2008–09 AFC Ajax season

Dutch football club season Ajax 2008–09 Marco van Basten (until 6 May 2009)John van 't Schip (interim) Uri Coronel Eredivisie 3rd KNVB Cup Third Round UEFA Cup Round of 16 Luis Suárez (22 goals) Luis Suárez (28 goals) _ajax0809h _ajax0809h _ajax0809h _adidasonwhite _redhorizontal2 FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF EEEEEE FFFFFF _rmcf0809a _ajax0809a _rmcf0809a _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 2007–08 2009–10 During the 2008–09 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Cup. The first training took place on Monday July 14, 2008. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was on Tuesday August 5, 2008, followed by a testimonial match for the retired former Ajax defender Jaap Stam. Pre-season The first training for the 2008–09 season was held on July 14, 2008. 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 Marco van Basten played friendly matches against VV Noordwijk, CVV Germanicus and Excelsior '31 before traveling to the United Kingdom to play against Cardiff City and Sunderland, then traveling to Spain to play Real Murcia. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Arsenal and Internazionale in the annual Amsterdam Tournament. Player statistics Appearances for competitive matches only Eredivisie UEFA Cup KNVB Cup 1 NED GK Maarten Stekelenburg 12 0 2 0 1 0 2 URU DF Bruno Silva 5+3 0 3+1 0 1 0 3 ESP DF Oleguer 26+1 1 9 0 1 0 4 BEL DF Thomas Vermaelen 31 4 8 1 2 0 5 BEL DF Jan Vertonghen 23+3 4 7 1 2 0 6 SWE MF Rasmus Lindgren 15+7 2 6+2 0 1+1 0 7 SWE DF Kennedy Bakircioglü 5+3 1 2+1 1 1 0 8 NED DF Urby Emanuelson 31+1 4 9 0 1 0 10 SRB FW Miralem Sulejmani 23+4 8 7 2 0 0 11 MAR FW Ismaïl Aissati 8+1 1 2 0 0 0 12 NED GK Kenneth Vermeer 22 0 8 0 1 0 15 NED DF Gregory van der Wiel 31+1 2 8+1 0 2 0 16 URU FW Luis Suárez 30+1 22 10 5 2 1 17 NED DF Rob Wielaert 16 1 0 0 0 0 18 ESP MF Gabri 12+4 1 3+1 0 1 0 20 ARG FW Darío Cvitanich 14+4 9 2+2 0 0+1 0 21 CMR MF Eyong Enoh 17+2 1 5 1 1 0 22 NED MF Siem de Jong 5+5 1 2+2 0 1+1 0 23 BRA FW Leonardo 5+19 2 0+8 2 0+1 0 24 NED MF Jan-Arie van der Heijden 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 NED MF Evander Sno 4+6 1 2+2 0 1 0 26 NED MF Jeffrey Sarpong 6+4 1 2+1 0 1 0 28 ANT MF Vurnon Anita 12+4 0 3+2 1 0 0 29 NED MF Mitchell Donald 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 NED GK Dennis Gentenaar 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 CRO FW Darko Bodul 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 33 ANT FW Javier Martina 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 37 NED DF Robbert Schilder 7+4 0 3+2 0 0+2 0 38 BEL DF Toby Alderweireld 2+3 0 2+1 0 0 0 39 NED MF Daley Blind 0+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 43 NED FW Marvin Zeegelaar 0 0 0 0 1 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: 9 NED FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 10 6 4 2 1 1 11 DEN FW Kenneth Perez 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 DEN FW Dennis Rommedahl 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 27 BEL MF Laurent Delorge 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 NED FW John Goossens 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 RSA GK Hans Vonk 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} As of 31 October 2011 2008-09 selection by nationality Nationality Netherlands Belgium Spain Sweden Uruguay Netherlands Antilles 1959 Argentina Brazil Cameroon Croatia Morocco Serbia Denmark