During the 2007–08 season, AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The first training took place on 5 July 2007. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on 8 August.
| 2007–08 season | ||||
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| Chairman | John Jaakke | |||
| Manager | Henk ten Cate (until September 2007) Adrie Koster (interim) | |||
| Eredivisie | 3rd | |||
| KNVB Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| Champions League | Play-off Round | |||
| UEFA Cup | First round | |||
| Johan Cruyff Shield | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (33 goals) All: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (36 goals) | |||
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Pre-season edit
The first training for the 2007–08 season was held on 5 July 2007. In preparation for the new season, Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad played friendly matches against VVSB, GFC, Quick '20 and Go Ahead Eagles before traveling to Scotland to play against Rangers and Falkirk. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Atlético Madrid and Arsenal in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.
Player statistics edit
Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | UEFA Cup | KNVB Cup | ||||||
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| 1 | GK |  NED
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Maarten Stekelenburg | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | NED
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John Heitinga | 39 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | DF |  URU
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Bruno Silva | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF |  BEL
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Thomas Vermaelen | 20 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | NED
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Urby Emanuelson | 36 | 3 | 27+3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF |  GHA
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Samuel Kuffour | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW |  SWE
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Kennedy Bakircioglu | 22 | 3 | 12+6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | FW |  ESP
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Ismael Urzaíz | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | NED
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 39 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 10 | FW | ESP
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Albert Luque | 19 | 4 | 9+6 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW |  BRA
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Leonardo | 8 | 2 | 1+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK | NED
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Erik Heijblok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | NED
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Edgar Davids | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | BEL
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Laurent Delorge | 6 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW | URU
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Luis Suárez | 40 | 19 | 29+4 | 16 | 3+1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 17 | MF | BEL
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Jan Vertonghen | 34 | 2 | 27+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | ESP
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Gabri | 32 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW |  DEN
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Dennis Rommedahl | 36 | 6 | 13+16 | 4 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | ||
| 20 | FW |  ROU
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George Ogăraru | 20 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW |  ARM
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Edgar Manucharyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | SWE
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Rasmus Lindgren | 11 | 2 | 9+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| # | FW | ROU
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Nicolae Mitea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | NED
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Mitchell Donald | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | NED
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Gregory van der Wiel | 9 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | NED
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Jeffrey Sarpong | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF |  ANT
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Vurnon Anita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | DEN
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Michael Krohn-Dehli | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | DEN
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Kenneth Perez | 18 | 8 | 14+3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | NED
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Dennis Gentenaar | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | NED
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Jurgen Colin | 15 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | GK | NED
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Marco van Duin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | FW | ANT
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Javier Martina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | NED
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Jan-Arie van der Heijden | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | NED
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Siem de Jong | 25 | 2 | 13+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 39 | DF | NED
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Vito Wormgoor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | NED
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Jaap Stam | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | NED
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Hedwiges Maduro | 18 | 5 | 11+3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 22 | FW | NED
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Robbert Schilder | 9 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
As of 14 November 2011
# Nicolae Mitea was issued shirt number 23 at the beginning of the season, however he sat out the season due to injury and was never issued a new shirt number.
2007–08 selection by nationality edit
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| Current squad selection | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Players out on loan | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Team statistics edit
Eredivisie standings edit
| Standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for
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Goals against
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Yellow cards
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Red cards
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| 3 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 69 | 84 | 45 | 60 | 2 |
Points by match day edit
| Match day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Total |
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| Points | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 69 |
Total points by match day edit
| Match day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Total |
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| Points | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 69 |
Standing by match day edit
| Match day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Standing |
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| Standing | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
Goals by match day edit
| Match day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Total |
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| Goals | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 84 |
2007–08 statistics edit
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2007-08 season.
