2006–07 AFC Ajax season

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Ajax
2006–07 season
Chairman
ManagerHenk ten Cate
EredivisieRunners-up
KNVB CupWinners
Champions LeaguePlay-off Round
UEFA CupRound of 32
Johan Cruyff ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (21 goals)
All:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (35 goals)
Away colours
European home colours

During the 2006–07 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The first training took place on Saturday, 8 July 2006. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Wednesday, 8 August 2006, followed by a testimonial match for the retired former Ajax striker Dennis Bergkamp.

Pre-season[]

The first training for the 2006–07 season was held on July 8, 2006. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad from manager Henk ten Cate played friendly matches against JOS Watergraafsmeer, ABS, SV de Lutte, HHC Hardenberg, VV Bennekom, SV Spakenburg and FC Emmen before traveling to Germany to play against Borussia Dortmund. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Internazionale and Manchester United in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.

Player statistics[]

Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos Nat Player Total Eredivisie UEFA Cup KNVB Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Maarten Stekelenburg 43 0 32 0 7 0 4 0
2 DF Netherlands NED John Heitinga 44 8 32 6 7 1 3+2 1
3 DF Netherlands NED Jaap Stam 36 2 25 1 7 0 4 1
4 DF Belgium BEL Thomas Vermaelen 33 0 16+7 0 4+1 0 5 0
5 DF Netherlands NED Urby Emanuelson 39 3 30+1 3 4 0 3+1 0
6 DF Netherlands NED Hedwiges Maduro 24 2 9+6 0 5 1 3+1 1
8 FW Netherlands NED Ryan Babel 36 7 25+2 5 3+2 2 2+2 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 45 32 31+1 21 7 7 5+1 4
10 FW Netherlands NED Wesley Sneijder 41 20 30 18 7 1 4 1
11 MF Denmark DEN Kenneth Perez 38 15 10+17 12 4+1 0 3+3 3
12 GK Netherlands NED Kenneth Vermeer 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
13 MF Netherlands NED Edgar Davids 14 1 11 1 0 0 3 0
14 MF Spain ESP Roger 17 2 7+4 1 4 1 1+1 0
15 MF Netherlands NED Olaf Lindenbergh 19 0 5+7 0 2+2 0 3 0
16 FW Belgium BEL Tom De Mul 38 4 23+5 4 2+5 0 2+1 0
18 MF Spain ESP Gabri 40 6 31 5 6 0 3 1
19 FW Denmark DEN Dennis Rommedahl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Romania ROU George Ogăraru 33 6 18+10 5+1 0 0 5 0
21 FW Romania ROU Nicolae Mitea 12 3 1+7 2 0+1 0 0+3 1
22 DF Czech Republic CZE Zdeněk Grygera 31 4 21+1 3 5 1 4 0
23 DF Brazil BRA Leonardo 11 3 4+3 1 1+1 1 2 1
24 MF Netherlands NED John Goossens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Netherlands NED Jeffrey Sarpong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
26 FW Armenia ARM Edgar Manucharyan 8 1 0+5 0 2 1 1 0
30 GK Netherlands NED Dennis Gentenaar 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
32 GK Netherlands NED Marco van Duin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Netherlands Antilles ANT Vurnon Anita 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
34 DF Netherlands NED Vito Wormgoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF Netherlands NED Gregory van der Wiel 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Netherlands NED Mitchell Donald 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 DF Belgium BEL Toby Alderweireld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Netherlands Antilles ANT Javier Martina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 MF Netherlands NED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 DF Netherlands NED Michael Timisela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 DF Netherlands NED Murat Yıldırım 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
7 FW Argentina ARG Mauro Rosales 19 1 6+6 1 3+1 0 3 0
17 FW Denmark DEN Michael Krohn-Dehli 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Sweden SWE Markus Rosenberg 13 5 9 0 3 3 1 2
27 FW Greece GRE Angelos Charisteas 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Belgium BEL Jan Vertonghen 5 0 1+2 0 0+2 0 0 0
29 FW Netherlands NED Rydell Poepon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Belgium BEL Stanley Aborah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Netherlands NED Derk Boerrigter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Netherlands NED Donovan Slijngard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

