UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS NSK Olimpiyskyi - Kyiv Thursday 12 March 2015 19.00CET (20.00 local time) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Round of 16, First leg AFC Ajax Last updated 02/06/2015 09:37CET
Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 16 Legend 18
1 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - AFC Ajax Thursday 12 March 2015 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv
Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Wijnaldum 18; PSV Eindhoven - FC Dnipro 22/11/2012 GS 1-2 Eindhoven Seleznyov 24, Dnipropetrovsk Konoplyanka 74 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - Matheus 50, 20/09/2012 GS 2-0 Dnipropetrovsk PSV Eindhoven Hutchinson 58 (og)
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Matiukhin 65; S. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - AZ 20/10/2005 GS 1-2 Dnipropetrovsk Arveladze 13, Alkmaar Sektioui 53
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Utrecht - FC Dnipro Douglas 88; Rotan 04/11/2004 GS 1-2 Utrecht Dnipropetrovsk 11, Semochko 83
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - 1-0 06/11/1985 R2 Dnipropetrovsk Litovchenko 47 PSV Eindhoven agg: 3-2 McDonald 54, PSV Eindhoven - FC Dnipro 23/10/1985 R2 2-2 Eindhoven Thoresen 79; Dnipropetrovsk Protasov 17, 67
AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Suárez 43, El 2-1 25/08/2010 PO AFC Ajax - FC Dynamo Kyiv Amsterdam Hamdaoui 75; agg: 3-2 Shevchenko 84 (P) Gusev 66; 17/08/2010 PO FC Dynamo Kyiv - AFC Ajax 1-1 Kyiv Vertonghen 57
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 1 10 6 AFC Ajax 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 2
2 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - AFC Ajax Thursday 12 March 2015 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv Match background
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk have exceeded the expectations of many to reach the UEFA Europa League round of 16, and statistics suggest they have reason for confidence as they take on AFC Ajax. What they say Myron Markevych, Dnipro coach: "I've been a fan of Ajax since the days of Johan Cruyff, and I was impressed by the team that won the Champions League [in 1995]. We're up against a legendary club, and I'm really proud. [In the second leg we will play at] one of the most famous stadiums in the world, the Amsterdam ArenA. I hope both teams demonstrate high-class football. Ajax have lots of young players, as do we. Their young players are very strong technically and tactically so it will be a difficult task." Frank de Boer, Ajax coach: "Dnipro are a strong team who are able to surprise us. Their core is Ukrainian players but they also have a few quality foreign footballers. I'd pick out Yevhen Konoplyanka, a leader in the Ukraine national team who's always able to create or score a goal on his own. Dnipro had a few good games in the group stage, we studied them well and know their qualities. A 0-0 draw would be a positive result for us but we'll have to try to score, we want to show good football. [Arkadiusz] Milik has recovered but we still have to see how he trains today. He's our only doubt." Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition.
• Dnipro's home record against Dutch sides is W2 L1; they have yet to lose in the Netherlands (W2 D1 – scoring two goals in each game). • Ajax's only previous encounter with Ukrainian opponents was a 2010/11 UEFA Champions League play-off success against FC Dynamo Kyiv. Form guide • Dnipro have won their last two UEFA Europa League home games, but have been far from prolific in their European home fixtures this season, six games producing just five goals. • Ajax have won their last three European games without conceding. • Dnipro have reached the round of 16 of this competition for the first time. Their biggest European successes were making it to the quarter-finals of the 1984/85 and 1989/90 European Champion Clubs' Cups. • Ajax have not made it to the round of 16 since 2010/11, when they lost out to FC Spartak Moskva. The last time they reached the quarter-finals of this competition – in 1997/98 – they also bowed out to Spartak. • Dnipro eliminated Olympiacos FC to reach the round of 16; their coach Myron Markevych also overcame Olympiacos with FC Metalist Kharkiv in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League round of 16, but his side lost in the following round to Sporting Clube de Portugal. Trivia and links • Ajax and FC Zenit both got through their first UEFA Europa League ties of the season without conceding, but five of the eight sides who transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage were eliminated in the round of 32. • Of the sides left in the competition, Dnipro have committed the most fouls this season: 142 in total. They are also the most-fouled side, with 137 infringements against them. • Ajax (1992) are among five former UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League winners in the round of 16 along with SSC Napoli (1989), FC Internazionale Milano (1991, 1994, 1998), holders Sevilla FC (2006, 2007, 2014) and Zenit (2008). • Ajax are the only reigning domestic champions in the round of 16. Six others were eliminated in the round of 32: Legia Warszawa (Poland), Aalborg BK (Denmark), FC Salzburg (Austria), Celtic FC (Scotland), Olympiacos FC (Greece) and RSC Anderlecht (Belgium). • Ajax's Arkadiusz Milik is one of six Polish nationals left in the competition who still have the chance of a dramatic homecoming when the UEFA Europa League final takes place in Warsaw on 27 May. • Ajax midfielder Lasse Schöne turns 29 on the day of the UEFA Europa League final. The coaches • Dnipro coach since May 2014, Myron Markevych started out as a midfielder with home-town club FC Karpaty Lviv. While his playing career was not a huge success, he served Karpaty in four spells as a coach before a lengthy stint at FC Metalist Kharkiv earned him a reputation for attacking football. He briefly coached Ukraine in 2010. • Ajax coach since 2010, Frank de Boer claimed five league titles, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League
3 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - AFC Ajax Thursday 12 March 2015 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv as a player with the Amsterdam club, with the defender and his twin brother Ronald then scooping a Spanish championship at Barcelona in 1998/99. He has now steered his old team to four straight Eredivisie crowns.
