2004–05 AFC Ajax season
During the 2004–05 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.
Pre-season
The first training session for the 2004–05 season was held on July 7, 2004. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad played friendly matches against FC Omniworld, DOS '19, Excelsior '31, HSV de Zuidvogels, Queens Park Rangers and Luton Town. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Panathinaikos and Arsenal in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.Player statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only2004-05 selection by nationality
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings
Points by match day
Total points by match day
Standing by match day
Goals by match day
Statistics for the 2004-05 season
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2004-05 season.
| Friendlies | Amsterdam Tournament | Johan Cruijff Schaal | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup | Eredivisie | Total | |
| Matches | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 58 |
| Wins | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 37 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| Home | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 26 |
| Away | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 32 |
| Yellow cards | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 4 | 90 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 x yellow in 1 match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of substitutes used | 50 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 85 | 8 | 177 |
| Goals for | 62 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 66 | 10 | 172 |
| Goals against | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 70 |
| Balance | +55 | -2 | +1 | +12 | +5 | +25 | +6 | +102 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| Penalties for | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Penalties against | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
2004–05 team records
Top scorers
Placements
- Nigel de Jong is voted Player of the year by the supporters of Ajax.
- Wesley Sneijder is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of Ajax.
Results
Johan Cruijff Schaal
Eredivisie
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group Stage
UEFA Cup
;Round of 32Amsterdam Tournament
;Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2004| Team | ||||||
 Ajax | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
 River Plate | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 Panathinaikos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
 Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Friendlies
Transfers
Summer
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2004.In
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Out
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Winter
In
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Out
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.