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2007–08 AFC Ajax season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | AFC Ajax |
| season | 2007–08 |
| manager | Henk ten Cate (until September 2007) |
| Adrie Koster (interim) | |
| chairman | John Jaakke |
| league | Eredivisie |
| league result | 2nd |
| cup1 | KNVB Cup |
| cup1 result | Round of 16 |
| cup2 | Champions League |
| cup2 result | Play-off Round |
| cup3 | UEFA Cup |
| cup3 result | First round |
| cup4 | Johan Cruyff Shield |
| cup4 result | Winners |
| league topscorer | |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (33 goals) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (36 goals) | |
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| prevseason | 2006–07 |
| nextseason | 2008–09 |
Adrie Koster (interim) Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (33 goals) Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (36 goals)
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.
Pre-season
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.
Player statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only |- |} 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.
2007–08 selection by nationality
| Nationality | Netherlands | Belgium | Denmark | Spain | Romania | Sweden | Uruguay | Netherlands Antilles | Armenia | Brazil | Ghana | Total Players | Current squad selection | Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection | Players out on loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||||
| 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | ||||
| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings
| 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 |
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 | 69 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | 69 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2007–08 statistics
- 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 | 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 | ||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 9 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 11 | 175 | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 94 | 6 | 143 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| +24 | +1 | +1 | +1 | -2 | +0 | -2 | +45 | +2 | +62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
2007-08 team records
| Description | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest win | Netherlands Friendly match | GFC - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 9 ) |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | AFC Ajax - SC Heerenveen ( 3 - 1 ) | |
| European Union UEFA Champions League | — | |
| European Union UEFA Cup | Dinamo Zagreb - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 1 ) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | De Graafschap - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 ) | |
| Biggest loss | Scotland Friendly match | Falkirk F.C. - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 ) |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | NAC Breda - AFC Ajax ( 4 - 2 ) | |
| European Union UEFA Champions League | Slavia Praha - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 ) | |
| European Union UEFA Cup | AFC Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb ( 2 - 3 ) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | AFC Ajax - NAC Breda ( 1 - 3 ) | |
| Most goals in a match | Netherlands Friendly match | GFC - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 9 ) |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | NAC Breda - AFC Ajax ( 4 - 2 ) | |
| European Union UEFA Champions League | Slavia Praha - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 ) | |
| European Union UEFA Cup | AFC Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb ( 2 - 3 ) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | De Graafschap - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 ) |
Top scorers
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Wesley Sneijder |
| 2. | Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglu |
| 3. | Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong | 3 |
| 5. | Romania Nicolae Mitea |
| Spain Gabri | 2 |
| 7. | South Africa Thembinkosi Fanteni |
| Netherlands Edgar Davids | 1 |
| South Africa Sameegh Doutie | 1 |
| Netherlands John Heitinga | 1 |
| Belgium Laurent Delorge | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles Javier Martina | 1 |
| Netherlands Chakib Tayeb | 1 |
| Total | 27 |
Johan Cruyff Schaal
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Spain Gabri |
| Total | 1 |
Eredivisie
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| 2. | Uruguay Luis Suárez |
| 3. | Denmark Kenneth Perez |
| 4. | Netherlands John Heitinga |
| 5. | Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro |
| Spain Albert Luque | 4 |
| Denmark Dennis Rommedahl | 4 |
| 8. | Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglu |
| Netherlands Urby Emanuelson | 3 |
| 10. | Netherlands Siem de Jong |
| Belgium Jan Vertonghen | 2 |
| Brazil Leonardo | 2 |
| Sweden Rasmus Lindgren | 2 |
| 14. | Belgium Laurent Delorge |
| Spain Gabri | 1 |
| Own goals | Netherlands Edson Braafheid (Twente) |
| Brazil Douglas (Twente) | 1 |
| Total | 93 |
|}
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands John Heitinga |
| Uruguay Luis Suárez | 2 |
| 3. | Denmark Dennis Rommedahl |
| Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro | 1 |
| Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 1 |
| Total | 7 |
UEFA Champions League
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Uruguay Luis Suárez |
| Total | 1 |
UEFA Cup
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| 2. | Denmark Dennis Rommedahl |
| Total | 3 |
|}
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Spain Gabri |
| Netherlands Wesley Sneijder | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Dubai Cup
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Denmark Kenneth Perez |
| Netherlands John Heitinga | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
|}
Placements
| 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.