4 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - AFC Ajax Thursday 12 March 2015 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv Team facts
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Formed: 1918 Nickname: Dnipryani (Dnepr-siders) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • none Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) National title: 2 (1988) Domestic cup: 1 (1989) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: round of 32 2012/13: round of 32 2011/12: play-offs 2010/11: play-offs 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: second qualifying round 2007/08: first round 2006/07: UEFA Intertoto Cup third round 2005/06: group stage 2004/05: round of 32 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-1: Dnipro v FC Yerevan 23/07/97, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 0-3: MFK Petržalka v Dnipro 12/08/04, UEFA Cup second qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Dnipro v FC Alania Vladikavkaz 26/08/97, UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg 0-3: Dnipro v SL Benfica 21/03/90, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-final second leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-0 twice, most recently v Fulham FC 18/08/11, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 6-1: Dnipro v FC Yerevan (see above) • Biggest away win 0-3: MFK Petržalka v Dnipro (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Dnipro v FC Alania Vladikavkaz (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 3-0 twice, most recently v Fulham FC (see above)
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
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• European/South American Cup (2): 1972, 1995 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 33 (2014) Dutch Cup: 18 (2010) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2011/12: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2010/11: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: round of 32 2008/09: round of 16 2007/08: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2006/07: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2005/06: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2004/05: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 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 Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 14-0: Ajax v FA Red Boys Differdange (see above) • Biggest away win 0-6: KAA Gent v Ajax 12/09/00, first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Ajax v FC Salzburg 21/02/14, round of 32 first leg 0-3 (aet): Ajax v FK Austria Wien 27/09/1989, first round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Budapest Honvéd FC v Ajax 22/11/78, third round first leg 3-0 on three occasions, most recently v FC Spartak Moskva 17/03/11, round of 16 second leg
6 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - AFC Ajax Thursday 12 March 2015 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv Squad list
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Current season All-time UCL QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Olexiy Bashtanenko UKR 16/03/1994 20 ------16 Jan Laštůvka CZE 07/07/1982 32 ------15 - 30 - 71 Denys Boyko UKR 29/01/1988 27 - 2 - 2 - 8 - 16 - 17 - 24 - 77 Denys Shelikhov UKR 23/06/1989 25 ------Defenders 2 Alexandru Vlad ROU 06/12/1989 25 - - - - - 2 - 3 - 6 - 8 - 3 Ondřej Mazuch CZE 15/03/1989 25 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 10 - 34 - 45 - 6 Egídio BRA 18/06/1986 28 - - - - - 2 - - - 2 - 2 - 23 Douglas BRA 04/04/1990 24 * 2 - 2 - 8 - 15 1 9 - 14 - 24 Valeriy Luchkevych UKR 11/01/1996 19 - - - - - 3 - 10 - 3 - 3 - 39 Oleksandr Svatok UKR 27/09/1994 20 ------1 - 1 - 44 Artem Fedetskiy UKR 26/04/1985 29 * 2 - 2 - 7 2 12 1 24 5 39 8 90 Oleksandr Mihunov UKR 13/04/1994 20 ------Midfielders 4 Serhiy Kravchenko UKR 24/04/1983 31 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 12 - 13 2 24 2 7 Jaba Kankava GEO 18/03/1986 28 S 2 - 1 - 5 1 11 - 24 2 33 3 12 Leo Matos BRA 02/04/1986 28 - 2 - 2 - - - 4 - 8 - 14 - 14 Yevhen Cheberyachko UKR 19/06/1983 31 - - - - - 5 - 8 - 21 - 31 - 19 Roman Bezus UKR 26/09/1990 24 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 14 1 24 3 20 Bruno Gama POR 15/11/1987 27 - 2 - 2 - 8 - 16 5 17 1 23 2 25 Valeriy Fedorchuk UKR 05/10/1988 26 * - - - - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 28 Yevhen Shakhov UKR 30/11/1990 24 - - - 2 1 5 - 11 3 7 1 14 3 29 Ruslan Rotan UKR 29/10/1981 33 * - - 2 - 7 2 10 - 33 5 58 7 89 Serhiy Politylo UKR 09/01/1989 26 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 6 - 10 - 97 Andriy Blyznychenko UKR 24/07/1994 20 ------2 1 1 - 1 - Forwards 9 Nikola Kalinić CRO 05/01/1988 27 * 2 - 2 1 8 3 15 9 17 6 32 9 10 Yevhen Konoplyanka UKR 29/09/1989 25 * 2 - - - 8 - 13 5 22 5 32 7 11 Yevhen Seleznyov UKR 20/07/1985 29 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 13 3 16 5 31 9 18 Roman Zozulya UKR 17/11/1989 25 * - - 2 - 6 - 13 1 27 5 37 8 99 Matheus BRA 15/01/1983 32 - 2 - - - 4 - 4 1 25 3 46 12 Coach - Myron Markevych UKR 01/02/1951 64 - 2 - 2 - 8 - - - 8 - 12 -
AFC Ajax Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers
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AFC Ajax Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA 22 Jasper Cillessen NED 22/04/1989 25 - 6 - 2 - 25 - 5 - 16 - 24 Andre Onana CMR 02/04/1996 18 ------31 Peter Leeuwenburgh NED 23/03/1994 20 ------33 Diederik Boer NED 24/09/1980 34 ------2 - 38 Indy Groothuizen NED 22/07/1996 18 ------Defenders 2 Ricardo van Rhijn NED 13/06/1991 23 - 6 - 2 - 23 2 8 1 26 1 3 Joël Veltman NED 15/01/1992 23 * 5 - 1 - 18 3 2 - 10 - 4 Niklas Moisander FIN 29/09/1985 29 * 5 - - - 22 - 17 - 45 3 5 Nicolai Boilesen DEN 16/02/1992 23 - 4 - 2 - 18 - 3 - 12 - 6 Mike van der Hoorn NED 15/10/1992 22 - 1 - 2 - 12 2 3 - 8 - 12 Jairo Riedewald NED 09/09/1996 18 - 3 - 1 - 12 - 2 - 5 - 23 Kenny Tete NED 09/10/1995 19 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 26 Nick Viergever NED 03/08/1989 25 - 5 - 2 1 21 2 25 3 39 3 Midfielders 8 Daley Sinkgraven NED 04/07/1995 19 - - - 2 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 10 Davy Klaassen NED 21/02/1993 22 * 6 2 2 - 24 5 5 1 16 3 25 Thulani Serero RSA 11/04/1990 24 - 5 - 2 - 22 1 4 - 15 1 27 Riechedly Bazoer NED 12/10/1996 18 - - - 2 - 10 1 2 - 2 - 32 Niki Zimling DEN 19/04/1985 29 - 3 - - - 9 - 11 - 23 - 36 Abdelhak Nouri NED 02/04/1997 17 ------37 Donny Van De Beek NED 18/04/1997 17 ------Forwards 7 Viktor Fischer DEN 09/06/1994 20 ------3 - 11 - 9 Kolbeinn Sigthórsson ISL 14/03/1990 24 - 4 - - - 15 5 10 3 24 3 11 Ricardo Kishna NED 04/01/1995 20 - 4 - 2 - 20 5 3 - 7 - 16 Lucas Andersen DEN 13/09/1994 20 - 6 1 1 - 20 1 3 - 11 1 18 Robert Murić CRO 12/03/1996 19 ------19 Arkadiusz Milik POL 28/02/1994 21 - 5 1 2 3 18 9 4 3 9 4 20 Lasse Schöne DEN 27/05/1986 28 - 6 3 1 - 24 7 8 1 27 6 21 Anwar El Ghazi NED 03/05/1995 19 * 5 1 2 - 23 9 2 - 7 1 30 Richairo Zivkovic NED 05/09/1996 18 - 1 - - - 5 1 - - 1 - 34 Queensy Menig NED 19/08/1995 19 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 39 Václav Černý CZE 17/10/1997 17 ------Coach - Frank de Boer NED 15/05/1970 44 - 6 - 2 - - - 12 - 37 -
