1994–95 AFC Ajax season

AFC Ajax
1994–95 season
Manager	Louis van Gaal
Stadium	Olympic Stadium; De Meer Stadion
Eredivisie	1st
Johan Cruijff Shield	Winners
KNVB Cup	Quarter-finals
Champions League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Patrick Kluivert (18); All: ; Jari Litmanen (27)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1993–94 1995–96 →

During the 1994–95 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie. Ajax won a league-cup double. They won their 25th Dutch title in style, not losing a single match all season and scoring 106 goals. Ajax also won their fourth European Cup, defeating A.C. Milan 1–0 in the final. This Ajax squad is considered to be one of the best teams in football history.

Overview[edit]

Competition	Record								Result	Top Scorer
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Result	Top Scorer
Eredivisie	34	27	7	0	106	28	+78	079.41	Winners	Patrick Kluivert, 18
KNVB Cup	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	066.67	Quarter-finals	Ronald de Boer, 4
Dutch Supercup	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00	Winners	3 Players, 1
UEFA Champions League	11	7	4	0	18	4	+14	063.64	Winners	Jari Litmanen, 6
Total	49	37	11	1	134	35	+99	075.51		Jari Litmanen, 25

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	GK	NED	Fred Grim
1	GK	NED	Edwin van der Sar
3	DF	NED	Danny Blind (captain)
15	DF	NED	Winston Bogarde
5	DF	NED	Frank de Boer
2	DF	NED	Michael Reiziger
13	DF	NED	Sonny Silooy
6	MF	NED	Ronald de Boer
22	MF	NED	Edgar Davids
16	MF	ZAI	Kiki Musampa
—	MF	NED	Tarik Oulida


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	NED	Martijn Reuser
4	MF	NED	Frank Rijkaard
20	MF	NED	Clarence Seedorf
21	MF	NED	John van den Brom
19	MF	NED	Nordin Wooter
7	FW	NGA	Finidi George
10	FW	FIN	Jari Litmanen
11	FW	NED	Marc Overmars
4	FW	NGA	Nwankwo Kanu
9	FW	NED	Patrick Kluivert
11	FW	NED	Peter van Vossen
—	FW	NED	Clyde Wijnhard

Transfers[edit]

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Michael Reiziger	FC Groningen	loan ended
DF	Winston Bogarde	Sparta Rotterdam
GK	Fred Grim	SC Cambuur
FW	Clyde Wijnhard	FC Groningen	loan ended

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Michel Kreek	Padova
MF	Stefan Pettersson	IFK Göteborg
GK	Stanley Menzo	PSV
DF	Dan Petersen	Odense BK

Results[edit]

Between 1994 and 1996, Ajax completed an unbeaten run of 52 domestic matches + 19 UEFA Champions League matches, while the 1995 year is considered as the peak of that. The 1995 Ajax team remained unbeaten for a full year, in Europe and in domestic league, a run of 48 matches overall. The feat of winning simultaneously both the Champions League and domestic league without a single defeat is a historical achievement unmatched by any other team.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Competitions[edit]

Eredivisie[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ajax (C)	34	27	7	0	106	28	+78	61	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Roda JC	34	22	10	2	70	28	+42	54	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3	PSV	34	20	7	7	85	46	+39	47	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Feyenoord	34	19	5	10	66	56	+10	43^[a]	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
5	FC Twente	34	17	8	9	66	50	+16	42

Source: [1], RSSSF.com,[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Winners KNVB Cup.

Matches[edit]

27 August 1994 1	Ajax	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 14' Blind 38' Wooter 64'		Decheiver 74'	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 17,200 Referee: René Temmink

10 September 1994 2	Ajax	5–0	Vitesse	Amsterdam
	F. de Boer 10' Kluivert 29' George 39' Rijkaard 69' van Vossen 84'			Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 19,200 Referee: Dick Jol

21 September 1994 3	Roda JC	1–1	Ajax	Kerkrade
	Huiberts 35'		Kluivert 51'	Stadium: Sportpark Kaalheide Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende

23 September 1994 4	Ajax	3–0	FC Dordrecht	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 4', 82' Overmars 90'			Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 19,738 Referee: Hugo Luyten

2 October 1994 5	Sparta Rotterdam	0–2	Ajax	Rotterdam
			R. de Boer 36' George 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Jef van Vliet

16 October 1994 6	Ajax	4–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Amsterdam
	Overmars 48' Blind 50' Litmanen 59' Kluivert 90' (pen.)			Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 24,543 Referee: Jan Wegereef

23 October 1994 7	PSV Eindhoven	1–4	Ajax	Eindhoven
	Nilis 74'		F. de Boer 7' Davids 14' Seedorf 16' van Vossen 56'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende

25 October 1994 8	Ajax	5–1	Heerenveen	Amsterdam
	Rijkaard 15' Litmanen 25', 32' Kluivert 70', 90'		Oosterveer 74'	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 19,474 Referee: Ab Schuurmans

6 November 1994 9	Willem II	1–4	Ajax	Tilburg
	van Gastel 59'		van Vossen 13' Litmanen 18' George 49' Davids 80'	Stadium: Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,500 Referee: John Blankenstein

9 November 1994 10	Ajax	3–1	Groningen	Amsterdam
	Litmanen 79' Kluivert 80', 90'		Beerens 2'	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 18,751 Referee: Dick Jol

20 November 1994 11	Utrecht	0–0	Ajax	Utrecht
				Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jaap Uilenberg

26 November 1994 12	Ajax	3–1	MVV	Amsterdam
	Litmanen 5' Overmars 65', 66'		Visser 39'	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 19,501 Referee: Jef van Vliet

4 December 1994 13	Volendam	2–2	Ajax	Volendam
	Smeets 4' Ooijer 34'		Kanu 1' Seedorf 3'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 8,100 Referee: René Temmink

17 December 1994 14	NAC Breda	2–2	Ajax	Breda
	Gerritsen 8' Lammers 90'		Gaasbeek 23' (o.g.) R. de Boer 78'	Stadium: NAC Stadion Attendance: 10,845 Referee: Roelof Luinge

20 December 1994 15	NEC	0–2	Ajax	Nijmegen
			van den Brom 16', 60'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Herman van Dijk

13 January 1995 16	RKC	1–1	Ajax	Waalwijk
	van Rijswijk 7'		Kluivert 9'	Stadium: Sportpark Olympia Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Jef van Vliet

21 January 1995 17	Ajax	1–0	PSV	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 80'			Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Roelof Luinge

28 January 1995 18	Vitesse	2–3	Ajax	Arnhem
	Helder 29' Cocu 51'		F. de Boer 30' Kluivert 64' van den Brom 84'	Stadium: Nieuw Monnikenhuize Attendance: 12,400 Referee: Jaap Uilenberg

4 February 1995 19	Ajax	3–1	NAC Breda	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 13', 24' van den Brom 34'		Remie 45'	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 19,400 Referee: Herman van Dijk

11 February 1995 20	Ajax	4–1	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
	George 34' F. de Boer 49' van Vossen 57' Blind 62'		Larsson 27'	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 39,481 Referee: John Blankenstein

15 February 1995 21	Ajax	1–1	Roda JC	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 63'		Graef 38'	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 19,007 Referee: Jan Wegereef

19 February 1995 22	FC Dordrecht	1–3	Ajax	Dordrecht
	Koswal 13'		F. de Boer 35' Overmars 41' Kanu 85'	Stadium: Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion Attendance: 8,160 Referee: Hugo Luyten

11 March 1995 23	Go Ahead Eagles	1–2	Ajax	Deventer
	Schenning 49'		Litmanen 74' Kanu 90'	Stadium: Adelaarshorst Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jan Wegereef

18 March 1995 24	Ajax	5–1	NEC	Amsterdam
	Litmanen 18', 22', 88' Kanu 74' Seedorf 78'		Pothuizen 55'	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 18,743 Referee: Roelof Luinge

21 March 1995 25	Ajax	8–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam
	Seedorf 2' Kanu 14' F. de Boer 18', 30' Litmanen 37', 47' van Eck 57' (o.g.) Blind 81'			Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 18,741 Referee: René Temmink

