Editing AFC Ajax (section)

==Supporters==
{{Main|A.F.C.A (hooligans)|F-side|North Up Alliance|South Crew|VAK410}}
[[File:Amsterdam ArenA 15-09-2012 02.jpg|thumb|350px|Ajax supporters]]
Ajax is known for having fanatic core supporter-groups, of which [[F-side|F-Side]] and [[VAK410]] are the most famous. The F-Side was founded on 3 October 1976, and is situated right behind the goal in the Johan Cruyff Arena, on the southern end of the stadium in rows 125–129. Its name is derived from the group's former location on the F-side of the old [[De Meer Stadion]].<ref name="ff">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUtZieCU2_g| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101104653/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUtZieCU2_g| archive-date=2011-01-01|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref> The F-side supporters are responsible for a big part of the atmosphere in the stadium, and are also known for rioting during and after matches. If in any match Ajax should win the coin toss, the second half of the match Ajax always play towards the south-end of the stadium.<ref name="fg">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XKZuLqnxK0| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612022604/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XKZuLqnxK0| archive-date=2014-06-12|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref> VAK410 (English: Row 410) was founded in 2001 and is situated in the Zuidhoek (''South corner'') of the stadium on the upper ring in rows 424–425. The group was originally situated on the North-West side of the stadium in row 410, from where it derives its name, until relocating to their current place in the stands in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ajaxlife.nl/updates/minuutje-actiebeeld-van-zuid-en-vak410|title=Minuutje actiebeeld van Zuid en Vak410|publisher=Ajaxlife|access-date=3 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907044356/http://www.ajaxlife.nl/updates/minuutje-actiebeeld-van-zuid-en-vak410|archive-date=7 September 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Members of VAK410 are known to perform various stunts, which include massive banners, to enhance the atmosphere in the stadium. Neither F-Side or VAK410 have seats in their sections of the stadium, and both groups stand for the duration of the match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ajaxshowtime.com/hoofdnieuws/69159/pieloor-trommels-horen-niet-bij-f-side-.html|title=Pieloor: 'Trommels horen niet bij F-side'|publisher=Ajax Showtime|access-date=3 September 2013|archive-date=25 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525071705/http://www.ajaxshowtime.com/hoofdnieuws/69159/pieloor-trommels-horen-niet-bij-f-side-.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Through the official ''Football Top 20'' of Dutch sports research group ''SPORT+MARKT'', it was revealed in 2010 that Ajax had approximately 7.1&nbsp;million supporters throughout Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playthegame.org/uploads/media/20100909_SPORT_MARKT_Football_Top_20_2010_Abstract_Press.pdf|title=SPORT+MARKT Football Top 20|publisher=Play The Game|access-date=3 September 2013|archive-date=7 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207115708/http://www.playthegame.org/uploads/media/20100909_SPORT_MARKT_Football_Top_20_2010_Abstract_Press.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> This is significantly more than rivals Feyenoord and PSV (each 1.6 and 1.3 million, respectively), which puts Ajax as the club with the 15th-most supporters across Europe. The study also revealed that approximately 39% of the Netherlands were Ajax supporters.<ref>[http://www.sportundmarkt.com/fileadmin/Mailing/PK_Football_Top_20_2010/20100909_SPORT_MARKT_Football_Top_20_2010_Abstract_Press.pdf Ajax wint nog meer fans, Barça populairste club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403084318/http://www.sportundmarkt.com/fileadmin/Mailing/PK_Football_Top_20_2010/20100909_SPORT_MARKT_Football_Top_20_2010_Abstract_Press.pdf |date=3 April 2012 }}</ref> Not only does Ajax have many supporters, but several fans attend their matches in European competition, with an average attendance of 48,677 spectators for every international match Ajax played, putting the team at 12th place in Europe for highest attendance, ahead of high-profile clubs such as Milan and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. It is noteworthy that not all stadiums share the capacity of the Johan Cruyff Arena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=159601|title=Ajax en Feyenoord best bezochte Nederlandse clubs in Europa|date=22 February 2012|publisher=Voetbalzone.nl|access-date=22 February 2012|archive-date=24 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224041923/http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=159601|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Supporters clubs===
{{Main|AFCA Supportersclub|Ajax Business Associates|Supportersvereniging Ajax}}
[[File:AFC Ajax kampioen 2010-2011.jpg|thumb|265px|Ajax supporters celebrating the club's 30th Dutch national championship in 2011]]
