1999–2000 AFC Ajax season

AFC Ajax
1999–2000 season
Manager Netherlands Jan Wouters
Stadium Amsterdam Arena
Eredivisie 5th
Amstel Cup Round of 16
UEFA Cup Third round
1999 Johan Cruyff Shield Runners-up
Top goalscorer Richard Knopper (15)

During the 1999–2000 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.

Season summary

Another poor season saw Ajax finish in 5th, though this at least was an improvement on finishing sixth the previous season.

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Netherlands GK Fred Grim
3 Netherlands DF Ferdi Vierklau
4 Netherlands DF Jan van Halst
5 Netherlands DF Frank Verlaat
6 Netherlands MF Aron Winter (captain)
7 Brazil FW Wamberto
8 Netherlands MF Richard Witschge
9 Greece FW Nikos Machlas
10 Denmark FW Brian Laudrup
11 Denmark MF Jesper Grønkjær
13 Netherlands MF Richard Knopper
14 Portugal FW Dani
15 Netherlands DF Tim de Cler
16 Netherlands DF John Nieuwenburg
17 Romania DF Cristian Chivu
18 United States MF John O'Brien
No. Position Player
19 Nigeria FW Tijani Babangida
21 Nigeria MF Pius Ikedia
23 Netherlands MF Martijn Reuser
24 Georgia (country) FW Shota Arveladze
25 Nigeria DF Christopher Kanu
26 Netherlands Antilles FW Brutil Hosé
28 Netherlands GK Serge van den Ban
29 Netherlands FW Kevin Bobson
30 Netherlands DF Mitchell Piqué
36 Netherlands DF Quido Lanzaat
37 South Africa MF Aaron Mokoena
Denmark DF Ole Tobiasen
Netherlands MF Rafael van der Vaart
Ghana MF Abubakari Yakubu

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
27 Netherlands MF Cedric van der Gun (on loan to FC Den Bosch)
Netherlands MF Peter Hoekstra (on loan to SD Compostela)
No. Position Player
Netherlands MF Andy van der Meyde (on loan to FC Twente)

Jong Ajax

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

No. Position Player
Netherlands GK Maarten Stekelenburg
Netherlands DF Serginho Greene
Netherlands DF John Heitinga
Netherlands MF Nigel de Jong
No. Position Player
Netherlands MF Jeffrey Sneijder
Netherlands MF Wesley Sneijder
Colombia MF Daniel Cruz

Results

UEFA Cup

Second round

Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Mallorca won 3–0 on aggregate.

References

    Template:1999–2000 in Dutch football

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