1971–72 AFC Ajax season
During the 1971–72 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie. Ajax won the treble that season winning the Eredivisie the 1971–72 KNVB Cup and the 1971–72 European Cup.
1971–72 season | |||
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Chairman | Jaap van Praag | ||
Manager | Stefan Kovacs | ||
Stadium | Olympic Stadium | ||
Eredivisie | 1st | ||
KNVB Cup | Winners | ||
European Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Johan Cruyff (25) All: Johan Cruyff (30) | ||
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First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Position | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref. |
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FW | Transfer | €79,113 | |||
MF | Transfer | ||||
FW | Transfer | Free | |||
FW | Transfer | Free |
Out
Position | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref. |
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MF | Transfer | Free | |||
DF | Retired |
Results
In the 1971–72 season Ajax lost just one game. they were unbeaten at home in both domestic and European competitions. Including victories over MVV and Vitesse. The latter 12–1 at home and the former 8–0. Also at their home stadium, the De Meer Stadion.
Eredivisie
15 August 1971 1 | Twente | 0–2 | Ajax | Enschede |
Report | Suurendonk van Dijk |
Stadium: Diekman Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft |
22 August 1971 2 | Ajax | 1–0 | FC Den Haag | Amsterdam |
Swart |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Jef Dorpmans |
29 August 1971 3 | Rotterdam | 1–1 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
Klijnjan |
Report | Swart |
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Ad Boogaerts |
5 September 1971 4 | Ajax | 1–0 | Excelsior | Amsterdam |
Hulshoff |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Joop Vervoot |
11 September 1971 5 | Groningen | 0–0 | Ajax | Groningen |
Hovenkamp |
Report | Keizer |
Stadium: Oosterpark Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Koen Hoppenbrouwer |
19 September 1971 6 | Ajax | 5–0 | Breda | Amsterdam |
van Dijk Schilcher Cruyff |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Henk Pijper |
25 September 1971 7 | Eindhoven | 1–1 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
Devrindt |
Report | van Dijk |
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Theo Boosten |
3 October 1971 8 | Ajax | 1–0 | Nijmegen | Amsterdam |
van Dijk |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Koen Brouwer |
15 October 1971 9 | Amsterdam | 0–2 | Ajax | Amsterdam |
Report | Keizer Neeskens |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 26,410 Referee: Joop Vervoort |
24 October 1971 10 | Ajax | 4–1 | Go Ahead Eagles | Amsterdam |
Hulshoff Haan Neeskens |
Report | Geels |
Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Charles Corver |
31 October 1971 11 | MVV | 0–3 | Ajax | Maastricht |
Report | Neeskens Cruyff Swart |
Stadium: De Geusselt Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft |
7 November 1971 12 | Ajax | 2–1 | Feijenoord | Amsterdam |
Swart Israël |
Report | Israël |
Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Laurens Van Ravens |
14 November 1971 13 | Utrecht | 2–3 | Ajax | Utrecht |
Steen Olsen Bonsink |
Report | Keizer Rep |
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Arie Van Germert |
21 November 1971 14 | Ajax | 5–2 | Telstar | Amsterdam |
Cruyff Keizer van Dijk |
Report | van Essen Manders |
Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Koen Brouwer |
28 November 1971 15 | Volendam | 0–1 | Ajax | Volendam |
Report | Swart |
Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Charles Corver |
5 December 1971 16 | Ajax | 5–0 | FC Den Bosch | Amsterdam |
Keizer Cruyff Mühren |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Henk Pijper |
12 December 1971 17 | Vitesse Arnhem | 1–3 | Ajax | Arnhem |
Gerritsen |
Report | Swart Keizer Cruyff |
Stadium: Nieuw Monnikenhuize Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Frans Derks |
19 December 1971 18 | Ajax | 1–0 | Twente | Amsterdam |
Haan |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Jan Keizer (referee) |
2 January 1972 19 | FC Den Haag | 1–2 | Ajax | Den Haag |
Roodnat |
Report | Keizer Cruyff |
Stadium: Zuiderpark Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Ad Boogaerts |
16 January 1972 20 | Ajax | 2–1 | Rotterdam | Amsterdam |
Cruyff Mühren |
Report | Kowalik |
Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Laurens Van Ravens |
6 February 1972 21 | Breda | 2–5 | Ajax | Breda |
Schrijvers van Dijk |
Report | Keizer Suurbier van Dijk Mühren Cruyff |
Stadium: NAC Stadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Charles Corver |
26 February 1972 22 | Excelsior | 0–4 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
