2007–08 AFC Ajax season

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AFC Ajax
2007–08 season
Chairman
ManagerHenk ten Cate (until September 2007)
Adrie Koster (interim)
Eredivisie3rd
KNVB CupRound of 16
Champions LeaguePlay-off Round
UEFA CupFirst Round
Johan Cruyff ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (33 goals)
All:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (36 goals)
Away colours
European home colours

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.

Pre-season[]

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[]

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 35 0 30 0 4 0 1 0
2 DF Netherlands NED John Heitinga 39 9 32 7 4 0 3 2
3 DF Uruguay URU Bruno Silva 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Belgium BEL Thomas Vermaelen 20 0 16+2 0 2 0 0 0
5 DF Netherlands NED Urby Emanuelson 36 3 27+3 3 4 0 2 0
6 DF Ghana GHA Samuel Kuffour 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Sweden SWE Kennedy Bakircioglu 22 3 12+6 3 2 0 1+1 0
8 FW Spain ESP Ismael Urzaíz 7 0 0+3 0 0+3 0 1 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 39 36 33 33 4 2 2 1
10 FW Spain ESP Albert Luque 19 4 9+6 4 0+1 0 2+1 0
11 FW Brazil BRA Leonardo 8 2 1+7 2 0 0 0 0
12 GK Netherlands NED Erik Heijblok 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 MF Netherlands NED Edgar Davids 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Belgium BEL Laurent Delorge 6 1 2+2 1 1+1 0 0 0
16 FW Uruguay URU Luis Suárez 40 19 29+4 16 3+1 1 3 2
17 MF Belgium BEL Jan Vertonghen 34 2 27+3 2 0+1 0 3 0
18 MF Spain ESP Gabri 32 1 25 1 4 0 3 0
19 FW Denmark DEN Dennis Rommedahl 36 6 13+16 4 3+1 1 0+3 1
20 FW Romania ROU George Ogăraru 20 0 14+1 0 1+1 0 3 0
21 FW Armenia ARM Edgar Manucharyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Sweden SWE Rasmus Lindgren 11 2 9+2 2 0 0 0 0
# FW Romania ROU Nicolae Mitea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Netherlands NED Mitchell Donald 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+1 0
25 DF Netherlands NED Gregory van der Wiel 9 0 4+1 0 2 0 2 0
26 MF Netherlands NED Jeffrey Sarpong 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
27 MF Netherlands Antilles ANT Vurnon Anita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Denmark DEN Michael Krohn-Dehli 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Denmark DEN Kenneth Perez 18 8 14+3 8 0 0 1 0
30 GK Netherlands NED Dennis Gentenaar 6 0 3+2 0 0 0 1 0
31 DF Netherlands NED Jurgen Colin 15 0 6+6 0 3 0 0 0
32 GK Netherlands NED Marco van Duin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Netherlands Antilles ANT Javier Martina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Netherlands NED Jan-Arie van der Heijden 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Netherlands NED Siem de Jong 25 2 13+9 2 0 0 1+2 0
39 DF Netherlands NED Vito Wormgoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
3 DF Netherlands NED Jaap Stam 10 0 6 0 4 0 0 0
6 DF Netherlands NED Hedwiges Maduro 18 5 11+3 4 2 0 2 1
22 FW Netherlands NED 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[]

Nationality Netherlands Belgium Denmark Spain Romania Sweden Uruguay Netherlands Antilles Armenia Brazil Ghana Total Players
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[]

Eredivisie standings[]

Standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goal 		Goals against
Goal 		Yellow cards
Yellow card 		Red cards
Red card
3 34 20 9 5 69 84 45 60 2

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 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[]

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 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[]

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 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[]

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 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[]

  • 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 		Total
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 Yellow card 2 2 2 2 5 4 1 60 9 87
Red cards Red card 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4
2 x yellow in 1 match Yellow card Yellow-red card 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Number of substitutes used Substituted inSubstituted off 33 3 3 3 9 5 5 95 11 175
Goals for Goal 27 2 1 7 1 3 4 94 6 143
Goals against Goal 3 1 0 6 3 3 6 45 4 81
Balance Goal +24 +1 +1 +1 -2 +0 -2 +45 +2 +62
Clean sheets Goal 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 1 16
Penalties for Goal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7
Penalties against Goal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5

