Ajax wins its 32nd Dutch league; PSV will play the Champions

Last update 5 May, 2013 by Julio Muñoz

Ajax Amsterdam achieved its 32nd Dutch league title, the third in a row, by beating last-place Willem II Tilburg at home this Sunday 5-0 on the 33rd and penultimate day of the championship. Con 73 points, Ajax is four ahead of the second, el PSV Eindhoven, so it can no longer be reached.

For coach Frank de Boer, who took over the management of the team two and a half years ago, It is the third consecutive league title. “I am very happy with this series. I have done as well as my illustrious predecessors Rinus Michels and Louis van Gaal. It's very exciting”, declared De Boer, who won five titles with Ajax as a player (1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998).

The captain, Siem Jong, could show the 50.000 spectators of the Arena stadium in Amsterdam the league trophy, a silver tray, given to him by house veteran Rob de Wit (49 years). Now, Frank de Boer is expected to renew in the coming days. His current contract expires in June 2014 and could be expanded up to 2017, according to the local press.

Ajax only suffered two defeats this year in the league, both against Vitesse Arnhem. PSV Eindhoven dominated the championship until matchday 26, in which Ajax took the lead, maintaining control until the end. On your side, PSV consolidated its second place with a win by 4-2 against NEC Nijmegen this Sunday. The third place is Feyenoord, that lost 2-0 before the ADO The Hague (9º), and the fourth is Vitesse Arnhem, defeated on this day by 3-2 por el Waalwijk (15º).