The [[Supportersvereniging Ajax|Supporters Club Ajax]] ({{langx|nl|Supportersvereniging Ajax}}) is officially the largest supporters club in the Netherlands with 94,000 members.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.inyourpocket.com/Netherlands/Amsterdam/Ajax:-the-most-loved-and-loathed-club-in-Holland_72693f |title=Ajax: the most loved and loathed club in Holland |publisher=In Your Pocket |access-date=7 September 2013 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927193203/http://www.inyourpocket.com/Netherlands/Amsterdam/Ajax:-the-most-loved-and-loathed-club-in-Holland_72693f |url-status=live }}</ref> Founded on 7 May 1992, the supporters club organize big monthly events throughout the Netherlands, and particularly around the official Ajax Open Training Day, which attracts thousands of supporters each year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtvnh.nl/sport/112511/Zonnige+open+dag+bij+Ajax|title=Zonnige open dag bij Ajax|publisher=RTV Noord Holland|access-date=3 September 2013|archive-date=31 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731005906/http://www.rtvnh.nl/sport/112511/Zonnige+open+dag+bij+Ajax|url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, the supporters group is responsible for the [[Ajax Life]] website, as well as the [[fanzine]] which is issued 20 times a year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ajax.nl/de-club/ajax-life/ajax-life.htm|title=Ajaxlife: Eens Ajacied, Altijd Ajacied|publisher=Ajax.nl|access-date=3 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728144157/https://www.ajax.nl/De-Club/Ajax-Life/Ajax-Life.htm|archive-date=28 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2006, the [[AFCA Supportersclub]] was introduced as the club's second official supporters' association, through the merger of the Onafhankelijke Fanclub Ajax (OFA) and the Ajax Supporters Delegatie (ASD).<ref>{{cite web |title=Ajax feliciteert de AFCA Supportersclub |url=http://www.ajax.nl/Ajax-Nieuws/Ajax-nieuwsarchief/Ajax-nieuwsartikel/173535/Ajax-feliciteert-de-AFCA-Supportersclub.htm |publisher=Ajax.nl |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328000131/http://www.ajax.nl/Ajax-Nieuws/Ajax-nieuwsarchief/Ajax-nieuwsartikel/173535/Ajax-feliciteert-de-AFCA-Supportersclub.htm |archive-date=28 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The AFCA Supportersclub has a reported 42,000 members, as well as a former member on the Board of Administration of Ajax, in Ronald Pieloor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oldenhof en ex-F-sider Pieloor in bestuursraad Ajax |url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1441/Ajax/article/detail/3228541/2012/03/20/Oldenhof-en-ex-F-sider-Pieloor-in-bestuursraad-Ajax.dhtml |publisher=AD.nl |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-date=27 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327204128/http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1441/Ajax/article/detail/3228541/2012/03/20/Oldenhof-en-ex-F-sider-Pieloor-in-bestuursraad-Ajax.dhtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

The third official supporters club is the [[Ajax Business Associates]] (ABA). Founded in 1991 the ABA is the Business club of Ajax. Members occupy the skyboxes in the Stadium and can make use of the clubs' amenities and luxury suites including the ABA club and lounge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hoe het werkt : Amsterdam ArenA|url=http://www.amsterdamarena.nl/Stadion-omgeving/Beschikbare-certificaten/Hoe-het-werkt.htm|publisher=AmsterdamArenA.nl|access-date=12 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142050/http://www.amsterdamarena.nl/Stadion-omgeving/Beschikbare-certificaten/Hoe-het-werkt.htm|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ABA is also responsible for hosting the annual [[Ajax Business Golf Trophy]], an amateur golf tournament where several active and former Ajax players, as well as prominent people and members of the ABA, participate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mooie 1e editie Ajax Business Golf Trophy|url=https://www.ajax.nl/streams/actueel/mooie-1e-editie-ajax-business-golf-trophy.htm|publisher=AFC Ajax|date=3 May 2016|access-date=7 June 2019|archive-date=12 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712144553/https://www.ajax.nl/streams/actueel/mooie-1e-editie-ajax-business-golf-trophy.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Average attendance===
This graph displays the average attendance for home matches of Ajax from 1988 to 2018, whereby the difference in capacity of the De Meer Stadion and the Johan Cruyff Arena (est. 1996) is clearly visible.
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===Mascot===
* [[Lucky Lynx]], is the official team mascot.<ref name="lucky bio">"[http://www.ajax.nl/Sitewide-Tabs/Kids-Club/Lucky.htm Lucky Lynx Bio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615182637/http://www.ajax.nl/Sitewide-Tabs/Kids-Club/Lucky.htm |date=15 June 2013 }}", Ajax.nl, accessed 7 August 2013.</ref> (2000–present)