2017–18 AFC Ajax season

Ajax
2017–18 season
Owner	AFC Ajax N.V.
CEO	Edwin van der Sar
Manager	Marcel Keizer; (until 21 December 2017); Erik ten Hag; (from 1 January 2018)
Stadium	Amsterdam Arena
Eredivisie	2nd
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
Champions League	Third qualifying round
Europa League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: David Neres (14); All: David Neres (14)
Highest home attendance	53,320 vs Feyenoord (21 January 2018)
Lowest home attendance	30,295 vs VVV-Venlo (19 April 2018)
Average home league attendance	49,711
Home colours	Away colours

During the 2017–18 season, Ajax participated in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. They also participated in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League but couldn't get past the qualification stage for either competitions. This marked the first time that Ajax did not qualify for the group stage of a UEFA club competition since the 1990–91 season, when they were excluded from competing in European football for a year due to the staafincident. The squad's first training took place on 29 June 2017.

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
1	GK	CMR	André Onana	38	0	33	0	4	0	1	0
3	DF	NED	Joël Veltman	36	1	28+2	1	4	0	2	0
4	DF	NED	Matthijs de Ligt	39	3	33	3	4	0	2	0
5	DF	AUT	Maximilian Wöber	23	1	16+6	1	0	0	1	0
6	MF	NED	Donny van de Beek	39	13	33+1	11	4	2	1	0
7	FW	BRA	David Neres	37	14	28+4	14	1+2	0	2	0
8	MF	NED	Daley Sinkgraven	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	NED	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	32	13	24+4	13	0+3	0	0+1	0
10	MF	MAR	Hakim Ziyech	39	9	34	9	4	0	1	0
11	FW	GER	Amin Younes	17	2	9+4	1	4	1	0	0
15	DF	NED	Carel Eiting	6	0	1+3	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF	CZE	Václav Černý	7	1	2+2	0	0+1	0	2	1
18	FW	NOR	Dennis Johnsen	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+2	0
19	FW	COL	Mateo Cassierra	5	1	0+4	1	0	0	0+1	0
20	FW	DEN	Lasse Schöne	36	11	27+3	10	4	1	2	0
21	MF	NED	Frenkie de Jong	26	1	16+6	0	0+2	0	2	1
22	GK	NED	Benjamin van Leer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	NED	Siem de Jong	26	7	4+19	4	0	0	2+1	3
25	FW	DEN	Kasper Dolberg	30	9	11+12	6	4	0	3	3
26	DF	NED	Nick Viergever	18	2	12	2	4	0	2	0
28	MF	COL	Luis Manuel Orejuela	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
30	GK	NED	Norbert Alblas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	ARG	Nicolás Tagliafico	15	1	15	1	0	0	0	0
33	GK	GRE	Kostas Lamprou	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
34	MF	NED	Abdelhak Nouri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	NED	Mitchell Dijks	12	0	8+1	0	2	0	1	0
36	MF	NED	Dani de Wit	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF	NED	Noussair Mazraoui	8	0	3+5	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	NED	Azor Matusiwa	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
43	DF	DEN	Rasmus Nissen	8	0	5+3	0	0	0	0	0
45	FW	NED	Justin Kluivert	36	11	27+3	10	3+1	0	2	1
47	MF	NED	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
5	DF	COL	Davinson Sánchez	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
42	DF	NED	Deyovaisio Zeefuik	9	0	2+3	0	0+2	0	0+2	0

As of 6 May 2018

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2017–18

Current standing	Matches played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Yellow cards	Red cards
2	34	25	4	5	79	89	33	58	3

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 by match day	0	3	3	3	1	0	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	1	0	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	3	79
Total points by match day	0	3	6	9	10	10	13	16	19	22	22	25	28	29	32	35	38	41	44	45	48	51	54	57	58	58	61	64	67	70	70	73	76	79	79
Standing by match day	12	8	6	3	6	7	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Goals by match day	1	3	2	3	1	1	4	4	4	3	1	8	5	3	3	3	2	3	2	0	3	4	2	1	0	2	4	5	2	1	0	4	3	2	89
Goals against per match day	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	33
Total goal difference per match day	−1	+1	+3	+6	+6	+5	+9	+13	+16	+18	+17	+25	+29	+29	+32	+34	+35	+37	+39	+39	+41	+43	+44	+45	+45	+44	+47	+50	+51	+52	+49	+52	+55	+56	+56

