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The club was founded in Amsterdam on 18 March 1900 by Floris Stempel, Carel Reeser and Han Dade, the second incarnation after a short-lived previous attempt—as Football Club Ajax—in 1894. [7] The club was named after the mythological hero Ajax, a Greek who fought in the Trojan War against Troy.
According to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, Ajax was the seventh-most successful European club of the 20th century and The World's Club Team of the Year in 1992. [4] According to German magazine Kicker , Ajax was the second-most successful European club of the 20th century.
In the 1969–70 season, Johan Cruyff and Dick van Dijk tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 23 goals, while Johan Cruyff led the club with 33 goals scored overall. In the 1988–89 season, Dennis Bergkamp and Stefan Pettersson tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 13 goals, and overall with 16 goals scored.
Ajax have also won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup once, the UEFA Cup once, the UEFA Super Cup three times, the Intercontinental Cup twice and the International Football Cup once. The club has also appeared in three additional finals finishing as runners-up. In the 1979–80 season, Ajax player Søren Lerby was the top scorer of the European Cup with ...
Season Domestic league KNVB Cup Europe Other competitions Top scorer(s) Division Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Player(s) Goals 1956–57: Eredivisie: 1st
Historically, Ajax is the most successful club in the Netherlands, with 34 Eredivisie titles, 19 KNVB Cups and 9 Johan Cruyff Shields. Ajax is historically one of the most successful clubs in the world; according to the IFFHS, Ajax were the seventh-most successful European club of the 20th century. [1]
FIFA Club of the Century: 5th place; 20th Century. kicker Sportmagazin Club of the Century: 2nd place; 20th Century. Best Dutch club after 50 years of professional football: 1; 2004 [12] VVCS Best Pitch of the Year: 1; 2012. Football shirt of the Year: Ajax away shirt by adidas; 2013–14 [13] The Four-Four-Two Greatest Club Side Ever: Ajax ...
Ajax is historically one of the most successful clubs in the world; according to the IFFHS, Ajax were the seventh most successful European club of the 20th century. [1] The club is one of the five teams that has earned the right to keep the European Cup and to wear a multiple-winner badge; they won consecutively in 1971–1973.