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Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ (), is a Dutch professional
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club from
Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...
and the Zaan district. The club plays in the
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, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and hosts home matches at the
AFAS Stadion AFAS Stadion is a stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It is used for football matches and is the home stadium of AZ Alkmaar. The stadium is able to hold 19.478 people and bears the name of a Dutch software company. Due to UEFA's sponsorship regulatio ...
. 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 Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
. In addition, the team has won the
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on four occasions and one Johan Cruyff Shield.


History


1910–1972: Foundation and first years

AZ was founded on 10 May 1967 as AZ '67, the result of a merger of Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek. Alkmaar '54 was founded as a professional team in April 1954 to play in the 10-team NBVB league, created because the
Royal Dutch Football Association The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and women ...
(KNVB) refused to organize a professional league (the KNVB took over in 1955). Alkmaar '54, and by extension AZ, played the very first professional match in the Netherlands: on 14 August 1954, they won 3–0 at home against Venlo '54, with
Klaas Smit Klaas Smit (Volendam Volendam () is a fishing town in the municipality of Edam-Volendam, province of North Holland, Netherlands. As of 1 January 2021, it has a population of 22,715. It is twinned with Coventry, England. History Originally, Vole ...
scoring the first (and third) goal. After winning the in 1960–61, it played one year in the Eredivisie. FC Zaanstreek had been playing since 1910 as the Kooger Football Club (KFC). KFC had nearly become national champion in 1934 through a narrow loss to
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in the finals. The team became professional in 1955. In 1964 the professional part of KFC was renamed FC Zaanstreek, while the amateurs played on as KFC. Also in 1964, the brothers Cees and Klaas Molenaar, former players and trainers for KFC and owners of a growing appliance store chain, sought to create a powerful football team in Zaanstreek by merging the two local professional teams: KFC and Zaanlandsche Football Club. After the ZFC leadership thwarted this attempt, the Molenaars successfully merged FC Zaanstreek with Alkmaar '54 in 1967. FC Zaanstreek had finished 7th and Alkmaar '54 12th in 1966–67 Eerste Divisie. The team would be based in Alkmaar, though the second team originally trained and played in
Koog aan de Zaan Koog aan de Zaan () is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 11 km northwest of Amsterdam. History Koog aan de Zaan developed in the 16th century on the western bank of ...
.


1972–1985: The Molenaar years

Partially through the hiring of expensive foreign players, the new club soon acquired large debts. In 1972, the Molenaar brothers bailed it out and invested heavily in the club, to the point that AZ '67 were successful in the late 1970s and early '80s, regularly playing European football from 1977 to 1982 while also winning three
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s over that period. After four close league campaigns, AZ finally became Dutch champions in
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, becoming the only team other than the "big three" of Ajax, and PSV to do so in a 44-year period spanning from 1965 to 2009 (when AZ once again won the league title). They won the title with overwhelming power, winning 27 of 34 matches and only losing once, while scoring a club record 101 goals and conceding just 30. That same season, AZ reached the final of the UEFA Cup, losing 5–4 on aggregate to
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. The next year, in the
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, they lost in the second round 3–2 on aggregate to
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.
Georg Keßler Georg Kessler (born 23 September 1932) is a German former football manager. Honours Sparta Rotterdam *KNVB Cup runner-up: 1970–71 Anderlecht *Belgian First Division: 1971–72 *Belgian Cup: 1971–72 Hertha BSC *DFB-Pokal runner-up: 19 ...
was AZ's manager over most of these years (1978–82), while star players included:
Kees Kist Cornelis Kist (born 7 August 1952) is a Dutch former professional footballer and manager. He played as a striker, and most notably won the European Golden Shoe for the 1978–79 season. Club career Born in Steenwijk, Kist started his career a ...
, the club's highest ever goalscorer with 212 goals and the first ever Dutchman to win the
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in 1979 when he scored 34 goals in a season; Jan Peters, who played 120 matches for AZ during this period scoring 30 goals from midfield; and
Hugo Hovenkamp Hugo Hermanus Hovenkamp (born 5 October 1950, in Groningen) is a former Dutch football defender, who played for the Dutch club AZ Alkmaar in the late 1970s, early 1980s. He started his professional career for FC Groningen. Hovenkamp made his i ...
, who played 239 matches in defence for AZ from 1975 to 1983, as well as receiving 31 caps for the Netherlands national team from 1977 to 1983 and playing each match in
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while an AZ player. Additional stars included
John Metgod Johannes Anthonius Bernardus Metgod (born 27 February 1958) is a Dutch former professional footballer who works as assistant manager of United Arab Emirates. Club career Playing as a centre-back, Metgod started his professional career in the 19 ...
, who spent six years at AZ playing 195 matches as a defender, scoring 26 goals including a goal against Ipswich Town in the final of the UEFA Cup. Like Hovenkamp, Metgod was also included in the Dutch squad for Euro 1980. Meanwhile, Danish forward
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spent ten years at AZ, scoring 104 goals in 363 matches between 1972 and 1982.


1985–1993: The interim years

Co-owner
Cees Molenaar Cees () is a Dutch masculine given name, a short form of Cornelis. Since, as in English, the letter "c" before "e" is normally pronounced in Dutch, the alternative spelling Kees is more common. Notable people named Cees include: * Cees Andries ...
died in 1979. AZ's fortunes deteriorated after his brother, Klaas Molenaar, left the club in 1985. After several mid-table finishes in previous seasons, AZ was relegated in 1988 from the
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, ending the season on 28 points from 34 matches and falling to the due to the superior goal difference of
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. This relegation was significant since it occurred just seven years after the club's historic domestic double and marked the end of AZ's first period of success in Dutch football. Following this, AZ spent much of the next decade in the second tier, struggling to find a return to the top flight.


1993–2009: The Scheringa years

The involvement of businessman Dirk Scheringa in the mid-1990s marked the revival of the club as AZ returned to the Eredivisie, winning the 1997-98 Eerste Divisie title. The club achieved consecutive finishes around the middle positions in the league until ending up in third place in the
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season, AZ's highest position for 23 years. In the summer of 2006, the club moved to a new 17,000 capacity stadium,
AZ Stadion AFAS Stadion is a stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It is used for football matches and is the home stadium of AZ Alkmaar. The stadium is able to hold 19.478 people and bears the name of a Dutch software company. Due to UEFA's sponsorship regulat ...
. Despite playing strongly for the majority of the 2006–07 season, AZ's season ended in disappointment. First, entering the last matchday of the 2006–07 Eredivisie season, AZ led PSV and Ajax on goal difference at the top of the league table, but ended up third after losing their last match against 16th placed team
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, AZ played with ten men for 80 minutes. Additionally, AZ then lost the KNVB Cup final to Ajax 8–7 after a penalty shoot-out, while also falling to Ajax over two play-off matches for participation in the Champions League. After the season, key players like
Tim de Cler Tim de Cler (born 8 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left-back for Ajax, AZ, Feyenoord and AEK Larnaca. Early life De Cler is born and raised in Leiden, South Holland. In Leiden, he grew up in a neighbo ...
,
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and
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left the team. A remarkable run ended in the 2007–08 season: after AZ lost a group stage match against Everton (3–2) in the
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, the club's unbeaten run of 32 home matches in European competitions – lasting from 1977 to 2007 – ended. AZ had a poor season, suffering elimination in the first round of the KNVB Cup and the group stage of the UEFA Cup, as well as finishing the
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in a disappointing 11th place. Towards the latter stages of the season, in March 2008, AZ manager
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had initially tendered his resignation, but after protests the players and directors, he rescinded his resignation. The 2008–09 season had an unpromising start after two opening defeats against
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and ADO Den Haag. However, starting with a 1–0 victory over defending league champions PSV, AZ did not lose a match in its next 28 matches, including a run of 11-straight matches where AZ did not concede an opposition goal. Three weeks before the end of the season, AZ became Eredivisie champions, edging nearest title rivals
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and Ajax comfortably. This was a historic achievement for the club as this was the first title-winning season for 28 years, and it also meant a return to the
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. Being league champions, AZ qualified for the Champions League for only the second time. It was drawn into a group alongside
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,
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and
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but only took four points from six matches and finished bottom of their group.