Report | Cruyff van Nierop van der Heijden |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 23,640 Referee: Koen Hoppenbrouwer |
3 March 1972 23 | Ajax | 7–0 | Groningen | Amsterdam |
Cruyff Swart Mühren Keizer |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft |
12 March 1972 24 | Ajax | 4–1 | PSV Eindhoven | Amsterdam |
Keizer Mühren Strik |
Report | Hoekema |
Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Ad Boogaerts |
19 March 1972 25 | Nijmegen | 0–1 | Ajax | Nijmegen |
Report | Neeskens |
Stadium: De Goffert Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jef Dorpmans |
26 March 1972 26 | Ajax | 2–0 | Amsterdam | Amsterdam |
Muller Neeskens |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Henk Pijper |
1 April 1972 27 | Go Ahead Eagles | 3–2 | Ajax | Deventer |
Smid Geels |
Report | Neeskens Cruyff |
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft |
9 April 1972 28 | Ajax | 8–0 | MVV | Amsterdam |
Keizer Swart van Dijk Neeskens Mühren |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Charles Corver |
15 April 1972 29 | Feijenoord | 1–5 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
Posthumus |
Report | Haan Mühren Cruyff Keizer |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 62,257 Referee: Ad Boogaerts |
23 April 1972 30 | Ajax | 4–0 | Utrecht | Amsterdam |
Swart van Dijk Mühren Cruyff |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Theo Boosten |
30 April 1972 31 | Telstar | 1–2 | Ajax | Velsen |
Jonker |
Report | Swart Hulshoff |
Stadium: Sportpark Schoonenberg Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Jef Dorpmans |
7 May 1972 32 | Ajax | 2–0 | Volendam | Amsterdam |
Cruyff van Dijk |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Arie Van Gemert |
KNVB Cup
20 February 1972 Round of 16 | Ajax | 3–0 | Go Ahead Eagles | Amsterdam |
Stadium: De Meer |
European Cup
15 September 1971 Round 1 | Ajax | 2–0 | Amsterdam | |
19:15 | Swart Keizer |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 45,027 Referee: Milivoje Gugulović |
29 September 1971 Round 1 | Dynamo Dresden | 0–0 (0–2 agg.) | Dresden | |
18:30 | Sammer |
Report | Haan |
Stadium: Dynamostadion Attendance: 32,307 Referee: Ken Burns (referee) |
20 October 1971 Round of 16 | Marseille | 1–2 | Marseille | |
19:30 | Gress |
Report | Keizer Cruyff |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,039 Referee: Robert Schaut |
3 November 1971 Round of 16 | Ajax | 4–1 (6–2 agg.) | Amsterdam | |
19:15 | Cruyff Swart Haan Neeskens |
Report | Couécou Skoblar |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 53,785 Referee: Alisair McKenzie |
8 March 1972 Quarter finals | Ajax | 2–1 | Amsterdam | |
19:15 | Mühren |
Report | Kennedy |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 53,754 Referee: Leonidas Vamvakopoulos |
22 March 1972 Quarter finals | Arsenal | 0–1 (1–3 agg.) | London | |
18:30 | Storey |
Report | Graham |
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 56,155 Referee: Ferdinand Marschall |
5 April 1972 Semi finals | Ajax | 1–0 | Amsterdam | |
19:15 | Swart |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 53,921 Referee: Karlo Kruashvili |
19 April 1972 Semi finals | Benfica | 0–0 (0–1 agg.) | Lisbon | |
21:45 | Report | Keizer |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,983 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw |
31 May 1972 Final | Ajax | 2–0 | Rotterdam | |
19:30 | Cruyff |
Report MatchCentre |
Boninsegna |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 61,354 Referee: Robert Héliès |
Statistics
Goals record
Rank | Nat. | Po. | Name | Eredivisie | European Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | Johan Cruyff | 25 | 5 | 30 | |
2 | FW | Dick van Dijk | 16 | 0 | 16 | |
3 | FW | Piet Keizer | 14 | 2 | 16 | |
4 | FW | Sjaak Swart | 11 | 3 | 15 | |
5 | MF | Johan Neeskens | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
6 | DF | Gerrie Mühren | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
7 | DF | Barry Hulshoff | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
8 | MF | Arie Haan | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
9 | MF | Arnold Mühren | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | FW | Johnny Rep | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | Heinz Schilcher | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | Wim Suurbier | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | Ruud Suurendonk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
References
- "Ruud Suurendonk". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- RSSSF
- Eredivisie official website – info on all seasons (in Dutch)
- Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994 by the RSSSF
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