Topscorers

Eredivisie

Nr.	Name
1.	David Neres	14
2.	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	13
3.	Donny van de Beek	11
4.	Justin Kluivert	10
4.	Lasse Schöne	10
6.	Hakim Ziyech	9
7.	Kasper Dolberg	6
8.	Siem de Jong	4
9.	Matthijs de Ligt	3
10.	Nick Viergever	2
11.	Mateo Cassierra	1
	Nicolás Tagliafico	1
	Joël Veltman	1
	Maximilian Wöber	1
	Amin Younes	1
Own goal	Sherel Floranus (Sparta Rotterdam)	1
Own goal	Ryan Sanusi (Sparta Rotterdam)	1
	Total	89

KNVB Cup

Nr.	Name
1.	Kasper Dolberg	3
1.	Siem de Jong	3
3.	Václav Černý	1
	Frenkie de Jong	1
	Justin Kluivert	1
Own goal	Ruben Koorndijk (Scheveningen)	1
	Total	10

UEFA Champions League

Nr.	Name
1.	Donny van de Beek	2
2.	Davinson Sánchez	1
	Total	3

UEFA Europa League

Nr.	Name
1.	Lasse Schöne	1
1.	Amin Younes	1
	Total	2

Competitions

All times are in CEST

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PSV Eindhoven (C)	34	26	5	3	87	39	+48	83	Qualification to Champions League play-off round
2	Ajax	34	25	4	5	89	33	+56	79	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3	AZ	34	22	5	7	72	38	+34	71	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4	Feyenoord	34	20	6	8	76	39	+37	66	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round^[a]
5	Utrecht	34	14	12	8	58	53	+5	54	Qualification to European competition play-offs^[b]

Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)^[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 KNVB Cup.
^ Four teams play for a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Matches

12 August 2017 1	Heracles Almelo	2−1	Ajax	Almelo
20:45 CEST	Niemeijer 16' Gladon 65' Kuwas 82'	Report	De Ligt 31' Ziyech 56'	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Kevin Blom

20 August 2017 2	Ajax	3–1	Groningen	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST	Huntelaar 38' Ziyech 48' Schöne 79'	Report	Te Wierik 5' Van Weert 60' Idrissi 73'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,152 Referee: Dennis Higler

27 August 2017 3	VVV-Venlo	0–2	Ajax	Venlo
14:30 CEST	Seuntjens 45+1' Leemans 64'	Report	De Ligt 17' Van de Beek 55' Neres 70'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers

9 September 2017 4	Ajax	3–0	PEC Zwolle	Amsterdam
20:45 CEST	Huntelaar 6', 88' Ziyech 66', 71' Veltman 72' Van de Beek 76'	Report	Bakker 90'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 50,902 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

17 September 2017 5	ADO Den Haag	1−1	Ajax	The Hague
14:30 CEST	Immers 34' Beugelsdijk 38' Johnsen 71' Becker 87'	Report	Kluivert 2' Veltman 28', 57' Van de Beek 60' Schöne 87'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 12,016 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

24 September 2017 6	Ajax	1−2	Vitesse	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST	Van de Beek 21' Viergever 83' Huntelaar 90+2'	Report	Kashia 21' Rashica 45+3' Faye 79' Bruns 80' Castaignos 90+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,236 Referee: Pol van Boekel

1 October 2017 7	Heerenveen	0−4	Ajax	Heerenveen
14:30 CEST	Pierie 14' Høegh 42' Thorsby 50' Woudenberg 74' Mihajlović 90'	Report	Veltman 24' De Ligt 34' Neres 38', 41' Schöne 58', 75' (pen.) Wöber 83'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

14 October 2017 8	Ajax	4−0	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam
18:30 CEST	Sanusi 39' (o.g.) Floranus 64' (o.g.) Neres 73' Younes 76' Viergever 81' Dolberg 90+2'	Report	Fischer 41'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,567 Referee: Kevin Blom

