2011–12 AFC Ajax season
During the 2011–12 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The first training took place on 27 June 2011. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day will be held on 3 August 2011, followed by a testimonial match for the retired former Ajax goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.
Ajax's U19 squad will play in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series.
Pre-season
The first training for the 2011–12 season was held on 27 June 2011. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a trainingsstage in Fürth, Germany. The squad from manager Frank de Boer stayed there from 11 July 2011 to 16 July 2011. During this training stage, friendly matches were played against Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nürnberg. Further friendly matches were played against VV Buitenpost, AZSV Aalten, FC Emmen, Brøndby and Independiente.Player statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only2011–12 Selection by Nationality
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings 2011–12
Points by match day
Total points by match day
Standing by match day
Goals by match day
Statistics for the 2011–12 season
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2011–12 season.
| Friendlies | Johan Cruijff Schaal | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | Eredivisie | Total | |
| Matches | 11 of 11 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 3 | 6 of 6 | 2 of 2 | 34 of 34 | 56 of 56 |
| Win | 8 of 11 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 3 | 2 of 6 | 1 of 2 | 23 of 34 | 35 of 56 |
| Draw | 1 of 11 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 3 | 2 of 6 | 0 of 2 | 7 of 34 | 10 of 56 |
| Loss | 2 of 11 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 3 | 2 of 6 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 34 | 11 of 56 |
| Home | 3 of 3 | 0 of 0 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 17 of 17 | 25 of 25 |
| Away | 8 of 8 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 3 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 17 of 17 | 32 of 32 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 57 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 x yellow in 1 match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Number of substitutes used | 91 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 95 | 214 |
| Goals for | 29 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 93 | 142 |
| Goals against | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 58 |
| Balance | +24 | -1 | +3 | 0 | -1 | +57 | +81 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 23 |
| Penalties for | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Penalties against | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
2011–12 team records
Topscorers
Placements
- Jan Vertonghen is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Ricardo van Rhijn is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Frank de Boer is nominated for the Rinus Michels Award 2012 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football.
- Christian Eriksen is voted Danish Football Player of the Year by the Danish Football Association and TV2.
- Nicolai Boilesen is voted Danish Football Talent of the Year by the Danish Football Association and TV2.
- Dmitri Bulykin is voted Best Russian Football Player Abroad by the Russian Football Union.
- Theo Janssen is voted Gelders Sportsman of the Year by the Gelders Sportgala 2011.
- Jan Vertonghen wins the Golden boots award.
- Christian Eriksen wins the Bronze boots award.
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
All times are in CESTJohan Cruyff Shield
Eredivisie
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
| Team | ||||||||
 Real Madrid | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 18 |
 Lyon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 |
 Ajax | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
 Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 |
;Tiebreakers
- Lyon and Ajax are tied on their head-to-head records as shown below, so Lyon are ranked ahead of Ajax because of their higher overall goal difference in the group.
| Team | |||||||||
| Lyon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ajax | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Transfers for 2011–12
Summer transfer window
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011.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.