2017–18 AFC Ajax season

During the 2017–18 season, Ajax participated in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. They also participated in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League but couldn't get past the qualification stage for either competitions. This marked the first time that Ajax did not qualify for the group stage of a UEFA club competition since the 1990–91 season, when they were excluded from competing in European football for a year due to the staafincident. The squad's first training took place on 29 June 2017.

Ajax

2017–18 season
Owner	AFC Ajax N.V.
CEO	Edwin van der Sar
Manager	Marcel Keizer (until 21 December 2017) Erik ten Hag (from 1 January 2018)
Stadium	Amsterdam Arena
Eredivisie	2nd
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
Champions League	Third qualifying round
Europa League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: David Neres (14) All: David Neres (14)
Highest home attendance	53,320 vs Feyenoord (21 January 2018)
Lowest home attendance	30,295 vs VVV-Venlo (19 April 2018)
Average home league attendance	49,711
Home colours Away colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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
1	GK	CMR	André Onana	38	0	33	0	4	0	1	0
3	DF	NED	Joël Veltman	36	1	28+2	1	4	0	2	0
4	DF	NED	Matthijs de Ligt	39	3	33	3	4	0	2	0
5	DF	AUT	Maximilian Wöber	23	1	16+6	1	0	0	1	0
6	MF	NED	Donny van de Beek	39	13	33+1	11	4	2	1	0
7	FW	BRA	David Neres	37	14	28+4	14	1+2	0	2	0
8	MF	NED	Daley Sinkgraven	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	NED	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	32	13	24+4	13	0+3	0	0+1	0
10	MF	MAR	Hakim Ziyech	39	9	34	9	4	0	1	0
11	FW	GER	Amin Younes	17	2	9+4	1	4	1	0	0
15	DF	NED	Carel Eiting	6	0	1+3	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF	CZE	Václav Černý	7	1	2+2	0	0+1	0	2	1
18	FW	NOR	Dennis Johnsen	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+2	0
19	FW	COL	Mateo Cassierra	5	1	0+4	1	0	0	0+1	0
20	FW	DEN	Lasse Schöne	36	11	27+3	10	4	1	2	0
21	MF	NED	Frenkie de Jong	26	1	16+6	0	0+2	0	2	1
22	GK	NED	Benjamin van Leer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	NED	Siem de Jong	26	7	4+19	4	0	0	2+1	3
25	FW	DEN	Kasper Dolberg	30	9	11+12	6	4	0	3	3
26	DF	NED	Nick Viergever	18	2	12	2	4	0	2	0
28	MF	COL	Luis Manuel Orejuela	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
30	GK	NED	Norbert Alblas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	ARG	Nicolás Tagliafico	15	1	15	1	0	0	0	0
33	GK	GRE	Kostas Lamprou	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
34	MF	NED	Abdelhak Nouri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	NED	Mitchell Dijks	12	0	8+1	0	2	0	1	0
36	MF	NED	Dani de Wit	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF	NED	Noussair Mazraoui	8	0	3+5	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	NED	Azor Matusiwa	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
43	DF	DEN	Rasmus Nissen	8	0	5+3	0	0	0	0	0
45	FW	NED	Justin Kluivert	36	11	27+3	10	3+1	0	2	1
47	MF	NED	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
5	DF	COL	Davinson Sánchez	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
42	DF	NED	Deyovaisio Zeefuik	9	0	2+3	0	0+2	0	0+2	0

As of 6 May 2018

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2017–18

Current standing	Matches played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Yellow cards	Red cards
2	34	25	4	5	79	89	33	58	3

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 by match day	0	3	3	3	1	0	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	1	0	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	3	79
Total points by match day	0	3	6	9	10	10	13	16	19	22	22	25	28	29	32	35	38	41	44	45	48	51	54	57	58	58	61	64	67	70	70	73	76	79	79
Standing by match day	12	8	6	3	6	7	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Goals by match day	1	3	2	3	1	1	4	4	4	3	1	8	5	3	3	3	2	3	2	0	3	4	2	1	0	2	4	5	2	1	0	4	3	2	89
Goals against per match day	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	33
Total goal difference per match day	−1	+1	+3	+6	+6	+5	+9	+13	+16	+18	+17	+25	+29	+29	+32	+34	+35	+37	+39	+39	+41	+43	+44	+45	+45	+44	+47	+50	+51	+52	+49	+52	+55	+56	+56

