AZ Alkmaar
Full name |
Alkmaar Zaanstreek |
- Alkmaar Zaanstreek (Dutch: [ˈɑl(ə)kmaːr ˈzaːnstreːk]), better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ (pronounced [aːˈzɛt]), is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaanstreek.
- The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and hosts home matches at the AFAS Stadion.
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- AZ has won the Eredivisie twice, in 1980–81 and 2008–09.
- In the same season as their first league title, they also reached the UEFA Cup Final, which they lost to Ipswich Town.
- In addition, the team has won the KNVB Cup on four occasions and one Johan Cruyff Shield.
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Nickname(s) |
Kaaskoppen (Cheeseheads) |
De Kaasboeren (The Cheese Farmers) |
Short name |
AZ |
Founded |
10 May 1967; 55 years ago |
Ground |
AFAS Stadion |
Capacity |
19.478 |
Executive director |
Robert Eenhoorn |
Technical director |
Max Huiberts |
Chairman |
René Neelissen |
Head coach |
Pascal Jansen |
League |
Eredivisie |
2021–22 |
Eredivisie, 5th of 18 |
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