During the 2006–07 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The first training took place on Saturday, 8 July 2006. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Wednesday, 8 August 2006, followed by a testimonial match for the retired former Ajax striker Dennis Bergkamp.
Pre-season The first training for the 2006–07 season was held on July 8, 2006. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad from manager Henk ten Cate played friendly matches against JOS Watergraafsmeer, ABS, SV de Lutte, HHC Hardenberg, VV Bennekom, SV Spakenburg and FC Emmen before traveling to Germany to play against Borussia Dortmund. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Internazionale and Manchester United 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
Team statistics
2006–07 Eredivisie standings StandingMatches playedWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals forGoals againstYellow cardsRed cards 2342365758434604
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 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 3 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 0 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 75
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 9 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 30 31 31 34 35 38 38 41 42 45 48 51 54 55 56 56 59 62 65 66 69 72 75 75
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 2nd 3rd 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 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 5 2 3 0 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 6 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 1 0 4 5 3 2 2 5 2 84
Statistics for the 2006–07 season This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2006–07 season. Friendlies AmsterdamTournament Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie UEFA Champions LeagueQualifying Play-offs Total Matches92162834466 Wins60161523244 Draws010001608 Losses3100125214 Home02031417229 Away90131417237 Yellow cards 3515619608107 Red cards 000100203 2 x yellow in 1 match 000002204 Number of substitutes used 5073155219810119 Goals for 561317218848189 Goals against 92143934365 Balance +24-1+2+13-1+9+50+5+124 Clean sheets 50030112223 Penalties for 200000406 Penalties against 100000405
2006–07 team records Description Competition ResultBiggest win Friendly match SV de Lutte – AFC Ajax ( 0–18 ) KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – HFC Haarlem ( 4–0 ) UEFA Champions League F.C. København – AFC Ajax ( 1–2 ) UEFA Cup AFC Ajax – IK Start ( 4–0 ) Eredivisie AFC Ajax – Willem II ( 6–0 )Biggest loss Friendly match Ajax Cape Town – AFC Ajax ( 3–1 ) KNVB Cup — UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – F.C. København ( 0–2 ) UEFA Cup SV Werder Bremen – AFC Ajax ( 3–0 ) Eredivisie AFC Ajax – NAC Breda ( 1–3 )Most goals in a match Friendly match SV de Lutte – AFC Ajax ( 0–18 ) KNVB Cup Jong RKC – AFC Ajax ( 2–5 ) UEFA Champions League F.C. København – AFC Ajax ( 1–2 ) UEFA Cup IK Start – AFC Ajax ( 2–5 ) Eredivisie AFC Ajax – Sparta Rotterdam ( 5–2 )
Top scorers Friendlies Nr. Name 1. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 11 2. Angelos Charisteas 9 3. Nicolae Mitea 5 Rydell Poepon 5 Mauro Rosales 5 6. Robbert Schilder 4 7. Kenneth Perez 3 Jeffrey Sarpong 3 Tom De Mul 3 10. Edgar Manucharyan 2 11. Olaf Lindenbergh 1 Jaap Stam 1 Wesley Sneijder 1 Thomas Vermaelen 1 Jan Vertonghen 1 Ryan Babel 1 Total 56Johan Cruijff Schaal Nr. Name 1. Mauro Rosales 1 Kenneth Perez 1 Wesley Sneijder 1 Total 3
Eredivisie Nr. Name 1. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 21 2. Wesley Sneijder 18 3. Kenneth Perez 11 4. John Heitinga 6 5. Ryan Babel 5 Gabri 5 7. Tom De Mul 3 8. Urby Emanuelson 3 Zdeněk Grygera 3 10. Nicolae Mitea 2 11. Mauro Rosales 1 Roger 1 Jaap Stam 1 Leonardo 1 Edgar Davids 1 Own goals Ryan Donk (AZ) 1 Total 83
KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 4 2. Kenneth Perez 3 3. Markus Rosenberg 2 4. Hedwiges Maduro 1 Jaap Stam 1 Leonardo 1 John Heitinga 1 Wesley Sneijder 1 Gabri 1 Nicolae Mitea 1 Own goals Ray Fränkel (HFC Haarlem) 1 Total 17UEFA Champions League Nr. Name 1. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2 Total 2
UEFA Cup Nr. Name 1. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 7 2. Markus Rosenberg 3 3. Ryan Babel 2 4. Wesley Sneijder 1 Gabri 1 Zdeněk Grygera 1 Edgar Manucharyan 1 John Heitinga 1 Leonardo 1 Total 18
Amsterdam Tournament Nr. Name 1. Wesley Sneijder 1 Total 1
Placements Friendlies Amsterdam Tournament KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie Status 9 played, 6 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses4th place WinnersLast opponent: AZEliminated in Play-Off roundLast opponent: CopenhagenEliminated in Round of 32Last opponent: Werder Bremen2nd place75 points in 34 matchesqualified for UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds
Wesley Sneijder is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. Ryan Babel is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
Results All times are in CEST
Johan Cruijff Schaal
Eredivisie
Play-offs
Round 1
Round 2
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Play-Off round
UEFA Cup
First round
Group stage
Final phase
Round of 32
Amsterdam Tournament
Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2006 Team Manchester United2200410 Internazionale211048 Porto200233 Ajax201112
Friendlies
Transfers for 2006–07
Summer transfer window For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2006 to 1 September 2006) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2006.
Arrivals The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spell Stanley AborahMidfielder1 July 2006 FC Den Bosch- Transfer George OgăraruDefender23 May 2006 Steaua București €3.3 million Kenneth PerezDefender1 July 2006 AZ €3 million Jaap StamDefender12 July 2006 Milan €3 million Free Transfer Michael Krohn-DehliMidfielder1 July 2006 RKC Waalwijk- Dennis GentenaarGoalkeeper1 July 2006 Borussia Dortmund- GabriMidfielder6 June 2006 Barcelona- RogerMidfielder12 August 2006 Villarreal-
Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Victor SikoraMidfielder1 July 2006 NAC Breda- Robbert SchilderMidfielder7 August 2006 Heracles Almelo- Emmanuel BoakyeDefender10 August 2006 Heracles Almelo- Tom KalkhuisForward31 August 2006 FC Omniworld- Loan return JuanfranDefender1 July 2006 Beşiktaş- Transfer Rasmus LindgrenMidfielder1 March 2006 Groningen €300,000 Gideon De GraafForward1 July 2006 Mechelen €2.8 million Angelos CharisteasForward31 August 2006 Feyenoord €2.6 million Free Transfer Nourdin BoukhariMidfielder15 May 2006 FC Nantes- Tomáš GalásekDefender1 July 2006 1. FC Nürnberg- Steven PienaarMidfielder1 July 2006 Borussia Dortmund- Hans VonkGoalkeeper1 July 2006 Ajax Cape Town- Ioannis AnastasiouForward1 July 2006 Sparta Rotterdam- Hatem TrabelsiDefender10 August 2006 Manchester City-
Winter transfer window For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2007 to 1 February 2007) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2006–07.
Arrivals The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Transfer LeonardoForward19 December 2006 NAC Breda €660,000 Free Transfer Edgar DavidsMidfielder30 January 2006 Tottenham Hotspur-
Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Derk BoerrigterForward30 January 2007 HFC Haarlem- Michael Krohn-DehliMidfielder31 January 2007 Sparta Rotterdam- Jan VertonghenDefender31 January 2007 RKC Waalwijk- Rydell PoeponForward31 January 2007 Willem II- Donovan SlijngardMidfielder31 January 2007 Groningen- Transfer Markus RosenbergForward27 January 2007 Werder Bremen €3.3 million Mauro RosalesForward31 January 2007 River Plate €1.8 million Free Transfer Stanley AborahMidfielder6 January 2007 FCV Dender-
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