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 couldn't 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
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
KNVB Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK |  CMR
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André Onana | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  NED
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Joël Veltman | 36 | 1 | 28+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | NED
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Matthijs de Ligt | 39 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF |  AUT
|
Maximilian Wöber | 23 | 1 | 16+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | NED
|
Donny van de Beek | 39 | 13 | 33+1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW |  BRA
|
David Neres | 37 | 14 | 28+4 | 14 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | NED
|
Daley Sinkgraven | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | NED
|
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 32 | 13 | 24+4 | 13 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF |  MAR
|
Hakim Ziyech | 39 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW |  GER
|
Amin Younes | 17 | 2 | 9+4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | NED
|
Carel Eiting | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF |  CZE
|
Václav Černý | 7 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 18 | FW |  NOR
|
Dennis Johnsen | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW |  COL
|
Mateo Cassierra | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW |  DEN
|
Lasse Schöne | 36 | 11 | 27+3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | NED
|
Frenkie de Jong | 26 | 1 | 16+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 22 | GK | NED
|
Benjamin van Leer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | NED
|
Siem de Jong | 26 | 7 | 4+19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 | ||
| 25 | FW | DEN
|
Kasper Dolberg | 30 | 9 | 11+12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 26 | DF | NED
|
Nick Viergever | 18 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | COL
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Luis Manuel Orejuela | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | NED
|
Norbert Alblas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF |  ARG
|
Nicolás Tagliafico | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | GK |  GRE
|
Kostas Lamprou | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | MF | NED
|
Abdelhak Nouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | NED
|
Mitchell Dijks | 12 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 36 | MF | NED
|
Dani de Wit | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | DF | NED
|
Noussair Mazraoui | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | MF | NED
|
Azor Matusiwa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | DF | DEN
|
Rasmus Nissen | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | FW | NED
|
Justin Kluivert | 36 | 11 | 27+3 | 10 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 47 | MF | NED
|
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | COL
|
Davinson Sánchez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | DF | NED
|
Deyovaisio Zeefuik | 9 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
As of 6 May 2018
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings 2017–18
| Current standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for
|
Goals against
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Yellow cards
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Red cards
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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Eredivisie
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KNVB Cup
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UEFA Champions League
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Competitions
All times are in CEST
Eredivisie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven (C) | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 39 | +48 | 83 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Ajax | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 89 | 33 | +56 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | AZ | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 71 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 66 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Utrecht | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 54 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 KNVB Cup.
Matches
| 12 August 2017 1 | Heracles Almelo | 2−1 | Ajax | Almelo |
