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2016–17 AFC Ajax season

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.

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)

Player statistics edit

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 Kenny Tete 19 1 5 0 8+3 1 3 0
3 DF   NED Joël Veltman 44 0 30 0 14 0 0 0
4 DF   NED Jaïro Riedewald 28 1 11+5 0 10+1 1 1 0
5 DF   COL Davinson Sánchez 45 6 32 6 13 0 0 0
7 FW   BRA David Neres 12 3 5+3 3 0+4 0 0 0
8 MF   NED Daley Sinkgraven 32 1 21+3 1 6+1 0 1 0
9 FW   BFA Bertrand Traoré 39 13 22+2 9 15 4 0 0
10 MF   NED Davy Klaassen 50 16 33 14 17 2 0 0
11 FW   GER Amin Younes 47 8 28+1 3 17 5 0+1 0
16 DF   GER Heiko Westermann 8 0 1+3 0 2+1 0 1 0
17 FW   CZE Václav Černý 10 1 2+3 0 1+1 0 2+1 1
19 FW   COL Mateo Cassierra 29 4 1+16 2 4+5 0 3 2
20 FW   DEN Lasse Schöne 43 9 26+1 7 11+3 1 1+1 1
21 MF   NED Frenkie de Jong 11 1 1+3 1 0+4 0 1+2 0
22 MF   MAR Hakim Ziyech 42 10 28 7 11+2 2 1 1
24 GK   CMR André Onana 46 0 32 0 14 0 0 0
25 FW   DEN Kasper Dolberg 48 22 26+3 16 12+5 6 1+1 0
26 DF   NED Nick Viergever 43 2 27+2 2 13 0 1 0
30 MF   NED Donny van de Beek 31 0 4+15 0 5+5 0 2 0
33 GK   NED Diederik Boer 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
34 MF   NED Abdelhak Nouri 15 1 1+8 0 2+1 0 2+1 1
36 DF   NED Matthijs de Ligt 23 3 6+5 2 8+1 0 3 1
40 DF   NED Carel Eiting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
42 DF   NED Deyovaisio Zeefuik 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
43 (48) GK   NED Norbert Alblas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW   NED Pelle Clement 4 3 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+1 3
45 FW   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   NED Jasper Cillessen 6 0 2 0 4 0 0 0
1 GK   NED Tim Krul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   NED Riechedly Bazoer 10 1 3+2 0 2+1 0 2 1
7 FW   NED Anwar El Ghazi 20 2 7+5 0 4+2 1 2 1
27 MF   SRB Nemanja Gudelj 13 2 5+1 2 7 0 0 0
35 DF   NED Mitchell Dijks 20 0 8+4 0 6 0 2 0

As of 24 May 2017

Team statistics edit

2016–17 Eredivisie standings edit

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

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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 edit

Eredivisie

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

KNVB Cup

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

UEFA Champions League

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

UEFA Europa League

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

Placements edit

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 edit

All times are in CEST

Eredivisie edit

Main article: 2016–17 Eredivisie

League table edit

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 edit

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 edit

Main article: 2016-17 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 edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § 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 edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § 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 edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Group stage edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ajax 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14 Advance to knockout phase
2   Celta Vigo 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9
3   Standard Liège 6 1 4 1 8 6 +2 7
4   Panathinaikos 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1
Source: UEFA
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 edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase § 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 edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase § 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 edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase § 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 edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase § Semi-finals
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 edit

Main article: 2017 UEFA Europa League 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 edit

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 edit

Summer transfer window edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

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