Ajax promo: A unique season for the Ajax Women calls for a unique documentary. From the very first minute, all doors opened for the Ajax Women during their adventure in the UEFA Women’s Champions League. In what turned out to be a fantastic season, records were broken and history was made. Precisely in that season, Ajax gained ‘all access’ to the women’s division. ‘From her story to History’ premieres on Friday evening, May 24th, on our own channels.

“We wanted to put ourselves on the map with ‘Ajax football’. To show ourselves in Europe.” Suzanne Bakker had a clear mission in mind with the Ajax Women at the beginning of the Champions League adventure: to put the women’s division on the map in Europe.

After following the draw with the team, a long journey in the biggest European club tournament seemed more like a utopia than a realistic story. Ajax was drawn against Bayern Munich, AS Roma, and Paris Saint-Germain. “I’m not doing this for nice matches,” Sherida Spitse reacted agitatedly to the draw.

The Johan Cruijff ArenA opened its doors to the Ajax Women. The team also allowed themselves to be filmed in the beautiful matches in Europe. After the first three-pointer against Paris Saint-Germain in the UWCL, the team believed in more. “We wanted to show that this wasn’t a coincidence,” acknowledged Rosa van Gool.

This led to a fantastic second three-pointer against Bayern Munich at home at the end of the calendar year. The locker room door remained open. Bakker motivated her girls. “We’re going out with a bang this year. I want to see fireworks. Enjoy it and do it together.”

However, during the training camp in Portugal, it was announced that coach Bakker and the Ajax Women would part ways after this season. “We immediately stated that we know where our focus lies. The news is out. But we are focused on the Women’s Champions League and the league,” Regina van Eijk said about the end of the collaboration with Bakker.

After the winter break, the knockout phase was still reached after a win in Amsterdam against AS Roma. From underdog to dark horse. Again, there was a celebration in the locker room of the Johan Cruijff ArenA. “No one expected this at the beginning. We had hoped for it. We always aimed for it.”

In the quarter-finals, Chelsea proved to be a size too big. Yet the Ajax players left the Women’s Champions League with their heads held high, Spitse finally confirmed. “Everyone is taking Ajax into account. That’s something we can be proud of. We don’t want this to be a one-off.”