1985-86 - 1987-88

Stanley Menzo (50 Official Matches)
Frank Rijkaard (50)
Sonny Silooy (50)
John van 't Schip (49)
Jan Wouters (48)
John Bosman (47)
Marco van Basten (43)
Rob Witschge (42)
Danny Blind (41)
Aron Winter (41)
Arnold Mühren (37)
Peter Boeve (34)
Ronald Spelbos (32)
Arnold Scholten (23)
Dennis Bergkamp (22)
Alistair Dick (10)

Season Results
Competition Mat Total points Win Drw Loss GF GA F-A Res
Eredivisie 34 53 25 3 6 92 30 62 Endranking: 2
Dutch Cup 7 6 1 15 3 12 Winner
Europa Cup II 9 7 1 1 22 5 17 Winner
Amsterdam 7x 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 Endranking: 2
Friendly 1 1 4 2 2
Endranking Eredivisie
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 PSV 34 27 5 2 59 99 21 78
2 Ajax 34 25 3 6 53 92 30 62
3 Feyenoord 34 15 12 7 42 73 43 30
4 Roda JC 34 15 9 10 39 51 45 6
5 VVV 34 10 17 7 37 46 45 1
6 Utrecht 34 15 6 13 36 62 56 6
7 FC Twente 34 12 12 10 36 39 44 -5
8 Sparta Rotterdam 34 11 12 11 34 52 48 4
9 Fortuna Sittard 34 10 12 12 32 47 49 -2
10 FC Den Bosch 34 10 12 12 32 43 52 -9
11 PEC Zwolle '82 34 10 11 13 31 61 57 4
12 HFC Haarlem 34 11 9 14 31 32 57 -25
13 FC Groningen 34 9 12 13 30 43 43
14 FC Den Haag 34 8 12 14 28 46 64 -18
15 AZ 34 7 13 14 27 31 57 -26
16 Go Ahead Eagles 34 5 13 16 23 23 48 -25
17 Veendam 34 4 15 15 23 37 67 -30
18 Excelsior 34 5 9 20 19 40 91 -51
Endranking Amsterdam 7x
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 Dinamo Kiev 2 1 1 3 7 1 6
2 Ajax 2 1 1 3 2 1 1
3 Manchester United 2 1 1 1 1 2 -1
4 Botafogo 2 1 1 1 1 7 -6
Match Details
Date Competition Round Match Sum. Video Match Report
7/26/1986 Friendly - Vitesse - Ajax 2 - 4 (1 - 1)
8/8/1986 Amsterdam 7x 1 Ajax - Botafogo 1 - 1
(penalties: 4 - 5)
8/10/1986 Amsterdam 7x 2 Ajax - Manchester United 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
8/24/1986 Eredivisie 3 HFC Haarlem - Ajax 0 - 3 (0 - 0)
8/27/1986 Eredivisie 4 Ajax - FC Den Haag 2 - 3 (0 - 1)
8/31/1986 Eredivisie 5 Ajax - PSV 3 - 0 (2 - 0)
9/3/1986 Eredivisie 6 Excelsior - Ajax 0 - 2 (0 - 0)
9/7/1986 Eredivisie 7 Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 2 - 6 (1 - 2)
9/14/1986 Eredivisie 2 Ajax - FC Groningen 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
9/17/1986 Europa Cup II 1 Bursaspor - Ajax 0 - 2 (0 - 0)
9/21/1986 Eredivisie 8 Ajax - Go Ahead Eagles 3 - 2 (2 - 2)
9/24/1986 Eredivisie 1 Roda JC - Ajax 1 - 1 (1 - 1)
9/28/1986 Eredivisie 9 Veendam - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 1)
10/1/1986 Europa Cup II 1 Ajax - Bursaspor 5 - 0 (4 - 0)
10/5/1986 Eredivisie 10 Ajax - Fortuna Sittard 6 - 2 (2 - 0)
10/11/1986 Dutch Cup 1 Elinkwijk - Ajax 1 - 4 (0 - 4)
10/19/1986 Eredivisie 11 Ajax - VVV 4 - 0 (2 - 0)
10/22/1986 Europa Cup II 2 Ajax - Olympiakos Piraeus 4 - 0 (2 - 0)
10/26/1986 Eredivisie 12 AZ - Ajax 1 - 6 (0 - 2)
10/29/1986 Eredivisie 13 Ajax - Utrecht 3 - 0 (3 - 0)
11/2/1986 Eredivisie 14 Feyenoord - Ajax 2 - 3 (1 - 2)
11/5/1986 Europa Cup II 2 Olympiakos Piraeus - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 0)
11/9/1986 Eredivisie 15 Ajax - FC Den Bosch 3 - 1 (2 - 0)
11/16/1986 Dutch Cup 2 Rheden - Ajax 0 - 2 (0 - 0)
11/22/1986 Eredivisie 16 PEC Zwolle '82 - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
11/30/1986 Eredivisie 17 Ajax - FC Twente 4 - 0 (2 - 0)
12/7/1986 Eredivisie 19 FC Groningen - Ajax 0 - 3 (0 - 0)
12/14/1986 Eredivisie 18 Ajax - Roda JC 2 - 0 (0 - 0)
2/15/1987 Eredivisie 28 VVV - Ajax 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
2/22/1987 Eredivisie 20 Ajax - HFC Haarlem 6 - 0 (3 - 0)
3/1/1987 Eredivisie 21 FC Den Haag - Ajax 0 - 2 (0 - 2)
