1998–99 AFC Ajax season

AFC Ajax
1998–99 season
Chairman Netherlands Michael van Praag
Manager Denmark Morten Olsen (until December)
Netherlands Jan Wouters
Stadium Amsterdam Arena
Eredivisie 6th
KNVB Cup Winners
Champions League Group stage
Johan Cruijff Shield Runners-up
Top goalscorer Jari Litmanen and Benni McCarthy (11)

During the 1998–99 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.

Season summary

Having waltzed to the title during the previous season, Ajax suffered a complete collapse this season to finish 6th, 23 points adrift of champions Feyenoord. This was the club's lowest finish since 1965. The club also suffered poor form in Europe, finishing bottom of their Champions League group stage. Manager Morten Olsen had paid for the club's poor form in December with his job; his replacement, promoted reserve-team coach Jan Wouters, was unable to reverse the team's fortunes but managed to lead Ajax to the KNVB Cup.

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Netherlands GK Edwin van der Sar
2 Denmark DF Ole Tobiasen
3 Netherlands DF Danny Blind (captain)
4 Netherlands DF Frank de Boer
5 Netherlands DF Tom Sier
6 Netherlands MF Ronald de Boer
7 Nigeria MF Tijani Babangida
8 Netherlands MF Richard Witschge
9 Netherlands FW Gerald Sibon
10 Finland MF Jari Litmanen
11 Georgia (country) MF Georgi Kinkladze
12 Netherlands GK Fred Grim
13 Netherlands MF Richard Knopper
No. Position Player
14 Portugal FW Dani
15 Nigeria MF Sunday Oliseh
16 Denmark MF Jesper Grønkjær
17 South Africa FW Benni McCarthy
18 Poland MF Andrzej Rudy
19 Netherlands DF Mario Melchiot
20 Suriname MF Dean Gorré
21 Ghana DF Kofi Mensah
22 Netherlands MF Peter Hoekstra
24 Georgia (country) FW Shota Arveladze
25 Brazil FW Wamberto
29 Netherlands Antilles FW Brutil Hosé
Netherlands MF Martijn Reuser

Transfers

In

Out

Results

Champions League

Group stage

References

  1. The transfer for Grønkjær was completed in October 1997, but the player remained at his club until the start of the new Dutch football season.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, November 23, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.