26 March 1995 26	Twente	0–1	Ajax	Enschede
			Kanu 16'	Stadium: Diekman Stadion Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Hans Reygwart

1 April 1995 27	Heerenveen	3–3	Ajax	Heerenveen
	Regtop 6' Tomasson 12' Alberda 52'		Litmanen 17', 44' Kanu 72'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Jaap Uilenberg

8 April 1995 28	Ajax	7–0	Willem II	Amsterdam
	Litmanen 6', 21' Kanu 8' George 13' Seedorf 24' F. de Boer 75' R. de Boer 77'			Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 18,875 Referee: Wout Schaap

15 April 1995 29	Groningen	2–4	Ajax	Groningen
	Gorré 63' Sion 76'		Kluivert 13', 39' F. de Boer 22' Overmars 70'	Stadium: Stadion Oosterpark Attendance: 16,280 Referee: René Temmink

2 May 1995 30	MVV	0–3	Ajax	Maastricht
			George 35' Overmars 58' Davids 72'	Stadium: De Geusselt Attendance: 11,000 Referee: John Blankenstein

10 May 1995 31	Ajax	2–1	Utrecht	Amsterdam
	Seedorf 69' van den Brom 75'		Gorter 19'	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 27,310 Referee: Herman van Dijk

13 May 1995 32	Ajax	4–1	Volendam	Amsterdam
	F. de Boer 19' Blind 48' R. de Boer 67' Litmanen 82'		Stefanović 27'	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Roelof Luinge

17 May 1995 33	Feyenoord	0–5	Ajax	Rotterdam
			Overmars 38' Kanu 46', 76' (pen.) Davids 83' van Vossen 89'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Dick Jol

27 May 1995 34	Ajax	3–1	FC Twente	Amsterdam
	George 12', 48' Davids 79'		Bruggink 56'	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 19,231 Referee: Hugo Luyten

KNVB Cup[edit]

5 October 1994 First Round	Ajax	3–0	Den Bosch	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
	Litmanen 52' R. de Boer 84' Davids 89'		Van Helmond 88'

30 November 1994 Second Round	NEC	0–3	Ajax	Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
			Kanu 30' R. de Boer 69', 85'

8 March 1995 Quarter-finals	AFC Ajax	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Feyenoord	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
	R. de Boer 26'		Heus 79' Obiku 95'

Dutch Supercup[edit]

21 August 1994	Ajax	3–0	Feyenoord	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
	Litmanen 13' Oulida 21' Kluivert 25'			Attendance: 23,500 Referee: John Blankenstein (Den Haag)

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Group D
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ajax	6	4	2	0	9	2	+7	10
Milan	6	3	1	2	6	5	+1	5^[7]
Casino Salzburg	6	1	3	2	4	6	−2	5
AEK Athens	6	0	2	4	3	9	−6	2

14 September 1994 1	Ajax	2–0	Milan	Amsterdam
20:30	R. de Boer 51' Litmanen 65'	Report		Stadium: Olympisch Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

28 September 1994 2	AEK Athens	1–2	Ajax	Nea Filadelfeia
21:30	Savevski 30'	Report	33' Litmanen 59' Kluivert	Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 24,747 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

19 October 1994 3	Casino Salzburg	0–0	Ajax	Vienna
20:30		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

2 November 1994 4	Ajax	1–1	Casino Salzburg	Amsterdam
20:30	Litmanen 85'	Report	Kocijan 63'	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Les Mottram (Scotland)

23 November 1994 5	Milan	0–2	Ajax	Trieste
20:30		Report	2' Litmanen 66' (o.g.)Baresi	Stadium: Stadio Nereo Rocco Attendance: 29,764 Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

7 December 1994 6	Ajax	2–0	AEK Athens	Amsterdam
20:30	Oulida 7', 81'	Report		Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 39,138 Referee: Jorge Coroado (Portugal)

Knockout phase[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

1 March 1995 First Leg	Hajduk Split	0–0	Ajax	Poljud, Split
19:00		Report		Attendance: 34,250 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