As of 14 November 2011

Team statistics[]

2006–07 Eredivisie standings[]

Standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goal 		Goals against
Goal 		Yellow cards
Yellow card 		Red cards
Red card
2 34 23 6 5 75 84 34 60 4

Points by match day[]

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
Points 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 3 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 0 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 75

Total points by match day[]

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
Points 3 6 9 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 30 31 31 34 35 38 38 41 42 45 48 51 54 55 56 56 59 62 65 66 69 72 75 75

Standing by match day[]

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
Standing 2nd 3rd 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd

Goals by match day[]

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
Goals 5 2 3 0 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 6 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 1 0 4 5 3 2 2 5 2 84

Statistics for the 2006–07 season[]

  • This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2006–07 season.
Friendlies Amsterdam
Tournament 		Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie UEFA Champions League
Qualifying Play-offs 		Total
Matches 9 2 1 6 2 8 34 4 66
Wins 6 0 1 6 1 5 23 2 44
Draws 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 8
Losses 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 2 14
Home 0 2 0 3 1 4 17 2 29
Away 9 0 1 3 1 4 17 2 37
Yellow cards Yellow card 3 5 1 5 6 19 60 8 107
Red cards Red card 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
2 x yellow in 1 match Yellow card Yellow-red card 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4
Number of substitutes used Substituted inSubstituted off 50 7 3 15 5 21 98 10 119
Goals for Goal 56 1 3 17 2 18 84 8 189
Goals against Goal 9 2 1 4 3 9 34 3 65
Balance Goal +24 -1 +2 +13 -1 +9 +50 +5 +124
Clean sheets Goal 5 0 0 3 0 1 12 2 23
Penalties for Goal 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6
Penalties against Goal 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5

2006–07 team records[]

Description Competition Result
Biggest win Netherlands Friendly match SV de Lutte – AFC Ajax ( 0–18 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – HFC Haarlem ( 4–0 )
European Union UEFA Champions League F.C. København – AFC Ajax ( 1–2 )
European Union UEFA Cup AFC Ajax – IK Start ( 4–0 )
Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – Willem II ( 6–0 )
Biggest loss South Africa Friendly match Ajax Cape Town – AFC Ajax ( 3–1 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup —
European Union UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – F.C. København ( 0–2 )
European Union UEFA Cup SV Werder Bremen – AFC Ajax ( 3–0 )
Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – NAC Breda ( 1–3 )
Most goals in a match Netherlands Friendly match SV de Lutte – AFC Ajax ( 0–18 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup Jong RKC – AFC Ajax ( 2–5 )
European Union UEFA Champions League F.C. København – AFC Ajax ( 1–2 )
European Union UEFA Cup IK Start – AFC Ajax ( 2–5 )
Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – Sparta Rotterdam ( 5–2 )

Top scorers[]

Friendlies

Nr. Name Goal
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 11
2. Greece Angelos Charisteas 9
3. Romania Nicolae Mitea 5
Netherlands Rydell Poepon 5
Argentina Mauro Rosales 5
6. Netherlands Robbert Schilder 4
7. Denmark Kenneth Perez 3
Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong 3
Belgium Tom De Mul 3
10. Armenia Edgar Manucharyan 2
11. Netherlands Olaf Lindenbergh 1
Netherlands Jaap Stam 1
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Belgium Thomas Vermaelen 1
Belgium Jan Vertonghen 1
Netherlands Ryan Babel 1
Total 56

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Nr. Name Goal
1. Argentina Mauro Rosales 1
Denmark Kenneth Perez 1
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Total 3