22 October 2017 9	Feyenoord	1−4	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST	Jørgensen 24', 56' Vilhena 26' Toornstra 58'	Report	Huntelaar 20', 50' Ziyech 41' Schöne 60' Neres 64' Dolberg 72', 90' S. de Jong 89'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie

28 October 2017 10	Willem II	1−3	Ajax	Tilburg
20:45 CET	Chirivella 50' Velikonja 55' Rienstra 74'	Report	De Ligt 32' Schöne 70' S. de Jong 79' Neres 90+1'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,907 Referee: Dennis Higler

5 November 2017 11	Ajax	1−2	Utrecht	Amsterdam
14:30 CET	Schöne 36' Viergever 41', 71'	Report	Labyad 6', 84', 29' Janssen 19' Klaiber 84'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,758 Referee: Björn Kuipers

18 November 2017 12	NAC Breda	0−8	Ajax	Breda
20:45 CET	Angeliño 32'	Report	De Ligt 13', 33' Van de Beek 18', 26', 75' Neres 29' Schöne 66' (pen.) Huntelaar 73'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 18,969 Referee: Danny Makkelie

26 November 2017 13	Ajax	5−1	Roda JC Kerkrade	Amsterdam
12:30 CET	Kluivert 45', 60', 85' Dolberg 59' Van de Beek 75'	Report	Kum 32' Engels 61'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,685 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

2 December 2017 14	Twente	3−3	Ajax	Enschede
18:30 CET	Thesker 32', 48', 63' Hooiveld 36' Boere 52', 89' Cuevas 66'	Report	Schöne 33', 37' Neres 48' F. de Jong 56' Kluivert 79' Veltman 87'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Dennis Higler

10 December 2017 15	Ajax	3−0	PSV	Amsterdam
16:45 CET	Schöne 27', 64' Neres 61' Wöber 62' Van de Beek 72' Zeefuik 90+2'	Report	Hendrix 27' Brenet 34' Lozano 40' Van Ginkel 59'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,379 Referee: Kevin Blom

14 December 2017 16	Ajax	3−1	Excelsior	Amsterdam
20:45 CET	S. de Jong 23' Veltman 39' Dolberg 57' (pen.) Ziyech 86'	Report	Koolwijk 6' Van Duinen 40', 85' Fortes 45+3' Faik 56' De Wijs 59'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,695 Referee: Ed Janssen

17 December 2017 17	AZ	1−2	Ajax	Alkmaar
14:30 CET	Jahanbakhsh 25' (pen.) Svensson 26' 86' Hatzidiakos 50'	Report	Zeefuik 25' Huntelaar 43' Schöne 51' (pen.) F. de Jong 88'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

24 December 2017 18	Ajax	3−1	Willem II	Amsterdam
14:30 CET	Kluivert 63' Dolberg 72' Schöne 76' Neres 81'	Report	Crowley 48' Sol 53', 70'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,921 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

21 January 2018 19	Ajax	2−0	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
14:30 CET	Kluivert 23' Van de Beek 50' Huntelaar 53'	Report	St. Juste 22' Jørgensen 36' 58' Van Beek 38'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,320 Referee: Björn Kuipers

28 January 2018 20	Utrecht	0−0	Ajax	Utrecht
12:30 CET	Görtler 31' 90+1' Ayoub 79' Janssen 80'	Report	Huntelaar 30'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,768 Referee: Danny Makkelie

4 February 2018 21	Ajax	3−1	NAC Breda	Amsterdam
16:45 CET	Van de Beek 25' Neres 39' De Ligt 56' Ziyech 90+3'	Report	Ambrose 6', 42' Verschueren 21' Meijers 29' 90+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,886 Referee: Ed Janssen

7 February 2018 22	Roda JC Kerkrade	2−4	Ajax	Kerkrade
20:45 CET	Gustafson 2', 88' Vancamp 80'	Report	Van de Beek 11' Ziyech 24' Veltman 50' Huntelaar 74', 82' Tagliafico 80'	Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 14,484 Referee: Björn Kuipers

