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Also Known As Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax • AFC Ajax
Awards And Honors European Championship (1995) • UEFA Cup (1992)
Date 1900 - present
Headquarters Amsterdam
Areas Of Involvement football
Related People Johan Cruyff • Marco van Basten • Rinus Michels

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