| Friendlies | Amsterdam Tournament |
Johan Cruyff Shield | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup | Dubai Cup | Eredivisie | UEFA Champions League Qualifying Play-offs |
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| Matches | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 57 |
| Wins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 32 |
| Draws | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Home | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| Away | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 32 |
| Yellow cards
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 9 | 87 |
| Red cards
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2 x yellow in 1 match 
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Number of substitutes used  
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33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 11 | 175 |
| Goals for
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27 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 94 | 6 | 143 |
| Goals against
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3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 81 |
| Balance
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+24 | +1 | +1 | +1 | -2 | +0 | -2 | +45 | +2 | +62 |
| Clean sheets
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5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| Penalties for
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Penalties against
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
2007-08 team records edit
| Description | Competition | Result |
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| Biggest win | Friendly match
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GFC - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 9 ) |
| KNVB Cup
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AFC Ajax - SC Heerenveen ( 3 - 1 ) | |
 UEFA Champions League
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| UEFA Cup
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Dinamo Zagreb - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 1 ) | |
| Eredivisie
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De Graafschap - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 ) | |
| Biggest loss |  Friendly match
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Falkirk F.C. - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 ) |
| KNVB Cup
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NAC Breda - AFC Ajax ( 4 - 2 ) | |
| UEFA Champions League
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Slavia Praha - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 ) | |
| UEFA Cup
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AFC Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb ( 2 - 3 ) | |
| Eredivisie
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AFC Ajax - NAC Breda ( 1 - 3 ) | |
| Most goals in a match | Friendly match
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GFC - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 9 ) |
| KNVB Cup
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NAC Breda - AFC Ajax ( 4 - 2 ) | |
| UEFA Champions League
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Slavia Praha - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 ) | |
| UEFA Cup
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AFC Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb ( 2 - 3 ) | |
| Eredivisie
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De Graafschap - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 ) |
Top scorers edit
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Placements edit
| Friendlies | Amsterdam Tournament | Dubai Cup | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup | Eredivisie | |
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| Status | 7 played, 5 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss | 3rd place | 4th place | Eliminated in Round of 16 Last opponent: NAC Breda |
Eliminated in Play-Off round Last opponent: Slavia Prague |
Eliminated in First Round Last opponent: Dinamo Zagreb |
3rd place 69 points in 34 matches qualified for UEFA Cup |
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar finishes as topscorer of the Eredivisie with 33 goals in 34 matches.
- Maarten Stekelenburg is voted Player of the Year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Jan Vertonghen is voted Talent of the Year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- John Heitinga is voted Dutch Footballer of the Year by De Telegraaf and Football International.
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar wins the Bronze boots award.
Results edit
All times are in CEST
Johan Cruyff Shield edit
| 11 August 2007 | Ajax | 1–0 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| 20:00 CEST | Gabri 43' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Ruud Bossen |
Eredivisie edit
| 19 August 2007 1 | De Graafschap | 1−8 | Ajax | Doetinchem |
| 12:30 | De Groot 72' |
Report | Huntelaar 36', 61', 90', 91' Suárez 42'Maduro 55' (59)Bakircioglu 61' |
Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 11.000 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 26 August 2007 2 | Ajax | 4−1 | Heerenveen | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Suárez 44', 57' Vermaelen 45'Schilder 52' |
Sulejmani 27' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48.988 Referee: Dick Jol |
| 2 September 2007 3 | Ajax | 2−2 | Groningen | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Suárez 33' Huntelaar 83' |
Berg 36', 60' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,445 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 15 September 2007 4 | Heracles | 0−1 | Ajax | Almelo |
| 20:00 | Huntelaar 76' |
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 8.500 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 23 September 2007 5 | AZ | 2–3 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| 11:30 | De Zeeuw 45' Dembélé 90+2' |
Huntelaar 33' Suárez 43', 65' |
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16.500 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 30 September 2007 6 | Ajax | 6−1 | VVV-Venlo | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Luque 16', 19' Maduro 27'Rommedahl 32'Delorge 77'Huntelaar 89' |
