1971–72 AFC Ajax season

During the 1971–72 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie. Ajax won the treble that season winning the Eredivisie the 1971–72 KNVB Cup and the 1971–72 European Cup.

AFC Ajax
1971–72 season
ChairmanJaap van Praag
ManagerStefan Kovacs
StadiumOlympic Stadium
Eredivisie1st
KNVB CupWinners
European CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Johan Cruyff (25)
All:
Johan Cruyff (33)

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Heinz Stuy
2 MF  AUT Heinz Schilcher
3 DF  NED Wim Suurbier
4 DF  NED Barry Hulshoff
5 DF  NED Ruud Krol
6 DF  NED Ruud Suurendonk
7 MF  NED Johan Neeskens
8 FW  NED Sjaak Swart
9 DF  NED Gerrie Mühren
10 FW  NED Dick van Dijk
11 FW  NED Piet Keizer
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF  GER Horst Blankenburg
13 GK  NED Sies Wever
14 FW  NED Johan Cruyff
15 MF  NED Arie Haan
16 FW  NED Johnny Rep
— GK  NED Bob Hoogenboom
— DF  NED Louis Donkers
— DF  NED Cor ten Bosch
— MF  NED Henk Heijt
— MF  NED Arnold Mühren
— FW  NED Gerrie Kleton

Transfers

In
Position Player From Type Fee Ref.
FW Arnold Mühren RKSV Volendam Transfer €79,113
MF Heinz Schilcher SK Sturm Graz Transfer
FW Johnny Rep Jong Ajax Transfer Free
FW Gerrie Kleton Jong Ajax Transfer Free

Out
Position Player To Type Fee Ref.
MF Nico Rijnders Royal FC Brugeois Transfer Free
DF Velibor Vasović Retired

Out mid season
Position Player To Type Fee Ref.
DF Ruud Suurendonk AS Monaco [1]

Results

In the 1971–72 season Ajax lost just one game. they were unbeaten at home in both domestic and European competitions. Including victories over MVV and Vitesse. The latter 12–1 at home and the former 8–0. Also at their home stadium, the De Meer Stadion.

