2003–04 AFC Ajax season

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Bogdan Lobonț
2	DF	Hatem Trabelsi
4	DF	Julien Escudé
5	MF	John O'Brien
6	DF	Tomáš Galásek
7	MF	Tom Soetaers
8	MF	Steven Pienaar
9	FW	Zlatan Ibrahimović
10	MF	Rafael van der Vaart (captain)
11	MF	Victor Sikora
12	DF	John Heitinga
14	DF	Jelle Van Damme
15	DF	Maxwell
16	MF	Nigel de Jong
17	FW	Yannis Anastasiou

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Wesley Sneijder
19	FW	Wesley Sonck
20	MF	Jari Litmanen
21	GK	Maarten Stekelenburg
22	MF	Abubakari Yakubu
23	DF	Zdeněk Grygera
26	MF	Anthony Obodai
27	MF	Daniël de Ridder
29	MF	Nicolae Mitea
30	MF	Jason Culina
31	GK	Sander Boschker
33	DF	Thomas Vermaelen
37	MF	Tom De Mul
39	FW	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.		Position	Player
3		DF	Petri Pasanen (on loan to Portsmouth)
17		FW	Wamberto (on loan to Mons)

No.		Position	Player
27		MF	Cedric van der Gun (on loan to ADO Den Haag)
28		MF	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.		Position	Player
		MF	Jamal Akachar

Transfers

In

Zdeněk Grygera - Sparta Prague, 22 July, €3,500,000
Wesley Sonck - Genk
Sander Boschker - Twente
Julien Escudé - Rennes
Nicolae Mitea - Dinamo București
Tom Soetaers - Roda JC
Yannis Anastasiou - Roda JC

Out

Mido - Marseille, 12 July, €12,000,000
Nikos Machlas - contract terminated, July
Cristian Chivu - Roma, September, €18,000,000
Andy van der Meyde - Inter Milan, £4,000,000
Mitchell Piqué - FC Oss
Richard Witschge - ADO' 20
Joey Didulica - Austria Wien
André Bergdølmo - Borussia Dortmund

Loan out

Cedric van der Gun - ADO Den Haag, 4 September, end of season
Nourdin Boukhari - NAC Breda, 4 September, end of season
Stefano Seedorf - NAC Breda, end of season
Petri Pasanen - Portsmouth, end of season
Wamberto - Mons, 18 months

Results

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

12 August 2003	GAK	1–1	Ajax	Stadion 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.)	GAK	Amsterdam 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	Ajax	San Siro, Milan
20:45	Inzaghi 67'	Report MatchCentre		Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

1 October 2003	Ajax	2–0	Club Brugge	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:45	Sonck 11', 54'	Report MatchCentre		Referee: Graham Barber (England)

22 October 2003	Ajax	1–0	Celta Vigo	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:45	Ibrahimović 53'	Report MatchCentre		Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

4 November 2003	Celta Vigo	3–2	Ajax	Balaídos, 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	Milan	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:45		Report MatchCentre	Shevchenko 52'	Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

9 December 2003	Club Brugge	2–1	Ajax	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:45	Lange 27' Sæternes 84'	Report MatchCentre	Sonck 42' (pen.)	Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

References

↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/holland/2003-2004/ere/ajax.htm

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax

Players M F Managers Honours Seasons Cup Europe Records and statistics Current season

History	History of AFC Ajax

Teams	I. Ajax 1 (First team) II. Jong Ajax (Reserves) III. Ajax Zaterdag (Amateurs) Ajax Vrouwen (Women's)

Grounds	Het Veldje (1893–1900) Amsterdam-Noord (1900–1907) Het Houten Stadion (1907–1934) De Meer Stadion (1934–1996) Olympic Stadium (1934–1996) Amsterdam ArenA (1996–present)

Training grounds	Sportpark De Toekomst (1996–present) adidas miCoach Performance Centre (2011–present)

Academies	Ajax Youth Academy Ajax Hellas Youth Academy

Tournaments	Amsterdam Tournament (1975–2009) U19: Copa Amsterdam (2005–present) U17: Future Cup (2010–present)

Rivalries	De Klassieker (with Feyenoord) De Topper (with PSV) Noord-Hollandse Derby (with AZ ‧ Telstar ‧ FC Volendam) Hofstad vs. Hoofdstad (with ADO Den Haag) Stadsderby (with Blauw-Wit ‧ DWS ‧ De Volewijckers) Other (with FC Groningen ‧ FC Twente ‧ FC Utrecht)

Supporters	AFCA Supportersclub Ajax Business Associates Supportersvereniging Ajax

Culture	A.F.C.A (clothing) A.F.C.A (hooligans) AFC Ajax N.V. "Ajax" Ajax Experience "Ajax Hup Hup Hup" "Ajax is niet dood!" "Ajax-mars" "Ajax, Olé Olé Olé" Ajax Supportershome Battle of Beverwijk Big Three "Bloed, zweet en tranen" Club van 100 F-side Halte ArenA "Hava Nagila" De kabel Lucky Lynx "Mijn Stad" De Mistwedstrijd North Up Alliance "Oei Oei Oei (Dat Was Me Weer Een Loei)" South Crew Staafincident "Three Little Birds" "Tokyo" Total Football VAK410 "De Voetbalmatch" Vuurwerkincident "We gaan naar Londen" "We gaan naar Rome" "Wij zijn Ajax" World of Ajax

Media	1900 (magazine) Ajax Life Ajax Magazine Ajax TV Ajax, dit is mijn club Ajax-nieuws Ajax: Hark the Herald Angel Sings Ajaxjournaal Becoming Zlatan The Price of Heaven Superjews

Former teams	Ajax Baseball Club (1922–1972) Ajax Orlando Prospects (2002–2007)

Affiliated clubs	Ajax Cape Town Almere City Barcelona Cruzeiro Beijing Guoan Palmeiras AS Trenčín

List of AFC Ajax seasons

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