8 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - AFC Ajax Thursday 12 March 2015 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv Fixtures and results
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 25/07/2014 League FC Metalurh Donetsk (A) W 2-0 Konoplyanka 65, Matheus 71 (P) 30/07/2014 UCL FC København (H) D 0-0 02/08/2014 League FC Volyn Lutsk (A) W 1-0 Shakhov 85 06/08/2014 UCL FC København (A) L 0-2 Bruno Gama 47, Shakhov 65, 75, N. 10/08/2014 League FC Karpaty Lviv (H) W 4-0 Kalinić 83 15/08/2014 League FC Metalurh Zaporizhya (A) W 1-0 Fedetskiy 59 20/08/2014 UEL HNK Hajduk Split (H) W 2-1 N. Kalinić 50, Shakhov 88 23/08/2014 Cup Desna (A) W 1-0 Cheberyachko 37 28/08/2014 UEL HNK Hajduk Split (A) D 0-0 31/08/2014 League FC Vorskla Poltava (H) D 1-1 N. Kalinić 49 (P) Bruno Gama 14, 43, 63, Seleznyov 88, 13/09/2014 League FC Metalist Kharkiv (A) W 5-2 Konoplyanka 90+4 18/09/2014 UEL FC Internazionale Milano (H) L 0-1 Seleznyov 9, Bruno Gama 49, Douglas 75, 22/09/2014 League FC Olimpik Donetsk (H) W 5-0 N. Kalinić 76, 89 27/09/2014 Cup FC Volyn Lutsk (A) L 0-1 02/10/2014 UEL AS Saint-Étienne (A) D 0-0 05/10/2014 League FC Illychivets Mariupil (A) W 1-0 Seleznyov 40 19/10/2014 League FC Chornomorets Odesa (H) W 2-1 N. Kalinić 37, 66 23/10/2014 UEL Qarabağ FK (H) L 0-1 Cheberyachko 37, Rotan 57, Seleznyov 27/10/2014 Cup FC Volyn Lutsk (H) W 4-0 72, N. Kalinić 87 02/11/2014 League FC Dynamo Kyiv (H) L 0-3 06/11/2014 UEL Qarabağ FK (A) W 2-1 N. Kalinić 15, 73 09/11/2014 League FC Shakhtar Donetsk (A) D 0-0 22/11/2014 League FC Hoverla Uzhhorod (H) D 1-1 N. Kalinić 56 27/11/2014 UEL FC Internazionale Milano (A) L 1-2 Rotan 16 01/12/2014 League FC Metalurh Donetsk (H) D 1-1 Konoplyanka 15 06/12/2014 League FC Zorya Luhansk (A) L 1-2 Konoplyanka 90 11/12/2014 UEL AS Saint-Étienne (H) W 1-0 Fedetskiy 66 19/02/2015 UEL Olympiacos FC (H) W 2-0 Kankava 50, Rotan 54 26/02/2015 UEL Olympiacos FC (A) D 2-2 Fedetskiy 22, N. Kalinić 90+2 Konoplyanka 17, Ksonz 45+3, N. Kalinić 01/03/2015 League FC Volyn Lutsk (H) W 5-0 50, Blyznychenko 81, Zozulya 90+4 08/03/2015 League FC Karpaty Lviv (A) W 1-0 N. Kalinić 4 12/03/2015 UEL AFC Ajax (H) 15/03/2015 League FC Metalurh Zaporizhya (H) 19/03/2015 UEL AFC Ajax (A) 04/04/2015 League FC Vorskla Poltava (A) 08/04/2015 Cup FC Chornomorets Odesa (H) 11/04/2015 League FC Metalist Kharkiv (H) 18/04/2015 League FC Olimpik Donetsk (A)
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FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 25/04/2015 League FC Illychivets Mariupil (H) 02/05/2015 League FC Chornomorets Odesa (A) 09/05/2015 League FC Zorya Luhansk (H) 16/05/2015 League FC Dynamo Kyiv (A) 24/05/2015 League FC Shakhtar Donetsk (H) 30/05/2015 League FC Hoverla Uzhhorod (A)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Dynamo Kyiv 16 13 3 0 37 7 42 2 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 16 11 2 3 37 10 35 3 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 16 10 4 2 31 11 34 4 FC Zorya Luhansk 16 7 3 6 23 19 24 5 FC Metalist Kharkiv 15 6 5 4 24 22 23 6 FC Olimpik Donetsk 16 6 4 6 15 32 22 7 FC Vorskla Poltava 16 5 6 5 16 15 21 8 FC Volyn Lutsk 16 6 3 7 22 29 21 9 FC Metalurh Donetsk 16 4 6 6 17 20 18 10 FC Chornomorets Odesa 15 3 8 4 14 14 17 11 FC Metalurh Zaporizhya 16 4 3 9 13 29 15 12 FC Hoverla Uzhhorod 16 1 6 9 9 23 9 13 FC Illychivets Mariupil 16 1 4 11 14 32 7 14 FC Karpaty Lviv * 16 3 5 8 12 21 5 * FC Karpaty Lviv have had 9 point(s) deducted
