2017–18 AFC Ajax season
During the 2017–18 season, Ajax participated in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. They also participated in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League but couldn't get past the qualification stage for either competitions. This marked the first time that Ajax did not qualify for the group stage of a UEFA club competition since the 1990–91 season, when they were excluded from competing in European football for a year due to the staafincident. The squad's first training took place on 29 June 2017.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Hennie Henrichs | |||
| Manager | Marcel Keizer (until 21 December 2017) Erik ten Hag (from 1 January 2018)  | |||
| Stadium | Amsterdam Arena | |||
| Eredivisie | 2nd | |||
| KNVB Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| Champions League | Third qualifying round | |||
| Europa League | Play-off round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: David Neres (14) All: David Neres (14)  | |||
| Highest home attendance | 53,320 vs Feyenoord (21 January 2018) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 30,295 vs VVV-Venlo (19 April 2018) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 49,711 | |||
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Player statistics
    
Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League  | KNVB Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | André Onana | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | Joël Veltman | 36 | 1 | 28+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 4 | DF | Matthijs de Ligt | 39 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Maximilian Wöber | 23 | 1 | 16+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 6 | MF | Donny van de Beek | 39 | 13 | 33+1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 7 | FW | David Neres | 37 | 14 | 28+4 | 14 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | Daley Sinkgraven | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 9 | FW | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 32 | 13 | 24+4 | 13 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 10 | MF | Hakim Ziyech | 39 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 11 | FW | Amin Younes | 17 | 2 | 9+4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | Carel Eiting | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 17 | MF | Václav Černý | 7 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 18 | FW | Dennis Johnsen | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
| 19 | FW | Mateo Cassierra | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 20 | FW | Lasse Schöne | 36 | 11 | 27+3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 21 | MF | Frenkie de Jong | 26 | 1 | 16+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 22 | GK | Benjamin van Leer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 23 | MF | Siem de Jong | 26 | 7 | 4+19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 | |||
| 25 | FW | Kasper Dolberg | 30 | 9 | 11+12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 26 | DF | Nick Viergever | 18 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 28 | MF | Luis Manuel Orejuela | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||
| 30 | GK | Norbert Alblas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 31 | DF | Nicolás Tagliafico | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | GK | Kostas Lamprou | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 34 | MF | Abdelhak Nouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 35 | DF | Mitchell Dijks | 12 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 36 | MF | Dani de Wit | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 40 | DF | Noussair Mazraoui | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 41 | MF | Azor Matusiwa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 43 | DF | Rasmus Nissen | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 45 | FW | Justin Kluivert | 36 | 11 | 27+3 | 10 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 47 | MF | Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Davinson Sánchez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 42 | DF | Deyovaisio Zeefuik | 9 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
As of 6 May 2018
Team statistics
    
    Eredivisie standings 2017–18
    
| Current standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for | 
Goals against | 
Yellow cards | 
Red cards | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 79 | 89 | 33 | 58 | 3 | 
| 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 | 
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| Points by match day | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 
| Total points by match day | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 
| Standing by match day | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 
| Goals by match day | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 89 | 
| Goals against per match day | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 
| Total goal difference per match day | −1 | +1 | +3 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +9 | +13 | +16 | +18 | +17 | +25 | +29 | +29 | +32 | +34 | +35 | +37 | +39 | +39 | +41 | +43 | +44 | +45 | +45 | +44 | +47 | +50 | +51 | +52 | +49 | +52 | +55 | +56 | +56 | 
Topscorers
    
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 Eredivisie 
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 KNVB Cup 
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Competitions
    
All times are in CEST
Eredivisie
    
League table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven (C) | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 39 | +48 | 83 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round | 
| 2 | Ajax | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 89 | 33 | +56 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round | 
| 3 | AZ | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 71 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round | 
| 4 | Feyenoord | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 66 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 5 | Utrecht | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 54 | Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 2] | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(C) Champion
Notes:
- Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 KNVB Cup.
 - Four teams play for a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
 
