During the 2007–08 season, AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The first training took place on 5 July 2007. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on 8 August.
Pre-season The first training for the 2007–08 season was held on 5 July 2007. In preparation for the new season, Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad played friendly matches against VVSB, GFC, Quick '20 and Go Ahead Eagles before traveling to Scotland to play against Rangers and Falkirk. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Atlético Madrid and Arsenal in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.
Player statistics Appearances for competitive matches only
|colspan="14"|Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
As of 14 November 2011
# Nicolae Mitea was issued shirt number 23 at the beginning of the season, however he sat out the season due to injury and was never issued a new shirt number.
2007–08 selection by nationality Nationality Total Players Current squad selection10333222111129 Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection5------1---6 Players out on loan3----------3
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings StandingMatches playedWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals forGoals againstYellow cardsRed cards 3342095698445602
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 3 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 0 3 3 3 3 1 0 3 3 3 3 69
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 6 7 10 13 16 17 18 21 24 25 28 28 31 31 31 32 33 36 37 40 41 44 44 47 50 53 56 57 57 60 63 66 69 69
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 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
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 8 4 2 1 3 6 2 0 1 4 2 4 1 3 1 2 2 6 1 2 2 0 3 1 6 3 4 4 0 1 4 4 2 5 84
2007–08 statistics This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2007-08 season. Friendlies AmsterdamTournament Johan Cruyff Shield KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Dubai Cup Eredivisie UEFA Champions LeagueQualifying Play-offs Total Matches721322234457 Wins511201020232 Draws10000009111 Losses11012125114 Home021111017225 Away700211217232 Yellow cards 222254160987 Red cards 0100001204 2 x yellow in 1 match 0000000101 Number of substitutes used 333339559511175 Goals for 27217134946143 Goals against 310633645481 Balance +24+1+1+1-2+0-2+45+2+62 Clean sheets 51100107116 Penalties for 1000000217 Penalties against 0000001015
2007-08 team records Description Competition ResultBiggest win Friendly match GFC - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 9 ) KNVB Cup AFC Ajax - SC Heerenveen ( 3 - 1 ) UEFA Champions League — UEFA Cup Dinamo Zagreb - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 1 ) Eredivisie De Graafschap - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 )Biggest loss Friendly match Falkirk F.C. - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 ) KNVB Cup NAC Breda - AFC Ajax ( 4 - 2 ) UEFA Champions League Slavia Praha - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 ) UEFA Cup AFC Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb ( 2 - 3 ) Eredivisie AFC Ajax - NAC Breda ( 1 - 3 )Most goals in a match Friendly match GFC - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 9 ) KNVB Cup NAC Breda - AFC Ajax ( 4 - 2 ) UEFA Champions League Slavia Praha - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 ) UEFA Cup AFC Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb ( 2 - 3 ) Eredivisie De Graafschap - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 )
Top scorers Friendlies Nr. Name 1. Wesley Sneijder 6 2. Kennedy Bakircioglu 4 3. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 3 Jeffrey Sarpong 3 5. Nicolae Mitea 2 Gabri 2 7. Thembinkosi Fanteni 1 Edgar Davids 1 Sameegh Doutie 1 John Heitinga 1 Laurent Delorge 1 Javier Martina 1 Chakib Tayeb 1 Total 27Johan Cruyff Schaal Nr. Name 1. Gabri 1 Total 1
Eredivisie Nr. Name 1. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 33 2. Luis Suárez 16 3. Kenneth Perez 8 4. John Heitinga 7 5. Hedwiges Maduro 4 Albert Luque 4 Dennis Rommedahl 4 8. Kennedy Bakircioglu 3 Urby Emanuelson 3 10. Siem de Jong 2 Jan Vertonghen 2 Leonardo 2 Rasmus Lindgren 2 14. Laurent Delorge 1 Gabri 1 Own goals Edson Braafheid (Twente) 1 Douglas (Twente) 1 Total 93
KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1. John Heitinga 2 Luis Suárez 2 3. Dennis Rommedahl 1 Hedwiges Maduro 1 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 1 Total 7UEFA Champions League Nr. Name 1. Luis Suárez 1 Total 1
UEFA Cup Nr. Name 1. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2 2. Dennis Rommedahl 1 Total 3
Amsterdam Tournament Nr. Name 1. Gabri 1 Wesley Sneijder 1 Total 2
Dubai Cup Nr. Name 1. Kenneth Perez 1 John Heitinga 1 Total 2
Placements Friendlies Amsterdam Tournament Dubai Cup KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie Status 7 played, 5 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss3rd place4th place Eliminated in Round of 16Last opponent: NAC BredaEliminated in Play-Off roundLast opponent: Slavia PragueEliminated in First RoundLast opponent: Dinamo Zagreb3rd place69 points in 34 matchesqualified for UEFA Cup
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar finishes as topscorer of the Eredivisie with 33 goals in 34 matches. Maarten Stekelenburg is voted Player of the Year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. Jan Vertonghen is voted Talent of the Year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. John Heitinga is voted Dutch Footballer of the Year by De Telegraaf and Football International. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar wins the Bronze boots award.
