2016–17 AFC Ajax season

Ajax
2016–17 season
Chairman	Hennie Henrichs
Manager	Peter Bosz
Eredivisie	2nd
KNVB Cup	Third round
Champions League	Play-off round
Europa League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Kasper Dolberg (16); All: Kasper Dolberg (22)
Highest home attendance	51,998 vs PSV (18 December 2016)
Lowest home attendance	45,405 vs Willem II (20 August 2016)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

During the 2016–17 season, AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.The first training took place on 25 June 2016. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on 29 July 2016.

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League		KNVB Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	NED	Kenny Tete	19	1	5	0	8+3	1	3	0
3	DF	NED	Joël Veltman	44	0	30	0	14	0	0	0
4	DF	NED	Jaïro Riedewald	28	1	11+5	0	10+1	1	1	0
5	DF	COL	Davinson Sánchez	45	6	32	6	13	0	0	0
7	FW	BRA	David Neres	12	3	5+3	3	0+4	0	0	0
8	MF	NED	Daley Sinkgraven	32	1	21+3	1	6+1	0	1	0
9	FW	BFA	Bertrand Traoré	39	13	22+2	9	15	4	0	0
10	MF	NED	Davy Klaassen	50	16	33	14	17	2	0	0
11	FW	GER	Amin Younes	47	8	28+1	3	17	5	0+1	0
16	DF	GER	Heiko Westermann	8	0	1+3	0	2+1	0	1	0
17	FW	CZE	Václav Černý	10	1	2+3	0	1+1	0	2+1	1
19	FW	COL	Mateo Cassierra	29	4	1+16	2	4+5	0	3	2
20	FW	DEN	Lasse Schöne	43	9	26+1	7	11+3	1	1+1	1
21	MF	NED	Frenkie de Jong	11	1	1+3	1	0+4	0	1+2	0
22	MF	MAR	Hakim Ziyech	42	10	28	7	11+2	2	1	1
24	GK	CMR	André Onana	46	0	32	0	14	0	0	0
25	FW	DEN	Kasper Dolberg	48	22	26+3	16	12+5	6	1+1	0
26	DF	NED	Nick Viergever	43	2	27+2	2	13	0	1	0
30	MF	NED	Donny van de Beek	31	0	4+15	0	5+5	0	2	0
33	GK	NED	Diederik Boer	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
34	MF	NED	Abdelhak Nouri	15	1	1+8	0	2+1	0	2+1	1
36	DF	NED	Matthijs de Ligt	23	3	6+5	2	8+1	0	3	1
40	DF	NED	Carel Eiting	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
42	DF	NED	Deyovaisio Zeefuik	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
43 (48)	GK	NED	Norbert Alblas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW	NED	Pelle Clement	4	3	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	3
45	FW	NED	Justin Kluivert	20	2	7+7	2	2+4	0	0	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
1	GK	NED	Jasper Cillessen	6	0	2	0	4	0	0	0
1	GK	NED	Tim Krul	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	NED	Riechedly Bazoer	10	1	3+2	0	2+1	0	2	1
7	FW	NED	Anwar El Ghazi	20	2	7+5	0	4+2	1	2	1
27	MF	SRB	Nemanja Gudelj	13	2	5+1	2	7	0	0	0
35	DF	NED	Mitchell Dijks	20	0	8+4	0	6	0	2	0

As of 24 May 2017

Team statistics

2016–17 Eredivisie standings

Current standing	Matches played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Yellow cards	Red cards
2	34	25	6	3	81	79	23	40	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	1	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	1	3	3	3	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	1	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	81

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	4	4	7	10	13	16	19	22	23	26	27	30	33	36	36	37	40	43	46	49	52	55	58	59	62	63	66	69	72	75	75	78	81	81

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	4	5	8	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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	3	2	1	3	1	2	5	3	2	1	1	2	5	1	2	0	1	3	1	3	2	2	1	4	1	3	1	2	4	5	5	0	4	3	79

Topscorers

Eredivisie

Nr.	Name
1.	Kasper Dolberg	16
2.	Davy Klaassen	14
3.	Bertrand Traoré	9
4.	Lasse Schöne	7
4.	Hakim Ziyech	7
6.	Davinson Sánchez	6
7.	David Neres	3
7.	Amin Younes	3
9.	Mateo Cassierra	2
	Matthijs de Ligt	2
	Nemanja Gudelj	2
	Justin Kluivert	2
	Nick Viergever	2
14.	Frenkie de Jong	1
14.	Daley Sinkgraven	1
Own goal	Kevin Conboy (Utrecht)	1
Own goal	Wojciech Golla (NEC)	1
	Total	79

