The 2013 Johan Cruyff Shield was the eighteenth edition of the

Johan Cruyff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footba ...

( nl, Johan Cruijff Schaal), an annual Dutch football match played between the winners of the previous season's

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and

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. The match was contested by AZ, the

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winners, and

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, champions of the

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. It was held at the

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on 27 July 2013. Ajax won the match 3–2 after extra time.

Match details

Match officials: *Assistant referees: **Dave Goossens **Hessel Steegstra *Fourth official: **Dennis Higler

References

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