2018–19 AFC Ajax season
During the 2018–19 season, Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Champions League. With winning both the competition and the cup, it meant the first double won since the 2001–02 season. In the Champions League, they knocked-out defending champions Real Madrid in the round of 16. After beating Juventus in the quarter-final, they reached a Champions League semi-final for the first time since 1997. Ajax were seconds away from reaching the final, until a last-minute goal sent Tottenham Hotspur to the final on away goals.
| 2018–19 season | |||
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| Owner | AFC Ajax N.V. | ||
| CEO | Edwin van der Sar | ||
| Manager | Erik ten Hag | ||
| Stadium | Johan Cruyff Arena | ||
| Eredivisie | 1st | ||
| KNVB Cup | Winners | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dušan Tadić (28) All: Dušan Tadić (38) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 53,720 vs Feyenoord (28 October 2018) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 43,819 vs Heerenveen (24 January 2019) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 52,987 | ||
| Biggest win | 8–0 vs De Graafschap (16 December 2018) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 2–6 vs Feyenoord (27 January 2019) | ||
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On an individual level, Dušan Tadić was the biggest surprise; signed from Southampton in June 2018 for just €11.4 million, the 30-year old unexpectedly became the club's leading goalscorer with a total of 38, including 9 goals in the Champions League. He doubled his personal season record for scoring, as well as earned the right to be the team's captain for the next season.