Report | Soltani 4' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,126 Referee: Tom van Sichem |
| 7 October 2007 7 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2−2 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 12:30 | Dissels 52' De Roover 80' |
Huntelaar 68' De Jong 90' |
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Dick Jol |
| 20 October 2007 8 | Ajax | 0−0 | NEC | Amsterdam |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,123 Referee: Jack van Hulten |
| 28 October 2007 9 | Utrecht | 0−1 | Ajax | Utrecht |
| 12:30 | Huntelaar 68' |
Stadium: Stadio Galgenwaard Attendance: 23.300 Referee: Ben Haverkort |
| 4 November 2007 10 | Ajax | 4−2 | Roda JC | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Huntelaar 22' Suárez 42'Luque 47'Rommedahl 90' |
Lamah 38' Hadouir 76' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,621 Referee: Dick Jol |
| 11 November 2007 11 | Feyenoord | 2–2 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 12:30 | Van Bronckhorst 28' De Guzmán 74' |
Report | Rommedahl 52' De Jong 67' |
Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Frank de Bleeckere |
| 25 November 2007 12 | Ajax | 4–1 | Vitesse | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Suárez 17' Gabri 27'Luque 44'Huntelaar 82' |
Junker 45' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,566 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 2 December 2007 13 | Ajax | 1–3 | NAC Breda | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Huntelaar 90' |
Vertonghen 25' (o.g.) Amoah 69'Ammi 88' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,588 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 8 December 2007 14 | Willem II | 2–3 | Ajax | Tilburg |
| 19:30 | Bobson 6' Swinkels 75' |
Bakircioglu 2' Suárez 29'Vertonghen 46' |
Stadium: Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14.044 Referee: Jack van Hulten |
| 23 December 2007 15 | Excelsior | 2–1 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 12:30 | Piqué 1' Den Ouden 49' |
Report | Maduro 63' |
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 27 December 2007 16 | Ajax | 2–2 | Twente | Amsterdam |
| 20:15 | Huntelaar 31' Braafheid 76' (o.g.) |
Huysegems 60' Nkufo 90' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,523 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 30 December 2007 17 | VVV-Venlo | 2–2 | Ajax | Venlo |
| 12:30 | Ofrany 57' Calabro 88' |
Suárez 37' Huntelaar 77'Ogăraru 86' |
Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 13 January 2008 18 | Ajax | 6–1 | AZ | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Vertonghen 23' Perez 43' (pen.)Huntelaar 61', 89'Bakircioglu 67'Leonardo 87' |
Ari 5' De Zeeuw 42' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,639 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 20 January 2008 19 | NEC | 1–1 | Ajax | Nijmegen |
| 12:30 | Lens 16' |
Huntelaar 74' |
Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Attendance: 12,400 Referee: Dick Jol |
| 23 January 2008 20 | Ajax | 2–0 | Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| 19:30 | Huntelaar 68' Heitinga 77' |
Keller 71' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,537 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 27 January 2008 21 | Vitesse | 2–2 | Ajax | Arnhem |
| 12:30 | Junker 8' Gommans 55' |
Emanuelson 46' Suárez 50' |
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 22,700 Referee: Eric Braamhaar |
| 30 January 2008 22 | Ajax | 0–2 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Davids 90+3' |
Dzsudzsák 41' Bakkal 73' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49.822 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 3 February 2008 23 | Ajax | 3–0 | Feyenoord | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 | Heitinga 8' Huntelaar 45', 90+1' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,893 Referee: Jack van Hulten |
| 10 February 2008 24 | Roda JC | 2–1 | Ajax | Kerkrade |
| 12:30 | Lamah 21' Hadouir 79' |
Huntelaar 38' |
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 17,800 Referee: Serge Gumienny |
| 15 February 2008 25 | Ajax | 6–2 | Sparta Rotterdam | Amsterdam |
| 20:30 | Heitinga 14', 39' Huntelaar 29'Lindgren 31'Perez 40', 81' |
Roberts 34' Emnes 82' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,260 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 24 February 2008 26 | NAC Breda | 2–3 | Ajax | Breda |
| 12:30 | Amoah 50' Penders 58' |
Huntelaar 21' Emanuelson 76'Heitinga 81' |
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 2 March 2008 27 | Ajax | 4–0 | Excelsior | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Huntelaar 26' (40) Emanuelson 54'Leonardo 85' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,313 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 16 March 2008 28 | Ajax | 4–1 | Willem II | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Huntelaar 29' Luis Suárez 45', 51', 89' |
Demouge 18' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,918 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 19 March 2008 29 | PSV | 0–0 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar |
| 23 March 2008 30 | Twente | 2–1 | Ajax | Enschede |
| 14:30 | Wilkshire 71' Elia 92' |
Douglas 63' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Arke Stadion Attendance: 13,250 Referee: Jack van Hulten |
| 29 March 2008 31 | Heerenveen | 2–4 | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 19:30 | Sulejmani 59' Pranjić 91' |
Suárez 45' Perez 55' (pen.)Huntelaar 61', 89' |
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 6 April 2008 32 | Ajax | 4–1 | De Graafschap | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Huntelaar 4', 9', 41' Perez 63' |
Tarvajärvi 32' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,057 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 16 April 2008 33 | Groningen | 1–2 | Ajax | Groningen |
| 19:30 | Cahais 45+1' |
Lindgren 18' Suárez 66' |
Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 19,011 Referee: Eric Braamhaar |
| 20 April 2008 34 | Ajax | 5–1 | Heracles | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Suárez 4' Perez 18', 73'Huntelaar 29'Heitinga 79' |
