Provisional fixture list: Ajax to open in Zwolle, first big clash in September

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Ajax will begin the 2026/27 VriendenLoterij Eredivisie season with an away match against PEC Zwolle on Sunday 9 August. The provisional fixture list released by the KNVB on Wednesday morning also shows that Ajax v PSV will be played on Saturday 5 September, while the first edition of De Klassieker is scheduled for late November in Rotterdam.

Date: 10.06.2026

Photographer: AFC Ajax

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The new season will kick off on Friday 7 August (20:00) with SC Cambuur v Excelsior. The Amsterdammers will play their first league match on Sunday afternoon at 14:30 away to PEC Zwolle. The first major showdown of the season is scheduled for Saturday 5 September: Ajax v PSV. The first Klassieker will take place in matchweek fourteen. 

Fixtures:
Matchday 1: PEC Zwolle – Ajax (Sunday August 9, 2026, 14:30)
Matchday 2: Ajax - sc Heerenveen (Sunday August 16, 2026, 16:45)
Matchday 3: Ajax - Willem II (Tuesday September 15, 2026, 20:00)
*subject to any European play-offs
Matchday 4: Telstar - Ajax (Sunday August 30, 2026, 16:45)
Matchday 5: Ajax – PSV (Saturday September 5, 2026, 20:00)
Matchday 6: Fortuna Sittard - Ajax (Saturday September 12, 2026, 20:00)
Matchday 7: Ajax - Excelsior (Saturday September 19, 2026, 20:00)
Matchday 8: Ajax - NEC (Saturday October 10, 2026, 21:00)
Matchday 9: FC Groningen - Ajax (Sunday October 18, 2026, 16:45)
Matchday 10: Sparta - Ajax (Sunday October 25, 2026, 16:45)
Matchday 11: Ajax - AZ (Saturday October 31, 2026, 21:00)
Matchday 12: FC Twente - Ajax (Sunday November 8, 2026, 14:30)
Matchday 13: Ajax - ADO Den Haag (21/22 November 2026)
Matchday 14: Feyenoord – Ajax (27-29 November 2026)
Matchday 15: Ajax - FC Utrecht (4-6 December 2026)
Matchday 16: Ajax - SC Cambuur (11-13 December 2026)
Matchday 17: Go Ahead Eagles - Ajax (18-20 December 2026)

Matchday 18: Willem II - Ajax (Saturday January 9, 2027, 20:00 uur)
Matchday 19: Ajax - FC Groningen (15-17 January 2027)
Matchday 20: Ajax - Telstar (22-24 January 2027)
Matchday 21: sc Heerenveen - Ajax (28-31 January 2027)
Matchday 22: Excelsior - Ajax (12-14 February 2027)
Matchday 23: Ajax - Go Ahead Eagles (19-21 February 2027)
Matchday 24: Ajax - Feyenoord (26-28 February 2027)
Matchday 25: ADO Den Haag - Ajax (5-7 March 2027)
Matchday 26: Ajax - PEC Zwolle (12-14 March 2027)
Matchday 27: NEC - Ajax (19-21 March 2027)
Matchday 28: Ajax - FC Twente (3/4 April 2027)
Matchday 29: FC Utrecht - Ajax (9-11 April 2027)
Matchday 30: PSV - Ajax (23-25 April 2027)
Matchday 31: Ajax - Fortuna Sittard (30 April - 2 May 2027)
Matchday 32: AZ - Ajax (8/9 May 2027)
Matchday 33: Ajax - Sparta (Sunday May 16, 2027, 14:30)
Matchday 34: SC Cambuur - Ajax (Sunday May 23, 2027, 14:30)

Please note: the fixture list remains subject to change. The league schedule will be finalised on Monday 15 June.

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