AFC Ajax Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers Viergever 40, Schöne 48, 87, Van Der 10/08/2014 League Vitesse (H) W 4-1 Hoorn 62 17/08/2014 League AZ Alkmaar (A) W 3-1 Klaassen 15, Schöne 69, El Ghazi 90 24/08/2014 League PSV Eindhoven (H) L 1-3 El Ghazi 16 31/08/2014 League FC Groningen (A) L 0-2 13/09/2014 League Heracles Almelo (H) W 2-1 Milik 3, 45+1 17/09/2014 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (H) D 1-1 Schöne 74 21/09/2014 League Feyenoord (A) W 1-0 Van Rhijn 4 Milik 22, 26, 62, 82, 87, 88, L. Andersen 24/09/2014 Cup JOS Watergraafsmeer (A) W 9-0 24, Kishna 64, Menig 70 Van Rhijn 27, Sigthórsson 29, 38, 89, 27/09/2014 League NAC Breda (A) W 5-2 Veltman 65 30/09/2014 UCL APOEL FC (A) D 1-1 L. Andersen 28 05/10/2014 League PEC Zwolle (H) D 0-0 18/10/2014 League FC Twente (A) D 1-1 Sigthórsson 71 21/10/2014 UCL FC Barcelona (A) L 1-3 El Ghazi 88 25/10/2014 League Go Ahead Eagles (H) W 3-1 El Ghazi 10, Milik 55, Schöne 75 28/10/2014 Cup SV Urk (A) W 4-0 Duarte 34, Milik 37 (P), 40, Zivkovic 85 Schöne 21, 65, Veltman 69, L. Andersen 01/11/2014 League FC Dordrecht (H) W 4-0 75
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AFC Ajax 05/11/2014 UCL FC Barcelona (H) L 0-2 09/11/2014 League SC Cambuur (A) W 4-2 Milik 19, 60, Klaassen 23, El Ghazi 78 Sinkgraven 66 (og), El Ghazi 72, Kishna 22/11/2014 League sc Heerenveen (H) W 4-1 73, Milik 84 (P) 25/11/2014 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (A) L 1-3 Klaassen 67 30/11/2014 League ADO Den Haag (A) D 1-1 Klaassen 8 Sigthórsson 14, Milik 27, 43, Veltman 31, 06/12/2014 League Willem II (H) W 5-0 Klaassen 57 Schöne 45+1 (P), 50, Klaassen 53, Milik 10/12/2014 UCL APOEL FC (H) W 4-0 74 14/12/2014 League FC Utrecht (H) W 3-1 Serero 16, Klaassen 20, El Ghazi 65 18/12/2014 Cup Vitesse (H) L 0-4 21/12/2014 League SBV Excelsior (A) W 2-0 Van Der Hoorn 83, Zivkovic 88 16/01/2015 League FC Groningen (H) W 2-0 Kishna 15, Kappelhof 90 (og) 25/01/2015 League Feyenoord (H) D 0-0 01/02/2015 League Vitesse (A) L 0-1 05/02/2015 League AZ Alkmaar (H) L 0-1 08/02/2015 League Go Ahead Eagles (A) W 2-1 El Ghazi 24, Verhoek 88 (og) 15/02/2015 League FC Twente (H) W 4-2 Viergever 10, Bazoer 15, Kishna 68, 75 19/02/2015 UEL Legia Warszawa (H) W 1-0 Milik 35 22/02/2015 League Willem II (A) D 1-1 Milik 37 26/02/2015 UEL Legia Warszawa (A) W 3-0 Milik 11, 43, Viergever 13 01/03/2015 League PSV Eindhoven (A) W 3-1 Kishna 30, Schöne 83, El Ghazi 90+1 08/03/2015 League SBV Excelsior (H) W 1-0 El Ghazi 83 12/03/2015 UEL FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (A) 15/03/2015 League sc Heerenveen (A) 19/03/2015 UEL FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (H) 22/03/2015 League ADO Den Haag (H) 05/04/2015 League FC Utrecht (A) 11/04/2015 League Heracles Almelo (A) 19/04/2015 League NAC Breda (H) 26/04/2015 League PEC Zwolle (A) 10/05/2015 League SC Cambuur (H) 17/05/2015 League FC Dordrecht (A)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 PSV Eindhoven 26 22 1 3 69 22 67 2 AFC Ajax 26 17 5 4 56 24 56 3 Feyenoord 26 14 6 6 44 25 48 4 AZ Alkmaar 26 14 5 7 45 39 47 5 PEC Zwolle 26 13 3 10 51 34 42 6 Vitesse 26 11 8 7 47 35 41 7 sc Heerenveen 26 11 8 7 39 30 41 8 FC Groningen 26 8 10 8 32 39 34 9 FC Twente * 26 9 9 8 43 39 33 * FC Twente have had 3 point(s) deducted