3/8/1987 Eredivisie 23 Ajax - Excelsior 3 - 0 (0 - 0)
3/11/1987 Dutch Cup 3 Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 0 - 0
(penalties: 3 - 4)
3/14/1987 Europa Cup II Quarter Final Malmö FF - Ajax 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
3/18/1987 Europa Cup II Quarter Final Ajax - Malmö FF 3 - 1 (1 - 0)
3/21/1987 Eredivisie 24 Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
3/29/1987 Eredivisie 22 PSV - Ajax 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
4/1/1987 Dutch Cup Quarter Final Ajax - Vitesse 2 - 0 (1 - 0)
4/5/1987 Eredivisie 25 Go Ahead Eagles - Ajax 1 - 1 (1 - 1)
4/8/1987 Europa Cup II Semi Final Real Zaragoza - Ajax 2 - 3 (1 - 1)
4/12/1987 Eredivisie 26 Ajax - Veendam 4 - 0 (2 - 0)
4/19/1987 Eredivisie 27 Fortuna Sittard - Ajax 1 - 3 (0 - 1)
4/22/1987 Europa Cup II Semi Final Ajax - Real Zaragoza 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
5/2/1987 Eredivisie 29 Ajax - AZ 2 - 0 (1 - 0)
5/5/1987 Dutch Cup Semi Final Ajax - FC Groningen 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
5/10/1987 Eredivisie 30 Utrecht - Ajax 2 - 1 (1 - 0)
5/13/1987 Europa Cup II Final Ajax - Lokomotive Leipzig 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
5/17/1987 Eredivisie 31 Ajax - Feyenoord 1 - 3 (0 - 1)
5/19/1987 Dutch Cup Semi Final FC Groningen - Ajax 0 - 3 (0 - 0)
5/24/1987 Eredivisie 32 FC Den Bosch - Ajax 1 - 4 (0 - 1)
5/31/1987 Eredivisie 33 Ajax - PEC Zwolle '82 5 - 2 (3 - 0)
6/5/1987 Dutch Cup Final FC Den Haag - Ajax 2 - 4
(regular time:2 - 2)
6/8/1987 Eredivisie 34 FC Twente - Ajax 2 - 1 (1 - 0)
All players who have played for Ajax 1 this season
Player Team Matches Goals Yellow Red Assists Minutes Own Goals Remark
Marco van Basten A 43 44 1 13 3780
Dennis Bergkamp A 22 2 3 1094
Danny Blind A 41 4 3 3 3697
Peter Boeve A 34 2 2 1923
John Bosman A 47 36 3 1 10 3482
Alistair Dick A 10 2 1 504
Desmond Gemert Unknown 2 180
Stanley Menzo A 50 1 4560
Arnold Mühren A 37 4 6 3222
Edo Ophof A 3 270
Mike Petersen Unknown 1 15
Frank Rijkaard A 50 9 2 8 4347
John van 't Schip A 49 2 3 14 4283
Arnold Scholten A 23 1 2 1184
Sonny Silooy A 50 3 1 4174
Walter Smak Unknown 1 16
Richard Sneekes Unknown 1 22
Ronald Spelbos A 32 2 2 3 2772
Petri Tiainen A 5 1 202
Frank Verlaat Unknown 5 1 365
Aron Winter A 41 10 1 3 2703 1
Rob Witschge A 42 5 1 1 2996
Jan Wouters A 48 5 2 4 4336
Selection of Team A
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Stanley Menzo Keeper Contract
Danny Blind Defender Contract
Peter Boeve Defender Contract
Edo Ophof Defender Contract
Frank Rijkaard Defender Contract
Sonny Silooy Defender Contract
Ronald Spelbos Defender Contract
Petri Tiainen Defender Unknown 09/29/1986
Arnold Mühren Midfielder Contract
Arnold Scholten Midfielder Contract
Aron Winter Midfielder Contract
Rob Witschge Midfielder Contract
Jan Wouters Midfielder Contract
Marco van Basten Forward Contract
Dennis Bergkamp Forward Unknown
John Bosman Forward Contract
Alistair Dick Forward Contract
John van 't Schip Forward Contract
Selection of Team Unknown
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Fred Grim Keeper Contract
Desmond Gemert Defender Contract
Walter Smak Defender Unknown
Frank Verlaat Defender Contract
Peter van der Zwaan Defender Contract
Mike Petersen Midfielder Unknown
Rob Rijnink Midfielder Contract
Richard Sneekes Midfielder Unknown
Erik Regtop Forward Contract
Rob de Wit Forward Contract
Selection of Team Youth
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Frank de Boer Defender No Contract
André Ooijer Defender No Contract
Ronald de Boer Midfielder No Contract
