During the 1997–98 Dutch football season,

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...

competed in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

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 Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...

, and the KNVB Cup, thrashing PSV 5–0 in the final.

Players

First-team squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Left club during season

Jong Ajax

Transfers

In

Ole Tobiasen Ole Tobiasen (born 8 July 1975) is a Danish football manager and former player. He is an assistant manager with the Dutch club Heerenven. As a player, Tobiasen played as a right-back or centre-back for a number of clubs in Denmark, the Nether ...

- Heerenveen, 26 June, DKK7,500,000 Sten Henriksen, "Ajax køber Tobiasen fri", Ekstra Bladet, 26 June 1997 *

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- Vissel Kobe *

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* Gerald Sibon -

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* Benni McCarthy - Seven Stars

Out

* Milan Berck Beelenkamp -

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- A.C. Milan * Arnold Scholten - JEF United Ichihara *

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Veldman was born in

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, but also qualified to represent the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

internationally and made his international debut for the

in April 1996. - Vitesse *

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- Vitesse * Márcio Santos - Atlético Mineiro *

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Musampa was born in

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), but also qualified to represent the

internationally and represented the Netherlands at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level. -

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, 18 June *

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- Vitesse, loan *

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- Rayo Vallecano *

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- Rayo Vallecano *

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* Patrick Kluivert - A.C. Milan, free * Iván Gabrich - Mérida *

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References

Notes

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Dutch football championship-winning seasons