2007–08 AFC Ajax season

Pre-season

Player statistics

2007-08 selection by nationality

Team statistics

Placements

Results

Transfers for 2007-08

External links

Eredivisie standings 2007-08

Statistics for the 2007-08 season

2007-08 team records

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Eredivisie

Play-offs

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Cup

Amsterdam Tournament

Dubai Cup

Friendlies

Summer transfer window

Winter transfer window

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

Adrie Koster (interim)

3rd place

Round of 16

Play-off Round

First Round

Winners

Top goalscorer

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

Home colours

Away colours

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During the 2007–08 season AFC Ajax participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The first training took place on Thursday July 5, 2007. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Wednesday August 8, 2007.

The first training for the 2007–08 season was held on July 5, 2007. 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 Adrie Koster played friendly matches against VVSB, GFC, Quick '20 and Go Ahead Eagles before traveling to Scotland to play against Rangers and Falkirk FC. 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		Maarten Stekelenburg	35	0	30	0	4	0	1	0
2	DF		John Heitinga	39	9	32	7	4	0	3	2
3	DF		Bruno Silva	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Thomas Vermaelen	20	0	16+2	0	2	0	0	0
5	DF		Urby Emanuelson	36	3	27+3	3	4	0	2	0
6	DF		Samuel Kuffour	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Kennedy Bakircioglü	22	3	12+6	3	2	0	1+1	0
8	FW		Ismael Urzaíz	7	0	0+3	0	0+3	0	1	0
9	FW		Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	39	36	33	33	4	2	2	1
10	FW		Albert Luque	19	4	9+6	4	0+1	0	2+1	0
11	FW		Leonardo	8	2	1+7	2	0	0	0	0
12	GK		Erik Heijblok	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	MF		Edgar Davids	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF		Laurent Delorge	6	1	2+2	1	1+1	0	0	0
16	FW		Luis Suárez	40	19	29+4	16	3+1	1	3	2
17	MF		Jan Vertonghen	34	2	27+3	2	0+1	0	3	0
18	MF		Gabri	32	1	25	1	4	0	3	0
19	FW		Dennis Rommedahl	36	6	13+16	4	3+1	1	0+3	1
20	FW		George Ogăraru	20	0	14+1	0	1+1	0	3	0
21	FW		Edgar Manucharyan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Rasmus Lindgren	11	2	9+2	2	0	0	0	0
#	FW		Nicolae Mitea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Mitchell Donald	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	1+1	0
25	DF		Gregory van der Wiel	9	0	4+1	0	2	0	2	0
26	MF		Jeffrey Sarpong	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
27	MF		Vurnon Anita	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Michael Krohn-Dehli	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Kenneth Perez	18	8	14+3	8	0	0	1	0
30	GK		Dennis Gentenaar	6	0	3+2	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF		Jurgen Colin	15	0	6+6	0	3	0	0	0
32	GK		Marco van Duin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW		Javier Martina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF		Jan-Arie van der Heijden	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF		Siem de Jong	25	2	13+9	2	0	0	1+2	0
39	DF		Vito Wormgoor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
3	DF		Jaap Stam	10	0	6	0	4	0	0	0
6	DF		Hedwiges Maduro	18	5	11+3	4	2	0	2	1
22	FW		Robbert Schilder	9	0	3+5	0	0	0	0+1	0

As of 14 November 2011

# Nicolae Mitea was issued shirt Nr. 23 at the beginning of the season, he was however forced to sit out of 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 Cruijff Schaal	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 Bakircioglü	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 Cruijff 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 (FC Twente)	1
Own goals	Douglas (FC 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

Main article: Johan Cruijff-schaal XII

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

Main article: 2007–08 Eredivisie

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) Bakircioglü 61'	Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 11.000 Referee: Pieter Vink

26 August 2007 2	Ajax	4 − 1	SC 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	FC 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 Almelo	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	N.E.C.	Amsterdam
19:30				Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48.123 Referee: Jack van Hulten

28 October 2007 9	FC 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: Feyenoord Stadion 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'		Bakircioglü 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	FC 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: Bjorn Kuipers

13 January 2008 18	Ajax	6 - 1	AZ	Amsterdam
14:30	Vertonghen 23', 64' Perez 43' (pen.) Huntelaar 61', 89' Bakircioglü 67' Leonardo 87'		Ari 5' De Zeeuw 42'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50.639 Referee: Roelof Luinge

20 January 2008 19	N.E.C.	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	FC 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 93'		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', 91'			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	FC 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	SC 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	FC 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 Almelo	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	SC 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.)	SC Heerenveen	Amsterdam
20:15	Perez 45' (pen.) Rommedahl 48'		Bradley 38' Pranjić 63'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,144 Referee: Dick van Egmond

Round 2

10 May 2008 1st Leg	FC Twente	2 – 1	Ajax	Emmen
19:40	Nkufo 66' (pen.)		Suárez 44'	Stadium: Univé Stadion Attendance: 8.000 Referee: Ben Haverkort

18 May 2008 2nd Leg	Ajax	0 – 0 (1 – 2 agg.)	FC Twente	Amsterdam
14:30				Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 44,500 Referee: Pieter Vink

