UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stade Maurice Dufrasne - Liege Thursday 8 December 2016 21.05CET (21.05 Local Time) R

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stade Maurice Dufrasne - Liege Thursday 8 December 2016 21.05CET (21.05 local time) R. Standard de Liège Group G - Matchday 6 AFC Ajax Last updated 28/02/2017 12:18CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 10 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 15 Legend 16

1 R. Standard de Liège - AFC Ajax Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/09/2016 GS AFC Ajax - R. Standard de Liège 1-0 Amsterdam Dolberg 28

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA R. Standard de Liège 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 AFC Ajax 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 R. Standard de Liège - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers R. Standard de Liège - Toornstra 16, Boëtius 11/12/2014 GS 0-3 Liege Feyenoord 60, Manu 88 Feyenoord - R. Standard de Van Beek 47, Manu 02/10/2014 GS 2-1 Rotterdam Liège 84; Viera 65

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers R. Standard de Liège - AZ Sinan Bolat 90+5; 09/12/2009 GS 1-1 Liege Alkmaar Lens 42 AZ Alkmaar - R. Standard de El Hamdaoui 48; 29/09/2009 GS 1-1 Alkmaar Liège Traore 90+1

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Feyenoord - R. Standard de 2-0 Schoenmaker 61, Van 19/12/1973 R3 Rotterdam Liège agg: 3-3 ag Hanegem 69 Piot 50 (P), R. Standard de Liège - Lambrichts 52, 28/11/1973 R3 3-1 Liege Feyenoord Thissen 89; Kristensen 48

AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 24/02/2011 R32 AFC Ajax - RSC Anderlecht Amsterdam Sulejmani 11, 17 agg: 5-0 Alderweireld 32, 17/02/2011 R32 RSC Anderlecht - AFC Ajax 0-3 Brussels Eriksen 59, El Hamdaoui 67

2 R. Standard de Liège - AFC Ajax Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege

UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Emanuelson 77; R. 17/12/2009 GS AFC Ajax - RSC Anderlecht 1-3 Amsterdam Lukaku 13, 22, Legear 43 Legear 85; 01/10/2009 GS RSC Anderlecht - AFC Ajax 1-1 Brussels Rommedahl 72

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Huntelaar 4, 57, 13/12/2006 GS SV Zulte Waregem - AFC Ajax 0-3 Ghent Heitinga 83

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Lange 26, Sæternes 09/12/2003 GS1 Club Brugge KV - AFC Ajax 2-1 Bruges 83; Sonck 42 (P) 01/10/2003 GS1 AFC Ajax - Club Brugge KV 2-0 Amsterdam Sonck 11, 54

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-0 Van der Gun 27, 58, 28/09/2000 R1 AFC Ajax - KAA Gent Amsterdam agg: 9-0 Van der Vaart 85 S. Arveladze 16, Knopper 40, 69, 12/09/2000 R1 KAA Gent - AFC Ajax 0-6 Ghent Grønkjær 74, Van der Vaart 82, Van der Gun 84

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-0 Kreek 7, Bergkamp 18/03/1992 QF AFC Ajax - KAA Gent Amsterdam agg: 3-0 10, Jonk 88 04/03/1992 QF KAA Gent - AFC Ajax 0-0 Ghent

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 11/05/1988 F KV Mechelen - AFC Ajax 1-0 Strasbourg Den Boer 53

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Kodat 40, Riedl 61 06/11/1974 R2 R. Antwerp FC - AFC Ajax Deurne agg: 2-2 ag (P); Geels 10 23/10/1974 R2 AFC Ajax - R. Antwerp FC 1-0 Amsterdam Mühren 86

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA R. Standard de Liège 3 1 1 1 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 7 1 2 4 6 11 AFC Ajax 7 6 0 1 7 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 15 9 2 4 28 9

