A Dutch judge has temporarily suspended the appointment of Louis van Gaal as a director at Ajax to give shareholders at the club a chance to vote on the move.

Four members of Ajax's five-strong supervisory board appointed Van Gaal and other directors in November without consulting the fifth board member, the Ajax legend Johan Cruyff.

Cruyff sought an injunction, arguing that the appointments clashed with his plan to rejuvenate Ajax's youth academy, known as The Future, by installing former star players such as Dennis Bergkamp and Wim Jonk as coaches.

He called Monday's decision by a judge in Haarlem "a victory for footballers". Ajax said it will study the decision before commenting.