# 2009–10 AFC Ajax season

During the 2009–10 season, AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The first training took place on 22 June 2009. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Wednesday 29 July.

## Pre-season

The first training for the 2009–10 season was held on 22 June 2009. In preparation for the new season, Ajax organized a training camp in Amsterdam at the De Toekomst Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad from manager Martin Jol played friendly matches against Ajax Cape Town, DWV, WKE and SV Huizen before traveling to England to play one against Bristol City and play Southampton for the Ted Bates Trophy. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Atlético Madrid and Benfica in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.

## Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Eredivisie | Eredivisie | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | KNBV Cup | KNBV Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NED | Maarten Stekelenburg | 50 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NED | Gregory van der Wiel | 50 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Oleguer | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | BRA | Zé Eduardo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BEL | Jan Vertonghen | 49 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SWE | Rasmus Lindgren | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | CMR | Timothée Atouba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | NED | Urby Emanuelson | 48 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Marko Pantelić | 38 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | SRB | Miralem Sulejmani | 31 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Ismaïl Aissati | 18 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | GK | NED | Kenneth Vermeer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | URU | Luis Suárez | 48 | 49 | 33 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 17 | DF | NED | Rob Wielaert | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Gabri | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | BEL | Toby Alderweireld | 45 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | CMR | Eyong Enoh | 41 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NED | Siem de Jong | 35 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 23 | DF | ANT | Vurnon Anita | 35 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | FW | DEN | Dennis Rommedahl | 41 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | ROU | George Ogăraru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | BRA | Kerlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | SWE | Kennedy Bakircioglü | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | FW | KOR | Suk Hyun-Jun | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | NED | Demy de Zeeuw | 48 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 41 | GK | NED | Jeroen Verhoeven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | NED | Marvin Zeegelaar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | URU | Nicolás Lodeiro | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | MF | DEN | Christian Eriksen | 21 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: ||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | URU | Bruno Silva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ARG | Darío Cvitanich | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | NED | Jeffrey Sarpong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | NED | Daley Blind | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | NED | Mitchell Donald | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | NED | Sergio Padt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ANT | Javier Martina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | NED | Tom Overtoom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | DF | NED | Timothy van der Meulen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
As of 24 October 2011

### 2009–10 selection by nationality

| Nationality | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Players |
| Current squad selection | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 27 |
| Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Players out on loan | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 12 |

## Team statistics
### Eredivisie standings 2009–10

| Standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Yellow cards | Red cards |
| 2 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 85 | 106 | 20 | 55 | 2 |

#### Points by match day

| Match day | 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 | Total |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 85 |

#### Total points by match day

| Match day | 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 | Total |
| Points | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 85 |

#### Standing by match day

| Match day | 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 | Standing |
| Standing | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |

#### Goals by match day

| Match day | 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 | Total |
| Goals | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 106 |

### Statistics for the 2009–10 season

* This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2009–10 season.
| | Friendlies | Ted Bates Trophy | Amsterdam Tournament | Chippie Polar Cup | KNVB Cup | UEFA Europa League | Eredivisie | Total |
| Matches | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 64 |
| Wins | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 48 |
| Draws | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Losses | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Home | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 |
| Away | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 37 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 84 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 x yellow in 1 match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Number of substitutes used | 61 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 89 | 209 |
| Goals for | 49 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 106 | 216 |
| Goals against | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 47 |
| Balance | +44 | +3 | -1 | +3 | +27 | +7 | +86 | +169 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 31 |
| Penalties for | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Penalties against | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

### 2009–10 team records

| Description | Competition | Result |
| Biggest win | Friendly match | HZVV – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 ) |
| Biggest win | KNVB Cup | WHC – AFC Ajax ( 1–14 ) |
| Biggest win | UEFA Europa League | AFC Ajax – Slovan Bratislava ( 5–0 ) |
| Biggest win | Eredivisie | AFC Ajax – VVV-Venlo ( 7–0 ) |
| Biggest loss | Friendly match | — |
| Biggest loss | KNVB Cup | — |
| Biggest loss | UEFA Europa League | AFC Ajax – Anderlecht ( 1–3 ) |
| Biggest loss | Eredivisie | Utrecht – AFC Ajax ( 2–0 ) |
| Most goals in a match | Friendly match | HZVV – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 ) |
| Most goals in a match | KNVB Cup | WHC – AFC Ajax ( 1–14 ) |
| Most goals in a match | UEFA Europa League | AFC Ajax – Slovan Bratislava ( 5–0 ) |
| Most goals in a match | Eredivisie | AFC Ajax – VVV-Venlo ( 7–0 ) |