| 20:45 CEST | Niemeijer 16' Gladon 65'Kuwas 82' |
Report | De Ligt 31' Ziyech 56' |
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 20 August 2017 2 | Ajax | 3–1 | Groningen | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CEST | Huntelaar 38' Ziyech 48'Schöne 79' |
Report | Te Wierik 5' Van Weert 60'Idrissi 73' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,152 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 27 August 2017 3 | VVV-Venlo | 0–2 | Ajax | Venlo |
| 14:30 CEST | Seuntjens 45+1' Leemans 64' |
Report | De Ligt 17' Van de Beek 55'Neres 70' |
Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 9 September 2017 4 | Ajax | 3–0 | PEC Zwolle | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 CEST | Huntelaar 6', 88' Ziyech  66', 71'Veltman 72'Van de Beek 76' |
Report | Bakker 90' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 50,902 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 17 September 2017 5 | ADO Den Haag | 1−1 | Ajax | The Hague |
| 14:30 CEST | Immers 34' Beugelsdijk 38'Johnsen 71'Becker 87' |
Report | Kluivert 2' Veltman 28', 57'Van de Beek 60'Schöne 87' |
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 12,016 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 24 September 2017 6 | Ajax | 1−2 | Vitesse | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CEST | Van de Beek 21' Viergever 83'Huntelaar 90+2' |
Report | Kashia 21' Rashica 45+3'Faye 79'Bruns 80'Castaignos 90+2' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,236 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 1 October 2017 7 | Heerenveen | 0−4 | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 14:30 CEST | Pierie 14' Høegh 42'Thorsby 50'Woudenberg 74'Mihajlović 90' |
Report | Veltman 24' De Ligt 34'Neres 38', 41'Schöne 58', 75' (pen.)Wöber 83' |
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 14 October 2017 8 | Ajax | 4−0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Amsterdam |
| 18:30 CEST | Sanusi 39' (o.g.) Floranus 64' (o.g.)Neres 73'Younes 76'Viergever 81'Dolberg 90+2' |
Report | Fischer 41' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,567 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 22 October 2017 9 | Feyenoord | 1−4 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 14:30 CEST | Jørgensen 24', 56' Vilhena 26'Toornstra 58' |
Report | Huntelaar 20', 50' Ziyech 41'Schöne 60'Neres 64'Dolberg 72', 90'S. de Jong 89' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 28 October 2017 10 | Willem II | 1−3 | Ajax | Tilburg |
| 20:45 CET | Chirivella 50' Velikonja 55'Rienstra 74' |
Report | De Ligt 32' Schöne 70'S. de Jong 79'Neres 90+1' |
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,907 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 5 November 2017 11 | Ajax | 1−2 | Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CET | Schöne 36' Viergever 41', 71' |
Report | Labyad 6', 84', 29' Janssen 19'Klaiber 84' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,758 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 18 November 2017 12 | NAC Breda | 0−8 | Ajax | Breda |
| 20:45 CET | Angeliño 32' |
Report | De Ligt 13', 33' Van de Beek 18', 26', 75'Neres 29'Schöne 66' (pen.)Huntelaar 73' |
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 18,969 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 26 November 2017 13 | Ajax | 5−1 | Roda JC Kerkrade | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 CET | Kluivert 45', 60', 85' Dolberg 59'Van de Beek 75' |
Report | Kum 32' Engels 61' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,685 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 2 December 2017 14 | Twente | 3−3 | Ajax | Enschede |
| 18:30 CET | Thesker 32', 48', 63' Hooiveld 36'Boere 52', 89'Cuevas 66' |
Report | Schöne 33', 37' Neres 48'F. de Jong 56'Kluivert 79'Veltman 87' |
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 10 December 2017 15 | Ajax | 3−0 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| 16:45 CET | Schöne 27', 64' Neres 61'Wöber 62'Van de Beek 72'Zeefuik 90+2' |
Report | Hendrix 27' Brenet 34'Lozano 40'Van Ginkel 59' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,379 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 14 December 2017 16 | Ajax | 3−1 | Excelsior | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 CET | S. de Jong 23' Veltman 39'Dolberg 57' (pen.)Ziyech 86' |
Report | Koolwijk 6' Van Duinen 40', 85'Fortes 45+3'Faik 56'De Wijs 59' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,695 Referee: Ed Janssen |
| 17 December 2017 17 | AZ | 1−2 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| 14:30 CET | Jahanbakhsh 25' (pen.) Svensson 26'  86'Hatzidiakos 50' |
