During the 2012–13 season

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will participate in the

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, the

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, and the

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. The first training took place on Tuesday 26 June 2012. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on Wednesday 27 June 2012.

Pre-season

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, Netherlands. The squad from manager

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stayed there from 2 July 2012 to 7 July 2012. During this training stage friendly matches were played against SV Huizen,

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and

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. Further friendly matches were played against SC Veendam, VV Noordwijk,

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and Norwich City.

Player statistics

''Appearances for competitive matches only'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:'' ''Updated 4 July 2012''

2012–13 Selection by Nationality

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2012–13

Points by match day

Total points by match day

Standing by match day

Goals by match day

Statistics for the 2012–13 season

*This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2012–13 season.

2012–13 Team records

Topscorers

Placements

* Daley Blind is voted Player of the year by the supporters of

. *

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is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of

. *

is winner of the Rinus Michels Award 2013 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football. *

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is voted

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: 2012 by the

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. *

is voted Finnish Sports' Journalists Player of the Year: 2012 *

is voted Danish Talent of the Year by the

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and

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. * Christian Eriksen wins the Silver boots award.

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

All times are in

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Johan Cruyff Shield

Eredivisie

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

=Round of 32

Transfers for 2012–13

Summer transfer window

''For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2012 to 31 August 2012) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2012.''

Arrivals

* The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Departures

* The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

Winter transfer window

''For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2013 to 1 February 2013) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2012–13.''

Arrivals

* The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Departures

* The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

External links

Ajax Amsterdam Official Website in NederlandseUEFA Website
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