KNVB Cup

Nr.	Name
1.	Pelle Clement	3
2.	Mateo Cassierra	2
3.	Riechedly Bazoer	1
	Václav Černý	1
	Matthijs de Ligt	1
	Anwar El Ghazi	1
	Abdelhak Nouri	1
	Lasse Schöne	1
	Hakim Ziyech	1
	Total	12

UEFA Champions League

Nr.	Name
1.	Davy Klaassen	4
2.	Kasper Dolberg	1
	Total	5

UEFA Europa League

Nr.	Name
1.	Kasper Dolberg	6
2.	Bertrand Traoré	4
2.	Amin Younes	4
4.	Davy Klaassen	2
	Nick Viergever	2
	Hakim Ziyech	2
4.	Anwar El Ghazi	1
	Jaïro Riedewald	1
	Lasse Schöne	1
	Kenny Tete	1
	Total	24

Placements

	Friendlies	KNVB Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Eredivisie
Status	7 played, 2 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses	Third Round Last opponent: SC Cambuur	Play-off round Last opponent: FC Rostov	Final Last opponent: Manchester United	34 played, 25 wins, 6 draws, 3 loss 2nd

Davinson Sánchez was voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
Kasper Dolberg was voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
Peter Bosz was nominated for the Rinus Michels Award 2017 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football.
Kasper Dolberg was voted Danish Talent of the Year: 2017 by the Danish Football Association.
Matthijs de Ligt, Bertrand Traoré and Amin Younes were selected for the 2017 UEFA Europa League squad of the season by the UEFA Technical Observers.

Competitions

All times are in CEST

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Feyenoord (C)	34	26	4	4	86	25	+61	82	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Ajax	34	25	6	3	79	23	+56	81	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	PSV Eindhoven	34	22	10	2	68	23	+45	76	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4	Utrecht (O)	34	18	8	8	54	38	+16	62	Qualification for the European competition play-offs^[a]
5	Vitesse	34	15	6	13	51	40	+11	51	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[b]

Source: NUsport (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only for deciding champion and relegation); 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Draw. (Note: Criteria 5-8 is only used if deciding Europa League play-off places)^[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:

Matches

7 August 2016 1	Sparta Rotterdam	1–3	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST	Sanusi 8', 86' Pinteaux 50' Dumfries 76'	Report	Klaassen 5', 90+3' Dijks 11' Sinkgraven 54' Cassierra 68' Veltman 17' 84' Westermann 90'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,599 Referee: Kevin Blom

13 August 2016 2	Ajax	2–2	Roda JC	Amsterdam
19:45 CEST	Dolberg 8', 44' Riedewald 90' Klaassen 90'	Report	Auassar 17' Gullón 26' Van Hyfte 90+1' Ananou 49' 90+4'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,343 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

20 August 2016 3	Ajax	1–2	Willem II	Amsterdam
19:45 CEST	Klaassen 1'	Report	Falkenburg 28' Sol 31' Peters 40' Lachman 62' Van den Boomen 66'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,405 Referee: Dennis Higler

28 August 2016 4	Go Ahead Eagles	0–3	Ajax	Deventer
14:30 CEST	Ritzmaier 37' Maatsen 43'	Report	Sánchez 20' Klaassen 24', 35' (pen.) Dolberg 25' Veltman 44' Onana 45' Traoré 59' Gudelj 62'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,756 Referee: Pol van Boekel

11 September 2016 5	Ajax	1–0	Vitesse	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST	Viergever 27', 55'	Report	Kruiswijk 44' 67'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,168 Referee: Richard Liesveld

18 September 2016 6	Heracles	0–2	Ajax	Almelo
16:45 CEST	Van Ooijen 79'	Report	Klaassen 66' Gudelj 76'	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 12,032 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

24 September 2016 7	Ajax	5–1	PEC Zwolle	Amsterdam
19:45 CEST	Sánchez 8', 38' Dolberg 55', 64' Traoré 59'	Report	Brama 4' Holla 15' Van Polen 17' Verdonk 83'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,088 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

