The Ajax drama: These are your options to avoid being left out of Europe

He Ajax It is not going through the best phase in its history. The Amsterdam team suffered more than a painful 6-0 defeat this weekend against Feyenoordhis arch rival in Eredivisie Dutch, and not only is it far from the fight for the title but depending on what happens in the rest of the year, it will not earn a place for next year’s European competitions.

In case the Ajax remains outside of Europe, it will be a matter of history. Incidentally you have to go all the way back to 1965 to find a Dutch league where the Ajax He held a position that did not give him access to Europe the following year. In particular, they finished that edition of the Dutch championship as 13th, saving the category with only a 3 point margin and the teams below falling on their promises in the last days (Groningen, Sittardia and NAC Breda).

Since then, the Ajax It has always played in European competitions with the sole exception of 1990, when despite winning the league the previous season it was excluded from UEFA due to incidents caused by its fans against team members. Austria, Vienna in a UEFA Cup matchup.

As far as the current season, with 5 days of Eredivisie for arguing with Ajax It is in 6th place in the table, with 45 points. The fight for the title has not been a possibility this season, the options of getting into the ‘Champions zone’ disappeared a long time ago and only a miracle in this final stage will allow them to fight to get into the Europa League positions. They have only real options left to secure a place in the 2024/25 Conference League, but to do so they must win the playoff between 5th and 8th place. In other words, it should be imposed on NEC Nijmegen, Go Ahead Eagles and Utrecht in that fight. Otherwise, Ajax will not be seen traveling to the old continent next season.