 Alongside the man who would later become "Mister Ajax", Sjaak Swart, Co Prins, Ton Pronk, Bennie Muller and a young Piet Keizer, Ajax added the National Cup in 1961 and the Intertoto Cup 1962 to their trophy cabinet.After missing out on the championship after a 5–2 defeat against PSV in 1963, Ajax entered a period of decline in the national league.Henk Groot left to Feyenoord that summer, and in 1964–65, they were near relegation.