| Competition | UEFA Cup |
| Season | 1997-98 |
| Round | 3 |
| Date | |
| Home | Ajax |
| Away | VfL Bochum |
| Final Score (regular time) | 4 - 2 |
| Halftime Score | 4 - 2 |
| Referees | Serge Muhmenthaler |
| Spectators | 50,000 |
| Stadium | ArenA (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| Average age of starting lineup | 26.89 |
| Number of official Ajax 1 matches of starting lineup | 1630 |
| Player | Active | Position | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin van der Sar | Start | Keeper | |
| Ole Tobiasen | Start | Defender | |
| Danny Blind | Start | Defender | |
| Sunday Oliseh | Start | Defender | |
| Frank de Boer | Start | Defender | |
| Ronald de Boer | Start | Midfielder | |
| Dani | Start | Midfielder | |
| Richard Witschge | Start | Midfielder | |
| Tijjani Babangida | Start | Forward | |
| Shota Arveladze | Start | Forward | |
| Michael Laudrup | Start | Forward | |
| Tom Sier | Bench | ||
| Peter Hoekstra | Bench | ||
| Andrzej Rudy | Bench |
| Ajax | Minute | VfL Bochum |
|---|---|---|
| First half | ||
| 20 | Goal Reis | |
| 24 | Goal Waldoch | |
| Goal Michael Laudrup | 34 | |
| Goal Michael Laudrup | 36 | |
| Goal Shota Arveladze | 38 | |
| Goal Frank de Boer | 45 | |
| Second half | ||
| Substistuted Danny Blind out, in Tom Sier | 46 | |
| Substistuted Michael Laudrup out, in Peter Hoekstra | 70 | |
| Substistuted Sunday Oliseh out, in Andrzej Rudy | 84 | |
| Unknown | ||
| Yellow card Danny Blind | ||
| Yellow card Yuran |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/19/1997 | Champions League (Knockout) | Quarter Final | Atletico Madrid - Ajax 2 - 3 (regular time:1 - 1) |