During the 1997–98 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.
Season summary After the previous season's disappointing fourth place, Ajax regrouped to win the Eredivisie, finishing 17 points ahead of runners-up PSV Eindhoven, and the KNVB Cup, thrashing PSV 5–0 in the final. Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Jong Ajax
Transfers In Ole Tobiasen - Heerenveen, 26 June, DKK7,500,000 Sten Henriksen, "Ajax køber Tobiasen fri", Ekstra Bladet, 26 June 1997 Michael Laudrup - Vissel Kobe Dean Gorré - Groningen Andrzej Rudy - Lierse Sunday Oliseh - 1. FC Köln Shota Arveladze - Trabzonspor Gerald Sibon - Roda JC Benni McCarthy - Seven Stars Out Milan Berck Beelenkamp - FC Volendam Winston Bogarde - A.C. Milan Arnold Scholten - JEF United Ichihara John VeldmanVeldman was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in April 1996. - Vitesse Menno Willems - Vitesse Márcio Santos - Atlético Mineiro Kiki MusampaMusampa was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented the Netherlands at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level. - Bordeaux Marc Overmars - Arsenal, 18 June Martijn Reuser - Vitesse, loan Dennis Schulp - FC Volendam Rob Gehring - Rayo Vallecano Dave van den Bergh - Rayo Vallecano Nordin Wooter - Real Zaragoza Patrick Kluivert - A.C. Milan, free Iván Gabrich - Mérida Hayden Foxe - Arminia Bielefeld References
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