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: Bayern München v Ajax, 22/10/80, European Cup second round first leg
0-4: four times, most recently, Barcelona v Ajax, 18/09/13, UEFA Champions League group stage
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
0-4: twice, most recently, Barcelona v Ajax, 18/09/13, group stage
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: 04/11/2003 - 28/09/2004
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 326d: Nigel de Jong (AFC Ajax 1-1 Rosenborg BK, 22/10/02)
17y 340d: Ryan Babel (Juventus 1-0 AFC Ajax, 23/11/04)
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
38y 358d: Remko Pasveer (Rangers FC 1-3 AFC Ajax, 01/11/22)
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)
32y 350d: Andrzej Rudy (AFC Ajax 2-1 FC Porto, 30/09/98)
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)
