1986–87 AFC Ajax season

Dutch football club season Ajax 1986–87 Chairman Ton Harmsen Head coach Johan Cruyff Olympic StadiumDe Meer Stadion Eredivisie 2nd Marco van Basten (31) Marco van Basten (44) KNVB Cup Winners European Cup Winners' Cup Winners 42,000https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened87.htm 12.882https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened87.htm _ajax87h _redtopl FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Home _ajax8586a _ajax8586a _ajax8586a _ajax8586a Away 1985–86 1987–88 During the 1986–87 Dutch football season, Ajax competed in the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. Management Head coach Netherlands Johan Cruyff Assistant coach Netherlands Bobby Haarms Fitness coach Netherlands Pim van Dord |} Squad Squad at end of seasonJanuary 2026 1 NED GK Stanley Menzo 2 NED DF Danny Blind 4 NED DF Frank Verlaat 5 NED DF Frank Rijkaard NED DF Peter Boeve 11 NED MF Aron Winter 7 NED FW John van 't Schip 6 NED MF Jan Wouters 9 NED FW Marco van Basten NED MF Arnold Mühren NED FW Rob Witschge 3 NED DF Sonny Silooy NED DF Ronald Spelbos FIN MF Petri Tiainen 10 NED FW Dennis Bergkamp NED MF Arnold Scholten 8 NED MF Richard Witschge NED FW John Bosman SCO MF Ally Dick NED DF Desmond Gemert NED DF Edo Ophof AUS MF Mike Petersen NED DF Walter Smak NED MF Richard Sneekes NED GK Erik de Haan Out on loan NED GK Fred Grim on loan to Cambuur NED GK Hans Galjé on loan to Utrecht Competitions Overall record 4 Eredivisie 23 September 1986 7 June 1987 Matchday 1 2nd 25 3 6 92 30 KNVB Cup 11 October 1986 5 June 1987 First round Winners 6 1 0 19 6 European Cup Winners' Cup 17 September 1986 13 May 1987 First round Winners 7 1 1 22 5 Eredivisie 1986–87 Eredivisie Results summary 14 1 2 54 13 11 2 4 38 17 Eredivisie January 2026 Matches Match fixtures follow dates played, as opposed to KNVB's original fixture order. Several fixtures were rescheduled. 1 24 August 1986 CEST (UTC+2) Haarlem 0–3 Report Ajax Rijkaard 56van Basten 77Spelbos 80Wouters Haarlem Stadion Haarlem Ignace van Swieten W 2 27 August 1986 CEST (UTC+2) Ajax 2–3 Report Den Haag van Basten 75 pen. 82van 't Schip Groenendijk 22Morley 72 pen.Otto 76Boere Olympic Stadium Amsterdam Egbert Mulder L 3 31 August 1986 CEST (UTC+2) Ajax 3–0 Report PSV Winter 14van Basten 40 62 van der Gijp Gullit Olympic Stadium Amsterdam Jan Keizer W 4 3 September 1986 CEST (UTC+2) Excelsior 0–2 Report Ajax Wasiman Bosman 49Rijkaard 51 Stadion Woudestein Rotterdam Martin Bannet W 5 7 September 1986 CEST (UTC+2) Sparta Rotterdam 2–6 Report Ajax Lengkeek 38Böckling 83 Bosman 16 28van Basten 47 53 65Rijkaard 88 Sparta Stadion Rotterdam Gerard Geurds W 6 14 September 1986 CEST (UTC+2) Ajax 0–0 Report Groningen Silooy De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Ignace van Swieten D 7 21 September 1986 CEST (UTC+2) Ajax 3–2 Report Go Ahead Eagles van Basten 2 14 pen. Bosman 74 Small 17Hofstede 22Voskamp De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Chris van der Laar W 8 24 September 1986 CEST (UTC+2) Roda JC 1–1 Report Ajax Meijer 17 Wouters 31 Kaalheide Kerkrade Ignace van Swieten D 9 28 September 1986 CET (UTC+1) Veendam 0–1 Report Ajax Rijkaard 41Silooy De Langeleegte Veendam Cees Bakker W 10 5 October 1986 CET (UTC+1) Ajax 6–2 Report Fortuna Sittard van Basten 34Bosman 37 70 73Dick 75Mühren 84 Janssen 54Holverda 83 De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Jaap van der Niet W 11 19 October 1986 CET (UTC+1) Ajax 4–0 Report VVV Mühren 29Witschge 34Blind 85 90 De Meer Stadion Amsterdam John Blankenstein W 12 26 October 1986 CET (UTC+1) AZ 1–6 Report Ajax Tiktak 88 Bosman 10 28 54 62Boeve 72van Basten 90 Alkmaarderhout Alkmaar Jan Hobé W 13 29 October 1986 CET (UTC+1) Ajax 3–0 Report Utrecht van Basten 20van 't Schip 25Bosman 44 Fraser du Chatinier van Loen De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Jan Keizer W 14 2 November 1986 CET (UTC+1) Feyenoord 2–3 Report