Matches
    
| 12 August 2017 1 | Heracles Almelo | 2−1 | Ajax | Almelo | 
| 20:45 CEST | Niemeijer  Gladon Kuwas  | 
Report | De Ligt  Ziyech  | 
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 20 August 2017 2 | Ajax | 3–1 | Groningen | Amsterdam | 
| 14:30 CEST | Huntelaar  Ziyech Schöne  | 
Report | Te Wierik  Van Weert Idrissi  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,152 Referee: Dennis Higler  | 
| 27 August 2017 3 | VVV-Venlo | 0–2 | Ajax | Venlo | 
| 14:30 CEST | Seuntjens  Leemans  | 
Report | De Ligt  Van de Beek Neres  | 
Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers  | 
| 9 September 2017 4 | Ajax | 3–0 | PEC Zwolle | Amsterdam | 
| 20:45 CEST | Huntelaar  Ziyech Veltman Van de Beek  | 
Report | Bakker  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 50,902 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük  | 
| 17 September 2017 5 | ADO Den Haag | 1−1 | Ajax | The Hague | 
| 14:30 CEST | Immers  Beugelsdijk Johnsen Becker  | 
Report | Kluivert  Veltman Van de Beek Schöne  | 
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 12,016 Referee: Bas Nijhuis  | 
| 24 September 2017 6 | Ajax | 1−2 | Vitesse | Amsterdam | 
| 14:30 CEST | Van de Beek  Viergever Huntelaar  | 
Report | Kashia  Rashica Faye Bruns Castaignos  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,236 Referee: Pol van Boekel  | 
| 1 October 2017 7 | Heerenveen | 0−4 | Ajax | Heerenveen | 
| 14:30 CEST | Pierie  Høegh Thorsby Woudenberg Mihajlović  | 
Report | Veltman  De Ligt Neres Schöne Wöber  | 
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük  | 
| 14 October 2017 8 | Ajax | 4−0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Amsterdam | 
| 18:30 CEST | Sanusi  Floranus Neres Younes Viergever Dolberg  | 
Report | Fischer  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,567 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 22 October 2017 9 | Feyenoord | 1−4 | Ajax | Rotterdam | 
| 14:30 CEST | Jørgensen  Vilhena Toornstra  | 
Report | Huntelaar  Ziyech Schöne Neres Dolberg S. de Jong  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
| 28 October 2017 10 | Willem II | 1−3 | Ajax | Tilburg | 
| 20:45 CET | Chirivella  Velikonja Rienstra  | 
Report | De Ligt  Schöne S. de Jong Neres  | 
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,907 Referee: Dennis Higler  | 
| 5 November 2017 11 | Ajax | 1−2 | Utrecht | Amsterdam | 
| 14:30 CET | Schöne  Viergever  | 
Report | Labyad  Janssen Klaiber  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,758 Referee: Björn Kuipers  | 
| 18 November 2017 12 | NAC Breda | 0−8 | Ajax | Breda | 
| 20:45 CET | Angeliño  | 
Report | De Ligt  Van de Beek Neres Schöne Huntelaar  | 
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 18,969 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
| 26 November 2017 13 | Ajax | 5−1 | Roda JC Kerkrade | Amsterdam | 
| 12:30 CET | Kluivert  Dolberg Van de Beek  | 
Report | Kum  Engels  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,685 Referee: Bas Nijhuis  | 
| 2 December 2017 14 | Twente | 3−3 | Ajax | Enschede | 
| 18:30 CET | Thesker  Hooiveld Boere Cuevas  | 
Report | Schöne  Neres F. de Jong Kluivert Veltman  | 
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Dennis Higler  | 
| 10 December 2017 15 | Ajax | 3−0 | PSV | Amsterdam | 
| 16:45 CET | Schöne  Neres Wöber Van de Beek Zeefuik  | 
Report | Hendrix  Brenet Lozano Van Ginkel  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,379 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 14 December 2017 16 | Ajax | 3−1 | Excelsior | Amsterdam | 
| 20:45 CET | S. de Jong  Veltman Dolberg Ziyech  | 
Report | Koolwijk  Van Duinen Fortes Faik De Wijs  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,695 Referee: Ed Janssen  | 
| 17 December 2017 17 | AZ | 1−2 | Ajax | Alkmaar | 
| 14:30 CET | Jahanbakhsh  Svensson Hatzidiakos  | 
