Dutch club in the football competition
AFC Ajax is one of the most successful football clubs in Europe . They have won the European Cup/Champions League four times, and are one of three clubs that have won the competition three times consecutively. Ajax have also won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup once, the UEFA Cup once, the UEFA Super Cup three times, the Intercontinental Cup twice and the International Football Cup once. The club has also appeared in three additional finals finishing as runners-up. In the 1979–80 season, Ajax player Søren Lerby was the top scorer of the European Cup with ten goals. Below is a list of all official European matches contested by Ajax.[ 1]
No.
Year
Competition
Location
Country
Opponent
Score
R
1.
1961–62
International Football Cup
Olympic Stadium , Amsterdam , Netherlands
Netherlands
Feyenoord
4–2
W
2.
1968–69
European Cup
Santiago Bernabéu , Madrid , Spain
Italy
Milan
1–4
L
3.
1970–71
European Cup
Wembley Stadium , London , England
Greece
Panathinaikos
2–0
W
4.
1971–72
European Cup
De Kuip , Rotterdam , Netherlands
Italy
Internazionale
2–0
W
5.
1972–73
European Cup
Red Star Stadium , Belgrade , Yugoslavia
Italy
Juventus
1–0
W
6.
1986–87
European Cup Winners' Cup
Olympic Stadium , Athens , Greece
East Germany
Lokomotiv Leipzig
1–0
W
7.
1987–88
European Cup Winners' Cup
Stade de la Meinau , Strasbourg , France
Belgium
Mechelen
0–1
L
8.
1991–92
UEFA Cup
1st Leg: Stadio delle Alpi , Turin , Italy 2nd Leg: Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Italy
Torino
2–2, 0–0 (a )
W
9.
1994–95
UEFA Champions League
Ernst-Happel-Stadion , Vienna , Austria
Italy
Milan
1–0
W
10.
1995–96
UEFA Champions League
Stadio Olimpico , Rome , Italy
Italy
Juventus
1–1 (2–4 p )
L
11.
2016–17
UEFA Europa League
Friends Arena , Stockholm , Sweden
England
Manchester United
0–2
L
European match history [ edit ]
As of 7 November 2024
Ajax have played in the UEFA Super Cup four times, winning three titles and losing only in 1987.
Intercontinental Cup [ edit ]
Ajax played for the Intercontinental Cup twice, winning both occasions. In 1971 and 1973 Ajax declined to participate in the Intercontinental Cup.[ 453]
[ note 3]
As of 7 November 2024
Season
European Cup Champions League
Cup Winners' Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup UEFA Cup Europa League
Europa Conference League
International Football Cup Intertoto Cup
1957–58
Quarter-finals
1960–61
3rd Qualifying Round
1961–62
Round of 16
Winners
1962–63
Group stage
1963–64
Group stage
1966–67
Quarter-finals
1967–68
1st Round
Group stage
1968–69
Runners-up
1969–70
Semi-finals
1970–71
Winners
1971–72
Winners
1972–73
Winners
1973–74
Round of 16
1974–75
Round of 16
1975–76
Round of 16
1976–77
1st Round
1977–78
Quarter-finals
1978–79
Round of 16
1979–80
Semi-finals
1980–81
Round of 16
1981–82
1st Round
1982–83
