''Ajax Magazine'' is a Dutch bimonthly

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published in

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, focusing on the

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club

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with 8 issues appearing per season. It was established in 1986 and ran for 20 years with its first edition appearing in February 1986 with

Marco van Basten Marcel "Marco" Van Basten (; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch former football manager and player who played as a striker for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all t ...

on the cover. The 2006/07 season marked the final season of the printed magazine. In 2011, the magazine was relaunched in digital format as the ' available as a free download from the AFC Ajax website, in order to supply the demand for emerging digital handheld technology.

History

''Ajax Magazine'' was established in 1986 by association football club AFC Ajax to provide a bimonthly magazine surrounding the Dutch club. The first issue of the magazine appeared in February 1986 and had Marco van Basten on the cover. The magazine would go on to appear with 8 issues a year for 20 years before shutting down operations following the 2006/07 season. The magazine would follow a format of introducing a presentation guide for the season as its first issue, until the 12th year when the presentation guide was released independently from the 8 issues which appear during the course of the season. From 2001 to 2007, the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

was Michel Sleutelberg.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajax Magazine 1986 establishments in the Netherlands AFC Ajax Association football magazines Eight times annually magazines Dutch-language magazines Sports magazines published in the Netherlands Magazines established in 1986 Magazines published in Amsterdam

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