Topscorers

Eredivisie Nr. Name 1. David Neres 14 2. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 13 3. Donny van de Beek 11 4. Justin Kluivert 10 Lasse Schöne 10 6. Hakim Ziyech 9 7. Kasper Dolberg 6 8. Siem de Jong 4 9. Matthijs de Ligt 3 10. Nick Viergever 2 11. Mateo Cassierra 1 Nicolás Tagliafico 1 Joël Veltman 1 Maximilian Wöber 1 Amin Younes 1 Own goal Sherel Floranus (Sparta Rotterdam) 1 Ryan Sanusi (Sparta Rotterdam) 1 Total 89

KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1. Kasper Dolberg 3 Siem de Jong 3 3. Václav Černý 1 Frenkie de Jong 1 Justin Kluivert 1 Own goal Ruben Koorndijk (Scheveningen) 1 Total 10

UEFA Champions League Nr. Name 1. Donny van de Beek 2 2. Davinson Sánchez 1 Total 3 UEFA Europa League Nr. Name 1. Lasse Schöne 1 Amin Younes 1 Total 2

Competitions

All times are in CEST

Eredivisie

Main article: 2017–18 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PSV Eindhoven (C)	34	26	5	3	87	39	+48	83	Qualification to Champions League play-off round
2	Ajax	34	25	4	5	89	33	+56	79	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3	AZ	34	22	5	7	72	38	+34	71	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4	Feyenoord	34	20	6	8	76	39	+37	66	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]
5	Utrecht	34	14	12	8	58	53	+5	54	Qualification to European competition play-offs

Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)^[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 KNVB Cup.

Matches

Heracles Almelo v Ajax

12 August 2017 1	Heracles Almelo	2−1	Ajax	Almelo
20:45 CEST	Niemeijer  16' Gladon 65' Kuwas 82'	Report	De Ligt  31' Ziyech 56'	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Kevin Blom

Ajax v Groningen

20 August 2017 2	Ajax	3–1	Groningen	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST	Huntelaar 38' Ziyech 48' Schöne 79'	Report	Te Wierik  5' Van Weert  60' Idrissi 73'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,152 Referee: Dennis Higler

VVV-Venlo v Ajax

27 August 2017 3	VVV-Venlo	0–2	Ajax	Venlo
14:30 CEST	Seuntjens  45+1' Leemans  64'	Report	De Ligt  17' Van de Beek 55' Neres 70'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Ajax v PEC Zwolle

9 September 2017 4	Ajax	3–0	PEC Zwolle	Amsterdam
20:45 CEST	Huntelaar 6', 88' Ziyech 66', 71' Veltman  72' Van de Beek  76'	Report	Bakker  90'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 50,902 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

ADO Den Haag v Ajax

17 September 2017 5	ADO Den Haag	1−1	Ajax	The Hague
14:30 CEST	Immers  34' Beugelsdijk  38' Johnsen 71' Becker  87'	Report	Kluivert  2' Veltman 28',  57' Van de Beek  60' Schöne  87'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 12,016 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Ajax v Vitesse

24 September 2017 6	Ajax	1−2	Vitesse	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST	Van de Beek  21' Viergever 83' Huntelaar  90+2'	Report	Kashia 21' Rashica 45+3' Faye  79' Bruns  80' Castaignos  90+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,236 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Heerenveen v Ajax

1 October 2017 7	Heerenveen	0−4	Ajax	Heerenveen
14:30 CEST	Pierie  14' Høegh  42' Thorsby  50' Woudenberg  74' Mihajlović  90'	Report	Veltman  24' De Ligt  34' Neres 38', 41' Schöne  58', 75' (pen.) Wöber 83'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam

14 October 2017 8	Ajax	4−0	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam
18:30 CEST	Sanusi 39' (o.g.) Floranus 64' (o.g.) Neres 73' Younes 76' Viergever  81' Dolberg 90+2'	Report	Fischer  41'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,567 Referee: Kevin Blom

