1995–96 AFC Ajax season

First-team squad

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

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No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  NED Fred Grim — GK  NED Edwin van der Sar — DF  NED Danny Blind (captain) — DF  NED Winston Bogarde — DF  NED Frank de Boer (vice captain) — DF  NED Michael Reiziger — DF  NED Arnold Scholten — DF  NED Sonny Silooy — DF  BRA Márcio Santos — MF  NED Ronald de Boer — MF  NED Edgar Davids[notes 1] — MF  NED Rob Gehring — MF  NED Denny Landzaat

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NED Peter Hoekstra (from January 1996) — MF  ZAI Kiki Musampa[notes 2] — MF  NED Marc Overmars — MF  NED Martijn Reuser — MF  NED Dennis Schulp — MF  NED Ignacio Tuhuteru — MF  NED Dave van den Bergh — MF  NED Nordin Wooter[notes 3] — MF  NGA Finidi George — FW  NED Patrick Kluivert — FW  FIN Jari Litmanen — FW  RUS Andriy Demchenko[notes 4] — FW  NGA Nwankwo Kanu

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Reserve squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  AUS Hayden Foxe — MF  USA John O'Brien — DF  NED Arno Splinter

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Transfers

Eredivisie

Matches

Ajax v Utrecht

20 August 1995 1	Ajax	4–0	Utrecht	Amsterdam
	Davids 48' Kluivert 59' Blind 62' Reuser 73' Blind	Report	76'  Vierklau Ten Hag	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Roelof Luinge

NEC v Ajax

25 August 1995 2	NEC	0–6	Ajax	Nijmegen
	Stock	Report	7' Finidi 31' Davids 33' Overmars 50' Reuser 55' Finidi 72' Overmars	Stadium: Goffertstadion Referee: Jan Wegereef

Ajax v Sparta

10 September 1995 3	Ajax	4–0	Sparta	Amsterdam
	Kanu 6' Kanu 23' Overmars 40' Reuser 89'	Report	Smith	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jaap Uilenberg

Go Ahead Eagles v Ajax

17 September 1995 4	Go Ahead Eagles	0–4	Ajax	Deventer
	Hulshoff Verkuyl Michels		57' (o.g.) Marbus 65' Kanu 76' (pen.)Kanu 81' Davids	Stadium: Adelaarshorst Referee: John Blankenstein

Ajax v Fortuna Sittard

20 September 1995 5	Ajax	4–0	Fortuna Sittard	Amsterdam
	Frank de Boer 17' Kanu 20' Ronald de Boer 26' Overmars 85'	Report	Lee	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jeff van Vliet

NAC v Ajax

24 September 1995 6	NAC	0–1	Ajax	Breda
	Lokhoff	Report	63' Kluivert Bogarde	Stadium: NAC Stadion Referee: Dick Jol

Heerenveen v Ajax

01 October 1995 7	Heerenveen	0–4	Ajax	Heerenveen
	Doesburg	Report	12' Davids 57' (o.g.) Straal 67' Litmanen 73' Kluivert	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Referee: Jaap Uilenberg

Ajax v Vitesse

04 October 1995 8	Ajax	3–0	Vitesse	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 23', Davids 53' R De Boer 71'		Van Wanrooy	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jan Wegereef

Twente v Ajax

15 October 1995 9	Twente	0–3	Ajax	Twente
		Report	26' Litmanen 31' Overmars 60' Overmars	Stadium: Diekman Stadion Referee: Mario van der Ende

Feyenoord v Ajax

22 October 1995 10	Feyenoord	2–4	Ajax	Rotterdam
	Zwijnenberg 2' Larsson 7' van Gobbel	Report	13' Bogarde 29' Litmanen 37' Overmars 57' Overmars	Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Jaap Uilenberg

Ajax v Volendam

25 October 1995 11	Ajax	4–0	Volendam	Amsterdam
	F de Boer 15' R de Boer 18' R de Boer 51' Wooter 79'	Report	58' Nijholt  90'  Kromheer Persijn	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Herman van Dijk

Ajax v Roda JC

28 October 1995 12	Ajax	6–1	Roda JC	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 13' Litmanen 16' Blind 22' Davids 37' Kluivert 56' Kanu 67'	Report	53' Roelofsen	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Roelof Luinge

Ajax v PSV

05 November 1995 14	Ajax	1–1	PSV	Amsterdam
	Kanu 34'	Report	32' Ronaldo	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Referee: John Blankenstein

RKC v Ajax

08 November 1995 13	RKC	0–3	Ajax	Waalwijk
		Report	21'Kluivert 59' Kluivert 89' (pen.) Litmanen	Stadium: Sportpark Olympia Referee: Mario van der Ende

Ajax v Groningen

19 November 1995 15	Ajax	4–1	Groningen	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 11' Litmanen 20' (pen.) Kanu 69' Overmars 82'		90' De Jong	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jef van Vliet

