2019–20 AFC Ajax season

Ajax
2019–20 season
Owner	AFC Ajax N.V.
CEO	Edwin van der Sar
Manager	Erik ten Hag
Stadium	Johan Cruyff Arena
Eredivisie	1st (no title awarded)
KNVB Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Johan Cruyff Shield	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Quincy Promes (12); All: ; Quincy Promes; Dušan Tadić; (16 each)
Highest home attendance	54,022; (vs. Willem II, 6 December 2019)
Lowest home attendance	51,441; (vs. Lille, 17 September 2019)
Average home league attendance	53,342
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

During the 2019–20 season, Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the Johan Cruyff Shield.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 21 April, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that events that require a permit are forbidden until 1 September. This meant that football matches were also not allowed, resulting in the end of the 2019–20 Eredivisie season.^[1] As a result, the KNVB decided on 24 April to maintain the current league positions but not to appoint a champion. Since Ajax was in first place on 8 March (after the last completed round), it was awarded the highest 2020–21 UEFA Champions League spot without being crowned as national champion.^[2]

Squad

Squad information

As of 21 February 2020^[3]

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	POR	Bruno Varela (on loan from Benfica)
2	DF	NED	Perr Schuurs
3	DF	NED	Joël Veltman
4	DF	MEX	Edson Álvarez
5	DF	NED	Kik Pierie
6	MF	NED	Donny van de Beek
7	FW	BRA	David Neres
8	MF	NED	Carel Eiting
9	FW	NED	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
10	FW	SRB	Dušan Tadić (captain)
11	FW	NED	Quincy Promes
12	DF	MAR	Noussair Mazraoui
17	DF	NED	Daley Blind (vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ROU	Răzvan Marin
19	MF	MAR	Zakaria Labyad
21	DF	ARG	Lisandro Martínez
22	MF	MAR	Hakim Ziyech
23	FW	BFA	Lassina Traoré
24	GK	CMR	André Onana
26	MF	NED	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
28	DF	USA	Sergiño Dest
29	MF	NED	Ryan Gravenberch
31	DF	ARG	Nicolás Tagliafico
33	GK	CRO	Dominik Kotarski
35	GK	NED	Kjell Scherpen
49	FW	NED	Ryan Babel

Transfers

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2019 to 31 August 2019) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2019. For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2020 to 1 February 2020) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2019–20.

In

Date	Position	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	MF	Răzvan Marin	Standard Liège	Transfer	€12,500,000	^[4]
1 July 2019	DF	Lisandro Martínez	Defensa y Justicia	Transfer	€7,000,000	^[5]
1 July 2019	DF	Kik Pierie	Heerenveen	Transfer	€5,000,000	^[6]
1 July 2019	GK	Kjell Scherpen	Emmen	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[7]
1 July 2019	FW	Quincy Promes	Sevilla	Transfer	€15,700,000^[a]	^[8]
1 July 2019	GK	Bruno Varela	Benfica	Loan	Undisclosed	^[9]
1 July 2019	MF	Siem de Jong	Sydney FC	Loan return
1 July 2019	GK	Benjamin van Leer	NAC Breda	Loan return
19 July 2019	DF	Edson Álvarez	América	Transfer	€15,000,000	^[10]
11 January 2020	FW	Ryan Babel	Galatasaray	Loan	Undisclosed	^[11]

^ Fee may eventually rise to €17,200,000.

Out

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	MF	Frenkie de Jong	Barcelona	Transfer	€75,000,000^[a]	^[12]
1 July 2019	DF	Maximilian Wöber	Sevilla	Transfer^[b]	€10,500,000^[c]	^[13]
1 July 2019	DF	Daley Sinkgraven	Bayer Leverkusen	Transfer	€5,000,000	^[14]
9 July 2019	FW	Václav Černý	Utrecht	Transfer	€900,000	^[15]
15 July 2019	GK	Kostas Lamprou	Vitesse	Free transfer		^[16]
18 July 2019	DF	Matthijs de Ligt	Juventus	Transfer	€75,000,000	^[17]
19 July 2019	DF	Rasmus Nissen	Red Bull Salzburg	Transfer	€5,000,000	^[18]
9 August 2019	MF	Lasse Schöne	Genoa	Transfer	€1,500,000	^[19]
29 August 2019	FW	Kasper Dolberg	Nice	Transfer	€20,500,000	^[20]
30 August 2019	MF	Dani de Wit	AZ	Transfer	€2,000,000	^[21]
2 September 2019	FW	Mateo Cassierra	Belenenses	Transfer	€2,500,000	^[22]
30 December 2019	DF	Luis Manuel Orejuela	Cruzeiro	Transfer	€1,350,000	^[23]
31 January 2020	FW	Kaj Sierhuis	Reims	Transfer^[d]	€4,000,000	^[24]
20 February 2020	MF	Siem de Jong	FC Cincinnati	Free transfer		^[25]

^ Fee may eventually rise to €86,000,000.
^ Obligated transfer, previously out on loan until 30 June 2019.
^ Fee may eventually rise to €11,000,000.
^ Was out on loan to Groningen until 30 June 2020.