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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 10 SC Cambuur 26 9 6 11 37 44 33 11 FC Utrecht 26 9 5 12 47 47 32 12 Willem II 26 9 5 12 34 38 32 13 SBV Excelsior 26 6 11 9 35 43 29 14 ADO Den Haag 26 6 10 10 34 40 28 15 Go Ahead Eagles 26 6 5 15 26 48 23 16 Heracles Almelo 26 6 4 16 34 52 22 17 NAC Breda 26 4 7 15 22 52 19 18 FC Dordrecht 26 3 6 17 16 60 15 * FC Twente have had 3 point(s) deducted
12 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - AFC Ajax Thursday 12 March 2015 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv Match-by-match lineups FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
UEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round (30/07/2014) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0-0 FC København FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Boyko, Mazuch, Kankava (54 Kravchenko), N. Kalinić, Konoplyanka, Seleznyov (63 Bruno Gama), Leo Matos, Douglas, Fedetskiy, Politylo, Matheus (06/08/2014) FC København 2-0 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (agg: 2-0) Goals: 1-0 Cornelius 36, 2-0 Kadrii 52 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Boyko, Mazuch, Kankava, Polioviy, Konoplyanka, Leo Matos, Bartulović (46 Seleznyov), Douglas, Fedetskiy (75 Bruno Gama), Politylo, Matheus (54 N. Kalinić)
UEFA Europa League - Play-off (20/08/2014) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2-1 HNK Hajduk Split Goals: 0-1 Sušić 47, 1-1 N. Kalinić 50, 2-1 Shakhov 88 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Boyko, Mazuch, Kravchenko, N. Kalinić, Seleznyov (78 Bartulović), Strinić, Zozulya, Bruno Gama (59 Shakhov), Douglas, Rotan, Fedetskiy (70 Leo Matos) (28/08/2014) HNK Hajduk Split 0-0 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (agg: 1-2) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Boyko, Mazuch, Kankava, Leo Matos, Strinić, Zozulya, Bruno Gama (91 Bartulović), Douglas, Shakhov (72 N. Kalinić), Rotan (40 Kravchenko), Fedetskiy
Group stage Group F Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Internazionale Milano 6 3 3 0 6 2 12 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6 2 1 3 4 5 7 Qarabağ FK 6 1 3 2 3 5 6 AS Saint-Étienne 6 0 5 1 2 3 5
Matchday 1 (18/09/2014) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0-1 FC Internazionale Milano Goals: 0-1 D'Ambrosio 71 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Boyko, Mazuch, Kravchenko (67 Shakhov), Kankava, Konoplyanka, Strinić, Zozulya (79 N. Kalinić), Bruno Gama, Douglas, Rotan, Fedetskiy Matchday 2 (02/10/2014) AS Saint-Étienne 0-0 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Boyko, Mazuch, Kravchenko, Kankava (80 Shakhov), N. Kalinić (56 Konoplyanka), Strinić, Zozulya (73 Seleznyov), Bruno Gama, Douglas, Fedetskiy, Politylo Matchday 3 (23/10/2014) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0-1 Qarabağ FK Goals: 0-1 Muarem 21 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Boyko, Mazuch, Kravchenko, N. Kalinić, Konoplyanka, Strinić, Bruno Gama, Douglas, Shakhov (46 Seleznyov), Rotan, Fedetskiy Matchday 4 (06/11/2014) Qarabağ FK 1-2 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Goals: 0-1 N. Kalinić 15, 1-1 George 36, 1-2 N. Kalinić 73 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Boyko, Mazuch, N. Kalinić, Konoplyanka, Cheberyachko, Strinić (46 Kankava), Zozulya, Bruno Gama (85 Shakhov), Douglas, Rotan (90 Kravchenko), Fedetskiy
