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2006–07 AFC Ajax season - Wikipedia

2006–07 AFC Ajax season

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.

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

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   NED Maarten Stekelenburg 43 0 32 0 7 0 4 0
2 DF   NED John Heitinga 44 8 32 6 7 1 3+2 1
3 DF   NED Jaap Stam 36 2 25 1 7 0 4 1
4 DF   BEL Thomas Vermaelen 33 0 16+7 0 4+1 0 5 0
5 DF   NED Urby Emanuelson 39 3 30+1 3 4 0 3+1 0
6 DF   NED Hedwiges Maduro 24 2 9+6 0 5 1 3+1 1
8 FW   NED Ryan Babel 36 7 25+2 5 3+2 2 2+2 0
9 FW   NED Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 45 32 31+1 21 7 7 5+1 4
10 FW   NED Wesley Sneijder 41 20 30 18 7 1 4 1
11 MF   DEN Kenneth Perez 38 15 10+17 12 4+1 0 3+3 3
12 GK   NED Kenneth Vermeer 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
13 MF   NED Edgar Davids 14 1 11 1 0 0 3 0
14 MF   ESP Roger 17 2 7+4 1 4 1 1+1 0
15 MF   NED Olaf Lindenbergh 19 0 5+7 0 2+2 0 3 0
16 FW   BEL Tom De Mul 38 4 23+5 4 2+5 0 2+1 0
18 MF   ESP Gabri 40 6 31 5 6 0 3 1
19 FW   DEN Dennis Rommedahl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   ROU George Ogăraru 33 6 18+10 5+1 0 0 5 0
21 FW   ROU Nicolae Mitea 12 3 1+7 2 0+1 0 0+3 1
22 DF   CZE Zdeněk Grygera 31 4 21+1 3 5 1 4 0
23 DF   BRA Leonardo 11 3 4+3 1 1+1 1 2 1
24 MF   NED John Goossens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   NED Jeffrey Sarpong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
26 FW   ARM Edgar Manucharyan 8 1 0+5 0 2 1 1 0
30 GK   NED Dennis Gentenaar 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
32 GK   NED Marco van Duin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW   ANT Vurnon Anita 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
34 DF   NED Vito Wormgoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF   NED Gregory van der Wiel 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF   NED Mitchell Donald 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 DF   BEL Toby Alderweireld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF   ANT Javier Martina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 MF   NED Dionitio Liesdek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 DF   NED Michael Timisela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 DF   NED Murat Yıldırım 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
7 FW   ARG Mauro Rosales 19 1 6+6 1 3+1 0 3 0
17 FW   DEN Michael Krohn-Dehli 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   SWE Markus Rosenberg 13 5 9 0 3 3 1 2
27 FW   GRE Angelos Charisteas 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   BEL Jan Vertonghen 5 0 1+2 0 0+2 0 0 0
29 FW   NED Rydell Poepon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   BEL Stanley Aborah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW   NED Derk Boerrigter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   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
 
Red cards
 
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   3 5 1 5 6 19 60 8 107
Red cards   0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
2 x yellow in 1 match     0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4
Number of substitutes used    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   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

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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 56

Johan 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 17

UEFA 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

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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   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.),   84'  
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  
Pardo   85'  
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  
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   71'  
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   80'   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   36'  
Zijm   53'  
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   70'  
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   45'  
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   89'  
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   59'   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  
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   1–2   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   0–2
(2–3 agg.)
  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   2–5   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   4–0
(9–2 agg.)
  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   Espanyol 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage 6–2 1–0
2   Ajax 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7 0–2 3–0
3   Zulte Waregem 4 2 0 2 9 11 −2 6 0–3 3–1
4   Sparta Prague 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4 0–2 0–0
5   Austria Wien 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0 1–4 0–1
Source: [citation needed]
2 November 2006 1 Ajax   3–0   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   0–0   Ajax Prague, Czech Republic
17:30 Report Stadium: Juliska
Attendance: 12.230
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (France)
30 November 2006 3 Ajax   0–2   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   0–3   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   3–0   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   3–1
(3–4 agg.)
  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   1–1   Internazionale Amsterdam
21:15 Sneijder   87' Report Solari   19' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef
5 August 2006 AFC Ajax   0–1   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
  Manchester United 2 2 0 0 4 10
  Internazionale 2 1 1 0 4 8
  Porto 2 0 0 2 3 3
  Ajax 2 0 1 1 1 2

Friendlies

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8 July 2006 JOS Watergraafsmeer   1–5   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   0–11   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   0–18   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   0–4   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   0–8   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   3–2   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   0–6   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   2–1   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   3–1   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
    Stanley Aborah Midfielder 1 July 2006   FC Den Bosch -
Transfer
    George Ogăraru Defender 23 May 2006   Steaua București €3.3 million
    Kenneth Perez Defender 1 July 2006   AZ €3 million
    Jaap Stam Defender 12 July 2006   Milan €3 million
Free Transfer
    Michael Krohn-Dehli Midfielder 1 July 2006   RKC Waalwijk -
    Dennis Gentenaar Goalkeeper 1 July 2006   Borussia Dortmund -
    Gabri Midfielder 6 June 2006   Barcelona -
    Roger Midfielder 12 August 2006   Villarreal -

Departures

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  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
    Victor Sikora Midfielder 1 July 2006   NAC Breda -
    Robbert Schilder Midfielder 7 August 2006   Heracles Almelo -
    Emmanuel Boakye Defender 10 August 2006   Heracles Almelo -
    Tom Kalkhuis Forward 31 August 2006   FC Omniworld -
Loan return
    Juanfran Defender 1 July 2006   Beşiktaş -
Transfer
    Rasmus Lindgren Midfielder 1 March 2006   Groningen €300,000
    Gideon De Graaf Forward 1 July 2006   Mechelen €2.8 million
    Angelos Charisteas Forward 31 August 2006   Feyenoord €2.6 million
Free Transfer
    Nourdin Boukhari Midfielder 15 May 2006   FC Nantes -
    Tomáš Galásek Defender 1 July 2006   1. FC Nürnberg -
    Steven Pienaar Midfielder 1 July 2006   Borussia Dortmund -
    Hans Vonk Goalkeeper 1 July 2006   Ajax Cape Town -
    Ioannis Anastasiou Forward 1 July 2006   Sparta Rotterdam -
    Hatem Trabelsi Defender 10 August 2006   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
    Leonardo Forward 19 December 2006   NAC Breda €660,000
Free Transfer
    Edgar Davids Midfielder 30 January 2006   Tottenham Hotspur -

Departures

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