| Competition | Eredivisie |
| Season | 1997-98 |
| Round | 13 |
| Date | |
| Home | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Away | Ajax |
| Final Score (regular time) | 0 - 5 |
| Halftime Score | 0 - 2 |
| Stadium | Kasteel (Rotterdam, Netherlands) |
| Average age of starting lineup | 25.91 |
| Number of official Ajax 1 matches of starting lineup | 1351 |
| Player | Active | Position | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin van der Sar | Start | Keeper | |
| Ole Tobiasen | Start | Defender | |
| Danny Blind | Start | Defender | |
| Frank de Boer | Start | Defender | |
| Mario Melchiot | Start | Defender | |
| Dean Gorré | Start | Midfielder | |
| Richard Knopper | Start | Midfielder | |
| Andrzej Rudy | Start | Midfielder | |
| Dani | Start | Forward | |
| Jari Litmanen | Start | Forward | |
| Gerald Sibon | Start | Forward | |
| Benni McCarthy | Bench | ||
| Tom Sier | Bench | ||
| Mariano Juan | Bench |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Minute | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| First half | ||
| 14 | Goal Jari Litmanen, from penalty | |
| 37 | Goal Jari Litmanen, from penalty | |
| Second half | ||
| 50 | Goal Jari Litmanen | |
| 58 | Goal Dani | |
| 65 | Substistuted Dani out, in Benni McCarthy | |
| 70 | Substistuted Jari Litmanen out, in Tom Sier | |
| 79 | Substistuted Richard Knopper out, in Mariano Juan | |
| 81 | Goal Benni McCarthy |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4/1997 | Eredivisie | 29 | Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 2 - 1 (1 - 1) | |||
| 9/15/1996 | Eredivisie | 6 | Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 0 (1 - 0) | |||
| 1/21/1996 | Eredivisie | 20 | Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 3 - 3 (3 - 2) | |||
| 9/10/1995 | Eredivisie | 3 | Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 4 - 0 (3 - 0) | |||
| 3/22/1995 | Eredivisie | 23 | Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 8 - 0 (5 - 0) | |||
| 10/2/1994 | Eredivisie | 6 | Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 0 - 2 (0 - 1) | |||
| 2/13/1994 | Eredivisie | 20 | Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 0) | |||
| 8/25/1993 | Eredivisie | 3 | Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 3 - 0 (0 - 0) | |||
| 2/7/1993 | Eredivisie | 20 | Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 6 - 0 (4 - 0) | |||
| 8/29/1992 | Eredivisie | 3 | Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 0 - 0 (0 - 0) |