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Matchday 5 (27/11/2014) FC Internazionale Milano 2-1 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Goals: 0-1 Rotan 16, 1-1 Kuzmanović 30, 2-1 Osvaldo 50 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Boyko, Vlad, Mazuch (82 Seleznyov), Kravchenko (73 Bruno Gama), N. Kalinić, Konoplyanka, Cheberyachko, Douglas, Luchkevych, Rotan, Fedetskiy (70 Matheus) Matchday 6 (11/12/2014) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1-0 AS Saint-Étienne Goals: 1-0 Fedetskiy 66 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Boyko, Vlad, Kravchenko, N. Kalinić, Konoplyanka, Cheberyachko, Zozulya (67 Bruno Gama), Douglas, Shakhov (67 Matheus), Rotan (88 Politylo), Fedetskiy
Round of 32 Matchday 7 (19/02/2015) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2-0 Olympiacos FC Goals: 1-0 Kankava 50, 2-0 Rotan 54 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Boyko, Egídio, Kankava, Konoplyanka, Cheberyachko, Zozulya (70 Fedorchuk), Bezus (46 N. Kalinić), Douglas, Luchkevych, Rotan, Matheus (89 Bruno Gama) Matchday 8 (26/02/2015) Olympiacos FC 2-2 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (agg: 2-4) Goals: 1-0 Mitroglou 14, 1-1 Fedetskiy 22, 2-1 Domínguez 90 (P) , 2-2 N. Kalinić 90+2 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: Boyko, Egídio, Kankava, Konoplyanka, Cheberyachko, Zozulya (62 N. Kalinić), Douglas, Fedorchuk (84 Bezus), Rotan, Fedetskiy, Matheus (76 Bruno Gama)
Round of 16 Matchday 9 (12/03/2015) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk-AFC Ajax Matchday 10 (19/03/2015) AFC Ajax-FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk AFC Ajax
UEFA Champions League - Group stage Group F Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Barcelona 6 5 0 1 15 5 15 Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 1 1 10 7 13 AFC Ajax 6 1 2 3 8 10 5 APOEL FC 6 0 1 5 1 12 1
Matchday 1 (17/09/2014) AFC Ajax 1-1 Paris Saint-Germain Goals: 0-1 Cavani 14, 1-1 Schöne 74 AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Van Rhijn, Veltman, N. Moisander, Boilesen, Sigthórsson (61 El Ghazi), Klaassen, L. Andersen, Schöne (82 Milik), Serero, Viergever (46 Zimling) Matchday 2 (30/09/2014) APOEL FC 1-1 AFC Ajax Goals: 0-1 L. Andersen 28, 1-1 Manduca 31 (P) AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Van Rhijn, Veltman, N. Moisander, Boilesen, Sigthórsson, Klaassen, L. Andersen (74 Kishna), Schöne (74 El Ghazi), Serero, Viergever Matchday 3 (21/10/2014) FC Barcelona 3-1 AFC Ajax Goals: 1-0 Neymar 7, 2-0 Messi 24, 2-1 El Ghazi 88, 3-1 S. Ramírez 90+4 AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Van Rhijn, Veltman, N. Moisander, Sigthórsson (73 El Ghazi), Klaassen, Kishna (46 Milik), L. Andersen, Schöne, Viergever, Zimling (56 Riedewald)
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Matchday 4 (05/11/2014) AFC Ajax 0-2 FC Barcelona Goals: 0-1 Messi 36, 0-2 Messi 76 AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Van Rhijn, Veltman, N. Moisander, Boilesen, Sigthórsson (62 Milik), Klaassen, L. Andersen (72 Riedewald), Schöne, El Ghazi, Serero (80 Denswil) Matchday 5 (25/11/2014) Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 AFC Ajax Goals: 1-0 Cavani 33, 1-1 Klaassen 67, 2-1 Ibrahimović 78, 3-1 Cavani 83 AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Van Rhijn, Boilesen (10 Viergever), Van Der Hoorn, Klaassen, Kishna, L. Andersen, Milik, Schöne, Denswil, Serero (69 Zimling) Matchday 6 (10/12/2014) AFC Ajax 4-0 APOEL FC Goals: 1-0 Schöne 45+1 (P) , 2-0 Schöne 50, 3-0 Klaassen 53, 4-0 Milik 74 AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Van Rhijn, Veltman, N. Moisander, Klaassen, Kishna, L. Andersen (68 Riedewald), Milik (85 Zivkovic), Schöne (75 El Ghazi), Serero, Viergever
