UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 1-1) Olimp 2 - Rostov-on-Don Wednesday 24 August 2016 FC Rostov 20.45CET (21.45 local time) AFC Ajax Play-off, Second leg Last updated 15/03/2017 11:43CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Match officials 6 Fixtures and results 7 Match-by-match lineups 10 Team facts 11 Competition format 13 Legend 14

1 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Klaassen 38 (P); 16/08/2016 PO AFC Ajax - FC Rostov 1-1 Amsterdam Noboa 13

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Rostov 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 AFC Ajax 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 FC Rostov - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Rostov have not played against a club from their opponents' country AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-0 D. Kombarov 21, 17/03/2011 R16 FC Spartak Moskva - AFC Ajax Moscow agg: 4-0 30, Alex 54 10/03/2011 R16 AFC Ajax - FC Spartak Moskva 0-1 Amsterdam Alex 57

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 17/03/1998 QF FC Spartak Moskva - AFC Ajax Moscow Shirko 86 agg: 4-1 S. Arveladze 57; 03/03/1998 QF AFC Ajax - FC Spartak Moskva 1-3 Amsterdam Shirko 26, 51, Ketchinov 84

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Rostov 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 AFC Ajax 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 4 2 9

2 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don Match background

UEFA Champions League debutants Rostov and four-time European Cup winners Ajax go head-to-head in the return leg of their play-off with the tie finely poised at 1-1. Previous meetings • The first leg in the Netherlands was Rostov's first competitive encounter with Dutch opponents. • In that game, Davy Klaassen's 38th-minute penalty cancelled out Christian Noboa's opener for Rostov as the sides drew 1-1. • Prior to the first leg, Ajax had lost all four of their matches against Russian teams. They went down 3-1 at home and 1-0 away to Spartak Moskva in a 1997/98 UEFA Cup quarter-final and succumbed 1-0 in Amsterdam and 3-0 in Moscow to the same club in a 2010/11 UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie. Match background • Ajax eliminated PAOK 3-2 on aggregate to reach the play-offs, Klaassen's 88th-minute strike in the second leg in Greece proving decisive. • Ajax knocked out Dynamo Kyiv in their only previous UEFA Champions League play-off tie, in 2010/11. • Rostov accounted for seasoned European contenders Anderlecht in the third qualifying round, triumphing 4-2 on aggregate. • This is Rostov's first UEFA Champions League campaign; they reached the UEFA Europa League play-offs last season, losing 2-0 on aggregate to Trabzonspor. Team and coach links • Ajax defender Heiko Westermann played twice for Germany against in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying; his team won 2-1 at home and 1-0 in Moscow. • In February 2012, Ajax's Lasse Schöne played for Denmark in a 2-0 friendly loss to Russia. • Ajax's Jasper Cillessen and Rostov's Noboa met in May 2014, when the Netherlands drew 1-1 in a friendly against Ecuador. Coach profiles • Peter Bosz took charge of Ajax this summer following a spell in Israel with Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Capped eight times by the Netherlands, the midfielder spent the best years of his career with Ajax's rivals Feyenoord. He coached a number of Dutch clubs, turning heads with a major overhaul of Vitesse from June 2013 to January 2016. • Dimitri Kirichenko is in caretaker command at Rostov following the departure of his former coach Kurban Berdyev, who the 39-year-old served as assistant from 2014 to 2016. Former Rostov forward Kirichenko – capped on 12 occasions by Russia – helped Berdyev lead the southern club to a second-place league finish last season.