Report | Zeefuik  Huntelaar Schöne F. de Jong  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
| 24 December 2017 18 | Ajax | 3−1 | Willem II | Amsterdam | 
| 14:30 CET | Kluivert  Dolberg Schöne Neres  | 
Report | Crowley  Sol  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,921 Referee: Jeroen Manschot  | 
| 21 January 2018 19 | Ajax | 2−0 | Feyenoord | Amsterdam | 
| 14:30 CET | Kluivert  Van de Beek Huntelaar  | 
Report | St. Juste  Jørgensen Van Beek  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,320 Referee: Björn Kuipers  | 
| 28 January 2018 20 | Utrecht | 0−0 | Ajax | Utrecht | 
| 12:30 CET | Görtler  Ayoub Janssen  | 
Report | Huntelaar  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,768 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
| 4 February 2018 21 | Ajax | 3−1 | NAC Breda | Amsterdam | 
| 16:45 CET | Van de Beek  Neres De Ligt Ziyech  | 
Report | Ambrose  Verschueren Meijers  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,886 Referee: Ed Janssen  | 
| 7 February 2018 22 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 2−4 | Ajax | Kerkrade | 
| 20:45 CET | Gustafson  Vancamp  | 
Report | Van de Beek  Ziyech Veltman Huntelaar Tagliafico  | 
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 14,484 Referee: Björn Kuipers  | 
| 11 February 2018 23 | Ajax | 2−1 | Twente | Amsterdam | 
| 12:30 CET | Kluivert  De Ligt Ziyech Schöne  | 
Report | Ter Avest  Tighadouini Bijen  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,443 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük  | 
| 18 February 2018 24 | PEC Zwolle | 0−1 | Ajax | Zwolle | 
| 16:45 CET | Sandler  | 
Report | Huntelaar  Tagliafico  | 
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 13,250 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 25 February 2018 25 | Ajax | 0−0 | ADO Den Haag | Amsterdam | 
| 12:30 CET | Tagliafico  Onana Eiting  | 
Report | David  Beugelsdijk Johnsen  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,822 Referee: Pol van Boekel  | 
| 4 March 2018 26 | Vitesse | 3−2 | Ajax | Arnhem | 
| 14:30 CET | Foor  Faye Linssen Castaignos  | 
Report | Cassierra  Ziyech S. de Jong De Ligt  | 
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 19,876 Referee: Björn Kuipers  | 
| 11 March 2018 27 | Ajax | 4−1 | Heerenveen | Amsterdam | 
| 14:30 CET | De Ligt  Tagliafico Huntelaar Van de Beek Neres  | 
Report | Ødegaard  Schaars  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,523 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis  | 
| 18 March 2018 28 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2−5 | Ajax | Rotterdam | 
| 14:30 CET | Chabot  Kramer Fischer Sanusi  | 
Report | De Ligt  Huntelaar Nissen Schöne Kluivert Tagliafico Ziyech  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,606 Referee: Dennis Higler  | 
| 1 April 2018 29 | Groningen | 1−2 | Ajax | Groningen | 
| 14:30 CEST | Van Weert  Mani Warmerdam  | 
Report | Veltman  Ziyech Kluivert Van de Beek Huntelaar Onana  | 
Stadium: Noordlease Stadion Attendance: 22,568 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 8 April 2018 30 | Ajax | 1−0 | Heracles Almelo | Amsterdam | 
| 16:45 CEST | Wöber  Neres  | 
Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,495 Referee: Bas Nijhuis  | 
| 15 April 2018 31 | PSV | 3−0 | Ajax | Eindhoven | 
| 16:45 CEST | Pereiro  Hendrix De Jong Bergwijn  | 
Report | Tagliafico  S. de Jong Onana Neres  | 
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
| 19 April 2018 32 | Ajax | 4−1 | VVV-Venlo | Amsterdam | 
| 20:45 CEST | Schöne  Neres Huntelaar Ziyech  | 
Report | Seuntjens  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 30,295 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis  | 
| 29 April 2018 33 | Ajax | 3−0 | AZ | Amsterdam | 
| 14:30 CEST | Van de Beek  Kluivert Neres  | 
Report | Til  Svensson  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük  | 
KNVB Cup
    
