Ajax have parted company with head coach Maurice Steijn after 11 games in charge. The 36-time Dutch champions sit second from bottom in Eredivisie after taking five points from their opening seven league games. Steijn joined the club from Sparta Rotterdam in June 2023 following the departure of Johnny Heitinga and signed a contract until 2026, but won just two of his 11 games in charge. Advertisement Assistant coach Hedwiges Maduro has been placed in caretaker charge.
Everyone who knows me knows I have done everything to take Ajax back to the place where this club belongs. But I failed to do so. I want to thank the supporters and the people I have worked with here, and I hope Ajax will find its way up again soon.” Ajax chief executive Jan van Halst said: “We have worked intensely and professionally together over the last few months. But the sporting successes and the development of the team were lacking.