2019–20 AZ Alkmaar season

The 2019–20 season was AZ Alkmaar's 53rd season in existence and the club's 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. It covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. AZ Alkmaar competed in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

AZ Alkmaar
2019–20 season
ChairmanRené Neelissen
Head coachArne Slot
StadiumAFAS Stadion
Cars Jeans Stadion
Eredivisie2nd
KNVB CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Myron Boadu (14)

All:
Myron Boadu (20)

Players edit

As of 30 August 2019[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NED Marco Bizot
2 DF   NOR Jonas Svensson
3 DF   GRE Pantelis Hatzidiakos
4 DF   NED Ron Vlaar
5 DF   NED Thomas Ouwejan
6 MF   NOR Fredrik Midtsjø
7 FW   NED Calvin Stengs
8 MF   NED Teun Koopmeiners (captain)
9 FW   NED Myron Boadu
10 MF   NED Dani de Wit
11 FW   MAR Oussama Idrissi
14 FW   NED Ferdy Druijf
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   NED Owen Wijndal
16 GK   NED Jasper Schendelaar
17 FW   NED Zakaria Aboukhlal
20 MF   NED Jordy Clasie
21 MF   NED Kenzo Goudmijn
22 GK   NED Rody de Boer
23 DF   NED Léon Bergsma
24 MF   NED Tijjani Reijnders
26 DF   JPN Yukinari Sugawara (on loan from Nagoya Grampus)
28 FW   ISL Albert Guðmundsson
29 DF   NED Joris Kramer
30 DF   BEL Stijn Wuytens

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   NED Jelle Duin ( at FC Volendam until 30 June 2020)
FW   NED Jeremy Helmer ( at De Graafschap until 30 June 2020)
MF   NED Mees Hoedemakers ( at Cambuur until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   NOR Bjørn Maars Johnsen ( at Rosenborg until 30 June 2020)
FW   CZE Ondřej Mihálik ( at Viktoria Plzeň until 30 June 2020)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Player From Type Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 DF   Yukinari Sugawara   Nagoya Grampus Loan Season [2]
22 July 2019 MF   Jordy Clasie   Southampton Transfer Free [3]

Out edit

Date Position Player To Type Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 GK   Nick Olij   NAC Breda Transfer Free [4]
1 July 2019 MF   Mats Seuntjens  Gençlerbirliği S.K. Transfer Undisclosed [5]
1 July 2019 MF   Adam Maher   FC Utrecht Transfer Free [6]
1 July 2019 GK   Piet Velthuizen Released Transfer Free [7]
1 July 2019 DF   Ricardo van Rhijn   Sc Heerenveen Transfer Free [8]
1 July 2019 MF   Jamie Jacobs   SC Cambuur Transfer Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2019 FW   Ondrej Mihalik   Viktoria Plzen Loan Season with Option [10]
1 July 2019 MF   Mees Hoedemakers   SC Cambuur Loan Season with Option [11]
2 July 2019 MF   Iliass Bel Hassani   PEC Zwolle Transfer Undisclosed [citation needed]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 June 2019 Friendly AZ   3–1   Eendracht Aalst Dirkshorn, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportpark vv Dirkshorn
29 June 2019 Friendly AZ   0–3   Oleksandriya Dirkshorn, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportpark vv Dirkshorn
3 July 2019 Friendly AZ   1–0   PAOK Wenum-Wiesel, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportpark Wiesel
6 July 2019 Friendly AZ   5–2   Club Brugge Garderen, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportpark De Westeneng
13 July 2019 Friendly Telstar   3–0   AZ Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Rabobank IJmond Stadion
17 July 2019 Friendly Gent   2–0   AZ Ghent, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
27 July 2019 Friendly AZ   0–1   Beerschot-Wilrijk Wijdewormer, Netherlands
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex
10 January 2020 Friendly KV Mechelen   1–5   AZ Oliva, Spain
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 4 August 2019 24 May 2020 Matchday 1 2nd 25 18 2 5 54 17 +37 072.00
KNVB Cup 18 December 2019 12 February 2020 Second round Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
Europa League 25 July 2019 27 February 2020 Second qualifying round Round of 32 14 5 7 2 27 13 +14 035.71
Total 42 25 9 8 87 33 +54 059.52

Last updated: 7 March 2020
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax 25 18 2 5 68 23 +45 56 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 AZ 25 18 2 5 54 17 +37 56 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 25 14 8 3 50 35 +15 50 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4 PSV Eindhoven 26 14 7 5 54 28 +26 49 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Willem II 26 13 5 8 37 34 +3 44 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[12]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
25 18 2 5 54 17  +37 56 10 1 2 32 8  +24 8 1 3 22 9  +13