1st Round
1983–84
1st Round
1984–85
2nd Round
1985–86
1st Round
1986–87
Winners
1987–88
Runners-up
1988–89
1st Round
1989–90
1st Round
1991–92
Winners
1992–93
Quarter-finals
1993–94
Quarter-finals
1994–95
Winners
1995–96
Runners-up
1996–97
Semi-finals
1997–98
Quarter-finals
1998–99
Group stage
1999–2000
3rd Round
2000–01
2nd Round
2001–02
3rd Qualifying Round
2nd Round
2002–03
Quarter-finals
2003–04
Group stage
2004–05
Group stage
Round of 32
2005–06
Round of 16
2006–07
3rd Qualifying Round
Round of 32
2007–08
3rd Qualifying Round
1st Round
2008–09
Round of 16
2009–10
Round of 32
2010–11
Group stage
Round of 16
2011–12
Group stage
Round of 32
2012–13
Group stage
Round of 32
2013–14
Group stage
Round of 32
2014–15
Group stage
Round of 16
2015–16
3rd Qualifying Round
Group stage
2016–17
Play-off Qualifying Round
Runners-up
2017–18
3rd Qualifying Round
Play-off Qualifying Round
2018–19
Semi-finals
2019–20
Group stage
Round of 32
2020–21
Group stage
Quarter-finals
2021–22
Round of 16
2022–23
Group stage
Knockout Round Play-offs
2023–24
Group stage
Round of 16
Name
Competition
Apps
Season(s)
Runners-up
Winners
Cup for European champions
Champions League
24
1994–95 , 1995–96 , 1996–97 , 1998–99 , 2001–02 * , 2002–03 , 2003–04 , 2004–05 , 2005–06 , 2006–07 * , 2007–08 * , 2010–11 , 2011–12 , 2012–13 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 * , 2016–17 * , 2017–18 * , 2018–19 , 2019–20 , 2020–21 , 2021–22 , 2022–23
1996
1995
European Cup [ 454]
15
1957–58 , 1960–61 * , 1966–67 , 1967–68 , 1968–69 , 1970–71 , 1971–72 , 1972–73 , 1973–74 , 1977–78 , 1979–80 ,1980–81 , 1982–83 , 1983–84 , 1985–86
1969
1971 1972 1973
Cup Winners' Cup
Cup Winners' Cup
5
1961–62 , 1981–82 , 1986–87 , 1987–88 , 1993–94
1988
1987
Europa League
Europa League
14
2009–10 , 2010–11 , 2011–12 , 2012–13 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 , 2017–18 * , 2019–20 , 2020–21 , 2022–23 , 2023–24 , 2024–25
2017
x
UEFA Cup
17
1974–75 , 1975–76 , 1976–77 , 1978–79 , 1984–85 , 1988–89 , 1989–90 , 1991–92 , 1992–93 , 1997–98 , 1999–2000 , 2000–01 , 2001–02 , 2004–05 , 2006–07 , 2007–08 , 2008–09
x
1992
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
1
1969–70
x
x
Europa Conference League
Europa Conference League
1
2023–24
x
x
Friendly Europa Cup
Intertoto Cup
1x
1968
x
x
International Football Cup
3
1961–62 , 1962–63 , 1963–64
x
1962
(*) = Only played qualifying rounds and did not participate in the main tournament
[ note 4]
As of 7 November 2024
Club
Country
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Season(s)
17 Nëntori Tirana
Albania
2
1
1
0
4
2
1970–71
Dinamo Tirana
Albania
2
2
0
0
3
0
1980–81
Austria Wien
Austria
3
1
0
2
3
4
1989–90 , 2006–07
Grazer AK
Austria
2
1
1
0
3
2
2003–04
Rapid Wien
Austria
2
0
1
1
4
5
2015–16
Red Bull Salzburg [ note 5]
Austria
6
2
2
2
8
8
1992–93 , 1994–95 , 2013–14
