1997–98 AFC Ajax season
# 1997–98 AFC Ajax season

During the 1997–98 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.

## Season summary

After the previous season's disappointing fourth place, Ajax regrouped to win the Eredivisie, finishing 17 points ahead of runners-up PSV Eindhoven, and the KNVB Cup, thrashing PSV 5–0 in the final.

## Players

### First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | GK | NED | Fred Grim |
| — | GK | NED | Casper Nelis |
| — | GK | NED | Edwin van der Sar |
| — | DF | NED | Danny Blind (captain) |
| — | DF | NED | Tim de Cler |
| — | DF | NED | Frank de Boer |
| — | DF | NED | Mario Melchiot |
| — | DF | NED | Tom Sier |
| — | DF | DEN | Ole Tobiasen |
| — | DF | NGA | Christopher Kanu |
| — | DF | GHA | Kofi Mensah |
| — | MF | NED | Ronald de Boer |
| — | MF | NED | Peter Hoekstra |
| — | MF | NED | Richard Knopper |
| — | MF | NED | Andy van der Meyde |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NED | Richard Witschge |
| — | MF | DEN | Michael Laudrup |
| — | MF | POR | Dani |
| — | MF | POL | Andrzej Rudy |
| — | MF | ARG | Mariano Juan |
| — | MF | SUR | Dean Gorré |
| — | MF | NGA | Tijani Babangida |
| — | MF | NGA | Sunday Oliseh |
| — | FW | NED | Gerald Sibon |
| — | FW | NED | Rody Turpijn |
| — | FW | FIN | Jari Litmanen |
| — | FW | RUS | Andriy Demchenko |
| — | FW | GEO | Shota Arveladze |
| — | FW | RSA | Benni McCarthy |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | MF | NED | Martijn Reuser (on loan to Vitesse) |

### Jong Ajax

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | DF | NED | Serginho Greene |
| — | DF | NED | Quido Lanzaat |
| — | DF | NED | Mitchell Piqué |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NED | Cedric van der Gun |
| — | MF | USA | John O'Brien |

## Transfers

### In

* Ole Tobiasen - Heerenveen, 26 June, DKK7,500,000
* Michael Laudrup - Vissel Kobe
* Dean Gorré - Groningen
* Andrzej Rudy - Lierse
* Sunday Oliseh - 1. FC Köln
* Shota Arveladze - Trabzonspor
* Gerald Sibon - Roda JC
* Benni McCarthy - Seven Stars

### Out

* Milan Berck Beelenkamp - FC Volendam
* Winston Bogarde - A.C. Milan
* Arnold Scholten - JEF United Ichihara
* John Veldman - Vitesse
* Menno Willems - Vitesse
* Márcio Santos - Atlético Mineiro
* Kiki Musampa - Bordeaux
* Marc Overmars - Arsenal, 18 June
* Martijn Reuser - Vitesse, loan
* Dennis Schulp - FC Volendam
* Rob Gehring - Rayo Vallecano
* Dave van den Bergh - Rayo Vallecano
* Nordin Wooter - Real Zaragoza
* Patrick Kluivert - A.C. Milan, free
* Iván Gabrich - Mérida
* Hayden Foxe - Arminia Bielefeld