Report | Zeefuik 25' Huntelaar 43'Schöne 51' (pen.)F. de Jong 88' |
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 24 December 2017 18 | Ajax | 3−1 | Willem II | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CET | Kluivert 63' Dolberg 72'Schöne 76'Neres 81' |
Report | Crowley 48' Sol 53', 70' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,921 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
| 21 January 2018 19 | Ajax | 2−0 | Feyenoord | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CET | Kluivert 23' Van de Beek 50'Huntelaar 53' |
Report | St. Juste 22' Jørgensen 36' 58'Van Beek 38' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,320 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 28 January 2018 20 | Utrecht | 0−0 | Ajax | Utrecht |
| 12:30 CET | Görtler 31' 90+1' Ayoub 79'Janssen 80' |
Report | Huntelaar 30' |
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,768 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 4 February 2018 21 | Ajax | 3−1 | NAC Breda | Amsterdam |
| 16:45 CET | Van de Beek 25' Neres 39'De Ligt 56'Ziyech 90+3' |
Report | Ambrose 6', 42' Verschueren 21'Meijers 29' 90+2' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,886 Referee: Ed Janssen |
| 7 February 2018 22 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 2−4 | Ajax | Kerkrade |
| 20:45 CET | Gustafson 2', 88' Vancamp 80' |
Report | Van de Beek 11' Ziyech 24'Veltman 50'Huntelaar 74', 82'Tagliafico 80' |
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 14,484 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 11 February 2018 23 | Ajax | 2−1 | Twente | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 CET | Kluivert 3' De Ligt 34'Ziyech 60'Schöne 71' (pen.) |
Report | Ter Avest 45' Tighadouini 66'Bijen 75' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,443 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 18 February 2018 24 | PEC Zwolle | 0−1 | Ajax | Zwolle |
| 16:45 CET | Sandler 82' |
Report | Huntelaar 54' Tagliafico 68' |
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 13,250 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 25 February 2018 25 | Ajax | 0−0 | ADO Den Haag | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 CET | Tagliafico 37' Onana 38'Eiting 82' |
Report | David 38' Beugelsdijk 57'Johnsen 87' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,822 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 4 March 2018 26 | Vitesse | 3−2 | Ajax | Arnhem |
| 14:30 CET | Foor 16' Faye 22'Linssen 57', 71', 59'Castaignos 89' |
Report | Cassierra 61' Ziyech 70'S. de Jong 85'De Ligt 90+2' |
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 19,876 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 11 March 2018 27 | Ajax | 4−1 | Heerenveen | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CET | De Ligt 31' Tagliafico 59'Huntelaar 85'Van de Beek 88'Neres 90+3' |
Report | Ødegaard 33' Schaars 36' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,523 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 18 March 2018 28 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2−5 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 14:30 CET | Chabot 10' Kramer 31'Fischer 52'Sanusi 90+2' |
Report | De Ligt 19' Huntelaar 33'Nissen 34'Schöne 53'Kluivert 59'Tagliafico 60'Ziyech 66', 86' |
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,606 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 1 April 2018 29 | Groningen | 1−2 | Ajax | Groningen |
| 14:30 CEST | Van Weert 14' Mani 25'Warmerdam 70' |
Report | Veltman 24' 86' Ziyech 25'Kluivert 64'Van de Beek 87'Huntelaar 89'Onana 90+2' |
Stadium: Noordlease Stadion Attendance: 22,568 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 8 April 2018 30 | Ajax | 1−0 | Heracles Almelo | Amsterdam |
| 16:45 CEST | Wöber 33' Neres 63' |
Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,495 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 15 April 2018 31 | PSV | 3−0 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| 16:45 CEST | Pereiro 23' Hendrix 30'De Jong 38'Bergwijn 54' |
Report | Tagliafico 35' 80' S. de Jong 83'Onana 83'Neres 86' |
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 19 April 2018 32 | Ajax | 4−1 | VVV-Venlo | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 CEST | Schöne 9' Neres 45', 45+3'Huntelaar 59'Ziyech 79' |
Report | Seuntjens 43' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 30,295 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 29 April 2018 33 | Ajax | 3−0 | AZ | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CEST | Van de Beek 38' Kluivert 49'Neres 87' |