Eredivisie
Main article: 1971–72 Eredivisie
15 August 1971 1 Twente 0–2 Ajax Enschede
Report Suurendonk  41'
van Dijk  52'		 Stadium: Diekman Stadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft
22 August 1971 2 Ajax 1–0 FC Den Haag Amsterdam
Swart  90' Report Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Jef Dorpmans
29 August 1971 3 Rotterdam 1–1 Ajax Rotterdam
Klijnjan  33' (pen) Report Swart  82' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Ad Boogaerts
5 September 1971 4 Ajax 1–0 Excelsior Amsterdam
Hulshoff  12' Report Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Joop Vervoot
11 September 1971 5 Groningen 0–0 Ajax Groningen
Hovenkamp  84' Report Keizer  84' Stadium: Oosterpark
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Koen Hoppenbrouwer
19 September 1971 6 Ajax 5–0 Breda Amsterdam
van Dijk  16', pen.', 54', 87'
Schilcher  67'
Cruyff  90'		 Report Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Henk Pijper
25 September 1971 7 Eindhoven 1–1 Ajax Eindhoven
Devrindt  43' Report van Dijk  49' Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Theo Boosten
3 October 1971 8 Ajax 1–0 Nijmegen Amsterdam
van Dijk  68' Report Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Koen Brouwer
15 October 1971 9 Amsterdam 0–2 Ajax Amsterdam
Report Keizer  16'
Neeskens  61'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 26,410
Referee: Joop Vervoort
24 October 1971 10 Ajax 4–1 Go Ahead Eagles Amsterdam
Hulshoff  14', 35'
Haan  40'
Neeskens  74'		 Report Geels  29' (pen) Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Charles Corver
31 October 1971 11 MVV 0–3 Ajax Maastricht
Report Neeskens  16'
Cruyff  27'
Swart  45'		 Stadium: De Geusselt
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft
7 November 1971 12 Ajax 2–1 Feijenoord Amsterdam
Swart  67'
Israël  76' (o.g)		 Report Israël  88' Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Laurens Van Ravens
14 November 1971 13 Utrecht 2–3 Ajax Utrecht
Steen Olsen  31'
Bonsink  83'		 Report Keizer  55', 75'
Rep  80'		 Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Arie Van Germert
21 November 1971 14 Ajax 5–2 Telstar Amsterdam
Cruyff  1', 39', 77'
Keizer  16'
van Dijk  45'		 Report van Essen  24' (pen)
Manders  75'		 Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Koen Brouwer
28 November 1971 15 Volendam 0–1 Ajax Volendam
Report Swart  7' Stadium: Kras Stadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Charles Corver
5 December 1971 16 Ajax 5–0 FC Den Bosch Amsterdam
Keizer  13'
Cruyff  26', 54'
Mühren  59', pen', 72', pen'		 Report Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Henk Pijper
12 December 1971 17 Vitesse Arnhem 1–3 Ajax Arnhem
Gerritsen  20' Report Swart  8'
Keizer  35'
Cruyff  60'		 Stadium: Nieuw Monnikenhuize
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Frans Derks
19 December 1971 18 Ajax 1–0 Twente Amsterdam
Haan  63' Report Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Jan Keizer (referee)
2 January 1972 19 FC Den Haag 1–2 Ajax Den Haag
Roodnat  40' Report Keizer  50'
Cruyff  53'		 Stadium: Zuiderpark
Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Ad Boogaerts
16 January 1972 20 Ajax 2–1 Rotterdam Amsterdam
Cruyff  34'
Mühren  75'		 Report Kowalik  51' Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Laurens Van Ravens
6 February 1972 21 Breda 2–5 Ajax Breda
Schrijvers  43' (pen), 79'
van Dijk  68'		 Report Keizer  10'
Suurbier  17'
van Dijk  19', 23'
Mühren  66'
Cruyff  79'		 Stadium: NAC Stadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Charles Corver
26 February 1972 22 Excelsior 0–4 Ajax Rotterdam
Report Cruyff  30', 40'
van Nierop  68' (o.g)
van der Heijden  87' (o.g)		 Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 23,640
Referee: Koen Hoppenbrouwer
3 March 1972 23 Ajax 7–0 Groningen Amsterdam
Cruyff  1', 33', 42'
Swart  5'
Mühren  35', 63'
Keizer  60'		 Report Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft
12 March 1972 24 Ajax 4–1 PSV Eindhoven Amsterdam
Keizer  44', 49'
Mühren  51' (pen)
Strik  61' (o.g)		 Report Hoekema  18' Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: Ad Boogaerts
19 March 1972 25 Nijmegen 0–1 Ajax Nijmegen
Report Neeskens  45' Stadium: De Goffert
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jef Dorpmans
26 March 1972 26 Ajax 2–0 Amsterdam Amsterdam
Muller  82' (o.g)
Neeskens  90'		 Report Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Henk Pijper
1 April 1972 27 Go Ahead Eagles 3–2 Ajax Deventer
Smid  7'
Geels  56', 62'		 Report Neeskens  27'
Cruyff  30'		 Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft
9 April 1972 28 Ajax 8–0 MVV Amsterdam
Keizer  12', 35'
Swart  31', 82'
van Dijk  38', 74'
Neeskens  41'
Mühren  64'		 Report Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Charles Corver
15 April 1972 29 Feijenoord 1–5 Ajax Rotterdam
Posthumus  23' Report Haan  9'
Mühren  19'
Cruyff  40', 58'
Keizer  83'		 Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 62,257
Referee: Ad Boogaerts
23 April 1972 30 Ajax 4–0 Utrecht Amsterdam
Swart  50'
van Dijk  60'
Mühren  68' (pen)
Cruyff  75'		 Report Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Theo Boosten
30 April 1972 31 Telstar 1–2 Ajax Velsen
Jonker  24' Report Swart  28'
Hulshoff  72'		 Stadium: Sportpark Schoonenberg
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Jef Dorpmans
7 May 1972 32 Ajax 2–0 Volendam Amsterdam
Cruyff  8'
van Dijk  70'		 Report Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Arie Van Gemert
14 May 1972 33 Den Bosch 0–1 Ajax 's-Hertogenbosch
Report Cruyff  86' Stadium: De Vliert
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Koen Brouwer
19 May 1972 34 Ajax 12–1 Vitesse Amsterdam
Neeskens  10', 28', 88'
Cruyff  32', 42', 47', 78'
van Dijk  49', 51', 81'
Mühren  63'
Hulshoff  70'		 Report Veenendaal  75' Stadium: De Meer
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Joop Vervoort