2007-08 team records[]

Description Competition Result
Biggest win Netherlands Friendly match GFC - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 9 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup AFC Ajax - SC Heerenveen ( 3 - 1 )
European Union UEFA Champions League —
European Union UEFA Cup Dinamo Zagreb - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 1 )
Netherlands Eredivisie De Graafschap - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 )
Biggest loss Scotland Friendly match Falkirk F.C. - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup NAC Breda - AFC Ajax ( 4 - 2 )
European Union UEFA Champions League Slavia Praha - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 )
European Union UEFA Cup AFC Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb ( 2 - 3 )
Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax - NAC Breda ( 1 - 3 )
Most goals in a match Netherlands Friendly match GFC - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 9 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup NAC Breda - AFC Ajax ( 4 - 2 )
European Union UEFA Champions League Slavia Praha - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 )
European Union UEFA Cup AFC Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb ( 2 - 3 )
Netherlands Eredivisie De Graafschap - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 )

Top scorers[]

Friendlies

Nr. Name Goal
1. Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 6
2. Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglu 4
3. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 3
Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong 3
5. Romania Nicolae Mitea 2
Spain Gabri 2
7. South Africa Thembinkosi Fanteni 1
Netherlands Edgar Davids 1
South Africa Sameegh Doutie 1
Netherlands John Heitinga 1
Belgium Laurent Delorge 1
Netherlands Antilles Javier Martina 1
Netherlands 1
Total 27

Johan Cruyff Schaal

Nr. Name Goal
1. Spain Gabri 1
Total 1

Eredivisie

Nr. Name Goal
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 33
2. Uruguay Luis Suárez 16
3. Denmark Kenneth Perez 8
4. Netherlands John Heitinga 7
5. Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro 4
Spain Albert Luque 4
Denmark Dennis Rommedahl 4
8. Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglu 3
Netherlands Urby Emanuelson 3
10. Netherlands Siem de Jong 2
Belgium Jan Vertonghen 2
Brazil Leonardo 2
Sweden Rasmus Lindgren 2
14. Belgium Laurent Delorge 1
Spain Gabri 1
Own goals Netherlands Edson Braafheid (Twente) 1
Brazil Douglas (Twente) 1
Total 93

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name Goal
1. Netherlands John Heitinga 2
Uruguay Luis Suárez 2
3. Denmark Dennis Rommedahl 1
Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro 1
Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 1
Total 7

UEFA Champions League

Nr. Name Goal
1. Uruguay Luis Suárez 1
Total 1

UEFA Cup

Nr. Name Goal
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2
2. Denmark Dennis Rommedahl 1
Total 3

Amsterdam Tournament

Nr. Name Goal
1. Spain Gabri 1
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Total 2

Dubai Cup

Nr. Name Goal
1. Denmark Kenneth Perez 1
Netherlands John Heitinga 1
Total 2

Placements[]

Friendlies Amsterdam Tournament Dubai Cup KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie
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[]

All times are in CEST

Johan Cruyff Shield[]

Main article: 2007 Johan Cruyff Shield
11 August 2007 Ajax 1–0 PSV Amsterdam
20:00 CEST Gabri Goal 43' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 47,500
Referee:

Eredivisie[]

