2000–01 AFC Ajax season

During the 2000–01 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.

AFC Ajax
2000–01 season
Manager Co Adriaanse
StadiumAmsterdam Arena
Eredivise3rd
KNVB CupRound of 16
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerShota Arveladze (18)

Season summary

Although Ajax recorded the same points total as the previous season, this year their tally was enough for third place, which allowed them to qualify for the third qualifying round of the Champions League.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Fred Grim
2 DF  NED Ferdi Vierklau
3 DF  NOR André Bergdølmo
4 MF  CZE Tomáš Galásek
5 DF  ROU Cristian Chivu
6 MF  NED Aron Winter (captain)
7 MF  NED Andy van der Meyde
8 MF  NED Richard Witschge
9 FW  GEO Shota Arveladze
10 MF  NED Richard Knopper
11 MF  DEN Jesper Grønkjær
12 GK  ROU Bogdan Lobonț
14 FW  ANT Brutil Hosé (on loan to De Graafschap)
15 DF  NED Tim de Cler
17 MF  BRA Wamberto
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  GRE Nikos Machlas
20 MF  NED Cedric van der Gun
21 MF  GHA Kevin Bobson
22 FW  MAR Abubakari Yakubu
23 MF  NED Rafael van der Vaart
32 DF  FIN Petri Pasanen
37 MF  NGA Pius Ikedia
38 MF  COL Daniel Cruz
39 MF  NED Youssouf Hersi
— GK  AUS Joey Didulica
— DF  DEN Ole Tobiasen
— DF  NGA Christopher Kanu
— MF  RSA Aaron Mokoena
— MF  USA John O'Brien

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  NED John Nieuwenburg (on loan to Sparta Rotterdam)
— DF  NED Mitchell Piqué (on loan to FC Twente)
— MF  NED Jan van Halst (on loan to Fortuna Sittard)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NED Peter Hoekstra (on loan to FC Groningen)
— MF  NGA Tijani Babangida (on loan to Gençlerbirliği)

Jong Ajax

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  NED Maarten Stekelenburg
— DF  NED Serginho Greene
— DF  NED John Heitinga
— MF  NED Nigel de Jong
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NED Stefano Seedorf
— MF  NED Jeffrey Sneijder
— MF  NED Wesley Sneijder
— MF  COL Daniel Cruz

Transfers

Out

Results

UEFA Cup

First round
12 September 2000 Gent 0–6 AjaxJules Ottenstadion, Ghent
Report Arveladze  16'
Knopper  40', 69'
Grønkjær  70'
van der Vaart  80'
van der Gun  84'		 Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)
28 September 2000 Ajax 3–0 GentAmsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Van der Gun  27', 58'
Van der Vaart  85'		 Report Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany)

Ajax won 9–0 on aggregate.

Second round
26 October 2000 Lausanne 1–0 AjaxStade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Mazzoni  37' Report UEFA Report Wamberto  79' Attendance: 11,150
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
9 November 2000 Ajax 2–2 LausanneAmsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Arveladze  17'
Van der Gun  79'		 Report UEFA Report Mazzoni  38'
Kuźba  77' (pen.)		 Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Víctor José Esquinas Torres (Spain)

Lausanne win 3–2 on aggregate

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