2003–04 AFC Ajax season

{{Infobox Football club season

| club = Ajax

| season = 2003–04

| chairman =

| manager = Ronald Koeman

| league = Eredivise

| league result = 1st

| league topscorer = Zlatan Ibrahimović (13)

| season topscorer =

| cup1 = KNVB Cup

| cup1 result = Round of 16

| cup2 = UEFA Champions League

| cup2 result = Group stage

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

Season summary

Ajax reclaimed the Eredivisie title.

Players

=First-team squad=

:Squad at end of season{{Cite web|url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/holland/2003-2004/ere/ajax.htm|title = FootballSquads - Ajax - 2003/04}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Rafael van der Vaart|other=captain}}

=Left club during season=

{{Fs player|no=3|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Petri Pasanen|other=on loan to Portsmouth}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=Wamberto|other=on loan to Mons}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Cedric van der Gun|other=on loan to ADO Den Haag}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=Nourdin BoukhariBoukhari was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and made his international debut for Morocco in November 2001.|other=on loan to NAC Breda}}

=Reserve squad=

Transfers

=In=

{{flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Grygera - {{flagicon|CZE}} Sparta Prague, 22 July, €3,500,000
{{flagicon|BEL}} Wesley Sonck - {{flagicon|BEL}} Genk
{{flagicon|NED}} Sander Boschker - {{flagicon|NED}} Twente
{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Escudé - {{flagicon|FRA}} Rennes
{{flagicon|ROM}} Nicolae Mitea - {{flagicon|ROM}} Dinamo București
{{flagicon|BEL}} Tom Soetaers - {{flagicon|NED}} Roda JC
{{flagicon|GRE}} Yannis Anastasiou - {{flagicon|NED}} Roda JC

=Out=

{{flagicon|EGY}} Mido - {{flagicon|FRA}} Marseille, 12 July, €12,000,000
{{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos Machlas - contract terminated, July
{{flagicon|ROM}} Cristian Chivu - {{flagicon|ITA}} Roma, September, €18,000,000
{{flagicon|NED}} Andy van der Meyde - {{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan, £4,000,000
{{flagicon|NED}} Mitchell Piqué - {{flagicon|NED}} FC Oss
{{flagicon|NED}} Richard Witschge - {{flagicon|NED}} ADO' 20
{{flagicon|AUS}} Joey DidulicaDidulica was born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and represented Australia at U-23 level, but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally through his father and made his international debut for Croatia in March 2004. - {{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Wien
{{flagicon|NOR}} André Bergdølmo - {{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund

=Loan out=

{{flagicon|NED}} Cedric van der Gun - {{flagicon|NED}} ADO Den Haag, 4 September, end of season
{{flagicon|MAR}} Nourdin Boukhari - {{flagicon|NED}} NAC Breda, 4 September, end of season
{{flagicon|NED}} Stefano Seedorf - {{flagicon|NED}} NAC Breda, end of season
{{flagicon|FIN}} Petri Pasanen - {{flagicon|ENG}} Portsmouth, end of season
{{flagicon|BRA}} Wamberto - {{flagicon|BEL}} Mons, 18 months

Results

=UEFA Champions League=

==Third qualifying round==

{{football box collapsible

|result=D

|date=12 August 2003

|time=20:30

|team1=GAK {{flagicon|AUT}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/73056--gak-vs-ajax/ Report]

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|team2={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|goals1=Pogatetz {{goal|56}}

|goals2=Sneijder {{goal|76}}

|stadium=Stadion Graz-Liebenau, Graz

|attendance=

|referee=Massimo De Santis (Italy)

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result=W

|date=27 August 2003

|time=20:30

|team1=Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=2–1

|aet=yes

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/73057--ajax-vs-gak/ Report]

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|team2={{flagicon|AUT}} GAK

|goals1=Ibrahimović {{goal|15}}
Galásek {{silver goal|103|pen.}}

|goals2=Kollmann {{goal|40}}

|stadium=Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

|attendance=

|referee=Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

}}

==Group stage==

{{:2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group H|showteam=AJX}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result=L

|date=16 September 2003

|time=20:45

|team1=Milan {{flagicon|ITA}}

|score=1–0

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|report=[https://archive.today/20130630132000/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1712/match=1056811/index.html Report]

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|goals1= Inzaghi {{goal|67}}

|goals2=

|stadium=San Siro, Milan

|attendance=

|referee=Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result=W

|date=1 October 2003

|time=20:45

|team1=Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=2–0

|team2={{flagicon|BEL}} Club Brugge

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131030141812/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1712/match=1056828/index.html Report]

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|goals1=Sonck {{goal|11||54}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

|attendance=

|referee=Graham Barber (England)

}}

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|result=W

|date=22 October 2003

|time=20:45

|team1=Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=1–0

|team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Celta Vigo

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|goals1=Ibrahimović {{goal|53}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

|attendance=

|referee=Markus Merk (Germany)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result=L

|date=4 November 2003

|time=20:45

|team1=Celta Vigo {{flagicon|ESP}}

|score=3–2

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150909164633/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1712/match=1056859/index.html Report]

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|goals1=Luccin {{goal|25|pen.}}
Milošević {{goal|39}}
Vágner {{goal|63}}

|goals2=Sonck {{goal|53}}
Van der Vaart {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Balaídos, Vigo

|attendance=

|referee=Gilles Veissière (France)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result=L

|date=26 November 2003

|time=20:45

|team1=Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=0–1

|team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Milan

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|goals1=

|goals2= Shevchenko {{goal|52}}

|stadium=Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

|attendance=

|referee=Urs Meier (Switzerland)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result=L

|date=9 December 2003

|time=20:45

|team1=Club Brugge {{flagicon|BEL}}

|score=2–1

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130105205309/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1712/match=1056892/index.html Report]

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|goals1=Lange {{goal|27}}
Sæternes {{goal|84}}

|goals2=Sonck {{goal|42|pen.}}

|stadium=Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges

|attendance=

|referee=Domenico Messina (Italy)

}}

References

Notes

Category:AFC Ajax seasons

AFC Ajax

Category:Dutch football championship–winning seasons