Most Ajax Unworthy Lineups

Overview of the most unworthy lineups of Ajax matches

There are many different, very subjective, ways to determine whether a lineup is Ajax worthy or not. We have chosen one based on the common assumptions that typical Ajax lineups have more focus on players coming through the youth system, rather than players who are transferred to Ajax at a later age

We subtract a number of matches we typically expect players to have played for Ajax 1 based on their age from the actual played official matches

We dont have the information complete concerning at which age all players joined Ajax, otherwise a method based on this information would likely be more suitable.

However the effect is the same, mainly matches with lineups with several (recently) transferred older players are considered Ajax unworthy.

Date Competition Match
8/15/1999 Eredivisie Ajax - SC Heerenveen 3 - 2 (0 - 1)
1/24/2007 Dutch Cup Ajax - HFC Haarlem 4 - 0 (3 - 0)
8/8/1999 Dutch Super Cup Ajax - Feyenoord 2 - 3 (1 - 2)
9/28/2006 UEFA Cup (Playoff) Ajax - IK Start 4 - 0 (3 - 0)
4/16/2000 Eredivisie Ajax - AZ 4 - 1 (1 - 1)
3/15/2000 Eredivisie Fortuna Sittard - Ajax 2 - 0 (2 - 0)
11/21/1999 Eredivisie Ajax - Utrecht 2 - 0 (1 - 0)
12/15/1999 Eredivisie Ajax - PSV 1 - 3 (0 - 2)
12/9/1999 UEFA Cup Real Mallorca - Ajax 2 - 0 (1 - 0)
3/31/2000 Eredivisie Roda JC - Ajax 3 - 0 (2 - 0)
4/9/2000 Eredivisie Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 3 - 2 (1 - 1)
9/16/1999 UEFA Cup Ajax - Dukla Banska Bystrica 6 - 1 (2 - 1)
4/23/2000 Eredivisie Feyenoord - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 1)
9/20/2006 Dutch Cup RKC Waalwijk (Jong) - Ajax 2 - 5 (1 - 2)
9/10/1999 Eredivisie Ajax - Feyenoord 2 - 2 (1 - 0)
8/20/1999 Eredivisie MVV - Ajax 2 - 6 (1 - 2)
8/27/1999 Eredivisie Cambuur Leeuwarden - Ajax 0 - 3 (0 - 1)
9/19/1999 Eredivisie RKC Waalwijk - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 1)
9/24/1999 Eredivisie Ajax - Vitesse 3 - 1 (1 - 1)
10/21/1999 UEFA Cup Hapoel Haifa - Ajax 0 - 3 (0 - 2)
10/24/1999 Eredivisie Ajax - FC Den Bosch 6 - 1 (2 - 1)
12/5/1999 Eredivisie Ajax - RKC Waalwijk 1 - 2 (0 - 1)
2/13/2000 Eredivisie Ajax - Willem II 3 - 1 (1 - 1)
2/27/2002 Eredivisie Fortuna Sittard - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 0)
9/4/1988 Eredivisie FC Twente - Ajax 2 - 1 (1 - 1)
5/7/2000 Eredivisie Ajax - MVV 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
5/14/2000 Eredivisie Utrecht - Ajax 3 - 1 (2 - 0)
9/9/2000 Eredivisie Ajax - FC Groningen 3 - 1 (1 - 1)
8/21/1988 Eredivisie Fortuna Sittard - Ajax 2 - 1 (1 - 0)
11/28/1999 Eredivisie AZ - Ajax 1 - 2 (1 - 1)
9/12/2000 UEFA Cup AA Gent - Ajax 0 - 6 (0 - 2)
11/9/2006 Dutch Cup Ajax - ADO Den Haag 2 - 0 (1 - 0)
1/26/2001 Dutch Cup Ajax - Vitesse 1 - 2
(regular time:1 - 1)
11/5/2000 Eredivisie Willem II - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 1)
9/17/2000 Eredivisie AZ - Ajax 3 - 2 (2 - 1)
3/26/2000 Eredivisie Ajax - NEC 5 - 2 (1 - 2)
4/21/2002 Eredivisie Ajax - Utrecht 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
4/28/2002 Eredivisie Ajax - FC Den Bosch 2 - 0 (1 - 0)
5/5/2002 Eredivisie NEC - Ajax 0 - 2 (0 - 2)
5/12/2002 Dutch Cup Utrecht - Ajax 2 - 3
(regular time:2 - 2)
4/10/2002 Dutch Cup Ajax - PSV 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
4/14/2002 Eredivisie Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 0 - 4 (0 - 1)
11/7/1999 Eredivisie Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 1 - 2 (0 - 1)