On loan

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
5 July 2019	FW	Dennis Johnsen	PEC Zwolle	Loan	Undisclosed	^[26]
2 September 2019	DF	Lisandro Magallán	Alavés	Loan	Undisclosed^[a]	^[27]
18 January 2020	MF	Noa Lang	Twente	Loan	Undisclosed	^[28]
27 January 2020	FW	Hassane Bandé	Thun	Loan	Undisclosed	^[29]

^ Out on loan until 30 June 2020 with an option to buy for an undisclosed amount.

Transfer summary

Undisclosed fees are not included in the transfer totals.

Expenditure

Summer: €55,200,000

Winter: €0,000,000

Total: €55,200,000

Income

Summer: €195,400,000

Winter: €5,350,000

Total: €200,750,000

Net totals

Summer: €140,200,000

Winter: €5,350,000

Total: €145,550,000

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

25 June 2019	Quick '20	2–11	Ajax	Oldenzaal, Netherlands
19:00 CEST	Zwienenberg 12' Kemna 38'	Report	Huntelaar 2', 6' (pen.) Leenders 15' (o.g.) Černý 21', 32', 35' Lang 40' Jensen 63', 86' De Wit 68' (pen.) Brobbey 89'	Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde

29 June 2019	Ajax	1–1	Aalborg BK	Oldenzaal, Netherlands
12:00 CEST	Danilo 49'	Report	Van Weert 17'	Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde

6 July 2019	Ajax	5–2	Anderlecht	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST	De Wit 25', 27' Pierie 48' Jensen 55' Huntelaar 61'	Report	Sam 44' Mbodji 67'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

14 July 2019	Ajax	2–1	İstanbul Başakşehir	Mittersill, Austria
18:00 CEST	Dolberg 28' Huntelaar 71'	Report	Frei 76'	Stadium: Waldstadion Mittersill

18 July 2019	Ajax	2–1	Watford	Saalfelden, Austria
18:00 CEST	Van de Beek 51' Timber 89'	Report	Gray 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportplatz Bürgerau Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

22 July 2019	Ajax	6–2	OFI Crete	Epe, Netherlands
14:00 CEST	Huntelaar 4', 59' De Wit 25', 68' Pierie 57' Schöne 80'	Report	Semedo 7' Tsilianidis 56'	Stadium: Sportpark De Wachtelenberg

22 July 2019	Ajax	1–2	Panathinaikos	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST	Van de Beek 25'	Report	Macheda 10', 47'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 7,000

29 July 2019	Ajax	1–1	Sivasspor	Lisse, Netherlands
14:00 CEST	Huntelaar 74'	Report	Yandaş 38'	Stadium: Sportpark Ter Specke

3 September 2019	Ajax	3–3	Utrecht	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST	Van Gelderen 5' Eiting 20' De Jong 50'	Report	Arweiler 27', 37', 90'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

9 October 2019	Heerenveen	1–0	Ajax	Heerenveen, Netherlands
14:30 CEST	Bruijn 15'	Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

13 November 2019	Ajax	6–1	Willem II	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

9 January 2020	Ajax	2–0	KAS Eupen	Al Wakrah, Qatar
17:00 (19:00 AST)	De Jong 20' Traoré 33'	Report		Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium

11 January 2020	Ajax	3−1	Club Brugge	Al Wakrah, Qatar
17:00 (19:00 AST)	Kossounou 13' (o.g.) Ziyech 15' Promes 52'	Report	Van den Keybus 83'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium

Competitions

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	3 August 2019	7 March 2020	Matchday 1	1st (no title awarded)	34	24	5	5	102	30	+72	070.59
KNVB Cup	18 December 2019	4 March 2020	Second round	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	14	5	+9	075.00
Johan Cruyff Shield	27 July 2019		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Champions League	6 August 2019	10 December 2019	Third qualifying round	Group stage	10	5	3	2	19	9	+10	050.00
Europa League	20 February 2020	27 February 2020	Round of 32	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Total					51	34	8	9	139	47	+92	066.67