11 February 2018 23	Ajax	2−1	Twente	Amsterdam
12:30 CET	Kluivert 3' De Ligt 34' Ziyech 60' Schöne 71' (pen.)	Report	Ter Avest 45' Tighadouini 66' Bijen 75'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,443 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

18 February 2018 24	PEC Zwolle	0−1	Ajax	Zwolle
16:45 CET	Sandler 82'	Report	Huntelaar 54' Tagliafico 68'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 13,250 Referee: Kevin Blom

25 February 2018 25	Ajax	0−0	ADO Den Haag	Amsterdam
12:30 CET	Tagliafico 37' Onana 38' Eiting 82'	Report	David 38' Beugelsdijk 57' Johnsen 87'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,822 Referee: Pol van Boekel

4 March 2018 26	Vitesse	3−2	Ajax	Arnhem
14:30 CET	Foor 16' Faye 22' Linssen 57', 71', 59' Castaignos 89'	Report	Cassierra 61' Ziyech 70' S. de Jong 85' De Ligt 90+2'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 19,876 Referee: Björn Kuipers

11 March 2018 27	Ajax	4−1	Heerenveen	Amsterdam
14:30 CET	De Ligt 31' Tagliafico 59' Huntelaar 85' Van de Beek 88' Neres 90+3'	Report	Ødegaard 33' Schaars 36'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,523 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

18 March 2018 28	Sparta Rotterdam	2−5	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CET	Chabot 10' Kramer 31' Fischer 52' Sanusi 90+2'	Report	De Ligt 19' Huntelaar 33' Nissen 34' Schöne 53' Kluivert 59' Tagliafico 60' Ziyech 66', 86'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,606 Referee: Dennis Higler

1 April 2018 29	Groningen	1−2	Ajax	Groningen
14:30 CEST	Van Weert 14' Mani 25' Warmerdam 70'	Report	Veltman 24' 86' Ziyech 25' Kluivert 64' Van de Beek 87' Huntelaar 89' Onana 90+2'	Stadium: Noordlease Stadion Attendance: 22,568 Referee: Kevin Blom

8 April 2018 30	Ajax	1−0	Heracles Almelo	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST	Wöber 33' Neres 63'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,495 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

15 April 2018 31	PSV	3−0	Ajax	Eindhoven
16:45 CEST	Pereiro 23' Hendrix 30' De Jong 38' Bergwijn 54'	Report	Tagliafico 35' 80' S. de Jong 83' Onana 83' Neres 86'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

19 April 2018 32	Ajax	4−1	VVV-Venlo	Amsterdam
20:45 CEST	Schöne 9' Neres 45', 45+3' Huntelaar 59' Ziyech 79'	Report	Seuntjens 43'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 30,295 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

29 April 2018 33	Ajax	3−0	AZ	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST	Van de Beek 38' Kluivert 49' Neres 87'	Report	Til 31' Svensson 55'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

6 May 2018 34	Excelsior	1−2	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST	De Ligt 20' (o.g.)	Report	Kluivert 48' Dolberg 53' (pen.)	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

KNVB Cup

20 September 2017 Round 1	Scheveningen	1−5	Ajax	The Hague
18:30 CEST	Rog 62' De Jong 69'	Report	Dolberg 5', 80', 85' (pen.) S. de Jong 42' Koorndijk 57' (o.g.)	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Björn Kuipers

25 October 2017 Round 2	De Dijk	1−4	Ajax	Volendam
18:30 CEST	El Gourari 30', 52' Schilder 44' Tol 75'	Report	F. de Jong 16' S. de Jong 26', 31' Černý 46'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,618 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

20 December 2017 Round of 16	Twente	1−1 (a.e.t.) (6−5 p)	Ajax	Enschede
20:45 CET	Holla 30' Lam 84' 111' Cuevas 88' Assaidi 90+1'	Report	Kluivert 18' S. de Jong 72' Dijks 94'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 26,700 Referee: Pol van Boekel
	Penalties
	Assaidi Holla Tighadouini Cuevas Liendl Laukart Bijen		Schöne S. de Jong Van de Beek Ziyech Huntelaar Veltman De Ligt

