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2016–17 AFC Ajax season

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Ajax
2016–17 season
ChairmanHennie Henrichs
ManagerPeter Bosz
Eredivisie2nd
KNVB CupThird round
Champions LeaguePlay-off round
Europa LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Kasper Dolberg (16)
All: Kasper Dolberg (22)
Highest home attendance51,998 vs PSV (18 December 2016)
Lowest home attendance45,405 vs Willem II (20 August 2016)

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

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Appearances for competitive matches only

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

As of 24 May 2017

Team statistics

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2016–17 Eredivisie standings

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

Points by match day

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Eredivisie

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

KNVB Cup

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

UEFA Champions League

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

UEFA Europa League

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

Placements

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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

Competitions

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All times are in CEST

Eredivisie

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League table

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Pos Team 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:
  1. ^ Four teams played for a spot in the Europa League second qualifying round.
  2. ^ Vitesse qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 KNVB Cup.

Matches

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7 August 2016 1 Sparta Rotterdam 1–3 Ajax Rotterdam
14:30 CEST Sanusi 8', Yellow card 86'
Pinteaux Yellow card 50'
Dumfries Yellow card 76'
Report Klaassen 5', Yellow card 90+3'
Dijks Yellow card 11'
Sinkgraven 54'
Cassierra 68'
Veltman Yellow card 17' Yellow-red card 84'
Westermann Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'
Klaassen Yellow card 90'
Report Auassar 17'
Gullón Yellow card 26'
Van Hyfte 90+1'
Ananou Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 40'
Lachman Yellow card 62'
Van den Boomen Yellow card 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 Yellow card 37'
Maatsen Yellow card 43'
Report Sánchez Yellow card 20'
Klaassen 24', 35' (pen.)
Dolberg Yellow card 25'
Veltman Yellow card 44'
Onana Yellow card 45'
Traoré Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27', 55' Report Kruiswijk Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 67' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 47,168
Referee: Richard Liesveld
18 September 2016 6 Heracles 0–2 Ajax Almelo
16:45 CEST Van Ooijen Yellow card 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 Yellow card 15'
Van Polen Yellow card 17'
Verdonk Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48,088
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
2 October 2016 8 Ajax 3–2 Utrecht Amsterdam
12:30 CEST Klaassen Yellow card 34'
Leeuwin 47' (o.g.)
Schöne 79' (pen.)
Ziyech 87'
Report Conboy 27', Yellow card 40'
Janssen Yellow card 37'
Ayoub Yellow card 51'
Amrabat Yellow card 69'
Barazite Yellow card 71'
Haller Yellow card 75'
Strieder Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 66'
Van der Heijden Yellow card 78'
Kuyt 85'
Report Dolberg 55'
Traoré Yellow card 56'
Veltman Yellow card 61'
Klaassen Yellow card 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 Yellow card 79'
report Drost Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Rienstra Yellow card 35'
Luckassen Yellow card 40'
report Veltman Yellow card 45+2'
Sánchez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 37'
Golla Yellow card 39'
Dyrestam Yellow card 52'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,521
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
27 November 2016 14 Heerenveen 0–1 Ajax Heerenveen
14:30 CEST Larsson Yellow card 84'
Van Aken Yellow card 87'
report Sinkgraven Yellow card 22'
Klaassen 71', Yellow card 83'
Younes Yellow card 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 Yellow card 51'
Ziyech 72' (pen.)
report Bacuna Yellow card 30'
Rusnák Yellow card 72'
Reijnen Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,667
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
11 December 2016 16 Twente 1–0 Ajax Enschede
16:45 CEST Ter Avest Yellow card 20'
Thesker Yellow card 68'
Klich Yellow card 82', 90+2' (pen.)
Ede Yellow card 89'
report Dijks Yellow card 86'
Viergever Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Schöne Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73'
Younres Yellow card 86'
report Willems Yellow card 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 Yellow card 32'
Ehizibue Yellow card 45+1'
Sndler Yellow card 53'
Brock-Madsen 72'
report Schöne 54' (pen.)
Ziyech 55', 80'
Sinkgraven Yellow card 66'
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Attendance: 13,250
Referee: Dennis Higler
22 January 2017 19 Utrecht 0–1 Ajax Utrecht
12:30 CEST Janssen Yellow card 73' report Ziyech Yellow card 49'
Schöne Yellow card 79', 83'
Kluivert Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64'
Šetkus Yellow card 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', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 23'
Breuer Yellow card 35'
Dumfries Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,075
Referee: Pol van Boekel
19 February 2017 23 Vitesse 0–1 Ajax Arnhem
14:30 CEST Diks Yellow card 54'
Miazga Yellow card 88'
Report Klassen 26'
Viergever Yellow card 36'
Kluivert Yellow card 67'
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 20,016
Referee: Kevin Blom
26 February 2017 24 Ajax 4–1 Heracles Amsterdam
16:45 CEST Dolberg 23'
Onana Yellow card 54'
De Ligt 56'
Sánchez 60'
Traoré 90'
Report Armenteros 25', Yellow card 54'
Pelupessy Yellow card 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 Red card 87'
Report Klassen 82'
Veltman Yellow card 86'
Younes Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 37'
Koolwijk Yellow card 80'
Fredy Yellow card 90+2'
Report Kluivert 32'
Traoré Yellow card 67'
Viergever Yellow card 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 Yellow card 36'
Neres 36'
Report El Ahmadi Yellow card 18'
Berghuis Yellow card 31'
Tapia Yellow card 52'
Van der Heijden Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Weghorst 55'
Van Overeem Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64', 83'
Report Ghoochannejhad 8'
Thorsby Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,541
Referee: Danny Makkelie
23 April 2017 32 PSV 1–0 Ajax Eindhoven
16:45 CEST Locadia 25', Yellow card 87'
Van Ginkel Yellow card 38'
Moreno Yellow card 41'
Pereiro Yellow card 90+4'
Report Traoré Yellow card 43'
Veltman Yellow card 77'
Kluivert Yellow card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 85'
Report Dolberg 38'
Sánchez 48'
Klaassen 66'
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

