Season 1987-88

Summary

Season Results
Competition Mat Total points Win Drw Loss GF GA F-A Res
Eredivisie 34 50 23 4 7 78 40 38 Endranking: 2
Dutch Cup 2 1 1 7 1 6 Lost in round 2
Europa Cup II 9 7 2 15 3 12 Lost in Finale
UEFA Super Cup 2 2 2 -2 Lost in Finale
Amsterdam 7x 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 Endranking: 1
Friendly 1 1 5 5

Results

Endranking Eredivisie
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 PSV 34 27 5 2 59 117 28 89
2 Ajax 34 23 4 7 50 78 40 38
3 FC Twente 34 16 9 9 41 63 40 23
4 Willem II 34 14 10 10 38 60 46 14
5 VVV 34 13 12 9 38 43 35 8
6 Feyenoord 34 14 8 12 36 63 57 6
7 FC Den Bosch 34 15 6 13 36 46 46
8 Fortuna Sittard 34 11 13 10 35 51 48 3
9 HFC Haarlem 34 14 6 14 34 42 46 -4
10 Utrecht 34 11 11 12 33 41 55 -14
11 FC Groningen 34 13 6 15 32 54 52 2
12 Sparta Rotterdam 34 12 8 14 32 44 50 -6
13 PEC Zwolle '82 34 10 9 15 29 40 64 -24
14 FC Volendam 34 10 9 15 29 40 66 -26
15 Roda JC 34 10 8 16 28 46 54 -8
16 AZ 34 9 10 15 28 44 64 -20
17 FC Den Haag 34 7 8 19 22 50 72 -22
18 DS '79 34 2 8 24 12 41 100 -59
Endranking Amsterdam 7x
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 Ajax 2 1 1 3 3 2 1
2 Torino Calcio 2 1 1 2 2 2
3 Dinamo Kiev 2 1 1 2 1 1
4 FC Porto 2 1 1 1 1 2 -1

