During the 2016–17 season, AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.The first training took place on 25 June 2016. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on 29 July 2016.
Player statistics Appearances for competitive matches only
|colspan="14"|Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
As of 24 May 2017
Team statistics
2016–17 Eredivisie standings Current standingMatches playedWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals forGoals againstYellow cardsRed cards 2342563817923402
Points by match day 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 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 3 0 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 3 3 0 3 381
Total points by match day 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 4 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 23 26 27 30 33 36 36 37 40 43 46 49 52 55 58 59 62 63 66 69 72 75 75 78 8181
Standing by match day 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 4 5 8 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22
Goals by match day 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 3 2 1 3 1 2 5 3 2 1 1 2 5 1 2 0 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 4 1 3 1 2 4 5 5 0 4 3 79
Topscorers Eredivisie Nr. Name 1. Kasper Dolberg 16 2. Davy Klaassen 14 3. Bertrand Traoré 9 4. Lasse Schöne 7 Hakim Ziyech 7 6. Davinson Sánchez 6 7. David Neres 3 Amin Younes 3 9. Mateo Cassierra 2 Matthijs de Ligt 2 Nemanja Gudelj 2 Justin Kluivert 2 Nick Viergever 2 14. Frenkie de Jong 1 Daley Sinkgraven 1 Own goal Kevin Conboy (Utrecht) 1 Wojciech Golla (NEC) 1 Total 79
KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1. Pelle Clement 3 2. Mateo Cassierra 2 3. Riechedly Bazoer 1 Václav Černý 1 Matthijs de Ligt 1 Anwar El Ghazi 1 Abdelhak Nouri 1 Lasse Schöne 1 Hakim Ziyech 1 Total 12
UEFA Champions League Nr. Name 1. Davy Klaassen 4 2. Kasper Dolberg 1 Total 5
UEFA Europa League Nr. Name 1. Kasper Dolberg 6 2. Bertrand Traoré 4 Amin Younes 4 4. Davy Klaassen 2 Nick Viergever 2 Hakim Ziyech 2 4. Anwar El Ghazi 1 Jaïro Riedewald 1 Lasse Schöne 1 Kenny Tete 1 Total 24
Placements Friendlies KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Status7 played, 2 wins, 2 draws, 3 lossesThird RoundLast opponent: SC CambuurPlay-off roundLast opponent: FC Rostov FinalLast opponent: Manchester United 34 played, 25 wins, 6 draws, 3 loss2nd Davinson Sánchez was voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. Kasper Dolberg was voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. Peter Bosz was nominated for the Rinus Michels Award 2017 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football. Kasper Dolberg was voted Danish Talent of the Year: 2017 by the Danish Football Association. Matthijs de Ligt, Bertrand Traoré and Amin Younes were selected for the 2017 UEFA Europa League squad of the season by the UEFA Technical Observers.
Competitions All times are in CEST
Eredivisie
League table
Matches
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-final
Final
Friendlies
Transfers for 2016–17
Summer transfer window For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2016 to 31 August 2016) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2016.
Arrivals The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spell Lerin DuarteMidfielder30 June 2016 NAC Breda- Ruben LigeonDefender30 June 2016 FC Utrecht- Zakaria El AzzouziForward30 June 2016 FC Twente- Óttar Magnús KarlssonDefender30 June 2016 Sparta Rotterdam- Lucas AndersenForward30 June 2016 Willem II- Queensy MenigForward30 June 2016 PEC Zwolle- Sheraldo BeckerForward30 June 2016 PEC Zwolle- Lesly de SaForward30 June 2016 Willem II- Xavier MousGoalkeeper30 June 2016 Oss- Loan Tim KrulGoalkeeper25 August 2016 Newcastle United- Bertrand TraoréForward12 August 2016 Chelsea€2,000,000 Transfer Hakim ZiyechMidfielder30 August 2016 Twente€11,000,000 Davinson SánchezDefender21 June 2016 Atlético Nacional€5,000,000 Mateo CasierraForward17 June 2016 Deportivo Cali€5,000,000 Free Transfer Heiko WestermannDefender14 July 2016 Real Betis- Boy KemperDefender11 May 2016 Volendam- Danilho DoekhiDefender2 May 2016 Excelsior- Pascal StruijkDefender19 April 2016 ADO Den Haag- Abdallah AberkaneDefender11 April 2016 ADO Den Haag-
Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Robert MurićForward20 August 2016 Pescara- Richairo ZivkovicForward30 June 2016 Utrecht- Indy GroothuizenGoalkeeper30 June 2016 Nordsjælland- Django WarmerdamDefender30 June 2016 PEC Zwolle- Leeroy OwusuDefender30 June 2016 Excelsior- Queensy MenigForward30 June 2016 PEC Zwolle- Zakaria El AzzouziForward30 June 2016 Sparta Rotterdam- Transfer Jasper CillessenGoalkeeper25 August 2016 Barcelona€13,000,000 + €2,000,000 variables Sheraldo BeckerForward21 August 2016 ADO Den Haag€200,000 Arkadiusz MilikForward2 August 2016 Napoli€32,000,000 Ricardo van RhijnDefender18 July 2016 Club Brugge€1,800,000 Mike van der HoornDefender5 July 2016 Swansea City€2,500,000 Lucas AndersenForward5 July 2016 Grasshopper€1,500,000 Viktor FischerForward26 May 2016 Middlesbrough€5,000,000 Free Transfer Danny BakkerMidfielder5 September 2016 Cambuur- Lerin DuarteMidfielder11 August 2016 Heracles Almelo- Elton AcolatseForward21 July 2016 Westerlo- Lesly de SaForward1 July 2016 Slovan Bratislava- Nicolai BoilesenDefender1 July 2016 Copenhagen- Milan VissieMidfielder1 July 2016 Cambuur- Aschraf El MahdiouiMidfielder1 July 2016 ADO Den Haag- Philippe SandlerForward17 June 2016 PEC Zwolle- Sam HendriksForward15 June 2016 Go Ahead Eagles- Ruben LigeonDefender9 June 2016 Slovan Bratislava- Damon MiraniDefender31 May 2016 Almere City- Xavier MousGoalkeeper19 May 2016 Oss- Jordy BruijnMidfielder13 May 2016 Heerenveen- Óttar Magnús KarlssonForward22 April 2016 Víkingur Reykjavík- Damian van BruggenDefender19 April 2016 PSV- Juan Familia-CastilloMidfielder1 July 2016 Chelsea- Millen BaarsForward1 July 2016 Manchester United-
Winter transfer window For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2017 to 1 February 2017) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2016–17.
Arrivals The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Transfer Sebastian PasqualiMidfielder1 January 2017 Melbourne Victory? David NeresForward31 January 2017 São Paulo€12,000,000 + €3,000,000 variables Free Transfer Mateusz GórskiGoalkeeper24 January 2017 Śląsk Wrocław-
Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loan Mitchell DijksDefender30 January 2017 Norwich City- Return from loan spell Tim KrulGoalkeeper31 January 2017 Newcastle United- Transfer Riechedly BazoerMidfielder1 January 2017 VfL Wolfsburg€12,000,000 Nemanja GudeljMidfielder5 January 2017 Tianjin TEDA€5,500,000 Francesco AntonucciMidfielder7 January 2017 Monaco€2,500,000 Anwar El GhaziForward31 January 2017 Lille€8,500,000 Free Transfer Adham El IdrissiMidfielder16 January 2017 Roda JC-
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