#### Topscorers

| Nr. | Name | |
| 1. | Luis Suárez | 8 |
| 2. | Darío Cvitanich | 6 |
| 3. | Darko Bodul | 5 |
| 4. | Siem de Jong | 4 |
| 4. | Ismaïl Aissati | 4 |
| 6. | Kennedy Bakircioglü | 3 |
| 7. | Jan Vertonghen | 2 |
| 7. | Evander Sno | 2 |
| 7. | Mitchell Donald | 2 |
| 7. | Urby Emanuelson | 2 |
| 7. | Dennis Rommedahl | 2 |
| 7. | Javier Martina | 2 |
| 13. | Gregory van der Wiel | 1 |
| 13. | Oleguer | 1 |
| 13. | Rasmus Lindgren | 1 |
| 13. | Jan-Arie van der Heijden | 1 |
| 13. | Marvin Zeegelaar | 1 |
| 13. | Marko Pantelić | 1 |
| 13. | Albert Luque | 1 |
| Total | Total | 49 |
| Nr. | Name | |
| 1. | Luis Suárez | 35 |
| 2. | Marko Pantelić | 16 |
| 3. | Siem de Jong | 10 |
| 4. | Demy de Zeeuw | 7 |
| 5. | Gregory van der Wiel | 6 |
| 5. | Dennis Rommedahl | 6 |
| 7. | Urby Emanuelson | 5 |
| 8. | Darío Cvitanich | 4 |
| 9. | Jan Vertonghen | 3 |
| 9. | Ismaïl Aissati | 3 |
| 11. | Toby Alderweireld | 2 |
| 11. | Miralem Sulejmani | 2 |
| 11. | Kennedy Bakircioglü | 2 |
| 14. | Rasmus Lindgren | 1 |
| 14. | Eyong Enoh | 1 |
| 14. | Mitchell Donald | 1 |
| Total | Total | 106 |
| Nr. | Name | |
| 1. | Luis Suárez | 8 |
| 2. | Siem de Jong | 6 |
| 3. | Demy de Zeeuw | 3 |
| 3. | Marko Pantelić | 3 |
| 5. | Ismaïl Aissati | 2 |
| 5. | Urby Emanuelson | 2 |
| 5. | Kennedy Bakircioglü | 2 |
| 8. | Toby Alderweireld | 1 |
| 8. | Vurnon Anita | 1 |
| 8. | Christian Eriksen | 1 |
| 8. | Nicolás Lodeiro | 1 |
| 8. | Dennis Rommedahl | 1 |
| Total | Total | 33 |
| Nr. | Name | |
| 1. | Luis Suárez | 6 |
| 2. | Dennis Rommedahl | 2 |
| 2. | Marko Pantelić | 2 |
| 4. | Siem de Jong | 1 |
| 4. | Demy de Zeeuw | 1 |
| 4. | Mitchell Donald | 1 |
| 4. | Urby Emanuelson | 1 |
| 4. | Miralem Sulejmani | 1 |
| 4. | Kennedy Bakircioglü | 1 |
| Total | Total | 16 |
| Nr. | Name | |
| 1. | Dennis Rommedahl | 2 |
| 2. | Mitchell Donald | 1 |
| 2. | Luis Suárez | 1 |
| 2. | Darío Cvitanich | 1 |
| Total | Total | 5 |
| # | Name | |
| 1. | Luis Suárez | 2 |
| 2. | Toby Alderweireld | 1 |
| 2. | Marvin Zeegelaar | 1 |
| Total | Total | 4 |
| Nr. | Name | |
| 1. | Urby Emanuelson | 2 |
| 2. | Toby Alderweireld | 1 |
| Total | Total | 3 |

## Placements

| | Friendlies | Ted Bates Trophy | Amsterdam Tournament | Chippie Polar Cup | KNVB Cup | UEFA Europa League | Eredivisie |
| Status | 8 played, 7 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses | Winners | 2nd place | Winners | Winners 18th title | Eliminated in Round of 32 Last opponent: Juventus | 2nd place 85 points in 34 matches qualified for UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds |
* Luis Suárez finishes as topscorer of the Eredivisie with 35 goals in 34 matches.
* Luis Suárez is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
* Toby Alderweireld is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
* Martin Jol is nominated for the Rinus Michels Award 2010 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football.
* Luis Suárez ties the record of Mateja Kežman of most goals in the Eredivisie by a foreigner with 35 goals.
* Luis Suárez is voted Dutch Footballer of the Year by De Telegraaf and Football International.
* Gregory van der Wiel is voted Dutch Football Talent of the Year by De Telegraaf and Football International
* Demy de Zeeuw wins the Bronze boots award.

