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2006–07 AFC Ajax season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Ajax |
| season | 2006–07 |
| manager | Henk ten Cate |
| chairman | John Jaakke |
| league | Eredivisie |
| league result | 2nd |
| cup1 | KNVB Cup |
| cup1 result | Winners |
| cup2 | Champions League |
| cup2 result | Play-off round |
| cup3 | UEFA Cup |
| cup3 result | Round of 32 |
| cup4 | Johan Cruyff Shield |
| cup4 result | Winners |
| league topscorer | |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (21 goals) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (35 goals) | |
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (21 goals) Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (35 goals)
During the 2006–07 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The first training took place on Saturday, 8 July 2006. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Wednesday, 8 August 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 |- |} As of 14 November 2011
Team statistics
2006–07 Eredivisie standings
| Standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals against | |||||||||
| Yellow cards | |||||||||
| Red cards | |||||||||
| 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 | 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | 84 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Statistics for the 2006–07 season
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in 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 | Wins | Draws | Losses | Home | Away | Yellow cards | Red cards | 2 x yellow in 1 match | Number of substitutes used | Goals for | Goals against | Balance | Clean sheets | Penalties for | Penalties against | |||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 60 | 8 | 107 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 98 | 10 | 119 | ||||||||||||||||
| 56 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 84 | 8 | 189 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| +24 | -1 | +2 | +13 | -1 | +9 | +50 | +5 | +124 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
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
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| 2. | Greece Angelos Charisteas |
| 3. | Romania Nicolae Mitea |
| Netherlands Rydell Poepon | 5 |
| Argentina Mauro Rosales | 5 |
| 6. | Netherlands Robbert Schilder |
| 7. | Denmark Kenneth Perez |
| Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong | 3 |
| Belgium Tom De Mul | 3 |
| 10. | Armenia Edgar Manucharyan |
| 11. | Netherlands Olaf Lindenbergh |
| 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 |
| Denmark Kenneth Perez | 1 |
| Netherlands Wesley Sneijder | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Eredivisie
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| 2. | Netherlands Wesley Sneijder |
| 3. | Denmark Kenneth Perez |
| 4. | Netherlands John Heitinga |
| 5. | Netherlands Ryan Babel |
| Spain Gabri | 5 |
| 7. | Belgium Tom De Mul |
| 8. | Netherlands Urby Emanuelson |
| Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera | 3 |
| 10. | Romania Nicolae Mitea |
| 11. | Argentina Mauro Rosales |
| Spain Roger | 1 |
| Netherlands Jaap Stam | 1 |
| Brazil Leonardo | 1 |
| Netherlands Edgar Davids | 1 |
| Own goals | Netherlands Ryan Donk (AZ) |
| Total | 83 |
|}
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| 2. | Denmark Kenneth Perez |
| 3. | Sweden Markus Rosenberg |
| 4. | Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro |
| 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) |
| Total | 17 |
UEFA Champions League
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| Total | 2 |
UEFA Cup
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| 2. | Sweden Markus Rosenberg |
| 3. | Netherlands Ryan Babel |
| 4. | Netherlands Wesley Sneijder |
| Spain Gabri | 1 |
| Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera | 1 |
| Armenia Edgar Manucharyan | 1 |
| Netherlands John Heitinga | 1 |
| Brazil Leonardo | 1 |
| Total | 18 |
|}
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Wesley Sneijder |
| Total | 1 |
|}
Placements
| Friendlies | Amsterdam Tournament | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup | Eredivisie | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 played, 6 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses | 4th place | Winners | ||||
| Last opponent: AZ | Eliminated in Play-Off round | |||||
| Last opponent: Copenhagen | Eliminated in Round of 32 | |||||
| Last opponent: Werder Bremen | 2nd place | |||||
| 75 points in 34 matches | ||||||
| qualified for UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds |
- Wesley Sneijder is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Ryan Babel is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
Results
All times are in CEST
Johan Cruijff Schaal
Main article: 2006 Johan Cruyff Shield
Perez Sneijder
Eredivisie
Main article: 2006–07 Eredivisie
Sneijder
Heitinga
Rosales
Roger
Oper
Fortuné
Heitinga
Perez
Emanuelson
Suárez
Pardo
Perez
Sneijder
Sneijder
Heitinga
