AFC Ajax (women)
Dutch women's football (soccer) club
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AFC Ajax Vrouwen is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam representing AFC Ajax in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top women's league in the Netherlands. The team was founded in 2012 and played its first three seasons in the BeNe League before the Eredivisie re-formed.[2] The club won its first title in its second season, winning the domestic KNVB Cup in the 2013–14 season. Ajax won its first two Eredivisie titles in back-to-back seasons in 2016–17 and 2017–18. It won its third title in the 2022–23 season. The best performance in the UEFA Women's Champions League came in the 2023–24 competition, when it finished second in the group stage before losing in the quarterfinals, the first Dutch club to reach that stage.[3] After a third place finish in the 2024–25, Ajax qualified for the inaugural UEFA Women's Europa Cup.[4]
Johan Cruyff Arena (selected matches)
| Full name | Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax | ||
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| Nicknames | De Godendochters (The Daughters of the Gods), De Ajacieden, De Amsterdames | ||
| Founded | 18 May 2012 | ||
| Ground | De Toekomst Johan Cruyff Arena (selected matches) | ||
| Capacity | 2,250[1] 55,865 | ||
| Owner | AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: AJAX) | ||
| Chairman | Menno Geelen | ||
| Head coach | Anouk Bruil | ||
| League | Eredivisie | ||
| 2025–26 | 2nd | ||
| Website | ajax.nl | ||
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Current squad
- As of 4 July 2026
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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Former players
Results
BeNe League / Eredivisie
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a=at moment of abandonment due to Covid
| Season | Division | Position | W – D – L = Pts | GF – GA | Top scorer | KNVB Cup |
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| 2012–13 | BeNe League | 4 / 16 | 12 – 6 – 10 = 42 | 47 – 36 | Desiree van Lunteren (10) | Quarterfinals |
| 2013–14 | 3 / 14 | 16 – 6 – 4 = 54 | 68 – 23 | van Lunteren (13) | Winner | |
| 2014–15 | 3 / 13 | 17 – 2 – 5 = 53 | 54 – 20 | Marlous Pieëte (10) | Final | |
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 2 / 7 | 17 – 5 – 2 = 56 | 46 – 11 | Eshly Bakker (8) | Final |
| 2016–17 | 1 / 8 | 21 – 5 – 1 = 68 | 57 – 14 | Marjolijn van den Bighelaar (18) | Winner | |
| 2017–18 | 1 / 9 | 16 – 7 – 1 = 55 | 57 – 24 | van den Bighelaar, van Lunteren (12) | Winner | |
| 2018–19 | 2 / 9 | 13 – 8 – 3 = 47 | 50 – 18 | Ellen Jansen (14) | Winner | |
| 2019–20 | 2 / 8a | 8 – 1 – 3 = 25a | 22 – 11a | van den Bighelaar (9) | Quarterfinalsa | |
| 2020–21 | 3 / 8 | 13 – 1 – 6 = 40 | 40 – 21 | Nikita Tromp (19) | Semifinals | |
| 2021–22 | 2 / 9 | 17 – 3 – 4 = 54 | 70 – 22 | Romée Leuchter (25) | Winner | |
| 2022–23 | 1 / 11 | 18 – 1 – 1 = 55 | 67 – 15 | Leuchter (18) | Round of 16 | |
| 2023–24 | 2 / 12 | 17 – 3 – 2 = 54 | 62 – 20 | Leuchter (20) | Winner | |
| 2024–25 | 3 / 12 | 17 – 2 – 3 = 53 | 57 – 22 | Danique Tolhoek (19) | Round of 16 |
a=at moment of abandonment due to Covid
UEFA Women's Champions League
All results (away, home and aggregate) list Ajax's goal tally first.
| Season | Round | Team | Home | Away | Agg/Pos [a] |
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| 2017–18 | Qualifying round |  Standard Liège | 3–0 | ||
 Pärnu | 2–1 | ||||
 Rīgas FS | 6–0 | ||||
| Round of 32 |  Brescia |
1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| 2018–19 | Qualifying round |  Þór/KA | 0–0 | ||
 Wexford Youths | 4–1 | ||||
 Linfield | 2–0 | ||||
| Round of 32 |  Sparta Prague |
2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Round of 16 |  Lyon |
0–4 | 0–9 | 0–13 | |
| 2020–21 | Round of 32 |  Bayern Munich |
0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 |
| 2022–23 | QR 1 semi-final |  Kristianstads DFF | 3–1 | ||
| QR 1 final | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | |||
| QR 2 |  Arsenal |
0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| 2023–24 | QR 1 final |  Dinamo Minsk | 3–0 | ||
| QR 2 |  FC Zürich |
2–0 | 6–0 | 8–0 | |
| Group stage | Bayern Munich |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2nd out of 4 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
2–0 | 1–3 | |||
| Roma |
2–1 | 0–3 | |||
| Quarter-final | Chelsea |
0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| 2024–25 | QR 1 semi-final |  Kolos Kovalivka | 1–1, 4–1 aet | ||
| QR 1 final | Fiorentina | 0–1 | |||
- or single match when home and away are empty
UEFA Women's Europa Cup
| Season | Round | Team | Home | Away | Agg/Pos |
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| 2025–26 | QR 1 |  Sturm Graz |
Record by club
- As of end of 2024–25 season
| Opponent | Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Season(s) |
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| Dinamo Minsk | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2023–24 |
| Standard Liège | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2017–18 |
| Sparta Prague | Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2018–19 |
| Arsenal | England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2022–23 |
| Chelsea | England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2023–24 |
| Pärnu | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2017–18 |
| Olympique Lyonnais | France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2018–19 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2023–24 |
| Bayern Munich | Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2020–21, 2023–24 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2022–23 |
| Þór/KA | Iceland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018–19 |
| Wexford Youths | Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2018–19 |
| Brescia | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2013–14 |
| Fiorentina | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024–25 |
| Roma | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2023–24 |
| Rīgas FS | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2017–18 |
| Linfield | Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2018–19 |
| Kristianstads DFF | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2022–23 |
| Zürich | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2023–24 |
| Kolos Kovalivka | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2024–25 |
Honours
National
- Eredivisie
- KNVB Women's Cup
- Winners (6): 2013-14, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2023-24
- BeNe League
Affiliated clubs
On 13 January 2013, it was revealed that AFC Ajax Vrouwen would partner with SV Overbos, the women's team from Hoofddorp.[5]
SV Overbos (2013–present)
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Anouk Bruil |
| Assistant coach | Sonny Silooy |
| Assistant coach | Kirsten Bakker |
| Goalkeeping coach | Robbie Tetteroo |
| Performance coach | Eva Hovenkamp |
| Michiel van Tilburg |
Source[6]
Head coaches
- Ed Engelkes (2012–2016)[7]
- Benno Nihom (2016-2019)
- Danny Schenkel (2019–2022)
- Suzanne Bakker (2022–2024)[8] (Rinus Michel Award winner in 2024)[9]
- Hesterine de Reus (2024–2025)
- Anouk Bruil[10] (2025–present)