Eredivisie

Nr. Name Goal
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 21
2. Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 18
3. Denmark Kenneth Perez 11
4. Netherlands John Heitinga 6
5. Netherlands Ryan Babel 5
Spain Gabri 5
7. Belgium Tom De Mul 3
8. Netherlands Urby Emanuelson 3
Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera 3
10. Romania Nicolae Mitea 2
11. Argentina Mauro Rosales 1
Spain Roger 1
Netherlands Jaap Stam 1
Brazil Leonardo 1
Netherlands Edgar Davids 1
Own goals Netherlands Ryan Donk (AZ) 1
Total 83

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name Goal
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 4
2. Denmark Kenneth Perez 3
3. Sweden Markus Rosenberg 2
4. Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro 1
Netherlands Jaap Stam 1
Brazil Leonardo 1
Netherlands John Heitinga 1
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Spain Gabri 1
Romania Nicolae Mitea 1
Own goals Suriname Ray Fränkel (HFC Haarlem) 1
Total 17

UEFA Champions League

Nr. Name Goal
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2
Total 2

UEFA Cup

Nr. Name Goal
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 7
2. Sweden Markus Rosenberg 3
3. Netherlands Ryan Babel 2
4. Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Spain Gabri 1
Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera 1
Armenia Edgar Manucharyan 1
Netherlands John Heitinga 1
Brazil Leonardo 1
Total 18

Amsterdam Tournament

Nr. Name Goal
1. Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Total 1

Placements[]

Friendlies Amsterdam Tournament KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie
Status 9 played, 6 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses 4th place Winners
Last opponent: AZ		 Eliminated in Play-Off round
Last opponent: Copenhagen		 Eliminated in Round of 32
Last opponent: Werder Bremen		 2nd place
75 points in 34 matches
qualified for UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds
  • Wesley Sneijder is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
  • Ryan Babel is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.

Results[]

All times are in CEST

Johan Cruijff Schaal[]

Main article: Johan Cruijff-schaal XI
13 August 2006 PSV 1–3 Ajax Amsterdam
18:00 CET Cocu Goal 49' Rosales Goal 7'
Perez Goal 69'
Sneijder Goal 82'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: René Temmink

Eredivisie[]

