During the 2016–17 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 ...

participated in the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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.The first training took place on 25 June 2016. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on 29 July 2016.

Player statistics

''Appearances for competitive matches only'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:'' , - ''As of 24 May 2017''

Team statistics

2016–17 Eredivisie standings

Points by match day

Total points by match day

Standing by match day

Goals by match day

Topscorers

Placements

Davinson Sánchez Davinson Sánchez Mina (born 12 June 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Tottenham Hotspur and the Colombia national team. Despite initially coming through América de Cali's youth academy, Sánc ...

was voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. *

Kasper Dolberg Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen (; born 6 October 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim, on loan from Nice. He also represents the Denmark national team. Dolberg made his senior debut at ...

was voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax. *

Peter Bosz Peter Sylvester Bosz (, born 21 November 1963) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. Playing career Club A midfielder, Bosz started his professional career played with Vitesse in 1981; after a loan season with then amat ...

was nominated for the Rinus Michels Award 2017 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football. *

was voted Danish Talent of the Year: 2017 by the

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. *

Matthijs de Ligt Matthijs de Ligt (born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Bayern Munich and the Netherlands national team. De Ligt made his debut for Ajax's senior team in September 2016 in a cup game again ...

Bertrand Traoré Bertrand Isidore Traoré (born 6 September 1995) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa and the Burkina Faso national team. A ...

and

Amin Younes Amin Younes (born 6 August 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch club Utrecht, on loan from Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq, and the Germany national team. Younes started his youth career at SG Unterrath, bef ...

were selected for the 2017 UEFA Europa League squad of the season by the

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Technical Observers.

Competitions

All times are in

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Eredivisie

League table

Matches

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Play-off round

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-final

Final

Friendlies

Transfers for 2016–17

Summer transfer window

''For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2016 to 31 August 2016) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2016.''

Arrivals

* The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Departures

* The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

Winter transfer window

''For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2017 to 1 February 2017) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2016–17.''

Arrivals

* The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

Departures

* The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

References

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AFC Ajax seasons