2 October 2016 8	Ajax	3–2	Utrecht	Amsterdam
12:30 CEST	Klaassen 34' Leeuwin 47' (o.g.) Schöne 79' (pen.) Ziyech 87'	Report	Conboy 27', 40' Janssen 37' Ayoub 51' Amrabat 69' Barazite 71' Haller 75' Strieder 78' Van der Maarel 90'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,243 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

16 October 2016 9	ADO Den Haag	0–2	Ajax	The Hague
16:45 CEST	Jansen 33'	Report	Klaassen 20' Traoré 52'	Stadium: Kyocera Stadion Attendance: 13,764 Referee: Kevin Blom

23 October 2016 10	Feyenoord	1–1	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST	El Ahmadi 66' Van der Heijden 78' Kuyt 85'	Report	Dolberg 55' Traoré 56' Veltman 61' Klaassen 63'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Björn Kuipers

29 October 2016 11	Ajax	1–0	Excelsior	Amsterdam
20:45 CEST	Ziyech 48' Schöne 79'	report	Drost 90+1'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,460 Referee: Danny Makkelie

6 November 2016 12	AZ	2–2	Ajax	Alkmaar
14:30 CEST	Weghorst 13', 79' Johansson 29' Rienstra 35' Luckassen 40'	report	Veltman 45+2' Sánchez 45+2' Traoré 47' Klaassen 62'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,647 Referee: Pol van Boekel

20 November 2016 13	Ajax	5–0	NEC	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST	Dolberg 19', 24', 37' Traoré 55' Schöne 57'	report	Von Haacke 37' Golla 39' Dyrestam 52'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,521 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

27 November 2016 14	Heerenveen	0–1	Ajax	Heerenveen
14:30 CEST	Larsson 84' Van Aken 87'	report	Sinkgraven 22' Klaassen 71', 83' Younes 80'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie

4 December 2016 15	Ajax	2–0	Groningen	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST	Sánchez 9' Sinkgraven 51' Ziyech 72' (pen.)	report	Bacuna 30' Rusnák 72' Reijnen 80'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,667 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

11 December 2016 16	Twente	1–0	Ajax	Enschede
16:45 CEST	Ter Avest 20' Thesker 68' Klich 82', 90+2' (pen.) Ede 89'	report	Dijks 86' Viergever 80' 90+1' Schöne 90+4'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,800 Referee: Dennis Higler

18 December 2016 17	Ajax	1–1	PSV	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST	Klaassen 48' Ziyech 73' Younres 86'	report	Willems 37' S. de Jong 80'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,998 Referee: Pol van Boekel

15 January 2017 18	PEC Zwolle	1–3	Ajax	Zwolle
14:30 CEST	Kvída 32' Ehizibue 45+1' Sndler 53' Brock-Madsen 72'	report	Schöne 54' (pen.) Ziyech 55', 80' Sinkgraven 66'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 13,250 Referee: Dennis Higler

22 January 2017 19	Utrecht	0–1	Ajax	Utrecht
12:30 CEST	Janssen 73'	report	Ziyech 49' Schöne 79', 83' Kluivert 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,009 Referee: Bas Kuipers

29 January 2017 20	Ajax	3–0	ADO Den Haag	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST	Ziyech 11' Schöne 34' Dolberg 76'	report	Beugelsdijk 64' Šetkus 83'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,552 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

5 February 2017 21	Roda JC	0–2	Ajax	Kerkrade
12:30 CEST		Report	Klassen 53', 82' Younes 90+3'	Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 17,112 Referee: Danny Makkelie

12 February 2017 22	Ajax	2–0	Sparta	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST	Traoré 45' Dolberg 49'	Report	Mendes da Silva 23' Breuer 35' Dumfries 61'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,075 Referee: Pol van Boekel

19 February 2017 23	Vitesse	0–1	Ajax	Arnhem
14:30 CEST	Diks 54' Miazga 88'	Report	Klassen 26' Viergever 36' Kluivert 67'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 20,016 Referee: Kevin Blom

26 February 2017 24	Ajax	4–1	Heracles	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST	Dolberg 23' Onana 54' De Ligt 56' Sánchez 60' Traoré 90'	Report	Armenteros 25', 54' Pelupessy 40'	Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA Attendance: 49,544 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