Source: Competitions

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ajax	25	18	2	5	68	23	+45	56	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	AZ	25	18	2	5	54	17	+37	56	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Feyenoord	25	14	8	3	50	35	+15	50	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4	PSV Eindhoven	26	14	7	5	54	28	+26	49	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5	Willem II	26	13	5	8	37	34	+3	44	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round

Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)^[30]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	18	2	5	68	23	+45	56	11	0	2	40	8	+32	7	2	3	28	15	+13

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	C	W	L	L	W	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Position	7	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: KNVB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; C = Cancelled

Matches

3 August 2019 1	Vitesse	2−2	Ajax	Arnhem
18:30 CEST	Bero 13', 23' Bazoer 55', 82' 85'	Report	Van de Beek 30' Veltman 71' Tagliafico 73' Blind 74' Tadić 75'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 18,100 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

10 August 2019 2	Ajax	5−0	Emmen	Amsterdam
19:45 CEST	Van de Beek 27' Ziyech 47' Tadić 66' Huntelaar 80', 88'	Report	Bakker 90+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,124 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

17 August 2019 3	VVV-Venlo	1−4	Ajax	Venlo
19:45 CEST	Van Ooijen 33' R. Janssen 48' Linthorst 89'	Report	Martínez 27' Van de Beek 42' Ziyech 44' Tadić 49' (pen.) Huntelaar 66' Neres 76'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

1 September 2019 5	Sparta Rotterdam	1−4	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST	Rayhi 52' Smeets 59' Dervişoğlu 75'	Report	Promes 25' Ziyech 31', 60' Tadić 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,599 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

14 September 2019 6	Ajax	4−1	Heerenveen	Amsterdam
18:30 CEST	Tadić 14' Tagliafico 38', 45+2', 58' Schuurs 52'	Report	Odgaard 22' Kongolo 36'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,921 Referee: Allard Lindhout [nl]

22 September 2019 7	PSV	1−1	Ajax	Eindhoven
16:45 CEST	Sadílek 35' Malen 77'	Report	Blind 14' Álvarez 55' Promes 63'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

25 September 2019 4	Ajax	5−0	Fortuna Sittard	Amsterdam
20:45 CEST	Promes 50', 68', 83', 82' Neres 53' Harries 77' (o.g.)	Report	Ciss 76'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,121 Referee: Jeroen Manschot [nl]

28 September 2019 8	Ajax	2−0	Groningen	Amsterdam
19:45 CEST	Tagliafico 75' Martínez 76' Huntelaar 79'	Report	Te Wierik 6' Warmerdam 8' 73' Benschop 74'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,228 Referee: Björn Kuipers

6 October 2019 9	ADO Den Haag	0−2	Ajax	The Hague
12:15 CEST	Meijers 37' Kramer 43' Bakker 62'	Report	Huntelaar 10' Promes 35' Tagliafico 56' Neres 86'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 14,733 Referee: Kevin Blom

19 October 2019 10	RKC Waalwijk	1−2	Ajax	Waalwijk
18:30 CEST	Bakari 63' Spierings 79'	Report	Tadić 46' Promes 76'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Allard Lindhout [nl]

27 October 2019 11	Ajax	4−0	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
16:45 CET	Ziyech 2' Tagliafico 7' Neres 37' Van de Beek 40'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,968 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

1 November 2019 12	PEC Zwolle	2−4	Ajax	Zwolle
20:00 CET	Hamer 7', 35' Saymak 57', 62' Clement 63'	Report	Promes 6', 11' Neres 20', 88' Van de Beek 66'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers

10 November 2019 13	Ajax	4−0	Utrecht	Amsterdam
12:15 CET	Van de Beek 14', 40' Tadić 24' Martínez 66'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,381 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

23 November 2019 14	Ajax	4−1	Heracles Almelo	Amsterdam
19:45 CET	Promes 26', 60' Labyad 56' Huntelaar 87'	Report	Dessers 90'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,226 Referee: Dennis Higler [nl]

1 December 2019 15	Twente	2−5	Ajax	Enschede
12:15 CET	Schenk 11' Nakamura 15' Aitor 19' Roemeratoe 50' Selahi 60'	Report	Lang 32', 51', 70' Tagliafico 42' Huntelaar 61', 90+6' Mazraoui 90' Marin 90+1'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pol van Boekel

