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2020–21 AZ Alkmaar Season
The 2020–21 AZ Alkmaar season was the club's 54th season in existence and the 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, AZ participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. On 5 December 2020, manager Arne Slot was sacked following rumors that he was negotiating to become the new manager of Feyenoord for the following season. Players First-team squad Out on loan Other players under contract Transfers In Out Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overview Eredivisie League table Results summary Results by round Matches The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020. KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds UEFA Europa League Group stage The group stage draw was held on 2 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AZ Alkmaar
Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands. AZ won the Eredivisie in 1980–81 Eredivisie, 1980–81 and 2008–09 Eredivisie, 2008–09. In the same season as their first league title, they also reached the 1981 UEFA Cup Final, UEFA Cup Final, which they lost to Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town. The team has won the KNVB Cup 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 (KNVB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 AZ Alkmaar Season
The 2021–22 season was the 55th season in the existence of AZ Alkmaar and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, AZ Alkmaar participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League. Players First-team squad Out on loan Other players under contract Transfers In Out Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overall record Eredivisie League table Results summary Results by round Matches The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021. European competition play-offs KNVB Cup UEFA Europa League Play-off round The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021. UEFA Europa Conference League Group stage The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021. Knockout phase Round of 16 The draw for the round of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoke City F
Stoke may refer to: Places Canada * Stoke, Quebec New Zealand * Stoke, New Zealand United Kingdom Berkshire * Stoke Row Bristol * Stoke Bishop * Stoke Gifford * Bradley Stoke * Little Stoke * Harry Stoke * Stoke Lodge Buckinghamshire * Stoke Hammond * Stoke Mandeville * Stoke Poges Cheshire * Stoke, Cheshire East * Stoke, Cheshire West and Chester, a civil parish Cornwall * Stoke Climsland Devon * Stoke, Plymouth * Stoke, Devon, near Hartland * Stoke Canon * Stoke Fleming * Stoke Gabriel * Stoke Rivers Dorset * Stoke Abbott * Stoke Wake Gloucestershire * Stoke Orchard Hampshire * Stoke, Basingstoke and Deane * Stoke, Hayling Island * Stoke Charity Herefordshire * Stoke Bliss * Stoke Edith * Stoke Lacy * Stoke Prior, Herefordshire Kent * Stoke, Kent Leicestershire * Stoke Golding Lincolnshire * Stoke Rochford London * Stoke Newington Milton Keynes * Stoke Goldington Norfolk * Stoke Ash * Stoke Ferry * Stoke Holy Cross Northa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper Karlsson
Karl Jesper Karlsson (born 25 July 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for club Lecce on loan from Bologna, and the Sweden national team. Club career Early career Karlsson started playing in IF Böljan from the age of four. At the age of 14, he received his first-team debut for the club in Division 4. Before the 2015 season, he moved to Falkenbergs FF, and he was offered a first-team contract in the autumn. In November 2015, Karlsson signed a first team contract that extends over the season 2018 with Falkenberg FF. Before he signed the contract, he had also served and trained with English Brighton & Hove Albion. Falkenbergs FF The premiere of the headlines in 2016 were about Karlsson making his Allsvenskan debut. In the 79th minute he was replaced in instead of Akseli Pelvas, in the match Falkenbergs FF lost 2–0 to IFK Göteborg. On 17 July 2016, Karlsson scored his first two Allsvenskan goals in a 3–3 win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dani De Wit
Dani de Wit (born 28 January 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dutch club FC Utrecht. Club career Ajax De Wit made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax on 3 February 2017 in a game against RKC Waalwijk. On 25 February 2018, he made his debut in the senior squad in a 0–0 Eredivisie draw against ADO Den Haag. On 22 August 2018, he made his European debut in a 3–1 Champions League play-off win against Dynamo Kyiv. AZ On 30 August 2019, De Wit signed a contract with AZ Alkmaar who reportedly paid a €2 million transfer fee to Ajax. Bochum On 3 July 2024, De Wit signed a four-year contract with VfL Bochum as a free agent. Career statistics Club Honours Jong Ajax * Eerste Divisie: 2017–18 Ajax * Eredivisie: 2018–19 * KNVB Cup: 2018–19 Individual *UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teun Koopmeiners
Teun Koopmeiners (; born 28 February 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Juventus FC, Juventus and the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team. Having represented the Netherlands at various youth levels, Koopmeiners was called up to the senior team's preliminary UEFA Nations League squad in August 2020. He was later part of their squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Club career AZ Koopmeiners grew up in Castricum, North Holland, and took his first steps in football as a youth player for the local club, Vitesse '22. In 2009, he joined the AZ Alkmaar, AZ youth academy at under-12 level. He eventually progressed through the ranks, and as part of the club's reserve team, Jong AZ, he became champion of the Dutch third division in the 2016–17 Tweede Divisie, 2016–17 season, reaching promotion to the Eerste Divisie. On 18 August 2017, Koopmeiners made his professional debut for Jong AZ in a 3–1 away win over FC De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvin Stengs
Calvin Stengs (; born 18 December 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Feyenoord and the Netherlands national team. A product of the AZacademy, Stengs broke into the first team during the 2017–18 season. He developed into a key player for the club, and earned a transfer to Ligue 1 club Nice in 2021 for a fee reported to be €10 million plus bonuses. After mainly being a substitute during his first season at the club, he was sent on a season-long loan to Antwerp. There, he won the Belgian Pro League and Belgian Cup. In 2023, he returned to the Netherlands where he signed with defending Eredivisie title winners Feyenoord for a fee worth €6 million. At international level, Stengs has represented the Netherlands, having made his debut for the senior team in November 2019. Club career AZ Born in Amstelveen, and growing up in Nieuw-Vennep, North Holland, Stengs joined AZ's youth academy at the age of 12, having formerly played for local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Midtsjø
Fredrik Midtsjø (born 11 August 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor. Midtsjø began his professional career at Norwegian club Rosenborg in 2010. After loan spells at Ranheim and Sandnes Ulf he became a regular in their team, making 96 league appearances and scoring 12 goals for Rosenborg. He signed for AZ in 2017. Midtsjø made his full international debut in 2016. Club career Rosenborg Midtsjø made his debut as a 16-year-old in the Norwegian Cup in May 2010 against his childhood team Stjørdals-Blink. Not long later he officially became a part of the Rosenborg squad. However, during the summer, Rosenborg brought in new players and decided to send him out on loan to local second-tier team, Ranheim for the rest of the season. Upon his return, he suffered a broken leg in a game for the second team, keeping him out for 7 months. After recovering from the injury, Rosenborg decided it was best to send him out on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Wijndal
Owen Wijndal (born 28 November 1999) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back for club AFC Ajax, Ajax. He also plays for the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team. Club career AZ Born in Zaandam, Wijndal joined the AZ Alkmaar, AZ youth academy at the age of 10, having formerly played for local sides ZVV Zaandijk and HFC Haarlem. He was promoted to the Jong AZ, second team for the 2016–17 season playing in the third-tier Tweede Divisie. On 4 February 2017, Wijndal made his first-team debut for AZ, starting in a 4–2 home loss to PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie due to injuries to regular starter Ridgeciano Haps and backup Thomas Ouwejan. The end of the 2016–17 Eredivisie, 2016–17 season saw AZ end on sixth place and thereby qualifying for 2016–17 Eredivisie#Play-offs, domestic play-offs for participation in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