Feyenoord v Ajax

22 October 2017 9	Feyenoord	1−4	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST	Jørgensen  24', 56' Vilhena  26' Toornstra 58'	Report	Huntelaar  20', 50' Ziyech  41' Schöne  60' Neres  64' Dolberg 72', 90' S. de Jong 89'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Willem II v Ajax

28 October 2017 10	Willem II	1−3	Ajax	Tilburg
20:45 CET	Chirivella  50' Velikonja 55' Rienstra  74'	Report	De Ligt  32' Schöne 70' S. de Jong 79' Neres 90+1'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,907 Referee: Dennis Higler

Ajax v Utrecht

5 November 2017 11	Ajax	1−2	Utrecht	Amsterdam
14:30 CET	Schöne  36' Viergever 41',  71'	Report	Labyad 6', 84',  29' Janssen  19' Klaiber  84'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,758 Referee: Björn Kuipers

NAC Breda v Ajax

18 November 2017 12	NAC Breda	0−8	Ajax	Breda
20:45 CET	Angeliño  32'	Report	De Ligt 13', 33' Van de Beek 18', 26', 75' Neres 29' Schöne 66' (pen.) Huntelaar 73'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 18,969 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v Roda JC Kerkrade

26 November 2017 13	Ajax	5−1	Roda JC Kerkrade	Amsterdam
12:30 CET	Kluivert 45', 60', 85' Dolberg 59' Van de Beek 75'	Report	Kum 32' Engels  61'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,685 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Twente v Ajax

2 December 2017 14	Twente	3−3	Ajax	Enschede
18:30 CET	Thesker  32', 48', 63' Hooiveld  36' Boere  52', 89' Cuevas  66'	Report	Schöne 33', 37' Neres  48' F. de Jong  56' Kluivert 79' Veltman  87'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Dennis Higler

Ajax v PSV

10 December 2017 15	Ajax	3−0	PSV	Amsterdam
16:45 CET	Schöne  27', 64' Neres 61' Wöber  62' Van de Beek 72' Zeefuik  90+2'	Report	Hendrix  27' Brenet  34' Lozano  40' Van Ginkel  59'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,379 Referee: Kevin Blom

Ajax v Excelsior

14 December 2017 16	Ajax	3−1	Excelsior	Amsterdam
20:45 CET	S. de Jong 23' Veltman  39' Dolberg 57' (pen.) Ziyech 86'	Report	Koolwijk  6' Van Duinen 40',  85' Fortes  45+3' Faik  56' De Wijs  59'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,695 Referee: Ed Janssen

AZ v Ajax

17 December 2017 17	AZ	1−2	Ajax	Alkmaar
14:30 CET	Jahanbakhsh 25' (pen.) Svensson  26'  86' Hatzidiakos  50'	Report	Zeefuik  25' Huntelaar 43' Schöne 51' (pen.) F. de Jong  88'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v Willem II

24 December 2017 18	Ajax	3−1	Willem II	Amsterdam
14:30 CET	Kluivert 63' Dolberg 72' Schöne  76' Neres 81'	Report	Crowley  48' Sol 53',  70'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,921 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Ajax v Feyenoord

21 January 2018 19	Ajax	2−0	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
14:30 CET	Kluivert  23' Van de Beek 50' Huntelaar 53'	Report	St. Juste  22' Jørgensen  36'  58' Van Beek  38'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,320 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Utrecht v Ajax

28 January 2018 20	Utrecht	0−0	Ajax	Utrecht
12:30 CET	Görtler  31'  90+1' Ayoub  79' Janssen  80'	Report	Huntelaar  30'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,768 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v NAC Breda

4 February 2018 21	Ajax	3−1	NAC Breda	Amsterdam
16:45 CET	Van de Beek 25' Neres 39' De Ligt  56' Ziyech 90+3'	Report	Ambrose 6',  42' Verschueren  21' Meijers  29'  90+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,886 Referee: Ed Janssen

Roda JC Kerkrade v Ajax

7 February 2018 22	Roda JC Kerkrade	2−4	Ajax	Kerkrade
20:45 CET	Gustafson 2',  88' Vancamp 80'	Report	Van de Beek 11' Ziyech 24' Veltman  50' Huntelaar 74', 82' Tagliafico  80'	Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 14,484 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Ajax v Twente