UEFA Europa League - Round of 32 Matchday 7 (19/02/2015) AFC Ajax 1-0 Legia Warszawa Goals: 1-0 Milik 35 AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Van Rhijn, Boilesen, Van Der Hoorn, Klaassen (82 Sinkgraven), Kishna (74 Schöne), Milik, El Ghazi, Serero (71 Riedewald), Viergever, Bazoer Matchday 8 (26/02/2015) Legia Warszawa 0-3 AFC Ajax (agg: 0-4) Goals: 0-1 Milik 11, 0-2 Viergever 13, 0-3 Milik 43 AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Van Rhijn, Veltman (72 Van Der Hoorn), Boilesen, Klaassen (46 Sinkgraven), Kishna (79 L. Andersen), Milik, El Ghazi, Serero, Viergever, Bazoer
Round of 16 Matchday 9 (12/03/2015) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk-AFC Ajax Matchday 10 (19/03/2015) AFC Ajax-FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
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Referee Ivan Bebek (CRO) Assistant referees Tomislav Petrović (CRO) , Miro Grgić (CRO) Additional assistant referees Domagoj Vučkov (CRO) , Goran Gabrilo (CRO) Fourth official Dalibor Conjar (CRO) UEFA Delegate Nodar Akhalkatsi (GEO) UEFA Referee observer Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)
Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Ivan Bebek 30/05/1977 36 86
Ivan Bebek Referee since: 1995 First division: 2000 FIFA badge: 2003
Tournaments: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, UEFA EURO 2008, 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2005 UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup
Finals N/A
UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 28/09/2006 UEL R1 Feyenoord PFC Lokomotiv Sofia 0-0 Rotterdam 04/10/2007 UEL R1 FC Twente Getafe CF 3-2 Enschede 12/03/2009 UEL R16 Olympique de Marseille AFC Ajax 2-1 Marseille 18/02/2010 UEL R32 AFC Ajax Juventus 1-2 Amsterdam 15/09/2011 UEL GS AZ Alkmaar Malmö FF 4-1 Alkmaar 26/07/2012 UEL 2QR FC Inter Turku FC Twente 0-5 Turku 30/08/2012 UEL PO AC Sparta Praha Feyenoord 2-0 Prague 21/02/2013 UEL R32 FC Girondins de Bordeaux FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 Bordeaux 28/08/2014 UEL PO AC Sparta Praha PEC Zwolle 3-1 Prague
Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 08/10/2004 U19 1QR Netherlands Estonia 6-0 Tallinn 12/10/2004 U19 1QR Israel Netherlands 1-2 Tallinn 28/09/2006 UEL R1 Feyenoord PFC Lokomotiv Sofia 0-0 Rotterdam 04/10/2007 UEL R1 FC Twente Getafe CF 3-2 Enschede 12/03/2009 UEL R16 Olympique de Marseille AFC Ajax 2-1 Marseille 18/02/2010 UEL R32 AFC Ajax Juventus 1-2 Amsterdam 26/07/2011 UCL 3QR FC Twente FC Vaslui 2-0 Arnhem
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Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 15/09/2011 UEL GS AZ Alkmaar Malmö FF 4-1 Alkmaar 26/07/2012 UEL 2QR FC Inter Turku FC Twente 0-5 Turku 30/08/2012 UEL PO AC Sparta Praha Feyenoord 2-0 Prague 21/02/2013 UEL R32 FC Girondins de Bordeaux FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 Bordeaux 06/06/2013 U21 GS-FT Netherlands Germany 3-2 Petah Tikva 22/10/2013 UCL GS Celtic FC AFC Ajax 2-1 Glasgow 28/08/2014 UEL PO AC Sparta Praha PEC Zwolle 3-1 Prague 21/10/2014 UCL GS FC BATE Borisov FC Shakhtar Donetsk 0-7 Borisov
17 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - AFC Ajax Thursday 12 March 2015 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv Legend Competitions
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 Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, 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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