Main article: 2007–08 Eredivisie
19 August 2007 1 De Graafschap 1−8 Ajax Doetinchem
12:30 De Groot Goal 72' Report Huntelaar Goal 36', 61', 90', 91'
Suárez Goal 42'
Maduro Goal 55' (59)
Bakircioglu Goal 61'		 Stadium: De Vijverberg
Attendance: 11.000
Referee: Pieter Vink
26 August 2007 2 Ajax 4−1 Heerenveen Amsterdam
14:30 Suárez Goal 44', 57'
Vermaelen Goal 45'
Schilder Goal 52'		 Sulejmani Goal 27' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48.988
Referee: Dick Jol
2 September 2007 3 Ajax 2−2 Groningen Amsterdam
14:30 Suárez Goal 33'
Huntelaar Goal 83'		 Berg Goal 36', 60' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 47,445
Referee: Kevin Blom
15 September 2007 4 Heracles 0−1 Ajax Almelo
20:00 Huntelaar Goal 76' Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 8.500
Referee:
23 September 2007 5 AZ 2–3 Ajax Alkmaar
11:30 De Zeeuw Goal 45'
Dembélé Goal 90+2'		 Huntelaar Goal 33'
Suárez Goal 43', 65'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16.500
Referee: Pieter Vink
30 September 2007 6 Ajax 6−1 VVV-Venlo Amsterdam
14:30 Luque Goal 16', 19'
Maduro Goal 27'
Rommedahl Goal 32'
Delorge Goal 77'
Huntelaar Goal 89'		 Report Soltani Goal 4' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,126
Referee:
7 October 2007 7 Sparta Rotterdam 2−2 Ajax Rotterdam
12:30 Dissels Goal 52'
Goal 80'		 Huntelaar Goal 68'
De Jong Goal 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:
28 October 2007 9 Utrecht 0−1 Ajax Utrecht
12:30 Huntelaar Goal 68' Stadium:
Attendance: 23.300
Referee: Ben Haverkort
4 November 2007 10 Ajax 4−2 Roda JC Amsterdam
14:30 Huntelaar Goal 22'
Suárez Goal 42'
Luque Goal 47'
Rommedahl Goal 90'		 Lamah Goal 38'
Hadouir Goal 76'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48,621
Referee: Dick Jol
11 November 2007 11 Feyenoord 2–2 Ajax Rotterdam
12:30 Van Bronckhorst Goal 28'
De Guzmán Goal 74'		 Report Rommedahl Goal 52'
De Jong Goal 67'		 Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 42,500
Referee: Frank de Bleeckere
25 November 2007 12 Ajax 4–1 Vitesse Amsterdam
14:30 Suárez Goal 17'
Gabri Goal 27'
Luque Goal 44'
Huntelaar Goal 82'		 Junker Goal 45' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,566
Referee: Jan Wegereef
2 December 2007 13 Ajax 1–3 NAC Breda Amsterdam
14:30 Huntelaar Goal 90' Vertonghen Goal 25' (o.g.)
Amoah Goal 69'
Ammi Goal 88'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 47,588
Referee: Kevin Blom
8 December 2007 14 Willem II 2–3 Ajax Tilburg
19:30 Bobson Goal 6'
Swinkels Goal 75'		 Bakircioglu Goal 2'
Suárez Goal 29'
Vertonghen Goal 46'		 Stadium: Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 14.044
Referee:
23 December 2007 15 Excelsior 2–1 Ajax Rotterdam
12:30 Piqué Goal 1'
Den Ouden Goal 49'		 Report Maduro Goal 63' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
27 December 2007 16 Ajax 2–2 Twente Amsterdam
20:15 Huntelaar Goal 31'
Braafheid Goal 76' (o.g.)		 Huysegems Goal 60'
Nkufo Goal 90'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,523
Referee:
30 December 2007 17 VVV-Venlo 2–2 Ajax Venlo
12:30 Ofrany Goal 57'
Calabro Goal 88'		 Suárez Goal 37'
Huntelaar Goal 77'
Ogăraru Red card 86'		 Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Björn Kuipers