5 March 2017 25	Groningen	1–1	Ajax	Groningen
14:30 CEST	Linssen 56' Memišević 87'	Report	Klassen 82' Veltman 86' Younes 90+6'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,312 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

12 March 2017 26	Ajax	3–0	Twente	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST	Younes 55' Dolberg 67', 90+1'	Report	Klich 52'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,583 Referee: Danny Makkelie

19 March 2017 27	Excelsior	1–1	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST	Tete 26' (o.g.) Van Duinen 37' Koolwijk 80' Fredy 90+2'	Report	Kluivert 32' Traoré 67' Viergever 87'	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Pol van Boekel

2 April 2017 28	Ajax	2–1	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST	Schöne 1' Veltman 36' Neres 36'	Report	El Ahmadi 18' Berghuis 31' Tapia 52' Van der Heijden 74' Kramer 90+1'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,181 Referee: Björn Kuipers

5 April 2017 29	Ajax	4–1	AZ	Amsterdam
20:45 CEST	Traoré 16' Sánchez 72' Schöne 83' (pen.) Younes 88'	Report	Harps 43' Weghorst 55' Van Overeem 60'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,959 Referee: Dennis Higler

8 April 2017 30	NEC	1–5	Ajax	Nijmegen
19:45 CEST	Kadioglu 54'	Report	Golla 4' (o.g.) Neres 8' Traoré 32', 60' Van de Beek 72' Ziyech 78'	Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

16 April 2017 31	Ajax	5–1	Heerenveen	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST	Viergever 24' De Ligt 32' Klaassen 42' Dolberg 68' (pen.) Neres 64', 83'	Report	Ghoochannejhad 8' Thorsby 67'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,541 Referee: Danny Makkelie

23 April 2017 32	PSV	1–0	Ajax	Eindhoven
16:45 CEST	Locadia 25', 87' Van Ginkel 38' Moreno 41' Pereiro 90+4'	Report	Traoré 43' Veltman 77' Kluivert 87'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Kevin Blom

7 May 2017 33	Ajax	4–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST	Kluivert 24' Dolberg 29' F. de Jong 48' Cassierra 71'	Report	Ritzmaier 80'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,206 Referee: Pol van Boekel

14 May 2017 34	Willem II	1–3	Ajax	Tilburg
14:30 CEST	Schuurman 82' Peters 85'	Report	Dolberg 38' Sánchez 48' Klaassen 66'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

KNVB Cup

21 September 2016 Round 1	Ajax	5–0	Willem II	Amsterdam
20:45 CEST	Bazoer 13' De Ligt 25' Westermann 63' Ziyech 72' Schöne 82' Nouri 89'	report	Kali 58' Heerkens 75'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 33,250 Referee: Danny Makkelie

26 October 2016 Round 2	Kozakken Boys	1–6	Ajax	Werkendam
18:30 CEST	El Azzouti 13' Mulder 54' Mendes Moreira 63' Ignacio 85'	report	Casierra 25', 33' El Ghazi 29' Černý 41' De Ligt 48' Clement 51', 89'	Stadium: Sportpark De Zwaaier Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

15 December 2016 Round 3	SC Cambuur	2–1	Ajax	Leeuwarden
18:30 CEST	Barto 20', 39' Blackson 40' El Baad 66'	report	Nouri 50' Clement 67' Van de Beek 82'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,203 Referee: Kevin Blom

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

v

PAOK

26 July 2016 First leg	Ajax	1–1	PAOK	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST	Dolberg 58' Schöne 90+2'	Report	Djalma 27' Athanasiadis 30' Glykos 74'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,640 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

v

Ajax

3 August 2016 Second leg	PAOK	1–2 (2–3 agg.)	Ajax	Salonika, Greece
20:45 CEST	Athanasiadis 4' Leovac 45' Crespo 56'	Report	Klaassen 45+1' (pen.), 88' Gudelj 57' Tete 66' Riedewald 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Toumba Attendance: 24,930 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Play-off round

v

Rostov

16 August 2016 First leg	Ajax	1–1	Rostov	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST	Klaassen 38' (pen.), 65' Veltman 88'	Report	Erokhin 8' Noboa 13', 90' Navas 37' Kudryashov 52' Ezatolahi 74' Gațcan 89'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,463 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