KNVB Cup
9 January 1972 Round 1 Ajax 8–3 Zwolle Amsterdam
Swart
Cruyff
Mühren
Rorije  (o.g)
Keizer
Neeskens

Stadium: De Meer
20 February 1972 Round of 16 Ajax 3–0 Go Ahead Eagles Amsterdam
Haan
Swart
Hulshoff 		Stadium: De Meer
29 March 1972 Quarter finals Ajax 1–0 Nijmegen Amsterdam
Keizer Stadium: De Meer
11 April 1972 Semi–finals Ajax 2–0 Volendam Amsterdam
van Dijk
Neeskens 		Stadium: De Meer
11 May 1972 Final Ajax 3–2 FC Den Haag Rotterdam
Cruyff
Mühren  (pen)
Keizer 		Van Eeden
Mansveld  (pen)		 Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 60,000

European Cup
15 September 1971 Round 1 Ajax 2–0 Dynamo Dresden Amsterdam
19:15 Swart  2'
Keizer  18'		 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 45,027
Referee: Milivoje Gugulović
29 September 1971 Round 1 Dynamo Dresden 0–0
(0–2 agg.)		 Ajax Dresden
18:30 Sammer  14' Report Haan  28' Stadium: Dynamostadion
Attendance: 32,307
Referee: Ken Burns (referee)
20 October 1971 Round of 16 Marseille 1–2 Ajax Marseille
19:30 Gress  9' Report Keizer  39'
Cruyff  68'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 48,039
Referee: Robert Schaut
3 November 1971 Round of 16 Ajax 4–1
(6–2 agg.)		 Marseille Amsterdam
19:15 Cruyff  32', 64'
Swart  37'
Haan  80'
Neeskens 		Report Couécou  10'  17'
Skoblar  44'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 53,785
Referee: Alisair McKenzie
8 March 1972 Quarter finals Ajax 2–1 Arsenal Amsterdam
19:15 Mühren  26', 70' (pen) Report Kennedy  14'  44' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 53,754
Referee: Leonidas Vamvakopoulos
22 March 1972 Quarter finals Arsenal 0–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Ajax London
18:30 Storey  60' Report Graham  15' (o.g) Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 56,155
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall
5 April 1972 Semi finals Ajax 1–0 Benfica Amsterdam
19:15 Swart  64' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 53,921
Referee: Karlo Kruashvili
19 April 1972 Semi finals Benfica 0–0
(0–1 agg.)		 Ajax Lisbon
21:45 Report Keizer  53' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 58,983
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw
31 May 1972 Final Ajax 2–0 Internazionale Rotterdam
19:30 Cruyff  48', 77' Report
MatchCentre		 Boninsegna  79' Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 61,354
Referee: Robert Héliès

Statistics

Goals record
RankNat.Po.NameEredivisieEuropean CupKNVB CupTotal
1 FWJohan Cruyff255333
2 FWPiet Keizer142319
3 FWDick van Dijk160117
FWSjaak Swart113217
5 DFGerrie Mühren92213
6 MFJohan Neeskens100212
7 DFBarry Hulshoff5016
8 MFArie Haan3115
9 MFArnold Mühren2002
10 FWJohnny Rep1001
MFHeinz Schilcher1001
DFWim Suurbier1001
DFRuud Suurendonk1001

References
  1. "Ruud Suurendonk". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2019.


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