Ajax Club Structure

Philippe · Bericht door **Philippe** » di mar 15, 2005 11:15 am

answer : AFC Ajax association for 73%

next question : who owns AFC Ajax association ?

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » di mar 15, 2005 11:32 am

No-one. AFC Ajax is a club, with a Board Of Members and a chairman. No owner.

It's interesting stuff - and I am actually planning to write an article about it, for publication as a From the Desk Of... installment on Ajax USA, just to show how the club is structured.

K.

Philippe · Bericht door **Philippe** » di mar 15, 2005 11:46 am

well, part of the Ajax shares are on the market, part are owned by the "club" or "association"; so the question is who owns the club, or if you like who are the "members" of the club; it can not be no one for sure ...

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » di mar 15, 2005 11:55 am

philippe schreef:well, part of the Ajax shares are on the market, part are owned by the "club" or "association"; so the question is who owns the club, or if you like who are the "members" of the club; it can not be no one for sure ...

Well, a club is not owned by anyone. The members elect a Board Of Members and a chairman - and they take the decisions by vote.

A club is more like a country, actually: there is no 'owner' as such, but a government and a president or prime minister, elected by the inhabitants. In the same way a club has a board and a chairman, elected by the members.

As for the members: you can't just subscribe to Ajax and become a member. Membership of Ajax is highly exclusive and you have to be invited by the existing membership to become a member (there is criticism of that principle; many people feel that the 'real supporters' don't have enough influence - and that the membership is too much of an 'old boys' network').

K.