2016–17 AFC Ajax season
| 2016–17 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Hennie Henrichs | |||
| Manager | Peter Bosz | |||
| Eredivisie | 2nd | |||
| KNVB Cup | Third round | |||
| Champions League | Play-off round | |||
| Europa League | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kasper Dolberg (16) All: Kasper Dolberg (22) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 51,998 vs PSV (18 December 2016) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 45,405 vs Willem II (20 August 2016) | |||
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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
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 |  NED
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Kenny Tete | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | NED
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Joël Veltman | 44 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | NED
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Jaïro Riedewald | 28 | 1 | 11+5 | 0 | 10+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF |  COL
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Davinson Sánchez | 45 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW |  BRA
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David Neres | 12 | 3 | 5+3 | 3 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | NED
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Daley Sinkgraven | 32 | 1 | 21+3 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  BFA
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Bertrand Traoré | 39 | 13 | 22+2 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | NED
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Davy Klaassen | 50 | 16 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW |  GER
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Amin Younes | 47 | 8 | 28+1 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | GER
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Heiko Westermann | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW |  CZE
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Václav Černý | 10 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| 19 | FW | COL
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Mateo Cassierra | 29 | 4 | 1+16 | 2 | 4+5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 20 | FW |  DEN
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Lasse Schöne | 43 | 9 | 26+1 | 7 | 11+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
| 21 | MF | NED
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Frenkie de Jong | 11 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF |  MAR
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Hakim Ziyech | 42 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 11+2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24 | GK |  CMR
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André Onana | 46 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | DEN
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Kasper Dolberg | 48 | 22 | 26+3 | 16 | 12+5 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | NED
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Nick Viergever | 43 | 2 | 27+2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | NED
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Donny van de Beek | 31 | 0 | 4+15 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 33 | GK | NED
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Diederik Boer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 34 | MF | NED
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Abdelhak Nouri | 15 | 1 | 1+8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| 36 | DF | NED
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Matthijs de Ligt | 23 | 3 | 6+5 | 2 | 8+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 40 | DF | NED
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Carel Eiting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 42 | DF | NED
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Deyovaisio Zeefuik | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 (48) | GK | NED
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Norbert Alblas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | FW | NED
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Pelle Clement | 4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 3 | ||
| 45 | FW | NED
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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 | NED
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Jasper Cillessen | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | GK | NED
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Tim Krul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | NED
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Riechedly Bazoer | 10 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 7 | FW | NED
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Anwar El Ghazi | 20 | 2 | 7+5 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 27 | MF |  SRB
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Nemanja Gudelj | 13 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | NED
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Mitchell Dijks | 20 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
As of 24 May 2017
Team statistics
2016–17 Eredivisie standings
| Current standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for
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Goals against
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Yellow cards
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Red cards
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 81 | 79 | 23 | 40 | 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 | 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
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| 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
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KNVB Cup
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UEFA Champions League
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Placements
| 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 |
- Davinson Sánchez was voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Kasper Dolberg was voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Peter Bosz was nominated for the Rinus Michels Award 2017 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football.
- Kasper Dolberg was voted Danish Talent of the Year: 2017 by the Danish Football Association.
- Matthijs de Ligt, Bertrand Traoré and Amin Younes were selected for the 2017 UEFA Europa League squad of the season by the UEFA Technical Observers.
Competitions
All times are in CEST
Eredivisie
League table
| 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:
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:
- ^ Four teams played for a spot in the Europa League second qualifying round.
- ^ Vitesse qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 KNVB Cup.