v

Ajax

24 August 2016 Second leg	Rostov	4–1 (5–2 agg.)	Ajax	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
20:45 CEST	Azmoun 34', 39' Poloz 41', 66' Erokhin 52' Navas 53' Noboa 60' Kudrayashov 83'	Report	Klaassen 84' (pen.) Viergever 87'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 15,320 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ajax	6	4	2	0	11	6	+5	14	Advance to knockout phase
2	Celta Vigo	6	2	3	1	10	7	+3	9	Advance to knockout phase
3	Standard Liège	6	1	4	1	8	6	+2	7
4	Panathinaikos	6	0	1	5	3	13	−10	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

v

Ajax

15 September 2016 1	Panathinaikos	1–2	Ajax	Athens, Greece
21:05 CEST	Berg 5' Koutroubis 35' Wakaso 61', 90+1' Mesto 66' Zeca 68' Ivanov 59' 69' Villafanez 71'	report	Traoré 34' Viergever 42' Riedewald 67' Ziyech 55' 79' Veltman 90+1'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 13,019 Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

v

Standard Liège

29 September 2016 2	Ajax	1–0	Standard Liège	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST	Dolberg 28' Sinkgraven 38'	report	Belfodil 43' Fai 72' Dompé 78'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 31,352 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

v

Ajax

20 October 2016 3	Celta Vigo	2–2	Ajax	Vigo, Spain
19:00 CEST	Fontàs 29' Planas 80' Orellana 82'	report	Sánchez 18' Ziyech 22' Gudelj 30' Veltman 31' Sinkgraven 57' Younes 71' Bazoer 90+2'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 18,397 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

v

Celta Vigo

3 November 2016 4	Ajax	3–2	Celta Vigo	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:05 CEST	Schöne 12' Dolberg 41' Sánchez 59' Ziyech 67' Younes 71' Sinkgraven 76' Klaassen 90+1'	report	Mallo 38' Radoja 74' Guidetti 79', 88' Aspas 86'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 44,545 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

v

Panathinaikos

24 November 2016 5	Ajax	2–0	Panathinaikos	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST	Dijks 16' Schöne 40' Tete 50'	report	Villafáñez 14' Wakaso 54'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 41,011 Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)

v

Ajax

8 December 2016 6	Standard Liège	1–1	Ajax	Liège, Belgium
21:05 CEST	Fiore 51' Trebel 78' Raman 85'	report	El Ghazi 27' Tete 42' Boer 59' De Light 81'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 20,344 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

Round of 32

v

Ajax

16 February 2017 First leg	Legia Warsaw	0–0	Ajax	Warsaw, Poland
21:05 CEST	Broź 63' Radović 70'	Report	Tete 71' 84' Klaassen 84'	Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Attendance: 28,742 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

v

Legia Warsaw

23 February 2017 Second leg	Ajax	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Legia Warsaw	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST	Viergever 49' Sánchez 71' Traoré 75' Veltman 86' Onana 90+4'	http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000793/match=2019659/lineups/index.html Report]		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,285 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Round of 16

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Ajax

9 March 2017 First leg	Copenhagen	2–1	Ajax	Copenhagen, Denmark
19:00 CEST	Falk 1' Jørgensen 21' Cornelius 60'	Report	Dolberg 32' Viergever 65' Tete 71' Schöne 77' Klaassen 88'	Stadium: Telia Parken Attendance: 31,189 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

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Copenhagen

16 March 2017 Second leg	Ajax	2–0 (3–2 agg.)	Copenhagen	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:05 CEST	Traoré 23' Sánchez 34' Dolberg 45+2' (pen.) Younes 48' Schöne 78' Onana 90+4'	Report	Greguš 19' Matíc 31' Verbič 66' Johansson 80' Santander 87'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,270 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Quarter-finals

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Schalke 04

13 April 2017 First leg	Ajax	2–0	Schalke 04	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:05 CEST	Klaassen 23' (pen.), 52', 48' Neres 89'	Report	Kehrer 87' Stambouli 88'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,384 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

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Ajax

20 April 2017 Second leg	Schalke 04	3–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.)	Ajax	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
21:05 CEST	Goretzka 53' Burgstaller 56' 60' Kolašinac 68' Nastasić 86' Caligiuri 101'	Report	Veltman 72' 80' Viergever 90', 111' Ziyech 90+5' Younes 120'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 53,701 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Semi-final

