SEASON STORY
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Ajax is back on the biggest stage of European club football: the UEFA Champions League! How will they perform among the brightest football stars?
Will Ajax finally win the league title after missing it on goal difference last season?

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STORY
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🔢 Group Stage:
1 Ajax 🇳🇱 - 12 pts
2 Barcelona 🇪🇸 - 11 pts
3 Dinamo Zagreb 🇭🇷 - 6 pts
4 Wolfsburg 🇩🇪 - 4 pts

- Round of 16:
@ Real Madrid 🇪🇸 3-3
vs. Real Madrid 🇪🇸 0-2 (L)


RULES
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#1 Nation/age Rules:
- Min. 4 players of under 20 years old in squad
- Min. 2 players of under 21 years old in starting 11
- Max. 6 (+3 youth academy) non-Dutch players in squad (after S2)
- Min. 1 (max. 3) youth player(s) promoted to first team each season

#2 Additional Club Rules:
⏩ Each season I am obligated to sell at least 2 starting players to keep refreshing the squad.
- If a loan player that was a starter, gets recalled, I have to sell at least 1 starting player.
⏩ I can't spend more than I earn from outgoing transfers + UEFA competition entry money.
- Champions League = €16 million.
- Europa League = €4 million.
- Conference League = €3 million.
⏩ I am not allowed to extent at least 1 player with a ending contract each season.

#3 Players above a certain OVR have to be sold at the beginning of the season, if they are under 34 years old:
⏩ Qualified for UCL: 50% of the 82+ players have to get sold.
⏩ Qualified for UEL or UECL: 50% of the 80+ players have to get sold.
⏩ Not qualified for European football: All 78+ players younger than 23 have to get sold.

#4 I am not allowed to buy more than 3 (+ loan in 1) starting players per season.
⏩ Unless I sell more than 3, I can bring in the equal amount of starting players that have left the club.

#5 I am not allowed to buy, unless they are born in Amsterdam (max. one loan player is not limited in OVR).
⏩ Always:
- Starters from the best clubs in the world.
- Starters from Feyenoord, PSV, Utrecht and AZ.
- Any 85+ players of under 28 years old.
⏩ After missing UCL Group Stage:
- Any 82+ players.
⏩ After missing for UEL Group Stage:
- Any 80+ players.
⏩ Without reaching European football:
- Any 78+ players.

#6 I am allowed to exercise the option to buy of only one loaned player.
⏩ Loanee arrived in the first transfer window:
- He must have played >50% of the games.
⏩ Loanee arrived in the second transfer window:
- He must have played >25% of the games.



TRANSFERS
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Transfers in:
SUMMER
- D. van de Beek (CM) activated option-to-buy after loan for €18.500.000 from Manchester United
- Paik Seung Ho (CM) bought for €5.200.000 from Jeonbuk
- B. van Rooij (RB) bought for €3.000.000 from NEC
- G. Smal (LB) bought for €11.000.000 from Twente

Transfers out:
SUMMER
- O. Wijndal (LB) sold for €36.000.000 to Chelsea
- J. Gorter (GK) sold for €18.800.000 to Fiorentina
- K. Taylor (CM) sold for €41.500.000 to Internazionale
- C. Forbs (RW) sold for €45.500.000 to Liverpool
- A. Gaaei (RB) sold for €3.000.000 to Braga

Loaned out for season:
- R. Bakker (CDM) to Jagiellona
- J. Sanders (LW) to Palermo
- N. Unuvar (LW) to Almeria

Youth Academy Promotions:
- R. Janssen (CB)


DIFFICULTY
Ultimate / competitive mode OFF / difficulty based on player ON / GK ability 100 (CPU+User)


RATINGS ARE UPDATED AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2026