Matches
| 7 August 2016 1 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1–3 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 14:30 CEST | Sanusi 8', 86' Pinteaux 50'Dumfries 76' |
Report | Klaassen 5', 90+3' Dijks 11'Sinkgraven 54'Cassierra 68'Veltman 17'  84'Westermann 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 90'Klaassen 90' |
Report | Auassar 17' Gullón 26'Van Hyfte 90+1'Ananou 49' 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 40'Lachman 62'Van den Boomen 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 37' Maatsen 43' |
Report | Sánchez 20' Klaassen 24', 35' (pen.)Dolberg 25'Veltman 44'Onana 45'Traoré 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 27', 55' |
Report | Kruiswijk 44' 67' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,168 Referee: Richard Liesveld |
| 18 September 2016 6 | Heracles | 0–2 | Ajax | Almelo |
| 16:45 CEST | Van Ooijen 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 15' Van Polen 17' Verdonk 83' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,088 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 2 October 2016 8 | Ajax | 3–2 | Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 CEST | Klaassen 34' Leeuwin 47' (o.g.) Schöne 79' (pen.) Ziyech 87' |
Report | Conboy 27', 40' Janssen 37' Ayoub 51' Amrabat 69' Barazite 71' Haller 75' Strieder 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 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 66' Van der Heijden 78' Kuyt 85' |
Report | Dolberg 55' Traoré 56' Veltman 61' Klaassen 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 79' |
report | Drost 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 29' Rienstra 35' Luckassen 40' |
report | Veltman 45+2' Sánchez 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 37' Golla 39' Dyrestam 52' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,521 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 27 November 2016 14 | Heerenveen | 0–1 | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 14:30 CEST | Larsson 84' Van Aken 87' |
report | Sinkgraven 22' Klaassen 71', 83' Younes 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 51' Ziyech 72' (pen.) |
report | Bacuna 30' Rusnák 72' Reijnen 80' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,667 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 11 December 2016 16 | Twente | 1–0 | Ajax | Enschede |
| 16:45 CEST | Ter Avest 20' Thesker 68' Klich 82', 90+2' (pen.) Ede 89' |
report | Dijks 86' Viergever 80' 90+1' Schöne 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 73' Younres 86' |
report | Willems 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 32' Ehizibue 45+1' Sndler 53' Brock-Madsen 72' |
report | Schöne 54' (pen.) Ziyech 55', 80' Sinkgraven 66' |
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 13,250 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 22 January 2017 19 | Utrecht | 0–1 | Ajax | Utrecht |
| 12:30 CEST | Janssen 73' |
report | Ziyech 49' Schöne 79', 83' Kluivert 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 64' Šetkus 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', 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 23' Breuer 35'Dumfries 61' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,075 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 19 February 2017 23 | Vitesse | 0–1 | Ajax | Arnhem |
| 14:30 CEST | Diks 54' Miazga 88' |
Report | Klassen 26' Viergever 36'Kluivert 67' |
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 20,016 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 26 February 2017 24 | Ajax | 4–1 | Heracles | Amsterdam |
| 16:45 CEST | Dolberg 23' Onana 54'De Ligt 56'Sánchez 60'Traoré 90' |
Report | Armenteros 25', 54' Pelupessy 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 87' |
Report | Klassen 82' Veltman 86'Younes 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 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 37'Koolwijk 80'Fredy 90+2' |
Report | Kluivert 32' Traoré 67'Viergever 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 36'Neres 36' |
Report | El Ahmadi 18' Berghuis 31'Tapia 52'Van der Heijden 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 43' Weghorst 55'Van Overeem 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 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 64', 83' |
Report | Ghoochannejhad 8' Thorsby 67' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,541 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 23 April 2017 32 | PSV | 1–0 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| 16:45 CEST | Locadia 25', 87' Van Ginkel 38'Moreno 41'Pereiro 90+4' |
