2007–08 AFC Ajax season

Pre-season

Player statistics

2007–08 selection by nationality

Team statistics

Placements

Results

2007–08 transfers

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Pre-season

Player statistics

2007–08 selection by nationality

Team statistics

Placements

Results

2007–08 transfers

External links

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Eredivisie standings

2007–08 statistics

2007-08 team records

Johan Cruyff Shield

Eredivisie

Play-offs

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Cup

Amsterdam Tournament

Dubai Cup

Friendlies

Summer transfer window

Winter transfer window

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Eredivisie standings

2007–08 statistics

2007-08 team records

Johan Cruyff Shield

Eredivisie

Play-offs

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Cup

Amsterdam Tournament

Dubai Cup

Friendlies

Summer transfer window

Winter transfer window

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Points by match day

Total points by match day

Standing by match day

Goals by match day

Top scorers

Third qualifying round

Arrivals

Departures

Arrivals

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Points by match day

Total points by match day

Standing by match day

Goals by match day

Top scorers

Third qualifying round

Arrivals

Departures

Arrivals

Departures

AFC Ajax

2007–08 season

Chairman

John Jaakke

Manager

Henk ten Cate (until September 2007)
Adrie Koster (interim)

Winners

Top goalscorer

League:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (33 goals)
All:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (36 goals)

Home colours

Away colours

European home colours

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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.

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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.

Appearances for competitive matches only

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		UEFA Cup		KNVB Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NED	Maarten Stekelenburg	35	0	30	0	4	0	1	0
2	DF	NED	John Heitinga	39	9	32	7	4	0	3	2
3	DF	URU	Bruno Silva	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	BEL	Thomas Vermaelen	20	0	16+2	0	2	0	0	0
5	DF	NED	Urby Emanuelson	36	3	27+3	3	4	0	2	0
6	DF	GHA	Samuel Kuffour	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	SWE	Kennedy Bakircioglu	22	3	12+6	3	2	0	1+1	0
8	FW	ESP	Ismael Urzaíz	7	0	0+3	0	0+3	0	1	0
9	FW	NED	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	39	36	33	33	4	2	2	1
10	FW	ESP	Albert Luque	19	4	9+6	4	0+1	0	2+1	0
11	FW	BRA	Leonardo	8	2	1+7	2	0	0	0	0
12	GK	NED	Erik Heijblok	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	MF	NED	Edgar Davids	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	BEL	Laurent Delorge	6	1	2+2	1	1+1	0	0	0
16	FW	URU	Luis Suárez	40	19	29+4	16	3+1	1	3	2
17	MF	BEL	Jan Vertonghen	34	2	27+3	2	0+1	0	3	0
18	MF	ESP	Gabri	32	1	25	1	4	0	3	0
19	FW	DEN	Dennis Rommedahl	36	6	13+16	4	3+1	1	0+3	1
20	FW	ROU	George Ogăraru	20	0	14+1	0	1+1	0	3	0
21	FW	ARM	Edgar Manucharyan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	SWE	Rasmus Lindgren	11	2	9+2	2	0	0	0	0
#	FW	ROU	Nicolae Mitea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	NED	Mitchell Donald	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	1+1	0
25	DF	NED	Gregory van der Wiel	9	0	4+1	0	2	0	2	0
26	MF	NED	Jeffrey Sarpong	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
27	MF	ANT	Vurnon Anita	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	DEN	Michael Krohn-Dehli	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	DEN	Kenneth Perez	18	8	14+3	8	0	0	1	0
30	GK	NED	Dennis Gentenaar	6	0	3+2	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF	NED	Jurgen Colin	15	0	6+6	0	3	0	0	0
32	GK	NED	Marco van Duin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	ANT	Javier Martina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	NED	Jan-Arie van der Heijden	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	NED	Siem de Jong	25	2	13+9	2	0	0	1+2	0
39	DF	NED	Vito Wormgoor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
3	DF	NED	Jaap Stam	10	0	6	0	4	0	0	0
6	DF	NED	Hedwiges Maduro	18	5	11+3	4	2	0	2	1
22	FW	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.