KNVB Cup

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21 September 2016 Round 1 Ajax 5–0 Willem II Amsterdam
20:45 CEST Bazoer 13'
De Ligt 25'
Westermann Yellow card 63'
Ziyech 72'
Schöne 82'
Nouri 89'
report Kali Red card 58'
Heerkens Yellow card 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 Yellow card 13'
Mulder Yellow card 54'
Mendes Moreira Yellow card 63'
Ignacio 85'
report Casierra 25', 33'
El Ghazi 29'
Černý 41'
De Ligt Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40'
El Baad Yellow card 66'
report Nouri Yellow card 50'
Clement 67'
Van de Beek Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
Attendance: 9,203
Referee: Kevin Blom

UEFA Champions League

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Third qualifying round

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26 July 2016 First leg Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Greece PAOK Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST Dolberg 58'
Schöne Yellow card 90+2'
Report Djalma 27'
Athanasiadis Yellow card 30'
Glykos Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 45,640
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
3 August 2016 Second leg PAOK Greece 1–2
(2–3 agg.)
Netherlands Ajax Salonika, Greece
20:45 CEST Athanasiadis 4'
Leovac Yellow card 45'
Crespo Yellow card 56'
Report Klaassen 45+1' (pen.), 88'
Gudelj Yellow card 57'
Tete Yellow card 66'
Riedewald Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Stadio Toumba
Attendance: 24,930
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Play-off round

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16 August 2016 First leg Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Russia Rostov Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST Klaassen 38' (pen.), Yellow card 65'
Veltman Yellow card 88'
Report Erokhin Yellow card 8'
Noboa 13', Yellow card 90'
Navas Yellow card 37'
Kudryashov Yellow card 52'
Ezatolahi Yellow card 74'
Gațcan Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,463
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
24 August 2016 Second leg Rostov Russia 4–1
(5–2 agg.)
Netherlands Ajax Rostov-on-Don, Russia
20:45 CEST Azmoun 34', Yellow card 39'
Poloz Yellow card 41', 66'
Erokhin 52'
Navas Yellow card 53'
Noboa 60'
Kudrayashov Red card 83'
Report Klaassen 84' (pen.)
Viergever Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 15,320
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Netherlands Ajax 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spain Celta Vigo 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9
3 Belgium Standard Liège 6 1 4 1 8 6 +2 7
4 Greece Panathinaikos 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 September 2016 1 Panathinaikos Greece 1–2 Netherlands Ajax Athens, Greece
21:05 CEST Berg 5'
Koutroubis Yellow card 35'
Wakaso Yellow card 61', Red card 90+1'
Mesto Yellow card 66'
Zeca Yellow card 68'
Ivanov Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 69'
Villafanez Yellow card 71'
report Traoré 34'
Viergever Yellow card 42'
Riedewald 67'
Ziyech Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 79'
Veltman Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 13,019
Referee: Andre Marriner (England)
29 September 2016 2 Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Belgium Standard Liège Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Dolberg 28'
Sinkgraven Yellow card 38'
report Belfodil Yellow card 43'
Fai Yellow card 72'
Dompé Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 31,352
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
20 October 2016 3 Celta Vigo Spain 2–2 Netherlands Ajax Vigo, Spain
19:00 CEST Fontàs 29'
Planas Yellow card 80'
Orellana 82'
report Sánchez Yellow card 18'
Ziyech 22'
Gudelj Yellow card 30'
Veltman Yellow card 31'
Sinkgraven Yellow card 57'
Younes 71'
Bazoer Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 18,397
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
3 November 2016 4 Ajax Netherlands 3–2 Spain Celta Vigo Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:05 CEST Schöne Yellow card 12'
Dolberg 41'
Sánchez Yellow card 59'
Ziyech 67'
Younes 71'
Sinkgraven Yellow card 76'
Klaassen Yellow card 90+1'
report Mallo Yellow card 38'
Radoja Yellow card 74'
Guidetti 79', Yellow card 88'
Aspas 86'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 44,545
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
24 November 2016 5 Ajax Netherlands 2–0 Greece Panathinaikos Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Dijks Yellow card 16'
Schöne 40'
Tete 50'
report Villafáñez Yellow card 14'
Wakaso Yellow card 54'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 41,011
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)
8 December 2016 6 Standard Liège Belgium 1–1 Netherlands Ajax Liège, Belgium
21:05 CEST Fiore Yellow card 51'
Trebel Yellow card 78'
Raman 85'
report El Ghazi 27'
Tete Yellow card 42'
Boer Yellow card 59'
De Light Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 20,344
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