Matches

Match Details
Date Competition Round Match Sum. Video Full Video Match Report
7/25/1987 Friendly - Vitesse - Ajax 0 - 5 (0 - 2)
8/7/1987 Amsterdam 7x 1 Ajax - Torino Calcio 2 - 1 (2 - 1)
8/9/1987 Amsterdam 7x 2 Ajax - FC Porto 1 - 1 (0 - 1)
8/12/1987 Eredivisie 2 Ajax - Roda JC 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
8/16/1987 Eredivisie 1 AZ - Ajax 1 - 2 (1 - 1)
8/23/1987 Eredivisie 3 Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 2 - 0 (0 - 0)
8/30/1987 Eredivisie 5 PSV - Ajax 4 - 2 (2 - 1)
9/2/1987 Eredivisie 4 Ajax - DS '79 5 - 3 (2 - 2)
9/6/1987 Eredivisie 6 Ajax - FC Twente 6 - 1 (2 - 0)
9/13/1987 Eredivisie 7 Utrecht - Ajax 2 - 1 (2 - 0)
9/16/1987 Europa Cup II 1 Ajax - Dundalk 4 - 0 (0 - 0)
9/20/1987 Eredivisie 8 Ajax - FC Den Haag 4 - 2 (2 - 0)
9/27/1987 Eredivisie 9 Ajax - FC Den Bosch 4 - 0 (2 - 0)
9/30/1987 Europa Cup II 1 Dundalk - Ajax 0 - 2 (0 - 0)
10/4/1987 Eredivisie 10 Fortuna Sittard - Ajax 3 - 3 (2 - 2)
10/10/1987 Dutch Cup 1 Quick Boys - Ajax 0 - 7 (0 - 4)
10/18/1987 Eredivisie 11 Ajax - FC Volendam 2 - 1 (0 - 1)
10/21/1987 Europa Cup II 2 Hamburger SV - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
11/1/1987 Eredivisie 13 Ajax - Feyenoord 3 - 1 (1 - 0)
11/4/1987 Europa Cup II 2 Ajax - Hamburger SV 2 - 0 (1 - 0)
11/8/1987 Eredivisie 14 Willem II - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
11/15/1987 Dutch Cup 2 FC Den Bosch - Ajax 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
11/21/1987 Eredivisie 15 Ajax - PEC Zwolle '82 6 - 4 (2 - 2) Link
11/24/1987 UEFA Super Cup Final Ajax - FC Porto 0 - 1 (0 - 1)
11/29/1987 Eredivisie 16 HFC Haarlem - Ajax 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
12/6/1987 Eredivisie 17 Ajax - FC Groningen 2 - 1 (0 - 1)
12/13/1987 Eredivisie 12 VVV - Ajax 3 - 1 (3 - 0)
12/20/1987 Eredivisie 18 Ajax - AZ 3 - 0 (2 - 0)
1/13/1988 UEFA Super Cup Final FC Porto - Ajax 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
1/17/1988 Eredivisie 19 Roda JC - Ajax 0 - 3 (0 - 1)
1/24/1988 Eredivisie 20 Ajax - Sparta Rotterdam 4 - 0 (2 - 0)
1/31/1988 Eredivisie 21 DS '79 - Ajax 1 - 3 (0 - 3)
2/7/1988 Eredivisie 22 Ajax - PSV 0 - 1 (0 - 1)
2/21/1988 Eredivisie 23 FC Twente - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 0)
2/27/1988 Eredivisie 24 Ajax - Utrecht 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
3/6/1988 Eredivisie 25 FC Den Haag - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 0)
3/9/1988 Europa Cup II Quarter Final BSC Young Boys - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 1)
3/13/1988 Eredivisie 26 FC Den Bosch - Ajax 0 - 2 (0 - 1)
3/16/1988 Europa Cup II Quarter Final Ajax - BSC Young Boys 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
3/20/1988 Eredivisie 27 Ajax - Fortuna Sittard 4 - 0 (1 - 0)
3/27/1988 Eredivisie 28 FC Volendam - Ajax 1 - 2 (0 - 1)
4/2/1988 Eredivisie 29 Ajax - VVV 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
4/6/1988 Europa Cup II Semi Final Olympique Marseille - Ajax 0 - 3 (0 - 2)
4/10/1988 Eredivisie 31 Ajax - Willem II 3 - 1 (0 - 0)
4/16/1988 Eredivisie 32 PEC Zwolle '82 - Ajax 2 - 0 (1 - 0)
4/20/1988 Europa Cup II Semi Final Ajax - Olympique Marseille 1 - 2 (1 - 0)
4/24/1988 Eredivisie 30 Feyenoord - Ajax 1 - 3 (1 - 1)
5/1/1988 Eredivisie 33 Ajax - HFC Haarlem 3 - 1 (2 - 0)
5/8/1988 Eredivisie 34 FC Groningen - Ajax 2 - 1 (1 - 1)
5/11/1988 Europa Cup II Final KV Mechelen - Ajax 1 - 0 (0 - 0)