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWDLWWWWDLWWWWWWWLLWWCLWWWCCCCCCCC
Position1122433334222222222222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; C = Cancelled

Matches edit

The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.[13] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.[14][15]

4 August 2019 1 AZ 4–0 Fortuna Sittard Alkmaar
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12,858
Referee: Dennis Higler
11 August 2019 2 RKC Waalwijk 0–2 AZ Waalwijk
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Allard Lindhout
18 August 2019 3 AZ 0–0 Groningen The Hague
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 8,563
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
1 September 2019 4 Vitesse 2–1 AZ Arnhem
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 13,290
Referee: Dennis Higler
14 September 2019 5 AZ 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam The Hague
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Danny Makkelie
22 September 2019 6 ADO Den Haag 0–1 AZ The Hague
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 12,091
Referee: Allard Lindhout
26 September 2019 7 Feyenoord 0–3 AZ Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
29 September 2019 8 AZ 2–0 Heracles Almelo The Hague
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 7,241
Referee: Pol van Boekel
6 October 2019 9 Willem II 1–1 AZ Tilburg
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 12,707
Referee: Dennis Higler
19 October 2019 10 AZ 2–4 Heerenveen The Hague
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 7,648
Referee: Björn Kuipers
27 October 2019 11 PSV 0–4 AZ Eindhoven
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Pol van Boekel
2 November 2019 12 AZ 3–0 Twente The Hague
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 4,689
Referee: Danny Makkelie
10 November 2019 13 AZ 3–0 Emmen The Hague
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Siemen Mulder
23 November 2019 14 Utrecht 0–3 AZ Utrecht
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 22,401
Referee: Björn Kuipers
1 December 2019 15 AZ 1–0 VVV-Venlo The Hague
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 6,007
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
7 December 2019 16 PEC Zwolle 0–3 AZ Zwolle
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Attendance: 13,708
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
15 December 2019 17 AZ 1–0 Ajax Alkmaar
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 17,002
Referee: Danny Makkelie
21 December 2019 18 Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 AZ Rotterdam
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,031
Referee: Kevin Blom
18 January 2020 19 AZ 1–3 Willem II Alkmaar
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,442
Referee: Björn Kuipers
25 January 2020 20 Heerenveen 1–2 AZ Heerenveen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 19,638
Referee: Kevin Blom
31 January 2020 21 AZ 4–0 RKC Waalwijk Alkmaar
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14,712
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
15 February 2020 23 Twente 2–0 AZ Enschede
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 27,300
Referee: Allard Lindhout
23 February 2020 24 AZ 2–0 PEC Zwolle Alkmaar
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,306
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
1 March 2020 25 Ajax 0–2 AZ Amsterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 52,707
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
7 March 2020 26 AZ 4–0 ADO Den Haag Alkmaar
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Dennis Higler
15 March 2020 27 VVV-Venlo Cancelled AZ Venlo
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Koel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 15 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[16]
22 March 2020 28 Groningen Cancelled AZ Groningen
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 March, cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[16]
4 April 2020 29 AZ Cancelled Vitesse Alkmaar
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 4 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17]
8 April 2020 22 AZ Cancelled Feyenoord Alkmaar
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 8 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17]
11 April 2020 30 Heracles Almelo Cancelled AZ Almelo
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Polman Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 11 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17]
21 April 2020 31 AZ Cancelled PSV Alkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 21 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17]
25 April 2020 32 Fortuna Sittard Cancelled AZ Sittard
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 25 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17]
3 May 2020 33 AZ Cancelled Utrecht Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17]
10 May 2020 34 Emmen Cancelled AZ Emmen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17]

KNVB Cup edit

18 December 2019 Second round AZ 3–0 Groene Ster Alkmaar
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 17,082
Referee: Erwin Blank
21 January 2020 Round of 16 TOP Oss 0–2 AZ Oss
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Frans Heesen Stadion
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: Laurens Gerrets
12 February 2020 Quarter-finals AZ 1–3 NAC Breda Alkmaar
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Referee: Pol van Boekel

UEFA Europa League edit

Second qualifying round edit

25 July 2019 First leg AZ   0–0   BK Häcken Alkmaar, Netherlands
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 11,492
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
1 August 2019 Second leg BK Häcken   0–3
(0–3 agg.)
  AZ Gothenburg, Sweden
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Frank Schneider (France)

Third qualifying round edit

8 August 2019 First leg Mariupol   0–0   AZ Odesa, Ukraine
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium
Attendance: 4,426
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
15 August 2019 Second leg AZ   4–0
(4–0 agg.)
  Mariupol The Hague, Netherlands[a]
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 8,018
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Play-off round edit