8/22/2000 Eredivisie Ajax - Fortuna Sittard 5 - 0 (1 - 0)
9/30/1999 UEFA Cup Dukla Banska Bystrica - Ajax 1 - 3 (1 - 0)
8/27/2000 Eredivisie Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 3 - 0 (0 - 0)
9/6/2000 Eredivisie Ajax - NEC 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
8/7/2021 Dutch Super Cup Ajax - PSV 0 - 4 (0 - 2)
8/27/2006 Eredivisie NAC Breda - Ajax 1 - 2 (0 - 0)
4/30/2000 Eredivisie Vitesse - Ajax 3 - 0 (3 - 0)
10/15/2022 Eredivisie Ajax - Excelsior 7 - 1 (3 - 0)
10/22/2022 Eredivisie RKC Waalwijk - Ajax 1 - 4 (1 - 1)
3/3/2002 Eredivisie Ajax - Feyenoord 1 - 1 (0 - 0)
3/10/2002 Eredivisie Ajax - De Graafschap 4 - 0 (1 - 0)
10/26/2022 Champions League (Group A) Ajax - Liverpool 0 - 3 (0 - 1)
8/24/1988 Eredivisie Ajax - Veendam 4 - 0 (3 - 0)
3/5/2000 Eredivisie FC Twente - Ajax 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
11/25/1999 UEFA Cup Ajax - Real Mallorca 0 - 1 (0 - 1)
3/24/2002 Eredivisie PSV - Ajax 1 - 1 (1 - 1)
10/2/2000 Eredivisie SC Heerenveen - Ajax 2 - 2 (1 - 0)
9/12/1981 Eredivisie MVV - Ajax 0 - 2 (0 - 1)
1/20/2008 Eredivisie NEC - Ajax 1 - 1 (1 - 0)
10/15/2000 Eredivisie Vitesse - Ajax 3 - 2 (1 - 1)
8/11/2007 Dutch Super Cup Ajax - PSV 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
10/20/2000 Eredivisie Ajax - Roda JC 4 - 2 (2 - 0)
11/1/2022 Champions League (Group A) Rangers FC - Ajax 1 - 3 (0 - 2)
2/25/2007 Eredivisie AZ - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 0)
11/30/2000 Eredivisie Ajax - RKC Waalwijk 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
2/6/2022 Eredivisie Ajax - Heracles Almelo 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
12/19/1999 Eredivisie De Graafschap - Ajax 1 - 1 (1 - 0)
2/13/2022 Eredivisie Ajax - FC Twente 5 - 0 (1 - 0)
2/19/2022 Eredivisie Willem II - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
12/30/2006 Eredivisie NEC - Ajax 2 - 2 (0 - 0)
10/26/2000 UEFA Cup Lausanne Sports - Ajax 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
3/19/2000 Eredivisie Ajax - FC Twente 0 - 1 (0 - 1)
2/10/2002 Eredivisie Ajax - RKC Waalwijk 3 - 1 (1 - 0)
11/20/2004 Eredivisie De Graafschap - Ajax 0 - 5 (0 - 0)
2/15/2008 Eredivisie Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 6 - 2 (5 - 1)
2/11/2007 Eredivisie ADO Den Haag - Ajax 1 - 2 (1 - 0)
2/20/2000 Eredivisie Ajax - De Graafschap 2 - 1 (2 - 1)
11/28/2004 Eredivisie Ajax - RBC Roosendaal 4 - 1 (2 - 1)
12/3/2004 Eredivisie RKC Waalwijk - Ajax 1 - 2 (1 - 2)
11/7/2004 Eredivisie Willem II - Ajax 1 - 3 (1 - 2)
9/18/2021 Eredivisie Ajax - SC Cambuur 9 - 0 (4 - 0)
10/17/1999 Eredivisie NEC - Ajax 1 - 3 (0 - 1)
11/26/2006 Eredivisie Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
5/1/2008 Eredivisie (Playoff) SC Heerenveen - Ajax 1 - 2 (0 - 0)
9/21/2021 Eredivisie Fortuna Sittard - Ajax 0 - 5 (0 - 3)
10/3/2021 Eredivisie Ajax - Utrecht 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
2/3/2002 Eredivisie Willem II - Ajax 1 - 3 (1 - 0)
9/15/2021 Champions League (Group C) Sporting Portugal - Ajax 1 - 5 (1 - 3)
10/3/1999 Eredivisie Willem II - Ajax 3 - 6 (1 - 3)
1/30/2008 Eredivisie Ajax - PSV 0 - 2 (0 - 1)
9/25/2021 Eredivisie Ajax - FC Groningen 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
2/9/2022 Dutch Cup Ajax - Vitesse 5 - 0 (2 - 0)
9/26/2007 Dutch Cup Kozakken Boys - Ajax 1 - 2
(regular time:1 - 1)
9/28/2021 Champions League (Group C) Ajax - Besiktas 2 - 0 (2 - 0)
9/3/2022 Eredivisie Ajax - SC Cambuur 4 - 0 (2 - 0)
2/15/1998 Eredivisie PSV - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 1)