3 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don Squad list

FC Rostov Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 35 Soslan Dzhanaev RUS 13/03/1987 29 - 3 - - - 4 - - - 3 - 77 Nikita Medvedev RUS 17/12/1994 21 ------Defenders 5 Denis Terentyev RUS 13/08/1992 24 - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - 15 Bastos ANG 23/11/1991 24 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - 25 Ivan Novoseltsev RUS 25/08/1991 24 - 3 - - - 4 2 - - 3 - 30 Fedor Kudryashov RUS 05/04/1987 29 - 3 ------3 - 44 César Navas ESP 14/02/1980 36 - 3 - - - 4 - 11 - 53 1 69 Nikita Kovalev RUS 31/03/1996 20 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Midfielders 2 Timofei Kalachev BLR 01/05/1981 35 - 3 - - - 4 - - - 3 - 6 IRN 01/10/1996 19 - 3 1 - - 4 1 - - 3 1 8 Igor Kireev RUS 17/02/1992 24 - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - 10 Moussa Doumbia MLI 15/08/1994 22 - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - 16 Christian Noboa ECU 08/04/1985 31 - 3 2 - - 4 - 12 2 44 7 19 Khoren Bayramyan RUS 07/01/1992 24 - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - 84 Aleksandr Gatskan RUS 27/03/1984 32 - 3 - - - 3 - - - 7 - 89 Aleksandr Erokhin RUS 13/10/1989 26 - 2 - - - 3 1 - - 25 4 Forwards 7 Dmitri Poloz RUS 12/07/1991 25 - 3 1 - - 3 2 - - 5 1 11 RUS 12/03/1985 31 - 3 - - - 4 - 10 - 34 6 20 IRN 01/01/1995 21 - 3 1 - - 2 - - - 5 2 Coach - RUS 17/01/1977 39 - 1 ------1 -

4 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don

AFC Ajax Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jasper Cillessen NED 22/04/1989 27 - 3 - - - 2 - 11 - 31 - 24 Andre Onana CMR 02/04/1996 20 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 33 Diederik Boer NED 24/09/1980 35 ------2 - Defenders 2 Kenny Tete NED 09/10/1995 20 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 11 - 3 Joël Veltman NED 15/01/1992 24 - 3 - - - 2 - 8 - 24 - 4 Jairo Riedewald NED 09/09/1996 19 - 3 - - - 3 - 3 - 18 - 5 Davinson Sanchez COL 12/06/1996 20 - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - 16 Heiko Westermann GER 14/08/1983 33 - 1 - - - 1 - 10 - 19 1 26 Nick Viergever NED 03/08/1989 27 - 2 - - - 1 - 5 - 44 3 35 Mitchell Dijks NED 09/02/1993 23 - 3 - - - 3 - - - 12 - 36 Matthijs de Ligt NED 12/08/1999 17 ------42 Deyovaisio Zeefuik NED 11/03/1998 18 ------Midfielders 6 Riechedly Bazoer NED 12/10/1996 19 - 1 - - - 3 - - - 13 1 8 Daley Sinkgraven NED 04/07/1995 21 - - - - - 3 1 - - 10 - 10 Davy Klaassen NED 21/02/1993 23 - 3 3 - - 3 2 11 2 31 8 11 Amin Younes GER 06/08/1993 23 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 10 - 21 Frenkie De Jong NED 12/05/1997 19 ------27 Nemanja Gudelj SRB 16/11/1991 24 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 26 2 30 Donny van de Beek NED 18/04/1997 19 - 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 1 34 Abdelhak Nouri NED 02/04/1997 19 ------38 Thulani Serero RSA 11/04/1990 26 ------11 1 20 1 40 Carel Eiting NED 11/02/1998 18 ------Forwards 7 Anwar El Ghazi NED 03/05/1995 21 - 3 - - - 3 - 5 1 21 1 9 Bertrand Traoré BFA 06/09/1995 20 - 1 - - - 2 - 2 - 3 - 17 Václav Černý CZE 17/10/1997 18 - 1 ------3 1 19 Mateo Cassierra COL 13/04/1997 19 - 3 - - - 3 1 - - 3 - 20 Lasse Schöne DEN 27/05/1986 30 - 1 - - - - - 17 5 36 7 25 Kasper Dolberg DEN 06/10/1997 18 - 3 1 - - 2 2 - - 3 1 37 Sheraldo Becker NED 09/02/1995 21 ------39 Richairo Zivkovic NED 05/09/1996 19 ------1 - 2 - Coach - Peter Bosz NED 21/11/1963 52 - 3 ------7 -

