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1994–95 AFC Ajax season

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AFC Ajax
1994–95 season
ManagerLouis van Gaal
StadiumOlympic Stadium
De Meer Stadion
Eredivisie1st
Johan Cruijff ShieldWinners
KNVB CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Patrick Kluivert (18)

All:
Jari Litmanen (27)

During the 1994–95 Dutch football season, Ajax competed in the Eredivisie. Ajax won a league-cup double. They won their 25th Dutch title in style, not losing a single match all season and scoring 106 goals. Ajax also won their fourth European Cup, defeating A.C. Milan 1–0 in the final. This Ajax squad is considered to be one of the best teams in football history.

Overview

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Competition Record Result Top Scorer
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 34 27 7 0 106 28 +78 079.41 Winners Netherlands Patrick Kluivert, 18
KNVB Cup 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 066.67 Quarter-finals Netherlands Ronald de Boer, 4
Dutch Supercup 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00 Winners 3 Players, 1
UEFA Champions League 11 7 4 0 18 4 +14 063.64 Winners Finland Jari Litmanen, 6
Total 49 37 11 1 134 35 +99 075.51 Finland Jari Litmanen, 25

Players

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First-team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Netherlands NED Fred Grim
1 GK Netherlands NED Edwin van der Sar
3 DF Netherlands NED Danny Blind (captain)
15 DF Netherlands NED Winston Bogarde
5 DF Netherlands NED Frank de Boer
2 DF Netherlands NED Michael Reiziger
13 DF Netherlands NED Sonny Silooy
6 MF Netherlands NED Ronald de Boer
22 MF Netherlands NED Edgar Davids
16 MF Zaire ZAI Kiki Musampa
MF Netherlands NED Tarik Oulida
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Netherlands NED Martijn Reuser
4 MF Netherlands NED Frank Rijkaard
20 MF Netherlands NED Clarence Seedorf
21 MF Netherlands NED John van den Brom
19 MF Netherlands NED Nordin Wooter
7 FW Nigeria NGA Finidi George
10 FW Finland FIN Jari Litmanen
11 FW Netherlands NED Marc Overmars
4 FW Nigeria NGA Nwankwo Kanu
9 FW Netherlands NED Patrick Kluivert
11 FW Netherlands NED Peter van Vossen
FW Netherlands NED Clyde Wijnhard

Transfers

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In
Pos. Name from Type
DF Michael Reiziger Groningen loan ended
DF Winston Bogarde Sparta Rotterdam
GK Fred Grim Cambuur
FW Clyde Wijnhard Groningen loan ended

Results

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Between 1994 and 1996, Ajax completed an unbeaten run of 52 domestic matches + 19 UEFA Champions League matches, while the 1995 year is considered as the peak of that. The 1995 Ajax team remained unbeaten for a full year, in Europe and in domestic league, a run of 48 matches overall. The feat of winning simultaneously both the Champions League and domestic league without a single defeat is a historical achievement unmatched by any other team.[1][2][3][4][5]

Competitions

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Eredivisie

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax (C) 34 27 7 0 106 28 +78 61 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Roda JC 34 22 10 2 70 28 +42 54 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 PSV 34 20 7 7 85 46 +39 47
4 Feyenoord 34 19 5 10 66 56 +10 43[a] Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 FC Twente 34 17 8 9 66 50 +16 42
Source: [1], RSSSF.com,[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Winners KNVB Cup.

