The Eredivisie Belt · rivalry
AFC Ajax vs. FC Groningen
21Belt meetings
16Ajax wins
2Groningen wins
4Title changes
AFC Ajax and FC Groningen have met 21 times with the Eredivisie belt on the line, from March 5, 1972 to April 1, 2018. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. AFC Ajax leads the belt series 16–2, with 3 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 517 | Mar 5, 1972 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 7–0 | Defense |
| 551 | Mar 11, 1973 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 2–0 | Defense |
| 870 | Aug 25, 1982 | FC Groningen beat AFC Ajax 2–1 | Title change |
| 995 | Mar 23, 1986 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,190 | Feb 2, 1992 | AFC Ajax and FC Groningen tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,194 | Mar 1, 1992 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,279 | Nov 9, 1994 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,298 | Apr 15, 1995 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 4–2 | Defense |
| 1,318 | Nov 19, 1995 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,397 | Apr 19, 1998 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 4–2 | Defense |
| 1,491 | Mar 11, 2001 | AFC Ajax and FC Groningen tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 1,558 | Feb 15, 2003 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,580 | Oct 5, 2003 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,806 | Mar 28, 2010 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,812 | Aug 8, 2010 | AFC Ajax and FC Groningen tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,853 | Oct 2, 2011 | FC Groningen beat AFC Ajax 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,894 | Dec 8, 2012 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,933 | Feb 6, 2014 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,986 | Sep 26, 2015 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 2–0 | Defense |
| 2,028 | Dec 4, 2016 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 2–0 | Title change |
| 2,075 | Apr 1, 2018 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 2–1 | Defense |