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Jong Ajax
Jong Ajax (; ), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2, is a Dutch association football team. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. Jong Ajax is the only reserve team to have won a title in Dutch professional football, winning the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie. That team featured players such as Noussair Mazraoui, Noa Lang and Danilho Doekhi. History 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) 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, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportpark De Toekomst
Sportcomplex De Toekomst (Dutch for ''Sporting complex The Future'') is a sporting complex in Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands, owned by AFC Ajax N.V. The complex comprises nine football fields and is located close to the Johan Cruyff Arena and on the outskirts of Amsterdam. Its main field has seating capacity for 2,250 people. The facility serves as the home grounds of AFC Ajax (women), Ajax Women, which competes in the Eredivisie (women), Eredivisie Vrouwen, the reserves team Jong Ajax, which competes in the Eerste Divisie, as well as AFC Ajax (amateurs), Ajax Amateurs, which competes in the Derde Divisie. De Toekomst also serves as the training grounds for the first team of AFC Ajax, Ajax as well as for the Ajax Youth Academy; A-juniors (A1, A2), B-juniors (B1, B2), C-juniors (C1, C2), D-pupils (D1, D2, D3), E-pupils (E1, E2, E3) and the F-pupils (F1, F2, F3). It also serves as the home of the Future Cup, an International tournament for under-17 youth teams, which was named after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Beker (; ), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup. The tournament consists of all teams from the top four tiers of Dutch league football (Eredivisie, Eerste Divisie, Tweede Divisie and Derde Divisie), as well as the 24 semi-finalists (or replacements) of the six KNVB District Cups. The finals of the tournament traditionally takes place in De Kuip, and has been held there every season since the 1989 final. The winners of the cup compete against the winners of the Eredivisie for the Johan Cruyff Shield, (equivalent to a super cup) which acts as the curtain raiser for the following season. History Early history The first attempt to hold a knock-out competition open to all clubs in the Netherlands was made in 1894, with the winners rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Brandes
Julian Christiaan Brandes (born 11 May 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jong Ajax of the Eerste Divisie as a midfielder. Club career Brandes joined the Ajax youth system on his eighth birthday in 2012. He has been identified as a promising player within the Ajax system. Brandes was granted his first professional contract with Ajax on his eighteenth birthday in May 2022. It was a three-year contract to take him with the club until 30 June 2025 and includes the option for an extra year. In the summer of 2022 Brandes trained with the Ajax first team during pre-season training. He made his unofficial debut playing in pre-season friendlies, and was on the substitutes bench for Jong Ajax at the start of the 2022-23 season. Brandes made his professional debut for Jong Ajax on 17 March 2023 in a 2-0 defeat against Almere City in the Eerste Divisie. He scored his first Eerste Divisie goal in September 2023, against Jong AZ Jong AZ is a Dutch a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dies Janse
Dies Janse (born 17 January 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer for Eerste Divisie club Jong Ajax. Early life Janse was born in Goes in Zeeland, where he played there for VV Kloetinge and JVOZ prior to joining Sparta Rotterdam in 2018. He joined the academy of Ajax in 2020. Career Janse made his debut for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie in August 2023 against SC Cambuur as a second-half substitute for Rida Chahid. That month, he signed a three-year contract with the club. He scored his first professional league goal on 15 December 2023 against Jong PSV. Personal life His brother Rijk is a goalkeeper who joined the academy at NEC Nijmegen in 2023. Career statistics Honours Netherlands U19 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2025 Individual * UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorthy Mokio
Jorthy Mokio (born 29 February 2008) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Belgium national team. He is regarded as one of the most talented defenders of his generation. Club career K.A.A. Gent Mokio joined the Gent youth academy from KFC Merelbeke in 2021. On 4 October 2023, he debuted in the UEFA Youth League in a match against Basel, becoming the youngest Gent player ever to participate in the competition. Widely regarded as a top defensive prospect, he attracted interest from major European clubs. On his 16th birthday, 29 February 2024, he became eligible to play for the senior team. He made his senior debut for Gent in the Belgian Pro League on 29 March 2024, starting in a 5–1 win against Standard Liège. He made four appearances for the first team towards the end of the season. AFC Ajax On 24 June 2024, having turned down offers from other clubs including reportedly Barcelona, Mokio join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's men's first squad plays in 2024–25 in the Derde Klasse. History 1913–54: Early years The club was founded on 25 February 1913 – by the Teetotalism, teetotalers singing club – as AGOSV, which stood for '' Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts'' , after having experienced firsthand the drinking abuse after sports matches on Sundays. The founders decided to play in a blue kit because the colour blue was a Blue ribbon badge, symbol of the temperance movement. When the club joined the football association of Gelderland, the club had to change its name, because there was another club called ''Steeds Voorwaarts''. The name was changed to AGOVV, or Apeldoornse Geheel Onthouders Voetbalvereniging, which means ''Apeldoorn football club for teetotalers''. The me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Veendam