Main article: 2006–07 Eredivisie
20 August 2006 1 Ajax 5–0 RKC Waalwijk Amsterdam
13:30 Babel Goal 33'
Sneijder Goal 44', 69'
Heitinga Goal 52'
Rosales Goal 89'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46.688
Referee:
27 August 2006 2 NAC Breda 1–2 Ajax Breda
13:30 De Graaf Goal 63' Report Sneijder Goal 73', 84' Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 15.432
Referee: Jan Wegereef
10 September 2006 3 Ajax 3–0 Vitesse Amsterdam
13:30 Huntelaar Goal 32', 55'
Roger Goal 46'		 Report Knol Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46.001
Referee: René Temmink
17 September 2006 4 Roda JC 2–0 Ajax Kerkrade
11:30 Goal 9'
Oper Goal 65'		 Report Stadium: Parkstad Limburg
Attendance: 15.000
Referee: Frank de Bleeckere
24 September 2006 5 Ajax 2–0 N.E.C. Amsterdam
13:30 Perez Goal 60', 82' Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46.081
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
1 October 2006 6 FC Utrecht 2–3 Ajax Utrecht
11:30 Van Dijk Goal 80' (pen.), Yellow card 84' Yellow-red card
Fortuné Goal 85'		 Report Gabri Goal 7'
Heitinga Goal 45'
Perez Goal 87'		 Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 24.000
Referee:
14 October 2006 7 Ajax 3–2 Groningen Amsterdam
18:30 Babel Goal 51', 74'
Emanuelson Goal 80'		 Report Levchenko Goal 56' (pen.)
Suárez Goal 60'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49.782
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
22 October 2006 8 Feyenoord 0–4 Ajax Rotterdam
11:30 Van Hooijdonk
Pardo Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card		 Report Huntelaar Goal 12', 38'
Perez Goal 50' (pen), 62'		 Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion
Attendance: 45.000
Referee: René Temmink
25 October 2006 9 Ajax 2–0 ADO Den Haag Amsterdam
19:30 Gabri Goal 30'
Sneijder Goal 32'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 45.757
Referee: Jan Wegereef
28 October 2006 10 SC Heerenveen 0–2 Ajax Heerenveen
18:30 Report De Mul Goal 17'
Sneijder Goal 76'		 Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 26.000
Referee: Kevin Blom
5 November 2006 11 Heracles Almelo 0–3 Ajax Almelo
13:30 Report Perez Goal 39', 82' (pen.)
Heitinga
Sneijder Goal 87'		 Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 8.500
Referee: Björn Kuipers
12 November 2006 12 Ajax 0–1 PSV Amsterdam
11:30 Report Simons Goal 63'
Méndez Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.496
Referee: Jan Wegereef
19 November 2006 13 Ajax 1–1 FC Twente Amsterdam
13:30 Sneijder Goal 48' Report Engelaar Goal 8' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49.364
Referee: Kevin Blom
26 November 2006 14 Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 Ajax Rotterdam
11:30 Goal 35'
Polak Goal 60' (pen.)
Medunjanin Goal 84'		 Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10.500
Referee:
3 December 2006 15 Ajax 6–0 Willem II Amsterdam
13:30 Grygera Goal 4'
Emanuelson Goal 10'
Mitea Goal 19'
Huntelaar Goal 23', 45'
De Mul Goal 78'		 Report Valencia Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46.695
Referee: René Temmink
10 December 2006 16 Ajax 2–2 AZ Amsterdam
11:30 Heitinga Goal 35'
Huntelaar Goal 75'		 Report Arveladze Goal 51'
Mendes da Silva Goal 57'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.649
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
17 December 2006 17 Excelsior 1–3 Ajax Rotterdam
11:30 Van Nieuwstadt Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card
Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card
Piqué Goal 90'		 Report Huntelaar Goal 24', 48', 74' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3.500