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

26 July 2017 First leg	Nice	1–1	Ajax	Nice, France
20:45 CEST	Balotelli 30', 32' Eysseric 41'	Report	Van de Beek 49', 78' De Ligt 66' Schöne 69' Sánchez 78' Veltman 90+1'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 31,342 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

2 August 2017 Second leg	Ajax	2–2 (3–3a agg.)	Nice	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST	Sánchez 9', 57' Ziyech 22' Van de Beek 26'	Report	Souquet 3' Sarr 18' Koziello 38' Eysseric 60' Marcel 79'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,845 Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

17 August 2017 First leg	Ajax	0–1	Rosenborg	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:00 CEST	Kluivert 74' Schöne 90' Dijks 90+2'	Report	Bjørdal 9' De Lanlay 62' Adegbenro 77'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,717 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

24 August 2017 Second leg	Rosenborg	3–2 (4–2 agg.)	Ajax	Trondheim, Norway
19:30 CEST	Midtsjø 21' Bendtner 25' Adegbenro 80', 89', 90'	Report	Viergever 45+3' Younes 60' Schöne 61' Veltman 87'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Friendlies

8 July 2017	Werder Bremen	2–1	Ajax	Hippach, Austria
16:00 CEST	Eggestein 46' Kainz 62' (pen.)		Cassierra 21'	Stadium: Lindenstadion
Note: Match was abandoned after 72 minutes when Abdelhak Nouri collapsed due to cardiac arrhythmia.

15 July 2017	Ajax	3–3	Genk	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Kluivert 2' Ziyech 12' Neres 56'	Report	Samatta 21' Trossard 26' Schrijvers 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

15 July 2017	Ajax	4–2	PAOK	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Mazraoui 4' Huntelaar 25' Cassierra 65' Flemming 88'	Report	Varela 37' Prijović 50'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

18 July 2017	Lyon B	2–2	Ajax	Décines-Charpieu, France
16:00 CEST	Kalulu 42', 85'	Report	Černý 53' F. de Jong 66'	Stadium: Groupama OL Training Center

18 July 2017	Lyon	2–0	Ajax	Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
21:00 CEST	Viergever 53' (o.g.) Gouiri 77'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pierre Rajon

28 July 2017	Ajax	3–3	Hull City	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST	F. de Jong 7' Huntelaar 17' Černý 53'	Report	Henriksen 5' Batty 76' Weir 85'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

5 August 2017	Ajax	3–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Černý Huntelaar	Report	Brogno	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

21 November 2017	Ajax	2–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Oxford 12' (o.g.) Dolberg 75'	Report	Grifo 57'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 12,000

13 January 2018	Ajax	5−1	Lyngby BK	Albufeira, Portugal
13:45 CET	Ziyech 8', 62' Van de Beek 15', 70' Huntelaar 39'	Report	George 35'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

13 January 2018	Ajax	1−1	MSV Duisburg	Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 CET	Sierhuis 78'	Report	Zeefuik 22' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

11 May 2018 Champions Golden Cup	Al Ahly	1−0	Ajax	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
18:00	Mohsen 83'	Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium

Transfers for 2017–18

Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2017 to 31 August 2017) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2017.

