Starting with the next season, the Ajax stadium will be called the Johan Cruyff Arena.

Ajax will perpetuate the name of the legendary Johan Cruyff and rename the Amsterdam Arena stadium at Johan Cruyff Arena.

The stadium logo will be presented on the 25th of April, the day when it was possible to turn 71.

Cruyff is one of the best players in history and the most famous player of Ajax.

As a player, he became the champion of the Netherlands eight times, five times won the Dutch Cup, won the European Champions Cup three times, and also won the UEFA Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup.

As a coach, he twice led Ajax to victory in the Dutch Cup, and also won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.

In April 2007, Ajax permanently assigned to him the 14th number.

Johan Cruyff left the world on March 24, 2016 after fighting with lung cancer.

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