| Competition | UEFA Cup |
| Season | 1997-98 |
| Round | Quarter Final |
| Date | |
| Home | Ajax |
| Away | Spartak Moscow |
| Final Score (regular time) | 1 - 3 |
| Halftime Score | 0 - 1 |
| Referees | Gunther Benko |
| Stadium | ArenA (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| Average age of starting lineup | 28.59 |
| Number of official Ajax 1 matches of starting lineup | 1710 |
| Player | Active | Position | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin van der Sar | Start | Keeper | |
| Andrzej Rudy | Start | Defender | |
| Danny Blind | Start | Defender | |
| Sunday Oliseh | Start | Defender | |
| Frank de Boer | Start | Defender | |
| Ronald de Boer | Start | Midfielder | |
| Dean Gorré | Start | Midfielder | |
| Richard Witschge | Start | Midfielder | |
| Tijjani Babangida | Start | Forward | |
| Shota Arveladze | Start | Forward | |
| Michael Laudrup | Start | Forward | |
| Dani | Bench | ||
| Benni McCarthy | Bench | ||
| Mario Melchiot | Bench |
| Player | Active | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Jari Litmanen | Injured | Gescheurd spiertje in kuit |
| Ole Tobiasen | Injured | Voorste kruisband van linkerknie ingescheurd. |
| Ajax | Minute | Spartak Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| First half | ||
| 26 | Goal Shirko | |
| Second half | ||
| 53 | Goal Shirko | |
| Goal Shota Arveladze | 57 | |
| Substistuted Dean Gorré out, in Dani | 69 | |
| Substistuted Tijjani Babangida out, in Benni McCarthy | 76 | |
| Substistuted Andrzej Rudy out, in Mario Melchiot | 81 | |
| 84 | Goal Kechinov | |
| Unknown | ||
| Yellow card Shota Arveladze | ||
| Yellow card Ananko | ||
| Yellow card Gorlukovich | ||
| Yellow card Shirko |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/25/1996 | Champions League (Group A) | 2 | Ajax - Grasshopper 0 - 1 (0 - 0) |