2009–2014

For the 2009–10 season,
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succeeded Louis van Gaal, who had departed to manage
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after leading AZ to the championship. Koeman was officially hired on 17 May 2009, but on 5 December, AZ announced he was no longer in charge of the club after losing 7 of his first 16 matches. Former Rangers and
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manager
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took over for the remainder of the season. Under Advocaat, AZ achieved solid results and secured European football for the next season. For the 2010–11 season, AZ appointed
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as its new manager. They finished the 2010–11 Eredivisie in fourth place, thus securing Europa League football for the next season, while in the
KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...
, AZ reached the last eight, where they were beaten by rivals Ajax by a 1–0 scoreline. AZ also finished third in their
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group, thus failing to qualifying for the competition's knockout round. In the 2011–12 season, AZ finished fourth in the
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, though performed significantly better in cup competitions, reaching the semi-finals in the
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(losing to
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after extra time) and the quarter-finals in the Europa League. In the latter, the club ultimately lost to
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after having defeated
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,
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,
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, Austria Wien,
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, Aalesund and Baumit Jablonec to reach that stage. On 21 December 2011, during the quarter-finals of the 2011–12 KNVB Cup, a 19-year-old Ajax fan invaded the
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pitch in the 36th minute with Ajax winning 1–0, attacking AZ goalkeeper
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. The fan slipped and Alvarado kicked the fan twice, prompting the referee to issue the goalkeeper a red card. Following this, AZ manager Gertjan Verbeek ordered his players to leave the pitch for the dressing room in protest. The match was later played on 19 January 2012, with Alvarado's red card rescinded; AZ won 3–2. The 2012–13 season started in the
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with a qualifying play-off round against
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's
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. AZ was hammered 6–0 on aggregate. Disappointingly, AZ finished tenth in the 2012–13 Eredivisie, although the club won the 2012–13 KNVB Cup after defeating PSV 2–1 in the
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. As cup winners, AZ automatically qualified for the 2013–14 Europa League. In September 2013, just one day after emphatically beating PSV, at the time the league leaders, Verbeek was dismissed as first team manager by the club due to "a lack of chemistry" between management and players. He was replaced by Dick Advocaat for the remainder of the season until a permanent replacement could be found. Advocaat took AZ to the semi-finals of the
KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...
, the quarter-finals of the
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and eighth in the league, ultimately losing to
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in the Europa League play-off final round (their 58th match of the season, a club record).


Since 2014

The 2014–15 season began with a new manager, former
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manager and Ajax great
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. However, after just three matches into the season, Van Basten resigned as manager to become assistant manager under
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, citing heavy stress as the main reason. Pastoor was the interim manager during two matches under Van Basten's absence and received the official title on 16 September, but contract negotiations failed and he left the club just two days later. A week later,
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was appointed manager. Under Van den Brom, AZ quickly rose up to the sub-top, eventually finished the season in third place, surpassing Feyenoord on the final season's matchday and qualifying for the 2015–16 Europa League. The 2015–16 Eredivisie started with AZ selling most of its first-team players from the previous season during the summer transfer period. As a response, AZ bought players from other Dutch clubs, notably
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from Almere City, Alireza Jahanbakhsh from
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and
Ben Rienstra Ben Rienstra (, born 5 June 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He formerly played for Heracles Almelo, Zwolle, AZ, Heerenveen, Willem II and Fortuna Sittard. Personal life His brother is professional football p ...
from
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. In December, it was announced free agent
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signed a contract until the end of the season after training with the club for a few weeks prior. Vlaar quickly became team captain and helped lift AZ from tenth place to a fourth-place finish in the league. Along this rise, new signing Vincent Janssen scored 27 goals for the club, earning him the Eredivisie top goalscorer title. In the 2015–16 KNVB Cup, AZ made it to the semi-finals, losing 3–1 to Feyenoord. AZ won the first two qualification rounds to qualify for the 2015–16 Europa League group stage, but finished last in their group. At the start of the 2016–17 Eredivisie, AZ sold last season's performer Vincent Janssen to
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and long-time midfielder
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to
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. In the 2016–17 Europa League, AZ finished second in Group D, surviving the group stage for the third time in five seasons. After an excellent 2019/20 season in which AZ beat league leaders
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home and away, aided by consistent performances from youth academy talents such as
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,
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,
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and
Owen Wijndal Owen Wijndal (born 28 November 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Club career AZ Born in Paramaribo, Wijndal joined the AZ youth academy at the age of ...
, the season was forced to end early due to the effects of the
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pandemic. Joint on points with Ajax at the top of the table, AZ were given second place on goal difference, and subsequently earned Qualification to the Champions League second qualifying round. A poor start to their 2020/21 Eredivisie campaign saw AZ draw five games in a row, before eventually picking up a victory against
RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...
on the 1st of November 2020. AZ also struggled in European competitions this season. Despite a strong start, with a 3–1 extra time come back against
Viktoria Plzen Viktoria usually refers to Viktoria, a name which is the same as Victoria (name), but may also refer to: Places * FK Viktoria Stadion, stadium of Viktoria Žižkov * Viktoria-Luise-Platz, building in Berlin * Viktoriastadt, now known as Victoria ...
in the Champions League qualifiers, the club lost 2–0 to
Dynamo Kiev Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, the club as a separate business entity was officia ...
several weeks later, seeing them fall back into the
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
. After victory against
Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
and
Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
early in the pool stages, AZ was on track to advance, though lost to
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...
away, obtained a 0–0 draw in the reverse fixture, and also drew 1–1 with
Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
. Following these results, AZ needed to defeat
Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
away to advance. However, the departure the week before the game of manager
Arne Slot Arend Martijn Slot (; born 17 September 1978) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Feyenoord. Playing career Slot played as midfielder for PEC Zwolle, NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam. Coaching care ...
saw an unorganised team lose 2–1 to Rijeka, ending their European dream.


Coaching staff


Current squad

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Yukinari Sugawara is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie. Club career Nagoya Grampus Sugawara made his debut for Nagoya Grampus on 24 February 2018, the opening day of the 2018 season in a match against Gamba Osaka. In d ...
{{Fs player, no=3, nat=GRE, pos=DF, name=
Pantelis Chatzidiakos Pantelis Chatzidiakos (Greek: Παντελής Χατζηδιάκος; born 18 January 1997) is a Greek Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club AZ and the Greece national team. Club career AZ In January 2 ...
{{Fs player, no=4, nat=NED, pos=DF, name=
Bruno Martins Indi Rolando Maximiliano "Bruno" Martins Indi (born 8 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar and the Netherlands national team. Martins Indi began his career with Dutch club Feyenoo ...
, other=
captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
{{Fs player, no=5, nat=HUN, pos=DF, name=
Milos Kerkez Milos Kerkez ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Керкез; born 7 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. Born in Serbia, he represents the Hungary national team. Club career Kerkez joined Aus ...
{{Fs player, no=6, nat=NED, pos=MF, name=
Tijjani Reijnders Tijjani Reijnders (born 29 July 1998) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for AZ Alkmaar. Personal life Reijnders is the son of Martin Reynders, and the brother of Eliano Reijnders who are also pro ...
{{Fs player, no=7, nat=DEN, pos=FW, name=
Jens Odgaard Jens Odgaard (; born 31 March 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dutch club AZ. Youth career Odgaard is a youth exponent from Lyngby Boldklub. Club career Lyngby Boldklub Odgaard got his debut for Lyngby BK ...
{{Fs player, no=8, nat=NED, pos=MF, name=
Jordy Clasie Jordy Clasie (; born 27 June 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar and for the Dutch national team. Club career Early career Clasie arrived at the youth Feyenoord Academy (Varkenoor ...
{{Fs player, no=9, nat=GRE, pos=FW, name=
Vangelis Pavlidis Vangelis Pavlidis ( el, Βαγγέλης Παυλίδης; born 21 November 1998) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Eredivisie club AZ and the Greece national team. Club career VfL Bochum On 9 April 2016, P ...
{{Fs player, no=10, nat=NED, pos=MF, name=
Dani de Wit Dani de Wit (born 28 January 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. Club career Ajax De Wit made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax on 3 February 2017 in a game ...
{{Fs player, no=11, nat=SWE, pos=FW, name=
Jesper Karlsson Karl Jesper Karlsson (born 25 July 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club AZ and the Sweden national team. Club career Early career Karlsson started playing in IF Böljan from the age of fou ...
{{Fs player, no=12, nat=NED, pos=GK, name=
Hobie Verhulst Hobie Verhulst (born 2 April 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. He formerly played for MVV Maastricht, FC Volendam, and Go Ahead Eagles. Club career Verhulst made his Eerste Divis ...
{{Fs player, no=13, nat=NED, pos=GK, name=
Sem Westerveld Sem Westerveld (born 18 July 2002) is a Spanish born, Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. Career Westerveld made his professional debut with Jong AZ in a 1–0 Eerste Divisie loss to Roda on 4 Jan ...
{{Fs player, no=14, nat=NED, pos=MF, name= Peer Koopmeiners {{Fs mid {{Fs player, no=17, nat=TUR, pos=FW, name= Yusuf Barası {{Fs player, no=18, nat=NOR, pos=MF, name= Håkon Evjen {{Fs player, no=19, nat=NED, pos=FW, name=
Myron van Brederode Myron van Brederode (born 6 July 2003) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger for AZ Alkmaar. Club career Van Brederode is a youth product of SV Overbos, Overbos and Amsterd ...
{{Fs player, no=21, nat=NED, pos=FW, name=
Ernest Poku Ernest Poku (born 28 January 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for AZ Alkmaar. Club career Having joined the club from FC Amsterdam in summer 2019, he signed his first professional contract with AZ Alkmaar in Febru ...
{{Fs player, no=22, nat=NED, pos=DF, name=
Maxim Dekker Maxim Dekker (born 21 April 2004) is a Dutch professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie team AZ Alkmaar. Club career A youth academy graduate of AZ Alkmaar, AZ, Dekker signed his first professional co ...
{{Fs player, no=23, nat=SWE, pos=FW, name=
Mayckel Lahdo Mayckel Lahdo (born 30 December 2002) is a Swedish professional association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. Early life Lahdo was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and started to ...
{{Fs player, no=25, nat=NED, pos=MF, name=
Riechedly Bazoer Riechedly Bazoer (born 12 October 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer of Curaçaoan descent who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club AZ. Club career Ajax Bazoer joined Ajax on a free from rival Eredivisie club PSV on 16 November ...
{{Fs player, no=27, nat=BEL, pos=DF, name=
Zinho Vanheusden Zinho Vanheusden (born 29 July 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège, Standard Liege, on loan from Serie A club Inter Milan, and the Belgium national football team, Belgi ...
, other=on loan from
Inter Inter may refer to: Association football clubs * Inter Milan, an Italian club * SC Internacional, a Brazilian club * Inter Miami CF, an American club * FC Inter Sibiu, a Romanian club * FC Inter Turku, a Finnish club * FK Inter Bratislava, a form ...
{{Fs player, no=28, nat=NED, pos=MF, name= Zico Buurmeester {{Fs player, no=30, nat=USA, pos=MF, name=
Djordje Mihailovic Djordje Aleksandar Mihailovic; (born November 10, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar and the United States national team. Personal life As the son ...
{{Fs player, no=31, nat=NED, pos=DF, name= Sam Beukema {{Fs player, no=34, nat=NED, pos=DF, name=
Mees de Wit Mees de Wit (born 17 April 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for AZ Alkmaar. Career De Wit made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 25 August 2017 in a game against Fortuna Sittard. He signed for Sporting' ...
{{fs end


