AFC Ajax (women)

AFC Ajax
Full nameAmsterdamsche Football Club Ajax
NicknamesDe Godendochters (The Daughters of the Gods), De Ajacieden, De Amsterdames
Founded18 May 2012 (2012-05-18)
GroundDe Toekomst
Johan Cruyff Arena (selected matches)
Capacity2,250[1]
55,865
OwnerAFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: AJAX)
ChairmanMenno Geelen
Head coachAnouk Bruil
LeagueEredivisie
2024–253rd
Websiteajax.nl

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]

Current squad

As of 20 September 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Regina Van Eijk
2 DF  NED Amber Visscher
3 DF  NED Daniëlle Noordermeer
4 DF  NED Deau den Turk
5 DF  NED Renee van Asten
6 MF  NED Jonna van de Velde
7 FW  NED Ranneke Derks
8 MF  NED Sherida Spitse
11 FW  NED Bo van Egmond
12 MF  NED Jade van Hensbergen
13 GK  NED Lois Niënhuis
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  NED Danique Noordman
17 FW  NED Ilayah Dostmohamed
18 DF  NED Louise van Oosten
19 FW  NED Mirte van Koppen
20 MF  NED Isa Colin
21 MF  NED Nayomi Buikema
22 GK  NED Danae van der Vliet
24 DF  NED Daliyah de Klonia
25 FW  NED Lina Touzani
26 FW  NED Xanne Kip
27 MF  NED Nurija van Schoonhoven

Former players

Results

BeNe League / Eredivisie

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Season Division Position W – D – L = Pts GF – GA Top scorer KNVB Cup
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]
2017–18 Qualifying round Belgium Standard Liège 3–0
Estonia Pärnu 2–1
Latvia Rīgas FS 6–0
Round of 32 Italy Brescia 1–0 0–2 1–2
2018–19 Qualifying round Iceland Þór/KA 0–0
Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths 4–1
Northern Ireland Linfield 2–0
Round of 32 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–0 2–1 4–1
Round of 16 France Lyon 0–4 0–9 0–13
2020–21 Round of 32 Germany Bayern Munich 0–3 1–3 1–6
2022–23 QR 1 semi-final Sweden Kristianstads DFF 3–1
QR 1 final Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1
QR 2 England Arsenal 0–1 2–2 2–3
2023–24 QR 1 final Belarus Dinamo Minsk 3–0
QR 2 Switzerland FC Zürich 2–0 6–0 8–0
Group stage Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 1–1 2nd out of 4
France Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 1–3
Italy Roma 2–1 0–3
Quarter-final England Chelsea 0–3 1–1 1–4
2024–25 QR 1 semi-final Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka 1–1, 4–1 aet
QR 1 final Italy Fiorentina 0–1
  1. ^ or single match when home and away are empty

UEFA Women's Europa Cup

Season Round Team Home Away Agg/Pos
2025–26 QR 1 AustriaSturm Graz

Record by club

As of end of 2024–25 season
Opponent Country Pld W D L GF GA Season(s)
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

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]

  • Netherlands SV Overbos (2013–present)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Netherlands Anouk Bruil
Assistant coach Netherlands Sonny Silooy
Assistant coach Netherlands Kirsten Bakker
Goalkeeping coach Netherlands Robbie Tetteroo
Performance coach Netherlands Eva Hovenkamp
Netherlands Michiel van Tilburg

Source[6]

Head coaches

  • Netherlands Ed Engelkes (2012–2016)[7]
  • Netherlands Benno Nihom (2016-2019)
  • Netherlands Danny Schenkel (2019–2022)
  • Netherlands Suzanne Bakker (2022–2024)[8] (Rinus Michel Award winner in 2024)[9]
  • Netherlands Hesterine de Reus (2024–2025)
  • Netherlands Anouk Bruil[10] (2025–present)

Broadcasting

As of 2025, all league matches played are broadcast on ESPN. Public service broadcaster NOS occasionally provides game highlights during the Studio Sport programme.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Kampioenswedstrijd Jong Ajax gewoon op De Toekomst". www.at5.nl.
  2. ^ "Vrouwen: Ajax en PSV in BeNeLeague, FC Den Bosch niet" (in Dutch). voetbalcentraal. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Ajax's women's team become the first Dutch side ever to advance in the Champions League". NL Times. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. ^ "The official website for European football". UEFA. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Hechte samenwerking Ajax en sv Overbos uit Hoofddorp'", Overbos.nl, 13 January 2013
  6. ^ "Voormalig FC Twente-assistent duikt op in nieuwe staf van Ajax". Vrouwenvoetbal Nieuws (in Dutch). 30 July 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Ajax-dames halen succescoach Engelkes" (in Dutch). FCupdate. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Suzanne Bakker in her final season at Ajax Women" (in Dutch). Ajax.nl. 10 January 2024. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Winnaars Rinus Michels Awards 2024". Rinus Michels Awards (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Nieuwe Ajax-coach Bruil is naast 'mensenmens' ook resultaatgericht: 'Kampioen worden'" [New Ajax coach Bruil is not only a 'people person' but also results-oriented: 'Becoming champion']. NOS (in Dutch). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Women's Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS". Sport Business. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  12. ^ Grondhuis, Francis (8 July 2025). "Competitieprogramma Eurojackpot Vrouwen Eredivisie seizoen 2025/'26 bekend". Vrouwen Eredivisie (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 August 2025.

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