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2003–04 AFC Ajax season

During the 2003–04 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.

Ajax
2003–04 season
ManagerRonald Koeman
Eredivise1st
KNVB CupRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerZlatan Ibrahimović (13)

Season summary edit

Ajax reclaimed the Eredivisie title.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ROU Bogdan Lobonț
2 DF   TUN Hatem Trabelsi
4 DF   FRA Julien Escudé
5 MF   USA John O'Brien
6 DF   CZE Tomáš Galásek
7 MF   BEL Tom Soetaers
8 MF   RSA Steven Pienaar
9 FW   SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović
10 MF   NED Rafael van der Vaart (captain)
11 MF   NED Victor Sikora
12 DF   NED John Heitinga
14 DF   BEL Jelle Van Damme
15 DF   BRA Maxwell
16 MF   NED Nigel de Jong
17 FW   GRE Yannis Anastasiou
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   NED Wesley Sneijder
19 FW   BEL Wesley Sonck
20 MF   FIN Jari Litmanen
21 GK   NED Maarten Stekelenburg
22 MF   GHA Abubakari Yakubu
23 DF   CZE Zdeněk Grygera
26 MF   GHA Anthony Obodai
27 MF   NED Daniël de Ridder
29 MF   ROU Nicolae Mitea
30 MF   AUS Jason Culina
31 GK   NED Sander Boschker
33 DF   BEL Thomas Vermaelen
37 MF   BEL Tom De Mul
39 FW   NED Ryan Babel

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
3 DF   FIN Petri Pasanen (on loan to Portsmouth)
17 FW   BRA Wamberto (on loan to Mons)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF   NED Cedric van der Gun (on loan to ADO Den Haag)
28 MF   MAR Nourdin Boukhari[notes 1] (on loan to NAC Breda)

Reserve squad 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 Jamal Akachar

Transfers edit

In edit

Out edit

Loan out edit

Results edit

UEFA Champions League edit

Third qualifying round edit

12 August 2003 GAK   1–1   Ajax Stadion Graz-Liebenau, Graz
20:30 Pogatetz   56' Report MatchCentre Sneijder   76' Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
27 August 2003 Ajax   2–1 (a.e.t.)   GAK Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:30 Ibrahimović   15'
Galásek   103' (pen.)		 Report MatchCentre Kollmann   40' Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Group stage edit

16 September 2003 Milan   1–0   Ajax San Siro, Milan
20:45 Inzaghi   67' Report MatchCentre Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
1 October 2003 Ajax   2–0   Club Brugge Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:45 Sonck   11', 54' Report MatchCentre Referee: Graham Barber (England)
22 October 2003 Ajax   1–0   Celta Vigo Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:45 Ibrahimović   53' Report MatchCentre Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
4 November 2003 Celta Vigo   3–2   Ajax Balaídos, Vigo
20:45 Luccin   25' (pen.)
Milošević   39'
Vágner   63'		 Report MatchCentre Sonck   53'
Van der Vaart   82'		 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
26 November 2003 Ajax   0–1   Milan Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:45 Report MatchCentre Shevchenko   52' Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
9 December 2003 Club Brugge   2–1   Ajax Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:45 Lange   27'
Sæternes   84'		 Report MatchCentre Sonck   42' (pen.) Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

References edit

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Ajax - 2003/04".

Notes edit

  1. ^ Boukhari was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and made his international debut for Morocco in November 2001.
  2. ^ Didulica was born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and represented Australia at U-23 level, but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally through his father and made his international debut for Croatia in March 2004.
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