11 February 2018 23	Ajax	2−1	Twente	Amsterdam
12:30 CET	Kluivert 3' De Ligt  34' Ziyech  60' Schöne 71' (pen.)	Report	Ter Avest  45' Tighadouini 66' Bijen  75'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,443 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

PEC Zwolle v Ajax

18 February 2018 24	PEC Zwolle	0−1	Ajax	Zwolle
16:45 CET	Sandler  82'	Report	Huntelaar 54' Tagliafico  68'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 13,250 Referee: Kevin Blom

Ajax v ADO Den Haag

25 February 2018 25	Ajax	0−0	ADO Den Haag	Amsterdam
12:30 CET	Tagliafico  37' Onana  38' Eiting  82'	Report	David  38' Beugelsdijk  57' Johnsen  87'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,822 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Vitesse v Ajax

4 March 2018 26	Vitesse	3−2	Ajax	Arnhem
14:30 CET	Foor 16' Faye  22' Linssen 57', 71',  59' Castaignos  89'	Report	Cassierra 61' Ziyech  70' S. de Jong 85' De Ligt  90+2'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 19,876 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Ajax v Heerenveen

11 March 2018 27	Ajax	4−1	Heerenveen	Amsterdam
14:30 CET	De Ligt 31' Tagliafico 59' Huntelaar  85' Van de Beek 88' Neres 90+3'	Report	Ødegaard 33' Schaars  36'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,523 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax

18 March 2018 28	Sparta Rotterdam	2−5	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CET	Chabot  10' Kramer 31' Fischer  52' Sanusi 90+2'	Report	De Ligt  19' Huntelaar 33' Nissen  34' Schöne 53' Kluivert 59' Tagliafico  60' Ziyech 66', 86'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,606 Referee: Dennis Higler

Groningen v Ajax

1 April 2018 29	Groningen	1−2	Ajax	Groningen
14:30 CEST	Van Weert 14' Mani 25' Warmerdam  70'	Report	Veltman  24'  86' Ziyech  25' Kluivert 64' Van de Beek  87' Huntelaar 89' Onana  90+2'	Stadium: Noordlease Stadion Attendance: 22,568 Referee: Kevin Blom

Ajax v Heracles Almelo

8 April 2018 30	Ajax	1−0	Heracles Almelo	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST	Wöber  33' Neres 63'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,495 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

PSV v Ajax

15 April 2018 31	PSV	3−0	Ajax	Eindhoven
16:45 CEST	Pereiro 23' Hendrix  30' De Jong 38' Bergwijn 54'	Report	Tagliafico  35'  80' S. de Jong  83' Onana  83' Neres  86'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v VVV-Venlo

19 April 2018 32	Ajax	4−1	VVV-Venlo	Amsterdam
20:45 CEST	Schöne 9' Neres 45', 45+3' Huntelaar 59' Ziyech 79'	Report	Seuntjens 43'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 30,295 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Ajax v AZ

29 April 2018 33	Ajax	3−0	AZ	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST	Van de Beek 38' Kluivert 49' Neres 87'	Report	Til  31' Svensson  55'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Excelsior v Ajax

6 May 2018 34	Excelsior	1−2	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST	De Ligt 20' (o.g.)	Report	Kluivert 48' Dolberg 53' (pen.)	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2017–18 KNVB Cup

Scheveningen v Ajax

20 September 2017 Round 1	Scheveningen	1−5	Ajax	The Hague
18:30 CEST	Rog 62' De Jong  69'	Report	Dolberg 5', 80', 85' (pen.) S. de Jong 42' Koorndijk 57' (o.g.)	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Björn Kuipers

De Dijk v Ajax

25 October 2017 Round 2	De Dijk	1−4	Ajax	Volendam
18:30 CEST	El Gourari  30', 52' Schilder  44' Tol  75'	Report	F. de Jong 16' S. de Jong 26', 31' Černý 46'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,618 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Twente v Ajax

20 December 2017 Round of 16	Twente	1−1 (a.e.t.) (6−5 p)	Ajax	Enschede
20:45 CET	Holla  30' Lam  84'  111' Cuevas  88' Assaidi 90+1'	Report	Kluivert 18' S. de Jong  72' Dijks  94'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 26,700 Referee: Pol van Boekel
	Penalties
	Assaidi Holla Tighadouini Cuevas Liendl Laukart Bijen		Schöne S. de Jong Van de Beek Ziyech Huntelaar Veltman De Ligt