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Lyon

3 May 2017 First leg	Ajax	4–1	Lyon	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CEST	Traoré 25', 71', 62' De Ligt 30' Dolberg 34' Younes 49'	Report	Gonalons 41' Valbuena 66'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,141 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

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Ajax

11 May 2017 Second leg	Lyon	3–1 (4−5 agg.)	Ajax	Lyon, France
21:05 CEST	Morel 18' Tolisso 20' Lacazette 45' (pen.), 45+1' Diakhaby 49' Nkoulou 61' Fekir 62' Ghezzal 81'	Report	Dolberg 25' Veltman 49' Klaassen 50' Viergever 68' 84'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 53,810 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Final

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Manchester United

24 May 2017 Final	Ajax	0−2	Manchester United	Solna, Sweden
20:45 CEST	Veltman 58' Younes 64' Riedewald 78'	Report	Pogba 18' Mkhitaryan 31' 48' Fellaini 52' Mata 78'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 46,961 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Friendlies

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FC Liefering

9 July 2016	Ajax	3–4	FC Liefering	Hippach, Austria
16:00 CEST	El Ghazi 68', 69' Van de Beek 79'	Report	Hwang 15' Oberlin 23' Grabovac 75' Berisha 90'	Stadium: Lindenstadion Referee: Christoph Hofer

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Ajax

12 July 2016	Amsterdamsche FC	2–2	Ajax	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST	Bosma 31' Jesse 57'	Report	Schöne 55' Murić 79'	Stadium: Sportpark Goed Genoeg

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Gent

16 July 2016	Ajax	0–2	Gent	Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00 CEST		Report	Coulibaly 13' Riedewald 46' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

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Krylia Sovetov Samara

16 July 2016	Ajax	1–2	Krylia Sovetov Samara	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 CEST	Cassierra 10'	Report	Rodić 6' Tkache 69'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

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Ajax

20 July 2016	Béziers	0–2	Ajax	Béziers, France
15:00 CEST		Report	Sinkgraven 58' Zivkovic 69'	Stadium: Stade de la Méditerranée

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Ajax

20 July 2016	Marseille	2–2	Ajax	Béziers, France
20:00 CEST	Sarr 60' (pen.) Alessandrini 63'	Report	Cassierra 7' Dolberg 86'	Stadium: Stade de la Méditerranée

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NEC

6 October 2016	Ajax	2–1	NEC	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Mazraoui 26' El Idrissi 48'	Report	Grot 48'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

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Achilles '29

10 November 2016	Ajax	2–0	Achilles '29	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Cassierra 2', 13'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

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Excelsior

7 January 2017	Ajax	1–3	Excelsior	Ferreiras, Portugal
	Dijks 70'	Report	Hasselbaink 11' Hadouir 78' Mattheij 82'	Stadium: Estádio da Nora

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RB Leipzig

7 January 2017	Ajax	5–1	RB Leipzig	Ferreiras, Portugal
	Younes 22', 39', 46' Dolberg 37' El Ghazi 81'	Report	Selke 74'	Stadium: Estádio da Nora

Transfers for 2016–17

Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2016 to 31 August 2016) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2016.

Arrivals

The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
Return from loan spell
Lerin Duarte	Midfielder	30 June 2016	NAC Breda	-
Ruben Ligeon	Defender	30 June 2016	FC Utrecht	-
Zakaria El Azzouzi	Forward	30 June 2016	FC Twente	-
Óttar Magnús Karlsson	Defender	30 June 2016	Sparta Rotterdam	-
Lucas Andersen	Forward	30 June 2016	Willem II	-
Queensy Menig	Forward	30 June 2016	PEC Zwolle	-
Sheraldo Becker	Forward	30 June 2016	PEC Zwolle	-
Lesly de Sa	Forward	30 June 2016	Willem II	-
Xavier Mous	Goalkeeper	30 June 2016	Oss	-
Loan
Tim Krul	Goalkeeper	25 August 2016	Newcastle United	-
Bertrand Traoré	Forward	12 August 2016	Chelsea	€2,000,000
Transfer
Hakim Ziyech	Midfielder	30 August 2016	Twente	€11,000,000
Davinson Sánchez	Defender	21 June 2016	Atlético Nacional	€5,000,000
Mateo Casierra	Forward	17 June 2016	Deportivo Cali	€5,000,000
Free Transfer
Heiko Westermann	Defender	14 July 2016	Real Betis	-
Boy Kemper	Defender	11 May 2016	Volendam	-
Danilho Doekhi	Defender	2 May 2016	Excelsior	-
Pascal Struijk	Defender	19 April 2016	ADO Den Haag	-
Abdallah Aberkane	Defender	11 April 2016	ADO Den Haag	-

