2009–10 AFC Ajax season
During the 2009–10 season, AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The first training took place on 22 June 2009. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Wednesday 29 July.
Pre-season
The first training for the 2009–10 season was held on 22 June 2009. In preparation for the new season, Ajax organized a training camp in Amsterdam at the De Toekomst Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad from manager Martin Jol played friendly matches against Ajax Cape Town, DWV, WKE and SV Huizen before traveling to England to play one against Bristol City and play Southampton for the Ted Bates Trophy. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Atlético Madrid and Benfica in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.Player statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only2009–10 selection by nationality
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings 2009–10
Points by match day
Total points by match day
Standing by match day
Goals by match day
Statistics for the 2009-10 season
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2009-10 season.
| Friendlies | Ted Bates Trophy | Amsterdam Tournament | Chippie Polar Cup | KNVB Cup | UEFA Europa League | Eredivisie | Total | |
| Matches | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 64 |
| Wins | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 48 |
| Draws | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Losses | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Home | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 |
| Away | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 37 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 84 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 x yellow in 1 match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Number of substitutes used | 61 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 89 | 209 |
| Goals for | 49 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 106 | 216 |
| Goals against | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 47 |
| Balance | +44 | +3 | -1 | +3 | +27 | +7 | +86 | +169 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 31 |
| Penalties for | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Penalties against | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2009–10 team records
Topscorers
Placements
- Luis Suárez finishes as topscorer of the Eredivisie with 35 goals in 34 matches.
- Luis Suárez is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Toby Alderweireld is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Martin Jol is nominated for the Rinus Michels Award 2010 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football.
- Luis Suárez ties the record of Mateja Kežman of most goals in the Eredivisie by a foreigner with 35 goals.
- Luis Suárez is voted Dutch Footballer of the Year by De Telegraaf and Football International.
- Gregory van der Wiel is voted Dutch Football Talent of the Year by De Telegraaf and Football International
- Demy de Zeeuw wins the Bronze boots award.
Competitions
Eredivisie
KNVB Cup
UEFA Europa League
Play-off round
Group stage
| Team | ||||||||
 Anderlecht | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 |
 Ajax | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 |
 Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
 Politehnica Timișoara | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 5 |
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Ted Bates Trophy
Amsterdam Tournament
;Final standings of the FWS Amsterdam Tournament 2009| Team | ||||||
 Benfica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Ajax | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
 Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Atlético Madrid | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Chippie Polar Cup
;Final standings of the Chippie Polar Cup 2010| Team | |||||||
| Ajax | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| N.E.C. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
 Hubentut Fortuna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Dutch Caribbean Stars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Friendlies
Transfers for 2009-10
Summer transfer window
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2009.Arrivals
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Winter transfer window
Arrivals
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.