During the 2008–09 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Cup. The first training took place on Monday July 14, 2008. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Tuesday August 5, 2008, followed by a testimonial match for the retired former Ajax defender Jaap Stam.
| 2008–09 season | |||
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| Chairman | Uri Coronel | ||
| Manager | Marco van Basten (until 6 May 2009) John van 't Schip (interim) | ||
| Eredivisie | 3rd | ||
| KNVB Cup | Third Round | ||
| UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Luis Suárez (22 goals) All: Luis Suárez (28 goals) | ||
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Pre-season edit
The first training for the 2008–09 season was held on July 14, 2008. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad from manager Marco van Basten played friendly matches against VV Noordwijk, CVV Germanicus and Excelsior '31 before traveling to the United Kingdom to play against Cardiff City and Sunderland, then traveling to Spain to play Real Murcia. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Arsenal and Internazionale in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.
Player statistics edit
Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | UEFA Cup | KNVB Cup | ||||||
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Maarten Stekelenburg | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF |  URU
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Bruno Silva | 13 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  ESP
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Oleguer | 37 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF |  BEL
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Thomas Vermaelen | 41 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | BEL
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Jan Vertonghen | 35 | 5 | 23+3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF |  SWE
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Rasmus Lindgren | 32 | 2 | 15+7 | 2 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | DF | SWE
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Kennedy Bakircioglü | 12 | 2 | 5+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | DF | NED
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Urby Emanuelson | 42 | 4 | 31+1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW |  SRB
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Miralem Sulejmani | 34 | 10 | 23+4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW |  MAR
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Ismaïl Aissati | 11 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK | NED
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Kenneth Vermeer | 31 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | NED
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Gregory van der Wiel | 43 | 2 | 31+1 | 2 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW | URU
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Luis Suárez | 43 | 28 | 30+1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 17 | DF | NED
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Rob Wielaert | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | ESP
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Gabri | 21 | 1 | 12+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW |  ARG
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Darío Cvitanich | 23 | 9 | 14+4 | 9 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF |  CMR
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Eyong Enoh | 25 | 2 | 17+2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | NED
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Siem de Jong | 16 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW |  BRA
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Leonardo | 33 | 4 | 5+19 | 2 | 0+8 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | NED
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Jan-Arie van der Heijden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | NED
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Evander Sno | 15 | 1 | 4+6 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | NED
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Jeffrey Sarpong | 14 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF |  ANT
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Vurnon Anita | 21 | 1 | 12+4 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | NED
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Mitchell Donald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | NED
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Dennis Gentenaar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | FW |  CRO
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Darko Bodul | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | FW | ANT
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Javier Martina | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | DF | NED
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Robbert Schilder | 18 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 38 | DF | BEL
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Toby Alderweireld | 8 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | MF | NED
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Daley Blind | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | FW | NED
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Marvin Zeegelaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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| 9 | FW | NED
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW |  DEN
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Kenneth Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | DEN
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Dennis Rommedahl | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | BEL
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Laurent Delorge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | FW | NED
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John Goossens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | GK |  RSA
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Hans Vonk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
As of 31 October 2011
2008-09 selection by nationality edit
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| Current squad selection | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 27 |
| Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Players out on loan | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Team statistics edit
Eredivisie standings 2008-09 edit
| Standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for
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| 3 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 74 | 41 | 60 | 6 |
Points by match day edit
| 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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| Points | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 |
Total points by match day edit
| 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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| Points | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 68 |
Standing by match day edit
| 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 |
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| Standing | 12th | 9th | 12th | 6th | 10th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd |
Goals by match day edit
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
Statistics for the 2008-09 season edit
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2008-09 season.