5 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don Match officials

Referee Milorad Mažić (SRB) Assistant referees Milovan Ristić (SRB) , Dalibor Djurdjević (SRB) Additional assistant referees Danilo Grujić (SRB) , Nenad Djokić (SRB) Fourth official Uroš Stojković (SRB) UEFA Delegate Jānis Mežeckis (LVA) UEFA Referee observer Jozef Marko (SVK)

Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Milorad Mažić 23/03/1973 24 70

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 19/09/2012 UCL GS FC Barcelona FC Spartak Moskva 3-2 Barcelona 30/09/2014 UCL GS APOEL FC AFC Ajax 1-1 Nicosia

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 14/11/2009 U19 QR Netherlands Cyprus 5-1 Ta' Qali 30/09/2010 UEL GS FC Zenit AEK Athens FC 4-2 St Petersburg 14/02/2012 UEL R32 FC Rubin Olympiacos FC 0-1 Moscow 15/03/2012 UEL R16 Udinese Calcio AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Udine 19/09/2012 UCL GS FC Barcelona FC Spartak Moskva 3-2 Barcelona 15/10/2013 WC QR Azerbaijan Russia 1-1 Baku 30/09/2014 UCL GS APOEL FC AFC Ajax 1-1 Nicosia 14/06/2015 EURO QR Russia Austria 0-1 Moscow 03/09/2015 EURO QR Netherlands Iceland 0-1 Amsterdam 14/11/2015 FRIE. GS-FT Russia Portugal 1-0

6 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don Fixtures and results

FC Rostov Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 26/07/2016 UCL RSC Anderlecht (H) D 2-2 Ezatolahi 16, Poloz 60 (P) 30/07/2016 League FC Orenburg (H) W 1-0 Novoseltsev 83 03/08/2016 UCL RSC Anderlecht (A) W 2-0 Noboa 28, Azmoun 47 07/08/2016 League FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (H) D 0-0 12/08/2016 League FC Zenit (A) L 2-3 Poloz 8, 14 16/08/2016 UCL AFC Ajax (A) D 1-1 Noboa 13 20/08/2016 League FC Tom Tomsk (H) W 3-0 Novoseltsev 17, Ezatolahi 45, Erokhin 52 24/08/2016 UCL AFC Ajax (H) 28/08/2016 League FC Terek Grozny (A) PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara 10/09/2016 League (H) 17/09/2016 League FC Krasnodar (A) 25/09/2016 League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (H) 01/10/2016 League FC Ufa (A) 15/10/2016 League FC Spartak Moskva (A) 22/10/2016 League PFC CSKA Moskva (H) 29/10/2016 League FC Amkar Perm (A) 05/11/2016 League FC Arsenal Tula (H) 19/11/2016 League FC Rubin (A) 26/11/2016 League FC Anji (H) 30/11/2016 League FC Zenit (A) 03/12/2016 League FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (H) 04/03/2017 League FC Tom Tomsk (A) 11/03/2017 League FC Terek Grozny (H) PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara 18/03/2017 League (A) 01/04/2017 League FC Krasnodar (H) 08/04/2017 League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (A) 15/04/2017 League FC Ufa (H) 22/04/2017 League FC Spartak Moskva (H) 26/04/2017 League PFC CSKA Moskva (A) 29/04/2017 League FC Amkar Perm (H) 06/05/2017 League FC Arsenal Tula (A) 13/05/2017 League FC Rubin (H) 17/05/2017 League FC Anji (A) 20/05/2017 League FC Orenburg (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Spartak Moskva 4 3 1 0 8 1 10 2 FC Amkar Perm 4 2 2 0 3 0 8 3 PFC CSKA Moskva 4 2 2 0 3 1 8 4 FC Krasnodar 4 2 1 1 8 3 7 5 FC Rostov 4 2 1 1 6 3 7

