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How well do you know AFC Ajax? Test your knowledge on the legendary Dutch football club, its rich history, famous academy, and surprising cultural quirks!
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The stadium was renamed the Johan Cruyff ArenA in 2018 to honor the club's most famous son. Cruyff pioneered the famous 'Total Football' style, and his legendary number 14 shirt has been permanently retired by the club.
Photo: Alf van Beem, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
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The tradition started in 2008 during a friendly match in Cardiff, when the stadium DJ played 'Three Little Birds' to keep the traveling Dutch fans calm. The fans loved it so much they adopted it, and Bob Marley's son, Ky-Mani Marley, has even sung it live at the arena.
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De Klassieker is the intense rivalry between Ajax from Amsterdam and Feyenoord from Rotterdam. It represents a classic clash of cultures between the artistic capital city and the hard-working port city.
Photo: Polygoon Hollands Nieuws, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
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Zlatan Ibrahimović signed with Ajax in 2001. He scored one of his most famous individual goals ever for Ajax against NAC Breda, dribbling past five defenders before slotting the ball home, a moment that launched him into global stardom.
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Ajax dominated European football by winning the European Cup (now the Champions League) in 1971, 1972, and 1973. Because of this hat-trick, they were allowed to keep the physical trophy permanently, a rare honor in football.
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Ajax is named after Ajax the Great, a hero of the Trojan War in Greek myth, and his head has been on the crest for almost a century. From 1990 the club used a minimalist version drawn with just eleven lines, one for each player on the pitch. In 2025 Ajax brought its classic crest back.
Photo: AFC Ajax, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Louis van Gaal managed the incredibly young 1995 team, which defeated AC Milan in the final. Remarkably, Ajax went the entire Dutch league season and the entire European tournament undefeated that year.
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Ajax's youth academy is called De Toekomst, which translates to 'The Future'. It features its own massive training complex where young players are taught the same attacking 4-3-3 system used by the first team.
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Ajax played at De Meer Stadion from 1934 until 1996. It was a cozy, traditional ground in east Amsterdam. While they played big European games at the nearby Olympic Stadium, De Meer was their true spiritual home.
Photo: Eck, J. van (Jacobus, 1873-1946), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Ajax's famous home shirt is white with one broad red band running down the middle of the chest and back. It is one of the most recognizable shirts in world football and has barely changed in more than a century.
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