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
24 December 2006 18 Vitesse 4–2 Ajax Arnhem
11:30 Lazović Goal 49'
Junker Goal 51'
Benson Goal 89'
Hersi Goal 90'		 Report Grygera Goal 4'
De Mul Goal 35'
Gabri Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 24.450
Referee: Pieter Vink
27 December 2006 19 Ajax 2–0 Roda JC Amsterdam
19:15 Sneijder Goal 15'
Grygera Goal 41'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.334
Referee: Kevin Blom
30 December 2006 20 N.E.C. 2–2 Ajax Nijmegen
19:30 Denneboom Goal 76'
Wisgerhof Goal 78'		 Report Perez Goal 62'
Gabri Goal 80'		 Stadium: Stadion de Goffert
Attendance: 12.500
Referee:
21 January 2007 21 Ajax 2–0 FC Utrecht Amsterdam
12:30 Heitinga Goal 11'
Sneijder Goal 21'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 44.740
Referee:
28 January 2007 22 Groningen 2–3 Ajax Groningen
13:30 Levchenko Goal 20' (pen.)
Suárez Goal 40'		 Report Stam Goal 53'
Heitinga Goal 82'
Leonardo Goal 90'		 Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 19.500
Referee: Jan Wegereef
4 February 2007 23 Ajax 4–1 Feyenoord Amsterdam
11:30 Sneijder Goal 20', 32', 87'
De Mul Goal 34'		 Report Charisteas Goal 42' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.490
Referee:
11 February 2007 24 ADO Den Haag 1–2 Ajax The Hague
12:30 Kolk Goal 20' Report Heitinga Goal 58'
Huntelaar Goal 70'		 Stadium: Zuiderpark Stadion
Attendance: 8.276
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
18 February 2007 25 Ajax 2–2 Excelsior Amsterdam
13:30 Davids Goal 19'
Huntelaar Goal 38'		 Report Slory Goal 25'
Rojer Goal 30'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 47.905
Referee: Pol van Boekel
25 February 2007 26 AZ 1–1 Ajax Alkmaar
11:30 Martens Goal 79' Report Davids Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card
Perez Goal 65'		 Stadium: DSB Stadion
Attendance: 16.000
Referee: Jan Wegereef
4 March 2007 27 Ajax 0–1 SC Heerenveen Amsterdam
13:30 Report Goal 18' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.174
Referee: Pieter Vink
11 March 2007 28 FC Twente 1–4 Ajax Enschede
13:30 Nkufo Goal 7' Report Huntelaar Goal 21', 30', 75'
Babel Goal 45'		 Stadium: Arke Stadion
Attendance: 13.250
Referee: Frank de Bleeckere
18 March 2007 29 PSV 1–5 Ajax Eindhoven
13:30 Kluivert Goal 68' Report Huntelaar Goal 17', 72'
Sneijder Goal 44'
Gabri Goal 73'
Perez Goal 89'		 Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 33.000
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
1 April 2007 30 Ajax 3–0 Heracles Almelo Amsterdam
13:30 Sneijder Goal 11'
Huntelaar Goal 50', 52'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.109
Referee: Ben Haverkort
8 April 2007 31 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 Ajax Waalwijk
13:30 Vertonghen Goal 10'
Berger Goal 71'
Sektioui Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card		 Report Gabri Goal 9'
Sneijder Goal 21'		 Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 7.500
Referee: Dick Jol
13 April 2007 32 Ajax 2–0 NAC Breda Amsterdam
19:30 Perez Goal 18' (pen.)
Babel Goal 64'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49.737
Referee: Kevin Blom
22 April 2007 33 Ajax 5–2 Sparta Rotterdam Amsterdam
13:30 Sneijder Goal 9', 17'
Huntelaar Goal 21'
Perez Goal 76' (pen.)
Mitea Goal 82'		 Report Bouaouzan Goal 37'
Goal 47'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.364
Referee: Pieter Vink
29 April 2007 34 Willem II 0–2 Ajax Tilburg
13:30 Emanuelson Goal 19'
Huntelaar Goal 69'		 Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 14.000
Referee: Ben Haverkort