Ajax Been 11Barendse 52Hoekstra Witschge 2 65van Basten 21 De Kuip Rotterdam Henk van Ettekoven W 15 9 November 1986 CET (UTC+1) Ajax 3–1 Report Den Bosch Bosman 14 Wouters 36van Basten 71 Gillhaus 48 De Meer Stadion Amsterdam John Blankenstein W 16 22 November 1986 CET (UTC+1) PEC Zwolle 0–1 Report Ajax Booy van Basten 78 Oosterenkstadion Zwolle Chris Verhoef W 17 30 November 1986 CET (UTC+1) Ajax 4–0 Report Twente van Basten 8 46Bosman 34 58 ten Caat De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Martin Bannet W 18 7 December 1986 CET (UTC+1) Groningen 0–3 Report Ajax Winter 66 68Boeve 86 Stadion Oosterpark Groningen Gerard Geurds W 19 14 December 1986 CET (UTC+1) Ajax 2–0 Report Roda JC Bosman 50Winter 52 Hanssen De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Egbert Mulder W 20 15 February 1987 CET (UTC+1) VVV 3–0 Report Ajax Valckx 29Luhukay 59Reynierse 84 pen.van 't Schip De Koel Venlo Ignace van Swieten L 21 20 February 1987 CET (UTC+1) Ajax 6–0 Report Haarlem Mühren 20Rijkaard 21Spelbos 25 pen.Bergkamp 64Winter 80Blind 86 De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Jan Hobé W 22 1 March 1987 CET (UTC+1) Den Haag 0–2 Report Ajax Bosman 3 25Winter Zuiderpark Stadium The Hague Henk van Ettekoven W 23 8 March 1987 CET (UTC+1) Ajax 3–0 Report Excelsior Blind 47van Basten 52Winter 81Wouters Latuheru Wasiman De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Cees Bakker W 24 21 March 1987 CET (UTC+1) Ajax 3–0 Report Sparta Rotterdam van Basten 6 82Winter 75 van Stee Diliberto De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Jan Keizer W 25 29 March 1987 CEST (UTC+2) PSV 1–0 Report Ajax Gullit 82Gerets 2 Blind van 't Schip Philips Stadion Eindhoven John Blankenstein L 26 5 April 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 Report Ajax Small 44 Rijkaard 3Witschge De Adelaarshorst Deventer Gerard Geurds D 27 12 April 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Ajax 4–0 Report Veendam Wouters 19 31van Basten 57 pen. 65 de Haan De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Jan Hobé W 28 19 April 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Fortuna Sittard 1–3 Report Ajax Lens 75Duut Bergkamp 43Winter 53Scholten 60 De Baandert Sittard Martin Bannet W 29 2 May 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Ajax 2–0 Report AZ Rijkaard 27van Basten 82 De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Gerard Geurds W 30 10 May 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Utrecht 2–1 Report Ajax Willaarts 42Plomp 46 pen. Bosman 78 Stadion Galgenwaard Utrecht Jan Keizer L 31 17 May 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Ajax 1–3 Report Feyenoord van Basten 80 pen. Hofman 9Winter 55 o.g.Been 82Troost Tahamata Olympic Stadium Amsterdam Ignace van Swieten L 32 24 May 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Den Bosch 1–4 Report Ajax Krüzen 47van Eck van der Hoorn van Basten 38 87 pen.Bosman 68 81 De Vliert 's-Hertogenbosch Egbert Mulder W 33 31 May 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Ajax 5–2 Report PEC Zwolle van Basten 18 31 80 83 pen.Bosman 33 Booy 38 74 De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Wim Egbertzen W 34 8 June 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Twente 2–1 Report Ajax Groeleken 9 57 Bosman 53 Diekman Stadion Enschede Egbert Mulder L KNVB Cup 1986–87 KNVB Cup 11 October 1986 CET (UTC+1) First round 1–4 January 2026 Elinkwijk Ajax van Basten 20 36Bosman 34Dick 43 Sportpark Elinkwijk Utrecht Jan Dolstra W 16 November 1986 CET (UTC+1) Second round 0–2 January 2026 VV Rheden Ajax van Basten 56Winter 76Rijkaard Sportpark IJsselzicht Rheden Roelof Luinge W 11 March 1987 CET (UTC+1) Round of 16 0–0 yes EgerOlde Riekerink Steur Ellerman Böckling de Kant Lengkeek Mühren Bosman Spelbos Rijkaard Blind Silooy Wouters 3 - 4 January 2026 Sparta Rotterdam Ajax Spelbos Sparta Stadion Rotterdam Egbert Mulder D 1 April 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Quarter-finals 