Matches

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27 August 1994 1 Ajax 3–1 RKC Waalwijk Amsterdam
Kluivert 14'
Blind 38'
Wooter 64'
Decheiver 74' Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 17,200
Referee: René Temmink
10 September 1994 2 Ajax 5–0 Vitesse Amsterdam
F. de Boer 10'
Kluivert 29'
George 39'
Rijkaard 69'
van Vossen 84'
Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Dick Jol
21 September 1994 3 Roda JC 1–1 Ajax Kerkrade
Huiberts 35' Kluivert 51' Stadium: Sportpark Kaalheide
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Mario van der Ende
23 September 1994 4 Ajax 3–0 FC Dordrecht Amsterdam
Kluivert 4', 82'
Overmars 90'
Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 19,738
Referee: Hugo Luyten
2 October 1994 5 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 Ajax Rotterdam
R. de Boer 36'
George 57' (pen.)
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Jef van Vliet
16 October 1994 6 Ajax 4–0 Go Ahead Eagles Amsterdam
Overmars 48'
Blind 50'
Litmanen 59'
Kluivert 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 24,543
Referee: Jan Wegereef
23 October 1994 7 PSV Eindhoven 1–4 Ajax Eindhoven
Nilis 74' F. de Boer 7'
Davids 14'
Seedorf 16'
van Vossen 56'
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Mario van der Ende
25 October 1994 8 Ajax 5–1 Heerenveen Amsterdam
Rijkaard 15'
Litmanen 25', 32'
Kluivert 70', 90'
Oosterveer 74' Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 19,474
Referee: Ab Schuurmans
6 November 1994 9 Willem II 1–4 Ajax Tilburg
van Gastel 59' van Vossen 13'
Litmanen 18'
George 49'
Davids 80'
Stadium: Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: John Blankenstein
9 November 1994 10 Ajax 3–1 Groningen Amsterdam
Litmanen 79'
Kluivert 80', 90'
Beerens 2' Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 18,751
Referee: Dick Jol
20 November 1994 11 Utrecht 0–0 Ajax Utrecht
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Jaap Uilenberg
26 November 1994 12 Ajax 3–1 MVV Amsterdam
Litmanen 5'
Overmars 65', 66'
Visser 39' Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 19,501
Referee: Jef van Vliet
4 December 1994 13 Volendam 2–2 Ajax Volendam
Smeets 4'
Ooijer 34'
Kanu 1'
Seedorf 3'
Stadium: Kras Stadion
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: René Temmink
17 December 1994 14 NAC Breda 2–2 Ajax Breda
Gerritsen 8'
Lammers 90'
Gaasbeek 23' (o.g.)
R. de Boer 78'
Stadium: NAC Stadion
Attendance: 10,845
Referee: Roelof Luinge
20 December 1994 15 NEC 0–2 Ajax Nijmegen
van den Brom 16', 60' Stadium: Goffertstadion
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Herman van Dijk
13 January 1995 16 RKC 1–1 Ajax Waalwijk
van Rijswijk 7' Kluivert 9' Stadium: Sportpark Olympia
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Jef van Vliet
21 January 1995 17 Ajax 1–0 PSV Amsterdam
Kluivert 80' Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Roelof Luinge
28 January 1995 18 Vitesse 2–3 Ajax Arnhem
Helder 29'
Cocu 51'
F. de Boer 30'
Kluivert 64'
van den Brom 84'
Stadium: Nieuw Monnikenhuize
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Jaap Uilenberg
4 February 1995 19 Ajax 3–1 NAC Breda Amsterdam
Kluivert 13', 24'
van den Brom 34'
Remie 45' Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 19,400
Referee: Herman van Dijk
11 February 1995 20 Ajax 4–1 Feyenoord Amsterdam
George 34'
F. de Boer 49'
van Vossen 57'
Blind 62'
Larsson 27' Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 39,481
Referee: John Blankenstein
15 February 1995 21 Ajax 1–1 Roda JC Amsterdam
Kluivert 63' Graef 38' Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 19,007
Referee: Jan Wegereef
19 February 1995 22 FC Dordrecht 1–3 Ajax Dordrecht
Koswal 13' F. de Boer 35'
Overmars 41'
Kanu 85'
Stadium: Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion
Attendance: 8,160
Referee: Hugo Luyten
11 March 1995 23 Go Ahead Eagles 1–2 Ajax Deventer
Schenning 49' Litmanen 74'
Kanu 90'
Stadium: Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef
18 March 1995 24 Ajax 5–1 NEC Amsterdam
Litmanen 18', 22', 88'
Kanu 74'
Seedorf 78'
Pothuizen 55' Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 18,743
Referee: Roelof Luinge
21 March 1995 25 Ajax 8–0 Sparta Rotterdam Amsterdam
Seedorf 2'
Kanu 14'
F. de Boer 18', 30'
Litmanen 37', 47'
van Eck 57' (o.g.)
Blind 81'
Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 18,741
Referee: René Temmink
26 March 1995 26 Twente 0–1 Ajax Enschede
Kanu 16' Stadium: Diekman Stadion
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Hans Reygwart
1 April 1995 27 Heerenveen 3–3 Ajax Heerenveen
Regtop 6'
Tomasson 12'
Alberda 52'
Litmanen 17', 44'
Kanu 72'
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Jaap Uilenberg
8 April 1995 28 Ajax 7–0 Willem II Amsterdam
Litmanen 6', 21'
Kanu 8'
George 13'
Seedorf 24'
F. de Boer 75'
R. de Boer 77'
Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 18,875
Referee: Wout Schaap
15 April 1995 29 Groningen 2–4 Ajax Groningen
Gorré 63'
Sion 76'
Kluivert 13', 39'
F. de Boer 22'
Overmars 70'
Stadium: Stadion Oosterpark
Attendance: 16,280
Referee: René Temmink
2 May 1995 30 MVV 0–3 Ajax Maastricht
George 35'
Overmars 58'
Davids 72'
Stadium: De Geusselt
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: John Blankenstein
10 May 1995 31 Ajax 2–1 Utrecht Amsterdam
Seedorf 69'
van den Brom 75'
Gorter 19' Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 27,310
Referee: Herman van Dijk
13 May 1995 32 Ajax 4–1 Volendam Amsterdam
F. de Boer 19'
Blind 48'
R. de Boer 67'
Litmanen 82'
Stefanović 27' Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Roelof Luinge
17 May 1995 33 Feyenoord 0–5 Ajax Rotterdam
Overmars 38'
Kanu 46', 76' (pen.)
Davids 83'
van Vossen 89'
Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Dick Jol
27 May 1995 34 Ajax 3–1 FC Twente Amsterdam
George 12', 48'
Davids 79'
Bruggink 56' Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 19,231
Referee: Hugo Luyten

