2006–07 AFC Ajax season

Ajax
2006–07 season
Chairman John Jaakke
Manager Henk ten Cate
Eredivisie 2nd place
KNVB Cup Winners
Champions League Play-off Round
UEFA Cup Round of 32
Johan Cruijff Schaal Winners
Top goalscorer League:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (21)
All:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (35)
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2006–07 season AFC Ajax participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The first training took place on Saturday July 8, 2006. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Wednesday August 8, 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 TotalEredivisie UEFA Cup KNVB Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands Maarten Stekelenburg 43 0 32 0 7 0 4 0
2 DF Netherlands John Heitinga 44 8 32 6 7 1 3+2 1
3 DF Netherlands Jaap Stam 36 2 25 1 7 0 4 1
4 DF Belgium Thomas Vermaelen 33 0 16+7 0 4+1 0 5 0
5 DF Netherlands Urby Emanuelson 39 3 30+1 3 4 0 3+1 0
6 DF Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro 24 2 9+6 0 5 1 3+1 1
8 FW Netherlands Ryan Babel 36 7 25+2 5 3+2 2 2+2 0
9 FW Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 45 32 31+1 21 7 7 5+1 4
10 FW Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 41 20 30 18 7 1 4 1
11 MF Denmark Kenneth Perez 38 15 10+17 12 4+1 0 3+3 3
12 GK Netherlands Kenneth Vermeer 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
13 MF Netherlands Edgar Davids 14 1 11 1 0 0 3 0
14 MF Spain Roger García 17 2 7+4 1 4 1 1+1 0
15 MF Netherlands Olaf Lindenbergh 19 0 5+7 0 2+2 0 3 0
16 FW Belgium Tom de Mul 38 4 23+5 4 2+5 0 2+1 0
18 MF Spain Gabri 40 6 31 5 6 0 3 1
19 FW Denmark Dennis Rommedahl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Romania George Ogăraru 33 6 18+10 5+1 0 0 5 0
21 FW Romania Nicolae Mitea 12 3 1+7 2 0+1 0 0+3 1
22 DF Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera 31 4 21+1 3 5 1 4 0
23 DF Brazil Leonardo 11 3 4+3 1 1+1 1 2 1
24 MF Netherlands John Goossens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
26 FW Armenia Edgar Manucharyan 8 1 0+5 0 2 1 1 0
30 GK Netherlands Dennis Gentenaar 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
32 GK Netherlands Marco van Duin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Netherlands Antilles Vurnon Anita 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
34 DF Netherlands Vito Wormgoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Netherlands Mitchell Donald 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 DF Belgium Toby Alderweireld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Netherlands Antilles Javier Martina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 MF Netherlands Dionitio Liesdek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 DF Netherlands Michael Timisela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 DF Netherlands Murat Yıldırım 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
7 FW Argentina Mauro Rosales 19 1 6+6 1 3+1 0 3 0
17 FW Denmark Michael Krohn-Dehli 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Sweden Markus Rosenberg 13 5 9 0 3 3 1 2
27 FW Greece Angelos Charisteas 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Belgium Jan Vertonghen 5 0 1+2 0 0+2 0 0 0
29 FW Netherlands Rydell Poepon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Belgium Stanley Aborah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Netherlands Donovan Slijngard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

As of 14 November 2011

2007-08 selection by nationality

Nationality Netherlands Belgium Denmark Romania Spain Netherlands Antilles Armenia Brazil Czech Republic Ghana Total Players
Current squad selection 15 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - 26
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection 6 1 - - - 1 - - - - 9
Players out on loan 6 1 1 - - - - - - 1 9

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2006-07

Standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goals against
Yellow cards
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

Friendlies Amsterdam
Tournament
Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie UEFA Champions League
Qualifying Play-offs
Total
Matches 92162834466
Wins 60161523244
Draws 010001608
Losses 3100125214
Home 02031417229
Away 90131417237
Yellow cards 3515619608107
Red cards Red card 000100203
2 x yellow in 1 match Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 000002204
Number of substitutes used 5073155219810119
Goals for 561317218848189
Goals against 92143934365
Balance +24-1+2+13-1+9+50+5+124
Clean sheets 50030112223
Penalties for 200000406
Penalties against 100000405