Play-offs[]

Round 1
9 May 2007 1st Leg SC Heerenveen 1–0 Ajax Heerenveen
19:00 Nilsson Goal 18' Report Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 23.500
Referee:
13 May 2007 2nd Leg Ajax 4–0
(4–1 agg.)		 SC Heerenveen Amsterdam
13:30 Huntelaar Goal 22', 61'
Babel Goal 23'
Perez Goal 86'		 Report Vandenbussche Yellow card 59' Red card Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 29,241
Referee:
Round 2
20 May 2007 1st Leg AZ 2–1 Ajax Alkmaar
11:30 Cziommer Goal 2'
Arveladze Goal 90'		 Report Sneijder Goal 14' Stadium: DSB Stadion
Attendance: 15.993
Referee:
27 May 2007 2nd Leg Ajax 3–0
(4–2 agg.)		 AZ Amsterdam
13:30 Heitinga Goal 55'
Donk Goal 58' (o.g.)
Gabri Goal 90'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.201
Referee: Pieter Vink

KNVB Cup[]

Main article: 2006–07 KNVB Cup
20 September 2006 2nd round Jong RKC 2–5 Ajax Waalwijk
19:45 Vink Goal 2' (pen.)
Fung-a-Wing Goal 65'		 Report Rosenberg Goal 21', 85'
Maduro Goal 29'
Perez Goal 48'
Huntelaar Goal 57'		 Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Pol van Boekel
9 November 2006 3rd round Ajax 2–0 ADO Den Haag Amsterdam
18:30 Stam Goal 8'
Huntelaar Goal 65'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 7.909
Referee: Jack van Hulten
24 January 2007 Round of 16 Ajax 4–0 HFC Haarlem Amsterdam
18:30 Fränkel Goal 8' (o.g.)
Leonardo Goal 34'
Perez Goal 40', 90'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 23.100
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
28 February 2007 Quarterfinals Willem II 0–2 Ajax Tilburg
19:45 Huntelaar Goal 15'
Heitinga Goal 81'		 Stadium: Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 11.000
Referee: Dick van Egmond
18 April 2007 Semifinals Ajax 3–1 RKC Waalwijk Amsterdam
19:45 Sneijder Goal 12'
Gabri Goal 66'
Mitea Goal 88'		 Heitinga Goal 32' (o.g.) Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 34.600
Referee: Ruud Bossen
6 May 2007 Final AZ 1–1
(8–9 p)		 Ajax Rotterdam
19:45 Dembélé Goal 4'} Huntelaar Goal 51'
Gabri 		Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion
Attendance: 42.200
Referee: Dick van Egmond

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League
Play-Off round
9 August 2006 1st Leg FC København Denmark 1–2 Netherlands Ajax Copenhagen, Denmark
20:30 Hangeland Goal 47' Huntelaar Goal 37', 84' Stadium: Parken
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: Manuel Enrique Mejuto González ()
23 August 2006 2nd Leg Ajax Netherlands 0–2
(2–3 agg.)		 Denmark FC København Amsterdam
20:30 Silberbauer Goal 59'
Vermaelen Goal 77' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 35.600
Referee: Herbert Fandel ()

UEFA Cup[]

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup
First round
14 September 2006 1st Leg IK Start Norway 2–5 Netherlands Ajax Lillestrøm, Norway
17:15 Johnsen Goal 28'
Goal 56'		 Report Huntelaar Goal 18', 87'
Rosenberg Goal 43'
Sneijder Goal 63'
Roger Goal 67'		 Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 1.840
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski ()
28 September 2006 2nd Leg Ajax Netherlands 4–0
(9–2 agg.)		 Norway IK Start Amsterdam
19:45 Rosenberg Goal 6', 26'
Grygera Goal 43'
Babel Goal 68'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 23.500
Referee: Darko Ceferin (Slovenia)

Group Stage[]

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup group stage § Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Espanyol 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12
Netherlands Ajax 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7
Belgium Zulte Waregem 4 2 0 2 9 11 −2 6
Czech Republic Sparta Praha 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4
Austria Austria Wien 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0
2 November 2006 1 Ajax Netherlands 3–0 Austria Austria Wien Amsterdam
19:45 Huntelaar Goal 35', 68'
Manucharyan Goal 65'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 32,285
Referee: ()
23 November 2006 2 Sparta Praha Czech Republic 0–0 Netherlands Ajax Prague, Czech Republic
17:30 Report Stadium: Juliska
Attendance: 12.230
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (France)
30 November 2006 3 Ajax Netherlands 0–2 Spain Espanyol Amsterdam
20:45 Report Pandiani Goal 36'
Coro Goal 78'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 41,248
Referee: (Italy)
13 December 2006 4 Zulte Waregem Belgium 0–3 Netherlands Ajax Gent, Belgium
19:45 Report Huntelaar Goal 4', 56'
Heitinga Goal 83'		 Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion
Attendance: 11.603
Referee: (Croatia)

Final Phase[]

Round of 32[]
14 February 2007 1st Leg Werder Bremen Germany 3–0 Netherlands Ajax Bremen, Germany
19:30 Mertesacker Goal 48'
Naldo Goal 54'
Frings Goal 71'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 38.146
Referee: ()
22 February 2007 2nd Leg Ajax Netherlands 3–1
(3–4 agg.)		 Germany Werder Bremen Amsterdam
20:00 Leonardo Goal 3'
Huntelaar Goal 60'
Babel Goal 74'		 Almeida Goal 13' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 35.000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Amsterdam Tournament[]