6 December 2019 16	Ajax	0−2	Willem II	Amsterdam
20:15 CET	Dest 40'	Report	Llonch 3' Trésor 42' (pen.) Dankerlui 78'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,022 Referee: Björn Kuipers

15 December 2019 17	AZ	1−0	Ajax	Alkmaar
16:45 CET	Svensson 59' Clasie 80' Idrissi 86' Boadu 90'	Report	Ziyech 69'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,002 Referee: Danny Makkelie

22 December 2019 18	Ajax	6−1	ADO Den Haag	Amsterdam
12:15 CET	Ziyech 15' Van de Beek 23' Ekkelenkamp 37' Gravenberch 39' Tadić 48' Traoré 63' Marin 74' Hansen 84' Martínez 90+1'	Report	Bakker 43' 80' Haye 45+1' Pinas 78' Summerville 89' Goossens 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,976 Referee: Dennis Higler [nl]

19 January 2020 19	Ajax	2−1	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam
14:30 CET	Van de Beek 15' Gravenberch 60' Promes 90+3'	Report	Piroe 74' Auassar 90+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,426 Referee: Allard Lindhout [nl]

26 January 2020 20	Groningen	2−1	Ajax	Groningen
14:30 CET	Sierhuis 16' Lundqvist 52', 56' Memišević 77'	Report	Tagliafico 38' Van de Beek 72', 90+5' Martínez 74' Traoré 90+2'	Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 22,315 Referee: Jeroen Manschot [nl]

2 February 2020 21	Ajax	1−0	PSV	Amsterdam
16:45 CET	Promes 35' Tadić 47'	Report	Schwaab 6'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,055 Referee: Björn Kuipers

16 February 2020 23	Ajax	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
14:30 CET	Tadić 13' (pen.) Eiting 50' Traoré 52' Huntelaar 90'	Report	Meulensteen 76' Gaari 78'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,291 Referee: Dennis Higler [nl]

23 February 2020 24	Heracles Almelo	1–0	Ajax	Almelo
16:45 CET	Osman 41' Dessers 77' Kiomourtzoglou 82'	Report	Gravenberch 61' Babel 70'	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Pol van Boekel

1 March 2020 25	Ajax	0–2	AZ	Amsterdam
20:00 CET		Report	Boadu 4' Wijndal 67' Idrissi 74' Leeuwin 79'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,707 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

7 March 2020 26	Heerenveen	1−3	Ajax	Heerenveen
20:45 CET	Van Bergen 67' Kongolo 89'	Report	Timber 12' Tadić 57', 60' Promes 63'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 29,950 Referee: Jeroen Manschot [nl]

27	Ajax	Cancelled	Twente	Amsterdam
		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 15 March 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[31]

28	Feyenoord	Cancelled	Ajax	Rotterdam
		Report		Stadium: De Kuip
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 March 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[31]

29	Ajax	Cancelled	PEC Zwolle	Amsterdam
		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 5 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[31]

22	Utrecht	Cancelled	Ajax	Utrecht
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 9 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[31]

30	Emmen	Cancelled	Ajax	Emmen
		Report		Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 12 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[31]

31	Ajax	Cancelled	Vitesse	Amsterdam
		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 23 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[31]

32	Willem II	Cancelled	Ajax	Tilburg
		Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 26 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[31]

33	Ajax	Cancelled	VVV-Venlo	Amsterdam
		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[31]

34	Fortuna Sittard	Cancelled	Ajax	Sittard
		Report		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[31]

KNVB Cup

18 December 2019 Second round	Telstar	3−4	Ajax	Velsen-Zuid
18:30 CET	Korpershoek 44' Benamar 60' Kharchouch 88'	Report	Lang 25', 67' Dest 28', 57' Ekkelenkamp 48' Huntelaar 90+2'	Stadium: Rabobank IJmond Stadion Attendance: 4,663 Referee: Joey Kooij [nl]

22 January 2020 Round of 16	Ajax	7–0	Spakenburg	Amsterdam
20:45 CET	De Jong 18', 42', 44' Traoré 49', 52' Tadić 55' Ünüvar 86' (pen.)	Report	Van den Houten 52'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,017 Referee: Richard Martens [nl]

12 February 2020 Quarter-finals	Vitesse	0–3	Ajax	Arnhem
20:45 CET	Matavž 22' 83' Linssen 90'	Report	Babel 22', 32' Van de Beek 39' Eiting 69' Gravenberch 76' Tadić 85' (pen.)	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 18,389 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

