1986–87 AFC Ajax season
| 1986–87 season | |||
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| Chairman | Ton Harmsen | ||
| Head coach | Johan Cruyff | ||
| Stadium | Olympic Stadium De Meer Stadion | ||
| Eredivisie | 2nd | ||
| KNVB Cup | Winners | ||
| European Cup Winners' Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marco van Basten (31) All: Marco van Basten (44) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 42,000[1] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12.882[2] | ||
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During the 1986–87 Dutch football season, Ajax competed in the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup.
Management
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Johan Cruyff |
| Assistant Manager | Bobby Haarms |
| Fitness Coach | Pim van Dord |
Squad
- Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eredivisie | 23 September 1986 | 7 June 1987 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 92 | 30 | +62 | 73.53 |
| KNVB Cup | 11 October 1986 | 5 June 1987 | First round | Winners | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 85.71 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 17 September 1986 | 13 May 1987 | First round | Winners | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 77.78 |
| Total | 50 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 133 | 41 | +92 | 76.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Eredivisie
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 92 | 30 | +62 | 78 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 13 | +41 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 17 | +21 |
Source: Eredivisie
Matches
| 24 August 1986 1 | Haarlem | 0–3 | Ajax | Haarlem |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Rijkaard 56' van Basten 77' Spelbos 80' Wouters |
Stadium: Haarlem Stadion Referee: Ignace van Swieten |
| 27 August 1986 2 | Ajax | 2–3 | Den Haag | Amsterdam |
| CEST (UTC+2) | van Basten 75' (pen.), 82' van 't Schip |
Report | Groenendijk 22' Morley 72' (pen.) Otto 76' Boere |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Egbert Mulder |
| 31 August 1986 3 | Ajax | 3–0 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Winter 14' van Basten 40', 62' |
Report | van der Gijp Gullit |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Jan Keizer |
| 3 September 1986 4 | Excelsior | 0–2 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Wasiman | Report | Bosman 49' Rijkaard 51' |
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Referee: Martin Bannet |
| 7 September 1986 5 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2–6 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Lengkeek 38' Böckling 83' |
Report | Bosman 16', 28' van Basten 47', 53', 65' Rijkaard 88' |
Stadium: Sparta Stadion Referee: Gerard Geurds |
| 14 September 1986 6 | Ajax | 0–0 | Groningen | Amsterdam |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Silooy | Report | Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Ignace van Swieten |
| 21 September 1986 7 | Ajax | 3–2 | Go Ahead Eagles | Amsterdam |
| CEST (UTC+2) | van Basten 2', 14' (pen.) Bosman 74' |
Report | Small 17' Hofstede 22' Voskamp |
Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Chris van der Laar |
| 24 September 1986 8 | Roda JC | 1–1 | Ajax | Kerkrade |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Meijer 17' | Report | Wouters 31' | Stadium: Kaalheide Referee: Ignace van Swieten |
| 28 September 1986 9 | Veendam | 0–1 | Ajax | Veendam |
| CET (UTC+1) | Report | Rijkaard 41' Silooy |
Stadium: De Langeleegte Referee: Cees Bakker |
| 5 October 1986 10 | Ajax | 6–2 | Fortuna Sittard | Amsterdam |
| CET (UTC+1) | van Basten 34' Bosman 37', 70', 73' Dick 75' Mühren 84' |
Report | Janssen 54' Holverda 83' |
Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jaap van der Niet |
| 19 October 1986 11 | Ajax | 4–0 | VVV | Amsterdam |
| CET (UTC+1) | Mühren 29' Witschge 34' Blind 85', 90' |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: John Blankenstein |
| 26 October 1986 12 | AZ | 1–6 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| CET (UTC+1) | Tiktak 88' | Report | Bosman 10', 28', 54', 62' Boeve 72' van Basten 90' |
Stadium: Alkmaarderhout Referee: Jan Hobé |
| 29 October 1986 13 | Ajax | 3–0 | Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| CET (UTC+1) | van Basten 20' van 't Schip 25' Bosman 44' |
Report | Fraser du Chatinier van Loen |
Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jan Keizer |
| 2 November 1986 14 | Feyenoord | 2–3 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| CET (UTC+1) | Been 11' Barendse 52' Hoekstra |
Report | Witschge 2', 65' van Basten 21' |
Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Henk van Ettekoven |
| 9 November 1986 15 | Ajax | 3–1 | Den Bosch | Amsterdam |
| CET (UTC+1) | Bosman 14' Wouters 36' van Basten 71' |