| Friendlies | Amsterdam Tournament |
KNVB Cup | UEFA Cup | Eredivisie | Total | |
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| Matches | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 55 |
| Wins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 31 |
| Draws | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| Home | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 25 |
| Away | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 30 |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 60 | 83 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
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Number of substitutes used  
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47 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 89 | 177 |
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24 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 74 | 118 |
| Goals against
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8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 64 |
| Balance
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+16 | -2 | +1 | +6 | +33 | +54 |
| Clean sheets
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3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| Penalties for
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Penalties against
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2008-09 team records edit
| Description | Competition | Result |
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| Biggest win | Friendly match
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Excelsior '31 - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 ) |
| KNVB Cup
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AFC Ajax - FC Utrecht ( 2 - 0 ) | |
 UEFA Cup
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FK Borac Čačak - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 4 ) | |
| Eredivisie
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AFC Ajax - Willem II ( 7 - 0 ) | |
| Biggest loss |  Friendly match
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VfB Stuttgart - AFC Ajax ( 3 - 2 ) |
| KNVB Cup
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FC Volendam - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 0 ) | |
| UEFA Cup
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Olympique de Marseille - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 ) | |
| Eredivisie
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PSV - AFC Ajax ( 6 - 2 ) | |
| Most goals in a match | Friendly match
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Excelsior '31 - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 ) |
| KNVB Cup
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AFC Ajax - FC Utrecht ( 2 - 0 ) | |
| UEFA Cup
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FK Borac Čačak - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 4 ) | |
| Eredivisie
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PSV - AFC Ajax ( 6 - 2 ) |
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Placements edit
| Friendlies | Amsterdam Tournament | KNVB Cup | UEFA Cup | Eredivisie | |
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| Status | 7 played, 4 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses | 4th place | Eliminated in Third Round Last opponent: FC Volendam |
Eliminated in Round of 16 Last opponent: Olympique de Marseille |
3rd place 68 points in 34 matches qualified for UEFA Europa League Qualifying rounds |
- Luis Suárez is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Gregory van der Wiel is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
Results edit
All times are in CEST
Eredivisie edit
| 30 August 2008 1 | Willem II | 2 − 1 | Ajax | Tilburg |
| 18:45 | Demouge 47' Akgün 65' |
Report | Sulejmani 23' Sno 83' |
Stadium: Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 14 September 2008 2 | Ajax | 1 − 0 | Roda JC | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Vermaelen 54' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,468 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 21 September 2008 3 | Feyenoord | 2 − 2 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 12:30 | Tomasson 50', 85' (pen.) |
Report | Sarpong 38' Huntelaar 69' |
Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar |
| 28 September 2008 4 | Ajax | 3 − 0 | Vitesse | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Suárez 61' Vertonghen 76', 82' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeier |
| 5 October 2008 5 | SC Heerenveen | 5 − 2 | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 16:30 | Silva 4' (o.g.) Beerens 8'Sibon 51'Pranjić 63', 90' (pen.) |
Report | Huntelaar 79' Suárez 81' (pen.)Van der Wiel 19' 89' |
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 18 October 2008 6 | Ajax | 1 − 0 | FC Groningen | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Oleguer 37' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,531 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 26 October 2008 7 | Ajax | 2 − 0 | N.E.C. | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Huntelaar 44' Suárez 73' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen |
| 29 October 2008 8 | Heracles Almelo | 1 − 3 | Ajax | Almelo |
| 20:00 | Wuytens 29' Van den Bergh |
Report | Suárez 2' Huntelaar 77', 82' |
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Richard Liesveld |
| 1 November 2008 9 | FC Twente | 0 − 2 | Ajax | Enschede |
| 18:45 | Report | De Jong 40' Lindgren 91' |
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 9 November 2008 10 | Ajax | 5 − 2 | Sparta Rotterdam | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Huntelaar 16' Suárez 21'Sno 42'Bakircioglü 74'Leonardo 85' |
