2016–17 AFC Ajax season

Ajax
2016–17 season
Chairman Hennie Henrichs
Manager Peter Bosz
Eredivisie 2nd
KNVB Cup Third Round
Champions League Play-off Round
Europa League Round of 32
Top goalscorer League:
Denmark Kasper Dolberg (8)
Netherlands Davy Klaassen (8)

All:
Netherlands Davy Klaassen (12)
Highest home attendance 49,521 vs N.E.C. (20 November 2016)
Lowest home attendance 45,405 vs Willem II (20 August 2016)
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2016–17 season AFC Ajax participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.The first training took place on Saturday 25 June 2016. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on Friday 29 July 2016.


Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos Nat Player TotalEredivisie UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
KNVB Cup
Johan Cruijff-schaal XVIII
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands Tim Krul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Netherlands Kenny Tete 8 1 2 0 4 1 2 0
3 DF Netherlands Joël Veltman 21 0 13 0 8 0 0 0
4 DF Netherlands Jaïro Riedewald 17 1 6+3 0 6+1 1 1 0
5 DF Colombia Davinson Sánchez 18 2 13 2 5 0 0 0
6 MF Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer 10 1 3+2 0 2+1 0 2 1
7 FW Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 14 1 3+4 0 3+2 0 2 1
8 MF Netherlands Daley Sinkgraven 20 1 12+3 1 4 0 1 0
9 FW Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré 19 5 12+1 4 6 1 0 0
10 MF Netherlands Davy Klaassen 22 12 14 8 8 4 0 0
11 FW Germany Amin Younes 20 2 11+1 0 7+1 2 0 0
16 DF Germany Heiko Westermann 5 0 0+2 0 2 0 1 0
17 FW Czech Republic Václav Černý 6 1 1+1 0 1+1 0 2 1
19 FW Colombia Mateo Cassierra 18 3 1+7 1 3+5 0 2 2
20 FW Denmark Lasse Schöne 16 4 8+1 2 3+3 1 1 1
21 MF Netherlands Frenkie de Jong 3 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
22 MF Morocco Hakim Ziyech 14 5 10 2 2 2 2 1
24 GK Cameroon André Onana 17 0 12 0 5 0 0 0
25 FW Denmark Kasper Dolberg 22 11 10+3 8 5+3 3 1 0
26 DF Netherlands Nick Viergever 18 1 11+1 1 6 0 0 0
27 MF Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 13 2 5+1 2 7 0 0 0
30 MF Netherlands Donny van de Beek 8 0 1+4 0 2 0 1 0
33 GK Netherlands Diederik Boer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
34 MF Netherlands Abdelhak Nouri 4 1 0+1 0 1 0 2 1
35 DF Netherlands Mitchell Dijks 16 0 7+3 0 5 0 1 0
36 DF Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt 4 1 0+1 0 1 0 2 1
40 DF Netherlands Carel Eiting 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 FW Netherlands Pelle Clement 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 2
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
1 GK Netherlands Jasper Cillessen 6 0 2 0 4 0 0 0

As of 20 November 2016

2016–17 Selection by Nationality

Nationality Netherlands Denmark Colombia Germany Serbia Morocco Cameroon Czech Republic Burkina Faso Belgium Croatia Total Players
Current squad selection 14 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - 25
Youth/reserves squad selection 17 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - 20
Players out on loan 6 - - - - - - - - - 1 7

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2016–17

Current standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goals against
Yellow cards
Red cards
Red card
2 14 10 3 1 33 32 11 24 1

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 33

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 33

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

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 32

Topscorers

Eredivisie

Nr. Name
1. Denmark Kasper Dolberg 8
Netherlands Davy Klaassen 8
3. Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré 4
4. Netherlands Nemanja Gudelj 2
Colombia Davinson Sánchez 2
Morocco Hakim Ziyech 2
Denmark Lasse Schöne 2
7. Netherlands Daley Sinkgraven 1
Colombia Mateo Cassierra 1
Netherlands Nick Viergever 1
Own goal Denmark Kevin Conboy (FC Utrecht) 1
Total 32

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name
1. Colombia Mateo Cassierra 2
Netherlands Pelle Clement 2
3. Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer 1
Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt 1
Morocco Hakim Ziyech 1
Denmark Lasse Schöne 1
Netherlands Abdelhak Nouri 1
Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 1
Czech Republic Václav Černý 1
Total 11

UEFA Champions League

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

UEFA Europa League

Nr. Name
1. Denmark Kasper Dolberg 2
Morocco Hakim Ziyech 2
Germany Amin Younes 2
4. Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré 1
Netherlands Jaïro Riedewald 1
Denmark Lasse Schöne 1
Netherlands Kenny Tete 1
Total 10

Placements

Friendlies KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie
Status 7 played, 2 wins, 2 draws, 3 lossesThird Round
Next opponent: SC Cambuur
Play-off round
Last opponent: FC Rostov
Group Stage
5 played, 4 win, 1 draws, 0 losses
1st
14 played, 10 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss
2nd

Competitions

All times are in CEST

Eredivisie

Main article: 2016–17 Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Feyenoord 15 11 3 1 40 11 +29 36 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Ajax 15 11 3 1 34 11 +23 36 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 PSV Eindhoven 15 8 6 1 23 7 +16 30 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 Heerenveen 15 7 5 3 29 17 +12 26 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 AZ 15 6 7 2 27 18 +9 25
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. Source: NUsport, 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]
Notes:

Matches

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2016-17 KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Play-off round

UEFA Europa League

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Netherlands Ajax (A) 5 4 1 0 10 5 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Belgium Standard Liège 5 1 3 1 7 5 +2 6
3 Spain Celta Vigo 5 1 3 1 8 7 +1 6
4 Greece Panathinaikos (E) 5 0 1 4 3 11 8 1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated.