KNVB Cup

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5 October 1994 First Round Ajax 3–0 Den Bosch Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Litmanen 52'
R. de Boer 84'
Davids 89'
Van Helmond 88'
30 November 1994 Second Round NEC 0–3 Ajax Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
Kanu 30'
R. de Boer 69', 85'
8 March 1995 Quarter-finals AFC Ajax 1–2 (a.e.t.) Feyenoord Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
R. de Boer 26' Heus 79'
Obiku 95'

Dutch Supercup

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21 August 1994 Ajax 3–0 Feyenoord Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Litmanen 13'
Oulida 21'
Kluivert 25'
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: John Blankenstein (Den Haag)

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AJX MIL SAL AEK
1 Netherlands Ajax 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7 10 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 1–1 2–0
2 Italy Milan 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 5[a] 0–2 3–0 2–1
3 Austria Casino Salzburg 6 1 3 2 4 6 −2 5 0–0 0–1 0–0
4 Greece AEK Athens 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2 1–2 0–0 1–3
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ Milan were docked two points for crowd trouble against Casino Salzburg on Matchday 2.
14 September 1994 1 Ajax Netherlands 2–0 Italy Milan Amsterdam
20:30 R. de Boer 51'
Litmanen 65'
Report Stadium: Olympisch Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)
28 September 1994 2 AEK Athens Greece 1–2 Netherlands Ajax Nea Filadelfeia
21:30 Savevski 30' Report 33' Litmanen
59' Kluivert
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 24,747
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
19 October 1994 3 Casino Salzburg Austria 0–0 Netherlands Ajax Vienna
20:30 Report Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
2 November 1994 4 Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Austria Casino Salzburg Amsterdam
20:30 Litmanen 85' Report Kocijan 63' Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Les Mottram (Scotland)
23 November 1994 5 Milan Italy 0–2 Netherlands Ajax Trieste
20:30 Report 2' Litmanen
66' (o.g.)Baresi
Stadium: Stadio Nereo Rocco
Attendance: 29,764
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
7 December 1994 6 Ajax Netherlands 2–0 Greece AEK Athens Amsterdam
20:30 Oulida 7', 81' Report Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 39,138
Referee: Jorge Coroado (Portugal)