Report | John 57' Rose 89' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 16 November 2008 11 | Ajax | 4 − 1 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 | Suárez 27' Sulejmani 74'Pieters 78' (o.g.)Leonardo 90+1' |
Report | Afellay 56' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,665 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 23 November 2008 12 | AZ | 2 − 0 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| 12:30 | De Zeeuw 22' (pen.) Ari 51' |
Report | Stadium: DSB Stadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 30 November 2008 13 | Ajax | 1 − 1 | FC Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 | Sulejmani 62' |
Report | Keller 34' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,929 Referee: Tom van Sichem |
| 7 December 2008 14 | FC Volendam | 1 − 2 | Ajax | Volendam |
| 14:30 | Sheotahul 41' |
Report | Suárez 44' Vertonghen 64' |
Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,260 Referee: Dick van Egmond |
| 12 December 2008 15 | Ajax | 3 − 0 | NAC Breda | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Cvitanich 27' Suárez 55' (pen.)Lindgren 64' |
Report | Kwakman 50' 54' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,541 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 21 December 2008 16 | De Graafschap | 0 − 6 | Ajax | Doetinchem |
| 12:30 | Volmer 35' |
Report | Cvitanich 10', 71' Sulejmani 12'Suárez 53' (pen.), 62'Emanuelson 67' |
Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 28 December 2008 17 | Ajax | 3 − 0 | ADO Den Haag | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 | Cvitanich 7', 18', 57' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,125 Referee: Eric Braamhaar |
| 18 January 2009 18 | N.E.C. | 2 − 4 | Ajax | Nijmegen |
| 14:30 | Zomer 50' El-Akchaoui 67' |
Report | Sulejmani 48', 54' Cvitanich 3' 70'Fernández 79' (o.g.)Gabri 95' |
Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 25 January 2009 19 | FC Groningen | 1 − 0 | Ajax | Groningen |
| 14:30 | Holla 39' |
Report | Vertonghen 54' 86' |
Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,230 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 31 January 2009 20 | Ajax | 0 − 1 | SC Heerenveen | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Vermaelen 47' |
Report | Pranjić 58' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,333 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 3 February 2009 21 | Ajax | 2 − 2 | Heracles Almelo | Amsterdam |
| 20:15 | Sulejmani 70' Suárez 72' (pen.) |
Report | Van de Bergh 12' Schulmeister 31' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,355 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 8 February 2009 22 | Vitesse | 4 − 1 | Ajax | Arnhem |
| 12:30 | Nilsson 7', 44' Stevanovič 40'Van Wolfswinkel 68' |
Report | Suárez 15' |
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 21,775 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer |
| 15 February 2009 23 | Ajax | 2 − 0 | Feyenoord | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 | Vermaelen 51' Emanuelson 90+1' |
Report | Tiendalli 73' 82' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,136 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 22 February 2009 24 | Ajax | 2 − 1 | FC Volendam | Amsterdam |
| 16:30 | Suárez 29' Vermaelen 75' |
Report | Sheotahul 14' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,749 Referee: Raymond van Meenen |
| 1 March 2009 25 | FC Utrecht | 0 − 2 | Ajax | Utrecht |
| 12:30 | Report | Van der Wiel 8' Vertonghen 62' |
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 8 March 2009 26 | ADO Den Haag | 1 − 1 | Ajax | The Hague |
| 12:30 | Verhoek 63' |
Report | Wielaert 60' |
Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 15 March 2009 27 | Ajax | 3 − 0 | De Graafschap | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Suárez 23', 69' (pen.) Cvitanich 41' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,587 Referee: Ben Haverkor |
| 22 March 2009 28 | NAC Breda | 0 − 3 | Ajax | Breda |
| 14:30 | Report | Vermaelen 35' Van der Wiel 64'Suárez 86' |
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 17,254 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 5 April 2009 29 | Roda JC | 1 − 2 | Ajax | Kerkrade |
| 12:30 | Cissé 71' |
Report | Suárez 2' Aissati 66' |
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Johan Verbist |
| 12 April 2009 30 | Ajax | 7 − 0 | Willem II | Amsterdam |
| 16:30 | Cvitanich 2', 20' Enoh 10'Suárez 35' (pen.), 69', 82' (pen.)Emanuelson 45' |
Report | Martha 81' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,038 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer |
| 19 April 2009 31 | PSV | 6 − 2 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| 16:30 | Méndez 22' Afellay 31'Amrabat 40'Culina 56'Dzsudzsák 65'Bakkal 90' |
Report | Suárez 44' Sulejmani 76' |
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 26 April 2009 32 | Ajax | 1 − 1 | AZ | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Suárez 87' (pen.) |
Report | Lens 23' Schaars 57' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,128 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 3 May 2009 33 | Sparta Rotterdam | 4 − 0 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 14:30 | Duplan 40' Rose 45'John 77'Adeleye 90' |
Report | Oleguer 76' |
Stadium: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,894 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 10 May 2009 34 | Ajax | 1 − 0 | FC Twente | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Emanuelson 59' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,518 Referee: Ruud Bossen |
