AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Friday's decision to not award the Dutch league title to Ajax Amsterdam was understandable, said the club's general manager Edwin van der Sar as the season in the Netherlands was formally brought to a premature close by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ajax were top of the standings with nine matches left to play when the season was suspended last month.
"We have been top of the table throughout the season, so it is a pity we haven't been able to become champion but given the situation we are in, it is understandable. Ajax will, however, compete in the Champions League next season, taking up one of the two places for the Dutch in the competition. AZ Alkmaar, who had caught up to Ajax in the weeks before the suspension of the league and were only behind them on goal difference, will start in the preliminary rounds.
A lengthy statement on its website said it would seek judicial relief and also take its case to UEFA.
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