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1997–98 AFC Ajax season

During the 1997–98 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.

AFC Ajax
1997–98 season
ManagerMorten Olsen
StadiumAmsterdam Arena
Eredivisie1st
KNVB CupWinners
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Shota Arveladze (25)
All: Shota Arveladze (37)

Season summary edit

After the previous season's disappointing fourth place, Ajax regrouped to win the Eredivisie, finishing 17 points ahead of runners-up PSV Eindhoven, and the KNVB Cup, thrashing PSV 5–0 in the final.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   NED Fred Grim
— GK   NED Casper Nelis
— GK   NED Edwin van der Sar
— DF   NED Danny Blind (captain)
— DF   NED Tim de Cler
— DF   NED Frank de Boer
— DF   NED Mario Melchiot
— DF   NED Tom Sier
— DF   DEN Ole Tobiasen
— DF   NGA Christopher Kanu
— DF   GHA Kofi Mensah[notes 1]
— MF   NED Ronald de Boer
— MF   NED Peter Hoekstra
— MF   NED Richard Knopper
— MF   NED Andy van der Meyde
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   NED Richard Witschge
— MF   DEN Michael Laudrup
— MF   POR Dani
— MF   POL Andrzej Rudy
— MF   ARG Mariano Juan
— MF   SUR Dean Gorré
— MF   NGA Tijani Babangida
— MF   NGA Sunday Oliseh
— FW   NED Gerald Sibon
— FW   NED Rody Turpijn
— FW   FIN Jari Litmanen
— FW   RUS Andriy Demchenko[notes 2]
— FW   GEO Shota Arveladze
— FW   RSA Benni McCarthy

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   NED Martijn Reuser (on loan to Vitesse)

Jong Ajax edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   NED Serginho Greene
— DF   NED Quido Lanzaat
— DF   NED Mitchell Piqué
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   NED Cedric van der Gun
— MF   USA John O'Brien

Transfers edit

In edit

Out edit

References edit

  1. ^ (in Danish) Sten Henriksen, "Ajax køber Tobiasen fri", Ekstra Bladet, 26 June 1997

Notes edit

  1. ^ Mensah was born in Koforidua, Ghana, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented the Netherlands at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Demchenko was born in Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), but also qualified to represent Russia internationally and represented Russia at U-19, U-20 and U-21 level.
  3. ^ Veldman was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in April 1996.
  4. ^ Musampa was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented the Netherlands at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level.
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