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2006–07 AFC Ajax season

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Ajax
2006–07 season
ChairmanJohn Jaakke
ManagerHenk ten Cate
Eredivisie2nd
KNVB CupWinners
Champions LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA CupRound of 32
Johan Cruyff ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (21 goals)

All:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (35 goals)
European home colours

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

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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

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Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos Nat Player Total Eredivisie UEFA Cup KNVB Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Maarten Stekelenburg 43 0 32 0 7 0 4 0
2 DF Netherlands NED John Heitinga 44 8 32 6 7 1 3+2 1
3 DF Netherlands NED Jaap Stam 36 2 25 1 7 0 4 1
4 DF Belgium BEL Thomas Vermaelen 33 0 16+7 0 4+1 0 5 0
5 DF Netherlands NED Urby Emanuelson 39 3 30+1 3 4 0 3+1 0
6 DF Netherlands NED Hedwiges Maduro 24 2 9+6 0 5 1 3+1 1
8 FW Netherlands NED Ryan Babel 36 7 25+2 5 3+2 2 2+2 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 45 32 31+1 21 7 7 5+1 4
10 FW Netherlands NED Wesley Sneijder 41 20 30 18 7 1 4 1
11 MF Denmark DEN Kenneth Perez 38 15 10+17 12 4+1 0 3+3 3
12 GK Netherlands NED Kenneth Vermeer 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
13 MF Netherlands NED Edgar Davids 14 1 11 1 0 0 3 0
14 MF Spain ESP Roger 17 2 7+4 1 4 1 1+1 0
15 MF Netherlands NED Olaf Lindenbergh 19 0 5+7 0 2+2 0 3 0
16 FW Belgium BEL Tom De Mul 38 4 23+5 4 2+5 0 2+1 0
18 MF Spain ESP Gabri 40 6 31 5 6 0 3 1
19 FW Denmark DEN Dennis Rommedahl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Romania ROU George Ogăraru 33 6 18+10 5+1 0 0 5 0
21 FW Romania ROU Nicolae Mitea 12 3 1+7 2 0+1 0 0+3 1
22 DF Czech Republic CZE Zdeněk Grygera 31 4 21+1 3 5 1 4 0
23 DF Brazil BRA Leonardo 11 3 4+3 1 1+1 1 2 1
24 MF Netherlands NED John Goossens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Netherlands NED Jeffrey Sarpong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
26 FW Armenia ARM Edgar Manucharyan 8 1 0+5 0 2 1 1 0
30 GK Netherlands NED Dennis Gentenaar 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
32 GK Netherlands NED Marco van Duin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Netherlands Antilles ANT Vurnon Anita 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
34 DF Netherlands NED Vito Wormgoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF Netherlands NED Gregory van der Wiel 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Netherlands NED Mitchell Donald 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 DF Belgium BEL Toby Alderweireld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Netherlands Antilles ANT Javier Martina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 MF Netherlands NED Dionitio Liesdek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 DF Netherlands NED Michael Timisela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 DF Netherlands NED Murat Yıldırım 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
7 FW Argentina ARG Mauro Rosales 19 1 6+6 1 3+1 0 3 0
17 FW Denmark DEN Michael Krohn-Dehli 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Sweden SWE Markus Rosenberg 13 5 9 0 3 3 1 2
27 FW Greece GRE Angelos Charisteas 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Belgium BEL Jan Vertonghen 5 0 1+2 0 0+2 0 0 0
29 FW Netherlands NED Rydell Poepon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Belgium BEL Stanley Aborah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Netherlands NED Derk Boerrigter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Netherlands NED Donovan Slijngard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

As of 14 November 2011

Team statistics

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2006–07 Eredivisie standings

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Standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goals against
Yellow cards
Yellow card
Red cards
Red card
2 34 23 6 5 75 84 34 60 4

