
UEFA Champions LeagueBayern München – AFC Ajax (4–0)
UEFA CupAJ Auxerre – AFC Ajax (3–1)
EredivisieAFC Ajax – NAC Breda (6–2)

Top scorers

width=33% align=left valign=top Friendlies
width=15% align=center Nr.width=65% align=center Namewidth=20% align=center
1 Yannis Anastasiou14
2 Wesley Sonck6
3 Nicolae Mitea5
Rasmus Lindgren5
5 Tom de Mul4
Maxwell4
7 Nigel de Jong2
Daniël de Ridder2
Steven Pienaar2
10 Tom Soetaers1
Petri Pasanen1
Anthony Obodai1
Hedwiges Maduro1
Victor Sikora1
Angelos Charisteas1
Julien Escudé1
Total51
width=33% align=left valign=top Johan Cruijff Schaal
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1 Steven Pienaar1
Wesley Sneijder1
Total2
width=33% align=left valign=top Eredivisie
width=15% align=center Nr.width=65% align=center Namewidth=20% align=center
1 Wesley Sneijder7
Ryan Babel7
3 Rafael van der Vaart6
4 Nigel de Jong5
Mauro Rosales5
Julien Escudé5
7 Steven Pienaar4
Zdeněk Grygera4
Nourdin Boukhari4
Yannis Anastasiou4
Angelos Charisteas4
12 Zlatan Ibrahimović3
Maxwell3
14 Tomáš Galásek2
Daniël de Ridder2
Nicolae Mitea2
Hedwiges Maduro2
18 Tom de Mul1
John Heitinga1
Wesley Sonck1
Own goals Mike Zonneveld (NAC Breda)1
Dave Bus (De Graafschap)1
Total74
width=33% align=left valign=top UEFA Champions League
width=15% align=center Nr.width=65% align=center Namewidth=20% align=center
1 Wesley Sonck1
Nigel de Jong1
Rafael van der Vaart1
Daniël de Ridder1
Tomáš Galásek1
Nicolae Mitea1
Total6
width=33% align=left valign=top KNVB Cup
width=15% align=center Nr.width=65% align=center Namewidth=20% align=center
1 Angelos Charisteas1
Ryan Babel1
Wesley Sneijder1
Mauro Rosales1
Total4
width=33% align=left valign=top UEFA Cup
width=15% align=center Nr.width=65% align=center Namewidth=20% align=center
1 Maxwell1
Ryan Babel1
Total2
width=33% align=left valign=top Amsterdam Tournament
width=15% align=center Nr.width=65% align=center Namewidth=20% align=center
1 Wesley Sonck2
2 Zlatan Ibrahimović1
Total3

Placements

Results

All times are in CEST

Johan Cruijff Schaal

See main article: Johan Cruijff-schaal IX.

Eredivisie

See main article: 2004–05 Eredivisie.

KNVB Cup

See main article: 2004–05 KNVB Cup.

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UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

UEFA Cup

See main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup.

Round of 32

Amsterdam Tournament

Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2004
Team
Ajax211037
River Plate211015
Panathinaikos200222
Arsenal202002

Friendlies

Transfers

Summer

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.

In

NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee
Return from loan spell
Kiran BechanForward1 July 2004 Sparta Rotterdamalign=center-
Youssouf HersiMidfielder1 July 2004 N.E.C.align=center-
Richard KnopperMidfielder1 July 2004 Heerenveenalign=center-
Ruud KrasDefender1 July 2004 Volendamalign=center-
Kwame QuansahMidfielder1 July 2004 AIKalign=center-
Stefano SeedorfMidfielder1 July 2004 NAC Bredaalign=center-
Loan
Filipe LuísDefender1 July 2004 Figueirensealign=center-
Gastón SangoyForward1 July 2004 Boca Juniorsalign=center-
Transfer
Mauro RosalesForward30 August 2004 Newell's Old Boys€2.5 million
Free Transfer
Hans VonkGoalkeeper2 June 2004 Heerenveenalign=center-

Out

NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee
Out on loan
Thomas VermaelenDefender2 June 2004 RKC Waalwijkalign=center-
Victor SikoraMidfielder1 July 2004 Heerenveenalign=center-
Abubakari YakubuMidfielder1 July 2004 Vitesse Arnhemalign=center-
Cedric van der GunMidfielder28 July 2004 ADO Den Haagalign=center-
Loan return
Måns SörenssonForward1 July 2004 Landskrona BoISalign=center-
Transfer
Jelle van DammeDefender9 June 2004 Southampton€2.9 million
Petri PasanenMidfielder20 July 2004 Werder Bremen€3.5 million
Zlatan IbrahimovićForward22 August 2004 Juventus€16 million
Free
Jamal AkacharForward30 April 2004 Cambuuralign=center-
Michael Krohn-DehliForward6 May 2004 RKC Waalwijkalign=center-
Youssouf HersiMidfielder11 June 2004 Heerenveenalign=center-
Sander BoschkerGoalkeeper1 July 2004 Twentealign=center-
Jason CulinaMidfielder1 July 2004 Twentealign=center-
Siniša GagulaDefender1 July 2004 Borac Banja Lukaalign=center-
Richard KnopperMidfielder1 July 2004 Vitesse Arnhemalign=center-
Jussi KujalaMidfielder1 July 2004 Tampere Unitedalign=center-
Jari LitmanenMidfielder1 July 2004 Lahtialign=center-
John NieuwenburgMidfielder1 July 2004 Dordrechtalign=center-
Stefano SeedorfMidfielder1 July 2004 Groningenalign=center-
José ValenciaMidfielder14 July 2004 N.E.C.align=center-
Kwame QuansahMidfielder10 August 2004 Heracles Almeloalign=center-

Winter

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.

In

Out

NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee
Out on loan
Wesley SonckForward1 January 2005 Borussia Mönchengladbachalign=center-
Free
Kiran BechanForward19 November 2004 Groningenalign=center-
Tom SoetaersForward4 January 2005 Racing Genkalign=center-
John O'BrienMidfielder1 February 2005 ADO Den Haagalign=center-

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