The 2022–23 season was the 123rd season in the history of AFC Ajax and their 67th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, Johan Cruyff Shield, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa League.
The mid-season break was longer and started earlier because of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with the last match on 13 November 2022, and the first match after the World Cup on 8 January 2023 (following the World Cup final on 18 December 2022).
Players Squad
Transfers In DatePlayerTransferred fromFee Tottenham Hotspur€31,250,000 AZ€10,000,000 Rangers€23,000,000 FC Porto€5,000,000 RB Leipzig€16,350,000 Club América€5,000,000 Trabzonspor€9,500,000 1899 HoffenheimFree transfer Villarreal€8,000,000
Out DatePlayerTransferred toFeeReleasedFree transfer FeyenoordFree transfer FC TwenteFree transfer Bayern MunichFree transfer Inter MilanFree transfer Bayern Munich €18,500,000 Groningen €450,000 Gorica€1,000,000 Borussia Dortmund€31,000,000 Manchester United€57,370,000 Lyon€4,200,000 Torino€9,000,000 AmiensUndisclosed FC UtrechtFree transfer Manchester United€95,000,000 Bayern MunichFree transfer Fluminense FCUndisclosed ElcheFree transfer FC UtrechtUndisclosed
Loans in Start datePlayerFromEnd dateFee Independiente del ValleUndisclosed Pisa€1,000,000 Sevilla€4,000,000
Loans out Start datePlayerToEnd dateFee RosenborgUndisclosed ADO Den HaagUndisclosed FC TwenteUndisclosed CopenhagenUndisclosed Trabzonspor€150,000 Excelsior RotterdamUndisclosed AberdeenUndisclosed
Overview Pre-season New manager Alfred Schreuder, arriving from Club Brugge, began the new season on 22 June 2022. On 1 June, several Dutch media wrote that assistant coach Winston Bogarde would no longer be part of the technical staff of the club in the upcoming season. On 7 June, Ajax announced that main shirt sponsor Ziggo would extend their sponsorship on the back of the shirt with the name of their fibre optic cable name ‘GigaNet’. On 17 June, Dutch media confirmed that Matthias Kaltenbach would replace Bogarde as assistant coach and come to Ajax for a minimal transfer fee. On 19 June, Ajax released their new home kit for the new season.
Pre-season and friendlies
Pre-season Ajax had a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands from 27 June to 3 July. There they hosted two friendly matches against German sides SV Meppen and SC Paderborn. On 1 July the club announced two further friendlies against Lokomotiva Zagreb from Croatia and KAS Eupen from Belgium, which were played behind closed doors. There was then a training camp in Austria from 17 to 23 July where Ajax played against Red Bull Salzburg on 19 July in Saalfelden. The match against Eintracht Frankfurt on 23 July though, was cancelled due to several COVID-19 cases in the Ajax-squad. On 26 July there was a charity game against the Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, the proceeds from which were provided to various charities and organisations supporting Ukrainian refugees.
On-season
Mid-season Ajax had a mid-season training camp in Marbella, Spain. From 28 November until 3 December, without the players that were on the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and with Jong Ajax players. The last day there was a training match against Blackburn Rovers.
Competitions Overall record
Eredivisie
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 14 June 2022.
KNVB Cup
Johan Cruyff Shield
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 7 November 2022.
Statistics Appearances and goals
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Goalscorers Rank Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield Champions League Europa League Total1 20 MF Mohammed Kudus111141182 7 FW Steven Bergwijn121120163 9 FW Brian Brobbey131000144 10 FW Dušan Tadić112000135 23 FW Steven Berghuis90020116 6 MF Davy Klaassen81010107 8 MF Kenneth Taylor8100098 4 MF Edson Álvarez3001049 15 DF Devyne Rensch300003 19 DF Jorge Sánchez21000311 2 DF Jurriën Timber200002 11 FW Antony101002 18 FW Lorenzo Lucca20000214 3 DF Calvin Bassey100001 35 FW Francisco Conceição000101Own goal010000Totals8693111109 Source: Competitive matches
Clean sheets Rank Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield Champions League Europa League Total1 12GK Gerónimo Rulli72001102 22GK Remko Pasveer410106 Total11301116 Source: Competitive matches
Disciplinary record
References