Ajax's Records and Stats in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League

We’ve trawled through the history books to bring you the key records and milestones for teams competing in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League. Here we look at Ajax.

Unless otherwise stated, team records cover the European Cup & UEFA Champions League combined, while player records focus on the UEFA Champions League era only (1992/93 – present).

This page will be updated as and when relevant.

TEAM RECORDS (European Cup & Champions League combined)

Biggest home victory

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
10-0: Ajax v Omonoia FC, 24/10/79, European Cup second round first leg

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
4-0: five times, most recently, Ajax v Rangers, 07/09/22, group stage

Biggest away victory

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
8-1: HJK Helsinki v Ajax, 19/09/79, European Cup first round first leg

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
5-1: twice, most recently, Sporting CP v Ajax, 15/09/21, group stage

Biggest home defeat

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
1-6: Ajax v Napoli 04/10/22, UEFA Champions League group stage

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
1-6: Ajax v Napoli, 04/10/22, group stage

Biggest away defeat

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
1-5: twice, most recently, Chelsea v Ajax, 22/10/25, UEFA Champions League league phase
0-4: five times, most recently, Marseille v Ajax, 30/09/25, UEFA Champions League league phase

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
1-5: Chelsea v Ajax, 22/10/25, league phase
0-4: three times, most recently, Marseille v Ajax, 30/09/25, league phase

All-time season-by-season European Cup/UEFA Champions League record

2022/23    Group stage
2021/22    Round of 16
2020/21    Group stage
2019/20    Group stage
2018/19    Semi-finals
2017/18    Third qualifying round
2016/17    Play-Offs
2015/16    Third qualifying round
2014/15    Group stage
2013/14    Group stage
2012/13    Group stage
2011/12    Group stage
2010/11    Group stage
2007/08    Third qualifying round
2006/07    Third qualifying round
2005/06    Round of 16
2004/05    Group stage
2003/04    Group stage
2002/03    Quarter-finals
2001/02    Third qualifying round
1998/99    Group stage
1996/97    Semi-finals
1995/96    Runners-up
1994/95    Winners
1985/86    First round
1983/84    First round
1982/83    First round
1980/81    Second round
1979/80    Semi-finals
1977/78    Quarter-finals
1973/74    Second round
1972/73    Winners
1971/72    Winners
1970/71    Winners
1968/69    Runners-up
1967/68    First round
1966/67    Quarter-finals
1960/61    Preliminary round
1957/58    Quarter-finals

STREAKS (European Cup/UEFA Champions League)

Most successive wins

6: 15/09/2021 - 07/12/2021

Most successive draws

5: 18/02/2003 - 08/04/2003

Most successive defeats

5: twice, most recently, 17/09/2025 - 25/11/2025

Most successive games without a defeat

20: 02/10/1985 - 20/03/1996

Most successive games without a win

7: 18/02/2003 - 12/08/2003

Most successive clean sheets

6: 18/10/1995 - 20/03/1996

PLAYER RECORDS (UEFA Champions League only – group stage/league phase to final)

Top appearance makers

49: Daley Blind
42: Jari Litmanen
38: Edwin van der Sar
37: Ronald de Boer
36: Dušan Tadić

Top goalscorers

20: Jari Litmanen
11: Sébastien Haller
10: Dušan Tadić
9: Patrick Kluivert
6: Zlatan Ibrahimović
6: Lasse Schöne

Youngest players

17y 118d: Stanley Aborah (AFC Ajax 3-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC, 19/10/04)
17y 213d: Jorthy Mokio (Olympique de Marseille 4-0 AFC Ajax, 30/09/25)
17y 326d: Nigel de Jong (AFC Ajax 1-1 Rosenborg BK, 22/10/02)

Youngest goalscorers

18y 80d: Nigel de Jong (Arsenal FC 1-1 AFC Ajax, 18/02/03)
18y 89d: Patrick Kluivert (AEK Athens FC 1-2 AFC Ajax, 28/09/94)
18y 193d: Ryan Gravenberch (AFC Ajax 3-1 FC Midtjylland, 25/11/20)

Oldest players

41y 362d: Remko Pasveer (AFC Ajax 0-3 Galatasaray A.Ş., 05/11/25)
37y 130d: Danny Blind (FC Porto 3-0 AFC Ajax, 09/12/98)
37y 119d: Klaas Jan Huntelaar (AFC Ajax 0-1 Atalanta BC, 09/12/20)

Oldest goalscorers

33y 330d: Arnold Scholten (Rangers FC 0-1 AFC Ajax, 30/10/96)
33y 95d: Dušan Tadić (SL Benfica 2-2 AFC Ajax, 23/02/22)
33y 76d: Wout Weghorst (Chelsea FC 5-1 AFC Ajax, 22/10/25)

Most goals in a match

4 goals: Sébastien Haller (v Sporting CP, 15/09/21)

All hat-tricks

3 goals: Jari Litmanen (v Ferencváros, 27/09/95)
4 goals: Sébastien Haller (v Sporting CP, 15/09/21)