AJAX CLEANS UP

Floris Stempel, Carel Reeser and the Dade brothers, Han and Johan founded AFC Ajax in Amsterdam, Holland on this day in 1900. 

In "modern day", manager Rinus Michels, encouraged "Total Football" with the inspirational Johan Cruyff, leading the players on the pitch, as they won just about every trophy in their country and also the European Cup (as it was called then), three times in a row between 191 and 1973.

Ajax plays in the Eredivise, the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the Greek Hero, who played an important role in the Trojan War, and is portrayed as a towering figure and a warrior of great courage), is the most successful club in Holland, with 36 Eredivise titles and 20 KNVP Cups. It has continuously played in the Eredivisie, since the League's inception in 1956, and along with Feyenoord and OSV Eindhoven, it is one of the country's "big three" clubs.

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax, also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional club that plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the Greek Hero) is the most successful club in the Netherlands, with 36 Eredivisie and 20 KNVB Cups. It has continuously played in the Eredivisie since the league's inception in 1956, and along with Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven, it is one of the country's "big three" clubs.

Ajax was one of the most successful clubs in the world in the 20th century. According to the International Federation of Football Statistics, Ajax was the seventh-most successful club in the 20th Century and The World's Club Team of the Year in 1992. According to German magazine Kicker, Ajax was the second-most successful European club of the 20th century. The club is one of five teams that have earned the right to keep the Europen Cup (as it was known then) and to wear a multiple-winner badge. In 1972, they completed the continetal treble by winning the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, and the EGuropean Cup. They also won the first (albeit unofficial) European Super Cup against Glasgow Rangers in January 1973. Ajax's most recent international trophies are the 1995 Intercontinental Cup, 1995 UEFA Super Cup and the 1995 Champions League, where they defeated Milan; they lost the 1996 European Cup on penalties to Juventus. In 1995, Ajax was crowned as World Team of the Year by World Soccer magazine.

Ajax is also one of four teams to win the continental treble and the Intercontinental or Club World Cup, in the same season/calendar year; this was achieved in the 1971–72 season. Ajax is one of five clubs to have won all three major UEFA club competitions. They have also won the Intercontinental Cup twice, the 1991-2 Uefa Cup, as well as the Karl Rappan Cup, a predecessor of the UEFA Intertoto in 1962. The 1961–62 International Football Cup was the first Intertoto Cup, a tournament for European clubs that would otherwise not have a European competition to compete in. The inaugural tournament was won by Ajax, who defeated Feyenoord in the final. The competition was contested by 32 clubs, almost exclusively from central Europe – Austria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden entered four clubs each; Poland entered two; and West Germany entered six clubs. Eventually the final became a clash between Dutch rivals Ajax and Feyenoord.

Ajax plays at the Johan Cruyff (above)Arena, which opened as the Amsterdam ArenA in 1996 and was renamed in 2018. 

They previously played at De Meer Stadion and the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium (for international matches). Throughout their history, Ajax have cultivated a reputation for scouting, spotting and developing young talent, and have remained focused on developing a youth system.