## Competitions

All times are in CEST

### UEFA Europa League
#### Play-off round
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AND | AJX | DZ | TIM |
| 1 | Anderlecht | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Ajax | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 |
| 4 | Timișoara | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — |
* ↑ On 29 October 2009, UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body ruled that Dinamo Zagreb would have to play their next two home matches in the UEFA Europa League behind closed doors due to the actions of their supporters in their match at Timișoara. They also deducted three points from the Croatian club's points tally in Group A. The club appealed, but the appeal was not heard until after the first closed-doors game against Ajax. After the appeal was heard, UEFA replaced the three-point deduction with a €75,000 fine, and a three-year suspended ban from European competition, while the two-match stadium ban remained unchanged.

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 32
### Amsterdam Tournament
#### Final standings of the FWS Amsterdam Tournament 2009

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | Pts |
| Benfica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Ajax | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |

### Chippie Polar Cup
#### Final standings of the Chippie Polar Cup 2010

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| Ajax | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| N.E.C. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Hubentut Fortuna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Dutch Caribbean Stars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |

### Friendlies
## Transfers for 2009–10
### Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2009 to 1 September 2009) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2009.

#### Arrivals

* The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee |
| Return from loan spell | Return from loan spell | Return from loan spell | Return from loan spell | Return from loan spell |
| George Ogăraru | Defender | 30 June 2009 | Steaua București | - |
| Dennis Rommedahl | Forward | 30 June 2009 | N.E.C. | - |
| Loan | Loan | Loan | Loan | Loan |
| Zé Eduardo | Midfielder | 30 June 2009 | Cruzeiro | - |
| Kerlon | Midfielder | 30 June 2009 | Internazionale | - |
| Transfer | Transfer | Transfer | Transfer | Transfer |
| Jeroen Verhoeven | Goalkeeper | 9 July 2009 | FC Volendam | €300,000 |
| Demy de Zeeuw | Midfielder | 25 July 2009 | AZ | €6,5 million |
| Free Transfer | Free Transfer | Free Transfer | Free Transfer | Free Transfer |
| Timothée Atouba | Midfielder | 7 July 2009 | Hamburger SV | - |
| Marko Pantelić | Forward | 30 August 2009 | Hertha BSC | - |

#### Departures

* The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee |
| Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan |
| Evander Sno | Midfielder | 14 July 2009 | Bristol City | - |
| Albert Luque | Forward | 30 July 2009 | Málaga CF | - |
| Edgar Manucharyan | Forward | 6 August 2009 | HFC Haarlem | - |
| Darko Bodul | Forward | 31 August 2009 | Sparta Rotterdam | - |
| Jan-Arie van der Heijden | Midfielder | 31 August 2009 | Willem II | - |
| Transfer | Transfer | Transfer | Transfer | Transfer |
| Thomas Vermaelen | Defender | 19 June 2009 | Arsenal | €12 million |
| Free Transfer | Free Transfer | Free Transfer | Free Transfer | Free Transfer |
| Dennis Gentenaar | Goalkeeper | 8 June 2009 | VVV-Venlo | - |
| Donovan Slijngard | Defender | 17 June 2009 | Sparta Rotterdam | - |
| Robbert Schilder | Defender | 24 June 2009 | NAC Breda | - |
| Leonardo | Forward | 31 August 2009 | NAC Breda | - |

#### Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2010 to 1 February 2010) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2009–10.

##### Arrivals

* The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee |
| Transfer | Transfer | Transfer | Transfer | Transfer |
| Nicolás Lodeiro | Midfielder | 22 January 2010 | Nacional | €4 million |
| Free Transfer | Free Transfer | Free Transfer | Free Transfer | Free Transfer |
| Suk Hyun-Jun | Forward | 1 January 2010 | Yongin Citizen | – |

##### Departures

* The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee |
| Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan |
| Darío Cvitanich | Forward | 1 January 2010 | Pachuca | - |
| Jeffrey Sarpong | Forward | 1 January 2010 | N.E.C. | - |
| Daley Blind | Defender | 5 January 2010 | FC Groningen | - |
| Timothy van der Meulen | Defender | 15 January 2010 | HFC Haarlem | - |
| Tom Overtoom | Midfielder | 22 January 2010 | HFC Haarlem | - |
| Javier Martina | Forward | 25 January 2010 | HFC Haarlem | - |
| Sergio Padt | Goalkeeper | 25 January 2010 | HFC Haarlem | - |
| Mitchell Donald | Midfielder | 29 January 2010 | Willem II | - |
| Edgar Manucharyan | Forward | 1 February 2010 | AGOVV | - |
| Bruno Silva | Defender | 1 February 2010 | Internacional | - |