4 August 2006 AFC Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Italy Internazionale Amsterdam
21:15 Sneijder Goal 87' Report Solari Goal 19' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef
5 August 2006 AFC Ajax Netherlands 0–1 England Manchester United Amsterdam
21:15 Report Giggs Goal 77' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Pieter Vink
Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2006
Team Pld W D L GF Pts
England Manchester United 2 2 0 0 4 10
Italy Internazionale 2 1 1 0 4 8
Portugal Porto 2 0 0 2 3 3
Netherlands Ajax 2 0 1 1 1 2

Friendlies[]

8 July 2006 JOS Watergraafsmeer Netherlands 1–5 Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00 Goal 71' Report Mitea Goal 10', 77'
Huntelaar Goal 25'
Poepon Goal 69'
Charisteas Goal 74'		 Stadium: Sportpark Drie Burg
Attendance: -
Referee: -
11 July 2006 ABS Netherlands 0–11 Netherlands Ajax Bathmen, Netherlands
19:30 Report Huntelaar Goal 9' (pen.), 17', 20'
Rosales Goal 53', 56'
Charisteas Goal 68', 73', 81'
Mitea Goal 83'
Lindenbergh Goal 84'
Sarpong Goal 88'		 Stadium: Sportpark de Looënk
Attendance: -
Referee: René Temmink
12 July 2006 SV de Lutte Netherlands 0–18 Netherlands Ajax Oldenzaal, Netherlands
19:30 Report Perez Goal 8', 11', 15'
Poepon Goal 18', 42', 45'
De Mul Goal 32'
Schilder Goal 35', 62'
Charisteas Goal 52', 55', 78', 87'
Manucharyan Goal 54'
Mitea Goal 57', 90'
Sarpong Goal 59'
Rosales Goal 72'		 Stadium: Sportpark de Vondersweijde
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Luuk Hoopman
13 July 2006 HHC Hardenberg Netherlands 0–4 Netherlands Ajax Hardenberg, Netherlands
19:30 Report Manucharyan Goal 14'
Huntelaar Goal 37' (pen.), 51', 66'		 Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: -
15 July 2006 VV Bennekom Netherlands 0–8 Netherlands Ajax Bennekom, Netherlands
15:00 Report De Mul Goal 7'
Stam Goal 25'
Charisteas Goal 34'
Rosales Goal 55'
Poepon Goal 62'
Huntelaar Goal 78', 80'
Sarpong Goal 90'		 Stadium: Sportpark Eikelhof
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Dennis van Aken
18 July 2006 SV Spakenburg Netherlands 3–2 Netherlands Ajax Spakenburg, Netherlands
19:30 Goal 31'
Goal 37'
Goal 84'		 Report De Mul Goal 58'
Schilder Goal 94'		 Stadium: Sportpark de Westmaat
Attendance: 5.979
Referee: Lex Stofkooper
25 July 2006 FC Emmen Netherlands 0–6 Netherlands Ajax Veenoord, Netherlands
19:30 Report Rosales Goal 5'
Sneijder Goal 15'
Vermaelen Goal 37'
Schilder Goal 45'
Vertonghen Goal 66'
Huntelaar Goal 87'		 Stadium: Sportpark Veenoord
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ben Haverkort
29 July 2006 Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–1 Netherlands Ajax Lüdenscheid, Germany
14:00 Kringe Goal 71'
Kruska Goal 80' (pen.)		 Report Huntelaar Goal 31' Stadium: Nattenbergstadion
Attendance: 10,334
Referee:
14 January 2007 Ajax Cape Town South Africa 3–1 Netherlands Ajax Cape Town, South Africa
15:00 Scott Goal 47', 50'
Paulse Goal 51'		 Report Babel Goal 15' Stadium: Athlone Stadium
Attendance: -
Referee: -

Transfers for 2006–07[]

Summer transfer window[]

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2006 to 1 September 2006) please see .