Points by match day

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2006–07 season.
Friendlies Amsterdam
Tournament
Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie UEFA Champions League
Qualifying Play-offs
Total
Matches 9 2 1 6 2 8 34 4 66
Wins 6 0 1 6 1 5 23 2 44
Draws 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 8
Losses 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 2 14
Home 0 2 0 3 1 4 17 2 29
Away 9 0 1 3 1 4 17 2 37
Yellow cards Yellow card 3 5 1 5 6 19 60 8 107
Red cards Red card 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
2 x yellow in 1 match Yellow card Yellow-red card 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4
Number of substitutes used upward-facing green arrowdownward-facing red arrow 50 7 3 15 5 21 98 10 119
Goals for 56 1 3 17 2 18 84 8 189
Goals against 9 2 1 4 3 9 34 3 65
Balance +24 -1 +2 +13 -1 +9 +50 +5 +124
Clean sheets 5 0 0 3 0 1 12 2 23
Penalties for 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6
Penalties against 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5

2006–07 team records

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Description Competition Result
Biggest win Netherlands Friendly match SV de Lutte – AFC Ajax ( 0–18 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – HFC Haarlem ( 4–0 )
European Union UEFA Champions League F.C. København – AFC Ajax ( 1–2 )
European Union UEFA Cup AFC Ajax – IK Start ( 4–0 )
Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – Willem II ( 6–0 )
Biggest loss South Africa Friendly match Ajax Cape Town – AFC Ajax ( 3–1 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup
European Union UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – F.C. København ( 0–2 )
European Union UEFA Cup SV Werder Bremen – AFC Ajax ( 3–0 )
Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – NAC Breda ( 1–3 )
Most goals in a match Netherlands Friendly match SV de Lutte – AFC Ajax ( 0–18 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup Jong RKC – AFC Ajax ( 2–5 )
European Union UEFA Champions League F.C. København – AFC Ajax ( 1–2 )
European Union UEFA Cup IK Start – AFC Ajax ( 2–5 )
Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – Sparta Rotterdam ( 5–2 )

Top scorers

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Friendlies

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 11
2. Greece Angelos Charisteas 9
3. Romania Nicolae Mitea 5
Netherlands Rydell Poepon 5
Argentina Mauro Rosales 5
6. Netherlands Robbert Schilder 4
7. Denmark Kenneth Perez 3
Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong 3
Belgium Tom De Mul 3
10. Armenia Edgar Manucharyan 2
11. Netherlands Olaf Lindenbergh 1
Netherlands Jaap Stam 1
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Belgium Thomas Vermaelen 1
Belgium Jan Vertonghen 1
Netherlands Ryan Babel 1
Total 56

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Nr. Name
1. Argentina Mauro Rosales 1
Denmark Kenneth Perez 1
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Total 3

Eredivisie

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 21
2. Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 18
3. Denmark Kenneth Perez 11
4. Netherlands John Heitinga 6
5. Netherlands Ryan Babel 5
Spain Gabri 5
7. Belgium Tom De Mul 3
8. Netherlands Urby Emanuelson 3
Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera 3
10. Romania Nicolae Mitea 2
11. Argentina Mauro Rosales 1
Spain Roger 1
Netherlands Jaap Stam 1
Brazil Leonardo 1
Netherlands Edgar Davids 1
Own goals Netherlands Ryan Donk (AZ) 1
Total 83

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 4
2. Denmark Kenneth Perez 3
3. Sweden Markus Rosenberg 2
4. Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro 1
Netherlands Jaap Stam 1
Brazil Leonardo 1
Netherlands John Heitinga 1
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Spain Gabri 1
Romania Nicolae Mitea 1
Own goals Suriname Ray Fränkel (HFC Haarlem) 1
Total 17

UEFA Champions League

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2
Total 2

UEFA Cup

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 7
2. Sweden Markus Rosenberg 3
3. Netherlands Ryan Babel 2
4. Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Spain Gabri 1
Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera 1
Armenia Edgar Manucharyan 1
Netherlands John Heitinga 1
Brazil Leonardo 1
Total 18

Amsterdam Tournament

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Total 1

Placements

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Friendlies Amsterdam Tournament KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie
Status 9 played, 6 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses 4th place Winners
Last opponent: AZ
Eliminated in Play-Off round
Last opponent: Copenhagen
Eliminated in Round of 32
Last opponent: Werder Bremen
2nd place
75 points in 34 matches
qualified for UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds

Results

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All times are in CEST

Johan Cruijff Schaal

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13 August 2006 PSV 1–3 Ajax Amsterdam
18:00 CET Cocu 49' Rosales 7'
Perez 69'
Sneijder 82'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: René Temmink

Eredivisie

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20 August 2006 1 Ajax 5–0 RKC Waalwijk Amsterdam
13:30 Babel 33'
Sneijder 44', 69'
Heitinga 52'
Rosales 89'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46.688
Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer
27 August 2006 2 NAC Breda 1–2 Ajax Breda
13:30 De Graaf 63' Report Sneijder 73', 84' Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 15.432
Referee: Jan Wegereef
10 September 2006 3 Ajax 3–0 Vitesse Amsterdam
13:30 Huntelaar 32', 55'
Roger 46'
Report Knol Red card Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46.001
Referee: René Temmink
17 September 2006 4 Roda JC 2–0 Ajax Kerkrade
11:30 De Fauw 9'
Oper 65'
Report Stadium: Parkstad Limburg
Attendance: 15.000
Referee: Frank de Bleeckere
24 September 2006 5 Ajax 2–0 N.E.C. Amsterdam
13:30 Perez 60', 82' Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46.081
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
1 October 2006 6 FC Utrecht 2–3 Ajax Utrecht
11:30 Van Dijk 80' (pen.), Yellow card 84' Yellow-red card
Fortuné 85'
Report Gabri 7'
Heitinga 45'
Perez 87'
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 24.000
Referee: Dick van Egmond
14 October 2006 7 Ajax 3–2 Groningen Amsterdam
18:30 Babel 51', 74'
Emanuelson 80'
Report Levchenko 56' (pen.)
Suárez 60'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49.782
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
22 October 2006 8 Feyenoord 0–4 Ajax Rotterdam
11:30 Van Hooijdonk Red card
Pardo Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card
Report Huntelaar 12', 38'
Perez 50' (pen), 62'
Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion
Attendance: 45.000
Referee: René Temmink
25 October 2006 9 Ajax 2–0 ADO Den Haag Amsterdam
19:30 Gabri 30'
Sneijder 32'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 45.757
Referee: Jan Wegereef
28 October 2006 10 SC Heerenveen 0–2 Ajax Heerenveen
18:30 Report De Mul 17'
Sneijder 76'
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 26.000
Referee: Kevin Blom
5 November 2006 11 Heracles Almelo 0–3 Ajax Almelo
13:30 Report Perez 39', 82' (pen.)
Heitinga Red card
Sneijder 87'
Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 8.500
Referee: Björn Kuipers
12 November 2006 12 Ajax 0–1 PSV Amsterdam
11:30 Report Simons 63'
Méndez Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.496
Referee: Jan Wegereef
19 November 2006 13 Ajax 1–1 FC Twente Amsterdam
13:30 Sneijder 48' Report Engelaar 8' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49.364
Referee: Kevin Blom
26 November 2006 14 Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 Ajax Rotterdam
11:30 Rose 35'
Polak 60' (pen.)
Medunjanin 84'
Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10.500
Referee: Ruud Bossen
3 December 2006 15 Ajax 6–0 Willem II Amsterdam
13:30 Grygera 4'
Emanuelson 10'
Mitea 19'
Huntelaar 23', 45'
De Mul 78'
Report Valencia Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46.695
Referee: René Temmink
10 December 2006 16 Ajax 2–2 AZ Amsterdam
11:30 Heitinga 35'
Huntelaar 75'
Report Arveladze 51'
Mendes da Silva 57'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.649
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