Klavan 54' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,139 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
Play-offs edit
- Round 1
| 1 May 2008 1st Leg | Heerenveen | 1–2 | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 14:30 | Sibon 71' |
Suárez 61' Heitinga 76' |
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar |
| 5 May 2008 2nd Leg | Ajax | 3–1 (5 – 2 agg.) | Heerenveen | Amsterdam |
| 20:15 | Perez 45' (pen.), 55' Rommedahl 48' |
Bradley 38' Pranjić 63' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,144 Referee: Dick van Egmond |
- Round 2
| 10 May 2008 1st Leg | Twente | 2–1 | Ajax | Emmen |
| 19:40 | Nkufo 66' (pen.), 77' |
Suárez 44' |
Stadium: Univé Stadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ben Haverkort |
| 18 May 2008 2nd Leg | Ajax | 0–0 (1 – 2 agg.) | Twente | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 44,500 Referee: Pieter Vink |
KNVB Cup edit
| 26 September 2007 2nd round | Kozakken Boys | 1−2 (a.e.t.) | Ajax | Werkendam |
| 20:00 | Looijen 88' |
Report | Heitinga 26' Rommedahl 104' |
Stadium: Sportpark de Zwaaier Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 31 October 2007 3rd round | Ajax | 3−1 | Heerenveen | Amsterdam |
| 18:30 | Heitinga 7' Maduro 28'Huntelaar 67' |
Bradley 72' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 18,724 Referee: Ruud Bossen |
| 16 January 2008 Round of 16 | NAC Breda | 4−2 | Ajax | Breda |
| 18:30 | Elshot 21' Ammi 67'Zwaanswijk 70'Lurling 77' |
Report | Suárez 66', 86' |
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Kevin Blom |
UEFA Champions League edit
Third qualifying round edit
| 15 August 2007 First leg | Ajax | 0–1 |  Slavia Prague | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:30 | Report | Kalivoda 76' (pen.) |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 30,019 Referee: Florian Meyer (German) |
| 29 August 2007 Second leg | Slavia Prague | 2–1 (3–1 agg.) | Ajax | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 20:30 | Vicek 22', 86' |
Report | Suárez 33' |
Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
UEFA Cup edit
- First round
| 20 September 2007 1st Leg | Dinamo Zagreb  | 0 – 1 | Ajax | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 21:00 | Report | Rommedahl 62' |
Stadium: Maksimir Stadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) |
| 4 October 2007 2nd Leg | Ajax | 2–3 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) | Dinamo Zagreb | Amsterdam |
| 19:30 | Huntelaar 101', 119' |
Report | Modrić 33' (pen.) Mandžukić 93', 96' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 44,678 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
Amsterdam Tournament edit
| 2 August 2007 | Ajax | 2−0 | Atlético Madrid | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Gabri 45', 90' Sneijder 59' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar |
| 4 August 2007 | Ajax | 0−1 |  Arsenal | Amsterdam |
| 21:15 | Report | Van Persie 86' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kevin Blom |
- Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2007
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Atlético Madrid
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Ajax
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Lazio
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Dubai Cup edit
| 5 January 2008 | Internazionale | 2−2 | Ajax | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 18:00 | Cruz 16', 68' |
Report | Perez 18' Heitinga 63' (pen.) |
Stadium: Al Wasl Stadium Attendance: - Referee: Ali Hamad |
| 7 January 2008 | VfB Stuttgart  | 1−0 | Ajax | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 15:00 | Farnerud 88' |
Report | Maduro 7' |
Stadium: Al Wasl Stadium Attendance: - Referee: - |
- Final standings of the Mohammed Bin Rashid International Football Championship Dubai 2008
| Ajax
|
KNVB Cup – 4th place |
| Internazionale
|
2006–07 Serie A – Runner-up |
| Internacional
|
2006 FIFA Club World Cup – Winner |
| VfB Stuttgart
|
2006–07 Bundesliga – 3rd place |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 January | ||||||
| Internacional | 1 | |||||
| 7 January | ||||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 0 | |||||
| Internacional | 2 | |||||
| 5 January | ||||||
| Internazionale | 1 | |||||
| Internazionale | 2(5) | |||||
| Ajax | 2(4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 January | ||||||
| Ajax | 0 | |||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 1 | |||||
Friendlies edit
| 14 July 2007 | VVSB | 0−4 | Ajax | Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands |
| 15:00 | Report | Bakircioglu 7', 34' Fanteni 42'Mitea 89' |
Stadium: Sportpark de Boekhorst Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 16 July 2007 | GFC | 0−9 | Ajax | Goor, Netherlands |
| 19:30 | Report | Huntelaar 12' Davids 14'Sneijder 16', 31', 37'Mitea 25'Gabri 56', 82'Doutie 76' |
Stadium: Sportpark de Horst Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 18 July 2007 | Quick '20 | 0−8 | Ajax | Oldenzaal, Netherlands |
| 19:30 | Report | Sneijder 23', 79', 90' Sarpong 25', 65', 68'Bakircioglu 51', 73' |
Stadium: Sportpark de Vondersweijde Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Luuk Hoopman |
| 21 July 2007 | Go Ahead Eagles | 0−1 | Ajax | Deventer, Netherlands |
| 16:00 | Report | Huntelaar 25' |
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Dick Jol |
| 24 July 2007 | Rangers | 1−1 | Ajax | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Cuéllar 19' |
Report | Heitinga 61' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 32,770 Referee: Kenneth Clark |
| 28 July 2007 | Falkirk | 2−1 | Ajax | Falkirk, Scotland |
| 15.00 | Craig 65' Mitchell 88' |
Report | Delorge 84' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 28 May 2008 | DVS '33 | 0−3 | Ajax | Ermelo, Netherlands |
| 19:30 | Report | Martina 27' Tayeb 50'Sarpong 83' |
Stadium: Sportpark DVS Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
2007–08 transfers edit
Summer transfer window edit
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2007 to 1 September 2007), please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2007.
