Ajax suffered a 1-3 defeat to Panathinaikos in their opening pre-season friendly. The match marked the unofficial debut of head coach Míchel Sánchez, with Don-Angelo Konadu scoring Ajax’'s only goal in Ermelo.
Twee keer per week een rondo, twee keer per week doen wat hij het allerliefste doet: voetballen. Sjaak Swart viert vrijdag zijn 88e verjaardag. Hierom werd Mister Ajax op het voetbalveld verrast door zijn vrienden en dierbaren. "Want Sjaak was Ajax, Sjaak is Ajax."
In 1996, Ajax moved from Amsterdam East to South East. Stadium 'De Meer', which had been the club's home since 1934, was traded in for the Johan Cruijff ArenA, then known as the Amsterdam ArenA.
Ajax completed their final training session on Friday ahead of the first friendly fixture of pre-season. On Saturday, Míchel Sánchez's side will face Greek opponent Panathinaikos.