Friendlies

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

Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
Netherlands Lerin DuarteMidfielder30 June 2016Netherlands NAC Breda-
Netherlands Ruben LigeonDefender30 June 2016Netherlands FC Utrecht-
Netherlands Zakaria El AzzouziForward30 June 2016Netherlands FC Twente-
Netherlands Óttar Magnús KarlssonDefender30 June 2016Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-
Denmark Lucas AndersenForward30 June 2016Netherlands Willem II-
Netherlands Queensy MenigForward30 June 2016Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
Netherlands Sheraldo BeckerForward30 June 2016Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
Netherlands Lesly de SaForward30 June 2016Netherlands Willem II-
Netherlands Xavier MousGoalkeeper30 June 2016Netherlands FC Oss-
Loan
Netherlands Tim KrulGoalkeeper25 August 2016England Newcastle United-
Burkina Faso Bertrand TraoréForward12 August 2016England Chelsea€2,0 million
Transfer
Morocco Hakim ZiyechMidfielder30 August 2016Netherlands FC Twente€11.0 million
Colombia Davinson SánchezDefender21 June 2016Colombia Atlético Nacional€5.0 million
Colombia Mateo CasierraForward17 June 2016Colombia Deportivo Cali€5.0 million
Free Transfer
Germany Heiko WestermannDefender14 July 2016Spain Real Betis-
Netherlands Boy KemperDefender11 May 2016Netherlands FC Volendam-
Netherlands Danilho DoekhiDefender2 May 2016Netherlands Excelsior-
Netherlands Pascal StruijkDefender19 April 2016Netherlands ADO Den Haag-
Netherlands Abdallah AberkaneDefender11 April 2016Netherlands ADO Den Haag-

Departures

Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Croatia Robert MurićForward20 August 2016Italy Pescara-
Netherlands Richairo ŽivkovićForward30 June 2016Netherlands FC Utrecht-
Netherlands Indy GroothuizenGoalkeeper30 June 2016Denmark FC Nordsjælland-
Netherlands Django WarmerdamDefender30 June 2016Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
Netherlands Leeroy OwusuDefender30 June 2016Netherlands Excelsior-
Netherlands Queensy MenigForward30 June 2016Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
Netherlands Zakaria El AzzouziForward30 June 2016Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-
Transfer
Netherlands Jasper CillessenGoalkeeper25 August 2016Spain Barcelona€13.0 + €2.0 million variables
Netherlands Sheraldo BeckerForward21 August 2016Netherlands ADO Den Haag€200.000
Poland Arkadiusz MilikForward2 August 2016Italy Napoli€32.0 million
Netherlands Ricardo van RhijnDefender18 July 2016Belgium Club Brugge€1.8 million
Netherlands Mike van der HoornDefender5 July 2016England Swansea City€2.5 million
Denmark Lucas AndersenForward5 July 2016Switzerland Grasshopper€1.5 million
Denmark Viktor FischerForward26 May 2016England Middlesbrough€5.0 million
Free Transfer
Netherlands Danny BakkerMidfielder5 September 2016Netherlands Cambuur-
Netherlands Lerin DuarteMidfielder11 August 2016Netherlands Heracles Almelo-
Netherlands Elton AcolatseForward21 July 2016Belgium KVC Westerlo-
Netherlands Lesly de SaForward1 July 2016Slovakia Slovan Bratislava-
Denmark Nicolai BoilesenDefender1 July 2016Denmark Copenhagen-
Netherlands Milan VissieMidfielder1 July 2016Netherlands SC Cambuur-
Netherlands Aschraf El MahdiouiMidfielder1 July 2016Netherlands ADO Den Haag-
Netherlands Philippe SandlerForward17 June 2016Netherlands PEC Zwolle-
Netherlands Sam HendriksForward15 June 2016Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles-
Netherlands Ruben LigeonDefender9 June 2016Slovakia Slovan Bratislava-
Netherlands Damon MiraniDefender31 May 2016Netherlands Almere City-
Netherlands Xavier MousGoalkeeper19 May 2016Netherlands FC Oss-
Netherlands Jordy BruijnMidfielder13 May 2016Netherlands sc Heerenveen-
Iceland Óttar Magnús KarlssonForward22 April 2016Iceland Vikingur Reykjavik-
Netherlands Damian van BruggenDefender19 April 2016Netherlands PSV-

References

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