KNVB Cup edit
| 25 October 2008 Second Round | Ajax | 2 − 0 | FC Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Suárez 70' Huntelaar 87' |
Report | Neşu 27' 68' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 23,368 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 12 November 2008 Third Round | FC Volendam | 1 −0 (a.e.t.) | Ajax | Volendam |
| 18:30 | Tuijp 111' |
Report | Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 5,224 Referee: Jack van Hulten |
UEFA Cup edit
First round edit
| 18 September 2008 First leg | Borac Čačak | 1 – 4 | Ajax | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 21:00 | Milovanović 50' |
Report | Sulejmani 13' Suárez 36'Huntelaar 71', 86' |
Stadium: Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Stanislav Sukhina (Russia) |
| 2 October 2008 Second leg | Ajax | 2 – 0 (6 – 1 agg.) | Borac Čačak | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:30 | Sarpong 71' Suárez 90+5' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 18,139 Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria) |
Group stage edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
 Žilina
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 |
| 23 October 2008 1 | Aston Villa | 2 – 1 | Ajax | Birmingham, England |
| 21:15 | Laursen 8' Barry 45' |
Report | Vermaelen 22' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria) |
| 6 November 2008 2 | Ajax | 1 – 0 | Žilina | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | Suárez 42' |
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 24,200 Referee: Douglas McDonald (Scotland) |
| 27 November 2008 3 | Hamburg | 0 – 1 | Ajax | Hamburg, Germany |
| 20:45 | Report | Leonardo 78' |
Stadium: HSH Nordbank Arena Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
| 17 December 2008 4 | Ajax | 2 – 2 | Slavia Praha | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | Vertonghen 3' Suárez 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Černý 13' Jarolim 41' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia) |
Final phase edit
Round of 32 edit
| 19 February 2009 First leg | Fiorentina  | 0 – 1 | Ajax | Florence, Italy |
| 20:45 | Report | Bakircioglü 60' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 19,018 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain) |
| 26 February 2009 Second leg | Ajax | 1 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.) | Fiorentina | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Leonardo 88' |
Report | Gilardino 61' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) |
Round of 16 edit
| 12 March 2009 First leg | Marseille  | 2 – 1 | Ajax | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Cheyrou 18' Niang 32' |
Report | Suárez 35' (pen.) Van der Wiel 41' |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
| 18 March 2009 Second leg | Ajax | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 agg.) | Marseille | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | Enoh 33' Sulejmani 74'Silva 122' |
Report | Niang 33' Mears 109' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,650 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany) |
Amsterdam Tournament edit
| 8 August 2008 | Ajax | 2 – 3 | Arsenal | Amsterdam |
| 21:15 | Suárez 34' Huntelaar 36' |
Report | Adebayor 67', 83' Bendtner 75' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 9 August 2008 | Ajax | 0 − 1 | Internazionale | Amsterdam |
| 21:15 | Report | Adriano 5' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar |
- Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2008
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Internazionale
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sevilla FC
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ajax
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Friendlies edit
| 19 July 2008 | VV Noordwijk | 2 − 5 | Ajax | Noordwijk, Netherlands |
| 15:00 | Ketting 14', 38' |
Report | Sarpong 13' Leonardo 20'Luque 55'Suárez 90'Van der Heijden 90' |
Stadium: Sportpark Duinwetering Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 22 July 2008 | CVV Germanicus | 0 − 7 | Ajax | Coevorden, Netherlands |
| 19:30 | Report | Cvitanich 14', 20' Gabri 45'Bakircioglü 48'Martina 60'Leonardo 80'De Jong 88' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Pampert Attendance: 5,000 Referee: - |
| 24 July 2008 | Excelsior '31 | 1 − 8 | Ajax | Rijssen, Netherlands |
| 19:30 | Van der Berg 11' |
Report | Suárez 8', 30' Cvitanich 13'Gabri 20', 42'Perez 57' (pen.), 88'Anita 70' |
Stadium: Sportpark Grote Geert Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Eric Braamhaar |
| 1 August 2008 | Cardiff City  | 0 − 0 | Ajax | Cardiff, Wales |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,400 Referee: Mark Whitby |
| 3 August 2008 | Sunderland | 0 − 1 | Ajax | Sunderland, England |
| 15:00 | Report | Huntelaar 54' |
Stadium: Stadium Of Light Attendance: 19,768 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 16 August 2008 | Real Murcia | 2 − 1 | Ajax | Murcia, Spain |
| 21.30 | Despotovic 52' Dialiba 84' |
Report | Suárez 58' |
Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Attendance: 14.000 Referee: Gregorio Bernabé Garcia |
| 10 January 2009 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 − 2 | Ajax | Ferreiras, Portugal |
| 16:00 | Lanig 21' Schieber 29'Hitzlsperger 40' |
Report | Suárez 22' Cvitanich 65' |
Stadium: Estádio da Nora Attendance: 300 Referee: Paolo Felipe |
Transfers for 2008-09 edit
Summer transfer window edit
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2008 to 1 September 2008) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2008.