Report | Traoré 43' Veltman 77'Kluivert 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 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 85' |
Report | Dolberg 38' Sánchez 48'Klaassen 66' |
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
KNVB Cup
| 21 September 2016 Round 1 | Ajax | 5–0 | Willem II | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 CEST | Bazoer 13' De Ligt 25' Westermann 63' Ziyech 72' Schöne 82' Nouri 89' |
report | Kali 58' Heerkens 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 13' Mulder 54' Mendes Moreira 63' Ignacio 85' |
report | Casierra 25', 33' El Ghazi 29' Černý 41' De Ligt 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 40' El Baad 66' |
report | Nouri 50' Clement 67' Van de Beek 82' |
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,203 Referee: Kevin Blom |
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
| 26 July 2016 First leg | Ajax | 1–1 |  PAOK | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 CEST | Dolberg 58' Schöne 90+2' |
Report | Djalma 27' Athanasiadis 30'Glykos 74' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,640 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain) |
| 3 August 2016 Second leg | PAOK | 1–2 (2–3 agg.) | Ajax | Salonika, Greece |
| 20:45 CEST | Athanasiadis 4' Leovac 45'Crespo 56' |
Report | Klaassen 45+1' (pen.), 88' Gudelj 57'Tete 66'Riedewald 90+4' |
Stadium: Stadio Toumba Attendance: 24,930 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
Play-off round
| 16 August 2016 First leg | Ajax | 1–1 |  Rostov | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 CEST | Klaassen 38' (pen.), 65' Veltman 88' |
Report | Erokhin 8' Noboa 13', 90'Navas 37'Kudryashov 52'Ezatolahi 74'Gațcan 89' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,463 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
| 24 August 2016 Second leg | Rostov | 4–1 (5–2 agg.) | Ajax | Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
| 20:45 CEST | Azmoun 34', 39' Poloz 41', 66'Erokhin 52'Navas 53'Noboa 60'Kudrayashov 83' |
Report | Klaassen 84' (pen.) Viergever 87' |
Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 15,320 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Celta Vigo
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Standard Liège
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Panathinaikos
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| 15 September 2016 1 | Panathinaikos | 1–2 | Ajax | Athens, Greece |
| 21:05 CEST | Berg 5' Koutroubis 35' Wakaso 61', 90+1' Mesto 66' Zeca 68' Ivanov 59' 69' Villafanez 71' |
report | Traoré 34' Viergever 42' Riedewald 67' Ziyech 55' 79' Veltman 90+1' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 13,019 Referee: Andre Marriner (England) |
| 29 September 2016 2 | Ajax | 1–0 | Standard Liège | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST | Dolberg 28' Sinkgraven 38' |
report | Belfodil 43' Fai 72' Dompé 78' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 31,352 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy) |
| 20 October 2016 3 | Celta Vigo | 2–2 | Ajax | Vigo, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST | Fontàs 29' Planas 80' Orellana 82' |
report | Sánchez 18' Ziyech 22' Gudelj 30' Veltman 31' Sinkgraven 57' Younes 71' Bazoer 90+2' |
Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 18,397 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
| 3 November 2016 4 | Ajax | 3–2 | Celta Vigo | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:05 CEST | Schöne 12' Dolberg 41' Sánchez 59' Ziyech 67' Younes 71' Sinkgraven 76' Klaassen 90+1' |
report | Mallo 38' Radoja 74' Guidetti 79', 88' Aspas 86' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 44,545 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
| 24 November 2016 5 | Ajax | 2–0 | Panathinaikos | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST | Dijks 16' Schöne 40' Tete 50' |
report | Villafáñez 14' Wakaso 54' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 41,011 Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia) |
| 8 December 2016 6 | Standard Liège | 1–1 | Ajax | Liège, Belgium |
| 21:05 CEST | Fiore 51' Trebel 78' Raman 85' |
report | El Ghazi 27' Tete 42' Boer 59' De Light 81' |
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 20,344 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
Round of 32
| 16 February 2017 First leg | Legia Warsaw  | 0–0 | Ajax | Warsaw, Poland |
| 21:05 CEST | Broź 63' Radović 70' |
Report | Tete 71' 84' Klaassen 84' |
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Attendance: 28,742 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) |
| 23 February 2017 Second leg | Ajax | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Legia Warsaw | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST | Viergever 49' Sánchez 71'Traoré 75'Veltman 86'Onana 90+4' |