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Third qualifying round

Nice v Ajax

26 July 2017 First leg	Nice	1–1	Ajax	Nice, France
20:45 CEST	Balotelli  30', 32' Eysseric  41'	Report	Van de Beek 49',  78' De Ligt  66' Schöne  69' Sánchez  78' Veltman  90+1'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 31,342 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Ajax v Nice

2 August 2017 Second leg	Ajax	2–2 (3–3a agg.)	Nice	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST	Sánchez  9', 57' Ziyech  22' Van de Beek 26'	Report	Souquet 3' Sarr  18' Koziello  38' Eysseric  60' Marcel 79'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,845 Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round

Ajax v Rosenborg

17 August 2017 First leg	Ajax	0–1	Rosenborg	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:00 CEST	Kluivert  74' Schöne  90' Dijks  90+2'	Report	Bjørdal  9' De Lanlay  62' Adegbenro 77'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,717 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Rosenborg v Ajax

24 August 2017 Second leg	Rosenborg	3–2 (4–2 agg.)	Ajax	Trondheim, Norway
19:30 CEST	Midtsjø  21' Bendtner 25' Adegbenro 80', 89',  90'	Report	Viergever  45+3' Younes 60' Schöne 61' Veltman  87'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Friendlies

Werder Bremen v Ajax

8 July 2017	Werder Bremen	2–1	Ajax	Hippach, Austria
16:00 CEST	Eggestein 46' Kainz 62' (pen.)		Cassierra 21'	Stadium: Lindenstadion
Note: Match was abandoned after 72 minutes when Abdelhak Nouri collapsed due to cardiac arrhythmia.

Ajax v Genk

15 July 2017	Ajax	3–3	Genk	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Kluivert 2' Ziyech 12' Neres 56'	Report	Samatta 21' Trossard 26' Schrijvers 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Ajax v PAOK

15 July 2017	Ajax	4–2	PAOK	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Mazraoui 4' Huntelaar 25' Cassierra 65' Flemming 88'	Report	Varela 37' Prijović 50'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Lyon B v Ajax

18 July 2017	Lyon B	2–2	Ajax	Décines-Charpieu, France
16:00 CEST	Kalulu 42', 85'	Report	Černý 53' F. de Jong 66'	Stadium: Groupama OL Training Center

Lyon v Ajax

18 July 2017	Lyon	2–0	Ajax	Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
21:00 CEST	Viergever 53' (o.g.) Gouiri 77'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pierre Rajon

Ajax v Hull City

28 July 2017	Ajax	3–3	Hull City	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST	F. de Jong 7' Huntelaar 17' Černý 53'	Report	Henriksen 5' Batty 76' Weir 85'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam

5 August 2017	Ajax	3–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Černý Huntelaar	Report	Brogno	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Ajax v Borussia Mönchengladbach

21 November 2017	Ajax	2–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Oxford 12' (o.g.) Dolberg 75'	Report	Grifo 57'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 12,000

Ajax v Lyngby BK

13 January 2018	Ajax	5−1	Lyngby BK	Albufeira, Portugal
13:45 CET	Ziyech 8', 62' Van de Beek 15', 70' Huntelaar 39'	Report	George 35'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

Ajax v MSV Duisburg

13 January 2018	Ajax	1−1	MSV Duisburg	Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 CET	Sierhuis 78'	Report	Zeefuik 22' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

Al Ahly v Ajax

11 May 2018 Champions Golden Cup	Al Ahly	1−0	Ajax	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
18:00	Mohsen 83'	Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium

Transfers for 2017–18

Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2017 to 31 August 2017) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2017.