Sturm Graz
Austria
2
2
0
0
5
1
2018–19
Qarabağ FK
Azerbaijan
1
1
0
0
3
0
2024–25
Anderlecht
Belgium
4
2
1
1
7
4
2009–10 , 2010–11
Antwerp
Belgium
2
1
0
1
2
2
1974–75
Club Brugge
Belgium
2
1
0
1
3
2
2003–04
Gent
Belgium
4
3
1
0
12
0
1991–92 , 2000–01
Mechelen
Belgium
1
0
0
1
0
1
1987–88
Standard Liège
Belgium
4
2
2
0
7
2
2016–17 , 2018–19
Zulte Waregem
Belgium
1
1
0
0
3
0
2006–07
CSKA Sofia [ note 6]
Bulgaria
4
3
0
1
7
3
1972–73 , 1973–74
Levski Sofia [ note 7]
Bulgaria
4
3
0
1
9
5
1975–76 , 1977–78
Ludogorets Razgrad
Bulgaria
2
1
0
1
4
2
2023–24
Dinamo Zagreb [ note 8] [ note 9]
Croatia
8
5
1
2
13
5
1998–99 , 2007–08 , 2009–10 , 2011–12
Hajduk Split
Croatia
4
2
1
1
9
1
1993–94 , 1994–95
APOEL
Cyprus
4
2
2
2
7
1
2014–15 , 2019–20
Apollon Limassol
Cyprus
2
2
0
0
5
0
2001–02
Omonia
Cyprus
2
1
0
1
10
4
1979–80
Bohemians Prague [ note 10] [ 455]
Czech Republic
2
1
0
1
1
1
1984–85
Dukla Prague [ 455]
Czech Republic
2
0
1
1
2
3
1966–67
Jablonec [ note 11]
Czech Republic
2
1
1
0
1
0
2015–16
Slavia Prague
Czech Republic
4
0
2
2
4
6
2007–08 , 2008–09 , 2024–25
Sparta Prague
Czech Republic
3
1
2
0
3
2
2005–06 , 2006–07
Brøndby
Denmark
2
1
1
0
5
3
2005–06
Copenhagen
Denmark
6
2
1
3
5
6
2001–02 , 2006–07 , 2016–17
Midtjylland
Denmark
2
2
0
0
5
2
2020–21
Arsenal
England
8
3
3
2
6
7
1969–70 , 1971–72 , 2002–03 , 2005–06
Aston Villa
England
3
0
1
2
1
6
2008–09 , 2023–24
Brighton & Hove Albion
England
2
0
0
2
0
4
2023–24
Chelsea
England
2
0
1
1
4
5
2019–20
Liverpool
England
6
1
1
4
8
10
1966–67 , 2020–21 , 2022–23
Manchester City
England
2
1
1
0
5
3
2012–13
Manchester United
England
5
2
0
3
3
7
1976–77 , 2011–12 , 2016–17
Nottingham Forest
England
2
1
0
1
1
2
1979–80
Stoke City
England
2
0
2
0
1
1
1974–75
Tottenham Hotspur
England
4
1
0
3
4
9
1981-82 , 2018–19
HJK
Finland
2
2
0
0
16
2
1979–80
Auxerre
France
8
4
0
4
10
12
1992–93 , 1996–97 , 2004–05 , 2010–11
Lille
France
4
4
0
0
11
2
2019–20 , 2020–21
Lyon
France
6
3
2
1
9
5
2002–03 , 2011–12 , 2016–17
Marseille
France
8
3
2
3
19
15
1971–72 , 1987–88 , 2008–09 , 2023–24
Nice
France
2
0
2
0
3
3
2017–18
Paris Saint-Germain
France
2
0
1
1
2
4
2014–15
Strasbourg
France
2
1
1
0
4
0
1979–80
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Germany
2
2
0
0
3
0
1992–93
1. FC Nürnberg
Germany
2
1
1
0
5
1
1968–69
Bayern Munich
Germany
10
3
4
3
19
20
1972–73 , 1980–81 , 1994–95 , 2004–05 , 2018–19
Borussia Dortmund
Germany
6
4
0
2
11
6
1995–96 , 2012–13 , 2021–22
Carl Zeiss Jena [ 456]
Germany
2
1
0
1
6
4
1969–70
Dynamo Dresden [ 456]
Germany
2
1
1
0
2
0
1971–72
Erzgebirge Aue [ note 12] [ 456]
Germany
2
2
0
0
4
1
1957–58
Hamburger SV
Germany
3
3
0
0
4
0
1987–88 , 2008–09
Hannover 96
Germany
2
1
0
1
4
2
1969–70
Hertha BSC
Germany
2
1
0
1
4
2
1975–76
Lokomotive Leipzig [ 456]
Germany
1
1
0
0
1
0
1986–87
Rot-Weiß Erfurt [ 456]
Germany
2
2
0
0
5
1
1991–92
Schalke 04
Germany
2
1
0
1