http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000793/match=2019659/lineups/index.html Report] | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,285 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
Round of 16
| 9 March 2017 First leg | Copenhagen | 2–1 | Ajax | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 19:00 CEST | Falk 1' Jørgensen 21'Cornelius 60' |
Report | Dolberg 32' Viergever 65'Tete 71'Schöne 77'Klaassen 88' |
Stadium: Telia Parken Attendance: 31,189 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 16 March 2017 Second leg | Ajax | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) | Copenhagen | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:05 CEST | Traoré 23' Sánchez 34'Dolberg 45+2' (pen.)Younes 48'Schöne 78'Onana 90+4' |
Report | Greguš 19' Matíc 31'Verbič 66'Johansson 80'Santander 87' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,270 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
Quarter-finals
| 13 April 2017 First leg | Ajax | 2–0 | Schalke 04 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:05 CEST | Klaassen 23' (pen.), 52', 48' Neres 89' |
Report | Kehrer 87' Stambouli 88' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,384 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
| 20 April 2017 Second leg | Schalke 04 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.) | Ajax | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 21:05 CEST | Goretzka 53' Burgstaller 56' 60'Kolašinac 68'Nastasić 86'Caligiuri 101' |
Report | Veltman 72' 80' Viergever 90', 111'Ziyech 90+5'Younes 120' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 53,701 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
Semi-final
| 3 May 2017 First leg | Ajax | 4–1 |  Lyon | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 18:45 CEST | Traoré 25', 71', 62' De Ligt 30'Dolberg 34'Younes 49' |
Report | Gonalons 41' Valbuena 66' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,141 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
| 11 May 2017 Second leg | Lyon | 3–1 (4−5 agg.) | Ajax | Lyon, France |
| 21:05 CEST | Morel 18' Tolisso 20'Lacazette 45' (pen.), 45+1'Diakhaby 49'Nkoulou 61'Fekir 62'Ghezzal 81' |
Report | Dolberg 25' Veltman 49'Klaassen 50'Viergever 68' 84' |
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 53,810 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
Final
| 24 May 2017 Final | Ajax | 0−2 |  Manchester United | Solna, Sweden |
| 20:45 CEST | Veltman 58' Younes 64'Riedewald 78' |
Report | Pogba 18' Mkhitaryan 31' 48'Fellaini 52'Mata 78' |
Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 46,961 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
Friendlies
| 9 July 2016 | Ajax | 3–4 |  FC Liefering | Hippach, Austria |
| 16:00 CEST | El Ghazi 68', 69' Van de Beek 79' |
Report | Hwang 15' Oberlin 23'Grabovac 75'Berisha 90' |
Stadium: Lindenstadion Referee: Christoph Hofer |
| 12 July 2016 | Amsterdamsche FC | 2–2 | Ajax | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST | Bosma 31' Jesse 57' |
Report | Schöne 55' Murić 79' |
Stadium: Sportpark Goed Genoeg |
| 16 July 2016 | Ajax | 0–2 | Gent | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 15:00 CEST | Report | Coulibaly 13' Riedewald 46' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 16 July 2016 | Ajax | 1–2 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 18:00 CEST | Cassierra 10' |
Report | Rodić 6' Tkache 69' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 20 July 2016 | Béziers | 0–2 | Ajax | Béziers, France |
| 15:00 CEST | Report | Sinkgraven 58' Zivkovic 69' |
Stadium: Stade de la Méditerranée |
| 20 July 2016 | Marseille | 2–2 | Ajax | Béziers, France |
| 20:00 CEST | Sarr 60' (pen.) Alessandrini 63' |
Report | Cassierra 7' Dolberg 86' |
Stadium: Stade de la Méditerranée |
| 6 October 2016 | Ajax | 2–1 | NEC | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Mazraoui 26' El Idrissi 48' |
Report | Grot 48' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 10 November 2016 | Ajax | 2–0 | Achilles '29 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Cassierra 2', 13' |
Report | Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 7 January 2017 | Ajax | 1–3 | Excelsior | Ferreiras, Portugal |
| Dijks 70' |
Report | Hasselbaink 11' Hadouir 78' Mattheij 82' |
Stadium: Estádio da Nora |
| 7 January 2017 | Ajax | 5–1 | RB Leipzig | Ferreiras, Portugal |
| Younes 22', 39', 46' Dolberg 37' El Ghazi 81' |
Report | Selke 74' |
Stadium: Estádio da Nora |
Transfers for 2016–17
Summer transfer window
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