3 R. Standard de Liège - AFC Ajax Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege Match background

While Ajax can afford to relax having already won Group G, matchday six opponents Standard Liège face a tense finale as they welcome the Dutch side to Belgium. • Having collected 13 points from their first five games, Ajax have clinched the group and hold a seven-point cushion in the standings. • Standard and Celta Vigo, who finish at bottom team Panathinaikos, both have six points. If Celta and Standard end level on points, they will have an equal head-to-head record and therefore will be split on overall goal difference, then goals scored. Standard currently have a +2 goal difference to Celta's +1, through Celta have scored one more goal. Previous meetings • Kasper Dolberg got the only goal when Ajax beat Standard 1-0 in Amsterdam on matchday two. It was the teams' first competitive meeting. • Standard's record in seven encounters with Dutch opposition is W1 D2 L4 (W1 D1 L1 at home). That lone victory came in the first of those fixtures – 3-1 at home to Feyenoord in the UEFA Cup in November 1973. • Ajax's 15 games against Belgian opponents have ended W9 D2 L4 (W3 D2 L2 in Belgium). Those matches include the 1988 European Cup Winners' Cup final, where they lost 1-0 to Mechelen in Strasbourg. Form guide • Standard are unbeaten in four European home fixtures – two wins followed by two Group G draws. • Standard have progressed in two of their five UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns, but missed the cut in their last two attempts, most recently 2014/15. • After three successful attempts to navigate their UEFA Cup group, Ajax failed to qualify for the first time in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League group stage. They have made amends by advancing this time. Links and trivia • The journey from Amsterdam to Liege is around 200km. • Standard midfielder Eyong Enoh was an Ajax player from 2008–14, the Cameroonian lifting two league championships and a Dutch Cup. The coaches • Aleksandar Janković replaced Yannick Ferrera at the Standard helm in early September. Once assistant to fellow Serb Slavoljub Muslin at several clubs, the 44-year-old has coached Crvena zvezda, Serbia's Under-21s and – in Belgium – Lokeren and Mechelen. • A Dutch title winner as a midfielder with Feyenoord, Peter Bosz returned from Israel to take charge of Ajax in May 2016. Bosz has managed Heracles and Vitesse in the Netherlands, also briefly coaching Maccabi Tel-Aviv in 2016. Chapecoense commemoration Teams taking part in all of the matchday six UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League fixtures will observe a minute's silence to pay respect to the victims of last week's air disaster involving the Chapecoense team and accompanying delegation. The Brazilian club lost most of their players and coaching staff in the accident, which occurred in Colombia, where Chapecoense were due to play the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atlético Nacional. "European football is united in expressing its deepest sympathy to Chapecoense, the Brazilian Football Confederation [CBF], CONMEBOL and the families of all the victims," said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin. "This tragedy has shaken the world of football, and we would like to send our support to all of those affected by it."

4 R. Standard de Liège - AFC Ajax Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege Team facts

R. Standard de Liège Formed: 1898 Nickname: Les Rouches (The Reds) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: (1982) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 10 (2009) Belgian Cup: 7 (2016) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: play-offs 2014/15: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2013/14: group stage 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2008/09: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2007/08: first round 2006/07: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 9-0: Standard v Floriana 01/10/81, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-4: Dynamo Dresden v Standard 10/12/80, third round second leg 0-3 on four occasions, most recently v Panathinaikos 03/11/16, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-7: Standard v Arsenal 03/11/93, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-0 on four occasions, most recently v Hannover 15/03/12, UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 6-1: Standard v Ards 19/09/73, first round second leg 5-0: Standard v Portadown 16/09/92, first round first leg • Biggest away win 1-4: 1. Dynamo Dresden v Standard (see above) 0-3 on three occasions, most recently v Panathinaikos (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-7: Standard v Athletic Club 16/12/04, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0 on two occasions, most recently v Hannover (see above)

AFC Ajax Formed: 1900 Nickname: Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods)

5 R. Standard de Liège - AFC Ajax Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege

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) Dutch Cup: 18 (2010) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2014/15: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 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) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 14-0: Ajax v 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 23/11/10, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Bayern München v Ajax 22/10/80, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg 4-0 on four occasions, most recently v Barcelona 18/09/13, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 14-0: Ajax v Red Boys Differdange (see above) • Biggest away win 0-6: Gent v Ajax 12/09/00, first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Ajax v Salzburg 21/02/14, round of 32 first leg 0-3 (aet): Ajax v Austria Wien 27/09/1989, first round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Budapest Honvéd v Ajax 22/11/78, third round first leg 3-0 on three occasions, most recently v Spartak Moskva 17/03/11, round of 16 second leg