Results
All times are in CEST
Johan Cruyff Shield
Main article: 2007 Johan Cruyff Shield
Eredivisie
Main article: 2007–08 Eredivisie
Suárez
Maduro
Bakircioglu
Vermaelen
Schilder
Huntelaar
Dembélé
Suárez
Maduro
Rommedahl
Delorge
Huntelaar
De Roover
De Jong
Suárez
Luque
Rommedahl
Hadouir
De Guzmán
De Jong
Gabri
Luque
Huntelaar
Amoah
Ammi
Swinkels
Suárez
Vertonghen
Den Ouden
Braafheid
Nkufo
Calabro
Huntelaar
Ogăraru
Perez
Huntelaar
Bakircioglu
Leonardo
De Zeeuw
Heitinga
Gommans
Suárez
Bakkal
Huntelaar
Hadouir
Huntelaar
Lindgren
Perez
Emnes
Penders
Emanuelson
Heitinga
Emanuelson
Leonardo
Luis Suárez
Elia
Pranjić
Perez
Huntelaar
Perez
Suárez
Perez
Huntelaar
Heitinga
Play-offs
;Round 1 Heitinga
Rommedahl Pranjić
;Round 2
KNVB Cup
Main article: 2007–08 KNVB Cup
Rommedahl Maduro Huntelaar Ammi Zwaanswijk Lurling
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
UEFA Cup
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup
;First round
Mandžukić
Amsterdam Tournament
Sneijder
;Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2007
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| ESP Atlético Madrid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| NED Ajax | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| ITA Lazio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Dubai Cup
Heitinga
;Final standings of the Mohammed Bin Rashid International Football Championship Dubai 2008
| GER VfB Stuttgart | 2006–07 Bundesliga – 3rd place |
|---|
|5 January|BRA Internacional|1|GER VfB Stuttgart|0 |5 January|ITA Internazionale|2(5)|NED Ajax|2(4) |7 January|BRA Internacional|2|ITA Internazionale|1 |7 January|NED Ajax|0|GER VfB Stuttgart|1
Friendlies
Fanteni Mitea Davids Sneijder Mitea Gabri Doutie Sarpong Bakircioglu Mitchell Tayeb Sarpong
2007–08 transfers
Summer transfer window
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.
Arrivals
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | Return from loan spell | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Michael Krohn-Dehli | Midfielder | 15 May 2007 | Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam | - | |||
| Netherlands Robbert Schilder | Defender | 15 May 2007 | Netherlands Heracles | - | |||
| Netherlands Donovan Slijngard | Midfielder | 15 May 2007 | Netherlands Groningen | - | |||
| Belgium Jan Vertonghen | Midfielder | 15 May 2007 | Netherlands RKC Waalwijk | - | |||
| Belgium Laurent Delorge | Midfielder | 10 May 2007 | Netherlands ADO Den Haag | €800,000 | |||
| Denmark Dennis Rommedahl | Forward | 20 July 2007 | England Charlton Athletic | €1,000,000 | |||
| Netherlands Jürgen Colin | Defender | 1 August 2007 | England Norwich City | €100,000 | |||
| Uruguay Luis Suárez | Forward | 10 August 2007 | Netherlands Groningen | €7,500,000 | |||
| Spain Albert Luque | Forward | 25 August 2007 | England Newcastle United | €8,200,000 | |||
| Netherlands Erik Heijblok | Goalkeeper | 1 July 2007 | Netherlands HFC Haarlem | - | |||
| Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglu | Forward | 18 July 2007 | Netherlands Twente | - | |||
| Spain Ismael Urzaíz | Forward | 19 July 2007 | Spain Athletic Bilbao | - |
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | Out on loan | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Rydell Poepon | Forward | 30 January 2007 | Netherlands Willem II | - | |||
| Netherlands Kenneth Vermeer | Goalkeeper | 24 May 2007 | Netherlands Willem II | - | |||
| Belgium Tom De Mul | Forward | 9 July 2007 | Spain Sevilla | €4,500,000 | |||
| Denmark Kenneth Perez | Forward | 11 July 2007 | Netherlands PSV | €1,500,000 | |||
| Netherlands Ryan Babel | Forward | 13 July 2007 | England Liverpool | €11,500,000 | |||
| Netherlands Wesley Sneijder | Midfielder | 12 August 2007 | Spain Real Madrid | €27,000,000 | |||
| Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera | Defender | 4 June 2007 | Italy Juventus | - | |||
| Ghana Emmanuel Boakye | Defender | 18 June 2007 | Netherlands Heracles | - | |||
| Netherlands Michael Timisela | Defender | 6 July 2007 | Netherlands VVV-Venlo | - | |||
| Spain Roger | Midfielder | 7 July 2007 | — | - | |||
| Netherlands Derk Boerrigter | Forward | 16 July 2007 | Netherlands FC Zwolle | - | |||
| Netherlands Olaf Lindenbergh | Midfielder | 31 August 2007 | Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam | - |
Winter transfer window
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.
Arrivals
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | Loan | Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana Samuel Kuffour | Defender | 28 January 2008 | Italy Roma | - | ||
| Denmark Kenneth Perez | Forward | 1 January 2008 | Netherlands PSV | €1,250,000 | ||
| Uruguay Bruno Silva | Defender | 20 January 2008 | Netherlands Groningen | €3,750,000 | ||
| Sweden Rasmus Lindgren | Midfielder | 28 January 2008 | Netherlands Groningen | €3,500,000 |
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | Out on loan | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Robbert Schilder | Defender | 30 January 2008 | Netherlands Heracles | - | |||
| Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro | Defender | 18 January 2008 | Spain Valencia | €6,500,000 | |||
| Netherlands Jaap Stam | Defender | 27 October 2007 | — | - |
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