| 20 September 2017 Round 1 | Scheveningen | 1−5 | Ajax | The Hague | 
| 18:30 CEST | Rog  De Jong  | 
Report | Dolberg  S. de Jong Koorndijk  | 
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Björn Kuipers  | 
| 25 October 2017 Round 2 | De Dijk | 1−4 | Ajax | Volendam | 
| 18:30 CEST | El Gourari  Schilder Tol  | 
Report | F. de Jong  S. de Jong Černý  | 
Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,618 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis  | 
| 20 December 2017 Round of 16 | Twente | 1−1 (a.e.t.) (6−5 p)  | Ajax | Enschede | 
| 20:45 CET | Holla  Lam Cuevas Assaidi  | 
Report | Kluivert  S. de Jong Dijks  | 
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 26,700 Referee: Pol van Boekel  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Assaidi  Holla Tighadouini Cuevas Liendl Laukart Bijen  | 
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UEFA Champions League
    
Third qualifying round
    
| 26 July 2017 First leg |  Nice  | 1–1 |   | Nice, France | 
| 20:45 CEST | Balotelli  Eysseric  | 
Report | Van de Beek  De Ligt Schöne Sánchez Veltman  | 
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 31,342 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)  | 
| 2 August 2017 Second leg |  Ajax  | 2–2 (3–3a agg.)  |   | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 
| 20:45 CEST | Sánchez  Ziyech Van de Beek  | 
Report | Souquet  Sarr Koziello Eysseric Marcel  | 
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,845 Referee: Andre Marriner (England)  | 
UEFA Europa League
    
Play-off round
    
Friendlies
    
| 8 July 2017 |  Werder Bremen  | 2–1 |   | Hippach, Austria | 
| 16:00 CEST | Cassierra  | 
Stadium: Lindenstadion | ||
| Note: Match was abandoned after 72 minutes when Abdelhak Nouri collapsed due to cardiac arrhythmia. | ||||
| 15 July 2017 |  Ajax  | 3–3 |   | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 
| Kluivert  Ziyech Neres  | 
Report | Samatta  Trossard Schrijvers  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst | 
| 15 July 2017 |  Ajax  | 4–2 |   | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 
| Mazraoui  Huntelaar Cassierra Flemming  | 
Report | Varela  Prijović  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst | 
| 18 July 2017 |  Lyon B  | 2–2 |   | Décines-Charpieu, France | 
| 16:00 CEST | Kalulu  | 
Report | Černý  F. de Jong  | 
Stadium: Groupama OL Training Center | 
| 18 July 2017 |  Lyon  | 2–0 |   | Bourgoin-Jallieu, France | 
| 21:00 CEST | Viergever  Gouiri  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre Rajon | 
| 28 July 2017 |  Ajax  | 3–3 |   | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 
| 14:00 CEST | F. de Jong  Huntelaar Černý  | 
Report | Henriksen  Batty Weir  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst | 
| 5 August 2017 |  Ajax  | 3–1 |   | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 
| Černý  Huntelaar  | 
Report | Brogno  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst | 
| 21 November 2017 |  Ajax  | 2–1 |   | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 
| Oxford  Dolberg  | 
Report | Grifo  | 
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 12,000  | 
| 13 January 2018 |  Ajax  | 5−1 |   | Albufeira, Portugal | 
| 13:45 CET | Ziyech  Van de Beek Huntelaar  | 
Report | George  | 
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira | 
| 13 January 2018 |  Ajax  | 1−1 |   | Albufeira, Portugal | 
| 15:00 CET | Sierhuis  | 
Report | Zeefuik  | 
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira | 
| 11 May 2018 Champions Golden Cup |  Al Ahly  | 1−0 |   | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | 
| 18:00 | Mohsen  | 
Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 
Transfers for 2017–18
    