Selection

All players who have played for Ajax 1 this season
Player Team Matches Goals Yellow Red Assists Minutes Own Goals Remark
Dennis Bergkamp A 34 6 6 2029
Danny Blind A 43 1 4 1 2 3730
Ronald de Boer Youth 3 1 133
Peter Boeve A 3 194
John Bosman A 45 29 7 3652
Alistair Dick A 6 1 329
Lloyd Doesburg A 1 49
Danny Hesp A 11 941
Marcel Keizer Unknown 4 151
Peter Larsson A 21 4 1 1820
Hennie Meijer A 35 15 1944
Stanley Menzo A 47 3 4181
Arnold Mühren A 39 2 1 6 3277
Frank Rijkaard A 9 4 1 792 1
Bryan Roy A 16 2 1 943
John van 't Schip A 46 4 3 8 3965
Arnold Scholten A 26 2 1 1 1888
Sonny Silooy A 6 1 1 540
Richard Sneekes Unknown 1 44
Jan Sørensen A 6 1 344
Ronald Spelbos A 27 7 2 2 2285
Frank Stapleton A 6 1 356
Petri Tiainen A 3 208
Frank Verlaat A 16 2 1 1195
Aron Winter A 47 7 2 3 3907
Richard Witschge A 14 1 518
Rob Witschge A 44 5 1 3 3750
Jan Wouters A 38 4 2 2 3292
Selection of Team A
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Lloyd Doesburg Keeper Contract
Stanley Menzo Keeper Contract
Danny Blind Defender Contract
Peter Boeve Defender Contract
Danny Hesp Defender Unknown
Frank Rijkaard Defender Contract
Sonny Silooy Defender Contract
Ronald Spelbos Defender Contract
Petri Tiainen Defender Contract
Frank Verlaat Defender Contract
Peter Larsson Midfielder Contract 12/01/1987
Arnold Mühren Midfielder Contract
Arnold Scholten Midfielder Contract
Jan Sørensen Midfielder Contract
Aron Winter Midfielder Contract
Richard Witschge Midfielder Unknown
Rob Witschge Midfielder Contract
Jan Wouters Midfielder Contract
Dennis Bergkamp Forward Contract
John Bosman Forward Contract
Alistair Dick Forward Contract
Hennie Meijer Forward Contract
Bryan Roy Forward Unknown
John van 't Schip Forward Contract
Frank Stapleton Forward Contract
Selection of Team Unknown
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Erik de Haan Keeper Contract
Marcel Keizer Defender Unknown
Edo Ophof Defender Contract
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 Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Frank de Boer Defender Unknown
André Ooijer Defender No Contract
Ronald de Boer Midfielder Unknown
Edgar Davids Midfielder No Contract
Selection of Team Youth B
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Jantje Gerver Midfielder No Contract
Selection of Team Youth E
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out 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 01/04/1988
Bobby Haarms Head coach Contract 01/04/1988
Barry Hulshoff Head coach Contract 01/04/1988
Spitz Kohn Head coach Contract 01/04/1988
Bobby Haarms Assistant coach Contract
Pim van Dord Fysio therapist Contract
Ton Harmsen President No Contract

Transfers

Players who left/will leave
Player Next Club Type Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Ron Pos Telstar Transfer 05/25/1987 07/01/1987
Peter van der Zwaan Telstar Transfer 05/25/1987 07/01/1987
Walter Smak Telstar Transfer 05/25/1987 07/01/1987
Rob Rijnink Roda JC Transfer 07/01/1987 Rob Rijnink wordt persoonlijk bezit van Nol Hendriks die hem bij Roda JC stalt.
Marco van Basten AC Milan Transfer 04/23/1987 07/01/1987 3 06/30/1990 1,225,207 Er worden verschillende bedragen genoemd, varierend tussen 1.7 en 2.7 miljoen gulden. Ten tijde van de transfer zelf doet De Telegraaf melding van 2.7 miljoen gulden.
Mike Petersen Brunswick Juventus Transfer 07/01/1987
Michel van Oostrum PEC Zwolle '82 Loan start 05/25/1987 07/01/1987 1 06/30/1988
Bert de Meijer PEC Zwolle '82 Loan start 05/25/1987 07/01/1987 1 06/30/1988
Virgall Joemankhan Cercle Brugge Transfer 07/01/1987
Desmond Gemert NEC Transfer 07/01/1987
Hans Galjé SV Zulte Waregem Transfer 07/01/1987 3 06/30/1990
Fred Grim SC Cambuur Transfer 07/07/1987 07/07/1987 2 06/30/1989 79,412 Volgens de Leeuwarder Courant gaat het om een bedrag tussen de 1.5 en 2 ton (gulden)
Sonny Silooy Matra Racing Transfer 09/08/1987 09/08/1987 4 06/30/1991 1,134,451
John Roos AZ Transfer 11/01/1987 Niet bekend wanneer hij precies de overstap heeft gemaakt, was in de loop van seizoen 1987-88
Peter Boeve Beerschot Loan start 11/19/1987 11/19/1987
Jan Sørensen Portimonense Transfer 12/02/1987 12/02/1987 06/30/1989
Frank Rijkaard Sporting Portugal Transfer 02/09/1988 02/09/1988 06/30/1989 2,268,901 De helft van dit geld gaat naar PSV in verband met het dubbele contract wat Frank Rijkaard had getekend.
Erik Regtop Telstar Loan start 02/18/1988 02/18/1988 06/30/1988
Frank Stapleton Derby County Loan start 03/18/1988 03/18/1988 06/30/1988
Players who came/will come
Player Previous Club Type Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Erik de Haan Telstar Loan end 07/01/1987
Hennie Meijer Roda JC Transfer 05/27/1987 07/01/1987 3 06/30/1990 363,024
Jan Sørensen Feyenoord Transfer 05/29/1987 07/01/1987 1 06/30/1988 Transfervrij, was voorgaangde seizoen verhuurd door Feyenoord aan Excelsior.
Frank Stapleton Manchester United Transfer 06/09/1987 07/01/1987 3 06/30/1990
Lloyd Doesburg Vitesse Transfer 08/07/1987 08/07/1987 2 06/30/1989 Bij de overgang naar Ajax wordt soms aangegeven dat Lloyd van Vitesse overstapte, vandaar de aanname dat de periode bij Excelsior huur was.
Peter Larsson Goteborg Transfer 12/01/1987 06/30/1991 635,292 Bij een mogelijke doorverkoop wordt aangegeven dat Ajax hem voor 1.4 miljoen gulden heeft gekocht.
Players who signed their first contract
Player Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Richard Witschge 01/01/1988 06/30/1991
Players who renewed their contract
Player Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Arnold Mühren 04/07/1987 07/01/1987 1 06/30/1988
Frank Rijkaard 01/31/1987 07/01/1987 2 06/30/1989
Rob de Wit 04/13/1987 07/01/1987 1 06/30/1988
Rob Witschge 05/21/1987 07/01/1987 3 06/30/1990
Youthplayers who joined the Ajax academy
Player Previous Club Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Jantje Gerver Unknown 07/01/1987
Casper Nelis SV 's Graveland 07/01/1987 Waarschijnlijk wel een prof contract bij Ajax gehad, maar is niets van bekend. Was derde keeper en heeft wel op de bank gezeten, nooit gespeeld.

