2006–07 AFC Ajax season


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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
EredivisieRunners-up
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

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.

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

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
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
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 )

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
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

All times are in CEST

Johan Cruijff Schaal

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Round 1
Round 2

UEFA Champions League

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Play-Off round
First round
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 —

Amsterdam Tournament

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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
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

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.

  • 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 -
  • 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.

  • 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 -
  • 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 -