The 2021–22 season was the 55th season in the existence of

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ (), is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and hos ...

and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of

Dutch football Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands. Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, at the age of 14, he founded Haarlemsche Football Club. Over the next 30 years, football gained ...

. In addition to the domestic league, AZ Alkmaar participated in this season's editions 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. O ...

, the

UEFA 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. ...

and the

UEFA 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 the ...

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 16 was held on 25 February 2022.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 AZ Alkmaar Season AZ Alkmaar seasons

2021–22 UEFA Europa League participants seasons 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League participants seasons