22 August 2019 First leg AZ   1–1   Antwerp Enschede, Netherlands[a]
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 4,014
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
29 August 2019 Second leg Antwerp   1–4 (a.e.t.)
(2–5 agg.)
  AZ Brussels, Belgium
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 19,786
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN AZ PAR AST
1   Manchester United 6 4 1 1 10 2 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 3–0 1–0
2   AZ 6 2 3 1 15 8 +7 9 0–0 2–2 6–0
3   Partizan 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8 0–1 2–2 4–1
4   Astana 6 1 0 5 4 19 −15 3 2–1 0–5 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
19 September 2019 1 Partizan   2–2   AZ Belgrade, Serbia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 22,564
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
3 October 2019 2 AZ   0–0   Manchester United The Hague, Netherlands[b]
18:55 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 13,863
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
24 October 2019 3 AZ   6–0   Astana The Hague, Netherlands[b]
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 8,123
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
7 November 2019 4 Astana   0–5   AZ Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
21:50 ALMT (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 11,584
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)
28 November 2019 5 AZ   2–2   Partizan The Hague, Netherlands[b]
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 9,092
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
12 December 2019 6 Manchester United   4–0   AZ Manchester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 65,773
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Knockout phase edit

Round of 32 edit
20 February 2020 First leg AZ   1–1   LASK Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12,526
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
27 February 2020 Second leg LASK   2–0
(3–1 agg.)
  AZ Linz, Austria
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Linzer Stadion
Attendance: 12,855
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Eredivisie KNVB Cup Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   NED Marco Bizot 41 0 24 0 3 0 14 0
16 GK   NED Jasper Schendelaar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK   NED Rody de Boer 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   NOR Jonas Svensson 38 2 23 1 3 1 12 0
3 DF   GRE Pantelis Chatzidiakos 20 2 7+4 1 0 0 4+5 1
4 DF   NED Ron Vlaar 13 2 10 2 0 0 1+2 0
5 DF   NED Thomas Ouwejan 19 1 4+6 0 2+1 0 4+2 1
15 DF   NED Owen Wijndal 39 1 24 1 1 0 14 0
26 DF   JPN Yukinari Sugawara 28 3 5+11 2 0+1 0 2+9 1
27 DF   NED Ramon Leeuwin 8 0 4+1 0 1 0 2 0
29 DF   NED Joris Kramer 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   BEL Stijn Wuytens 35 1 21 0 3 0 11 1
Midfielders
6 MF   NOR Fredrik Midtsjø 39 1 22+1 0 3 0 13 1
8 MF   NED Teun Koopmeiners 42 16 25 11 3 1 14 4
10 MF   NED Dani de Wit 33 5 19+3 3 3 2 8 0
18 MF   NOR Håkon Evjen 6 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
20 MF   NED Jordy Clasie 32 0 10+8 0 2+1 0 3+8 0
21 MF   NED Kenzo Goudmijn 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
34 MF   NED Mohamed Taabouni 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   NED Calvin Stengs 42 10 24+1 5 2+1 0 14 5
9 FW   NED Myron Boadu 39 20 24 14 2 0 13 6
11 FW   MAR Oussama Idrissi 42 17 25 13 3 1 13+1 3
14 FW   NED Ferdy Druijf 21 5 1+11 1 1+1 1 0+7 3
17 FW   NED Zakaria Aboukhlal 15 0 0+12 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
28 FW   ISL Albert Guðmundsson 8 1 1+3 0 0 0 1+3 1
Players transferred out during the season
10 MF   NED Guus Til 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 MF   NOR Bjørn Maars Johnsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Last updated: 7 March 2020
Source: Competitions

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b After a roof collapse on 10 August 2019 at their regular stadium, AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, AZ's third qualifying round home match was moved to Cars Jeans Stadion, The Hague. Their play-off round home match was moved to De Grolsch Veste, Enschede.
  2. ^ a b c AZ played their home matches at Cars Jeans Stadion, The Hague, instead of their regular home stadium AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar due to the latter's roof collapse.[18]

References edit

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  3. ^ "Clasie joins AZ Alkmaar". Southampton FC. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  4. ^ "NAC pakt door en legt keeper Nick Olij transfervrij vast". www.foxsports.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  5. ^ "Gençlerbirliği, Mats Seuntjens'i kadrosuna kattı". NTVSpor.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-08-02.
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  10. ^ "Plzeň má třetí posilu! Dres Viktorie bude oblékat Mihálik". sport.tn.nova.cz (in Czech). 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
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  12. ^ "Eredivisie 2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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External links edit