1995–96 AFC Ajax season

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AFC Ajax
1995–96 season
ManagerLouis van Gaal
StadiumOlympic Stadium
Eredivisie1st
KNVB CupRound of 16
Johan Cruijff ShieldWinners
Champions LeagueRunners-up
UEFA Super CupWinners
Intercontinental CupWinners
Top goalscorerPatrick Kluivert (15)

During the 1995–96 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Netherlands NED Fred Grim
— GK Netherlands NED Edwin van der Sar
— DF Netherlands NED Danny Blind (captain)
— DF Netherlands NED Winston Bogarde
— DF Netherlands NED Frank de Boer
— DF Netherlands NED Michael Reiziger
— DF Netherlands NED Arnold Scholten
— DF Netherlands NED Sonny Silooy
— DF Brazil BRA Márcio Santos
— MF Netherlands NED Ronald de Boer
— MF Netherlands NED Edgar Davids[notes 1]
— MF Netherlands NED
— MF Netherlands NED Denny Landzaat
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Netherlands NED Peter Hoekstra
— MF Netherlands NED Kiki Musampa[notes 2]
— MF Netherlands NED Marc Overmars
— MF Netherlands NED Martijn Reuser
— MF Netherlands NED Dennis Schulp
— MF Netherlands NED Ignacio Tuhuteru
— MF Netherlands NED Dave van den Bergh
— MF Netherlands NED Nordin Wooter[notes 3]
— MF Nigeria NGA Finidi George
— FW Netherlands NED Patrick Kluivert
— FW Finland FIN Jari Litmanen
— FW Russia RUS Andriy Demchenko[notes 4]
— FW Nigeria NGA Nwankwo Kanu

Reserve squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Australia AUS Hayden Foxe

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

Competitions[]

Eredivisie[]

Main article: 1995–96 Eredivisie

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax 34 26 5 3 97 24 +73 83 Champions League
2 PSV[a] 34 24 5 5 97 25 +72 77 Cup Winners' Cup
3 Feyenoord 34 18 9 7 66 36 +30 63 UEFA Cup
4 Roda JC 34 15 12 7 51 35 +16 57
5 Vitesse Arnhem 34 15 8 11 48 44 +4 53
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Winners KNVB Cup.

KNVB Cup[]

Main article: 1995–96 KNVB Cup
24 January 1996 First Round Heracles 0–3 Ajax
30 January 1996 Second Round SC Cambuur 2–0 Ajax

Dutch Supercup[]

Main article: 1995 Dutch Supercup
16 August 1995 Ajax 2–1 (a.e.t.) Feyenoord De Kuip, Rotterdam
R. de Boer Goal 25'
Kluivert Goal 102' (pen.)		 Larsson Goal 27' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mario van der Ende

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League

Group stage[]

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D
Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands Ajax 6 5 1 0 15 1 +14 16
Spain Real Madrid 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10
Hungary Ferencváros 6 1 2 3 9 19 −10 5
Switzerland Grasshopper 6 0 2 4 3 13 −10 2
13 September 1995 Round 1 Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Spain Real Madrid Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
20:30 Overmars Goal 14' Report Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)
27 September 1995 Round 2 Ferencváros Hungary 1–5 Netherlands Ajax Űllői út, Budapest
20:30 Nyilas Goal 59' (pen.) Report Litmanen Goal 57', 80' (pen.), 88'
Kluivert Goal 67'
F. de Boer Goal 85'		 Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)
18 October 1995 Round 3 Ajax Netherlands 3–0 Switzerland Grasshopper Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
20:30 Kluivert Goal 10', 68'
Finidi Goal 87'		 Report Attendance: 41,000
Referee: (Romania)
1 November 1995 Round 4 Grasshopper Switzerland 0–0 Netherlands Ajax Hardturm, Zurich
20:30 Report Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Nikolay Levnikov (Russia)
22 November 1995 Round 5 Real Madrid Spain 0–2 Netherlands Ajax Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
20:30 Report Litmanen Goal 64'
Kluivert Goal 76'		 Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
6 December 1995 Round 6 Ajax Netherlands 4–0 Hungary Ferencváros Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
20:30 Overmars Goal 17'
R. de Boer Goal 22'
Litmanen Goal 62', 66'		 Report Attendance: 42,319
Referee: (Finland)

Knockout phase[]

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Quarter-finals[]
6 March 1996 First Leg Borussia Dortmund Germany 0–2 Netherlands Ajax Dortmund, Germany
20:30 Report Davids Goal 8'
Kluivert Goal 85'		 Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 35,800
Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)
20 March 1996 Second Leg Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Germany Borussia Dortmund Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 Musampa Goal 75' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Vaclav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Semi-finals[]
3 April 1996 First Leg Ajax Netherlands 0–1 Greece Panathinaikos Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
20:30 Report Warzycha Goal 87' Attendance: 42,000
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
17 April 1996 Second Leg Panathinaikos Greece 0–3 Netherlands Ajax Spyridon Louis, Athens
21:30 Report Litmanen Goal 4', 77'
Wooter Goal 86'		 Attendance: 74,000
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Final[]
Main article: 1996 UEFA Champions League Final
22 May 1996 Ajax Netherlands 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Italy Juventus Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20:30 Litmanen Goal 41' Report Ravanelli Goal 13' Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
Penalties
Davids Penalty missed
Litmanen Penalty scored
Scholten Penalty scored
Silooy Penalty missed		 Penalty scored Ferrara
Penalty scored Pessotto
Penalty scored Padovano
Penalty scored Jugović

Intercontinental Cup[]

Main article: 1995 Intercontinental Cup
28 November 1995 Ajax Netherlands 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Brazil Grêmio National Stadium, Tokyo
18:15 Report Attendance: 47,129
Referee: David Elleray (England)
Penalties
Kluivert Penalty missed
R. de Boer Penalty scored
F. de Boer Penalty scored
George Penalty scored
Blind Penalty scored		 Penalty missed
Penalty missed Arce
Penalty scored Magno
Penalty scored Gélson
Penalty scored Adílson

UEFA Super Cup[]

Main article: 1995 UEFA Super Cup
6 February 1996 First Leg Real Zaragoza Spain 1–1 Netherlands AFC Ajax La Romareda, Zaragoza
Aguado Goal 28' Kluivert Goal 70' Attendance: 17,500
Referee: (France)
28 February 1996 Second Leg AFC Ajax Netherlands 4–0 Spain Real Zaragoza Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
Bogarde Goal 43'
George Goal 54'
Blind Goal 65' (pen.), 69' (pen.)		 Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Davids was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in April 1994.
  2. ^ Musampa was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented the Netherlands at U-20 and U-21 level.
  3. ^ Wooter was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented the Netherlands at U-18 and U-21 level.
  4. ^ Demchenko was born in Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), but also qualified to represent Russia internationally and represented Russia at U-19, U-20 and U-21 level.
  5. ^ Seedorf was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally through holding Dutch citizenship and made his international debut for the Netherlands in December 1994.
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