15 March 1995 Second Leg	Ajax	3–0	Hajduk Split	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
18:45	Kanu 39' F. de Boer 43', 67'	Report		Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)

Semi-finals[edit]

5 April 1995 First Leg	Bayern Munich	0–0	Ajax	Olympiastadion, Munich
20:30		Report		Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

19 April 1995 Second Leg	Ajax	5–2	Bayern Munich	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
20:30	Litmanen 12', 46' Finidi 41' R. de Boer 44' Overmars 88'	Report	Witeczek 36' Scholl 75' (pen.)	Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

Final[edit]

24 May 1995	Ajax	1–0	Milan	Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
20:30	Kluivert 85'	Report		Attendance: 49,730 Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 27 May 1995^[8]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		Cup		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
--	GK	NED	van der Sar	47	0	33	0	3	0	11	0
--	DF	NED	Reiziger	48	0	34	0	3	0	11	0
--	DF	NED	Blind	46	5	34	5	2	0	10	0
--	DF	NED	F. de Boer	47	11	34	9	3	0	10	2
--	MF	NED	R. de Boer	38	11	24+1	5	3	4	10	2
--	MF	NED	Rijkaard	38	2	26	2	2	0	10	0
--	MF	NED	Davids	30	6	19+3	5	1	1	6+1	0
--	MF	NED	Seedorf	48	6	29+5	6	3	0	10+1	0
--	FW	NGA	Finidi George	43	9	30	8	3	0	10	1
--	FW	FIN	Litmanen	41	24	26+1	17	3	1	11	6
--	FW	NED	Overmars	42	9	23+5	8	3	0	10+1	1
--	GK	NED	Grim	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
--	FW	NED	Kluivert	35	20	16+9	18	0	0	5+5	2
--	FW	NED	van Vossen	34	5	15+11	5	1	0	2+5	0
--	FW	NGA	Kanu	26	12	11+7	10	1	1	3+4	1
--	MF	NED	van den Brom	17	5	8+9	5	0	0	0	0
--	DF	NED	Bogarde	19	0	7+7	0	1	0	1+3	0
--	MF	NED	Oulida	4	2	2	0	0+1	0	1	2
--	MF	NED	Wooter	5	1	1+4	1	0	0	0	0
--	MF	NED	Reuser	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
--	DF	NED	Silooy	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
--	MF	ZAI	Musampa	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
--	DF	NED	Kreek	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0

References[edit]

^ Aladay, Adam (2020-11-25). "Ajax's 1995 Invincibles: The Record Breaking Side That Defied Expectations". 90min.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
^ Corkhill, Barney. "The Invincible Kings of Europe: Remembering Ajax's 1994-95". Sports Mole. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
^ "Do you remember when...Ajax could win the European Cup? | Sport | The Observer". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
^ "25 Years Later, Ajax's Unbeaten Double Remains Unparalleled". Breaking The Lines. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
^ Ames, Nick (2020-05-24). "'A volcano that exploded': the '95 Ajax side that changed European football". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
^ "Eredivisie info on all seasons" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2019..
^ Milan were docked two points for crowd trouble against Casino Salzburg on Matchday Two.
^ "World Football". Retrieved 15 October 2023.

Notes[edit]

[table_hth_FEY0.94797130485436-6] Winners KNVB Cup.

[1] Aladay, Adam (2020-11-25). "Ajax's 1995 Invincibles: The Record Breaking Side That Defied Expectations". 90min.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

[2] Corkhill, Barney. "The Invincible Kings of Europe: Remembering Ajax's 1994-95". Sports Mole. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

[3] "Do you remember when...Ajax could win the European Cup? | Sport | The Observer". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

[4] "25 Years Later, Ajax's Unbeaten Double Remains Unparalleled". Breaking The Lines. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

[5] Ames, Nick (2020-05-24). "'A volcano that exploded': the '95 Ajax side that changed European football". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

[7] "Eredivisie info on all seasons" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2019..

[8] Milan were docked two points for crowd trouble against Casino Salzburg on Matchday Two.

[World_Football-9] "World Football". Retrieved 15 October 2023.

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