Out on loan

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Mees Bakker Mees Bakker (born 11 March 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club De Graafschap. Club career He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 20 August 2018 in a game against Almere City, as a starter. On ...
, other=at
De Graafschap VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. ...
until 30 June 2023
{{Fs player, no=, nat=NED, pos=FW, name=
Jelle Duin Jelle Duin (born 27 January 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as forward for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Jerusalem. Career AZ Duin played in the youth of Koninklijke HFC, HFC Haarlem and AZ. With the second team of AZ ...
, other=at AGF until 30 June 2023 {{Fs mid {{Fs player, no=, nat=NED, pos=MF, name=
Kenzo Goudmijn Kenzo Goudmijn (born 18 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Excelsior, on loan from AZ. Club career On 7 January 2022, Goudmijn joined Excelsior on loan until the end of the season. T ...
, other=at
Excelsior Excelsior, a Latin comparative word often translated as "ever upward" or "even higher", may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature and poetry * "Excelsior" (Longfellow), an 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow * ''Excelsior'' (Macedo ...
until 30 June 2023
{{Fs player, no=, nat=DEN, pos=GK, name=
Peter Vindahl Jensen Peter Vindahl Jensen (born 16 February 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg, on loan from AZ Alkmaar. Club career FC Nordsjælland Vindahl Jensen started his career at Hør ...
, other=at 1. FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2023 {{Fs end


Jong AZ

{{For, the reserve squad of AZ, Jong AZ Participating in the
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, the reserve squad of AZ trains and plays their home games in
Zaanstad Zaanstad () is a Dutch municipality in the province of North Holland, situated northwest of Amsterdam. Its main city is Zaandam. It is part of the conurbation and metropolitan area of Amsterdam. It had a population of in . Topography Popul ...
.


Stadium and sponsor


Stadium

{{See also, AFAS Stadion AZ play its home matches at the
AFAS Stadion AFAS Stadion is a stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It is used for football matches and is the home stadium of AZ Alkmaar. The stadium is able to hold 19.478 people and bears the name of a Dutch software company. Due to UEFA's sponsorship regulatio ...
, located in the southern part of the city of Alkmaar. The stadium, which is directly owned by the club, was opened in 2006 and replaced the old
Alkmaarderhout Alkmaarderhout, locally known as "De Hout" (Dutch for "the wood(s)"), in a city park in Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands. The park is one of the oldest city parks in the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map ...
venue as the
DSB Stadion AFAS Stadion is a stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It is used for football matches and is the home stadium of AZ Alkmaar. The stadium is able to hold 19.478 people and bears the name of a Dutch software company. Due to UEFA's sponsorship regulat ...
. The stadium currently has a capacity of 17,023. During its design stages, the name Victorie Stadion was frequently used, referring to the Dutch War of Independence, the phrase ''" In Alkmaar begint de victorie" (Victory begins in Alkmaar)'' in particular. Until now, this name has not been officially in use, the board instead opting for sponsorship deals because of financial motives. However, to this day, the name maintains a good share of support among the fans. To further increase revenue, AZ's board of directors decided to expand the capacity of the new stadium to at least 30,000 somewhere in the future. The extension will be realised by constructing a second tier to three of the four stands. The main stand with all technical areas, VIP and sponsor and media facilities will remain in place. These plans, however, were put on hold after the DSB bankruptcy and there are no current plans to increase the capacity. In October 2009, sponsor
DSB Bank DSB Bank (''DSB: Dirk Scheringa Beheer'') was a Dutch bank and insurer that failed in 2009. Its loans were managed under ''Quion'' from June 2013 until June 2016 when ''Finqus'' began operating as the former DSB Bank. In 2018 ''Finqus BV'' took ov ...
was declared bankrupt. The stadium name temporarily changed from DSB Stadion to AZ Stadion, as it was considered undesirable that the stadium was linked with a non-existent bank. In February 2010, a new main sponsor was found in construction works service provider BUKO, based in
Beverwijk Beverwijk () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town is located about northwest of Amsterdam in the Randstad metropolitan area, north of the North Sea Canal very close to the North Sea coast. A ...
. A year later, in the 2010–11 season, {{ill, AFAS Software, nl took over as official stadium sponsor. The current external name of the ground is the AFAS Stadion. On 10 August 2019, the roof of the stadium partially collapsed. No people were injured during the incident. As the result AZ spent the rest of the year playing home matches at the
Cars Jeans Stadion The ADO Den Haag Stadium (known as the Bingoal Stadion for sponsorship reasons) is a multi-use stadium in The Hague, Netherlands, designed by Zwarts & Jansma Architects. Completed in 2007, the stadium is used mostly for football and field hockey. I ...
in
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whilst the damaged roof was being removed, before returning to the stadium on 15 December 2019, beating Ajax 1–0 in their first match back. AZ played the rest of the 2019/20 season, until the COVID-19 pandemic cut it short, without a roof. During the 2020/21 season, a new roof was installed, held up by 20 crane-like arms on three sides and a so-called ''mega truss'' on the main stand. The renewed stadium, which also included a capacity upgrade of nearly 2,500 seats for a new total capacity of 19,500, was officially opened on September 11th, 2021, before the home game against PSV.


Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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Sony , commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...
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Lotto Lotto may refer to: * Lotto, original, 15th century name of the Italian lottery * Lotto (Milan Metro), a railway station in Milan, Italy * Lotto carpet, a carpet having a lacy arabesque pattern * Lotto Sport Italia, an Italian sports apparel manu ...
, ,
Electrolux Electrolux AB () is a Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Stockholm. It is consistently ranked the world's second largest appliance maker by units sold, after Whirlpool. Electrolux products sell under a variety ...
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Reebok Reebok International Limited () is an American fitness footwear and clothing manufacturer that is a part of Authentic Brands Group. It was established in England in 1958 as a companion company to J.W. Foster and Sons, a sporting goods company ...
, ,
Reebok Reebok International Limited () is an American fitness footwear and clothing manufacturer that is a part of Authentic Brands Group. It was established in England in 1958 as a companion company to J.W. Foster and Sons, a sporting goods company ...
, - , 1990–1993 , ,
Hi-Tec Hi-Tec Sports, trading as Hi-Tec, is a privately held producer and distributor of sportswear and accessories, headquartered in the Netherlands. History Hi-Tec Sports was founded in 1974, in Shoeburyness, Essex, England, by Frank Van Wezel. ...
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Kappa Kappa (uppercase Κ, lowercase κ or cursive ; el, κάππα, ''káppa'') is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiceless velar plosive sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, has a value o ...
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Umbro Umbro is an English sports equipment manufacturer founded in 1924 in Wilmslow, Cheshire and based in Manchester. They specialise in football and rugby sportswear featuring their ''Double Diamond'' logo. Umbro products are marketed in over 100 c ...
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, - , 2006–2008 , ,
Quick Quick, as an adjective, refers to something moving with high speed. Quick may also refer to: In business * Quick (restaurant), a Belgian fast-food restaurant chain * Quick (sportswear), a Dutch manufacturer of sportswear * Quick (automobile) ...
, - , 2008–2009 , ,
Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ...
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Quick Quick, as an adjective, refers to something moving with high speed. Quick may also refer to: In business * Quick (restaurant), a Belgian fast-food restaurant chain * Quick (sportswear), a Dutch manufacturer of sportswear * Quick (automobile) ...
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AFAS Software Behnam Afas (born 17 July 1934) is an Iraqi-New Zealander author and researcher. His studies are mostly in the role of the Christian scholars and missionaries, their effect on the renaissance of Iraq during the 19th century and the early 20th c ...
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Under Armour Under Armour, Inc. is an American sports equipment company that manufactures footwear, sports and casual apparel. Under Armour's global headquarters are located in Baltimore, Maryland, with additional offices located in Amsterdam (European hea ...
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Nike Nike often refers to: * Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory * Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment Nike may also refer to: People * Nike (name), a surname and feminine give ...