4
3
2016–17
Union Berlin
Germany
2
0
1
1
1
3
2022–23
VfL Bochum
Germany
2
1
1
0
6
4
1997–98
Werder Bremen
Germany
2
1
0
1
3
4
2006–07
AEK Athens
Greece
6
5
1
0
12
3
1994–95 , 2018–19 , 2023–24
Olympiacos
Greece
6
2
2
2
7
4
1983–84 , 1986–87 , 1998–99
Panathinaikos
Greece
7
5
0
2
10
3
1970–71 , 1995–96 , 2016–17 , 2024–25
PAOK
Greece
6
2
4
0
12
10
2010–11 , 2016–17 , 2019–20
Budapest Honvéd
Hungary
2
1
0
1
3
4
1978–79
Ferencváros
Hungary
2
2
0
0
9
1
1995–96
Újpest
Hungary
2
1
0
1
3
4
1961–62
Vasas
Hungary
2
0
1
1
2
6
1957–58
Dundalk
Ireland
2
2
0
0
6
0
1987–88
Hapoel Haifa
Israel
2
1
0
1
3
1
1999–2000
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Israel
3
2
0
1
9
2
2004–05 , 2024–25
Atalanta
Italy
2
0
1
1
2
3
2020–21
Fiorentina
Italy
2
1
1
0
2
1
2008–09
Genoa
Italy
2
1
1
0
4
3
1991–92
Inter Milan
Italy
5
1
1
3
5
6
1971–72 , 2002–03 , 2005–06
Juventus
Italy
14
3
5
6
12
17
1972–73 , 1974–75 , 1977–78 , 1995–96 , 1996–97 , 2004–05 , 2009–10 , 2018–19
Milan
Italy
14
5
4
5
18
12
1968–69 , 1973 , 1994–95 , 2002–03 , 2003–04 , 2010–11 , 2013–14
Napoli
Italy
4
1
0
3
7
11
1969–70 , 2022–23
Parma
Italy
2
0
1
1
0
2
1993–94
Roma
Italy
4
1
2
1
5
6
2002–03 , 2020–21
Torino
Italy
2
0
2
0
2
2
1991–92
Udinese
Italy
2
1
0
1
2
2
1997–98
Red Boys Differdange
Luxembourg
2
1
1
0
14
0
1984–85
Glentoran [ note 13]
Northern Ireland
2
2
0
0
14
1
1975–76
Bodø/Glimt
Norway
2
1
1
0
4
3
2023–24
Fredrikstad
Norway
2
0
1
1
3
4
1960–61
Lillestrøm
Norway
2
1
0
1
4
2
1977–78
Molde
Norway
2
0
2
0
2
2
2015–16
Rosenborg
Norway
4
0
2
2
3
5
2002–03 , 2017–18
Start
Norway
2
2
0
0
9
2
2006–07
Jagiellonia Białystok
Poland
2
2
0
0
7
1
2024–25
Legia Warsaw
Poland
4
3
1
0
5
0
2014–15 , 2016–17
Ruch Chorzów
Poland
2
2
0
0
9
1
1969–70
Benfica
Portugal
9
4
3
2
12
8
1968–69 , 1971–72 , 2018–19 , 2021–22
Porto
Portugal
6
1
1
4
2
8
1985–86 , 1987 , 1998–99
Sporting CP
Portugal
4
2
0
2
12
9
1988–89 , 2021–22
Vitória de Guimarães
Portugal
2
2
0
0
5
1
1992–93
Steaua București
Romania
2
1
0
1
2
2
2012–13
Timișoara
Romania
2
1
1
0
2
1
2009–10
Rostov
Russia
2
0
1
1
2
5
2016–17
Spartak Moscow
Russia
4
0
0
4
1
8
1997–98 , 2010–11
Celtic
Scotland
10
4
2
4
14
13
1970–71 , 1982–83 , 2001–02 , 2013–14 , 2015–16
Rangers
Scotland
6
6
0
0
18
5
1972 , 1996–97 , 2022–23
Borac Čačak
Serbia
2
2
0
0
6
1
2008–09
Vojvodina
Serbia
2
2
0
0
4
1
2024–25
Dukla Banská Bystrica
Slovakia
2
2
0
0
9
2
1999–2000
MŠK Žilina
Slovakia
1
1
0
0
1
0
2008–09
Slovan Bratislava [ note 14] [ 455]
Slovakia
2
2
0
0
7
1
2009-10
Spartak Trnava [ note 15] [ 455]
Slovakia
2
1
0
1
3
2
1968–69
Maribor
Slovenia
2
1
1
0
10
2
1997–98
Atlético Madrid
Spain
4
2
1
1
7
4
1970–71 , 1996–97
Athletic Bilbao
Spain
2
1
0
1
3
2
1978–79
Barcelona
Spain
4
1
0
3
3
10
2013–14 , 2014–15
Celta Vigo
Spain
4
2
1
1
8
7
2003–04 , 2016–17
Espanyol
Spain
1
0
0
1
0
2
2006–07
Getafe
Spain
2
1
0
1
2
3
2019–20
Mallorca
Spain