Round of 32

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16 February 2017 First leg Legia Warsaw Poland 0–0 Netherlands Ajax Warsaw, Poland
21:05 CEST Broź Yellow card 63'
Radović Yellow card 70'
Report Tete Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 84'
Klaassen Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 28,742
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
23 February 2017 Second leg Ajax Netherlands 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Poland Legia Warsaw Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Viergever 49'
Sánchez Yellow card 71'
Traoré Yellow card 75'
Veltman Yellow card 86'
Onana Yellow card 90+4'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 52,285
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Round of 16

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9 March 2017 First leg Copenhagen Denmark 2–1 Netherlands Ajax Copenhagen, Denmark
19:00 CEST Falk 1'
Jørgensen Yellow card 21'
Cornelius 60'
Report Dolberg 32'
Viergever Yellow card 65'
Tete Yellow card 71'
Schöne Yellow card 77'
Klaassen Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Telia Parken
Attendance: 31,189
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
16 March 2017 Second leg Ajax Netherlands 2–0
(3–2 agg.)
Denmark Copenhagen Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:05 CEST Traoré 23'
Sánchez Yellow card 34'
Dolberg 45+2' (pen.)
Younes Yellow card 48'
Schöne Yellow card 78'
Onana Yellow card 90+4'
Report Greguš Yellow card 19'
Matíc Yellow card 31'
Verbič Yellow card 66'
Johansson Yellow card 80'
Santander Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 52,270
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Quarter-finals

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13 April 2017 First leg Ajax Netherlands 2–0 Germany Schalke 04 Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:05 CEST Klaassen 23' (pen.), 52', Yellow card 48'
Neres Yellow card 89'
Report Kehrer Yellow card 87'
Stambouli Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 52,384
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
20 April 2017 Second leg Schalke 04 Germany 3–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 agg.)
Netherlands Ajax Gelsenkirchen, Germany
21:05 CEST Goretzka 53'
Burgstaller 56' Yellow card 60'
Kolašinac Yellow card 68'
Nastasić Yellow card 86'
Caligiuri 101'
Report Veltman Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 80'
Viergever Yellow card 90', 111'
Ziyech Yellow card 90+5'
Younes 120'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 53,701
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Semi-final

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3 May 2017 First leg Ajax Netherlands 4–1 France Lyon Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CEST Traoré 25', 71', Yellow card 62'
De Ligt Yellow card 30'
Dolberg 34'
Younes 49'
Report Gonalons Yellow card 41'
Valbuena 66'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 52,141
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
11 May 2017 Second leg Lyon France 3–1
(4−5 agg.)
Netherlands Ajax Lyon, France
21:05 CEST Morel Yellow card 18'
Tolisso Yellow card 20'
Lacazette 45' (pen.), 45+1'
Diakhaby Yellow card 49'
Nkoulou Yellow card 61'
Fekir Yellow card 62'
Ghezzal 81'
Report Dolberg 25'
Veltman Yellow card 49'
Klaassen Yellow card 50'
Viergever Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 84'
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 53,810
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Final

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

Friendlies

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

Transfers for 2016–17

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Summer transfer window

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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

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

Departures

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

Winter transfer window

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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

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  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Transfer
upward-facing green arrow Australia Sebastian Pasquali Midfielder 1 January 2017 Australia Melbourne Victory ?
upward-facing green arrow Brazil David Neres Forward 31 January 2017 Brazil São Paulo €12,000,000 + €3,000,000 variables
Free Transfer
upward-facing green arrow Poland Mateusz Górski Goalkeeper 24 January 2017 Poland Śląsk Wrocław -

Departures

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  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Mitchell Dijks Defender 30 January 2017 England Norwich City -
Return from loan spell
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Tim Krul Goalkeeper 31 January 2017 England Newcastle United -
Transfer
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer Midfielder 1 January 2017 Germany VfL Wolfsburg €12,000,000
downward-facing red arrow Serbia Nemanja Gudelj Midfielder 5 January 2017 China Tianjin TEDA €5,500,000
downward-facing red arrow Belgium Francesco Antonucci Midfielder 7 January 2017 France Monaco €2,500,000
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi Forward 31 January 2017 France Lille €8,500,000
Free Transfer
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Adham El Idrissi Midfielder 16 January 2017 Netherlands Roda JC -

References

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  1. ^ "Eredivisie 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 23 July 2016.