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2000–01 AFC Ajax season

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

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

Season summary

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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

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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
18 MF   USA John O'Brien
19 FW   GRE Nikos Machlas
20 MF   NED Cedric van der Gun
21 MF   NED Kevin Bobson
22 FW   GHA Abubakari Yakubu
23 MF   NED Rafael van der Vaart
24 DF   DEN Ole Tobiasen
29 MF   GHA Kwame Quansah
31 GK   AUS Joey Didulica
32 DF   FIN Petri Pasanen
35 MF   RSA Aaron Mokoena
36 DF   NGA Christopher Kanu
37 MF   NGA Pius Ikedia
38 MF   COL Daniel Cruz
39 MF   NED Youssouf Hersi

Left club during season

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

Jong Ajax

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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
16 GK   NED Maarten Stekelenburg
27 DF   NED Serginho Greene
13 DF   NED John Heitinga
28 MF   NED Nigel de Jong
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF   NED Stefano Seedorf
26 MF   NED Jeffrey Sneijder
33 MF   NED Wesley Sneijder
25 MF   COL Daniel Cruz

Transfers

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Out

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Results

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UEFA Cup

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First round

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12 September 2000 Gent   0–6   Ajax Jules 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   Gent Amsterdam 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

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26 October 2000 Lausanne   1–0   Ajax Stade 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   Lausanne Amsterdam 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

References

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