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2008–09 AFC Ajax season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Ajax |
| season | 2008–09 |
| manager | Marco van Basten (until 6 May 2009) |
| John van 't Schip (interim) | |
| chairman | Uri Coronel |
| league | Eredivisie |
| league result | 3rd |
| cup1 | KNVB Cup |
| cup1 result | Third Round |
| cup2 | UEFA Cup |
| cup2 result | Round of 16 |
| league topscorer | |
| Luis Suárez (22 goals) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Luis Suárez (28 goals) | |
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| prevseason | 2007–08 |
| nextseason | 2009–10 |
John van 't Schip (interim) Luis Suárez (22 goals) Luis Suárez (28 goals)
During the 2008–09 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Cup. The first training took place on Monday July 14, 2008. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Tuesday August 5, 2008, followed by a testimonial match for the retired former Ajax defender Jaap Stam.
Pre-season
The first training for the 2008–09 season was held on July 14, 2008. 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 Marco van Basten played friendly matches against VV Noordwijk, CVV Germanicus and Excelsior '31 before traveling to the United Kingdom to play against Cardiff City and Sunderland, then traveling to Spain to play Real Murcia. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Arsenal and Internazionale in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.
Player statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only |- |} As of 31 October 2011
2008-09 selection by nationality
| Nationality | Netherlands | Belgium | Spain | Sweden | Uruguay | Netherlands Antilles | Argentina | Brazil | Cameroon | Croatia | Morocco | Serbia | Denmark | Romania | Total Players | Current squad selection | Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection | Players out on loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 27 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | ||||
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings 2008-09
| Standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals against | |||||||||
| Yellow cards | |||||||||
| Red cards | |||||||||
| 3 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 74 | 41 | 60 | 6 |
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 | 68 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 68 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 68 |
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 | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th | 9th | 12th | 6th | 10th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd |
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 | 74 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Statistics for the 2008-09 season
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2008-09 season.
| Friendlies | Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | KNVB Cup | UEFA Cup | Eredivisie | 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 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 60 | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 47 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 89 | 177 | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 74 | 118 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| +16 | -2 | +1 | +6 | +33 | +54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2008-09 team records
| Description | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest win | Netherlands Friendly match | Excelsior '31 - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 ) |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | AFC Ajax - FC Utrecht ( 2 - 0 ) | |
| European Union UEFA Cup | FK Borac Čačak - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 4 ) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | AFC Ajax - Willem II ( 7 - 0 ) | |
| Biggest loss | Portugal Friendly match | VfB Stuttgart - AFC Ajax ( 3 - 2 ) |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | FC Volendam - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 0 ) | |
| European Union UEFA Cup | Olympique de Marseille - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 ) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | PSV - AFC Ajax ( 6 - 2 ) | |
| Most goals in a match | Netherlands Friendly match | Excelsior '31 - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 ) |
| Netherlands KNVB Cup | AFC Ajax - FC Utrecht ( 2 - 0 ) | |
| European Union UEFA Cup | FK Borac Čačak - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 4 ) | |
| Netherlands Eredivisie | PSV - AFC Ajax ( 6 - 2 ) |
Top scorers
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Uruguay Luis Suárez |
| 2. | Argentina Darío Cvitanich |
| 3. | Spain Gabri |
| 4. | Brazil Leonardo |
| Denmark Kenneth Perez | 2 |
| 6. | Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong |
| Spain Albert Luque | 1 |
| Netherlands Jan-Arie van der Heijden | 1 |
| Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglü | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles Javier Martina | 1 |
| Netherlands Siem de Jong | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles Vurnon Anita | 1 |
| Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 1 |
| Total | 24 |
Eredivisie
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Uruguay Luis Suárez |
| 2. | Argentina Darío Cvitanich |
| 3. | Serbia Miralem Sulejmani |
| 4. | Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| 5. | Belgium Thomas Vermaelen |
| Belgium Jan Vertonghen | 4 |
| Netherlands Urby Emanuelson | 4 |
| 8. | Brazil Leonardo |
| Sweden Rasmus Lindgren | 2 |
| Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel | 2 |
| 11. | Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong |
| Spain Oleguer | 1 |
| Netherlands Siem de Jong | 1 |
| Netherlands Evander Sno | 1 |
| Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglü | 1 |
| Spain Gabri | 1 |
| Netherlands Rob Wielaert | 1 |
| Morocco Ismaïl Aissati | 1 |
| Cameroon Eyong Enoh | 1 |
| Own goals | Netherlands Erik Pieters (PSV) |
| Spain Fernández (N.E.C.) | 1 |
| Total | 74 |
KNVB Cup
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Uruguay Luis Suárez |
| Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
|}
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Uruguay Luis Suárez |
| 2. | Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| Serbia Miralem Sulejmani | 2 |
| Brazil Leonardo | 2 |
| 5. | Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong |
| Belgium Thomas Vermaelen | 1 |
| Belgium Jan Vertonghen | 1 |
| Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglü | 1 |
| Cameroon Eyong Enoh | 1 |
| Total | 16 |
Amsterdam Tournament
| Nr. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Uruguay Luis Suárez |
| Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
|}
Placements
| Friendlies | Amsterdam Tournament | KNVB Cup | UEFA Cup | Eredivisie | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 played, 4 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses | 4th place | Eliminated in Third Round | |||
| Last opponent: FC Volendam | Eliminated in Round of 16 | ||||
| Last opponent: Olympique de Marseille | 3rd place | ||||
| 68 points in 34 matches | |||||
| qualified for UEFA Europa League |
- Luis Suárez is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Gregory van der Wiel is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
Results
All times are in CEST
Eredivisie
Main article: 2008–09 Eredivisie
Akgün Sno Huntelaar Vertonghen Beerens Sibon Pranjić Suárez Van der Wiel Suárez Van den Bergh Huntelaar Lindgren Suárez Sno Bakircioglü Leonardo Rose Sulejmani Pieters Leonardo Ari Vertonghen Suárez Lindgren Sulejmani Suárez Emanuelson El-Akchaoui Cvitanich Fernández Gabri Suárez Schulmeister Stevanovič Van Wolfswinkel Emanuelson Vermaelen Vertonghen Cvitanich Van der Wiel Suárez Aissati Enoh Suárez Emanuelson Afellay Amrabat Culina Dzsudzsák Bakkal Sulejmani Schaars Rose John Adeleye
KNVB Cup
Main article: 2008–09 KNVB Cup
Huntelaar
UEFA Cup
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup
First round
Suárez Huntelaar
Suárez
Group stage
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage#Group F
Barry
Suárez Jarolim
Final phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Niang Van der Wiel
Sulejmani Silva Mears
Amsterdam Tournament
Huntelaar Bendtner
;Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2008
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| ITA Internazionale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| ESP Sevilla FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| NED Ajax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Friendlies
Leonardo Luque Suárez Van der Heijden Gabri Bakircioglü Martina Leonardo De Jong Cvitanich Gabri Perez Anita Dialiba Schieber Hitzlsperger Cvitanich
Transfers for 2008-09
Summer transfer window
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2008 to 1 September 2008) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2008.
Arrivals
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | Return from loan spell | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Kenneth Vermeer | Goalkeeper | 30 June 2008 | Netherlands Willem II | - | |||
| Argentina Darío Cvitanich | Midfielder | 28 April 2008 | Argentina Banfield | €6,5 million | |||
| Serbia Miralem Sulejmani | Forward | 4 July 2008 | Netherlands SC Heerenveen | €16,25 million | |||
| Morocco Ismaïl Aissati | Midfielder | 19 July 2008 | Netherlands PSV | €4,1 million | |||
| Spain Oleguer | Defender | 29 July 2008 | Spain FC Barcelona | €3 million | |||
| Netherlands Evander Sno | Midfielder | 21 August 2008 | Scotland Celtic | €1,5 million | |||
| Croatia Darko Bodul | Forward | 14 June 2008 | Netherlands SC Heerenveen | - | |||
| Cameroon Eyong Enoh | Midfielder | 31 August 2008 | South Africa Ajax Cape Town | - | |||
| South Africa Hans Vonk | Goalkeeper | 31 August 2008 | South Africa Ajax Cape Town | - |
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | Out on loan | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Donovan Slijngard | Defender | 27 July 2008 | Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam | - | |||
| Romania George Ogăraru | Defender | 30 August 2008 | Romania Steaua București | - | |||
| Spain Albert Luque | Forward | 31 August 2008 | Spain Málaga CF | - | |||
| Netherlands Rydell Poepon | Forward | 30 May 2008 | Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam | €1 million | |||
| Netherlands John Heitinga | Defender | 15 August 2008 | Spain Atlético Madrid | €12 million | |||
| Netherlands Edgar Davids | Midfielder | 20 May 2008 | — | - | |||
| Netherlands Marco van Duin | Goalkeeper | 21 June 2008 | Netherlands HFC Haarlem | - | |||
| Netherlands Erik Heijblok | Goalkeeper | 30 June 2008 | Netherlands De Graafschap | - | |||
| Spain Ismael Urzaíz | Forward | 15 July 2008 | — | - | |||
| Netherlands Jurgen Colin | Defender | 20 August 2008 | Spain Sporting de Gijón | - | |||
| Denmark Michael Krohn-Dehli | Midfielder | 29 August 2008 | Denmark Brøndby IF | - | |||
| Romania Nicolae Mitea | Forward | 31 August 2008 | Romania Dinamo București | - | |||
| Ghana Samuel Kuffour | Defender | 1 September 2008 | Ghana Asante Kotoko | - | |||
| Netherlands Vito Wormgoor | Defender | 2 September 2008 | Netherlands FC Utrecht | - | |||
| Denmark Kenneth Perez | Midfielder | 4 September 2008 | Netherlands FC Twente | - |
Winter transfer window
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2009 to 1 February 2009) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2008–09.
Arrivals
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Rob Wielaert | Defender | 22 January 2010 | Netherlands FC Twente | €3,15 million |
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | Out on loan | Transfer | Free Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Dennis Rommedahl | Forward | 20 January 2009 | Netherlands N.E.C. | - | |||
| Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | Forward | 1 January 2009 | Spain Real Madrid | €27 million | |||
| Netherlands John Goossens | Forward | 1 February 2009 | Netherlands N.E.C. | €900,000 | |||
| Belgium Laurent Delorge | Midfielder | 6 January 2008 | Netherlands Roda JC | - | |||
| South Africa Hans Vonk | Goalkeeper | 20 January 2009 | Netherlands SC Heerenveen | - |
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