17 December 2006 17 Excelsior 1–3 Ajax Rotterdam
11:30 Van Nieuwstadt Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card
Zijm Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card
Piqué 90'
Report Huntelaar 24', 48', 74' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3.500
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
24 December 2006 18 Vitesse 4–2 Ajax Arnhem
11:30 Lazović 49'
Junker 51'
Benson 89'
Hersi 90'
Report Grygera 4'
De Mul 35'
Gabri Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 24.450
Referee: Pieter Vink
27 December 2006 19 Ajax 2–0 Roda JC Amsterdam
19:15 Sneijder 15'
Grygera 41'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.334
Referee: Kevin Blom
30 December 2006 20 N.E.C. 2–2 Ajax Nijmegen
19:30 Denneboom 76'
Wisgerhof 78'
Report Perez 62'
Gabri 80'
Stadium: Stadion de Goffert
Attendance: 12.500
Referee: Roelof Luinge
21 January 2007 21 Ajax 2–0 FC Utrecht Amsterdam
12:30 Heitinga 11'
Sneijder 21'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 44.740
Referee: Ruud Bossen
28 January 2007 22 Groningen 2–3 Ajax Groningen
13:30 Levchenko 20' (pen.)
Suárez 40'
Report Stam 53'
Heitinga 82'
Leonardo 90'
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 19.500
Referee: Jan Wegereef
4 February 2007 23 Ajax 4–1 Feyenoord Amsterdam
11:30 Sneijder 20', 32', 87'
De Mul 34'
Report Charisteas 42' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.490
Referee: Dick van Egmond
11 February 2007 24 ADO Den Haag 1–2 Ajax The Hague
12:30 Kolk 20' Report Heitinga 58'
Huntelaar 70'
Stadium: Zuiderpark Stadion
Attendance: 8.276
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
18 February 2007 25 Ajax 2–2 Excelsior Amsterdam
13:30 Davids 19'
Huntelaar 38'
Report Slory 25'
Rojer 30'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 47.905
Referee: Pol van Boekel
25 February 2007 26 AZ 1–1 Ajax Alkmaar
11:30 Martens 79' Report Davids Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card
Perez 65'
Stadium: DSB Stadion
Attendance: 16.000
Referee: Jan Wegereef
4 March 2007 27 Ajax 0–1 SC Heerenveen Amsterdam
13:30 Report Nilsson 18' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.174
Referee: Pieter Vink
11 March 2007 28 FC Twente 1–4 Ajax Enschede
13:30 Nkufo 7' Report Huntelaar 21', 30', 75'
Babel 45'
Stadium: Arke Stadion
Attendance: 13.250
Referee: Frank de Bleeckere
18 March 2007 29 PSV 1–5 Ajax Eindhoven
13:30 Kluivert 68' Report Huntelaar 17', 72'
Sneijder 44'
Gabri 73'
Perez 89'
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 33.000
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
1 April 2007 30 Ajax 3–0 Heracles Almelo Amsterdam
13:30 Sneijder 11'
Huntelaar 50', 52'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.109
Referee: Ben Haverkort
8 April 2007 31 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 Ajax Waalwijk
13:30 Vertonghen 10'
Berger 71'
Sektioui Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card
Report Gabri 9'
Sneijder 21'
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 7.500
Referee: Dick Jol
13 April 2007 32 Ajax 2–0 NAC Breda Amsterdam
19:30 Perez 18' (pen.)
Babel 64'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49.737
Referee: Kevin Blom
22 April 2007 33 Ajax 5–2 Sparta Rotterdam Amsterdam
13:30 Sneijder 9', 17'
Huntelaar 21'
Perez 76' (pen.)
Mitea 82'
Report Bouaouzan 37'
Moreno 47'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.364
Referee: Pieter Vink
29 April 2007 34 Willem II 0–2 Ajax Tilburg
13:30 Emanuelson 19'
Huntelaar 69'
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 14.000
Referee: Ben Haverkort