Romania Total Players Current squad selection1122221111111--27 Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection31---1--------5 Players out on loan1-1---------114 Team statistics Eredivisie standings 2008-09 StandingMatches playedWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals forGoals againstYellow cardsRed cards 3342158687441606 Points by match day 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 0 3 1 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 3 68 Total points by match day 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 0 3 4 7 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 25 26 29 32 35 38 41 41 41 42 42 45 48 51 52 55 58 61 64 64 65 65 68 68 Standing by match day 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 12th 9th 12th 6th 10th 9th 5th 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd Goals by match day 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 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 5 4 0 1 2 3 6 3 4 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 7 2 1 0 1 74 Statistics for the 2008-09 season This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2008-09 season. Friendlies AmsterdamTournament KNVB Cup UEFA Cup Eredivisie Total Matches722103455 Wins40152131 Draws100359 Losses2212814 Home02151725 Away70151730 Yellow cards 222176083 Red cards 000268 2 x yellow in 1 match 2000134 Number of substitutes used 47862789177 Goals for 24221674118 Goals against 841104164 Balance +16-2+1+6+33+54 Clean sheets 30141422 Penalties for 2002812 Penalties against 000033 2008-09 team records Description Competition ResultBiggest winNetherlands Friendly match Excelsior '31 - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 )Netherlands KNVB Cup AFC Ajax - FC Utrecht ( 2 - 0 )European Union UEFA Cup FK Borac Čačak - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 4 ) Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax - Willem II ( 7 - 0 )Biggest lossPortugal Friendly match VfB Stuttgart - AFC Ajax ( 3 - 2 )Netherlands KNVB Cup FC Volendam - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 0 )European Union UEFA Cup Olympique de Marseille - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 )Netherlands Eredivisie PSV - AFC Ajax ( 6 - 2 )Most goals in a matchNetherlands Friendly match Excelsior '31 - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 8 )Netherlands KNVB Cup AFC Ajax - FC Utrecht ( 2 - 0 )European Union UEFA Cup FK Borac Čačak - AFC Ajax ( 1 - 4 )Netherlands Eredivisie PSV - AFC Ajax ( 6 - 2 ) Top scorers Friendlies Nr. Name 1. Uruguay Luis Suárez 5 2. Argentina Darío Cvitanich 4 3. Spain Gabri 3 4. Brazil Leonardo 2 Denmark Kenneth Perez 2 6. Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong 1 Spain Albert Luque 1 Netherlands Jan-Arie van der Heijden 1 Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglü 1 Netherlands Antilles Javier Martina 1 Netherlands Siem de Jong 1 Netherlands Antilles Vurnon Anita 1 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 1 Total 24 Eredivisie Nr. Name 1. Uruguay Luis Suárez 22 2. Argentina Darío Cvitanich 9 3. Serbia Miralem Sulejmani 8 4. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 6 5. Belgium Thomas Vermaelen 4 Belgium Jan Vertonghen 4 Netherlands Urby Emanuelson 4 8. Brazil Leonardo 2 Sweden Rasmus Lindgren 2 Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel 2 11. Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong 1 Spain Oleguer 1 Netherlands Siem de Jong 1 Netherlands Evander Sno 1 Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglü 1 Spain Gabri 1 Netherlands Rob Wielaert 1 Morocco Ismaïl Aissati 1 Cameroon Eyong Enoh 1 Own goals Netherlands Erik Pieters (PSV) 1 Spain Fernández (N.E.C.) 1 Total 74 KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1. Uruguay Luis Suárez 1 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 1 Total 2 UEFA Cup Nr. Name 1. Uruguay Luis Suárez 5 2. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2 Serbia Miralem Sulejmani 2 Brazil Leonardo 2 5. Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong 1 Belgium Thomas Vermaelen 1 Belgium Jan Vertonghen 1 Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglü 1 Cameroon Eyong Enoh 1 Total 16 Amsterdam Tournament Nr. Name 1. Uruguay Luis Suárez 1 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 1 Total 2 Placements Friendlies Amsterdam Tournament KNVB Cup UEFA Cup Eredivisie Status 7 played, 4 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses4th place Eliminated in Third RoundLast opponent: FC VolendamEliminated in Round of 16Last opponent: Olympique de Marseille3rd place68 points in 34 matchesqualified for UEFA Europa League Qualifying rounds Luis Suárez is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. Gregory van der Wiel is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. Results All times are in CEST Eredivisie 2008–09 Eredivisie 1 30 August 2008 18:45 Willem II 2 − 1 Ajax Report Demouge 47Akgün 65 Sulejmani 23Sno 0 83 Tilburg Willem II Stadion 14,000 Pieter Vink L 2 14 September 2008 14:30 Ajax 1 − 0 Roda JC Report Vermaelen 54 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 47,468 Roelof Luinge W 3 21 September 2008 12:30 Feyenoord 2 − 2 Ajax Report Tomasson 50 85 pen. Sarpong 38Huntelaar 69 Rotterdam Feyenoord Stadion 42,000 Eric Braamhaar D 4 28 September 2008 14:30 Ajax 3 − 0 Vitesse Report Suárez 61Vertonghen 76 82 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 47,000 Reinold Wiedemeier W 5 5 October 2008 16:30 SC Heerenveen 5 − 2 Ajax Report Silva 4 o.g.Beerens 8Sibon 51Pranjić 63 90 pen. Huntelaar 79Suárez 81 pen.Van der Wiel 2 19 89 Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 25,000 Pieter Vink L 6 18 October 2008 20:45 Ajax 1 − 0 FC Groningen Report Oleguer 37 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 45,531 Bas Nijhuis W 7 26 October 2008 14:30 Ajax 2 − 0 N.E.C. Report Huntelaar 44Suárez 73 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 46,000 Ruud Bossen W 8 29 October 2008 20:00 Heracles Almelo 1 − 3 Ajax Report Wuytens 29Van den Bergh 78 Suárez 2Huntelaar 77 82 Almelo Polman Stadion 8,500 Richard Liesveld W 9 1 November 2008 18:45 FC Twente 0 − 2 Ajax Report De Jong 40Lindgren 91 Enschede De Grolsch Veste 24,000 Roelof Luinge W 10 9 November 2008 14:30 Ajax 5 − 2 Sparta Rotterdam Report Huntelaar 16Suárez 21Sno 42Bakircioglü 74Leonardo 85 John 57Rose 89 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 48,000 Pol van Boekel W 11 16 November 2008 12:30 Ajax 4 − 1 PSV Report Suárez 27Sulejmani 74Pieters 78 o.g.Leonardo 90+1 Afellay 56 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 49,665 Kevin Blom W 12 23 November 2008 12:30 AZ 2 − 0 Ajax Report De Zeeuw 22 pen.Ari 51 Alkmaar DSB Stadion 16,000 Roelof Luinge L 13 30 November 2008 12:30 Ajax 1 − 1 FC Utrecht Report Sulejmani 62 Keller 34 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 45,929 Tom van Sichem D 14 7 December 2008 14:30 FC Volendam 1 − 2 Ajax Report