Arrivals edit
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return from loan spell | |||||
| |
Kenneth Vermeer |
Goalkeeper | 30 June 2008 | Willem II |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
| |
Darío Cvitanich |
Midfielder | 28 April 2008 | Banfield |
€6,5 million |
| |
Miralem Sulejmani |
Forward | 4 July 2008 | SC Heerenveen |
€16,25 million |
| |
Ismaïl Aissati |
Midfielder | 19 July 2008 | PSV |
€4,1 million |
| |
Oleguer |
Defender | 29 July 2008 | FC Barcelona |
€3 million |
| |
Evander Sno |
Midfielder | 21 August 2008 |  Celtic |
€1,5 million |
| Free Transfer | |||||
| |
Darko Bodul |
Forward | 14 June 2008 | SC Heerenveen |
- |
| |
Eyong Enoh |
Midfielder | 31 August 2008 | Ajax Cape Town |
- |
| |
Hans Vonk |
Goalkeeper | 31 August 2008 | Ajax Cape Town |
- |
Departures edit
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out on loan | |||||
| |
Donovan Slijngard |
Defender | 27 July 2008 | Sparta Rotterdam |
- |
| |
George Ogăraru |
Defender | 30 August 2008 | Steaua București |
- |
| |
Albert Luque |
Forward | 31 August 2008 | Málaga CF |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
| |
Rydell Poepon |
Forward | 30 May 2008 | Sparta Rotterdam |
€1 million |
| |
John Heitinga |
Defender | 15 August 2008 | Atlético Madrid |
€12 million |
| Free Transfer | |||||
| |
Edgar Davids |
Midfielder | 20 May 2008 | — | - |
| |
Marco van Duin |
Goalkeeper | 21 June 2008 | HFC Haarlem |
- |
| |
Erik Heijblok |
Goalkeeper | 30 June 2008 | De Graafschap |
- |
| |
Ismael Urzaíz |
Forward | 15 July 2008 | — | - |
| |
Jurgen Colin |
Defender | 20 August 2008 | Sporting de Gijón |
- |
| |
Michael Krohn-Dehli |
Midfielder | 29 August 2008 | Brøndby IF |
- |
| |
Nicolae Mitea |
Forward | 31 August 2008 | Dinamo București |
- |
| |
 Samuel Kuffour |
Defender | 1 September 2008 | Asante Kotoko |
- |
| |
Vito Wormgoor |
Defender | 2 September 2008 | FC Utrecht |
- |
| |
Kenneth Perez |
Midfielder | 4 September 2008 | FC Twente |
- |
Winter transfer window edit
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2009 to 1 February 2009) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2008–09.
Arrivals edit
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer | |||||
| |
Rob Wielaert |
Defender | 22 January 2010 | FC Twente |
€3,15 million |
Departures edit
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out on loan | |||||
| |
Dennis Rommedahl |
Forward | 20 January 2009 | N.E.C. |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
| |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
Forward | 1 January 2009 | Real Madrid |
€27 million |
| |
John Goossens |
Forward | 1 February 2009 | N.E.C. |
€900,000 |
| Free Transfer | |||||
| |
Laurent Delorge |
Midfielder | 6 January 2008 | Roda JC |
- |
| |
Hans Vonk |
Goalkeeper | 20 January 2009 | SC Heerenveen |
- |