Knockout phase

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Quarter-finals
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1 March 1995 First Leg Hajduk Split Croatia 0–0 Netherlands Ajax Poljud, Split
19:00 Report Attendance: 34,250
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
15 March 1995 Second Leg Ajax Netherlands 3–0 Croatia Hajduk Split Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
18:45 Kanu 39'
F. de Boer 43', 67'
Report Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)
Semi-finals
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5 April 1995 First Leg Bayern Munich Germany 0–0 Netherlands Ajax Olympiastadion, Munich
20:30 Report Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
19 April 1995 Second Leg Ajax Netherlands 5–2 Germany Bayern Munich Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
20:30 Litmanen 12', 46'
Finidi 41'
R. de Boer 44'
Overmars 88'
Report Witeczek 36'
Scholl 75' (pen.)
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Final
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24 May 1995 Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Italy Milan Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
20:30 Kluivert 85' Report Attendance: 49,730
Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 27 May 1995[7]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Eredivisie Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
-- GK Netherlands NED van der Sar 47 0 33 0 3 0 11 0
-- DF Netherlands NED Reiziger 48 0 34 0 3 0 11 0
-- DF Netherlands NED Blind 46 5 34 5 2 0 10 0
-- DF Netherlands NED F. de Boer 47 11 34 9 3 0 10 2
-- MF Netherlands NED R. de Boer 38 11 24+1 5 3 4 10 2
-- MF Netherlands NED Rijkaard 38 2 26 2 2 0 10 0
-- MF Netherlands NED Davids 30 6 19+3 5 1 1 6+1 0
-- MF Netherlands NED Seedorf 48 6 29+5 6 3 0 10+1 0
-- FW Nigeria NGA Finidi George 43 9 30 8 3 0 10 1
-- FW Finland FIN Litmanen 41 24 26+1 17 3 1 11 6
-- FW Netherlands NED Overmars 42 9 23+5 8 3 0 10+1 1
-- GK Netherlands NED Grim 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
-- FW Netherlands NED Kluivert 35 20 16+9 18 0 0 5+5 2
-- FW Netherlands NED van Vossen 34 5 15+11 5 1 0 2+5 0
-- FW Nigeria NGA Kanu 26 12 11+7 10 1 1 3+4 1
-- MF Netherlands NED van den Brom 17 5 8+9 5 0 0 0 0
-- DF Netherlands NED Bogarde 19 0 7+7 0 1 0 1+3 0
-- MF Netherlands NED Oulida 4 2 2 0 0+1 0 1 2
-- MF Netherlands NED Wooter 5 1 1+4 1 0 0 0 0
-- MF Netherlands NED Reuser 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
-- DF Netherlands NED Silooy 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
-- MF Zaire ZAI Musampa 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
-- DF Netherlands NED Kreek 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Aladay, Adam (2020-11-25). "Ajax's 1995 Invincibles: The Record Breaking Side That Defied Expectations". 90min.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  2. ^ Corkhill, Barney. "The Invincible Kings of Europe: Remembering Ajax's 1994-95". Sports Mole. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  3. ^ "Do you remember when...Ajax could win the European Cup? | Sport | The Observer". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  4. ^ "25 Years Later, Ajax's Unbeaten Double Remains Unparalleled". Breaking The Lines. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  5. ^ Ames, Nick (2020-05-24). "'A volcano that exploded': the '95 Ajax side that changed European football". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  6. ^ "Eredivisie info on all seasons" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2019..
  7. ^ "World Football". Retrieved 15 October 2023.

Notes

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