Arrivals[]

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
Substituted in Belgium Stanley Aborah Midfielder 1 July 2006 Netherlands FC Den Bosch -
Transfer
Substituted in Romania George Ogăraru Defender 23 May 2006 Romania Steaua București €3.3 million
Substituted in Denmark Kenneth Perez Defender 1 July 2006 Netherlands AZ €3 million
Substituted in Netherlands Jaap Stam Defender 12 July 2006 Italy Milan €3 million
Free Transfer
Substituted in Denmark Michael Krohn-Dehli Midfielder 1 July 2006 Netherlands RKC Waalwijk -
Substituted in Netherlands Dennis Gentenaar Goalkeeper 1 July 2006 Germany Borussia Dortmund -
Substituted in Spain Gabri Midfielder 6 June 2006 Spain Barcelona -
Substituted in Spain Roger Midfielder 12 August 2006 Spain Villarreal -

Departures[]

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Substituted off Netherlands Victor Sikora Midfielder 1 July 2006 Netherlands NAC Breda -
Substituted off Netherlands Robbert Schilder Midfielder 7 August 2006 Netherlands Heracles Almelo -
Substituted off Ghana Emmanuel Boakye Defender 10 August 2006 Netherlands Heracles Almelo -
Substituted off Netherlands Tom Kalkhuis Forward 31 August 2006 Netherlands FC Omniworld -
Loan return
Substituted off Spain Juanfran Defender 1 July 2006 Turkey Beşiktaş -
Transfer
Substituted off Sweden Rasmus Lindgren Midfielder 1 March 2006 Netherlands Groningen €300,000
Substituted off Belgium Forward 1 July 2006 Belgium Mechelen €2.8 million
Substituted off Greece Angelos Charisteas Forward 31 August 2006 Netherlands Feyenoord €2.6 million
Free Transfer
Substituted off Morocco Nourdin Boukhari Midfielder 15 May 2006 France FC Nantes -
Substituted off Czech Republic Tomáš Galásek Defender 1 July 2006 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg -
Substituted off South Africa Steven Pienaar Midfielder 1 July 2006 Germany Borussia Dortmund -
Substituted off South Africa Hans Vonk Goalkeeper 1 July 2006 South Africa Ajax Cape Town -
Substituted off Greece Ioannis Anastasiou Forward 1 July 2006 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam -
Substituted off Tunisia Hatem Trabelsi Defender 10 August 2006 England Manchester City -

Winter transfer window[]

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2007 to 1 February 2007) please see .

Arrivals[]

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Transfer
Substituted in Brazil Leonardo Forward 19 December 2006 Netherlands NAC Breda €660,000
Free Transfer
Substituted in Netherlands Edgar Davids Midfielder 30 January 2006 England Tottenham Hotspur -

Departures[]

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Substituted off Netherlands Derk Boerrigter Forward 30 January 2007 Netherlands HFC Haarlem -
Substituted off Denmark Michael Krohn-Dehli Midfielder 31 January 2007 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam -
Substituted off Belgium Jan Vertonghen Defender 31 January 2007 Netherlands RKC Waalwijk -
Substituted off Netherlands Rydell Poepon Forward 31 January 2007 Netherlands Willem II -
Substituted off Netherlands Donovan Slijngard Midfielder 31 January 2007 Netherlands Groningen -
Transfer
Substituted off Sweden Markus Rosenberg Forward 27 January 2007 Germany Werder Bremen €3.3 million
Substituted off Argentina Mauro Rosales Forward 31 January 2007 Argentina River Plate €1.8 million
Free Transfer
Substituted off Belgium Stanley Aborah Midfielder 6 January 2007 Belgium FCV Dender -

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