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 could not 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.
Player statistics Appearances for competitive matches only
|colspan="14"|Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
As of 6 May 2018
Team statistics Eredivisie standings 2017–18 Current standingMatches playedWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals forGoals againstYellow cardsRed 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
League table
Matches
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
UEFA Europa League
Play-off round
Friendlies
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. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spell Robert MurićForward1 June 2017 Pescara- Richairo ZivkovicForward1 June 2017 Utrecht- Indy GroothuizenGoalkeeper1 June 2017 Nordsjælland- Django WarmerdamDefender1 June 2017 PEC Zwolle- Leeroy OwusuDefender1 June 2017 Excelsior- Queensy MenigForward1 June 2017 PEC Zwolle- Zakaria El AzzouziForward1 June 2017 Sparta Rotterdam- Mitchell DijksDefender1 June 2017 Norwich City- Transfer Victor JensenMidfielder2 June 2017 Copenhagen€2,600,000 Benjamin van LeerGoalkeeper28 June 2017 Roda JC€700,000 DaniloForward7 July 2017 Santos€2,000,000 Dominik KotarskiGoalkeeper7 July 2017 Dinamo Zagreb? Luis Manuel OrejuelaDefender8 August 2017 Deportivo Cali€3,500,000 Dennis JohnsenForward11 August 2017 Heerenveen€2,000,000 Maximilian WöberDefender24 August 2017 Rapid Wien€7,500,000 Siem de JongMidfielder28 August 2017 Newcastle United€2,000,000 Dean SolomonsDefender31 August 2017 Ajax Cape Town? Leo ThethaniForward31 August 2017 Ajax Cape Town? Free Transfer Klaas-Jan HuntelaarForward1 June 2017 Schalke 04- Teun BijleveldMidfielder15 June 2017 AZ- Issam El MaachGoalkeeper21 June 2017 Vitesse- Robin SchoutenDefender4 July 2017 AZ- Saku YlätupaMidfielder21 July 2017 HJK Helsinki- Kostas LamprouGoalkeeper1 August 2017 Willem II-
Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Leeroy OwusuDefender21 June 2017 Almere City- Zakaria El AzzouziForward10 July 2017 Excelsior- Return from loan spell Bertrand TraoréForward1 June 2017 Chelsea- Transfer Django WarmerdamMidfielder1 May 2017 Groningen€800,000 Davy KlaassenMidfielder15 June 2017 Everton€27,000,000 Richairo ZivkovicForward16 June 2017 Oostende? Pelle ClementForward28 June 2017 Reading€300,000 Kenny TeteDefender7 July 2017 Lyon€5,000,000 Dragiša GudeljDefender11 July 2017 Wohlen? Jaïro RiedewaldDefender24 July 2017 Crystal Palace€9,000,000 Davinson SánchezDefender18 August 2017 Tottenham Hotspur€42,000,000 Queensy MenigForward31 August 2017 Nantes€500,000 Indy GroothuizenGoalkeeper31 August 2017 ADO Den Haag? Robert MurićForward31 August 2017 Braga€500,000 Free Transfer Ezra WalianForward1 June 2017 Almere City- Diederik BoerGoalkeeper2 June 2017 PEC Zwolle- Anderson LópezForward10 June 2017 Monaco- Thulani SereroMidfielder14 June 2017 Vitesse- Daishawn RedanForward22 June 2017 Chelsea- Joe van der SarGoalkeeper1 July 2017 ADO Den Haag- Heiko WestermannDefender3 July 2017 Austria Wien- Kees de BoerMidfielder5 July 2017 Swansea City- Markus BayMidfielder8 August 2017 Viborg- Nathan LeyderDefender31 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. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Transfer Nicolás TagliaficoDefender4 January 2018 Independiente€4,500,000 Nicolas KühnForward16 January 2018 RB Leipzig€2,000,000 Rasmus NissenDefender23 January 2018 FC Midtjylland€5,500,000
Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Mauro SavastanoDefender2 January 2018 Go Ahead Eagles- Deyovaisio ZeefuikDefender31 January 2018 FC Groningen- Transfer Damil DankerluiDefender9 January 2018 Willem II? Free Transfer Pascal StruijkDefender26 January 2018 Leeds United-
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