Honours


Domestic

*;
Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
**''Winners (2): '' 1980–81, 2008–09 **''Runners-up (3): '' 1979–80, 2005–06, 2019–20 *
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
**''Winners (3): '' 1959–601, 1995–96, 1997–98 **''Runners-up (3): '' 1956–571, 1967–68, 1971–72 *
Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and b ...
**''Winners (1): ''1955–562 **''Runners-up (1): '' 1963–641 *
KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...
**''Winners (4): '' 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 2012–13 **''Runners-up (3): '' 2006–07, 2016–17, 2017–18 * Johan Cruyff Shield **''Winners (1):''
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**''Runners-up (1): ''
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International

* UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League **''Runners-up (1): '' 1980–81 **''Semi-finalists (1): '' 2004–05 **''Quarter-finalists (3): '' 2006–07, 2011–12, 2013–14 {{Refbegin1 As Alkmaar '54
2 As KFC in the Eerste Klasse C, precursor of the Tweede Klasse in the first year of professional football in the Netherlands.{{Refend


AZ in Europe

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(1–1, 1–1 p) , - , 1978–79 ,
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, First round , {{Flagicon, ENG
Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
(0–0, 0–2) , - , 1980–81 ,
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
, Final , {{Flagicon, LUX Red Boys Differdange (6–0, 4–0); {{Flagicon, BUL, variant=1971
Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...
(5–0, 1–1); {{Flagicon, SFR Yugoslavia Radnički Niš (5–0, 2–2); {{Flagicon, BEL
Lokeren Lokeren () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders, and belongs to the Waasland, also called ''Land van Waas'', of which it is the second ...
(2–0, 0–1); {{Flagicon, FRA
Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy S ...
(3–2, 1–1); {{Flagicon, ENG
Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
(4–2, 0–3) , - , 1981–82 ,
European Cup The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
, Round of 16 , {{Flagicon, NOR
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(1–0, 3–1); {{Flagicon, ENG
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(2–2, 2–3) , - , 1982–83 ,
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, Round of 16 , {{Flagicon, IRL
Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
(1–0, 1–1); {{Flagicon, ITA
Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is t ...
(1–0, 0–2) , - , 2004–05 ,
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
, Semi-final , {{Flagicon, GRE PAOK (2–1, 3–2); Group F with {{Flagicon, FRA
Auxerre Auxerre ( , ) is the capital of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in Burgundy. Auxerre's population today is about 35,000; the urban area (''aire d'attraction'') comprises roughly 113,000 inhabitants. Residents of Auxerre are r ...
(home: 2–0), {{Flagicon, POL
Amica Wronki Amica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland. The club was invariably linked to Amica, a manufacturer of white goods, predominantly stoves, which gave the club its nickname. The company's increasing profits gave the new te ...
(away: 3–1), {{Flagicon, SCO Rangers (home: 1–0), {{Flagicon, AUT
Grazer AK Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletiksport Klub (in Austria the abbreviation GAK is more common), is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria (''Steiermark''). The football section used to be on ...
(away: 0–2), result: group winners; {{Flagicon, GER
Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen () or ATSV Alemannia 1900 is a football in Germany, German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's 2. Bundesliga, second division, ''Alemannia'' enjoyed a three- ...
(2–1, 0–0); {{Flagicon, UKR
Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...
(2–1, 3–1); {{Flagicon, ESP
Villarreal Villarreal ( ca-valencia , Vila-real) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain. The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's ...
(1–1, 2–1); {{Flagicon, POR
Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...
(3–2 {{aet/ a, 1–2) , - , 2005–06 ,
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
, Round of 32 , {{Flagicon, RUS Krylya Sovetov Samara ( a3–1, 3–5); Group D with {{Flagicon, UKR
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб «Дніпро́», ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Dnipro. The club was owned by the Privat Group that also owns BC Dnipro and Budivelnyk Kyiv. In 2018 FC Dnipro was forced in ...
(away: 2–1), {{Flagicon, ENG
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...
(home: 0–0), {{Flagicon, BUL
Litex Lovech Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club. The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...
(away: 2–0), {{Flagicon, SUI
Grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshopp ...
(home: 1–0), result: group runners-up; {{Flagicon, ESP
Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...
(2–1 {{aet, 0–2) , - , 2006–07 ,
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
, Quarter-final , {{Flagicon, TUR
Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the Kadir Has Stadium in red and yellow kits. The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also fini ...
(3–2, 1–1); Group C with {{Flagicon, POR
Braga Braga ( , ; cel-x-proto, Bracara) is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality has a resident population of 193,333 inhabitants (in ...
(home: 3–0), {{Flagicon, SUI
Grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshopp ...
(away: 5–2), {{Flagicon, CZE
Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won three league titles and the domesti ...
(home: 2–2), {{Flagicon, ESP
Sevilla Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Gua ...
(away: 2–1), result: group winners; {{Flagicon, TUR Fenerbahçe ( a2–2, 3–3); {{Flagicon, ENG
Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
( a2–0, 2–4); {{Flagicon, GER
Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...
(0–0, 1–4) , - , 2007–08 ,
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
, Group stage , {{Flagicon, POR
Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...
(0–0, 1–0); Group A with {{Flagicon, RUS
Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...
(away: 1–1), {{Flagicon, GRE
Larissa Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...
(home: 1–0), {{Flagicon, GER 1. FC Nürnberg (away: 1–2), {{Flagicon, ENG Everton (home: 2–3), result: 4th place in group , - , 2009–10 , Champions League , Group stage , Group H with {{Flagicon, GRE
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
(0–0, 0–1), {{Flagicon, BEL
Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (; nl, Standard Luik ; german: Standard Lüttich ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most ...
(1–1, 1–1), {{Flagicon, ENG
Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...
(1–1, 1–4), result: 4th place in group , - , 2010–11 ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
, Group stage , {{Flagicon, SWE
IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the ...
(2–0, 0–1); {{Flagicon, KAZ
Aktobe Aktobe ( kz, Ақтөбе, Aqtöbe; russian: Актобе, Aktobe) is a city on the Ilek River in Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Aktobe Region. In 2020, it had a population of 500,757 people. Aktobe is located in the west of K ...
(2–0, 1–2); Group E with {{Flagicon, BLR BATE Borisov (3–0, 1–4), {{Flagicon, Moldova
Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff (russian: ФК Шериф Тирасполь), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnis ...
(2–1, 1–1), {{Flagicon, UKR
Dynamo Kyiv Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Union, Soviet Dynamo Sports Club, Dynamo Sports Soc ...
(1–2, 0–2), result: 3rd place in group , - , 2011–12 ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
, Quarter-final , {{Flagicon, CZE Baumit Jablonec (2–0, 1–1); {{Flagicon, NOR Aalesund (6–0, 1–2); Group G with {{Flagicon, UKR
Metalist Kharkiv Football Club Metalist Kharkiv ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків ) is a Ukrainian football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2021–22 season. It was revived 5 years ...
(1–1, 1–1), {{Flagicon, AUT Austria Wien (2–2, 2–2), {{Flagicon, SWE
Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association ...
(4–1, 0–0), result: group runners-up; {{flagicon, BEL
Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...
(1–0, 1–0); {{Flagicon, ITA
Udinese Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a ...
(2–0, 1–2); {{flagicon, ESP
Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...
(2–1, 0–4) , - , 2012–13 ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
, Play-off round , {{Flagicon, RUS
Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...
(0–1, 0–5) , - , 2013–14 ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
, Quarter-final , {{Flagicon, GRE
Atromitos Atromitos (Greek: Ατρόμητος, "fearless") may refer to: * Atromitos F.C., a football team based in Peristeri, Athens, Greece * Atromitos Piraeus, a football team based in Piraeus, Athens, Greece * Atromitos Yeroskipou, a football team curr ...
(3–1, 0–2); Group L with {{Flagicon, ISR
Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...
(1–0, 2–0), {{Flagicon, GRE PAOK (1–1, 2–2), {{Flagicon, KAZ Shakhter Karagandy (1–1, 1–0), result: group winners; {{flagicon, CZE
Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won three league titles and the domesti ...
(1–1, 1–0); {{Flagicon, RUS
Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...
(1–0, 0–0); {{Flagicon, POR Benfica (0–1, 0–2) , - , 2015–16 ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
, Group stage , {{Flagicon, TUR İstanbul Başakşehir (2–0, 2–1); {{Flagicon, ROU
Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent th ...
(2–0, 2–3); Group L with {{Flagicon, SRB
Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...
(1–2, 2–3), {{Flagicon, ESP
Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...
(2–1, 2–2), {{Flagicon, GER
FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg () or Augsburg, is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The team was founded as ...
(0–1, 1–4), result: 4th place in group , - , 2016–17 ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
, Round of 32 , {{Flagicon, GRE Giannina (1–0, 2–0); {{Flagicon, SER
Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...
(3–0, 0–0); Group D with {{Flagicon, RUS
Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...
(3–2, 0–5), {{Flagicon, ISR
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(1–2, 0–0), {{Flagicon, IRL
Dundalk Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...
(1–1, 1–0) result: group runners-up; {{Flagicon, FRA
Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
(1–4, 1–7) , - , 2018–19 ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
, Second qualifying round , {{Flagicon, KAZ Kairat (2–1, 0–2) , - , 2019–20 ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
, Round of 32 , {{Flagicon, SWE
BK Häcken Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 August 1940, Häcken has p ...
(0–0, 3–0), {{Flagicon, UKR
Mariupol Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russian i ...
(4–0, 0–0), {{Flagicon, BEL
Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,
(1–1, 4–1 {{aet), Group L with {{Flagicon, SER
Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...
(2–2, 2–2), {{Flagicon, ENG
Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
(0–0, 0–4), {{Flagicon, KAZ
Astana Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...
(6–0, 5–0) result: group runners-up; {{Flagicon, AUT
LASK Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as Linzer ASK () or simply LASK, is an Austrian professional Football team, football club, from the Upper Austria, Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and pl ...
(1–1, 0–2) , - , 2020–21 , Champions League , Third qualifying round , {{Flagicon, CZE
Viktoria Plzeň Viktoria usually refers to Viktoria, a name which is the same as Victoria (name), but may also refer to: Places * FK Viktoria Stadion, stadium of Viktoria Žižkov * Viktoria-Luise-Platz, building in Berlin * Viktoriastadt, now known as Victoria ...
(3–1), {{flagicon, UKR
Dynamo Kyiv Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Union, Soviet Dynamo Sports Club, Dynamo Sports Soc ...
(0–2) , - , 2020–21 ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
, Group stage , Group F with {{Flagicon, ITA
Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
(1–0, 1–1), {{flagicon, CRO
Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
(4–1, 1–2), {{flagicon, ESP
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...
(0–1, 0–0) result: third place in group , - , 2021–22 ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
, Play-off round , {{flagicon, SCO
Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language * Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Fo ...
(0–2, 2–1) , - , 2021–22 ,
Europa Conference League The UEFA Europa Conference League (abbreviated as UECL) is an annual football club competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their ...
, Round of 16 , Group D with {{flagicon, ROU
CFR Cluj Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as ''Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club'', whe ...
(1–0, 2–0), {{flagicon, CZE Jablonec (1–0, 1–1) and {{flagicon, DEN
Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).Bodø/Glimt (1–2, 2–2 {{aet) , - , 2022–23 ,
Europa Conference League The UEFA Europa Conference League (abbreviated as UECL) is an annual football club competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their ...
, ''Group stage'' , {{flagicon, BIH
Tuzla City Fudbalski klub Tuzla City ( en, Football Club Tuzla City), formerly known as Fudbalski klub Sloga Simin Han ( en, Football Club Sloga Simin Han), is a professional football club based in Simin Han, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in ...
(1–0, 4–0), {{flagicon, SCO
Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...
(0–1, 7–0), {{flagicon, POR
Gil Vicente Gil Vicente (; c. 1465c. 1536), called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plautus," often refe ...
(4–0, 2–1)


