<figure id="attachment_3063137" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3063137" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3063137" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2646aca6-ajax-epa-190525.webp" alt="Ajax EPA 190525" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3063137" class="wp-caption-text">Ajax led the Eredivisie by nine points on April 19 but suffered a slump in form to lose the title on the last day. (EPA Images pic)</figcaption></figure>
AMSTERDAM: Francesco Farioli has decided to leave Ajax Amsterdam after his side missed out on a record 37th Eredivisie crown after a late season collapse allowed PSV Eindhoven to snatch the title on the final day.
Farioli was brought in to revive Ajax after their fifth-place finish in 2023-24.
He joined from Ligue 1 side Nice, signing a contract until 2027 but will depart with the rest of his staff, the Dutch club said today.
Ajax led the Eredivisie by nine points on April 19, but suffered a slump in form that allowed PSV to claw their way back into the race.
PSV retained the league title with a 3-1 away win at Sparta Rotterdam yesterday to finish one point ahead on 79.
&#8220;Being Ajax&#8217;s first non-Dutch coach since 1998 and the club&#8217;s first-ever Italian one has been an absolute privilege,&#8221; Farioli said in a statement.
&#8220;The management and I have the same goals for the future of Ajax, but we have different visions and time frames about the way we should work and operate to achieve those goals.
&#8220;Given these differences in the principles and foundations of the project, I feel deep in my heart that this is the best moment to part ways.&#8221;
Ajax won 2-0 at home to FC Twente yesterday, but their joy was dampened as PSV celebrated a seventh straight victory to seal the league title.
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