Utrecht v Ajax

17 December 1995 18	Utrecht	0–3	Ajax	Utrecht
			10' Overmars 25' (pen.) Litmanen 38' Litmanen	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Hugo Luijten

Ajax v De Graafschap

20 December 1995 17	Ajax	1–0	De Graafschap	Amsterdam
	Litmanen 45' Overmars 59'			Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Referee: Jaap Uilenberg

Ajax v NEC

24 December 1995 19	Ajax	3–1	NEC	Amsterdam
	Litmanen 12' Finidi 39' R de Boer 73' (pen.)		48' Sumiala	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Wout Schaap

Willem II v Ajax

14 January 1996 16	Willem II	1–0	Ajax	Tilburg
	Van der Vegt 56'	Report		Stadium: Willem II Stadion Referee: Wegeref

Sparta v Ajax

21 January 1996 20	Sparta	3–3	Ajax	Rotterdam
	Jalink 7' Krijgsman 20' De Nooijer 31'	Report	16' Bogarde 19' Scholten 62' Hoekstra	Stadium: Stadion Spangen Referee: Mario van der Ende

Ajax v Heerenveen

25 February 1996 24	Ajax	6–2	Heerenveen	Amsterdam
	Kluivert 20' R de Boer 23' Hoekstra 46' Kanu 54' Blind 56' Kluivert 71'	Report	84' Wouden 87' Wouden	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Rene Temmink

Vitesse v Ajax

03 March 1996 25	Vitesse	2–1	Ajax	Arnhem
	Laros 9' Laros 70'	Report	87' Kluivert	Stadium: Nieuw Monnikenhuize Referee: Wegeref

Ajax v Twente

10 March 1996 26	Ajax	6–1	Twente	Amsterdam
	F De Boer 37' Davids 39' Kluivert 50' Ayupov 54' (o.g.) Musampa 65' Hoekstra 66'	Report	67' Ten Caat	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Luinge

Fortuna Sittard v Ajax

13 March 1996 22	Fortuna Sittard	1–2	Ajax	Sittard
	Jeffrey 75' Roest 76'		72' Kanu 81' Kluivert	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Referee: Herman van Dijk

Volendam v Ajax

17 March 1996 27	Volendam	0–0	Ajax	Volendam
				Stadium: Kras Stadion

Ajax v Feyenoord

24 March 1996 28	Ajax	2–0	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
	Litmanen 25' Kluivert 54'			Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Referee: Uilenberg

Ajax v Go Ahead Eagles

27 March 1996 21	Ajax	2–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Amsterdam
	Hoekstra 31' Kanu 61'		88' Verkuyl	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Bossen

Roda JC v Ajax

30 March 1996 29	Roda JC	2–0	Ajax	Kerkrade
	Babangida 18' Doomernik 35'			Stadium: Sportpark Kaalheide Referee: Luinge

Ajax v NAC

06 April 1996 23	Ajax	2–0	NAC	Amsterdam
	R. de Boer 19' Kanu 45'			Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Dick van Egmond

PSV v Ajax

08 April 1996 31	PSV	1–1	Ajax	Eindhoven
	Nilis 40' Wouters		53', Hoekstra	Stadium: Philips Stadion Referee: Mario van der Ende

Ajax v RKC

13 April 1996 30	Ajax	1–0	RKC	Amsterdam
	Reiziger 60'			Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Fred Sterk

Groningen v Ajax

21 April 1996 32	Groningen	3–4	Ajax	Groningen
	Sion 24' Bombarda 40' Sion 78'		32' (pen.) Litmanen 44' Litmanen 47' Kanu 90' Wooter	Stadium: Stadion Oosterpark Referee: Temmink

Ajax v Willem II

28 April 1996 33	Ajax	5–1	Willem II	Amsterdam
	Litmanen 18' van Fessen 32' (o.g.) Finidi 34' Finidi 70' Finidi 71'		82' De Gier	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Hugo Luitjen

De Graafschap v Ajax

05 May 1996 34	De Graafschap	0–0	Ajax	Doetinchem
				Stadium: De Vijverberg Referee: Luinge

KNVB Cup

Dutch Supercup

Ajax v Feyenoord

16 August 1995	Ajax	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Feyenoord	De Kuip, Rotterdam
	R. de Boer 25' Kluivert 102' (pen.)		Larsson 27'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AJX	RMA	FER	GRA
1	Ajax	6	5	1	0	15	1	+14	16	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–0	4–0	3–0
2	Real Madrid	6	3	1	2	11	5	+6	10			0–2	—	6–1	2–0
3	Ferencváros	6	1	2	3	9	19	−10	5			1–5	1–1	—	3–3
4	Grasshopper	6	0	2	4	3	13	−10	2			0–0	0–2	0–3	—

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Ajax v Real Madrid

13 September 1995 1	Ajax	1–0	Real Madrid	Amsterdam
20:30	Overmars 14'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