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return from loan spell | |||||
 |
Lerin Duarte |
Midfielder | 30 June 2016 | NAC Breda |
- |
|
Ruben Ligeon |
Defender | 30 June 2016 | FC Utrecht |
- |
|
Zakaria El Azzouzi |
Forward | 30 June 2016 | FC Twente |
- |
|
 Óttar Magnús Karlsson |
Defender | 30 June 2016 | Sparta Rotterdam |
- |
|
Lucas Andersen |
Forward | 30 June 2016 | Willem II |
- |
|
Queensy Menig |
Forward | 30 June 2016 | PEC Zwolle |
- |
|
Sheraldo Becker |
Forward | 30 June 2016 | PEC Zwolle |
- |
|
Lesly de Sa |
Forward | 30 June 2016 | Willem II |
- |
|
Xavier Mous |
Goalkeeper | 30 June 2016 | Oss |
- |
| Loan | |||||
|
Tim Krul |
Goalkeeper | 25 August 2016 | Newcastle United |
- |
|
Bertrand Traoré |
Forward | 12 August 2016 | Chelsea |
€2,000,000 |
| Transfer | |||||
|
Hakim Ziyech |
Midfielder | 30 August 2016 | Twente |
€11,000,000 |
|
Davinson Sánchez |
Defender | 21 June 2016 | Atlético Nacional |
€5,000,000 |
|
Mateo Casierra |
Forward | 17 June 2016 | Deportivo Cali |
€5,000,000 |
| Free Transfer | |||||
|
Heiko Westermann |
Defender | 14 July 2016 | Real Betis |
- |
|
Boy Kemper |
Defender | 11 May 2016 | Volendam |
- |
|
Danilho Doekhi |
Defender | 2 May 2016 | Excelsior |
- |
|
Pascal Struijk |
Defender | 19 April 2016 | ADO Den Haag |
- |
|
Abdallah Aberkane |
Defender | 11 April 2016 | ADO Den Haag |
- |
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out on loan | |||||
 |
 Robert Murić |
Forward | 20 August 2016 |  Pescara |
- |
|
Richairo Zivkovic |
Forward | 30 June 2016 | Utrecht |
- |
|
Indy Groothuizen |
Goalkeeper | 30 June 2016 | Nordsjælland |
- |
|
Django Warmerdam |
Defender | 30 June 2016 | PEC Zwolle |
- |
|
Leeroy Owusu |
Defender | 30 June 2016 | Excelsior |
- |
|
Queensy Menig |
Forward | 30 June 2016 | PEC Zwolle |
- |
|
Zakaria El Azzouzi |
Forward | 30 June 2016 | Sparta Rotterdam |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
|
Jasper Cillessen |
Goalkeeper | 25 August 2016 | Barcelona |
€13,000,000 + €2,000,000 variables |
|
Sheraldo Becker |
Forward | 21 August 2016 | ADO Den Haag |
€200,000 |
|
Arkadiusz Milik |
Forward | 2 August 2016 | Napoli |
€32,000,000 |
|
Ricardo van Rhijn |
Defender | 18 July 2016 | Club Brugge |
€1,800,000 |
|
Mike van der Hoorn |
Defender | 5 July 2016 | Swansea City |
€2,500,000 |
|
Lucas Andersen |
Forward | 5 July 2016 |  Grasshopper |
€1,500,000 |
|
Viktor Fischer |
Forward | 26 May 2016 | Middlesbrough |
€5,000,000 |
| Free Transfer | |||||
|
Danny Bakker |
Midfielder | 5 September 2016 | Cambuur |
- |
|
Lerin Duarte |
Midfielder | 11 August 2016 | Heracles Almelo |
- |
|
Elton Acolatse |
Forward | 21 July 2016 | Westerlo |
- |
|
Lesly de Sa |
Forward | 1 July 2016 |  Slovan Bratislava |
- |
|
Nicolai Boilesen |
Defender | 1 July 2016 | Copenhagen |
- |
|
Milan Vissie |
Midfielder | 1 July 2016 | Cambuur |
- |
|
Aschraf El Mahdioui |
Midfielder | 1 July 2016 | ADO Den Haag |
- |
|
Philippe Sandler |
Forward | 17 June 2016 | PEC Zwolle |
- |
|
Sam Hendriks |
Forward | 15 June 2016 | Go Ahead Eagles |
- |
|
Ruben Ligeon |
Defender | 9 June 2016 | Slovan Bratislava |
- |
|
Damon Mirani |
Defender | 31 May 2016 | Almere City |
- |
|
Xavier Mous |
Goalkeeper | 19 May 2016 | Oss |
- |
|
Jordy Bruijn |
Midfielder | 13 May 2016 | Heerenveen |
- |
|
Óttar Magnús Karlsson |
Forward | 22 April 2016 | Víkingur Reykjavík |
- |
|
Damian van Bruggen |
Defender | 19 April 2016 | PSV |
- |
|
Juan Familia-Castillo |
Midfielder | 1 July 2016 | Chelsea |
- |
|
Millen Baars |
Forward | 1 July 2016 | Manchester United |
- |
Winter transfer window
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
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer | |||||
|
 Sebastian Pasquali |
Midfielder | 1 January 2017 | Melbourne Victory |
? |
|
David Neres |
Forward | 31 January 2017 | São Paulo |
€12,000,000 + €3,000,000 variables |
| Free Transfer | |||||
|
Mateusz Górski |
Goalkeeper | 24 January 2017 | Śląsk Wrocław |
- |
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out on loan | |||||
|
Mitchell Dijks |
Defender | 30 January 2017 | Norwich City |
- |
| Return from loan spell | |||||
|
Tim Krul |
Goalkeeper | 31 January 2017 | Newcastle United |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
|
Riechedly Bazoer |
Midfielder | 1 January 2017 | VfL Wolfsburg |
€12,000,000 |
|
Nemanja Gudelj |
Midfielder | 5 January 2017 |  Tianjin TEDA |
€5,500,000 |
|
Francesco Antonucci |
Midfielder | 7 January 2017 | Monaco |
€2,500,000 |
|
Anwar El Ghazi |
Forward | 31 January 2017 | Lille |
€8,500,000 |
| Free Transfer | |||||
|
Adham El Idrissi |
Midfielder | 16 January 2017 | Roda JC |
- |
References
- ^ "Eredivisie 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 23 July 2016.