UEFA current ranking

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Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...
, , 30.000 , - , 65, , {{fbaicon, RUS, ,
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia: * FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club * HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team * Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club * WB ...
, , 29.500 , - , 66, , {{fbaicon, NED, , AZ, , 28.500 , - , 67, , {{fbaicon, BEL, ,
Gent Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to: * Ghent (Dutch language, Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city ** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent ** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent ** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghen ...
, , 27.500 , - , 68, , {{fbaicon, RUS, ,
Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...
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Domestic results

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KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...
season ! width="20%", Cup result , - , 1956–57 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) , style="background: silver" , 2nd (group A) ,  – , 1956–57 , Third round {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - , 1957–58 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) , 9th (group A) ,  – , 1957–58 , Third round {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - , 1958–59 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) , 4th (group A) ,  – , 1958–59 , Third round {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - ,
1959–60 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1959–60 season was contested by 33 teams, divided in one group of sixteen and one group of seventeen teams. GVAV and Alkmaar '54 won the championship. New entrants and group changes Eerste Divisie A Promote ...
(as Alkmaar '54) , style="background: gold" , 1st (group B) ,
Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
(promotion) , ''not held'' , ''not held'' , - ,
1960–61 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1960–61 season was contested by 18 teams. Feijenoord won the championship. League standings Relegation/Promotion play-off Elinkwijk were relegated to the Eerste Divisie. Results See also * 1960–61 Eers ...
(as Alkmaar '54) , style="background: pink" , 17th ,
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
(relegation) , 1960–61 , First round {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - , 1961–62 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) , style="background: pink" , 12th (group A) ,
Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and b ...
(relegation) , 1961–62 , Second round {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - , 1962–63 Tweede Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) , 4th (group A) ,  – , 1962–63 , style="background: #CD7F32" , Semi-finals {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - , 1963–64 Tweede Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) , style="background: silver" , 1st (group A); 2nd overall losing play-off ,
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
(winning promotion tournament) , 1963–64 , First round {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - , 1964–65 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54)
1964–65 Tweede Divisie (as FC Zaanstreek) , 11th
6th (group A) ,  – , 1964–65 , First round {{Citation needed, date=November 2009
First round {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - , 1965–66 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar'54)
1965–66 Tweede Divisie The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1965–66 season was contested by 30 teams, divided in two groups. It would be the last season the Tweede Divisie would be divided in two. From next season onwards, all teams would participate in one league. This als ...
(as FC Zaanstreek) , 4th
3rd (group A) ,  –
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
(promotion) , 1965–66 , Group stage {{Citation needed, date=November 2009
Group stage {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - , 1966–67 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54
and FC Zaanstreek) , 12th
7th ,  – , 1966–67 , First round {{Citation needed, date=November 2009
First round {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - , 1967–68 Eerste Divisie , style="background: silver" , 2nd ,
Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
(promotion) , 1967–68 , Group stage {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - , 1968–69 Eredivisie , 16th ,  – (after surviving relegation play-offs) , 1968–69 , Second round {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - , 1969–70 Eredivisie , 12th ,  – , 1969–70 , Quarter-finals {{Citation needed, date=November 2009 , - ,
1970–71 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1970–71 season was contested by 18 teams. Feyenoord, Feijenoord won the championship. League standings Results See also * 1970–71 Eerste Divisie * 1970–71 Tweede Divisie * 1970–71 KNVB Cup References E ...
, style="background: pink" , 17th ,
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
(relegation) , 1970–71 , Second round , - , 1971–72 Eerste Divisie , style="background: silver" , 2nd ,
Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
(promotion) , 1971–72 , First round , - , 1972–73 Eredivisie , 15th ,  – , 1972–73 , style="background: #CD7F32" , Semi-finals , - , 1973–74 Eredivisie , 7th ,  – , 1973–74 , Quarter-finals , - ,
1974–75 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1974–75 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship. League standings Results See also * 1974–75 Eerste Divisie * 1974–75 KNVB Cup References Eredivisie official website - info on all s ...
, 5th ,  – , 1974–75 , Quarter-finals , - ,
1975–76 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1975–76 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship. League standings Results Season statistics Top scorers See also * 1975–76 Eerste Divisie * 1975–76 KNVB Cup References Eredivisie ...
, 5th ,  – , 1975–76 , Quarter-finals , - , 1976–77 Eredivisie , style="background: #CD7F32" , 3rd ,
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
, 1976–77 , style="background: #CD7F32" , Semi-finals , - ,
1977–78 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1977–78 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship and also won the UEFA Cup that season to complete a Double. League standings Results See also * 1977–78 Eerste Divisie * 1977–78 KNVB C ...
, style="background: #CD7F32" , 3rd ,
Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...
, 1977–78 , style="background: gold" , Winner , - ,
1978–79 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1978–79 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. League standings Results See also * 1978–79 Eerste Divisie * 1978–79 KNVB Cup References Eredivisie official website - info on all s ...
, 4th ,  – , 1978–79 , Quarter-finals , - ,
1979–80 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1979–80 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. League standings Results See also * 1979–80 Eerste Divisie * 1979–80 KNVB Cup References Eredivisie official website - info on all s ...
, style="background: silver" , 2nd ,
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
, 1979–80 , Quarter-finals , - , 1980–81 Eredivisie , style="background: gold" , 1st ,
European Cup The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
, 1980–81 , style="background: gold" , Winner , - , 1981–82 Eredivisie , style="background: #CD7F32" , 3rd ,
Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...
, 1981–82 , style="background: gold" , Winner , - , 1982–83 Eredivisie , 11th ,  – , 1982–83 , Second round , - ,
1983–84 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1983–84 season was contested by 18 teams. Feyenoord won the championship. League standings Results See also * 1983–84 Eerste Divisie * 1983–84 KNVB Cup References Eredivisie official website - info on all ...
, 6th ,  – , 1983–84 , Quarter-finals , - ,
1984–85 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1984–85 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. League standings Results See also * 1984–85 Eerste Divisie * 1984–85 KNVB Cup References Eredivisie official website - info on all sea ...
, 13th ,  – , 1984–85 , First round , - , 1985–86 Eredivisie , 9th ,  – , 1985–86 , Second round , - , 1986–87 Eredivisie , 15th ,  – , 1986–87 , Second round , - , 1987–88 Eredivisie , style="background: pink" , 16th ,
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
(relegation) , 1987–88 , First round , - , 1988–89 Eerste Divisie , 5th ,  – , 1988–89 , Quarter-finals , - , 1989–90 Eerste Divisie , 12th ,  – , 1989–90 , First round , - , 1990–91 Eerste Divisie , 4th , promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion , 1990–91 , First round , - , 1991–92 Eerste Divisie , 13th ,  – , 1991–92 , Second round , - ,
1992–93 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1992–93 season was contested by 18 teams, two less than in the previous season. This was due to the departure of VCV Zeeland and FC Wageningen. VVV-Venlo won the championship. The play-off system was changed aga ...
, 10th ,  – , 1992–93 , Third round , - , 1993–94 Eerste Divisie , style="background: #CD7F32" , 3rd , promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion , 1993–94 , Round of 16 , - ,
1994–95 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1994–95 season was contested by 18 teams. Fortuna Sittard won the championship. New entrants Relegated from the Eredivisie 1993–94 * Cambuur Leeuwarden * VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlos ...
, 5th , promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion , 1994–95 , Round of 16 , - , 1995–96 Eerste Divisie , style="background: gold" , 1st ,
Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
(promotion) , 1995–96 , Round of 16 , - , 1996–97 Eredivisie , style="background: pink" , 18th ,
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
(relegation) , 1996–97 , Quarter-finals , - , 1997–98 Eerste Divisie , style="background: gold" , 1st ,
Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
(promotion) , 1997–98 , First round (knock-out stage) , - , 1998–99 Eredivisie , 9th ,  – , 1998–99 , Round of 16 , - ,
1999–2000 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1999–2000 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship. League standings Results Promotion/relegation play-offs In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from the Eerste D ...
, 7th ,  – , 1999–00 , style="background: #CD7F32" , Semi-finals , - , 2000–01 Eredivisie , 13th ,  – , 2000–01 , Quarter-finals , - , 2001–02 Eredivisie , 10th ,  – , 2001–02 , Second round (knock-out stage) , - , 2002–03 Eredivisie , 10th ,  – , 2002–03 , Second round (knock-out stage) , - , 2003–04 Eredivisie , 5th ,
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
, 2003–04 , Second round , - , 2004–05 Eredivisie , style="background: #CD7F32" , 3rd ,
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
, 2004–05 , Round of 16 , - , 2005–06 Eredivisie , style="background: silver" , 2nd ,
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
(after losing Champions League play-offs) , 2005–06 , style="background: #CD7F32" , Semi-finals , - , 2006–07 Eredivisie , style="background: #CD7F32" , 3rd ,
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
(after losing Champions League play-offs) , 2006–07 , style="background: silver" , Final , - ,
2007–08 Eredivisie The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 poi ...
, 11th ,  – , 2007–08 , Second round , - ,
2008–09 Eredivisie The Eredivisie 2008–09 is the 53rd season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. PSV were the reigning champions. The season began on 29 August 2008 with a game between Vitesse Arnhem and FC Groningen and ended on 10 May 2009. A tota ...
, style="background: gold" , 1st , Champions League , 2008–09 , Quarter-finals , - , 2009–10 Eredivisie , 5th ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
(Q3) , 2009–10 , Round of 16 , - , 2010–11 Eredivisie , 4th ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
(Q3) , 2010–11 , Round of 16 , - , 2011–12 Eredivisie , 4th ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
(Q4) , 2011–12 , style="background: #CD7F32" , Semi-finals , - , 2012–13 Eredivisie , 10th ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
, 2012–13 , style="background: gold" , Winner , - , 2013–14 Eredivisie , 8th ,  – , 2013–14 , style="background: #CD7F32" , Semi-finals , - ,
2014–15 Eredivisie The 2014–15 Eredivisie season was the 59th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. On 18 April 2015, PSV were confirmed as champions of the season, thus ending the four-year reign of Ajax. Teams A total of 18 teams took par ...
, style="background: #CD7F32" , 3rd ,
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(Q3) , 2014–15 , Quarter-finals , - , 2015–16 Eredivisie , style="background: #CD7F32" , 4th ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
(Q3) , 2015–16 , Semi-finals , - , 2016–17 Eredivisie , 6th , – , 2016–17 , style="background: silver" , Final , - ,
2017–18 Eredivisie The 2017–18 Eredivisie was the 62nd season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 11 August 2017 and concluded on 6 May 2018; the Europa League and relegation play-offs took place later that month. Feyenoord wer ...
, style="background: #CD7F32" , 3rd ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
(Q3) , 2017–18 , style="background: silver" , Final , - , 2018–19 Eredivisie , 4th ,
Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
(Q2) , 2018–19 , Semi-finals , - , 2019–20 Eredivisie , style="background: silver", 2nd , Champions League (Q2) , 2019–20 , Quarter-finals , - , 2020–21 Eredivisie , style="background: #CD7F32" , 3rd ,
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, Round of 16 , - , 2021–22 Eredivisie , 5th ,
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(Q2) , 2021–22 , Semi-finals


