Ajax announced on its official website on Monday that its Italian head coach Francesco Farioli decided to resign after the club lost the advantage to win the Eredivisie title.

According to Ajax's official statement, Farioli informed the management of his decision to resign after careful consideration.

As part of this personnel change, members of Farioli's coaching staff, assistant coaches Daniele Cavalletto, Felipe Sanchez Mateos and goalkeeping coach Jarkko Tuomisto will also leave the club.

Regarding the decision to resign, Farioli explained sadly through Ajax's official website: "My Ajax journey began about a year ago at De Toekomst (Ajax training base), with the goal of leading Ajax back to where it should be."

"Finally, my journey will end at the Johan Cruyff Stadium after leading Ajax back to the biggest stage of European football, the Champions League. In the process, we always hope to inject new vitality into the entire Ajax community and share positive work and thinking with all levels of the club."

"As the first non-Dutch head coach of Ajax since 1998 and the first Italian head coach in the club's history, I am deeply honoured. My team and I have met this huge challenge with respect, responsibility, enthusiasm and determination."

"Throughout the season, we felt the respect and support of Ajax fans, which meant a lot to me and my team. We experienced incredible and unforgettable moments together, a unique, intense and exciting season, we shared belief, fighting spirit and pride, and finally, achieved our goals and fulfilled our mission. "

"The management and I have common goals for the future of Ajax, but we have different visions and timelines on how to work and operate in different ways to achieve these goals. Given these differences in the principles and foundations of the project, I deeply feel that this is the best time to part ways. "

It is worth mentioning that Ajax once led the Eredivisie table by 12 points this season, but because the team lost points one match after another, the club eventually lost their advantage and was overtaken by PSV Eindhoven, missing the advantage of winning the title again.

About Francesco Farioli

Farioli, who is only 36 years old, was born in Barga, Italy on April 10, 1989. He has never had any experience as a professional footballer.

Farioli studied sports science in his early years. After graduation, he served as a goalkeeper coach for many non-league clubs in Italy. Later, he also served as a goalkeeper coach for the Qatar U16s national team.

In October 2017, Farioli returned to Italy to serve as the goalkeeper coach at Benevento.

In July of the following year, Farioli was appointed as the goalkeeping coach of former Brighton head coach Roberto De Zerbi during his tenure as head coach at Sassuolo.

In August 2020, Farioli was appointed as the assistant coach at Alanyaspor.

In March of the following year, Farioli was appointed as the head coach of Fatih Karagumruk, but resigned in mid-December of the same year.

On New Year's Eve 2021, Farioli returned to Alanyaspor as head coach, during which he led the club to the Turkish Cup semi-finals.

In July last year, Farioli was appointed as Nice head coach.

As head coach of Les Aiglon, Farioli has has reached the Coupe de France quarter-finals with the club.

In May of the following year, Farioli was appointed as Ajax head coach.

As head coach of de Godenzonen, Farioli has coached the Eredivisie giants in a total of 54 games across all competitions this season, achieving 35 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses, with a win percentage of 64.81%.