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

Eredivisie

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

UEFA Cup

Nr. Name
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
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 losses4th place Winners
Last opponent: AZ
Eliminated in Play-Off round
Last opponent: FC Copenhagen
Eliminated in Round of 32
Last opponent: Werder Bremen
2nd place
75 points in 34 matches
qualified for UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds

Results

All times are in CEST

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Eredivisie

Main article: 2006–07 Eredivisie

Play-offs

Round 1
Round 2

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2006–07 KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

Play-Off round

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup
First round

Group Stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Espanyol 4400112+912
Netherlands Ajax 421162+47
Belgium Zulte Waregem 4202911-26
Czech Republic Sparta Praha 411225–34
Austria Austria Wien 400419–80

Final Phase

Round of 32

Amsterdam Tournament

Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2006
Team Pld W D L GF Pts
England Manchester United 2200410
Italy Internazionale 211048
Portugal FC Porto 200233
Netherlands Ajax 201112

Friendlies

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 List of Dutch football transfers summer 2006.

Arrivals

Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
Belgium Stanley AborahMidfielder1 July 2006Netherlands FC Den Bosch-
Transfer
Romania George OgăraruDefender23 May 2006Romania Steaua Bucureşti € 3,3 million
Denmark Kenneth PerezDefender1 July 2006Netherlands AZ € 3 million
Netherlands Jaap StamDefender12 July 2006Italy Milan € 3 million
Free Transfer
Denmark Michael Krohn-DehliMidfielder1 July 2006Netherlands RKC Waalwijk-
Netherlands Dennis GentenaarGoalkeeper1 July 2006Germany Borussia Dortmund-
Spain GabriMidfielder6 June 2006Spain FC Barcelona-
Spain Roger GarcíaMidfielder12 August 2006Spain Villarreal CF-

Departures

Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Netherlands Victor SikoraMidfielder1 July 2006Netherlands NAC Breda-
Netherlands Robbert SchilderMidfielder7 August 2006Netherlands Heracles Almelo-
Ghana Emmanuel BoakyeDefender10 August 2006Netherlands Heracles Almelo-
Netherlands Tom KalkhuisForward31 August 2006Netherlands FC Omniworld-
Loan return
Spain JuanfranDefender1 July 2006Turkey Beşiktaş JK-
Transfer
Sweden Rasmus LindgrenMidfielder1 March 2006Netherlands FC Groningen € 300.000
Belgium Gideon de GraafForward1 July 2006Belgium RC Mechelen € 2,8 million
Greece Angelos CharisteasForward31 August 2006Netherlands Feyenoord € 2,6 million
Free Transfer
Morocco Nourdin BoukhariMidfielder15 May 2006France FC Nantes-
Czech Republic Tomás GalásekDefender1 July 2006Germany 1. FC Nürnberg-
South Africa Steven PienaarMidfielder1 July 2006Germany Borussia Dortmund-
South Africa Hans VonkGoalkeeper1 July 2006South Africa Ajax Cape Town-
Greece Ioannis AnastasiouForward1 July 2006Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-
Tunisia Hatem TrabelsiDefender10 August 2006England 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 List of Dutch football transfers winter 2006–07.

Arrivals

Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Transfer
Brazil LeonardoForward19 December 2006Netherlands NAC Breda € 660.000
Free Transfer
Netherlands Edgar DavidsMidfielder30 January 2006England Tottenham Hotspur-

Departures

Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Netherlands Derk BoerrigterForward30 January 2007Netherlands HFC Haarlem-
Denmark Michael Krohn-DehliMidfielder31 January 2007Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-
Belgium Jan VertonghenDefender31 January 2007Netherlands RKC Waalwijk-
Netherlands Rydell PoeponForward31 January 2007Netherlands Willem II-
Netherlands Donovan SlijngardMidfielder31 January 2007Netherlands FC Groningen-
Transfer
Sweden Markus RosenbergForward27 January 2007Germany Werder Bremen € 3,3 million
Argentina Mauro RosalesForward31 January 2007Argentina River Plate € 1,8 million
Free Transfer
Belgium Stanley AborahMidfielder6 January 2007Belgium FCV Dender-

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