2007–08 AFC Ajax season
During the 2007–08 season, AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The first training took place on 5 July 2007. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on 8 August.
Pre-season
The first training for the 2007–08 season was held on 5 July 2007. In preparation for the new season, Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad played friendly matches against VVSB, GFC, Quick '20 and Go Ahead Eagles before traveling to Scotland to play against Rangers and Falkirk. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Atlético Madrid and Arsenal in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.Player statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only2007–08 selection by nationality
Team statistics
Eredivisie standings
Points by match day
Total points by match day
Standing by match day
Goals by match day
2007–08 statistics
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2007-08 season.
| Friendlies | Amsterdam Tournament | Johan Cruyff Shield | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup | Dubai Cup | Eredivisie | UEFA Champions League Qualifying Play-offs | Total | |
| Matches | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 57 |
| Wins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 32 |
| Draws | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Home | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| Away | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 32 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 9 | 87 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 x yellow in 1 match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of substitutes used | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 11 | 175 |
| Goals for | 27 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 94 | 6 | 143 |
| Goals against | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 81 |
| Balance | +24 | +1 | +1 | +1 | -2 | +0 | -2 | +45 | +2 | +62 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| Penalties for | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Penalties against | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
2007-08 team records
Top scorers
Placements
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar finishes as topscorer of the Eredivisie with 33 goals in 34 matches.
- Maarten Stekelenburg is voted Player of the Year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Jan Vertonghen is voted Talent of the Year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- John Heitinga is voted Dutch Footballer of the Year by De Telegraaf and Football International.
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar wins the Bronze boots award.
Results
Johan Cruyff Shield
Eredivisie
Play-offs
;Round 1;Round 2
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
UEFA Cup
;First roundAmsterdam Tournament
;Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2007| Team | ||||||
 Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
 Atlético Madrid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Ajax | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Lazio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Dubai Cup
;Final standings of the Mohammed Bin Rashid International Football Championship Dubai 2008| Ajax | KNVB Cup – 4th place |
| Internazionale | 2006–07 Serie A – Runner-up |
 Internacional | 2006 FIFA Club World Cup – Winner |
 VfB Stuttgart | 2006–07 Bundesliga – 3rd place |
Friendlies
2007–08 transfers
Summer transfer window
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window, please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2007.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.