Notable (former) players

: ''For a list of former AZ players with a Wikipedia article, see {{cl, AZ Alkmaar players.'' The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed represented their countries while playing for AZ and its predecessor AZ'67. {{div col, content= *{{flagicon, Argentina
Sergio Romero Sergio Germán Romero (; born 22 February 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Boca Juniors. He has also played for the Argentina national team. Romero made his debut with Racing Club in the Argentin ...
*{{flagicon, Australia
Eli Babalj Eli Babalj (born 21 February 1992) is an Australian footballer who plays as a striker. Alongside Robert Cornthwaite and Sasa Ognenovski, Babalj, at 1.95 m is the joint third tallest player to have represented the Australia national associatio ...
*{{flagicon, Australia
Joey Didulica Joseph Anthony Didulica (; born 14 October 1977) is a Croatian Australian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. On 11 October 2011 he ended his career after ongoing neck and head complaints. Club career Didulica was born in Geelong, Vic ...
*{{flagicon, Australia
Brett Holman Brett Trevor Holman (born 27 March 1984) is a former Australian professional footballer who last played for Brisbane Roar in the A-League as an attacking midfielder. Born in Sydney, Holman played youth football for Northern Spirit before maki ...
*{{flagicon, Belgium Mousa Dembélé *{{flagicon, Belgium Stein Huysegems *{{flagicon, Belgium
Maarten Martens Maarten Martens (born 2 July 1984) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, either as an attacking midfielder or winger. Martens was known for his flair, dribbling and goalscoring ability as well as his precise pas ...
*{{flagicon, Belgium
Sébastien Pocognoli Sébastien Pocognoli (born 1 August 1987) is a Belgian football manager and former player who played as a left-back. He is the head coach of the Under-21 squad of Union SG. Between 2008 and 2014, he made 13 appearances for the Belgium national ...
*{{flagicon, Belgium
Gill Swerts Gill Toby Todor Swerts (born 23 September 1982) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Career Swerts was born in Brasschaat, Belgium and made his debut in professional football as part of the Excelsior squad in ...
*{{flagicon, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Haris Medunjanin Haris Medunjanin (; born 8 March 1985) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club PEC Zwolle. He started his professional career at AZ, who loaned him to Sparta Rotterdam in 2006. In 2008 he joined Valladolid ...
*{{flagicon, Cameroon
Willie Overtoom Willie Overtoom (born 2 September 1986) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as an offensive midfielder. He is the son of a Dutch father and a Cameroonian mother, and has lived the first three years of his life in Cameroon b ...
*{{flagicon, Costa Rica
Esteban Alvarado Esteban Alvarado Brown (born 28 April 1989) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga FPD club Herediano and the Costa Rica national team. Club career Saprissa Born in Siquirres, Costa Rica, Alvarado started ...
*{{flagicon, Curacao
Kemy Agustien Germaine Hesus "Kemy" Agustien (born 20 August 1986) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Matlock Town. He previously played for Willem II, AZ Alkmaar, Roda JC and RKC Waalwijk, for Birmingham City, Crys ...
*{{flagicon, Denmark
Kristen Nygaard Kristen Nygaard (27 August 1926 – 10 August 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer, and politician. Internationally, Nygaard is acknowledged as the co-inventor of object-oriented programming and the programming ...
*{{flagicon, Denmark
Kenneth Perez Kenneth Pérez Dahl Jensen (born 29 August 1974) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a winger. Perez scored two goals in 24 matches for the Denmark national team from 2003 to 2008, and he was chosen to compete at the 2004 ...
*{{flagicon, Denmark
Simon Poulsen Simon Busk Poulsen (born 7 October 1984) is a Danish retired professional association football, footballer who played as a left-back. He has played 31 games for the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team. Following his retirement ...
*{{flagicon, Denmark
Ole Tobiasen Ole Tobiasen (born 8 July 1975) is a Danish football manager and former player. He is an assistant manager with the Dutch club Heerenven. As a player, Tobiasen played as a right-back or centre-back for a number of clubs in Denmark, the Nether ...
*{{flagicon, Estonia
Ragnar Klavan Ragnar Klavan (born 30 October 1985) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Estonian club Paide Linnameeskond and the Estonia national team. A left-footed centre back, he has also played as a left back during his car ...
*{{flagicon, Finland
Toni Kolehmainen Toni Kolehmainen (born 20 July 1988) is a Finnish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He had previously played for AZ Alkmaar, AZ in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Kolehmainen also played in Blackburn Rovers ...
*{{flagicon, Finland
Thomas Lam Thomas Anton Rudolph Lam (born 18 December 1993), is a Finnish-Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Melbourne City and the Finland national football team. He began his senior club career playing f ...
*{{flagicon, Finland
Niklas Moisander Niklas Moisander (born 29 September 1985) is a Finnish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swedish club Malmö FF. Moisander was born in Turku, where he played for the local Turun Palloseura, TPS youth te ...
*{{flagicon, Finland
Juha Reini Juha Reini (born 19 March 1975) is Finnish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Playing career A versatile defender, Reini started his professional career in Finland with Veikkausliiga club VPS in 1996. In 1998, he moved to ...
*{{flagicon, Georgia
Shota Arveladze Shota Arveladze ( ka, შოთა არველაძე; born 22 February 1973) is a Georgian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of EFL Championship club Hull City. Arveladze played at Dinamo T ...
*{{flagicon, Iceland
Joey Guðjónsson Jóhannes Karl "Joey" Guðjónsson (born 25 May 1980) is an Icelandic former professional footballer and the assistant manager of Iceland. He earned 34 caps for the Iceland national team between 2001 and 2007. His clubs include Real Betis, Ast ...
*{{flagicon, Iceland
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (born 27 October 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Burnley and the Iceland national team. Jóhann began his senior career at Breiðablik for a single season before movin ...
*{{flagicon, Iceland
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (; born 14 March 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward. Currently a free agent, he most recently played for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. Before being signed by Ajax for a fee of €4.5&n ...
*{{flagicon, Iceland Grétar Steinsson *{{flagicon, Iran Alireza Jahanbakhsh *{{flagicon, Italy
Graziano Pellè Graziano Pellè (; born 15 July 1985) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Pellè began his career at local Serie A club Lecce, and was loaned to three lower-division sides before moving to the Dutch club AZ in 2007 ...
*{{flagicon, Mexico Héctor Moreno *{{flagicon, Morocco
Nourdin Boukhari Nourdin Boukhari ( ar, نور الدين البخاري; born 30 June 1980) is a Dutch-Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring, he worked as a youth coach he is the currently assistant coach of Eredivis ...
*{{flagicon, Morocco
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui Abdelkrim El Hadrioui ( ar, عبد الكريم الحضريوي; born 6 March 1972) is a retired Moroccan professional footballer who played as a left-back. Career Born in Taza, Hadrioui began his career at AS.FAR, helping them win one league ...
*{{flagicon, Morocco
Mounir El Hamdaoui Mounir El Hamdaoui ( ar, منير الحمداوي; born 14 July 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Morocco internationally. He played for clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, ...
*{{flagicon, Morocco
Ali El Khattabi Ali Elkhattabi ( ar, علي الخطّابي; born 17 January 1977) is a former professional footballer. Born in the Netherlands, Elkhattabi gained 10 caps for Morocco, making his debut in 1997. Club career Elkhattabi began his professional caree ...
*{{flagicon, Morocco
Adil Ramzi Adil Ramzi ( ar, عادل رمزي; born 14 July 1977) is a Moroccan-Dutch professional football coach and a former midfielder. He is the head coach of Eerste Divisie club Jong PSV. International career Ramzi was a member of the Morocco nation ...
*{{flagicon, Morocco
Tarik Sektioui Tarik Sektioui ( ar, طارق السكتيوي; born 13 May 1977) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a right winger, currently the manager of Union de Touarga. He spent most of his professional career in the Netherlands ...
*{{flagicon, Morocco
Khalid Sinouh Khalid Sinouh ( ar, خالد سينوح; born 2 May 1975) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Morocco at international level. Career Sinouh debuted playing for HFC Haarlem in t ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Peter Arntz Peter Arntz (born 5 February 1953 in Leuth, Gelderland) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Arntz came through the famous Go Ahead Eagles youth system and made his debut for their senior team in February 1971 a ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Roy Beerens Roy Johannes Henricus Beerens (; born 22 December 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Known for his quick dribbling and fast sprints, Beerens emerged as a talent from the PSV youth academy, but made h ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