2
0
0
2
0
3
1999–2000
Osasuna
Spain
2
2
0
0
2
0
1991–92
Real Madrid
Spain
14
5
1
8
17
30
1967–68 , 1972–73 , 1995–96 , 2010–11 , 2011–12 , 2012–13 , 2018–19
Valencia
Spain
4
1
2
1
5
3
2002–03 , 2019–20
Zaragoza
Spain
4
3
1
0
11
3
1986–87 , 1995
Malmö FF
Sweden
2
1
0
1
3
2
1986–87
Örebro SK
Sweden
2
2
0
0
4
0
1991–92
Basel
Switzerland
2
2
0
0
5
1
1970–71
Grasshopper
Switzerland
4
2
1
1
4
1
1995–96 , 1996–97
Lausanne-Sport
Switzerland
4
2
1
1
7
3
1978–79 , 2000–01
Thun
Switzerland
2
2
0
0
6
2
2005-06
Beşiktaş
Turkey
7
7
0
0
18
3
1966–67 , 1993–94 , 2021–22 , 2024–25
Bursaspor
Turkey
2
2
0
0
7
0
1986–87
Fenerbahçe
Turkey
4
2
1
1
4
1
1968–69 , 2015–16
Dnipro
Ukraine
2
1
0
1
2
2
2014–15
Dynamo Kyiv
Ukraine
4
2
2
0
6
3
2010–11 , 2018–19
Most frequent opponents [ edit ]
As of 30 November 2023
As of 8 August 2024
^ Ajax won 3–0 in the replay played in Paris, France.
^ The match was abandoned in the 104th minute with the score at 1–1 after Austria Wien's goalkeeper Franz Wohlfahrt was struck by an iron rod thrown from the home stand. As a result, Ajax had to concede the match by default and were excluded from competing in European football for a year. Austria Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.
^ The tournament was founded in 1961–62, but was only taken over by UEFA in 1995. Therefore the results of Intertoto Cup before the year 1995 are excluded from the statistics.
^ Intertoto Cup was founded first in 1961–62, but was only taken over by UEFA in 1995. Therefore the results of Intertoto Cup before the year 1995 are excluded from this table.
^ The team was named as SV Casino Salzburg between 1978 and 1997. It is named as FC Red Bull Salzburg since 2005
^ The team was named as CSKA September Flag between 1968 and 1985. It is called as PFC CSKA Sofia since 2016
^ The team was named as Levski-Spartak between 1969 and 1985. It is called as Levski Sofia since 1990.
^ The team was named as Croatia Zagreb between 1993 and 2000. Its name is changed back to its original name Dinamo Zagreb since 2000.
^ The team was playing for former Yugoslavia before 1992.
^ The team was named as Bohemians ČKD Praha between 1965 and 1993. It is named as Bohemians Praha 1905 since 2013.
^ The team was named as Baumit Jablonec between 2008 and 2015.
^ The team was named as SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt between 1954 and 1991. It is named as FC Erzgebirge Aue since 1991.
^ The team has been playing in the Northern Ireland Football League since the 2013–14 season; they played in the Irish Premier League before this.
^ The team was named as TJ Slovan CHZJD Bratislava between 1961 and 1990. It is named as ŠK Slovan Bratislava since 1990.
^ The team was named as Spartak TAZ Trnava between 1967 and 1988. It is named as FC Spartak Trnava since 1993.
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