Report | Til 31' Svensson 55' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 6 May 2018 34 | Excelsior | 1−2 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 14:30 CEST | De Ligt 20' (o.g.) |
Report | Kluivert 48' Dolberg 53' (pen.) |
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
KNVB Cup
| 20 September 2017 Round 1 | Scheveningen | 1−5 | Ajax | The Hague |
| 18:30 CEST | Rog 62' De Jong 69' |
Report | Dolberg 5', 80', 85' (pen.) S. de Jong 42'Koorndijk 57' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 25 October 2017 Round 2 | De Dijk | 1−4 | Ajax | Volendam |
| 18:30 CEST | El Gourari 30', 52' Schilder 44'Tol 75' |
Report | F. de Jong 16' S. de Jong 26', 31'Černý 46' |
Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,618 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 20 December 2017 Round of 16 | Twente | 1−1 (a.e.t.) (6−5 p) | Ajax | Enschede |
| 20:45 CET | Holla 30' Lam 84' 111'Cuevas 88'Assaidi 90+1' |
Report | Kluivert 18' S. de Jong 72'Dijks 94' |
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 26,700 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| Penalties | ||||
Assaidi  Holla Tighadouini Cuevas Liendl Laukart Bijen |
Schöne S. de Jong Van de Beek Ziyech Huntelaar Veltman De Ligt |
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UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
| 26 July 2017 First leg | Nice  | 1–1 | Ajax | Nice, France |
| 20:45 CEST | Balotelli 30', 32' Eysseric 41' |
Report | Van de Beek 49', 78' De Ligt 66'Schöne 69'Sánchez 78'Veltman 90+1' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 31,342 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 2 August 2017 Second leg | Ajax | 2–2 (3–3a agg.) | Nice | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 CEST | Sánchez 9', 57' Ziyech 22'Van de Beek 26' |
Report | Souquet 3' Sarr 18'Koziello 38'Eysseric 60'Marcel 79' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,845 Referee: Andre Marriner (England) |
UEFA Europa League
Play-off round
| 17 August 2017 First leg | Ajax | 0–1 | Rosenborg | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:00 CEST | Kluivert 74' Schöne 90'Dijks 90+2' |
Report | Bjørdal 9' De Lanlay 62'Adegbenro 77' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,717 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
| 24 August 2017 Second leg | Rosenborg | 3–2 (4–2 agg.) | Ajax | Trondheim, Norway |
| 19:30 CEST | Midtsjø 21' Bendtner 25'Adegbenro 80', 89', 90' |
Report | Viergever 45+3' Younes 60'Schöne 61'Veltman 87' |
Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
Friendlies
| 8 July 2017 | Werder Bremen | 2–1 | Ajax | Hippach, Austria |
| 16:00 CEST | Cassierra 21' |
Stadium: Lindenstadion | ||
| Note: Match was abandoned after 72 minutes when Abdelhak Nouri collapsed due to cardiac arrhythmia. | ||||
| 15 July 2017 | Ajax | 3–3 |  Genk | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Kluivert 2' Ziyech 12'Neres 56' |
Report | Samatta 21' Trossard 26'Schrijvers 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 15 July 2017 | Ajax | 4–2 | PAOK | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Mazraoui 4' Huntelaar 25'Cassierra 65'Flemming 88' |
Report | Varela 37' Prijović 50' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 18 July 2017 | Lyon B | 2–2 | Ajax | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 16:00 CEST | Kalulu 42', 85' |
Report | Černý 53' F. de Jong 66' |
Stadium: Groupama OL Training Center |
| 18 July 2017 | Lyon | 2–0 | Ajax | Bourgoin-Jallieu, France |
| 21:00 CEST | Viergever 53' (o.g.) Gouiri 77' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre Rajon |
| 28 July 2017 | Ajax | 3–3 |  Hull City | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CEST | F. de Jong 7' Huntelaar 17'Černý 53' |
Report | Henriksen 5' Batty 76'Weir 85' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 5 August 2017 | Ajax | 3–1 | Sparta Rotterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Černý Huntelaar |
Report | Brogno |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 21 November 2017 | Ajax | 2–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Oxford 12' (o.g.) Dolberg 75' |
Report | Grifo 57' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 12,000 |
| 13 January 2018 | Ajax | 5−1 | Lyngby BK | Albufeira, Portugal |
| 13:45 CET | Ziyech 8', 62' Van de Beek 15', 70'Huntelaar 39' |
Report | George 35' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira |
| 13 January 2018 | Ajax | 1−1 | MSV Duisburg | Albufeira, Portugal |
| 15:00 CET | Sierhuis 78' |
Report | Zeefuik 22' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira |
| 11 May 2018 Champions Golden Cup | Al Ahly  | 1−0 | Ajax | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
