1997–98 AFC Ajax season

Dutch football club season AFC Ajax 1997–98 Morten Olsen Amsterdam Arena Eredivisie 1st KNVB Cup Winners UEFA Cup Quarter-finals Shota Arveladze (25) Shota Arveladze (37) 1996–97 1998–99 During the 1997–98 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie. Season summary After the previous season's disappointing fourth place, Ajax regrouped to win the Eredivisie, finishing 17 points ahead of runners-up PSV Eindhoven, and the KNVB Cup, thrashing PSV 5–0 in the final. Players First-team squad Squad at end of season NED GK Fred Grim NED GK Casper Nelis NED GK Edwin van der Sar NED DF Danny Blind captain NED DF Tim de Cler NED DF Frank de Boer NED DF Mario Melchiot NED DF Tom Sier DEN DF Ole Tobiasen NGA DF Christopher Kanu GHA DF Kofi MensahMensah was born in Koforidua, Ghana, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented the Netherlands at U-21 level. NED MF Ronald de Boer NED MF Peter Hoekstra NED MF Richard Knopper NED MF Andy van der Meyde NED MF Richard Witschge DEN MF Michael Laudrup POR MF Dani POL MF Andrzej Rudy ARG MF Mariano Juan Suriname MF Dean Gorré NGA MF Tijani Babangida NGA MF Sunday Oliseh NED FW Gerald Sibon NED FW Rody Turpijn FIN FW Jari Litmanen RUS FW Andriy DemchenkoDemchenko was born in Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), but also qualified to represent Russia internationally and represented Russia at U-19, U-20 and U-21 level. GEO 1990 FW Shota Arveladze RSA FW Benni McCarthy Left club during season NED MF Martijn Reuser on loan to Vitesse Jong Ajax NED DF Serginho Greene NED DF Quido Lanzaat NED DF Mitchell Piqué NED MF Cedric van der Gun USA MF John O'Brien Transfers In DEN Ole Tobiasen - NED Heerenveen, 26 June, DKK7,500,000da Sten Henriksen, "Ajax køber Tobiasen fri", Ekstra Bladet, 26 June 1997 DEN Michael Laudrup - JPN Vissel Kobe Suriname Dean Gorré - NED Groningen POL Andrzej Rudy - BEL Lierse NGA Sunday Oliseh - GER 1. FC Köln GEO 1990 Shota Arveladze - TUR Trabzonspor NED Gerald Sibon - NED Roda JC RSA Benni McCarthy - RSA Seven Stars Out NED Milan Berck Beelenkamp - NED FC Volendam NED Winston Bogarde - ITA A.C. Milan NED Arnold Scholten - JPN JEF United Ichihara NED John VeldmanVeldman was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in April 1996. - NED Vitesse NED Menno Willems - NED Vitesse BRA Márcio Santos - BRA Atlético Mineiro NED Kiki MusampaMusampa was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented the Netherlands at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level. - FRA Bordeaux NED Marc Overmars - ENG Arsenal, 18 June NED Martijn Reuser - NED Vitesse, loan NED Dennis Schulp - NED FC Volendam NED Rob Gehring - ESP Rayo Vallecano NED Dave van den Bergh - ESP Rayo Vallecano NED Nordin Wooter - ESP Real Zaragoza NED Patrick Kluivert - ITA A.C. Milan, free ARG Iván Gabrich - ESP Mérida AUS Hayden Foxe - GER Arminia Bielefeld References 2 Notes notes Category:AFC Ajax seasons AFC Ajax Category:Dutch football championship–winning seasons