John Bosman Johannes "John" Jacobus Bosman (born 1 February 1965) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer for both club and country, he played professionally for 19 years, most notably with Ajax (five sea ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Dries Boussatta Idriss "Dries" Boussatta (born 23 December 1972) is a Dutch former international footballer who played professionally in the Netherlands, England and the United Arab Emirates as a right winger. Club career Born in Amsterdam, Boussatta played in ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Tim de Cler Tim de Cler (born 8 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left-back for Ajax, AZ, Feyenoord and AEK Larnaca. Early life De Cler is born and raised in Leiden, South Holland. In Leiden, he grew up in a neighbo ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Barry van Galen Bart "Barry" van Galen (; born 4 April 1970, in Haarlem) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He debuted in Dutch professional football on 17 August 1991 (Haarlem - Telstar 2–1) and internationally for the Netherlands national team on ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Willem van Hanegem Willem "Wim" van Hanegem (; born 20 February 1944) is a Dutch former football player and coach who played as a midfielder. In a playing career spanning over 20 years, he won several domestic honours in the Netherlands, as well as a European Cu ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Hugo Hovenkamp Hugo Hermanus Hovenkamp (born 5 October 1950, in Groningen) is a former Dutch football defender, who played for the Dutch club AZ Alkmaar in the late 1970s, early 1980s. He started his professional career for FC Groningen. Hovenkamp made his i ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Kew Jaliens Kew Raffique Jaliens (born 15 September 1978) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a defender. Club career Sparta Kew Jaliens started his career at Sparta and made his league debut aged 18 in a 2–1 away win over FC Groningen on 25 Ma ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Vincent Janssen Vincent Petrus Anna Sebastiaan Janssen (born 15 June 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian First Division A club Antwerp and the Netherlands national team. Club career Early career Janssen started playing ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Jos Jonker Jos Jonker (born 23 April 1951) is a Dutch former professional footballer. A midfielder, he played for Vitesse '22, Telstar, FC Den Haag and AZ '67 during his career. He also gained two caps for the Netherlands national team. Football care ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Kees Kist Cornelis Kist (born 7 August 1952) is a Dutch former professional footballer and manager. He played as a striker, and most notably won the European Golden Shoe for the 1978–79 season. Club career Born in Steenwijk, Kist started his career a ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Danny Koevermans Danny Koevermans (born 1 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Early career Born in Schiedam, Koevermans began his career with the amateurs of Excelsior'20, then went to Sparta Rotterdam ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Jan Kromkamp Jan Kromkamp (born 17 August 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He currently manages CSV Apeldoorn. Kromkamp played a total of 201 games in the Eredivisie and scored eight goals in nine seasons, playing ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands Tim Krul *{{flagicon, Netherlands
Denny Landzaat Denny Domingues Landzaat (born 6 May 1976) is a Dutch former footballer who mostly played as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder and current assistant manager of Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań. Early life Landzaat was born and raised in ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Jeremain Lens Jeremain Marciano Lens (born 24 November 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for club Versailles. He is a versatile attacking player, known for his pace and stamina, primarily being used as a winger or a striker, but he can succ ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Adam Maher Adam Maher (born 20 July 1993) is a Dutch professional Association football, footballer who plays for Saudi Professional League club Damac FC as a midfielder. Club career Maher made his professional debut for AZ (football club), AZ on 15 Decem ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Dirk Marcellis Dirk Marcellis (born 13 April 1988) is a former Dutch footballer who played as a centre back. After a non-playing period at PSV Marcellis fought back at AZ and became one of its important players. After suffering from injuries, he signed with N ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Bert van Marwijk Lambertus van Marwijk (; born 19 May 1952) is a Dutch football manager who was recently the head coach of the United Arab Emirates national team. As a player, he played for the Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, MVV and Fortuna Sittard amongst other club ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Joris Mathijsen Joris Mathijsen (born 5 April 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the director of football at Willem II. Club career Mathijsen started his football career at SV VOAB in Goirle after he visited a tr ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Martijn Meerdink Martijn Meerdink (born 15 September 1976) is a Dutch former professional footballer who most notably played for AZ Alkmaar as a winger and was capped for the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_cap ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
David Mendes da Silva David Miquel Mendes da Silva Gonçalves (; born 4 August 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer of Cape-Verdian ancestry. During his career, he played for Red Bull Salzburg, AZ, Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax, Panathinaikos and NAC Breda. ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
John Metgod Johannes Anthonius Bernardus Metgod (born 27 February 1958) is a Dutch former professional footballer who works as assistant manager of United Arab Emirates. Club career Playing as a centre-back, Metgod started his professional career in the 19 ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Oscar Moens Oscar Moens (born 1 April 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After his retirement, he has held positions in the coaching staff of Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord. Club career Early career A youth pro ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Barry Opdam Barry Opdam (born 27 February 1976) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a central defender. He spent most of his 16-year professional career with AZ, amassing Eredivisie totals of 316 games and 13 goals over the course of 11 seasons, al ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands Jan Peters *{{flagicon, Netherlands
Fernando Ricksen Fernando Jacob Hubertina Henrika Ricksen (27 July 1976 – 18 September 2019) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a right back and central midfielder. After winning Eerste Divisie titles with Fortuna Sittard and AZ, he joined Ran ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Stijn Schaars Stephanus Johannes "Stijn" Schaars (born 11 January 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Vitesse Born in Gendt, Gelderland, Schaars was first discovered by Dutch coach Theo Bos, who went on to ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Ronald Spelbos Ronald Spelbos (born 8 July 1954 in Utrecht) is a Dutch former football player and manager. He played central defense. He earned 21 caps for the Netherlands, scoring a goal in his last international, against Cyprus on October 28, 1987 in an 8-0 w ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Henk Timmer Hendrik Timmer (born 3 December 1971) is a Dutch former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Club career Timmer was born in Hierden, Harderwijk, Gelderland. He spent his fi ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Pier Tol Kees "Pier" Tol (born 12 July 1958) is a Dutch retired international footballer who made over 300 professional appearances in the Dutch league, scoring over 100 goals. Club career Born in Volendam, Tol played professionally for FC Volendam, A ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Eddy Treijtel Eduard Willem Treijtel (born 28 May 1946) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won the Intercontinental Cup in 1970 and the UEFA Cup in the 1973–74 season with Feyenoord. Club career Treijtel was born in ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Nick Viergever Nick Viergever (; born 3 August 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Utrecht. He also made three appearances for the Netherlands national team. Club career Sparta Rotterdam Viergever made his debut in the Er ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Ron Vlaar Ron Peter Vlaar (born 16 February 1985) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a centre-back. Vlaar came up through AZ's youth ranks. After making his professional debut, he played sparingly for two seasons before joining Feyenoord in 2006. ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Bobby Vosmaer Robert Vosmaer (born 17 July 1951) is a former Dutch footballer who played as a forward and represented the Netherlands national football team. Early life Vosmaer was born in 1951 in Indonesia, as his father was in the Royal Netherlands Navy, ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Ronald Waterreus Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus (; born 25 August 1970) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He notably played for PSV Eindhoven and Rangers, before ending his career at New York Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer. Club ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Wout Weghorst Wout François Maria Weghorst (born 7 August 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Manchester United, on loan from club Burnley, and the Netherlands national team. Weghorst began his professional career i ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Owen Wijndal Owen Wijndal (born 28 November 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Club career AZ Born in Paramaribo, Wijndal joined the AZ youth academy at the age of ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands
Demy de Zeeuw Demy Patrick René de Zeeuw (born 26 May 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He previously played for AGOVV, Go Ahead Eagles, AZ and AFC Ajax. While at AZ he was a key player in the squad that w ...
*{{flagicon, Netherlands Antilles
Robin Nelisse Robin Nelisse (born 25 January 1978) is an Aruban former professional footballer who played as a forward. He gained two caps for the former Netherlands Antilles national football team, Netherlands Antillean national team. Career Nelisse started ...
*{{flagicon, Norway
Markus Henriksen Markus Henriksen (born 25 July 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Rosenborg. Club career Rosenborg Henriksen moved from Trond IL to Rosenborg as a boy. He proved himself early on as an ...
*{{flagicon, Nigeria
Pius Ikedia Pius Nelson Ikedia (born 11 July 1980) is a Nigerian retired professional footballer who played as a winger. Career While still a teenager, Ikedia scored many goals along with Julius Aghahowa at Nigerian club Bendel Insurance. He played profe ...
*{{flagicon, Paraguay Celso Ortíz *{{flagicon, Serbia Nemanja Gudelj *{{flagicon, Sweden Denni Avdić *{{flagicon, Sweden Rasmus Elm *{{flagicon, Sweden Viktor Elm *{{flagicon, Sweden Mattias Johansson *{{flagicon, Sweden Muamer Tanković *{{flagicon, Sweden Pontus Wernbloom *{{flagicon, Trinidad and Tobago Levi Garcia *{{flagicon, Turkey Oğuzhan Özyakup *{{flagicon, USA Jozy Altidore *{{flagicon, USA Aron Jóhannsson