Ferencváros v Ajax

27 September 1995 2	Ferencváros	1–5	Ajax	Budapest
20:30	Nyilas 59' (pen.)	Report	Litmanen 57', 80' (pen.), 88' Kluivert 67' F. de Boer 85'	Stadium: Űllői út Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)

Ajax v Grasshopper

18 October 1995 3	Ajax	3–0	Grasshopper	Amsterdam
20:30	Kluivert 10', 68' Finidi 87'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Adrian Porumboiu (Romania)

Grasshopper v Ajax

1 November 1995 4	Grasshopper	0–0	Ajax	Zürich
20:30		Report		Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 20,100 Referee: Nikolay Levnikov (Russia)

Real Madrid v Ajax

22 November 1995 5	Real Madrid	0–2	Ajax	Madrid
20:30		Report	64' Litmanen 76' Kluivert	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Ajax v Ferencváros

6 December 1995 6	Ajax	4–0	Ferencváros	Amsterdam
20:30	Overmars 17' R. de Boer 22' Litmanen 62', 66'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 42,319 Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

Knockout phase

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Borussia Dortmund v Ajax

6 March 1996 First Leg	Borussia Dortmund	0–2	Ajax	Dortmund, Germany
20:30		Report	Davids 8' Kluivert 85'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 35,800 Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)

Ajax v Borussia Dortmund

20 March 1996 Second Leg	Ajax	1–0	Borussia Dortmund	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30	Musampa 75'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Vaclav Krondl (Czech Republic)

Semi-finals

Ajax v Panathinaikos

3 April 1996 First Leg	Ajax	0–1	Panathinaikos	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
20:30		Report	Warzycha 87'	Attendance: 42,000 Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)

Panathinaikos v Ajax

17 April 1996 Second Leg	Panathinaikos	0–3	Ajax	Spyros Louis, Athens
21:30		Report	Litmanen 4', 77' Wooter 86'	Attendance: 74,000 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Final

Main article: 1996 UEFA Champions League Final

Ajax v Juventus

22 May 1996	Ajax	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Juventus	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20:30	Litmanen 41'	Report	Ravanelli 13'	Attendance: 67,000 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
	Penalties
	Davids Litmanen Scholten Silooy		Ferrara Pessotto Padovano Jugović

Intercontinental Cup

Ajax v Grêmio

28 November 1995	Ajax	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Grêmio	National Stadium, Tokyo
18:15		Report		Attendance: 47,129 Referee: David Elleray (England)
	Penalties
	Kluivert R. de Boer F. de Boer George Blind		Dinho Arce Magno Gélson Adílson

UEFA Super Cup

Real Zaragoza v Ajax

6 February 1996 First Leg	Real Zaragoza	1–1	Ajax	La Romareda, Zaragoza
	Aguado 28'		Kluivert 70'	Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

Ajax v Real Zaragoza

28 February 1996 Second Leg	Ajax	4–0	Real Zaragoza	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
	Bogarde 43' George 54' Blind 65' (pen.), 69' (pen.)			Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

Appearances and goals

As of 22 May 1996^[1]

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		KNBV		Champions League		Dutch Supercup UEFA Supercup & Intercontinental Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
--	GK	NED	Van der Sar	50	-3	33	0	2	0	11	-3	4	0
--	DF	NED	Reiziger	41	1	26	1	2	0	9	0	4	0
--	DF	NED	F. de Boer	47	4	32	3	2	0	9	1	4	0
--	DF	NED	Blind	44	5	31	3	2	0	8	0	3	2
--	DF	NED	Bogarde	50	3	31+2	2	2	0	11	0	4	1
--	MF	NGA	Finidi	44	9	28+1	6	1	1	10	1	4	1
--	MF	NED	Davids	42	8	28	7	0	0	11	1	3	0
--	MF	NED	R. de Boer	46	10	30	7	2	1	11	1	3	1
--	FW	NGA	Kanu	40	13	18+10	13	0	0	7+2	0	2+1	0
--	FW	FIN	Litmanen	40	23	22+4	14	2	0	10	9	2	0
--	FW	NED	Kluivert	42	23	26+2	15	2	1	6+2	5	4	2
--	GK	NED	Grim	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	MF	NED	Hoekstra	18	5	16	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
--	MF	NED	Overmars	23	12	15	10	0	0	6	2	2	0
--	DF	NED	Silooy	16	0	9+2	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
--	MF	NED	Wooter	35	3	7+18	2	1+1	0	2+4	1	0+2	0
--	DF	NED	Scholten	27	1	6+10	1	2	0	2+4	0	3	0
--	MF	NED	Reuser	24	3	5+13	3	0	0	1+3	0	0+2	0
--	DF	BRA	Márcio Santos	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	MF	ZAI	Musampa	26	2	3+13	1	0+2	0	3+4	1	1	0
--	DF	NGA	C. Kanu	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	FW	RUS	Demchenko	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
--	MF	NED	van den Bergh	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
--	MF	NED	Landzaat	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
--	MF	NED	Schulp	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	MF	NED	Tuhuteru	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
--	MF	NED	Gehring	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

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