The Eredivisie Belt · rivalry
AFC Ajax vs. Sparta Rotterdam
22Belt meetings
15Ajax wins
3Sparta wins
3Title changes
AFC Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam have met 22 times with the Eredivisie belt on the line, from September 9, 1956 to March 18, 2018. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. AFC Ajax leads the belt series 15–3, with 4 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 9, 1956 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 | Defense |
| 165 | Apr 23, 1961 | Sparta Rotterdam and AFC Ajax tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 212 | Oct 21, 1962 | Sparta Rotterdam beat AFC Ajax 2–1 | Defense |
| 315 | Apr 3, 1966 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 | Defense |
| 388 | Apr 15, 1968 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 | Defense |
| 468 | Oct 18, 1970 | Sparta Rotterdam and AFC Ajax tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 514 | Jan 16, 1972 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 | Defense |
| 559 | May 6, 1973 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 4–2 | Defense |
| 670 | Sep 12, 1976 | Sparta Rotterdam beat AFC Ajax 3–1 | Title change |
| 826 | May 3, 1981 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,090 | Feb 19, 1989 | Sparta Rotterdam beat AFC Ajax 3–2 | Title change |
| 1,149 | Jan 13, 1991 | AFC Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,196 | Mar 29, 1992 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,204 | Aug 30, 1992 | AFC Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,294 | Mar 22, 1995 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 8–0 | Defense |
| 1,306 | Sep 10, 1995 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 | Defense |
| 1,395 | Apr 8, 1998 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 | Defense |
| 1,492 | Mar 18, 2001 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 9–0 | Defense |
| 1,753 | Nov 9, 2008 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 5–2 | Defense |
| 2,014 | Aug 7, 2016 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 | Defense |
| 2,055 | Oct 14, 2017 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 | Defense |
| 2,074 | Mar 18, 2018 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 5–2 | Title change |