| 18:00 | Mohsen 83' |
Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
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.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return from loan spell | |||||
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 Robert Murić |
Forward | 1 June 2017 |  Pescara |
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Richairo Zivkovic |
Forward | 1 June 2017 | Utrecht |
- |
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Indy Groothuizen |
Goalkeeper | 1 June 2017 | Nordsjælland |
- |
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Django Warmerdam |
Defender | 1 June 2017 | PEC Zwolle |
- |
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Leeroy Owusu |
Defender | 1 June 2017 | Excelsior |
- |
|
Queensy Menig |
Forward | 1 June 2017 | PEC Zwolle |
- |
|
Zakaria El Azzouzi |
Forward | 1 June 2017 | Sparta Rotterdam |
- |
|
Mitchell Dijks |
Defender | 1 June 2017 | Norwich City |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
|
Victor Jensen |
Midfielder | 2 June 2017 | Copenhagen |
€2,600,000 |
|
Benjamin van Leer |
Goalkeeper | 28 June 2017 | Roda JC |
€700,000 |
|
Danilo |
Forward | 7 July 2017 | Santos |
€2,000,000 |
|
Dominik Kotarski |
Goalkeeper | 7 July 2017 | Dinamo Zagreb |
? |
|
Luis Manuel Orejuela |
Defender | 8 August 2017 | Deportivo Cali |
€3,500,000 |
|
Dennis Johnsen |
Forward | 11 August 2017 | Heerenveen |
€2,000,000 |
|
Maximilian Wöber |
Defender | 24 August 2017 | Rapid Wien |
€7,500,000 |
|
Siem de Jong |
Midfielder | 28 August 2017 | Newcastle United |
€2,000,000 |
|
 Dean Solomons |
Defender | 31 August 2017 | Ajax Cape Town |
? |
|
Leo Thethani |
Forward | 31 August 2017 | Ajax Cape Town |
? |
| Free Transfer | |||||
|
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
Forward | 1 June 2017 | Schalke 04 |
- |
|
Teun Bijleveld |
Midfielder | 15 June 2017 | AZ |
- |
|
Issam El Maach |
Goalkeeper | 21 June 2017 | Vitesse |
- |
|
Robin Schouten |
Defender | 4 July 2017 | AZ |
- |
|
 Saku Ylätupa |
Midfielder | 21 July 2017 | HJK Helsinki |
- |
|
Kostas Lamprou |
Goalkeeper | 1 August 2017 | Willem II |
- |
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out on loan | |||||
 |
Leeroy Owusu |
Defender | 21 June 2017 | Almere City |
- |
|
Zakaria El Azzouzi |
Forward | 10 July 2017 | Excelsior |
- |
| Return from loan spell | |||||
|
 Bertrand Traoré |
Forward | 1 June 2017 | Chelsea |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
|
Django Warmerdam |
Midfielder | 1 May 2017 | Groningen |
€800,000 |
|
Davy Klaassen |
Midfielder | 15 June 2017 | Everton |
€27,000,000 |
|
Richairo Zivkovic |
Forward | 16 June 2017 | Oostende |
? |
|
Pelle Clement |
Forward | 28 June 2017 | Reading |
€300,000 |
|
Kenny Tete |
Defender | 7 July 2017 | Lyon |
€5,000,000 |
|
 Dragiša Gudelj |
Defender | 11 July 2017 |  Wohlen |
? |
|
Jaïro Riedewald |
Defender | 24 July 2017 | Crystal Palace |
€9,000,000 |
|
Davinson Sánchez |
Defender | 18 August 2017 | Tottenham Hotspur |
€42,000,000 |
|
Queensy Menig |
Forward | 31 August 2017 | Nantes |
€500,000 |
|
Indy Groothuizen |
Goalkeeper | 31 August 2017 | ADO Den Haag |
? |
|
Robert Murić |
Forward | 31 August 2017 |  Braga |
€500,000 |
| Free Transfer | |||||
|
 Ezra Walian |
Forward | 1 June 2017 | Almere City |
- |
|
Diederik Boer |
Goalkeeper | 2 June 2017 | PEC Zwolle |
- |
|
Anderson López |
Forward | 10 June 2017 | Monaco |
- |
|
Thulani Serero |
Midfielder | 14 June 2017 | Vitesse |
- |
|
Daishawn Redan |
Forward | 22 June 2017 | Chelsea |
- |
|
Joe van der Sar |
Goalkeeper | 1 July 2017 | ADO Den Haag |
- |
|
Heiko Westermann |
Defender | 3 July 2017 | Austria Wien |
- |
|
Kees de Boer |
Midfielder | 5 July 2017 |  Swansea City |
- |
|
Markus Bay |
Midfielder | 8 August 2017 | Viborg |
- |
|
Nathan Leyder |
Defender | 31 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.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer | |||||
|
Nicolás Tagliafico |
Defender | 4 January 2018 | Independiente |
€4,500,000 |
|
Nicolas Kühn |
Forward | 16 January 2018 | RB Leipzig |
€2,000,000 |
|
Rasmus Nissen |
Defender | 23 January 2018 | FC Midtjylland |
€5,500,000 |
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out on loan | |||||
|
Mauro Savastano |
Defender | 2 January 2018 | Go Ahead Eagles |
- |
|
Deyovaisio Zeefuik |
Defender | 31 January 2018 | FC Groningen |
- |
| Transfer | |||||
|
Damil Dankerlui |
Defender | 9 January 2018 | Willem II |
? |
| Free Transfer | |||||
|
Pascal Struijk |
Defender | 26 January 2018 | Leeds United |
- |
References
- ^ "Eredivisie 2017/2018 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 21 January 2018.