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.
Pre-season
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
Appearances for competitive matches onlyTeam statistics
2006–07 Eredivisie standings
Points by match day
Total points by match day
Standing by match day
Goals by match day
Statistics for the 2006–07 season
- 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
Top scorers
Placements
- Wesley Sneijder is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Ryan Babel is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
Results
Johan Cruijff Schaal
Eredivisie
Play-offs
;Round 1;Round 2
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
;Play-Off roundUEFA Cup
;First roundGroup Stage
| Team | ||||||||
 Espanyol | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 |
 Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
 Zulte Waregem | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 6 |
 Sparta Praha | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 4 |
 Austria Wien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
Final Phase
Round of 32
Amsterdam Tournament
;Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2006| Team | ||||||
 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
Transfers for 2006-07
Summer transfer window
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2006.Arrivals
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Winter transfer window
Arrivals
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Departures
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.