6 R. Standard de Liège - AFC Ajax Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege Squad list

R. Standard de Liège Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jean-François Gillet BEL 31/05/1979 37 - 3 - 12 - 5 - 5 - 26 Senne Vits BEL 31/08/1996 20 ------28 Guillaume Hubert BEL 11/01/1994 22 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 62 Arnaud Bodart BEL 11/03/1998 18 ------63 Antoine Lejoly BEL 26/03/1998 18 ------Defenders 2 Réginal Goreux BEL 31/12/1987 28 - - - 8 - 12 - 19 - 5 Elderson NGA 20/01/1988 28 - 2 - 3 - 15 2 33 4 13 Alexander Scholz DEN 24/10/1992 24 - 5 - 14 1 11 - 14 - 20 Samy Mmaee BEL 08/09/1996 20 - - - 1 - - - - - 24 Corentin Fiore BEL 24/03/1995 21 - 3 - 8 - 4 - 5 - 27 Darwin Andrade COL 11/02/1991 25 S 2 - 9 - 4 - 7 - 31 William Soares BRA 07/02/1985 31 - - - 5 - - - 7 - 32 Collins Fai CMR 13/08/1992 24 S 5 - 9 - 5 - 5 - 36 Dino Arslanagic BEL 24/04/1993 23 - - - 1 - 7 - 16 - 50 Achraf Achaoui BEL 10/12/1996 19 ------66 Dimitri Lavalee BEL 13/01/1997 19 ------68 Ayrton Mboko BEL 23/10/1997 19 ------Midfielders 7 Mathieu Dossevi FRA 12/02/1988 28 - 3 1 11 - 5 1 5 1 10 Jean-Luc Dompé FRA 12/08/1995 21 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 18 Fares Bahlouli FRA 08/04/1995 21 ------6 - 21 Eyong Enoh CMR 23/03/1986 30 - 3 - 14 - 21 1 45 1 22 Edmilson Junior BEL 19/08/1994 22 - 5 1 17 5 5 1 5 1 23 Adrien Trebel FRA 03/03/1991 25 - 5 - 16 1 10 - 15 1 30 Jonathan Legear BEL 13/04/1987 29 - 1 - 2 1 20 6 34 8 34 Kostas Laifis CYP 19/05/1993 23 - 5 1 15 - 5 1 6 1 40 Jerome Deom BEL 19/04/1999 17 ------42 Wallyson Mallmann BRA 16/02/1994 22 - - - 2 - - - - - 44 Ibrahima Cisse BEL 28/02/1994 22 - 3 1 8 - 6 1 11 1 51 Martin Remacle BEL 16/05/1997 19 ------60 Birama Touré MLI 06/06/1992 24 - - - 3 1 - - - - 64 Fadel Gobitaka BEL 16/01/1998 18 ------Forwards 8 Benito Raman BEL 07/11/1994 22 - 4 - 12 4 4 - 9 - 12 Beni Badibanga BEL 19/02/1996 20 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 14 Isaac Mbenza BEL 08/03/1996 20 - 5 - 14 - 5 - 5 - 17 Ryan Kabir BEL 01/11/1997 19 - - - 5 - - - - - 65 Ibrahima Bah GUI 01/01/1999 17 ------

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R. Standard de Liège Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA 70 Orlando Sá POR 26/05/1988 28 * 4 - 12 9 23 2 32 3 99 Ishak Belfodil ALG 12/01/1992 24 S 5 3 12 5 5 3 8 3 Coach - Aleksandar Jankovic SRB 23/06/1974 42 - 5 - - - 5 - 5 -

8 R. Standard de Liège - AFC Ajax Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege

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 1 Tim Krul NED 03/04/1988 28 ------7 - 8 - 24 Andre Onana CMR 02/04/1996 20 - - - 5 - 13 - 5 - 5 - 33 Diederik Boer NED 24/09/1980 36 ------2 - 41 Stan van Bladeren NED 01/10/1997 19 ------43 Jeffrey de Lange NED 01/04/1998 18 ------Defenders 2 Kenny Tete NED 09/10/1995 21 - 3 - 1 1 2 - 6 1 13 1 3 Joël Veltman NED 15/01/1992 24 * 4 - 4 - 14 - 13 - 29 - 4 Jairo Riedewald NED 09/09/1996 20 - 4 - 3 1 9 - 11 1 22 1 5 Davinson Sanchez COL 12/06/1996 20 * 1 - 4 - 14 3 4 - 5 - 16 Heiko Westermann GER 14/08/1983 33 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 7 1 20 1 26 Nick Viergever NED 03/08/1989 27 - 3 - 3 - 13 1 31 3 48 3 35 Mitchell Dijks NED 09/02/1993 23 - 3 - 2 - 11 - 7 - 14 - 36 Matthijs de Ligt NED 12/08/1999 17 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 40 Carel Eiting NED 11/02/1998 18 ------42 Deyovaisio Zeefuik NED 11/03/1998 18 ------Midfielders 6 Riechedly Bazoer NED 12/10/1996 20 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 9 1 15 1 7 Anwar El Ghazi NED 03/05/1995 21 - 4 - 1 - 8 - 10 - 23 1 8 Daley Sinkgraven NED 04/07/1995 21 - - - 4 - 13 1 10 - 14 - 10 Davy Klaassen NED 21/02/1993 23 - 4 4 4 - 14 8 17 1 36 9 11 Amin Younes GER 06/08/1993 23 - 3 - 5 2 13 - 13 2 16 2 17 Václav Černý CZE 17/10/1997 19 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 2 1 4 1 20 Lasse Schöne DEN 27/05/1986 30 - 2 - 4 1 10 2 20 3 41 8 21 Frenkie De Jong NED 12/05/1997 19 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 22 Hakim Ziyech MAR 19/03/1993 23 - - - 3 2 11 3 3 2 7 2 27 Nemanja Gudelj SRB 16/11/1991 25 - 3 - 4 - 6 2 22 1 31 2 30 Donny van de Beek NED 18/04/1997 19 - 1 - 1 - 6 - 3 1 4 1 34 Abdelhak Nouri NED 02/04/1997 19 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 38 Thulani Serero RSA 11/04/1990 26 ------9 - 20 1 Forwards 9 Bertrand Traoré BFA 06/09/1995 21 - 2 - 4 1 13 4 4 1 8 1 19 Mateo Cassierra COL 13/04/1997 19 - 4 - 4 - 8 1 4 - 8 - 25 Kasper Dolberg DEN 06/10/1997 19 - 4 1 4 2 14 8 4 2 8 3 44 Pelle Clement NED 19/05/1996 20 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - Coach - Peter Bosz NED 21/11/1963 53 - 4 - 5 - - - 5 - 13 -

9 R. Standard de Liège - AFC Ajax Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege Fixtures and results

R. Standard de Liège Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 31/07/2016 League KVC Westerlo (A) D 2-2 Santini 6, Legear 90 06/08/2016 League K. Sint-Truidense VV (H) W 2-0 Pulido 13 (og), Paulo da Silva 27 (P) 14/08/2016 League SV Zulte Waregem (A) L 0-1 19/08/2016 League R. Charleroi SC (H) D 0-0 28/08/2016 League Club Brugge KV (A) D 2-2 Touré 14, Paulo da Silva 85 11/09/2016 League KRC Genk (H) W 2-0 Belfodil 11, Orlando Sá 90+3 15/09/2016 UEL RC Celta de Vigo (H) D 1-1 Dossevi 3 18/09/2016 League KSC Lokeren OV (A) W 1-0 Raman 70 21/09/2016 Cup KFC Verbroedering Geel (A) L 1-2 Raman 56 25/09/2016 League KAS Eupen (H) W 3-0 Raman 7, Paulo da Silva 55, Belfodil 90 29/09/2016 UEL AFC Ajax (A) L 0-1 02/10/2016 League RSC Anderlecht (H) L 0-1 15/10/2016 League KV Kortrijk (A) D 3-3 Orlando Sá 12, 17, Trebel 41 20/10/2016 UEL Panathinaikos FC (H) D 2-2 Edmilson Junior 45+1 (P), Belfodil 82 Raman 16, 56, Orlando Sá 26, 31, Emond 23/10/2016 League Waasland-Beveren (H) W 5-0 69 (P) 27/10/2016 League KAA Gent (A) L 0-1 30/10/2016 League KV Oostende (A) L 1-3 Orlando Sá 63 03/11/2016 UEL Panathinaikos FC (A) W 3-0 Cisse 61, Belfodil 76, 90+3 06/11/2016 League R. Mouscron-Péruwelz (H) W 2-1 Belfodil 55, Paulo da Silva 71 20/11/2016 League KV Mechelen (A) L 1-2 Orlando Sá 26 24/11/2016 UEL RC Celta de Vigo (A) D 1-1 Laifis 81 Scholz 27, Belfodil 71, Emond 77, Paulo 27/11/2016 League SV Zulte Waregem (H) W 4-1 da Silva 81 04/12/2016 League R. Charleroi SC (A) a 3-1 08/12/2016 UEL AFC Ajax (H) 11/12/2016 League KVC Westerlo (H) 18/12/2016 League KRC Genk (A) 21/12/2016 League KSC Lokeren OV (H) 27/12/2016 League K. Sint-Truidense VV (A) 22/01/2017 League Club Brugge KV (H) 24/01/2017 League KAS Eupen (A) 27/01/2017 League RSC Anderlecht (A) 03/02/2017 League KV Kortrijk (H) 10/02/2017 League Waasland-Beveren (A) 17/02/2017 League KAA Gent (H) 24/02/2017 League KV Mechelen (H) 04/03/2017 League R. Mouscron-Péruwelz (A) 11/03/2017 League KV Oostende (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 SV Zulte Waregem 17 10 4 3 29 18 34 2 Club Brugge KV 17 10 3 4 29 12 33

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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 3 RSC Anderlecht 17 9 4 4 36 19 31 4 KV Oostende 17 9 4 4 34 20 31 5 KAA Gent 17 9 4 4 27 14 31 6 R. Charleroi SC 16 8 6 2 20 14 30 7 R. Standard de Liège 16 7 4 5 28 17 25 8 KV Mechelen 17 7 4 6 21 22 25 9 KRC Genk 17 7 3 7 21 27 24 10 KV Kortrijk 17 6 6 5 27 28 24 11 KSC Lokeren OV 17 5 3 9 15 22 18 12 KAS Eupen 17 4 4 9 26 39 16 13 Waasland-Beveren 17 3 6 8 16 28 15 14 K. Sint-Truidense VV 17 3 4 10 17 26 13 15 R. Mouscron-Péruwelz 17 3 2 12 16 35 11 16 KVC Westerlo 17 2 5 10 18 39 11

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) L 1-4 Klaassen 84 (P) 28/08/2016 League Go Ahead Eagles (A) W 3-0 Klaassen 24, 35 (P), Gudelj 62 11/09/2016 League Vitesse (H) W 1-0 Viergever 55 15/09/2016 UEL Panathinaikos FC (A) W 2-1 Traoré 33, Riedewald 67 18/09/2016 League Heracles Almelo (A) W 2-0 Klaassen 66, Gudelj 76 Bazoer 13, De Ligt 25, Ziyech 72, Schöne 21/09/2016 Cup Willem II (H) W 5-0 82, Nouri 89 24/09/2016 League PEC Zwolle (H) W 5-1 Sanchez 8, 38, Dolberg 55, 64, Traoré 59 29/09/2016 UEL R. Standard de Liège (H) W 1-0 Dolberg 28 02/10/2016 League FC Utrecht (H) W 3-2 Leeuwin 47 (og), Schöne 79 (P), Ziyech 87 16/10/2016 League ADO Den Haag (A) W 2-0 Klaassen 20, Traoré 52 20/10/2016 UEL RC Celta de Vigo (A) D 2-2 Ziyech 22, Younes 71 23/10/2016 League Feyenoord (A) D 1-1 Dolberg 55 Cassierra 25, 33, El Ghazi 29, Černý 41, 26/10/2016 Cup Kozakken Boys (A) W 6-1 Clement 51, 89 29/10/2016 League SBV Excelsior (H) W 1-0 Ziyech 48 03/11/2016 UEL RC Celta de Vigo (H) W 3-2 Dolberg 41, Ziyech 68, Younes 71 06/11/2016 League AZ Alkmaar (A) D 2-2 Traoré 47, Klaassen 62 20/11/2016 League NEC Nijmegen (H) W 5-0 Dolberg 19, 24, 37, Traoré 55, Schöne 57 24/11/2016 UEL Panathinaikos FC (H) W 2-0 Schöne 40, Tete 50 27/11/2016 League sc Heerenveen (A) W 1-0 Klaassen 71 04/12/2016 League FC Groningen (H) W 2-0 Sanchez 9, Ziyech 72 (P) 08/12/2016 UEL R. Standard de Liège (A)

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AFC Ajax 11/12/2016 League FC Twente (A) 15/12/2016 Cup SC Cambuur (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) 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 15 11 3 1 40 11 36 2 AFC Ajax 15 11 3 1 34 11 36 3 PSV Eindhoven 15 8 6 1 23 7 30 4 sc Heerenveen 15 7 5 3 29 17 26 5 AZ Alkmaar 15 6 7 2 27 18 25 6 FC Twente 15 5 6 4 24 21 21 7 FC Utrecht 15 5 6 4 24 22 21 8 Vitesse 15 5 5 5 22 19 20 9 Heracles Almelo 15 4 6 5 18 23 18 10 Sparta Rotterdam 15 4 5 6 22 27 17 11 FC Groningen 15 4 4 7 20 24 16 12 SBV Excelsior 15 4 3 8 20 28 15 13 Willem II 15 3 6 6 10 18 15 14 NEC Nijmegen 15 3 6 6 13 26 15 15 ADO Den Haag 15 4 2 9 15 26 14 16 PEC Zwolle 15 3 4 8 13 31 13 17 Roda JC 15 1 9 5 8 19 12 18 Go Ahead Eagles 15 3 2 10 13 27 11

12 R. Standard de Liège - AFC Ajax Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege Match-by-match lineups R. Standard de Liège

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group G Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts AFC Ajax 5 4 1 0 10 5 13 R. Standard de Liège 5 1 3 1 7 5 6 RC Celta de Vigo 5 1 3 1 8 7 6 Panathinaikos FC 5 0 1 4 3 11 1

Matchday 1 (15/09/2016) R. Standard de Liège 1-1 RC Celta de Vigo Goals: 1-0 Dossevi 3, 1-1 Rossi 13 R. Standard de Liège: Gillet, Elderson (86 Fiore), Dossevi, Raman (68 Mbenza), Scholz, Enoh, Edmilson Junior, Trebel, Fai, Laifis, Belfodil (82 Orlando Sá) Matchday 2 (29/09/2016) AFC Ajax 1-0 R. Standard de Liège Goals: 1-0 Dolberg 28 R. Standard de Liège: Gillet, Dossevi (80 Legear), Raman (69 Dompé), Scholz, Enoh, Edmilson Junior (69 Mbenza), Trebel, Andrade, Fai, Laifis, Belfodil Matchday 3 (20/10/2016) R. Standard de Liège 2-2 Panathinaikos FC Goals: 0-1 Ibarbo 12, 0-2 Ibarbo 36, 1-2 Edmilson Junior 45+1 (P) , 2-2 Belfodil 82 R. Standard de Liège: Gillet, Dossevi (63 Mbenza), Scholz, Edmilson Junior, Trebel, Andrade, Fai, Laifis, Cisse (72 Enoh), Orlando Sá, Belfodil Matchday 4 (03/11/2016) Panathinaikos FC 0-3 R. Standard de Liège Goals: 0-1 Cisse 61, 0-2 Belfodil 76, 0-3 Belfodil 90+3 R. Standard de Liège: Hubert, Elderson (46 Fiore), Raman (62 Badibanga), Scholz, Edmilson Junior (88 Mbenza), Trebel, Fai, Laifis, Cisse, Orlando Sá, Belfodil Matchday 5 (24/11/2016) RC Celta de Vigo 1-1 R. Standard de Liège Goals: 1-0 Aspas 8, 1-1 Laifis 81 R. Standard de Liège: Hubert, Raman (89 Badibanga), Scholz, Edmilson Junior (62 Mbenza), Trebel, Fiore, Fai, Laifis, Cisse, Orlando Sá, Belfodil Matchday 6 (08/12/2016) R. Standard de Liège-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

13 R. Standard de Liège - AFC Ajax Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege

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 4-1 AFC Ajax (agg: 5-2) Goals: 1-0 Azmoun 34, 2-0 Erokhin 52, 3-0 Noboa 60, 4-0 Poloz 66, 4-1 Klaassen 84 (P) AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Tete, Veltman, Riedewald, Bazoer (58 Dolberg), El Ghazi (46 Schöne), Traoré, Klaassen, Younes (77 Cassierra), Viergever, Gudelj

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Matchday 1 (15/09/2016) Panathinaikos FC 1-2 AFC Ajax Goals: 1-0 Berg 5, 1-1 Traoré 33, 1-2 Riedewald 67 AFC Ajax: Onana, Veltman, Riedewald, Sanchez, Traoré (73 Dolberg), Klaassen (89 Schöne), Younes (86 Sinkgraven), Ziyech, Viergever, Gudelj, Dijks Matchday 2 (29/09/2016) AFC Ajax 1-0 R. Standard de Liège Goals: 1-0 Dolberg 28 AFC Ajax: Onana, Veltman, Sanchez, Sinkgraven, Traoré, Klaassen, Younes (85 El Ghazi), Schöne (62 Riedewald), Dolberg (69 Cassierra), Viergever, Gudelj Matchday 3 (20/10/2016) RC Celta de Vigo 2-2 AFC Ajax Goals: 0-1 Ziyech 22, 1-1 Fontàs 29, 1-2 Younes 71, 2-2 Orellana 82 AFC Ajax: Onana, Veltman, Sanchez, Sinkgraven, Traoré, Klaassen, Younes (77 Cassierra), Ziyech (77 Bazoer), Dolberg, Viergever, Gudelj Matchday 4 (03/11/2016) AFC Ajax 3-2 RC Celta de Vigo Goals: 1-0 Dolberg 41, 2-0 Ziyech 68, 3-0 Younes 71, 3-1 Guidetti 79, 3-2 Aspas 86 AFC Ajax: Onana, Veltman, Riedewald, Sanchez, Sinkgraven, Traoré, Klaassen, Younes, Schöne, Ziyech (77 Gudelj), Dolberg (83 Cassierra) Matchday 5 (24/11/2016) AFC Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos FC Goals: 1-0 Schöne 40, 2-0 Tete 50 AFC Ajax: Onana, Tete, Younes (62 Clement), Westermann, Černý, Cassierra, Schöne (68 De Jong), van de Beek, Nouri, Dijks, De Ligt Matchday 6 (08/12/2016) R. Standard de Liège-AFC Ajax

14 R. Standard de Liège - AFC Ajax Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege Match officials

Referee Bobby Madden (SCO) Assistant referees Alastair Mather (SCO) , Stuart Stevenson (SCO) Additional assistant referees John Beaton (SCO) , Donald Robertson (SCO) Fourth official Graeme Stewart (SCO) UEFA Delegate Aleš Zavrl (SVN) UEFA Referee observer Gaetano De Gabriele (MLT)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Bobby Madden 25/10/1978 19 38

Bobby Madden Referee since: 2002 First division: 2008 FIFA badge: 2010

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 04/10/2012 UEL GS Helsingborgs IF FC Twente 2-2 Helsingborg 03/10/2013 UEL GS KRC Genk FC Thun 2-1 Genk 18/09/2014 UEL GS PSV Eindhoven Estoril Praia 1-0 Eindhoven 06/11/2014 UEL GS Sevilla FC R. Standard de Liège 3-1 Seville 01/10/2015 UEL GS SC Braga FC Groningen 1-0 Braga 05/11/2015 UEL GS FC Augsburg AZ Alkmaar 4-1 Augsburg

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 04/10/2012 UEL GS Helsingborgs IF FC Twente 2-2 Helsingborg 03/10/2013 UEL GS KRC Genk FC Thun 2-1 Genk 18/09/2014 UEL GS PSV Eindhoven Estoril Praia 1-0 Eindhoven 06/11/2014 UEL GS Sevilla FC R. Standard de Liège 3-1 Seville 01/10/2015 UEL GS SC Braga FC Groningen 1-0 Braga 05/11/2015 UEL GS FC Augsburg AZ Alkmaar 4-1 Augsburg

15 R. Standard de Liège - AFC Ajax Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege 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.