The players reported back to the training pitch on Friday afternoon for the first time in 2026. With that, the team led by Fred Grim officially began the second half of the season.
On a cold afternoon at de Toekomst, players and staff took to the pitch well wrapped up. They then started the new year with the first warm-up exercises. The first match of 2026 will be played on January 11, when they travel to face Telstar in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie.
Our photographer was present at the training session and captured a number of images.
After a turbulent first half of the season, Jong Ajax coach Willem Weijs looks back and ahead. The Amsterdam side head into the winter break bottom of the Keuken Kampioen Divisie, but several talents did make their debuts for Ajax's first team. "Sean Steur being the best player on the pitch in De Klassieker makes me incredibly proud."
Ajax 1, Jong Ajax, Ajax Women and the teams in the Ajax academy all scored many goals in 2025. We listed the best 25 for you. From Davy Klaassen, to Nassef Chourak, to Jonna van de Velde and Jyvaino Eckmeyer: enjoy!
Rayane Bounida, Don-Angelo Konadu en Sean Steur all experienced a special year. The trio made their debuts in Ajax 1 and were promoted to the first-team squad. Just before the turn of the year, we look back with the young Ajacieden on the special year 2025. “The most important lesson? Patience. Not wanting to do something you are not yet capable of.”