Play-offs

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Round 1
9 May 2007 1st Leg SC Heerenveen 1–0 Ajax Heerenveen
19:00 Nilsson 18' Report Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 23.500
Referee: Jack van Hulten
13 May 2007 2nd Leg Ajax 4–0
(4–1 agg.)
SC Heerenveen Amsterdam
13:30 Huntelaar 22', 61'
Babel 23'
Perez 86'
Report Vandenbussche Yellow card 59' Red card Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 29,241
Referee: Ruud Bossen
Round 2
20 May 2007 1st Leg AZ 2–1 Ajax Alkmaar
11:30 Cziommer 2'
Arveladze 90'
Report Sneijder 14' Stadium: DSB Stadion
Attendance: 15.993
Referee: Roelof Luinge
27 May 2007 2nd Leg Ajax 3–0
(4–2 agg.)
AZ Amsterdam
13:30 Heitinga 55'
Donk 58' (o.g.)
Gabri 90'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.201
Referee: Pieter Vink

KNVB Cup

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20 September 2006 2nd round Jong RKC 2–5 Ajax Waalwijk
19:45 Vink 2' (pen.)
Fung-a-Wing 65'
Report Rosenberg 21', 85'
Maduro 29'
Perez 48'
Huntelaar 57'
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Pol van Boekel
9 November 2006 3rd round Ajax 2–0 ADO Den Haag Amsterdam
18:30 Stam 8'
Huntelaar 65'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 7.909
Referee: Jack van Hulten
24 January 2007 Round of 16 Ajax 4–0 HFC Haarlem Amsterdam
18:30 Fränkel 8' (o.g.)
Leonardo 34'
Perez 40', 90'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 23.100
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
28 February 2007 Quarterfinals Willem II 0–2 Ajax Tilburg
19:45 Huntelaar 15'
Heitinga 81'
Stadium: Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 11.000
Referee: Dick van Egmond
18 April 2007 Semifinals Ajax 3–1 RKC Waalwijk Amsterdam
19:45 Sneijder 12'
Gabri 66'
Mitea 88'
Heitinga 32' (o.g.) Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 34.600
Referee: Ruud Bossen
6 May 2007 Final AZ 1–1
(8–9 p)
Ajax Rotterdam
19:45 Dembélé 4'} Huntelaar 51'
Gabri Red card
Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion
Attendance: 42.200
Referee: Dick van Egmond

UEFA Champions League

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Play-Off round
9 August 2006 1st Leg FC København Denmark 1–2 Netherlands Ajax Copenhagen, Denmark
20:30 Hangeland 47' Huntelaar 37', 84' Stadium: Parken
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: Manuel Enrique Mejuto González (Spain)
23 August 2006 2nd Leg Ajax Netherlands 0–2
(2–3 agg.)
Denmark FC København Amsterdam
20:30 Silberbauer 59'
Vermaelen 77' (o.g.)
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 35.600
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

UEFA Cup

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First round
14 September 2006 1st Leg IK Start Norway 2–5 Netherlands Ajax Lillestrøm, Norway
17:15 Johnsen 28'
Fevang 56'
Report Huntelaar 18', 87'
Rosenberg 43'
Sneijder 63'
Roger 67'
Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Attendance: 1.840
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
28 September 2006 2nd Leg Ajax Netherlands 4–0
(9–2 agg.)
Norway IK Start Amsterdam
19:45 Rosenberg 6', 26'
Grygera 43'
Babel 68'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 23.500
Referee: Darko Ceferin (Slovenia)

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ESP AJX ZWA PRA AUS
1 Spain Espanyol 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage 6–2 1–0
2 Netherlands Ajax 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7 0–2 3–0
3 Belgium Zulte Waregem 4 2 0 2 9 11 −2 6 0–3 3–1
4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4 0–2 0–0
5 Austria Austria Wien 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0 1–4 0–1
Source: [citation needed]
2 November 2006 1 Ajax Netherlands 3–0 Austria Austria Wien Amsterdam
19:45 Huntelaar 35', 68'
Manucharyan 65'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 32,285
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
23 November 2006 2 Sparta Praha Czech Republic 0–0 Netherlands Ajax Prague, Czech Republic
17:30 Report Stadium: Juliska
Attendance: 12.230
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (France)
30 November 2006 3 Ajax Netherlands 0–2 Spain Espanyol Amsterdam
20:45 Report Pandiani 36'
Coro 78'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 41,248
Referee: Paolo Bertini (Italy)
13 December 2006 4 Zulte Waregem Belgium 0–3 Netherlands Ajax Gent, Belgium
19:45 Report Huntelaar 4', 56'
Heitinga 83'
Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion
Attendance: 11.603
Referee: Edo Trivkovic (Croatia)