Sportclub Veendam () was a Dutch professional association football club based in Veendam, Groningen (province), province of Groningen. Founded on 4 September 1894 as Look-Out, it became P.J. Veendam in 1909, Veendam in 1910, SC Veendam in 1974, BV Veendam in 1997 and again SC Veendam in 2011. The club was a founder member of the regional first tier Eerste Klasse Noord in 1916 and became champions of the division in 1931–32 Netherlands Football League Championship, 1931–32; it qualified for the national championship Playoffs, play-offs but finished in bottom place. Veendam took part in the inaugural season of the third tier Tweede Divisie in 1956–57 Tweede Divisie, 1956–57; after Yo-yo club, yo-yoing between the third and second tiers, the team won Promotion and relegation, promotion to the first tier Eredivisie for the first time in 1985–86 Eerste Divisie, 1985–86. The side spent two seasons in the Eredivisie—1986–87 Eredivisie, 1986–87 and 1988–89 Eredivisie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VV Katwijk
Voetbal Vereniging Katwijk () is a Dutch association football club based in the town of Katwijk. Founded in 1939, the team competes in the Tweede Divisie, the third tier of the Dutch football league system. Katwijk plays its home games at Sportpark De Krom, which has a capacity of 6,000. Katwijk is one of the most successful amateur football clubs in the Netherlands in recent decades, winning seven championships of the top amateur division of the Netherlands between 1993 and 2023. History Katwijk have become Dutch amateur champions, by winning the overall Topklasse title in 2012–13. As such, they were invited to play in the Dutch Eerste Divisie but, after some consideration, the club opted to stay in the Topklasse, claiming the organisation was not yet ready to compete in the Eerste Divisie. Topklasse runners-up Achilles '29 were ultimately admitted in their place instead. In the following season, Katwijk failed to repeat its success, and ended the season with being relegated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jong FC Twente
Jong FC Twente (English: Young FC Twente) are the reserve team of FC Twente, a team from Enschede which played in the Eerste Divisie from 2013 to 2015. Staff * Head coach: Michel Jansen Michel Jansen (born 3 March 1966) is a Dutch football manager and former player. He played for DETO Twenterand, Heracles Almelo, RKVV STEVO, STEVO and Excelsior '31. Jansen received the ''Rinus Michels Award'' in 2007 while coaching HHC Hardenber ... * Assistant coach: Boudewijn Pahlplatz * Team manager: Henny Nijboer * Physio: Bas Oostvogel {{DEFAULTSORT:Twente Jong FC Twente Reserve team football in the Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. As of the 2024–25 season, it is UEFA coefficient#Men's association coefficient, ranked the sixth-best league in Europe by UEFA. The Eredivisie consists of 18 clubs. Each club meets every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away. At the end of each season, the two clubs at the bottom are Promotion and relegation, relegated to the second level of the Dutch league system, the (First Division), while the champion and runner-up of the are automatically promoted to the Eredivisie. The club finishing third from the bottom of the Eredivisie goes to separate promotion/relegation play-offs with six high-placed clubs from the . The winner of the Eredivisie claims the List of Dutch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam Arena
The Johan Cruyff Arena ( ; officially stylised as Johan Cruijff ArenA) is the main stadium of the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam and the home stadium of association football, football club AFC Ajax, Ajax since its opening. Built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost equivalent to €140 million, it is the largest stadium in the country. The stadium was previously known as the Amsterdam Arena (stylised as ''Amsterdam ArenA'') until the 2018–19 football season, when it was officially renamed in honour of Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff who died in 2016. It was one of the stadiums used during UEFA Euro 2000, and also hosted the 1998 UEFA Champions League final and 2013 UEFA Europa League final. The stadium also hosted three group stage matches and one match in the round of 16 of the UEFA Euro 2020. Both international and Dutch artists have given concerts in the stadium, including Tina Turner, Coldplay, U2, Take That, Celine Dion, Madonna (entertainer), Madonna, Michael Jackson, Andr� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, Orlando, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro has been chairman since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. , ESPN is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households. It operates regional channels in Africa, Australia, Latin America, and the Netherlands. In Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