13 January 2008 18 Ajax 6–1 AZ Amsterdam
14:30 Vertonghen Goal 23'
Perez Goal 43' (pen.)
Huntelaar Goal 61', 89'
Bakircioglu Goal 67'
Leonardo Goal 87'		 Ari Goal 5'
De Zeeuw Red card 42'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,639
Referee:
20 January 2008 19 NEC 1–1 Ajax Nijmegen
12:30 Lens Goal 16' Huntelaar Goal 74' Stadium: Stadion de Goffert
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Dick Jol
23 January 2008 20 Ajax 2–0 Utrecht Amsterdam
19:30 Huntelaar Goal 68'
Heitinga Goal 77'		 Keller Red card 71' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 45,537
Referee: Pieter Vink
27 January 2008 21 Vitesse 2–2 Ajax Arnhem
12:30 Junker Goal 8'
Gommans Goal 55'		 Emanuelson Goal 46'
Suárez Goal 50'		 Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 22,700
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
30 January 2008 22 Ajax 0–2 PSV Amsterdam
20:45 Davids Red card 90+3' Dzsudzsák Goal 41'
Bakkal Goal 73'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49.822
Referee: Jan Wegereef
3 February 2008 23 Ajax 3–0 Feyenoord Amsterdam
12:30 Heitinga Goal 8'
Huntelaar Goal 45', 90+1'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,893
Referee:
10 February 2008 24 Roda JC 2–1 Ajax Kerkrade
12:30 Lamah Goal 21'
Hadouir Goal 79'		 Huntelaar Goal 38' Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion
Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Serge Gumienny
15 February 2008 25 Ajax 6–2 Sparta Rotterdam Amsterdam
20:30 Heitinga Goal 14', 39'
Huntelaar Goal 29'
Lindgren Goal 31'
Perez Goal 40', 81'		 Roberts Goal 34'
Emnes Goal 82'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,260
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
24 February 2008 26 NAC Breda 2–3 Ajax Breda
12:30 Amoah Goal 50'
Penders Goal 58'		 Huntelaar Goal 21'
Emanuelson Goal 76'
Heitinga Goal 81'		 Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 16,500
Referee:
2 March 2008 27 Ajax 4–0 Excelsior Amsterdam
14:30 Huntelaar Goal 26' (40)
Emanuelson Goal 54'
Leonardo Goal 85'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,313
Referee: Björn Kuipers
16 March 2008 28 Ajax 4–1 Willem II Amsterdam
14:30 Huntelaar Goal 29'
Luis Suárez Goal 45', 51', 89'		 Demouge Goal 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 Goal 71'
Elia Goal 92'		 Douglas Goal 63' (o.g.) Stadium: Arke Stadion
Attendance: 13,250
Referee:
29 March 2008 31 Heerenveen 2–4 Ajax Heerenveen
19:30 Sulejmani Goal 59'
Pranjić Goal 91'		 Suárez Goal 45'
Perez Goal 55' (pen.)
Huntelaar Goal 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 Goal 4', 9', 41'
Perez Goal 63'		 Tarvajärvi Goal 32' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,057
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
16 April 2008 33 Groningen 1–2 Ajax Groningen
19:30 Cahais Goal 45+1' Lindgren Goal 18'
Suárez Goal 66'		 Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 19,011
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
20 April 2008 34 Ajax 5–1 Heracles Amsterdam
14:30 Suárez Goal 4'
Perez Goal 18', 73'
Huntelaar Goal 29'
Heitinga Goal 79'		 Klavan Goal 54' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,139
Referee:

Play-offs[]

Round 1
1 May 2008 1st Leg Heerenveen 1–2 Ajax Heerenveen
14:30 Sibon Goal 71' Suárez Goal 61'
Heitinga Goal 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 Goal 45' (pen.), 55'
Rommedahl Goal 48'		 Bradley Red card 38'
Pranjić Goal 63'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,144
Referee:
Round 2
10 May 2008 1st Leg Twente 2–1 Ajax Emmen
19:40 Nkufo Goal 66' (pen.), 77' Suárez Goal 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[]

Main article: 2007–08 KNVB Cup
26 September 2007 2nd round Kozakken Boys 1−2 (a.e.t.) Ajax Werkendam
20:00 Goal 88' Report Heitinga Goal 26'
Rommedahl Goal 104'		 Stadium:
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef
31 October 2007 3rd round Ajax 3−1 Heerenveen Amsterdam
18:30 Heitinga Goal 7'
Maduro Goal 28'
Huntelaar Goal 67'		 Bradley Goal 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 Goal 21'
Ammi Goal 67'
Zwaanswijk Goal 70'
Lurling Goal 77'		 Report Suárez Goal 66', 86' Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Kevin Blom

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round[]

15 August 2007 First leg Ajax Netherlands 0–1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 Report Kalivoda Goal 76' (pen.) Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 30,019
Referee: Florian Meyer (German)
29 August 2007 Second leg Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Netherlands Ajax Prague, Czech Republic
20:30 Vicek Goal 22', 86' Report Suárez Goal 33' Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen ()

UEFA Cup[]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup
First round
20 September 2007 1st Leg Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 0 – 1 Netherlands Ajax Zagreb, Croatia
21:00 Report Rommedahl Goal 62' Stadium: Maksimir Stadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
4 October 2007 2nd Leg Ajax Netherlands 2–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)		 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Amsterdam
19:30 Huntelaar Goal 101', 119' Report Modrić Goal 33' (pen.)
Mandžukić Goal 93', 96'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 44,678
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Amsterdam Tournament[]

2 August 2007 Ajax Netherlands 2−0 Spain Atlético Madrid Amsterdam
20:45 Gabri Goal 45', Red card 90'
Sneijder Goal 59'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
4 August 2007 Ajax Netherlands 0−1 England Arsenal Amsterdam
21:15 Report Van Persie Goal 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
England Arsenal 2 2 0 0 3 9
Spain Atlético Madrid 2 1 0 1 3 6
Netherlands Ajax 2 1 0 1 2 5
Italy Lazio 2 0 0 2 2 2

Dubai Cup[]

5 January 2008 Internazionale Italy 2−2 Netherlands Ajax Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 Cruz Goal 16', 68' Report Perez Goal 18'
Heitinga Goal 63' (pen.)		 Stadium:
Attendance: -
Referee: Ali Hamad
7 January 2008 VfB Stuttgart Germany 1−0 Netherlands Ajax Dubai, United Arab Emirates
15:00 Farnerud Goal 88' Report Maduro Red card 7' Stadium:
Attendance: -
Referee: -
Final standings of the Mohammed Bin Rashid International Football Championship Dubai 2008
Netherlands Ajax KNVB Cup – 4th place
Italy Internazionale 2006–07 Serie A – Runner-up
Brazil Internacional 2006 FIFA Club World Cup – Winner
Germany VfB Stuttgart 2006–07 Bundesliga – 3rd place
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 January
 
 
Brazil Internacional1
 
7 January
 
Germany VfB Stuttgart0
 
Brazil Internacional2
 
5 January
 
Italy Internazionale1
 
Italy Internazionale2(5)
 
 
Netherlands Ajax2(4)
 
Third place
 
 
7 January
 
 
Netherlands Ajax0
 
 
Germany VfB Stuttgart1

Friendlies[]

14 July 2007 VVSB Netherlands 0−4 Netherlands Ajax Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands
15:00 Report Bakircioglu Goal 7', 34'
Fanteni Goal 42'
Mitea Goal 89'		 Stadium: Sportpark de Boekhorst
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Pieter Vink
16 July 2007 GFC Netherlands 0−9 Netherlands Ajax Goor, Netherlands
19:30 Report Huntelaar Goal 12'
Davids Goal 14'
Sneijder Goal 16', 31', 37'
Mitea Goal 25'
Gabri Goal 56', 82'
Doutie Goal 76'		 Stadium: Sportpark de Horst
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
18 July 2007 Quick '20 Netherlands 0−8 Netherlands Ajax Oldenzaal, Netherlands
19:30 Report Sneijder Goal 23', 79', 90'
Sarpong Goal 25', 65', 68'
Bakircioglu Goal 51', 73'		 Stadium: Sportpark de Vondersweijde
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Luuk Hoopman
21 July 2007 Go Ahead Eagles Netherlands 0−1 Netherlands Ajax Deventer, Netherlands
16:00 Report Huntelaar Goal 25' Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Dick Jol
24 July 2007 Rangers Scotland 1−1 Netherlands Ajax Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 Cuéllar Goal 19' Report Heitinga Goal 61' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 32,770
Referee: Kenneth Clark
28 July 2007 Falkirk Scotland 2−1 Netherlands Ajax Falkirk, Scotland
15.00 Craig Goal 65'
Goal 88'		 Report Delorge Goal 84' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Willie Collum
28 May 2008 DVS '33 Netherlands 0−3 Netherlands Ajax Ermelo, Netherlands
19:30 Report Martina Goal 27'
Goal 50'
Sarpong Goal 83'		 Stadium: Sportpark DVS
Attendance: 2,500
Referee:

2007–08 transfers[]

Summer transfer window[]

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2007 to 1 September 2007), please see .