Final phase

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Round of 32
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14 February 2007 1st Leg Werder Bremen Germany 3–0 Netherlands Ajax Bremen, Germany
19:30 Mertesacker 48'
Naldo 54'
Frings 71'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 38.146
Referee: Paulo Baptista (Portugal)
22 February 2007 2nd Leg Ajax Netherlands 3–1
(3–4 agg.)
Germany Werder Bremen Amsterdam
20:00 Leonardo 3'
Huntelaar 60'
Babel 74'
Almeida 13' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 35.000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Amsterdam Tournament

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4 August 2006 AFC Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Italy Internazionale Amsterdam
21:15 Sneijder 87' Report Solari 19' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef
5 August 2006 AFC Ajax Netherlands 0–1 England Manchester United Amsterdam
21:15 Report Giggs 77' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Pieter Vink
Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2006
Team Pld W D L GF Pts
England Manchester United 2 2 0 0 4 10
Italy Internazionale 2 1 1 0 4 8
Portugal Porto 2 0 0 2 3 3
Netherlands Ajax 2 0 1 1 1 2

Friendlies

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8 July 2006 JOS Watergraafsmeer Netherlands 1–5 Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00 Blankendaal 71' Report Mitea 10', 77'
Huntelaar 25'
Poepon 69'
Charisteas 74'
Stadium: Sportpark Drie Burg
Attendance: -
Referee: -
11 July 2006 ABS Netherlands 0–11 Netherlands Ajax Bathmen, Netherlands
19:30 Report Huntelaar 9' (pen.), 17', 20'
Rosales 53', 56'
Charisteas 68', 73', 81'
Mitea 83'
Lindenbergh 84'
Sarpong 88'
Stadium: Sportpark de Looënk
Attendance: -
Referee: René Temmink
12 July 2006 SV de Lutte Netherlands 0–18 Netherlands Ajax Oldenzaal, Netherlands
19:30 Report Perez 8', 11', 15'
Poepon 18', 42', 45'
De Mul 32'
Schilder 35', 62'
Charisteas 52', 55', 78', 87'
Manucharyan 54'
Mitea 57', 90'
Sarpong 59'
Rosales 72'
Stadium: Sportpark de Vondersweijde
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Luuk Hoopman
13 July 2006 HHC Hardenberg Netherlands 0–4 Netherlands Ajax Hardenberg, Netherlands
19:30 Report Manucharyan 14'
Huntelaar 37' (pen.), 51', 66'
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: -
15 July 2006 VV Bennekom Netherlands 0–8 Netherlands Ajax Bennekom, Netherlands
15:00 Report De Mul 7'
Stam 25'
Charisteas 34'
Rosales 55'
Poepon 62'
Huntelaar 78', 80'
Sarpong 90'
Stadium: Sportpark Eikelhof
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Dennis van Aken
18 July 2006 SV Spakenburg Netherlands 3–2 Netherlands Ajax Spakenburg, Netherlands
19:30 Van Metelen 31'
De Harder 37'
Aksit 84'
Report De Mul 58'
Schilder 94'
Stadium: Sportpark de Westmaat
Attendance: 5.979
Referee: Lex Stofkooper
25 July 2006 FC Emmen Netherlands 0–6 Netherlands Ajax Veenoord, Netherlands
19:30 Report Rosales 5'
Sneijder 15'
Vermaelen 37'
Schilder 45'
Vertonghen 66'
Huntelaar 87'
Stadium: Sportpark Veenoord
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ben Haverkort
29 July 2006 Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–1 Netherlands Ajax Lüdenscheid, Germany
14:00 Kringe 71'
Kruska 80' (pen.)
Report Huntelaar 31' Stadium: Nattenbergstadion
Attendance: 10,334
Referee: Philipp Metzger
14 January 2007 Ajax Cape Town South Africa 3–1 Netherlands Ajax Cape Town, South Africa
15:00 Scott 47', 50'
Paulse 51'
Report Babel 15' Stadium: Athlone Stadium
Attendance: -
Referee: -