Edgar Davids Midfielder No Contract
Selection of Team Youth E
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Wesley de Ridder Unknown No Contract
Others active at Ajax
Player Role Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Johan Cruijff Head coach Contract
Bobby Haarms Assistant coach Contract
Pim van Dord Fysio therapist Contract
Ton Harmsen President No Contract
Lou Bartels Treasurer No Contract
Players who left/will leave
Player Next Club Type Start Amount
Marco Achmad Telstar Transfer 07/01/1986
Roy Beukenkamp DWV Transfer 07/01/1986
Michel de Bruyn AFC Transfer 07/01/1986
Marcel van Buuren Veendam Transfer 07/01/1986
Cor Gerber RCH Transfer 07/01/1986
Erik de Haan Telstar Loan start 07/01/1986
Ronald Koeman PSV Transfer 07/01/1986 680,670
Bert de Meijer Telstar Loan start 07/01/1986
Michel van Oostrum Telstar Loan start 07/01/1986
Gerald Vanenburg PSV Transfer 07/01/1986 794,115
Ronald van Vark Zeeburgia Transfer 07/01/1986
Mustafa Yücedag PEC Zwolle '82 Transfer 07/01/1986
Hans Galjé KV Kortrijk Loan start 07/05/1986
Fred Grim SC Cambuur Loan start 12/04/1986
Rob Rijnink Roda JC Loan start 03/06/1987
Players who came/will come
Player Previous Club Type Start End Amount
Danny Blind Sparta Rotterdam Transfer 07/01/1986 06/30/1989 226,890
Arnold Scholten FC Den Bosch Transfer 07/01/1986 06/30/1989 215,546
Jan Wouters Utrecht Transfer 07/01/1986 06/30/1989 294,957
Alistair Dick Tottenham Hotspur Transfer 07/02/1986 06/30/1989
Petri Tiainen FC Kuusysi Transfer 09/29/1986
Mike Petersen Brunswick Juventus Transfer 12/15/1986
Players who signed their first contract
Player Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Frank Verlaat 07/01/1986
Aron Winter 07/01/1986
Rob Witschge 07/01/1986
Peter van der Zwaan 07/01/1986
Players who renewed their contract
Player Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
John Bosman 05/02/1986 07/01/1986 06/30/1988
Stanley Menzo 04/22/1986 07/01/1986 3 06/30/1989
Sonny Silooy 04/22/1986 07/01/1986 3 06/30/1989
Youthplayers who joined the Ajax academy
Player Previous Club Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
André Ooijer SDZ 07/01/1986
Wesley de Ridder Unknown 07/01/1986
Clarence Seedorf Unknown 07/01/1986

See this overview for an explanation of the categorization of the various competition types.

Season matches per competition
Player Comp. Comp. Play Off Dutch Cup Europa Other Off. Off. Mat. Friendly Total
Marco van Basten 27 7 9 43 2 45
Dennis Bergkamp 14 4 4 22 22
Danny Blind 29 5 7 41 2 43
Peter Boeve 22 5 7 34 2 36
John Bosman 33 7 7 47 47
Alistair Dick 7 1 2 10 2 12
Desmond Gemert 2 2 2
Ruud Haarms 1 1 1
Stanley Menzo 34 7 9 50 2 52
Arnold Mühren 24 5 8 37 2 39
Edo Ophof 3 3 1 4
Mike Petersen 1 1 1
Frank Rijkaard 34 7 9 50 2 52
Rob Rijnink 1 1
John van 't Schip 33 7 9 49 2 51
Arnold Scholten 18 2 3 23 2 25
Sonny Silooy 34 7 9 50 1 51
Walter Smak 1 1 1
Richard Sneekes 1 1 1
Ronald Spelbos 22 4 6 32 2 34
Petri Tiainen 5 5 5
Frank Verlaat 3 1 1 5 5
Aron Winter 28 4 9 41 1 42
Richard Witschge 2 2 2
Rob Witschge 29 7 6 42 42
Jan Wouters 32 7 9 48 2 50
Total 438 88 114 640 26 666
Season goals per competition
Player Comp. Comp. Play Off Dutch Cup Europa Other Off. Off. Mat. Friendly Total
Marco van Basten 31 7 6 44 2 46
Dennis Bergkamp 2 2 2
Danny Blind 4 4 4
Peter Boeve 2 2 2
John Bosman 23 5 8 36 36
Alistair Dick 1 1 2 2
Arnold Mühren 3 1 4 4
Frank Rijkaard 7 2 9 9
John van 't Schip 1 1 2 2
Arnold Scholten 1 1 1
Ronald Spelbos 2 2 2
Frank Verlaat 1 1 1
Aron Winter 8 1 1 10 10
Rob Witschge 3 2 5 5
Jan Wouters 4 1 5 5
Total 92 15 22 129 2 131
Individual Photos
Rob de Wit