Departures

The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
Out on loan
Robert Murić	Forward	20 August 2016	Pescara	-
Richairo Zivkovic	Forward	30 June 2016	Utrecht	-
Indy Groothuizen	Goalkeeper	30 June 2016	Nordsjælland	-
Django Warmerdam	Defender	30 June 2016	PEC Zwolle	-
Leeroy Owusu	Defender	30 June 2016	Excelsior	-
Queensy Menig	Forward	30 June 2016	PEC Zwolle	-
Zakaria El Azzouzi	Forward	30 June 2016	Sparta Rotterdam	-
Transfer
Jasper Cillessen	Goalkeeper	25 August 2016	Barcelona	€13,000,000 + €2,000,000 variables
Sheraldo Becker	Forward	21 August 2016	ADO Den Haag	€200,000
Arkadiusz Milik	Forward	2 August 2016	Napoli	€32,000,000
Ricardo van Rhijn	Defender	18 July 2016	Club Brugge	€1,800,000
Mike van der Hoorn	Defender	5 July 2016	Swansea City	€2,500,000
Lucas Andersen	Forward	5 July 2016	Grasshopper	€1,500,000
Viktor Fischer	Forward	26 May 2016	Middlesbrough	€5,000,000
Free Transfer
Danny Bakker	Midfielder	5 September 2016	Cambuur	-
Lerin Duarte	Midfielder	11 August 2016	Heracles Almelo	-
Elton Acolatse	Forward	21 July 2016	Westerlo	-
Lesly de Sa	Forward	1 July 2016	Slovan Bratislava	-
Nicolai Boilesen	Defender	1 July 2016	Copenhagen	-
Milan Vissie	Midfielder	1 July 2016	Cambuur	-
Aschraf El Mahdioui	Midfielder	1 July 2016	ADO Den Haag	-
Philippe Sandler	Forward	17 June 2016	PEC Zwolle	-
Sam Hendriks	Forward	15 June 2016	Go Ahead Eagles	-
Ruben Ligeon	Defender	9 June 2016	Slovan Bratislava	-
Damon Mirani	Defender	31 May 2016	Almere City	-
Xavier Mous	Goalkeeper	19 May 2016	Oss	-
Jordy Bruijn	Midfielder	13 May 2016	Heerenveen	-
Óttar Magnús Karlsson	Forward	22 April 2016	Víkingur Reykjavík	-
Damian van Bruggen	Defender	19 April 2016	PSV	-
Juan Familia-Castillo	Midfielder	1 July 2016	Chelsea	-
Millen Baars	Forward	1 July 2016	Manchester United	-

Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2017 to 1 February 2017) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2016–17.

Arrivals

The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
Transfer
Sebastian Pasquali	Midfielder	1 January 2017	Melbourne Victory	?
David Neres	Forward	31 January 2017	São Paulo	€12,000,000 + €3,000,000 variables
Free Transfer
Mateusz Górski	Goalkeeper	24 January 2017	Śląsk Wrocław	-

Departures

The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
Out on loan
Mitchell Dijks	Defender	30 January 2017	Norwich City	-
Return from loan spell
Tim Krul	Goalkeeper	31 January 2017	Newcastle United	-
Transfer
Riechedly Bazoer	Midfielder	1 January 2017	VfL Wolfsburg	€12,000,000
Nemanja Gudelj	Midfielder	5 January 2017	Tianjin TEDA	€5,500,000
Francesco Antonucci	Midfielder	7 January 2017	Monaco	€2,500,000
Anwar El Ghazi	Forward	31 January 2017	Lille	€8,500,000
Free Transfer
Adham El Idrissi	Midfielder	16 January 2017	Roda JC	-

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2016–17 AFC Ajax season

Contents

Player statistics

Team statistics

2016–17 Eredivisie standings

Points by match day

Total points by match day

Standing by match day

Goals by match day

Topscorers

Placements

Competitions

Eredivisie

League table

Matches

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Play-off round

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-final

Final

Friendlies

Transfers for 2016–17

Summer transfer window

Arrivals

Departures

Winter transfer window

Arrivals

Departures

References