Coaches

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Alkmaar '54

*{{Flagicon, NED {{ill, Gerrit van Wijhe, nl (1954–1956) *{{Flagicon, NED Kick Smit (1956–1958) *{{Flagicon, NED {{ill, Ludwig Veg, nl (1 July 1958 – 30 June 1960) *{{Flagicon, NED Piet de Wolf (1960–1961) *{{Flagicon, NED {{ill, Bonnie Bult, nl (1961–1962) *{{Flagicon, NED {{ill, Arie Rentenaar, nl (1962–1963) *{{Flagicon, NED {{ill, Ludwig Veg, nl (1 July 1963 – 30 June 1965) *{{Flagicon, WAL Barry Hughes (1 July 1965 – 30 June 1967)


KFC / FC Zaanstreek

*{{Flagicon, ENG Bob Kelly (footballer), Bob Kelly (1955–1956) *{{Flagicon, NED {{ill, Wim Blokland, nl, Wim Blokland (voetballer) (1956–1958) *{{Flagicon, NED {{ill, Klaas Molenaar, nl (1958–1960) *{{Flagicon, NED {{ill, Toon Bruins Slot, nl (1960–1963) *{{Flagicon, NED {{ill, Joop de Kubber, nl (1963–1964) *{{Flagicon, NED Piet de Wolf (1964–1965) *{{Flagicon, NED {{ill, Toon van den Enden, nl (1965–1966)


AZ '67

*{{Flagicon, ENG Lesley Talbot (1 July 1967 – 30 June 1968) *{{Flagicon, NED {{ill, Wim Blokland, nl, Wim Blokland (voetballer) (1968–1969) *{{Flagicon, NED Robert Heinz (1969–1971) *{{Flagicon, NED Cor van der Hart (1 July 1971 – 30 June 1973) *{{Flagicon, NED Joop Brand (1 July 1973 – 30 June 1976) *{{Flagicon, NED Hans Kraay Sr. (1 July 1976 – 30 June 1977) *{{Flagicon, NED Jan Notermans (1977) *{{Flagicon, NED Cor van der Hart (1 July 1977 – 30 June 1978) *{{Flagicon, FRG
Georg Keßler Georg Kessler (born 23 September 1932) is a German former football manager. Honours Sparta Rotterdam *KNVB Cup runner-up: 1970–71 Anderlecht *Belgian First Division: 1971–72 *Belgian Cup: 1971–72 Hertha BSC *DFB-Pokal runner-up: 19 ...
(1 July 1978 – 30 June 1982) *{{Flagicon, NED Hans Eijkenbroek (1 July 1982 – 30 June 1983) *{{Flagicon, NED Piet de Visser (football manager), Piet de Visser (1 July 1983 – 30 June 1985) *{{Flagicon, NED Joop Brand (1 July 1985 – 30 June 1986) *{{Flagicon, NED Han Berger (1 July 1986 – 31 December 1986) {{col-2


AZ

*{{Flagicon, NED Hans Eijkenbroek (1987 – 30 June 1989) *{{Flagicon, NED :nl:Hans van Doorneveld, Hans van Doorneveld (1 July 1989 – 30 June 1990) *{{Flagicon, NED Henk Wullems (1 July 1990 – 30 June 1993) *{{Flagicon, NED Piet Schrijvers (1 July 1993 – 30 June 1994) *{{Flagicon, NED Theo Vonk (1 July 1994 – 28 February 1997) *{{Flagicon, NED Hans de Koning ''(interim)'' (28 February 1997 – 30 June 1997) *{{Flagicon, NED
Willem van Hanegem Willem "Wim" van Hanegem (; born 20 February 1944) is a Dutch former football player and coach who played as a midfielder. In a playing career spanning over 20 years, he won several domestic honours in the Netherlands, as well as a European Cu ...
(1 July 1997 – 30 June 1999) *{{Flagicon, NED Gerard van der Lem (1 July 1999 – 30 March 2000) *{{Flagicon, NED Henk van Stee (31 March 2000 – 30 October 2002) *{{Flagicon, NED Co Adriaanse (30 October 2002 – 30 June 2005) *{{Flagicon, NED
Louis van Gaal Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (; born 8 August 1951) is a Dutch former football player and manager. At club level, he served as manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as having three spel ...
(1 July 2005 – 30 June 2009) *{{Flagicon, NED
Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman (; born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is the younger brother of his former international teammate Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman. Koeman was cap ...
(1 July 2009 – 5 December 2009) *{{Flagicon, NED Martin Haar ''(interim)'' (5 December 2009 – 10 December 2009) *{{Flagicon, NED
Dick Advocaat Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat (; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch former football player and coach who is currently the head coach of Eerste Divisie side ADO Den Haag. Advocaat was successful as a football player and as a coach, including three sti ...
(10 December 2009 – 30 June 2010) *{{Flagicon, NED
Gertjan Verbeek Gertjan Verbeek (; born 1 August 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who last managed Eerste Divisie side Almere City. Coaching career Netherlands After retiring from his playing career in 1994, Verbeek stayed with SC Heerenveen as ...
(1 July 2010 – 29 September 2013) *{{Flagicon, NED Martin Haar ''(interim)'' (29 September 2013 – 15 October 2013) *{{Flagicon, NED
Dick Advocaat Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat (; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch former football player and coach who is currently the head coach of Eerste Divisie side ADO Den Haag. Advocaat was successful as a football player and as a coach, including three sti ...
(15 October 2013 – 30 June 2014) *{{Flagicon, NED
Marco van Basten Marcel "Marco" van Basten (; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch football manager and retired professional player, who played for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pl ...
(30 June 2014 – 16 September 2014) *{{Flagicon, NED
John van den Brom Joseph Anthonius ''John ''van den Brom (born 4 October 1966) is a Dutch former professional footballer and the current manager of Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań. As a player, he played for Vitesse, Ajax, De Graafschap and Istanbulspor. After h ...
(29 September 2014 – 30 June 2019) *{{Flagicon, NED
Arne Slot Arend Martijn Slot (; born 17 September 1978) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Feyenoord. Playing career Slot played as midfielder for PEC Zwolle, NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam. Coaching care ...
(1 July 2019  – 5 December 2020) *{{Flagicon, NED Pascal Jansen (5 December 2020 – present ) {{col-end


Notes

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References

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