    Summer transfer window
    
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2017 to 31 August 2017) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2017.
Arrivals
    
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
 
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | |
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| Return from loan spell | |||||
| Forward | 1 June 2017 | - | |||
| Forward | 1 June 2017 | - | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 June 2017 | - | |||
| Defender | 1 June 2017 | - | |||
| Defender | 1 June 2017 | - | |||
| Forward | 1 June 2017 | - | |||
| Forward | 1 June 2017 | - | |||
| Defender | 1 June 2017 | - | |||
| Transfer | |||||
| Midfielder | 2 June 2017 | €2,600,000 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 28 June 2017 | €700,000 | |||
| Forward | 7 July 2017 | €2,000,000 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 7 July 2017 | ? | |||
| Defender | 8 August 2017 | €3,500,000 | |||
| Forward | 11 August 2017 | €2,000,000 | |||
| Defender | 24 August 2017 | €7,500,000 | |||
| Midfielder | 28 August 2017 | €2,000,000 | |||
| Defender | 31 August 2017 | ? | |||
| Forward | 31 August 2017 | ? | |||
| Free Transfer | |||||
| Forward | 1 June 2017 | - | |||
| Midfielder | 15 June 2017 | - | |||
| Goalkeeper | 21 June 2017 | - | |||
| Defender | 4 July 2017 | - | |||
| Midfielder | 21 July 2017 | - | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 August 2017 | - | |||
Departures
    
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
 
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out on loan | |||||
| Defender | 21 June 2017 | - | |||
| Forward | 10 July 2017 | - | |||
| Return from loan spell | |||||
| Forward | 1 June 2017 | - | |||
| Transfer | |||||
| Midfielder | 1 May 2017 | €800,000 | |||
| Midfielder | 15 June 2017 | €27,000,000 | |||
| Forward | 16 June 2017 | ? | |||
| Forward | 28 June 2017 | €300,000 | |||
| Defender | 7 July 2017 | €5,000,000 | |||
| Defender | 11 July 2017 | ? | |||
| Defender | 24 July 2017 | €9,000,000 | |||
| Defender | 18 August 2017 | €42,000,000 | |||
| Forward | 31 August 2017 | €500,000 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 31 August 2017 | ? | |||
| Forward | 31 August 2017 | €500,000 | |||
| Free Transfer | |||||
| Forward | 1 June 2017 | - | |||
| Goalkeeper | 2 June 2017 | - | |||
| Forward | 10 June 2017 | - | |||
| Midfielder | 14 June 2017 | - | |||
| Forward | 22 June 2017 | - | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 July 2017 | - | |||
| Defender | 3 July 2017 | - | |||
| Midfielder | 5 July 2017 | - | |||
| Midfielder | 8 August 2017 | - | |||
| Defender | 31 August 2017 | - | |||
Winter transfer window
    
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2018 to 1 February 2018) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2017–18.
Arrivals
    
- The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
 
| Name | Position | Transfer type | Previous club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer | |||||
| Defender | 4 January 2018 | €4,500,000 | |||
| Forward | 16 January 2018 | €2,000,000 | |||
| Defender | 23 January 2018 | €5,500,000 | |||
Departures
    
- The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
 
| Name | Position | Transfer type | New club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out on loan | |||||
| Defender | 2 January 2018 | - | |||
| Defender | 31 January 2018 | - | |||
| Transfer | |||||
| Defender | 9 January 2018 | ? | |||
| Free Transfer | |||||
| Defender | 26 January 2018 | - | |||
References
    
- "Eredivisie 2017/2018 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 21 January 2018.