Arrivals[]

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
Substituted in Denmark Michael Krohn-Dehli Midfielder 15 May 2007 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam -
Substituted in Netherlands Robbert Schilder Defender 15 May 2007 Netherlands Heracles -
Substituted in Netherlands Donovan Slijngard Midfielder 15 May 2007 Netherlands Groningen -
Substituted in Belgium Jan Vertonghen Midfielder 15 May 2007 Netherlands RKC Waalwijk -
Transfer
Substituted in Belgium Laurent Delorge Midfielder 10 May 2007 Netherlands ADO Den Haag €800,000
Substituted in Denmark Dennis Rommedahl Forward 20 July 2007 England Charlton Athletic €1,000,000
Substituted in Netherlands Jürgen Colin Defender 1 August 2007 England Norwich City €100,000
Substituted in Uruguay Luis Suárez Forward 10 August 2007 Netherlands Groningen €7,500,000
Substituted in Spain Albert Luque Forward 25 August 2007 England Newcastle United €8,200,000
Free Transfer
Substituted in Netherlands Erik Heijblok Goalkeeper 1 July 2007 Netherlands HFC Haarlem -
Substituted in Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglu Forward 18 July 2007 Netherlands Twente -
Substituted in Spain Ismael Urzaíz Forward 19 July 2007 Spain Athletic Bilbao -

Departures[]

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Substituted off Netherlands Rydell Poepon Forward 30 January 2007 Netherlands Willem II -
Substituted off Netherlands Kenneth Vermeer Goalkeeper 24 May 2007 Netherlands Willem II -
Transfer
Substituted off Belgium Tom De Mul Forward 9 July 2007 Spain Sevilla €4,500,000
Substituted off Denmark Kenneth Perez Forward 11 July 2007 Netherlands PSV €1,500,000
Substituted off Netherlands Ryan Babel Forward 13 July 2007 England Liverpool €11,500,000
Substituted off Netherlands Wesley Sneijder Midfielder 12 August 2007 Spain Real Madrid €27,000,000
Free Transfer
Substituted off Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera Defender 4 June 2007 Italy Juventus -
Substituted off Ghana Emmanuel Boakye Defender 18 June 2007 Netherlands Heracles -
Substituted off Netherlands Michael Timisela Defender 6 July 2007 Netherlands VVV-Venlo -
Substituted off Spain Roger Midfielder 7 July 2007 — -
Substituted off Netherlands Derk Boerrigter Forward 16 July 2007 Netherlands FC Zwolle -
Substituted off Netherlands Olaf Lindenbergh Midfielder 31 August 2007 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam -

Winter transfer window[]

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2008 to 1 February 2008) please see .

Arrivals[]

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Loan
Substituted in Ghana Samuel Kuffour Defender 28 January 2008 Italy Roma -
Transfer
Substituted in Denmark Kenneth Perez Forward 1 January 2008 Netherlands PSV €1,250,000
Substituted in Uruguay Bruno Silva Defender 20 January 2008 Netherlands Groningen €3,750,000
Substituted in Sweden Rasmus Lindgren Midfielder 28 January 2008 Netherlands Groningen €3,500,000

Departures[]

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Substituted off Netherlands Robbert Schilder Defender 30 January 2008 Netherlands Heracles -
Transfer
Substituted off Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro Defender 18 January 2008 Spain Valencia €6,500,000
Free Transfer
Substituted off Netherlands Jaap Stam Defender 27 October 2007 — -

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