4 March 2020 Semi-finals	Utrecht	2−0	Ajax	Utrecht
20:45 CET	Van de Streek 33' Gustafson 65' (pen.) Klaiber 87'	Report	Huntelaar 72' Martínez 89'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Björn Kuipers

Johan Cruyff Shield

27 July 2019 Final	Ajax	2–0	PSV	Amsterdam
18:00 CEST	Dolberg 1' Blind 53' Veltman 63' Dest 78'	Report	Hendrix 21' Gakpo 45+1' Luckassen 83'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,837 Referee: Dennis Higler [nl]

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

The third qualifying round draw was held on 22 July 2019.^[32]

6 August 2019 First leg	PAOK	2−2	Ajax	Thessaloniki, Greece
19:00 CEST	Matos 28', 39' Akpom 32'	Report	Ziyech 10' Mazraoui 37' Huntelaar 57'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 23,418 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

13 August 2019 Second leg	Ajax	3–2 (5–4 agg.)	PAOK	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 CEST	Martínez 26' Tadić 32', 43' (pen.), 85' (pen.) Dest 60' Tagliafico 79' Onana 90+4'	Report	Biseswar 23', 90+3', 79' Pelkas 30' El Kaddouri 50' Paschalakis 55' Giannoulis 65' Matos 85' Crespo 90+5' Limnios 90+5'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,942 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Play-off round

The play-off round draw was held on 5 August 2019.^[32]

20 August 2019 First leg	APOEL	0−0	Ajax	Nicosia, Cyprus
21:00 CEST	Gentsoglou 37' Bezjak 46'	Report	Mazraoui 16' 80' Marin 18' Veltman 22' Martínez 57' Tagliafico 75' Tadić 84'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 14,549 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

28 August 2019 Second leg	Ajax	2−0 (2−0 agg.)	APOEL	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST	Álvarez 25', 43' Veltman 45' Tadić 80'	Report	Mihajlović 30' Merkis 34' Lucas 56' Jakoliš 62' Joãozinho 69' Bezjak 73'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,645 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	VAL	CHE	AJX	LIL
1	Valencia	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–2	0–3	4–1
2	Chelsea	6	3	2	1	11	9	+2	11^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	0–1	—	4–4	2–1
3	Ajax	6	3	1	2	12	6	+6	10	Transfer to Europa League	0–1	0–1	—	3–0
4	Lille	6	0	1	5	4	14	−10	1		1–1	1–2	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Valencia 4, Chelsea 1.

17 September 2019 1	Ajax	3–0	Lille	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST	Promes 18' Onana 39' Álvarez 50' Tagliafico 62'	Report	Sanches 39'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,441 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

2 October 2019 2	Valencia	0–3	Ajax	Valencia, Spain
21:00 CEST	Parejo 25' Costa 45+1' Lee Kang-in 72' Garay 76'	Report	Ziyech 8' Veltman 12' Tagliafico 27' Promes 34', 81' Martínez 60' Onana 62' Van de Beek 67' Blind 82'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 44,659 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

23 October 2019 3	Ajax	0–1	Chelsea	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:55 CEST	Tadić 49' Martínez 65'	Report	Zouma 84' Batshuayi 86'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,482 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

5 November 2019 4	Chelsea	4–4	Ajax	London, England
21:00 CET	Jorginho 5' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Tomori 42' Azpilicueta 45', 63' James 74'	Report	Abraham 2' (o.g.) Promes 20', 62' Veltman 31' 69' Blind 33' 68' Arrizabalaga 35' (o.g.) Van de Beek 55'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,132 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

27 November 2019 5	Lille	0–2	Ajax	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
21:00 CET	Mandava 29' Osimhen 37'	Report	Ziyech 2' Mazraoui 27' Promes 59'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 48,612 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

[8] Fee may eventually rise to €17,200,000.

[13] Fee may eventually rise to €86,000,000.

[15] Obligated transfer, previously out on loan until 30 June 2019.

[16] Fee may eventually rise to €11,000,000.

[28] Was out on loan to Groningen until 30 June 2020.

[32] Out on loan until 30 June 2020 with an option to buy for an undisclosed amount.

[table_hth_VAL0.94688940138877-39] Head-to-head points: Valencia 4, Chelsea 1.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	18	2	5	68	23	+45	56	11	0	2	40	8	+32	7	2	3	28	15	+13

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	18	2	5	68	23	+45	56	11	0	2	40	8	+32	7	2	3	28	15	+13

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	18	2	5	68	23	+45	56	11	0	2	40	8	+32	7	2	3	28	15	+13