Sneijder
Méndez
Polak
Medunjanin
Emanuelson
Mitea
Huntelaar
De Mul
Huntelaar
Mendes da Silva
Zijm
Piqué
Junker
Benson
Hersi
De Mul
Gabri
Grygera
Wisgerhof
Gabri
Sneijder
Suárez
Heitinga
Leonardo
De Mul
Huntelaar
Huntelaar
Rojer
Perez
Babel
Sneijder
Gabri
Perez
Huntelaar
Berger
Sektioui
Sneijder
Babel
Huntelaar
Perez
Mitea
Moreno
Huntelaar
Play-offs
;Round 1
Babel Perez
;Round 2 Arveladze
Donk Gabri
KNVB Cup
Main article: 2006–07 KNVB Cup
Fung-a-Wing Maduro Perez Huntelaar Huntelaar Leonardo Perez Heitinga Gabri Mitea Gabri
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League
;Play-Off round
Vermaelen
UEFA Cup
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup
;First round Fevang Rosenberg Sneijder Roger
Grygera Babel
Group stage
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup group stage#Group F
Manucharyan
Coro
Heitinga
Final phase
Round of 32
Naldo Frings
Huntelaar Babel
Amsterdam Tournament
;Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2006
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Manchester United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| ITA Internazionale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| POR Porto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| NED Ajax | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Friendlies
Huntelaar Poepon Charisteas Rosales Charisteas Mitea Lindenbergh Sarpong Poepon De Mul Schilder Charisteas Manucharyan Mitea Sarpong Rosales Huntelaar Stam Charisteas Rosales Poepon Huntelaar Sarpong De Harder Aksit Schilder Sneijder Vermaelen Schilder Vertonghen Huntelaar Kruska Paulse
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
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | Return from loan spell | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium Stanley Aborah | Midfielder | 1 July 2006 | Netherlands FC Den Bosch | - | |||
| Romania George Ogăraru | Defender | 23 May 2006 | Romania Steaua București | €3.3 million | |||
| Denmark Kenneth Perez | Defender | 1 July 2006 | Netherlands AZ | €3 million | |||
| Netherlands Jaap Stam | Defender | 12 July 2006 | Italy Milan | €3 million | |||
| Denmark Michael Krohn-Dehli | Midfielder | 1 July 2006 | Netherlands RKC Waalwijk | - | |||
| Netherlands Dennis Gentenaar | Goalkeeper | 1 July 2006 | Germany Borussia Dortmund | - | |||
| Spain Gabri | Midfielder | 6 June 2006 | Spain Barcelona | - | |||
| Spain Roger | Midfielder | 12 August 2006 | Spain Villarreal | - |
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | Out on loan | Loan return | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Victor Sikora | Midfielder | 1 July 2006 | Netherlands NAC Breda | - | ||||
| Netherlands Robbert Schilder | Midfielder | 7 August 2006 | Netherlands Heracles Almelo | - | ||||
| Ghana Emmanuel Boakye | Defender | 10 August 2006 | Netherlands Heracles Almelo | - | ||||
| Netherlands Tom Kalkhuis | Forward | 31 August 2006 | Netherlands FC Omniworld | - | ||||
| Spain Juanfran | Defender | 1 July 2006 | Turkey Beşiktaş | - | ||||
| Sweden Rasmus Lindgren | Midfielder | 1 March 2006 | Netherlands Groningen | €300,000 | ||||
| Belgium Gideon De Graaf | Forward | 1 July 2006 | Belgium Mechelen | €2.8 million | ||||
| Greece Angelos Charisteas | Forward | 31 August 2006 | Netherlands Feyenoord | €2.6 million | ||||
| Morocco Nourdin Boukhari | Midfielder | 15 May 2006 | France FC Nantes | - | ||||
| Czech Republic Tomáš Galásek | Defender | 1 July 2006 | Germany 1. FC Nürnberg | - | ||||
| South Africa Steven Pienaar | Midfielder | 1 July 2006 | Germany Borussia Dortmund | - | ||||
| South Africa Hans Vonk | Goalkeeper | 1 July 2006 | South Africa Ajax Cape Town | - | ||||
| Greece Ioannis Anastasiou | Forward | 1 July 2006 | Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam | - | ||||
| Tunisia Hatem Trabelsi | Defender | 10 August 2006 | England 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
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Leonardo | Forward | 19 December 2006 | Netherlands NAC Breda | €660,000 | ||
| Netherlands Edgar Davids | Midfielder | 30 January 2006 | England Tottenham Hotspur | - |
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | Out on loan | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Derk Boerrigter | Forward | 30 January 2007 | Netherlands HFC Haarlem | - | |||
| Denmark Michael Krohn-Dehli | Midfielder | 31 January 2007 | Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam | - | |||
| Belgium Jan Vertonghen | Defender | 31 January 2007 | Netherlands RKC Waalwijk | - | |||
| Netherlands Rydell Poepon | Forward | 31 January 2007 | Netherlands Willem II | - | |||
| Netherlands Donovan Slijngard | Midfielder | 31 January 2007 | Netherlands Groningen | - | |||
| Sweden Markus Rosenberg | Forward | 27 January 2007 | Germany Werder Bremen | €3.3 million | |||
| Argentina Mauro Rosales | Forward | 31 January 2007 | Argentina River Plate | €1.8 million | |||
| Belgium Stanley Aborah | Midfielder | 6 January 2007 | Belgium FCV Dender | - |
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