Nationality												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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Friendlies

Nr.	Name
1.	Wesley Sneijder	6
2.	Kennedy Bakircioglu	4
3.	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	3
3.	Jeffrey Sarpong	3
5.	Nicolae Mitea	2
5.	Gabri	2
7.	Thembinkosi Fanteni	1
	Edgar Davids	1
	Sameegh Doutie	1
	John Heitinga	1
	Laurent Delorge	1
	Javier Martina	1
	Chakib Tayeb	1
Total		27

Johan Cruyff Schaal

Nr.	Name
1.	Gabri	1
Total		1

Eredivisie

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

KNVB Cup

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

UEFA Champions League

Nr.	Name
1.	Luis Suárez	1
Total		1

UEFA Cup

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

Amsterdam Tournament

Nr.	Name
1.	Gabri	1
1.	Wesley Sneijder	1
Total		2

Dubai Cup

Nr.	Name
1.	Kenneth Perez	1
1.	John Heitinga	1
Total		2

	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.

All times are in CEST

11 August 2007	Ajax	1–0	PSV	Amsterdam
20:00 CEST	Gabri 43'			Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Ruud Bossen

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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.

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	-

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	-

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.

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

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	—	-

v t e Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax
Players M F Managers Honours Seasons M F Cup Europe Records and statistics Current season
History	History of AFC Ajax AFC Ajax kit history
Teams	I. Ajax 1 (First team) II. Jong Ajax (Reserves) III. Ajax Zaterdag (Amateurs) Ajax Vrouwen (Women's) Ajax eSports (Pro Gaming)
Grounds	Het Veldje (1893–1900) Amsterdam-Noord (1900–1907) Het Houten Stadion (1907–1934) De Meer Stadion (1934–1996) Olympic Stadium (1934–1996) Johan Cruyff Arena (1996–present)
Training grounds	Sportpark De Toekomst (1996–present) adidas miCoach Performance Centre (2011–present)
Academies	Ajax Youth Academy Ajax Hellas Youth Academy (2011–2016)
Tournaments	Amsterdam Tournament (1975–2009) U19: Copa Amsterdam (2005–present) U17: Future Cup (2010–present)
Rivalries	De Klassieker (with Feyenoord) De Topper (with PSV) Noord-Hollandse Derby (with AZ ‧ Telstar ‧ FC Volendam) Hofstad vs. Hoofdstad (with ADO Den Haag) Stadsderby (with Blauw-Wit ‧ DWS ‧ De Volewijckers) Other (with FC Groningen ‧ FC Twente ‧ FC Utrecht)
Supporters	AFCA Supportersclub Ajax Business Associates Supportersvereniging Ajax
Culture	A.F.C.A (clothing) A.F.C.A (hooligans) AFC Ajax N.V. "Ajax" Ajax Experience "Ajax Hup Hup Hup" "Ajax-mars" "Ajax, Olé Olé Olé" Ajax Supportershome Battle of Beverwijk Big Three "Blah Blah Blah" "Bloed, zweet en tranen" Club van 100 F-side Halte ArenA "Hava Nagila" De kabel Kamp Seedorf Lucky Lynx "Mijn Stad" De Mistwedstrijd Nail bombs incident North Up Alliance "Oei Oei Oei (Dat Was Me Weer Een Loei)" South Crew Staafincident "Three Little Birds" "Tokyo" Total Football VAK410 "De Voetbalmatch" Vuurwerkincident "We gaan naar Londen" "We gaan naar Rome" "Wij zijn Ajax" World of Ajax
Media	1900 Ajax Life Ajax Magazine Ajax TV Ajax, dit is mijn club Ajax-nieuws Ajax: Hark the Herald Angel Sings Ajaxjournaal Becoming Zlatan The Price of Heaven Superjews
Former teams	Ajax Baseball Club (1922–1972) Ajax Cape Town (1999–2020) Ajax Orlando Prospects (2002–2007)
Affiliated clubs	Almere City Barcelona Beijing Guoan Cruzeiro Guangzhou R&F Pachuca Palmeiras Sagan Tosu Sharjah FC Sparta Rotterdam Sydney FC AS Trenčín

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League competitions	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Women's Eredivisie
Cup competitions	KNVB Cup (Final) Johan Cruyff Shield KNVB Women's Cup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup

Club seasons
Eredivisie	Ajax AZ Excelsior Feyenoord De Graafschap Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NAC Breda NEC PSV Roda JC Sparta Rotterdam Twente Utrecht Vitesse VVV-Venlo Willem II

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