Main article: 2007–08 KNVB Cup

26 September 2007 2nd round	Kozakken Boys	1 − 2	Ajax	Werkendam
20:00	Looijen 88'	Report	Heitinga 26' Rommedahl 104'	Stadium: Sportpark de Zwaaier Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Jan Wegereef

12 November 2008 3rd round	Ajax	3 − 1	SC Heerenveen	Amsterdam
18:30	Heitinga 7' Maduro 28' Huntelaar 67'			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

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League

15 August 2007 First leg	Ajax	0 – 1	Slavia Praha	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30		Report	Kalivoda 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 30,019 Referee: Florian Meyer (German)

2 October 2008 Second leg	Slavia Praha	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)

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup

First round

18 September 2008 1st Leg	Dinamo Zagreb	0 – 1	Ajax	Zagreb, Croatia
21:00		Report	Rommedahl 62'	Stadium: Maksimir Stadion Attendance: 30.000 Referee: Stephane Lannoy (France)

4 October 2007 2nd Leg	Ajax	2 – 3 (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' Sneijder 59' Gabri	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	Stadium: Al Wasl Stadium Attendance: - Referee: -

Final standings of the Mohammed Bin Rashid International Football Championship Dubai 2008

Ajax	KNVB Cup - 4th place
Internazionale	Serie A 2006-07 - Runner-up
Internacional	FIFA Club World Cup 2006 - Winner
VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga 2006-07 - 3rd place

Semi-finals			Final

5 January
Internacional	1
VfB Stuttgart	0

			7 January
			Internacional	2
			Internazionale	1


			Third place
5 January		7 January
Internazionale	2(5)	Ajax	0
Ajax	2(4)		VfB Stuttgart	1

14 July 2007	VVSB	0 − 4	Ajax	Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands
15:00		Report	Bakircioglü 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', 68' Bakircioglü 51', 73' Sarpong 68'	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' Jeffrey 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 Almelo	-
Donovan Slijngard	Midfielder	15 May 2007	FC 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 million
Jurgen Colin	Defender	1 August 2007	Norwich City	€ 100.000
Luis Suárez	Forward	10 August 2007	FC Groningen	€ 7,5 million
Albert Luque	Forward	25 August 2007	Newcastle United	€ 8.2 million
Free Transfer
Erik Heijblok	Goalkeeper	1 July 2007	HFC Haarlem	-
Kennedy Bakircioglü	Forward	18 July 2007	FC 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 FC	€ 4,5 million
Kenneth Perez	Forward	11 July 2007	PSV	€ 1,5 million
Ryan Babel	Forward	13 July 2007	Liverpool	€ 11,5 million
Wesley Sneijder	Midfielder	12 August 2007	Real Madrid	€ 27 million
Free Transfer
Zdeněk Grygera	Defender	4 June 2007	Juventus	-
Emmanuel Boakye	Defender	18 June 2007	Heracles Almelo	-
Michael Timisela	Defender	6 July 2007	VVV-Venlo	-
Roger García	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	€ 1,25 million
Bruno Silva	Defender	20 January 2008	FC Groningen	€ 3,75 million
Rasmus Lindgren	Midfielder	28 January 2008	FC Groningen	€ 3,5 million

The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
Out on loan
Robbert Schilder	Defender	30 January 2008	Heracles Almelo	-
Transfer
Hedwiges Maduro	Defender	18 January 2008	Valencia	€ 6,5 million
Free Transfer
Jaap Stam	Defender	27 October 2007	—	-

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History	History of AFC Ajax

Teams	I. Ajax 1 (First team) II. Jong Ajax (Reserves) III. Ajax Zaterdag (Amateurs) Ajax Vrouwen (Women's)

Grounds	Het Veldje (1893–1900) Amsterdam-Noord (1900–1907) Het Houten Stadion (1907–1934) De Meer Stadion (1934–1996) Olympic Stadium (1934–1996) Amsterdam ArenA (1996–present)

Training grounds	Sportpark De Toekomst (1996–present) adidas miCoach Performance Centre (2011–present)

Academies	Ajax Youth Academy Ajax Hellas Youth Academy

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 is niet dood!" "Ajax-mars" "Ajax, Olé Olé Olé" Ajax Supportershome Battle of Beverwijk Big Three "Bloed, zweet en tranen" Club van 100 F-side Halte ArenA "Hava Nagila" De kabel Lucky Lynx "Mijn Stad" De Mistwedstrijd 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 (magazine) Ajax Life Ajax Magazine Ajax TV Ajax, dit is mijn club Ajax-nieuws Ajax: Hark the Herald Angel Sings Ajaxjournaal The Price of Heaven Superjews

Former teams	Ajax Baseball Club (1922–1972) Ajax Orlando Prospects (2002–2007)

Affiliated clubs	Ajax Cape Town Almere City Barcelona Cruzeiro Beijing Guoan Palmeiras AS Trenčín

2007–08 in Dutch football

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League competitions	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Hoofdklasse Women's Eredivisie

Cup competitions	KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Women's Cup

European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup

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