Transfers for 2006–07

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Summer transfer window

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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

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  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
upward-facing green arrow Belgium Stanley Aborah Midfielder 1 July 2006 Netherlands FC Den Bosch -
Transfer
upward-facing green arrow Romania George Ogăraru Defender 23 May 2006 Romania Steaua București €3.3 million
upward-facing green arrow Denmark Kenneth Perez Defender 1 July 2006 Netherlands AZ €3 million
upward-facing green arrow Netherlands Jaap Stam Defender 12 July 2006 Italy Milan €3 million
Free Transfer
upward-facing green arrow Denmark Michael Krohn-Dehli Midfielder 1 July 2006 Netherlands RKC Waalwijk -
upward-facing green arrow Netherlands Dennis Gentenaar Goalkeeper 1 July 2006 Germany Borussia Dortmund -
upward-facing green arrow Spain Gabri Midfielder 6 June 2006 Spain Barcelona -
upward-facing green arrow Spain Roger Midfielder 12 August 2006 Spain Villarreal -

Departures

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  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Victor Sikora Midfielder 1 July 2006 Netherlands NAC Breda -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Robbert Schilder Midfielder 7 August 2006 Netherlands Heracles Almelo -
downward-facing red arrow Ghana Emmanuel Boakye Defender 10 August 2006 Netherlands Heracles Almelo -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Tom Kalkhuis Forward 31 August 2006 Netherlands FC Omniworld -
Loan return
downward-facing red arrow Spain Juanfran Defender 1 July 2006 Turkey Beşiktaş -
Transfer
downward-facing red arrow Sweden Rasmus Lindgren Midfielder 1 March 2006 Netherlands Groningen €300,000
downward-facing red arrow Belgium Gideon De Graaf Forward 1 July 2006 Belgium Mechelen €2.8 million
downward-facing red arrow Greece Angelos Charisteas Forward 31 August 2006 Netherlands Feyenoord €2.6 million
Free Transfer
downward-facing red arrow Morocco Nourdin Boukhari Midfielder 15 May 2006 France FC Nantes -
downward-facing red arrow Czech Republic Tomáš Galásek Defender 1 July 2006 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg -
downward-facing red arrow South Africa Steven Pienaar Midfielder 1 July 2006 Germany Borussia Dortmund -
downward-facing red arrow South Africa Hans Vonk Goalkeeper 1 July 2006 South Africa Ajax Cape Town -
downward-facing red arrow Greece Ioannis Anastasiou Forward 1 July 2006 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam -
downward-facing red arrow Tunisia Hatem Trabelsi Defender 10 August 2006 England Manchester City -

Winter transfer window

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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

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  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Transfer
upward-facing green arrow Brazil Leonardo Forward 19 December 2006 Netherlands NAC Breda €660,000
Free Transfer
upward-facing green arrow Netherlands Edgar Davids Midfielder 30 January 2006 England Tottenham Hotspur -

Departures

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  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Derk Boerrigter Forward 30 January 2007 Netherlands HFC Haarlem -
downward-facing red arrow Denmark Michael Krohn-Dehli Midfielder 31 January 2007 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam -
downward-facing red arrow Belgium Jan Vertonghen Defender 31 January 2007 Netherlands RKC Waalwijk -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Rydell Poepon Forward 31 January 2007 Netherlands Willem II -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Donovan Slijngard Midfielder 31 January 2007 Netherlands Groningen -
Transfer
downward-facing red arrow Sweden Markus Rosenberg Forward 27 January 2007 Germany Werder Bremen €3.3 million
downward-facing red arrow Argentina Mauro Rosales Forward 31 January 2007 Argentina River Plate €1.8 million
Free Transfer
downward-facing red arrow Belgium Stanley Aborah Midfielder 6 January 2007 Belgium FCV Dender -
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