2–0 January 2026 Ajax Bosman 9 van Basten 75 Vitesse Arnhem De Meer Stadion Amsterdam Jaap van der Niet W 5 May 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Semi-finals 0–0 January 2026 Ajax Groningen De Meer Stadion Amsterdam John Blankenstein D 19 May 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Semi-finals Replay 0–3 January 2026 Groningen Ajax van Basten 68Verlaat 75Bosman 81van 't Schip Stadion Oosterpark Groningen Henk van Ettekoven W 5 June 1987 CEST (UTC+2) Final 2–4 yes January 2026 Den Haag Boere 43Morley 66 Ajax Bosman 11 83van Basten 104 106 Zuiderpark Stadium The Hague Ignace van Swieten W European Cup Winners' Cup 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup First round First leg 17 September 1986 16:00 CEST Bursaspor TUR 0–2 Report NED Ajax Bosman 73van Basten 86 Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa 6,500 Pavel Kuznetsov (Soviet Union) W Second leg 1 October 1986 20:15 CET Ajax NED 5–0 7–0 Report TUR Bursaspor Bosman 17 21 34 89van Basten 24 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam 18,044 Ildefonso Urizar Azpitarte (Spain) W Second round First leg 22 October 1986 20:15 CET Ajax NED 4–0 Report GRE Olympiacos Bosman 6Rijkaard 44van Basten 52Mühren 83 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam 21,981 Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany) W Second leg 5 November 1986 18:30 CET Olympiacos GRE 1–1 1–5 Report NED Ajax Kapouranis 58 Wouters 90 Olympic Stadium, Athens 21,000 Ioan Igna (Romania) D Quarter-finals First leg 14 March 1987 19:00 CET Malmö SWE 1–0 Report NED Ajax Persson 43 pen. Malmö Stadion, Malmö 20,186 George Smith (Scotland) L Second leg 18 March 1987 20:15 CET Ajax NED 3–1 3–2 Report SWE Malmö van Basten 23 72Winter 61 Lindman 81 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam 24,775 Dieter Pauly (West Germany) W Semi-finals First leg 8 April 1987 20:00 CEST Real Zaragoza SPA 2–3 Report NED Ajax Sosa 13Señor 71 pen. Witschge 16Bosman 47 55 La Romareda, Zaragoza 35,000 Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia) W Second leg 22 April 1987 20:15 CEST Ajax NED 3–0 6–2 Report SPA Real Zaragoza van 't Schip 17Witschge 72Rijkaard 90 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam 47,916 Franz Wöhrer (Austria) W Final 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup final Final 13 May 1987 20:15 CEST Ajax NED 1–0 Report GDR 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig van Basten 20 Olympic Stadium, Athens 35,000 Luigi Agnolin (Italy) W Statistics Appearances and goals 8 June 1987World Football https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/afc-ajax/ned-eredivisie-1986-1987/ 2 February 2026 1 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240801225843/https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/afc-ajax/ned-eredivisie-1986-1987/ bot: unknown Eredivisie KNVB Cup Cup Winners' Cup 1 Menzo GK NED 34 0 7 0 9 0 2 Blind DF NED 28+1 4 5 0 7 0 3 Verlaat DF NED 2+1 0 1 1 1 0 4 Rijkaard DF NED 34 7 7 0 9 2 5 Boeve DF NED 12+10 2 2+3 0 3+4 0 6 Winter MF NED 18+10 8 4+1 1 5+4 1 7 van 't Schip FW NED 33 1 7 0 9 1 8 Wouters MF NED 32 4 7 0 9 1 9 van Basten FW NED 26+1 31 7 7 9 6 10 Mühren MF NED 24 3 5 0 8 1 11 Witschge FW NED 23+6 3 3 0 6 2 12 Silooy DF NED 31+3 0 7 0 9 0 13 Spelbos DF NED 22 2 4 0 6 0 14 Tiainen MF FIN 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 15 Bergkamp FW NED 7+7 2 1+4 0 1+3 0 16 Scholten MF NED 11+7 1 0+2 0 1+2 0 — Witschge MF NED 0+2 0 3+1 0 0 0 — Bosman FW NED 27+6 23 6+1 5 6+1 8 — Dick MF SCO 3+4 1 1 1 1+1 0 — Gemert DF NED 2 0 0 0 0 0 — Ophof DF NED 3 0 0 0 0 0 — Petersen MF AUS 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 — Smak DF NED 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 — Sneekes MF NED 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 |} References Category:AFC Ajax seasons Category:UEFA Cup Winners' Cup–winning seasons