Statistics

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

Seasons matches and goals per competition
Player Comp. Comp. Play Off Dutch Cup Europa Other Off. Off. Mat. Friendly Total
Mat Goals Mat Goals Mat Goals Mat Goals Mat Goals Mat Goals Mat Goals Mat Goals
Dennis Bergkamp 25 5 1 8 1 34 6 2 36 6
Danny Blind 31 2 10 1 43 1 2 45 1
Ronald de Boer 2 1 1 3 1 3 1
Peter Boeve 2 1 3 3
John Bosman 32 25 2 3 11 1 45 29 2 1 47 30
Alistair Dick 5 1 6 6
Lloyd Doesburg 1 1 1
Danny Hesp 9 2 11 11
Marcel Keizer 3 1 4 4
Peter Larsson 15 2 6 2 21 4 21 4
Hennie Meijer 26 11 2 1 7 3 35 15 2 37 15
Stanley Menzo 34 2 11 47 2 49
Arnold Mühren 26 1 2 11 1 39 2 39 2
Frank Rijkaard 8 3 1 1 9 4 2 2 11 6
Bryan Roy 12 2 1 3 16 2 16 2
John van 't Schip 33 4 2 11 46 4 2 48 4
Arnold Scholten 18 2 1 7 26 2 26 2
Sonny Silooy 6 1 6 1 2 8 1
Richard Sneekes 1 1 1
Jan Sørensen 5 1 1 6 1 2 8 1
Ronald Spelbos 19 5 2 2 6 27 7 2 29 7
Frank Stapleton 4 2 1 6 1 2 8 1
Petri Tiainen 3 3 3
Frank Verlaat 10 2 6 16 2 16 2
Aron Winter 34 6 2 11 1 47 7 2 49 7
Richard Witschge 10 1 4 14 1 14 1
Rob Witschge 32 3 2 10 2 44 5 2 46 5
Jan Wouters 28 4 1 9 38 4 2 40 4
Total 434 78 0 0 23 7 140 14 597 99 28 3 625 102

Videos and Photos

Highlights Ajax - PEC Zwolle '82 6 - 4 (11/21/1987)

11/21/1987 - www.youtube.com - www.ajax.nl

Filed under: Ajax - PEC Zwolle '82 6 - 4 (11/21/1987)

See the video at www.youtube.com
Individual Photos
Arnold Mühren (Press day Ajax)
Frank Stapleton (Press day Ajax)
Jan Wouters (Press day Ajax)
Peter Boeve (Press day Ajax)
Stefan Pettersson (Press day Ajax)
Ron Willems
Hans Werdekker

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