Sheotahul 41 Suárez 44Vertonghen 64 Volendam Kras Stadion 6,260 Dick van Egmond W 15 12 December 2008 20:45 Ajax 3 − 0 NAC Breda Report Cvitanich 27Suárez 55 pen.Lindgren 64 Kwakman 2 50 54 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 50,541 Bas Nijhuis W 16 21 December 2008 12:30 De Graafschap 0 − 6 Ajax Report Volmer 0 35 Cvitanich 10 71Sulejmani 12Suárez 53 pen. 62Emanuelson 67 Doetinchem De Vijverberg 12,000 Jan Wegereef W 17 28 December 2008 12:30 Ajax 3 − 0 ADO Den Haag Report Cvitanich 7 18 57 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 47,125 Eric Braamhaar W 18 18 January 2009 14:30 N.E.C. 2 − 4 Ajax Report Zomer 50El-Akchaoui 67 Sulejmani 48 54Cvitanich 2 3 70Fernández 79 o.g.Gabri 95 Nijmegen Stadion de Goffert 12,000 Kevin Blom W 19 25 January 2009 14:30 FC Groningen 1 − 0 Ajax Report Holla 39 Vertonghen 2 54 86 Groningen Euroborg 22,230 Jan Wegereef L 20 31 January 2009 20:45 Ajax 0 − 1 SC Heerenveen Report Vermaelen 0 47 Pranjić 58 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 50,333 Roelof Luinge L 21 3 February 2009 20:15 Ajax 2 − 2 Heracles Almelo Report Sulejmani 70Suárez 72 pen. Van de Bergh 12Schulmeister 31 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 46,355 Pol van Boekel D 22 8 February 2009 12:30 Vitesse 4 − 1 Ajax Report Nilsson 7 44Stevanovič 40Van Wolfswinkel 68 Suárez 15 Arnhem GelreDome 21,775 Reinold Wiedemeijer L 23 15 February 2009 12:30 Ajax 2 − 0 Feyenoord Report Vermaelen 51Emanuelson 90+1 Tiendalli 2 73 82 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 50,136 Pieter Vink W 24 22 February 2009 16:30 Ajax 2 − 1 FC Volendam Report Suárez 29Vermaelen 75 Sheotahul 14 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 49,749 Raymond van Meenen W 25 1 March 2009 12:30 FC Utrecht 0 − 2 Ajax Report Van der Wiel 8Vertonghen 62 Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,000 Roelof Luinge W 26 8 March 2009 12:30 ADO Den Haag 1 − 1 Ajax Report Verhoek 63 Wielaert 60 The Hague ADO Den Haag Stadion 12,000 Björn Kuipers D 27 15 March 2009 14:30 Ajax 3 − 0 De Graafschap Report Suárez 23 69 pen.Cvitanich 41 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 49,587 Ben Haverkor W 28 22 March 2009 14:30 NAC Breda 0 − 3 Ajax Report Vermaelen 35Van der Wiel 64Suárez 86 Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 17,254 Pieter Vink W 29 5 April 2009 12:30 Roda JC 1 − 2 Ajax Report Cissé 71 Suárez 2Aissati 66 Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 17,970 Johan Verbist W 30 12 April 2009 16:30 Ajax 7 − 0 Willem II Report Cvitanich 2 20Enoh 10Suárez 35 pen. 69 82 pen.Emanuelson 45 Martha 0 81 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 51,038 Reinold Wiedemeijer W 31 19 April 2009 16:30 PSV 6 − 2 Ajax Report Méndez 22Afellay 31Amrabat 40Culina 56Dzsudzsák 65Bakkal 90 Suárez 44Sulejmani 76 Eindhoven Philips Stadion 35,000 Jan Wegereef L 32 26 April 2009 14:30 Ajax 1 − 1 AZ Report Suárez 87 pen. Lens 23Schaars 0 57 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 51,128 Pieter Vink D 33 3 May 2009 14:30 Sparta Rotterdam 4 − 0 Ajax Report Duplan 40Rose 45John 77Adeleye 90 Oleguer 0 76 Rotterdam Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel 10,894 Jan Wegereef L 34 10 May 2009 14:30 Ajax 1 − 0 FC Twente Report Emanuelson 59 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 50,518 Ruud Bossen W KNVB Cup 2008–09 KNVB Cup Second Round 25 October 2008 20:45 Ajax 2 − 0 FC Utrecht Report Suárez 70Huntelaar 87 Neşu 2 27 68 Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 23,368 Jan Wegereef W Third Round 12 November 2008 18:30 FC Volendam 1 −0 yes Ajax Report Tuijp 111 Volendam Kras Stadion 5,224 Jack van Hulten L UEFA Cup 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round First leg 18 September 2008 21:00 Borac Čačak SRB 1 – 4 Report NED Ajax Milovanović 50 Sulejmani 13Suárez 36Huntelaar 71 86 Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, Serbia 5,000 Stanislav Sukhina (Russia) W Second leg 2 October 2008 20:30 Ajax NED 2 – 0 6 – 1 Report SRB Borac Čačak Sarpong 71Suárez 90+5 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 18,139 Bernhard Brugger (Austria) W Group stage 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage#Group F Group F AJA 1 23 October 2008 21:15 Aston Villa ENG 2 – 1 Report NED Ajax Laursen 8Barry 45 Vermaelen 22 Villa Park Birmingham, England 32,000 Thomas Einwaller (Austria) L 2 6 November 2008 20:45 Ajax NED 1 – 0 Report SVK Žilina Suárez 42 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 24,200 Douglas McDonald (Scotland) W 3 27 November 2008 20:45 Hamburg GER 0 – 1 Report NED Ajax Leonardo 78 HSH Nordbank Arena Hamburg, Germany 45,000 Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) W 4 17 December 2008 20:45 Ajax NED 2 – 2 Report CZE Slavia Praha Vertonghen 3Suárez 90+1 pen. Černý 13Jarolim 41 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 30,000 Sten Kaldma (Estonia) D Final phase Round of 32 First leg 19 February 2009 20:45 Fiorentina ITA 0 – 1 Report NED Ajax Bakircioglü 60 Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence, Italy 19,018 César Muñiz Fernández (Spain) W Second leg 26 February 2009 20:45 Ajax NED 1 – 1 2 – 1 Report ITA Fiorentina Leonardo 88 Gilardino 61 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 20,000 Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) D Round of 16 First leg 12 March 2009 20:45 Marseille FRA 2 – 1 Report NED Ajax Cheyrou 18Niang 32 Suárez 35 pen.Van der Wiel 2 41 Stade Vélodrome Marseille, France 35,000 Ivan Bebek (Croatia) L Second leg 18 March 2009 20:45 Ajax NED 2 – 2 yes 3 – 4 Report FRA Marseille Enoh 33Sulejmani 74Silva 0 122 Niang 33Mears 109 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 47,650 Florian Meyer (Germany) D Amsterdam Tournament 8 August 2008 21:15 Ajax NED 2 – 3 Report ENG Arsenal Suárez 34Huntelaar 36 Adebayor 67 83Bendtner 75 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 35,000 Kevin Blom L 9 August 2008 21:15 Ajax NED 0 − 1 October 2025 ITA Internazionale Adriano 5 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 40,000 Eric Braamhaar L Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2008 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for Pts PointsENG Arsenal211048ITA Internazionale211015ESP Sevilla FC202013NED Ajax200222 Friendlies 19 July 2008 15:00 VV Noordwijk NED 2 − 5 Report NED Ajax Ketting 14 38 Sarpong 13Leonardo 20Luque 55Suárez 90Van der Heijden 90 Sportpark Duinwetering Noordwijk, Netherlands 5,500 Pieter Vink W 22 July 2008 19:30 CVV Germanicus NED 0 − 7 Report NED Ajax Cvitanich 14 20Gabri 45Bakircioglü 48Martina 60Leonardo 80De Jong 88 Sportpark De Pampert Coevorden, Netherlands 5,000 - W 24 July 2008 19:30 Excelsior '31 NED 1 − 8 Report NED Ajax Van der Berg 11 Suárez 8 30Cvitanich 13Gabri 20 42Perez 57 pen. 88Anita 70 Sportpark Grote Geert Rijssen, Netherlands 3,500 Eric Braamhaar W 1 August 2008 20:45 Cardiff City WAL 0 − 0 Report NED Ajax Ninian Park Cardiff, Wales 11,400 Mark Whitby D 