AFC Ajax Amateurs or Ajax Zaterdag (; ) is a Dutch amateur football club and the amateur team of the professional club

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from

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

. They compete in the

Vierde Divisie The Vierde Divisie (; "Fourth Division"), formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league was divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunda ...

since 2022–23, playing their home matches at the Sportpark De Toekomst training grounds.

Club history

AFC Ajax Amateurs, better known as Ajax Zaterdag is a Dutch amateur football club founded 18 March 1900. It is the amateur team of the professional club

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. ...

from

, who play their home matches at the Sportpark De Toekomst training grounds to a capacity of 5,000. The team was promoted from the

Eerste Klasse The Eerste Klasse () started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the 6th tier. The league is divided into ten divisions. These divisions correspond to the six districts of the Royal Dutch Football Association: each district i ...

to the

Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie (; "Fourth Division"), formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league was divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunda ...

ahead of the 2011–12 season. The team has won the

title twice, as well as the * KNVB District Cup West I on two occasions as well. Following the 2013–14 Hoofdklasse season, the team was promoted to the

Topklasse The Derde Divisie (; ), formerly known as Topklasse (; ), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league is placed between the Tweede Div ...

leading to the top tiered teams of the Amsterdam club to compete in the top three tiers of professional football in the Netherlands, AFC Ajax (

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 o ...

), Jong Ajax (

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

) and Ajax Zaterdag (

). After one season the team finished 14th and relegated back to the Hoofdklasse.

Players

Current staff

Honours

Club

* Vierde Divisie A (1): 2023–24 * Eerste Klasse A (2): 2003, 2012 * Tweede Klasse C (1): 1993 * Derde Klasse B (1): 1992 * Vierde Klasse C (1): 1990 * Hoofdklasse AVB Zaterdag (1): 1989 * Eerste Klasse A AVB Zaterdag (1): 1988 * Eerste Klasse D AVB Zaterdag (1): 1987 * Eerste Klasse C AVB Zaterdag (1): 1990 * KNVB District Cup West I (2): 2005, 2008 * Promotion to

: 2014 * Promotion to

: 1995 * Placement for

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 N ...

: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2021 * Promotion to

Derde Divisie The Derde Divisie (; ), formerly known as Topklasse (; ), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league is placed between the Tweede D ...

: 2018 Source: Historie Zaterdag 1
AFC Ajax Amateurs. 1 January 2025.

References

External links

Website of the Ajax Amateurs
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