| Competition | UEFA Cup |
| Season | 1997-98 |
| Round | 1 |
| Date | |
| Home | Ajax |
| Away | NK Maribor |
| Final Score (regular time) | 9 - 1 |
| Halftime Score | 5 - 0 |
| Referees | Aron Huzu |
| Spectators | 41,000 |
| Stadium | ArenA (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| Average age of starting lineup | 26.07 |
| Number of official Ajax 1 matches of starting lineup | 1267 |
| Player | Active | Position | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin van der Sar | Start | Keeper | |
| Ole Tobiasen | Start | Defender | |
| Andrzej Rudy | Start | Defender | |
| Sunday Oliseh | Start | Defender | |
| Frank de Boer | Start | Defender | |
| Ronald de Boer | Start | Midfielder | |
| Jari Litmanen | Start | Midfielder | |
| Richard Witschge | Start | Midfielder | |
| Tijjani Babangida | Start | Forward | |
| Shota Arveladze | Start | Forward | |
| Peter Hoekstra | Start | Forward | |
| Dani | Bench | ||
| Mario Melchiot | Bench | ||
| Benni McCarthy | Bench |
| Ajax | Minute | NK Maribor |
|---|---|---|
| First half | ||
| Goal Shota Arveladze | 1 | |
| Goal Jari Litmanen | 21 | |
| Goal Shota Arveladze | 24 | |
| Goal Richard Witschge | 37 | |
| Goal Tijjani Babangida | 40 | |
| Substistuted Tijjani Babangida out, in Dani | 41 | |
| Second half | ||
| Substistuted Ole Tobiasen out, in Mario Melchiot | 46 | |
| Goal Frank de Boer | 62 | |
| Substistuted Ronald de Boer out, in Benni McCarthy | 64 | |
| Goal Benni McCarthy | 79 | |
| 83 | Goal Ljubobratovic | |
| Goal Sunday Oliseh | 84 | |
| Goal Benni McCarthy | 86 | |
| Unknown | ||
| Yellow card Richard Witschge |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/16/1997 | UEFA Cup | 1 | NK Maribor - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 0) |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
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