2003–04 AFC Ajax season

During the 2003–04 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.

Ajax
2003–04 season
Manager Ronald Koeman
Eredivise1st
KNVB CupRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerZlatan Ibrahimović (13)

Season summary

Ajax reclaimed the Eredivisie title.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ROU Bogdan Lobonț
2 DF  TUN Hatem Trabelsi
4 DF  FRA Julien Escudé
5 MF  USA John O'Brien
6 DF  CZE Tomáš Galásek
7 MF  BEL Tom Soetaers
8 MF  RSA Steven Pienaar
9 FW  SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović
10 MF  NED Rafael van der Vaart (captain)
11 MF  NED Victor Sikora
12 DF  NED John Heitinga
14 DF  BEL Jelle Van Damme
15 DF  BRA Maxwell
16 MF  NED Nigel de Jong
17 FW  GRE Yannis Anastasiou
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  NED Wesley Sneijder
19 FW  BEL Wesley Sonck
20 MF  FIN Jari Litmanen
21 GK  NED Maarten Stekelenburg
22 MF  GHA Abubakari Yakubu
23 DF  CZE Zdeněk Grygera
26 MF  GHA Anthony Obodai
27 MF  NED Daniël de Ridder
29 MF  ROU Nicolae Mitea
30 MF  AUS Jason Culina
31 GK  NED Sander Boschker
33 DF  BEL Thomas Vermaelen
37 MF  BEL Tom De Mul
39 FW  NED Ryan Babel

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  FIN Petri Pasanen (on loan to Portsmouth)
17 FW  BRA Wamberto (on loan to Mons)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  NED Cedric van der Gun (on loan to ADO Den Haag)
28 MF  MAR Nourdin Boukhari (on loan to NAC Breda)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NED Jamal Akachar

Transfers

In

Out

Loan out

Results

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round
12 August 2003 GAK 1–1 AjaxStadion Graz-Liebenau, Graz
20:30 Pogatetz  56' Report MatchCentre Sneijder  76' Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
27 August 2003 Ajax 2–1 (a.e.t.) GAKAmsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:30 Ibrahimović  15'
Galásek  103' (pen.)		 Report MatchCentre Kollmann  40' Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Group stage
16 September 2003 Milan 1–0 AjaxSan Siro, Milan
20:45 Inzaghi  67' Report MatchCentre Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
1 October 2003 Ajax 2–0 Club BruggeAmsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:45 Sonck  11', 54' Report MatchCentre Referee: Graham Barber (England)
22 October 2003 Ajax 1–0 Celta VigoAmsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:45 Ibrahimović  53' Report MatchCentre Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
4 November 2003 Celta Vigo 3–2 AjaxBalaídos, Vigo
20:45 Luccin  25' (pen.)
Milošević  39'
Vágner  63'		 Report MatchCentre Sonck  53'
Van der Vaart  82'		 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
26 November 2003 Ajax 0–1 MilanAmsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:45 Report MatchCentre Shevchenko  52' Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
9 December 2003 Club Brugge 2–1 AjaxJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:45 Lange  27'
Sæternes  84'		 Report MatchCentre Sonck  42' (pen.) Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
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gollark: The GIL doesn't help.
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References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/holland/2003-2004/ere/ajax.htm
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