European Opponents 2012-2013

[Philippe]

Any clue yet, with the UEFA rankings of the already qualified clubs ?
I miss this phony competition.

[Kowalczyk]

Are you taking the piss, or did make a little error in the thread title...?

Just making sure.

Edit: I've changed the thread title. This is not the official thread for discussions about Ajax's CL opponents in the new season.

K.

[FearNoArt]

The seedings for all european cup football + some other stuff.. Next year the netherlands will surely be back as the 7th best league in europa..
http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/

[Philippe]

Pretty cool to see juventus could find themselves in pot 3. Although I'd rather not see them again in this competition.

[Manneken Pis]

The seedings for all european cup football + some other stuff.. Next year the netherlands will surely be back as the 7th best league in europa..
http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/

If I read this correctly, we can move up to Pot 2 if Braga and Dynamo Kiev don't qualify .... right?

[Cruijff]

Yes that´s correct.

[Kowalczyk]

Loads of clubs are already playing in UEFA competitions, in all kinds of preliminary rounds and what not, but Ajax's 'European' season starts on Friday 31 August: draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage.

K.

[souras84]

Why do I get the feeling that PSG will be in our group. Another tough competition for us...

[Kowalczyk]

Why do I get the feeling that PSG will be in our group. Another tough competition for us...

That would be great, actually. It's one of the trips I quite fancy, but we never play them. If they end up in our group I will definitely be there at the Parc des Princes.

K.

[cdnajaxfan]

Just as long as we don't get Dynamo Zagreb or Lyon again!

[Jinne]

Lyon is not even in this time so don't worry about them.

[souras84]

Well for starters Fword is playing Kiev and could open help us towards the 2nd pot

[Blind3]

CAUTION !! Translator at work :

Uitschakeling Feyenoord levert Ajax meevaller van enkele miljoenen op

7 augustus 2012

Ajax kon dinsdagavond een meevaller van enkele miljoenen bijschrijven. Feyenoord werd in de derde voorronde van de Champions League als tweede Nederlandse deelnemer uitgeschakeld. Ajax kan daardoor in dit Champions League seizoen rekenen op het volledige Nederlandse deel van de tv-pot. Dat betekent zeker enkele miljoenen extra.

which becomes mangled into


Disable Ajax Feyenoord delivers windfall of several million on

August 7, 2012

Ajax on Tuesday could be a windfall of several million credited. Feyenoord was in the third qualifying round of the Champions League second Dutch participant is disabled. Ajax can come in the Champions League this season, count on the entire Dutch part of the TV pot. That does a few million extra.

Dutch language blurb from AN .

[rjf1]

Wanna bet they don't use the extra cash to sign new players?

[Philippe]

On the last preliminary round :
SC Braga (POR) v Udinese Calcio (ITA)
VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) v FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Let's support Udinese and Gladbach !

BTW, sorry, Ko, but it now seems likely though strange that PSG will eventually reach pot 3, thanks to UEFA's format and calculations.

Also, on the UEFA website : UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino welcomed the continued growth of the UEFA Champions League at the play-off draw but said it must be accompanied by a pursuit of integrity.

[Blind3]

A competition that abandoned the idea that it is for champions long ago , that is all about the euros , and that has UEFA and all that entails associated with it... is looking for integrity ?

[Blind3]

Ajax Netwerk saying basically what Philippe said previously :

Ajax must hope defeats Dynamo Kiev and Braga

August 20, 2012

The draw for the group stage of the Champions League Ajax is currently in place in pot 3. It will then draw the two senior teams in the group take. There is a small chance that Ajax can rise to pot 2. Therefor Dynamo Kiev and Sporting Braga are both switched off.

Dynamo Kiev is Tuesday already in action at Borussia Monchengladbach. Sporting Braga follows Wednesday with its home game against Udinese. The returns follow a week.

[Orange14]

Don't go holding your breath. Kiev are up 3-1 at Monchengladbach.

[Blind3]

Ajax lijkt in Pot 3 terecht te komen bij loting Champions League

21 augustus 2012

De kans wordt steeds groter dat Ajax bij de loting van de groepsfase van de Champions League in Pot 3 terecht komt. Voor een promotie naar Pot 2 heeft Ajax de uitschakeling in de voorronde van zowel Dynamo Kiev als Sporting Braga nodig. Dynamo Kiev won echter dinsdagavond al uit bij Borussia Monchengladbach met 1-3. Dat gebeurde mede door een eigen doelpunt van Siem de Jong's broer Luuk. In de return in Kiev zouden de Duitsers de 3-1 achterstand moeten goedmaken. Sporting Braga volgt woensdag met haar thuiswedstrijd tegen Udinese.

Ajax seems in Pot 3 end up in Champions League draw

August 21, 2012

The probability is growing that Ajax in the draw for the group stage of the Champions League in Pot 3 courses. For promotion to Pot 2, Ajax elimination in the first round of both Dynamo Kiev and Sporting Braga needed. Dynamo Kiev won but Tuesday night off at Borussia Monchengladbach with 1-3. This was done partly by an own goal from Siem de Jong's brother Luuk. In the return in Kiev, the Germans would have to make the 3-1 deficit. Sporting Braga follows Wednesday with its home game against Udinese.

[Philippe]

Yep. Pot 3 here we come !

[Dubbel]

F*ck the pots, we play for 3rd place anyway so all that matters is avoiding pot 4. And if we happen to have a really good year then we'll advance to 2nd round regardless of how much pot we get.

[Philippe]

I don't think we should play the Europa Mickey League : too much energy for no money. That's how our competitors let us come back in the race for the Dutch title.
So I would say that our goal is number 2, which we should have reached last season had not we been cheated, or nothing.

[Orange14]

^ I agree with you but one cannot refuse to play as that would result in a UEFA sanction as would deliberately throwing a match. The only real money comes from making it to the championship game.

[Blind3]

Agree. CL qualification is not a given . Better to participate and take the euros on offer . Use any avenues available to protest, not including non - participation.

[Orange14]

Just to add to this, the club has already stated that their budget planning going forward is contingent on minimally playing EL football.