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Jong Ajax

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Jong Ajax
Full nameJong Ajax
NicknameGodenzonen (Sons of the Gods)
Founded18 March 1900; 126 years ago (1900-03-18)
StadiumDe Toekomst,
Amsterdam (Ouder-Amstel)
Capacity2,250[1][2]
ChairmanErnst Boekhorst
Head coachCarlos García
LeagueEerste Divisie
2025–26Eerste Divisie, 20th of 20
Websiteajax.nl/jong-ajax
Current season

Jong Ajax (Dutch pronunciation: [jɔŋ ˈaːjɑks]; lit. 'Young Ajax'), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2, is the reserve team of Ajax. Based at the club's training complex, Sportpark De Toekomst, in Amsterdam, it has competed in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch professional football, since 2013.[3]

Jong Ajax is the only reserve side to have won a Dutch professional league title, claiming the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie with a squad that included Noussair Mazraoui, Noa Lang and Danilho Doekhi. Under national regulations, the team cannot be promoted to the Eredivisie or enter the KNVB Cup. Its primary purpose is to develop players for Ajax's senior squad.

History

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Jong Ajax (formerly more commonly known as Ajax 2). The team is composed mostly of professional footballers, who are often recent graduates from the highest youth level (Ajax A1)[4]

Since 1992 Jong Ajax have competed in the Beloften Eredivisie, competing against other reserve teams such as Jong PSV, Jong FC Groningen or Jong AZ. It has won the Beloften Eredivisie title a record eight times, as well as the KNVB Reserve Cup three times, making it the most successful reserve squad in the Netherlands. By winning the Beloften Eredivisie title, Jong Ajax were able to qualify for the actual KNVB Cup, even advancing to the semi-finals on three occasions. Its best result in the Dutch Cup was under manager Jan Olde Riekerink in 2001–02, when a semi-final loss to FC Utrecht in a Penalty shoot-out after extra time, which saw Utrecht advance, and thus preventing an Ajax vs. Jong Ajax Dutch Cup final.[5]

The 2013–14 season marked the Jupiler League debut of the AFC Ajax reserves' squad Jong Ajax.[6] Previously playing in the Beloften Eredivisie (a separate league for reserve teams, not included in the Dutch professional or amateur league structure) players were allowed to move around freely between the reserve team and the first team during the course of the season.[7] This is no longer the case as Jong Ajax now registers and fields a separate squad from that of Ajax first team for the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands. Its home matches are played at Sportpark De Toekomst, except for the occasional match in the Amsterdam Arena. The only period in which players are able to move between squads is during the transfer windows, unless the player has made less than 15 appearances for the first team, then he is still eligible to appear in both first team and second team matches during the course of the season.[8] Furthermore, the team is not eligible for promotion to the Eredivisie or to participate in the KNVB Cup. Jong Ajax was joined in the Eerste Divisie by Jong FC Twente and Jong PSV, reserve teams that have also moved from the Beloften Eredivisie to the Eerste Divisie, replacing VV Katwijk, SC Veendam and AGOVV Apeldoorn, and increasing the total number of teams in the league from 16 to 20.[9]

Jong Ajax left the Beloften Eredivisie in 2013, having held a 21-year tenure in the reserves league, and having won the league title a record eight times (1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009).[10]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 3 February 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
41 MF  ESP Jano Monserrate
42 DF  MAR Fouad Zahouani
44 MF  NED Mark Verkuijl
45 DF  NED Ryan van de Pavert
46 MF  FRA Abdoulaye Camara (on loan from Udinese)
49 FW  ITA Diego Pugno (on loan from Juventus)
50 DF  FRA Marvyn Muzungu
51 GK  ENG Charlie Setford
53 DF  NED Mylo van der Lans
55 MF  NED Tijn Peters
56 FW  SLE David Kalokoh
57 MF  NED Jinairo Johnson
59 FW  NED Emre Ünüvar
60 MF  NED Damián van der Vaart
61 DF  NED Avery Appiah
62 GK  MAR Aymean El Hani
65 MF  NED Luca Messori
No. Pos. Nation Player
66 FW  NED Pharell Nash
67 MF  NED Mohamed Abdalla
68 MF  MAR Abdellah Ouazane
— GK  NED Valentijn van der Velde
— DF  ARG Gerónimo Spina
— DF  NED Kennynho Kasanwirjo
— DF  NED Jahyendrow Amour
— DF  NED Sinclair de Falco
— DF  NED Luuk Beekman
— DF  NED Leroy Fränkel
— FW  ESP Leo Salazar (on loan from Espanyol)
— FW  MAR Elias Mechrouh
— FW  POL Jan Faberski
— FW  MAR Anass Moumane
— FW  NED Jeshurun Simeon
— FW  NED Paulo Da Silva

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
52 GK  GHA Paul Reverson (at De Graafschap until 30 June 2027)
— DF  NED Gerald Alders (at Telstar until 30 June 2027)
— FW  NED Julian Rijkhoff (at FC Andorra until 30 June 2027)

Former head coaches

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Honours

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Official trophies (recognized by UEFA and FIFA)

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National

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International

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Other trophies

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  • Den Helder Maritime Tournament (2): 1996, 2010

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "De Toekomst - de Club". Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "De Toekomst – Ajax". AFC Ajax Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Reserveteams Ajax en Twente in Jupiler League". AD.nl. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "De Boer laat 'herstelde' Sulejmani bij Jong Ajax". Volkskrant. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Dutch KNVB Cup – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Jong Ajax wordt tegen Telstar ontgroed in Eerste Divisie". Ajaxlife.nl. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Reserveteams Ajax en Twente in Jupiler League". AD.nl. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Jong PSV vervangt Katwijk in eerste divisie". NU.nl. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Ook Jong PSV naar Jupiler League". NOS.nl. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Beloften Eredivisie Statistics". Voetbal International. Retrieved 4 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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