7 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 6 FC Anji 4 2 1 1 3 3 7 7 FC Terek Grozny 4 2 1 1 5 6 7 8 FC Zenit 4 1 3 0 4 3 6 9 FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast 4 1 1 2 2 2 4 10 FC Arsenal Tula 4 1 1 2 1 5 4 11 FC Tom Tomsk 4 1 1 2 3 8 4 12 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 4 0 4 0 3 3 4 13 FC Rubin 4 0 2 2 2 4 2 14 PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 15 FC Orenburg 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 16 FC Ufa 4 0 1 3 1 6 1

AFC Ajax Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 26/07/2016 UCL PAOK FC (H) D 1-1 Dolberg 58 03/08/2016 UCL PAOK FC (A) W 2-1 Klaassen 45+1 (P), 88 07/08/2016 League Sparta Rotterdam (A) W 3-1 Klaassen 5, Sinkgraven 54, Cassierra 65 13/08/2016 League Roda JC (H) D 2-2 Dolberg 8, 44 16/08/2016 UCL FC Rostov (H) D 1-1 Klaassen 38 (P) 20/08/2016 League Willem II (H) L 1-2 Klaassen 1 24/08/2016 UCL FC Rostov (A) 28/08/2016 League Go Ahead Eagles (A) 10/09/2016 League Vitesse (H) 18/09/2016 League Heracles Almelo (A) 24/09/2016 League PEC Zwolle (H) 02/10/2016 League FC Utrecht (H) 15/10/2016 League ADO Den Haag (A) 23/10/2016 League Feyenoord (A) 29/10/2016 League SBV Excelsior (H) 06/11/2016 League AZ Alkmaar (A) 19/11/2016 League NEC Nijmegen (H) 27/11/2016 League sc Heerenveen (A) 03/12/2016 League FC Groningen (H) 11/12/2016 League FC Twente (A) 18/12/2016 League PSV Eindhoven (H) 15/01/2017 League PEC Zwolle (A) 22/01/2017 League FC Utrecht (A) 29/01/2017 League ADO Den Haag (H) 05/02/2017 League Roda JC (A) 12/02/2017 League Sparta Rotterdam (H) 19/02/2017 League Vitesse (A) 26/02/2017 League Heracles Almelo (H) 05/03/2017 League FC Groningen (A) 12/03/2017 League FC Twente (H) 19/03/2017 League SBV Excelsior (A)

8 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don

AFC Ajax 02/04/2017 League Feyenoord (H) 05/04/2017 League AZ Alkmaar (H) 08/04/2017 League NEC Nijmegen (A) 16/04/2017 League sc Heerenveen (H) 23/04/2017 League PSV Eindhoven (A) 07/05/2017 League Go Ahead Eagles (H) 14/05/2017 League Willem II (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Feyenoord 3 3 0 0 8 0 9 2 PSV Eindhoven 3 3 0 0 7 1 9 3 ADO Den Haag 3 3 0 0 7 2 9 4 Vitesse 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 5 SBV Excelsior 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 6 Sparta Rotterdam 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 7 NEC Nijmegen 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 8 AFC Ajax 3 1 1 1 6 5 4 9 Heracles Almelo 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 10 AZ Alkmaar 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 11 FC Twente 3 1 0 2 5 7 3 12 Willem II 3 1 0 2 4 8 3 13 sc Heerenveen 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 14 Roda JC 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 15 FC Utrecht 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 16 Go Ahead Eagles 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 17 PEC Zwolle 3 0 1 2 1 8 1 18 FC Groningen 3 0 0 3 3 11 0

9 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don Match-by-match lineups FC Rostov

UEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round (26/07/2016) FC Rostov 2-2 RSC Anderlecht Goals: 0-1 Hanni 3, 1-1 Ezatolahi 16, 1-2 Tielemans 52, 2-2 Poloz 60 (P) FC Rostov: Dzhanaev, Kalachev, Ezatolahi (82 Terentyev), Poloz (74 Kireev), Bukharov (56 Azmoun), Bastos, Noboa, Novoseltsev, Kudryashov, César Navas, Gatskan (03/08/2016) RSC Anderlecht 0-2 FC Rostov (agg: 2-4) Goals: 0-1 Noboa 28, 0-2 Azmoun 47 FC Rostov: Dzhanaev, Kalachev, Terentyev, Bukharov (73 Ezatolahi), Bastos, Noboa, Azmoun (57 Poloz), Novoseltsev, Kudryashov, César Navas, Gatskan

Play-off (16/08/2016) AFC Ajax 1-1 FC Rostov Goals: 0-1 Noboa 13, 1-1 Klaassen 38 (P) FC Rostov: Dzhanaev, Kalachev, Terentyev, Poloz (87 Bayramyan), Bukharov (57 Azmoun), Noboa, Novoseltsev, Kudryashov, César Navas, Gatskan, Erokhin (67 Ezatolahi) (24/08/2016) FC Rostov-AFC Ajax AFC Ajax

UEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round (26/07/2016) AFC Ajax 1-1 PAOK FC Goals: 0-1 Djalma Campos 27, 1-1 Dolberg 58 AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Tete, Veltman, Riedewald, El Ghazi (88 Černý), Klaassen, Cassierra (58 Younes), Dolberg, Viergever, van de Beek (77 Schöne), Dijks (03/08/2016) PAOK FC 1-2 AFC Ajax (agg: 2-3) Goals: 1-0 Athanasiadis 4, 1-1 Klaassen 45+1 (P) , 1-2 Klaassen 88 AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Tete, Veltman, Riedewald, Klaassen, Westermann, Cassierra, Dolberg (63 El Ghazi), Viergever, Gudelj, Dijks

Play-off (16/08/2016) AFC Ajax 1-1 FC Rostov Goals: 0-1 Noboa 13, 1-1 Klaassen 38 (P) AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Veltman, Riedewald, Sanchez, Bazoer, El Ghazi, Traoré (82 Dolberg), Klaassen, Younes (68 Cassierra), Gudelj, Dijks (24/08/2016) FC Rostov-AFC Ajax

10 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don Team facts

FC Rostov Formed: 1930 Nickname: Zholto-Sinie (Yellow-Blues) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) : 1 (2014) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA competition 2014/15: UEFA Europa League play-offs 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 2-1: Rostov v FK Cementarnica 55 10/07/99, UEFA Intertoto Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 0-2: RSC Anderlecht v Rostov 03/08/16, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Rostov v Juventus 28/07/99, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-final first leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Juventus v Rostov 04/08/99, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-final second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win N/A • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat N/A • Heaviest away defeat N/A

AFC Ajax Formed: 1900 Nickname: Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Cup (4): (1969), 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995, (1996) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1987, (1988) • UEFA Cup (1): 1992 • UEFA Super Cup (2): 1973, (1987), 1995 • European/South American Cup (2): 1972, 1995 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 33 (2014)

11 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don

Dutch Cup: 18 (2010) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2014/15: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2013/14: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2011/12: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2008/09: UEFA Cup round of 16 2007/08: UEFA Cup first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2006/07: UEFA Cup round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 14-0: Ajax v FA Red Boys Differdange 03/10/84, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-8: HJK Helsinki v Ajax 19/09/79, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Ajax v Real Madrid CF 23/11/10, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Bayern München v Ajax 22/10/80, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg 4-0 on four occasions, most recently v FC Barcelona 18/09/13, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 4-0 three times, most recently v APOEL FC 10/12/14, group stage • Biggest away win 1-5: Ferencvárosi TC v Ajax 27/09/95, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Ajax v Real Madrid CF (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: FC Barcelona v Ajax (see above for details) 4-0: FC Bayern München v Ajax 28/09/04, group stage

12 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don Competition format

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Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

14 FC Rostov - AFC Ajax Wednesday 24 August 2016 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Olimp 2, Rostov-on-Don Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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