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
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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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	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

2016–17 Eredivisie standings

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

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
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

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

	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

Main article: 2016–17 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax

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

Ajax v Roda JC

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

Ajax v Willem II

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

Go Ahead Eagles v Ajax

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

Ajax v Vitesse

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

Heracles v Ajax

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

Ajax v PEC Zwolle

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

Ajax v Utrecht

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

ADO Den Haag v Ajax

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

Feyenoord v Ajax

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

Ajax v Excelsior

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

AZ v Ajax

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

Ajax v NEC

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

Heerenveen v Ajax

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

Ajax v Groningen

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

Twente v Ajax

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

Ajax v PSV

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

PEC Zwolle v Ajax

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

Utrecht v Ajax

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

Ajax v ADO Den Haag

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

Roda JC v Ajax

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

Ajax v Sparta

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

Vitesse v Ajax

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

Ajax v Heracles

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

Groningen v Ajax

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

Ajax v Twente

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

Excelsior v Ajax

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

Ajax v Feyenoord

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

Ajax v AZ

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

NEC v Ajax

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

Ajax v Heerenveen

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

PSV v Ajax

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

Ajax v Go Ahead Eagles

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

Willem II v Ajax

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

Main article: 2016-17 KNVB Cup

Ajax v Willem II

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

Kozakken Boys v Ajax

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

SC Cambuur v Ajax

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

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

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

Ajax v PAOK

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)

PAOK v Ajax

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

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

Ajax v Rostov

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)

Rostov v Ajax

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

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage

Pos	Team v t e	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

Panathinaikos v Ajax

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)

Ajax v Standard Liège

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)

Celta Vigo v Ajax

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)

Ajax v Celta Vigo

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)

Ajax v Panathinaikos

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)

Standard Liège v Ajax

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

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase § Round of 32

Legia Warsaw v Ajax

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)

Ajax v Legia Warsaw

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'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,285 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Round of 16

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase § Round of 16

Copenhagen v Ajax

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)

Ajax v Copenhagen

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

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

Ajax v Schalke 04

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)

Schalke 04 v Ajax

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

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

Ajax v Lyon

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)

Lyon v Ajax

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

Main article: 2017 UEFA Europa League Final

Ajax v Manchester United

24 May 2017 Final	Ajax	0–2	Manchester United	Solna, Sweden
20:45 UTC+2	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

Ajax v FC Liefering

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

Amsterdamsche FC v Ajax

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

Ajax v Gent

16 July 2016	Ajax	0–2	Gent	Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00 CEST		Report	Coulibaly 13' Riedewald 46' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Ajax v Krylia Sovetov Samara

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

Béziers v Ajax

20 July 2016	Béziers	0–2	Ajax	Béziers, France
15:00 CEST		Report	Sinkgraven 58' Zivkovic 69'	Stadium: Stade de la Méditerranée

Marseille v Ajax

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

Ajax v NEC

6 October 2016	Ajax	2–1	NEC	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Mazraoui 26' El Idrissi 48'	Report	Grot 48'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Ajax v Achilles '29

10 November 2016	Ajax	2–0	Achilles '29	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Cassierra 2', 13'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Ajax v Excelsior

7 January 2017	Ajax	1–3	Excelsior	Ferreiras, Portugal
	Dijks 70'	Report	Hasselbaink 11' Hadouir 78' Mattheij 82'	Stadium: Estádio da Nora

Ajax v RB Leipzig

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	-