3 August 2008 15:00 Sunderland ENG 0 − 1 Report NED Ajax Huntelaar 54 Stadium Of Light Sunderland, England 19,768 Mark Halsey W 16 August 2008 21.30 Real Murcia ESP 2 − 1 Report NED Ajax Despotovic 52Dialiba 84 Suárez 58 Estadio Nueva Condomina Murcia, Spain 14.000 Gregorio Bernabé Garcia L 10 January 2009 16:00 VfB Stuttgart GER 3 − 2 Report NED Ajax Lanig 21Schieber 29Hitzlsperger 40 Suárez 22Cvitanich 65 Estádio da Nora Ferreiras, Portugal 300 Paolo Felipe L Transfers for 2008-09 Summer transfer window For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2008 to 1 September 2008) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2008. Arrivals The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee Return from loan spellNetherlands Kenneth VermeerGoalkeeper30 June 2008Netherlands Willem II- TransferArgentina Darío CvitanichMidfielder28 April 2008Argentina Banfield €6,5 millionSerbia Miralem SulejmaniForward4 July 2008Netherlands SC Heerenveen €16,25 millionMorocco Ismaïl AissatiMidfielder19 July 2008Netherlands PSV €4,1 millionSpain OleguerDefender29 July 2008Spain FC Barcelona €3 millionNetherlands Evander SnoMidfielder21 August 2008Scotland Celtic €1,5 million Free TransferCroatia Darko BodulForward14 June 2008Netherlands SC Heerenveen-Cameroon Eyong EnohMidfielder31 August 2008South Africa Ajax Cape Town-South Africa Hans VonkGoalkeeper31 August 2008South Africa Ajax Cape Town- Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loanNetherlands Donovan SlijngardDefender27 July 2008Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-Romania George OgăraruDefender30 August 2008Romania Steaua București-Spain Albert LuqueForward31 August 2008Spain Málaga CF- TransferNetherlands Rydell PoeponForward30 May 2008Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam €1 millionNetherlands John HeitingaDefender15 August 2008Spain Atlético Madrid €12 million Free TransferNetherlands Edgar DavidsMidfielder20 May 2008—-Netherlands Marco van DuinGoalkeeper21 June 2008Netherlands HFC Haarlem-Netherlands Erik HeijblokGoalkeeper30 June 2008Netherlands De Graafschap-Spain Ismael UrzaízForward15 July 2008—-Netherlands Jurgen ColinDefender20 August 2008Spain Sporting de Gijón-Denmark Michael Krohn-DehliMidfielder29 August 2008Denmark Brøndby IF-Romania Nicolae MiteaForward31 August 2008Romania Dinamo București-Ghana Samuel KuffourDefender1 September 2008Ghana Asante Kotoko-Netherlands Vito WormgoorDefender2 September 2008Netherlands FC Utrecht-Denmark Kenneth PerezMidfielder4 September 2008Netherlands FC Twente- Winter transfer window For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2009 to 1 February 2009) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2008–09. Arrivals The following players moved to AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typePrevious clubFee TransferNetherlands Rob WielaertDefender22 January 2010Netherlands FC Twente €3,15 million Departures The following players moved from AFC Ajax. NamePositionTransfer typeNew clubFee Out on loanDenmark Dennis RommedahlForward20 January 2009Netherlands N.E.C.- TransferNetherlands Klaas-Jan HuntelaarForward1 January 2009Spain Real Madrid €27 millionNetherlands John GoossensForward1 February 2009Netherlands N.E.C. €900,000 Free TransferBelgium Laurent DelorgeMidfielder6 January 2008Netherlands Roda JC-South Africa Hans VonkGoalkeeper20 January 2009Netherlands SC Heerenveen- External links Ajax Amsterdam Official Website in Nederlandse UEFA Website Ajax Category:AFC Ajax seasons