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Full name

Alkmaar Zaanstreek

Founded

May 10, 1967

Ground

DSB Stadion, Alkmaar

Capacity

17,023

Chairman

Dirk Scheringa

Manager

Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Louis van Gaal

League

Eredivisie

2005-06

Eredivisie, 2nd





Home colours





Away colours

AZ Alkmaar is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. It was founded on May 10, 1967 as AZ '67, the result of a merger of Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek. In the Netherlands the club is known as AZ, but internationally Alkmaar is often added.

Owing to the commitment of businessmen Cees and Klaas Molenaar, AZ '67 was successful in the late seventies and early eighties. In 1981 they became Dutch champions and UEFA Cup finalists. Things went downhill after the Molenaar brothers left the club. In 1988 AZ were relegated from the Eredivisie.

The involvement of businessman Dirk Scheringa in the late nineties marked the revival of the club. AZ returned to the Eredivisie in 1998. In 2004-05 they reappeared in the UEFA Cup tournament, advancing to the semi-finals. They also finished third in the Eredivisie that season, again qualifying for the UEFA Cup, after spending most of the season in the top two spots. A remarkable achievement, since AZ is financially not a big club and it does not have a similar fanbase like their Eredivisie rivals: AZ's home ground in the 2005-06 season, the Alkmaarder Hout, had a spectator capacity of 8390.

In the summer of 2006, the club moved to a new 17,000 capacity stadium, the DSB Stadion. Due to a larger than expected demand for tickets, the new ground will probably be expanded to 30,000 in 2008 by adding a second tier.

The club manager is Louis van Gaal, who succeeded Co Adriaanse after the 2004-05 season.

1 Current squad 2006/2007
2 Achievements
3 Notable players
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Current squad 2006/2007

No.		Position	Player
1	Image:Flag of Croatia.svg	GK	Joey Didulica
2	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	DF	Kew Jaliens
3	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	DF	Gijs Luirink
4	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	DF	Barry Opdam
5	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	DF	Tim de Cler
7	Image:Flag of Iceland.svg	MF	Joey Gudjonsson
8	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	MF	Stijn Schaars
9	Image:Flag of Georgia (bordered).svg	FW	Shota Arveladze (C)
10	Image:Flag of Germany.svg	MF	Simon Cziommer
11	Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg	MF	Maarten Martens
12	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	MF	Kees Luyckx
14	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	DF	Ryan Donk
15	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	MF	Rogier Molhoek

No.		Position	Player
17	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	MF	Martijn Meerdink
18	Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg	FW	Moussa Dembele
19	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	FW	Danny Koevermans
20	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	MF	Demy de Zeeuw
22	Image:Flag of Morocco.svg	GK	Khalid Sinouh
23	Image:Flag of Iceland.svg	DF	Grétar Steinsson
24	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	DF	David Mendes da Silva
25	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	MF	Ruud Vormer
26	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	GK	Job Bulters
27	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	FW	Julian Jenner
28	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	MF	Rueben van der Stoop
29	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	FW	Jeremain Lens

Theo Zwarthoed, goalkeeper, on loan to Excelsior.
Haris Medunjanin, midfielder, on loan to Sparta Rotterdam.
Kemy Agustien, midfielder, on loan to Roda JC.
Danny Mathijssen, midfielder, on loan to NAC Breda.
Pius Ikedia, forward, on loan to RKC Waalwijk.

[edit] Achievements

Eredivisie
- Winners (1): 1981
Eerste Divisie
- Winners (2): 1996, 1998
Dutch Cup
- Winners (3): 1978, 1981, 1982
UEFA Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1981
- Semifinalists (1): 2005

[edit] Notable players

Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kees Kist (1972-1981)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hugo Hovenkamp
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bert van Marwijk (1975-1979)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willem van Hanegem (1976-1979)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Louis van Gaal (1986-1987) (Now manager)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Phillip Cocu (1988-1990)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1990-1993)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Buskermolen (1990-2006)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Barry Opdam (1996-now)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Barry van Galen (1997-2006)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg John Bosman (1999-2002)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Kromkamp (2000-2005)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk Timmer (2000-2006)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Vlaar (2002-2006)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tim de Cler (2002-now)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Denny Landzaat (2003-2006)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kew Jaliens (2004-now)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joris Mathijsen (2004-2006)

[edit] See also

Dutch Football League teams

[edit] External links

(Dutch) (English) Official website of AZ
(English) AZ Alkmaar News
(Dutch) AZ Fanpage
(Dutch) Forza AZ
(Dutch) AZ Television
AZ formations at football-lineups.com

UEFA Cup 2006/07

Eight teams form UCL Steaua Bucureşti | Bordeaux

Dutch Eredivisie
ADO Den Haag \| Ajax \| AZ \| Excelsior \| Feyenoord \| Groningen \| Heerenveen \| Heracles NAC \| NEC \| PSV \| RKC \| Roda JC \| Sparta \| Twente \| Utrecht \| Vitesse \| Willem II