| Competition | Champions League (Group A) |
| Season | 1996-97 |
| Round | 1 |
| Date | |
| Home | Auxerre |
| Away | Ajax |
| Final Score (regular time) | 0 - 1 |
| Halftime Score | 0 - 1 |
| Referees | Piero Ceccarini |
| Spectators | 8,500 |
| Average age of starting lineup | 23.88 |
| Number of official Ajax 1 matches of starting lineup | 1138 |
| Player | Active | Position | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin van der Sar | Start | Keeper | |
| Mario Melchiot | Start | Defender | |
| Márcio Santos | Start | Defender | |
| Frank de Boer | Start | Defender | |
| Winston Bogarde | Start | Defender | |
| Ronald de Boer | Start | Midfielder | |
| Mariano Juan | Start | Midfielder | |
| Kiki Musampa | Start | Midfielder | |
| Tijjani Babangida | Start | Forward | |
| Jari Litmanen | Start | Forward | |
| Marc Overmars | Start | Forward | |
| Rody Turpijn | Bench | ||
| Menno Willems | Bench | ||
| Martijn Reuser | Bench |
| Auxerre | Minute | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| First half | ||
| 4 | Goal Jari Litmanen, assist: Tijjani Babangida | |
| Second half | ||
| 63 | Substistuted Marc Overmars out, in Rody Turpijn | |
| 81 | Substistuted Mario Melchiot out, in Menno Willems | |
| 89 | Substistuted Jari Litmanen out, in Martijn Reuser | |
| Unknown | ||
| Yellow card Mario Melchiot | ||
| Yellow card Rabarivony | ||
| Yellow card Lamouchi |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/16/1993 | UEFA Cup | Quarter Final | Ajax - Auxerre 1 - 0 (0 - 0) | |||
| 3/3/1993 | UEFA Cup | Quarter Final | Auxerre - Ajax 4 - 2 (2 - 2) |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/13/1995 | Champions League (Group D) | 1 | Ajax - Real Madrid 1 - 0 (1 - 0) |