Results All times are in CEST
Johan Cruyff Shield
Eredivisie
Play-offs
Round 1
Round 2
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
UEFA Cup
First round
Amsterdam Tournament
Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2007 Team Arsenal220039 Atlético Madrid210136 Ajax210125 Lazio200222
Dubai Cup
Final standings of the Mohammed Bin Rashid International Football Championship Dubai 2008 AjaxKNVB Cup – 4th place Internazionale2006–07 Serie A – Runner-up Internacional2006 FIFA Club World Cup – Winner VfB Stuttgart2006–07 Bundesliga – 3rd place
Friendlies
2007–08 transfers
Summer transfer window For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2007 to 1 September 2007), please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2007.
Arrivals The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spell Michael Krohn-DehliMidfielder15 May 2007 Sparta Rotterdam- Robbert SchilderDefender15 May 2007 Heracles- Donovan SlijngardMidfielder15 May 2007 Groningen- Jan VertonghenMidfielder15 May 2007 RKC Waalwijk- Transfer Laurent DelorgeMidfielder10 May 2007 ADO Den Haag €800,000 Dennis RommedahlForward20 July 2007 Charlton Athletic €1,000,000 Jürgen ColinDefender1 August 2007 Norwich City €100,000 Luis SuárezForward10 August 2007 Groningen €7,500,000 Albert LuqueForward25 August 2007 Newcastle United €8,200,000 Free Transfer Erik HeijblokGoalkeeper1 July 2007 HFC Haarlem- Kennedy BakirciogluForward18 July 2007 Twente- Ismael UrzaízForward19 July 2007 Athletic Bilbao-
Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Rydell PoeponForward30 January 2007 Willem II- Kenneth VermeerGoalkeeper24 May 2007 Willem II- Transfer Tom De MulForward9 July 2007 Sevilla €4,500,000 Kenneth PerezForward11 July 2007 PSV €1,500,000 Ryan BabelForward13 July 2007 Liverpool €11,500,000 Wesley SneijderMidfielder12 August 2007 Real Madrid €27,000,000 Free Transfer Zdeněk GrygeraDefender4 June 2007 Juventus- Emmanuel BoakyeDefender18 June 2007 Heracles- Michael TimiselaDefender6 July 2007 VVV-Venlo- RogerMidfielder7 July 2007—- Derk BoerrigterForward16 July 2007 FC Zwolle- Olaf LindenberghMidfielder31 August 2007 Sparta Rotterdam-
Winter transfer window For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2008 to 1 February 2008) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2007–08.
Arrivals The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Loan Samuel KuffourDefender28 January 2008 Roma- Transfer Kenneth PerezForward1 January 2008 PSV €1,250,000 Bruno SilvaDefender20 January 2008 Groningen €3,750,000 Rasmus LindgrenMidfielder28 January 2008 Groningen €3,500,000
Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Robbert SchilderDefender30 January 2008 Heracles- Transfer Hedwiges MaduroDefender18 January 2008 Valencia €6,500,000 Free Transfer Jaap StamDefender27 October 2007—-
External links Ajax Amsterdam Official Website in Nederlandse UEFA Website