Arrivals

The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
Return from loan spell
Robert Murić	Forward	1 June 2017	Pescara	-
Richairo Zivkovic	Forward	1 June 2017	Utrecht	-
Indy Groothuizen	Goalkeeper	1 June 2017	Nordsjælland	-
Django Warmerdam	Defender	1 June 2017	PEC Zwolle	-
Leeroy Owusu	Defender	1 June 2017	Excelsior	-
Queensy Menig	Forward	1 June 2017	PEC Zwolle	-
Zakaria El Azzouzi	Forward	1 June 2017	Sparta Rotterdam	-
Mitchell Dijks	Defender	1 June 2017	Norwich City	-
Transfer
Victor Jensen	Midfielder	2 June 2017	Copenhagen	€2,600,000
Benjamin van Leer	Goalkeeper	28 June 2017	Roda JC	€700,000
Danilo	Forward	7 July 2017	Santos	€2,000,000
Dominik Kotarski	Goalkeeper	7 July 2017	Dinamo Zagreb	?
Luis Manuel Orejuela	Defender	8 August 2017	Deportivo Cali	€3,500,000
Dennis Johnsen	Forward	11 August 2017	Heerenveen	€2,000,000
Maximilian Wöber	Defender	24 August 2017	Rapid Wien	€7,500,000
Siem de Jong	Midfielder	28 August 2017	Newcastle United	€2,000,000
Dean Solomons	Defender	31 August 2017	Ajax Cape Town	?
Leo Thethani	Forward	31 August 2017	Ajax Cape Town	?
Free Transfer
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Forward	1 June 2017	Schalke 04	-
Teun Bijleveld	Midfielder	15 June 2017	AZ	-
Issam El Maach	Goalkeeper	21 June 2017	Vitesse	-
Robin Schouten	Defender	4 July 2017	AZ	-
Saku Ylätupa	Midfielder	21 July 2017	HJK Helsinki	-
Kostas Lamprou	Goalkeeper	1 August 2017	Willem II	-

Departures

The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
Out on loan
Leeroy Owusu	Defender	21 June 2017	Almere City	-
Zakaria El Azzouzi	Forward	10 July 2017	Excelsior	-
Return from loan spell
Bertrand Traoré	Forward	1 June 2017	Chelsea	-
Transfer
Django Warmerdam	Midfielder	1 May 2017	Groningen	€800,000
Davy Klaassen	Midfielder	15 June 2017	Everton	€27,000,000
Richairo Zivkovic	Forward	16 June 2017	Oostende	?
Pelle Clement	Forward	28 June 2017	Reading	€300,000
Kenny Tete	Defender	7 July 2017	Lyon	€5,000,000
Dragiša Gudelj	Defender	11 July 2017	Wohlen	?
Jaïro Riedewald	Defender	24 July 2017	Crystal Palace	€9,000,000
Davinson Sánchez	Defender	18 August 2017	Tottenham Hotspur	€42,000,000
Queensy Menig	Forward	31 August 2017	Nantes	€500,000
Indy Groothuizen	Goalkeeper	31 August 2017	ADO Den Haag	?
Robert Murić	Forward	31 August 2017	Braga	€500,000
Free Transfer
Ezra Walian	Forward	1 June 2017	Almere City	-
Diederik Boer	Goalkeeper	2 June 2017	PEC Zwolle	-
Anderson López	Forward	10 June 2017	Monaco	-
Thulani Serero	Midfielder	14 June 2017	Vitesse	-
Daishawn Redan	Forward	22 June 2017	Chelsea	-
Joe van der Sar	Goalkeeper	1 July 2017	ADO Den Haag	-
Heiko Westermann	Defender	3 July 2017	Austria Wien	-
Kees de Boer	Midfielder	5 July 2017	Swansea City	-
Markus Bay	Midfielder	8 August 2017	Viborg	-
Nathan Leyder	Defender	31 August 2017	Vigor Wuitens Hamme	-

Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2018 to 1 February 2018) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2017–18.

Arrivals

The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
Transfer
Nicolás Tagliafico	Defender	4 January 2018	Independiente	€4,500,000
Nicolas Kühn	Forward	16 January 2018	RB Leipzig	€2,000,000
Rasmus Nissen	Defender	23 January 2018	FC Midtjylland	€5,500,000

Departures

The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
Out on loan
Mauro Savastano	Defender	2 January 2018	Go Ahead Eagles	-
Deyovaisio Zeefuik	Defender	31 January 2018	FC Groningen	-
Transfer
Damil Dankerlui	Defender	9 January 2018	Willem II	?
Free Transfer
Pascal Struijk	Defender	26 January 2018	Leeds United	-

References

^ "Eredivisie 2017/2018 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[table_note_res_EL3Q0.73744797275283-1] Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 KNVB Cup.

[table_note_res_EUPO0.73744797275283-2] Four teams play for a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

[3] "Eredivisie 2017/2018 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

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