Report | Gillhaus 48' | Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: John Blankenstein |
| 22 November 1986 16 | PEC Zwolle | 0–1 | Ajax | Zwolle |
| CET (UTC+1) | Booy | Report | van Basten 78' | Stadium: Oosterenkstadion Referee: Chris Verhoef |
| 30 November 1986 17 | Ajax | 4–0 | Twente | Amsterdam |
| CET (UTC+1) | van Basten 8', 46' Bosman 34', 58' |
Report | ten Caat | Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Martin Bannet |
| 7 December 1986 18 | Groningen | 0–3 | Ajax | Groningen |
| CET (UTC+1) | Report | Winter 66', 68' Boeve 86' |
Stadium: Stadion Oosterpark Referee: Gerard Geurds |
| 14 December 1986 19 | Ajax | 2–0 | Roda JC | Amsterdam |
| CET (UTC+1) | Bosman 50' Winter 52' |
Report | Hanssen | Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Egbert Mulder |
| 15 February 1987 20 | VVV | 3–0 | Ajax | Venlo |
| CET (UTC+1) | Valckx 29' Luhukay 59' Reynierse 84' (pen.) van 't Schip |
Report | Stadium: De Koel Referee: Ignace van Swieten |
| 20 February 1987 21 | Ajax | 6–0 | Haarlem | Amsterdam |
| CET (UTC+1) | Mühren 20' Rijkaard 21' Spelbos 25' (pen.) Bergkamp 64' Winter 80' Blind 86' |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jan Hobé |
| 1 March 1987 22 | Den Haag | 0–2 | Ajax | The Hague |
| CET (UTC+1) | Report | Bosman 3', 25' Winter |
Stadium: Zuiderpark Stadium Referee: Henk van Ettekoven |
| 8 March 1987 23 | Ajax | 3–0 | Excelsior | Amsterdam |
| CET (UTC+1) | Blind 47' van Basten 52' Winter 81' Wouters |
Report | Latuheru Wasiman |
Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Cees Bakker |
| 21 March 1987 24 | Ajax | 3–0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Amsterdam |
| CET (UTC+1) | van Basten 6', 82' Winter 75' |
Report | van Stee Diliberto |
Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jan Keizer |
| 29 March 1987 25 | PSV | 1–0 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Gullit 82' Gerets |
Report | Blind van 't Schip |
Stadium: Philips Stadion Referee: John Blankenstein |
| 5 April 1987 26 | Go Ahead Eagles | 1–1 | Ajax | Deventer |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Small 44' | Report | Rijkaard 3' Witschge |
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Referee: Gerard Geurds |
| 12 April 1987 27 | Ajax | 4–0 | Veendam | Amsterdam |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Wouters 19', 31' van Basten 57' (pen.), 65' |
Report | de Haan | Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jan Hobé |
| 19 April 1987 28 | Fortuna Sittard | 1–3 | Ajax | Sittard |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Lens 75' Duut |
Report | Bergkamp 43' Winter 53' Scholten 60' |
Stadium: De Baandert Referee: Martin Bannet |
| 2 May 1987 29 | Ajax | 2–0 | AZ | Amsterdam |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Rijkaard 27' van Basten 82' |
Report | Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Gerard Geurds |
| 10 May 1987 30 | Utrecht | 2–1 | Ajax | Utrecht |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Willaarts 42' Plomp 46' (pen.) |
Report | Bosman 78' | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Jan Keizer |
| 17 May 1987 31 | Ajax | 1–3 | Feyenoord | Amsterdam |
| CEST (UTC+2) | van Basten 80' (pen.) | Report | Hofman 9' Winter 55' (o.g.) Been 82' Troost Tahamata |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Ignace van Swieten |
| 24 May 1987 32 | Den Bosch | 1–4 | Ajax | 's-Hertogenbosch |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Krüzen 47' van Eck van der Hoorn |
Report | van Basten 38', 87' (pen.) Bosman 68', 81' |
Stadium: De Vliert Referee: Egbert Mulder |
| 31 May 1987 33 | Ajax | 5–2 | PEC Zwolle | Amsterdam |
| CEST (UTC+2) | van Basten 18', 31', 80', 83' (pen.) Bosman 33' |
Report | Booy 38', 74' | Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Wim Egbertzen |
| 8 June 1987 34 | Twente | 2–1 | Ajax | Enschede |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Groeleken 9', 57' | Report | Bosman 53' | Stadium: Diekman Stadion Referee: Egbert Mulder |
KNVB Cup
| 11 October 1986 First round | Elinkwijk | 1–4 | Ajax | Utrecht |
| CET (UTC+1) | van Basten 20', 36' Bosman 34' Dick 43' |
Stadium: Sportpark Elinkwijk Referee: Jan Dolstra |
| 16 November 1986 Second round | VV Rheden | 0–2 | Ajax | Rheden |
| CET (UTC+1) | van Basten 56' Winter 76' Rijkaard |
Stadium: Sportpark IJsselzicht Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 11 March 1987 Round of 16 | Sparta Rotterdam | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3 - 4 p) | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| CET (UTC+1) | Spelbos | Stadium: Sparta Stadion Referee: Egbert Mulder | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Eger Olde Riekerink Steur Ellerman Böckling de Kant Lengkeek |
Mühren Bosman Spelbos Rijkaard Blind Silooy Wouters |
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| 1 April 1987 Quarter-finals | Ajax | 2–0 | Vitesse Arnhem | Amsterdam |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Bosman 9' van Basten 75' |
Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: Jaap van der Niet |
| 5 May 1987 Semi-finals | Ajax | 0–0 | Groningen | Amsterdam |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: De Meer Stadion Referee: John Blankenstein |
| 19 May 1987 Semi-finals Replay | Groningen | 0–3 | Ajax | Groningen |
| CEST (UTC+2) | van Basten 68' Verlaat 75' Bosman 81' van 't Schip |
Stadium: Stadion Oosterpark Referee: Henk van Ettekoven |
| 5 June 1987 Final | Den Haag | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Ajax | The Hague |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Boere 43' Morley 66' |
Bosman 11', 83' van Basten 104', 106' |
Stadium: Zuiderpark Stadium Referee: Ignace van Swieten |
European Cup Winners' Cup
First round
| 17 September 1986 First leg | Bursaspor | 0–2 | Ajax | Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa |
| 16:00 CEST | Report | Bosman 73' van Basten 86' |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Pavel Kuznetsov (Soviet Union) |
| 1 October 1986 Second leg | Ajax | 5–0 (7–0 agg.) | Bursaspor | De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam |
| 20:15 CET | Bosman 17', 21', 34', 89' van Basten 24' |
Report | Attendance: 18,044 Referee: Ildefonso Urizar Azpitarte (Spain) |
Second round
| 22 October 1986 First leg | Ajax | 4–0 | Olympiacos | De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam |
| 20:15 CET | Bosman 6' Rijkaard 44' van Basten 52' Mühren 83' |
Report | Attendance: 21,981 Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany) |
| 5 November 1986 Second leg | Olympiacos | 1–1 (1–5 agg.) | Ajax | Olympic Stadium, Athens |
| 18:30 CET | Kapouranis 58' | Report | Wouters 90' | Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania) |
Quarter-finals
| 14 March 1987 First leg | Malmö | 1–0 | Ajax | Malmö Stadion, Malmö |
| 19:00 CET | Persson 43' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 20,186 Referee: George Smith (Scotland) |
| 18 March 1987 Second leg | Ajax | 3–1 (3–2 agg.) | Malmö | De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam |
| 20:15 CET | van Basten 23', 72' Winter 61' |
Report | Lindman 81' | Attendance: 24,775 Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany) |
Semi-finals
| 8 April 1987 First leg | Real Zaragoza | 2–3 | Ajax | La Romareda, Zaragoza |
| 20:00 CEST | Sosa 13' Señor 71' (pen.) |
Report | Witschge 16' Bosman 47', 55' |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia) |
| 22 April 1987 Second leg | Ajax | 3–0 (6–2 agg.) | Real Zaragoza | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam |
| 20:15 CEST | van 't Schip 17' Witschge 72' Rijkaard 90' |
Report | Attendance: 47,916 Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria) |
Final
| 13 May 1987 Final | Ajax | 1–0 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | Olympic Stadium, Athens |
| 20:15 CEST | van Basten 20' | Report | Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 8 June 1987[3]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | NED | Menzo | 50 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NED | Blind | 41 | 4 | 28+1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NED | Verlaat | 5 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NED | Rijkaard | 50 | 9 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | NED | Boeve | 34 | 2 | 12+10 | 2 | 2+3 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NED | Winter | 42 | 10 | 18+10 | 8 | 4+1 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | NED | van 't Schip | 49 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | NED | Wouters | 48 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | NED | van Basten | 43 | 44 | 26+1 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | MF | NED | Mühren | 37 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | NED | Witschge | 38 | 5 | 23+6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | NED | Silooy | 50 | 0 | 31+3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | NED | Spelbos | 32 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | FIN | Tiainen | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | NED | Bergkamp | 23 | 2 | 7+7 | 2 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NED | Scholten | 23 | 1 | 11+7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| — | MF | NED | Witschge | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW | NED | Bosman | 47 | 36 | 27+6 | 23 | 6+1 | 5 | 6+1 | 8 |
| — | MF | SCO | Dick | 10 | 2 | 3+4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| — | DF | NED | Gemert | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | NED | Ophof | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | AUS | Petersen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | NED | Smak | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | NED | Sneekes | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |