General |
AZ Alkmaar | ||
Full name | Alkmaar Zaanstreek | |
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Nickname(s) | De Kaaskoppen (The Cheeseheads) De Kaasboeren (The Cheese Farmers) | |
Short name | AZ | |
Founded | 10 May 1967 | |
Ground | AFAS Stadion (Capacity: 19,478) | |
Chairman | René Neelissen | |
Head Coach | Pascal Jansen | |
Current League | Eredivisie | |
2022–23 | Eredivisie, 4th | |
Website | Club home page | |
Current season |
Alkmaar Zaanstreek, better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ (aːˈzɛt), is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaanstreek. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and hosts home games at the AFAS Stadion.
AZ has won the Eredivisie twice, in 1980–81 and 2008–09. In the same season as their first league title, they also reached the UEFA Cup Final, which they lost to Ipswich Town. In addition, the team has won the KNVB Cup on four occasions.
Honours[]
Domestic[]
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- Winners (2): 1980–81, 2008–09
- Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 2005–06
- Eerste Divisie
- Winners (3): 1959–601, 1995–96, 1997–98
- Runners-up (3): 1956–571, 1967–68, 1971–72
- Tweede Divisie
- Runners-up (1): 1963–641
- KNVB Cup
- Winners (4): 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 2012–13
- Runners-up (1): 2006–07
- Johan Cruijff Shield
- Winners (1): 2009
- Runners-up (1): 2013
International[]
- UEFA Cup
- Amsterdam Tournament:
- Winners (3): 1977, 1979, 1982
- Runners-up (1): 1980
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External links[]
Alkmaar Alkmaar Football Club |
Current season • Club honours • Managers • Players • AFAS Stadion • Jong AZ History: Seasons |
AZ Alkmaar squad - 2023–24 |
1 Ryan • 2 Sugawara • 4 Martins Indi • 5 Penetra • 6 Dantas • 7 Odgaard • 8 Clasie • 9 Pavlidis • 10 D. de Wit • 11 Sadiq • 12 Verhulst • 14 Mihailovic • 16 Mijnans • 22 Dekker • 23 Lahdo • 25 Bazoer • 27 Vanheusden • 31 Beukema • 32 de Jong • 34 M. de Wit • 36 Poku • 46 Goes • 54 Westerveld • Manager: Pascal Jansen |
Template:AZ Alkmaar seasons
Eredivisie 2023–24 |
Ajax · Almere City · AZ · Excelsior · Feyenoord · Fortuna Sittard · Go Ahead Eagles · Heerenveen · Heracles Almelo · NEC · PEC Zwolle · PSV · RKC Waalwijk · Sparta Rotterdam · Twente · Utrecht · Vitesse · Volendam |
Johan Cruijff-schaal winners |
1949: SVV • 1991: Feyenoord • 1992: PSV Eindhoven • 1993: Ajax • 1994: Ajax • 1995: Ajax • 1996: PSV Eindhoven • 1997: PSV Eindhoven • 1998: PSV Eindhoven • 1999: Feyenoord • 2000: PSV Eindhoven • 2001: PSV Eindhoven • 2002: Ajax • 2003: PSV Eindhoven • 2004: Utrecht • 2005: Ajax • 2006: Ajax • 2007: Ajax • 2008: PSV Eindhoven • 2009: AZ • 2010: Twente 2011: Twente 2012: PSV Eindhoven • 2013: Ajax • 2014: PEC Zwolle • 2015: PSV Eindhoven • 2016: PSV Eindhoven • 2017: Feyenoord • 2018: Feyenoord (Last) |
Netherlands |