Arrivals edit
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return from loan spell | |||||
| |
Michael Krohn-Dehli |
Midfielder | 15 May 2007 | Sparta Rotterdam |
- |
| |
Robbert Schilder |
Defender | 15 May 2007 | Heracles |
- |
| |
Donovan Slijngard |
Midfielder | 15 May 2007 | Groningen |
- |
| |
Jan Vertonghen |
Midfielder | 15 May 2007 | RKC Waalwijk |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
| |
Laurent Delorge |
Midfielder | 10 May 2007 | ADO Den Haag |
€800,000 |
| |
Dennis Rommedahl |
Forward | 20 July 2007 | Charlton Athletic |
€1,000,000 |
| |
Jürgen Colin |
Defender | 1 August 2007 | Norwich City |
€100,000 |
| |
Luis Suárez |
Forward | 10 August 2007 | Groningen |
€7,500,000 |
| |
Albert Luque |
Forward | 25 August 2007 | Newcastle United |
€8,200,000 |
| Free Transfer | |||||
| |
Erik Heijblok |
Goalkeeper | 1 July 2007 | HFC Haarlem |
- |
| |
Kennedy Bakircioglu |
Forward | 18 July 2007 | Twente |
- |
| |
Ismael Urzaíz |
Forward | 19 July 2007 | Athletic Bilbao |
- |
Departures edit
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out on loan | |||||
| |
Rydell Poepon |
Forward | 30 January 2007 | Willem II |
- |
| |
Kenneth Vermeer |
Goalkeeper | 24 May 2007 | Willem II |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
| |
Tom De Mul |
Forward | 9 July 2007 | Sevilla |
€4,500,000 |
| |
Kenneth Perez |
Forward | 11 July 2007 | PSV |
€1,500,000 |
| |
Ryan Babel |
Forward | 13 July 2007 | Liverpool |
€11,500,000 |
| |
Wesley Sneijder |
Midfielder | 12 August 2007 | Real Madrid |
€27,000,000 |
| Free Transfer | |||||
| |
Zdeněk Grygera |
Defender | 4 June 2007 | Juventus |
- |
| |
Emmanuel Boakye |
Defender | 18 June 2007 | Heracles |
- |
| |
Michael Timisela |
Defender | 6 July 2007 | VVV-Venlo |
- |
| |
Roger |
Midfielder | 7 July 2007 | — | - |
| |
Derk Boerrigter |
Forward | 16 July 2007 | FC Zwolle |
- |
| |
Olaf Lindenbergh |
Midfielder | 31 August 2007 | Sparta Rotterdam |
- |
Winter transfer window edit
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2008 to 1 February 2008) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2007–08.
Arrivals edit
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan | |||||
| |
Samuel Kuffour |
Defender | 28 January 2008 | Roma |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
| |
Kenneth Perez |
Forward | 1 January 2008 | PSV |
€1,250,000 |
| |
Bruno Silva |
Defender | 20 January 2008 | Groningen |
€3,750,000 |
| |
Rasmus Lindgren |
Midfielder | 28 January 2008 | Groningen |
€3,500,000 |
Departures edit
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out on loan | |||||
| |
Robbert Schilder |
Defender | 30 January 2008 | Heracles |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
| |
Hedwiges Maduro |
Defender | 18 January 2008 | Valencia |
€6,500,000 |
| Free Transfer | |||||
| |
Jaap Stam |
Defender | 27 October 2007 | — | - |