Arrivals

• The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
	Return from loan spell
	Robert Murić	Forward	1 June 2017	Pescara	-
	Richairo Zivkovic	Forward	1 June 2017	Utrecht	-
	Indy Groothuizen	Goalkeeper	1 June 2017	Nordsjælland	-
	Django Warmerdam	Defender	1 June 2017	PEC Zwolle	-
	Leeroy Owusu	Defender	1 June 2017	Excelsior	-
	Queensy Menig	Forward	1 June 2017	PEC Zwolle	-
	Zakaria El Azzouzi	Forward	1 June 2017	Sparta Rotterdam	-
	Mitchell Dijks	Defender	1 June 2017	Norwich City	-
	Transfer
	Victor Jensen	Midfielder	2 June 2017	Copenhagen	€2,600,000
	Benjamin van Leer	Goalkeeper	28 June 2017	Roda JC	€700,000
	Danilo	Forward	7 July 2017	Santos	€2,000,000
	Dominik Kotarski	Goalkeeper	7 July 2017	Dinamo Zagreb	?
	Luis Manuel Orejuela	Defender	8 August 2017	Deportivo Cali	€3,500,000
	Dennis Johnsen	Forward	11 August 2017	Heerenveen	€2,000,000
	Maximilian Wöber	Defender	24 August 2017	Rapid Wien	€7,500,000
	Siem de Jong	Midfielder	28 August 2017	Newcastle United	€2,000,000
	Dean Solomons	Defender	31 August 2017	Ajax Cape Town	?
	Leo Thethani	Forward	31 August 2017	Ajax Cape Town	?
	Free Transfer
	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Forward	1 June 2017	Schalke 04	-
	Teun Bijleveld	Midfielder	15 June 2017	AZ	-
	Issam El Maach	Goalkeeper	21 June 2017	Vitesse	-
	Robin Schouten	Defender	4 July 2017	AZ	-
	Saku Ylätupa	Midfielder	21 July 2017	HJK Helsinki	-
	Kostas Lamprou	Goalkeeper	1 August 2017	Willem II	-

Departures

• The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
	Out on loan
	Leeroy Owusu	Defender	21 June 2017	Almere City	-
	Zakaria El Azzouzi	Forward	10 July 2017	Excelsior	-
	Return from loan spell
	Bertrand Traoré	Forward	1 June 2017	Chelsea	-
	Transfer
	Django Warmerdam	Midfielder	1 May 2017	Groningen	€800,000
	Davy Klaassen	Midfielder	15 June 2017	Everton	€27,000,000
	Richairo Zivkovic	Forward	16 June 2017	Oostende	?
	Pelle Clement	Forward	28 June 2017	Reading	€300,000
	Kenny Tete	Defender	7 July 2017	Lyon	€5,000,000
	Dragiša Gudelj	Defender	11 July 2017	Wohlen	?
	Jaïro Riedewald	Defender	24 July 2017	Crystal Palace	€9,000,000
	Davinson Sánchez	Defender	18 August 2017	Tottenham Hotspur	€42,000,000
	Queensy Menig	Forward	31 August 2017	Nantes	€500,000
	Indy Groothuizen	Goalkeeper	31 August 2017	ADO Den Haag	?
	Robert Murić	Forward	31 August 2017	Braga	€500,000
	Free Transfer
	Ezra Walian	Forward	1 June 2017	Almere City	-
	Diederik Boer	Goalkeeper	2 June 2017	PEC Zwolle	-
	Anderson López	Forward	10 June 2017	Monaco	-
	Thulani Serero	Midfielder	14 June 2017	Vitesse	-
	Daishawn Redan	Forward	22 June 2017	Chelsea	-
	Joe van der Sar	Goalkeeper	1 July 2017	ADO Den Haag	-
	Heiko Westermann	Defender	3 July 2017	Austria Wien	-
	Kees de Boer	Midfielder	5 July 2017	Swansea City	-
	Markus Bay	Midfielder	8 August 2017	Viborg	-
	Nathan Leyder	Defender	31 August 2017	Vigor Wuitens Hamme	-

Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2018 to 1 February 2018) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2017–18.

Arrivals

• The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
	Transfer
	Nicolás Tagliafico	Defender	4 January 2018	Independiente	€4,500,000
	Nicolas Kühn	Forward	16 January 2018	RB Leipzig	€2,000,000
	Rasmus Nissen	Defender	23 January 2018	FC Midtjylland	€5,500,000

Departures

• The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
	Out on loan
	Mauro Savastano	Defender	2 January 2018	Go Ahead Eagles	-
	Deyovaisio Zeefuik	Defender	31 January 2018	FC Groningen	-
	Transfer
	Damil Dankerlui	Defender	9 January 2018	Willem II	?
	Free Transfer
	Pascal Struijk	Defender	26 January 2018	Leeds United	-