AZ or AZ Vrouwen is a women's association football club based in Alkmaar and the Zaanstreek, Netherlands. They are affiliated with the AZ men's team. They were founder members of the Eredivisie Vrouwen in 2007 and won the league's first three championship. In February 2011, AZ announced they were withdrawing support for their women's section, for financial reasons.[1]
Telstar entered a team in the 2011–12 women's Eredivisie, and most of the AZ players signed with the newly formed club.[2]
In January 2022, AZ announced they were looking into restarting a women's club.[3] Two months later, AZ revealed they were going to financially support and were working closely with VV Alkmaar.[4] After AZ and VV Alkmaar already intensified their collaboration in 2022, AZ took the place of VV Alkmaar in the Women's Eredivisie starting in the 2023-2024 season.[5]
On 23 March 2023 Mark De Vries was confirmed as manager.[6][7] The club finished 9th out of 12 teams in its first year back in the Eredivisie.
| Season
|
Division
|
Position
|
W – D – L = Pts
|
GF – GA
|
Top scorer
|
KNVB Cup
|
| 2007–08
|
Eredivisie
|
01 / 06
|
11 – 04 – 05 = 37
|
29 – 16
|
van den Heiligenberg (9)
|
Round of 32
|
| 2008–09
|
Eredivisie
|
01 / 07
|
15 – 04 – 05 = 49
|
45 – 16
|
van den Heiligenberg (11)
|
|
| 2009–10
|
Eredivisie
|
01 / 06
|
12 – 05 – 03 = 41
|
32 – 11
|
de Ridder (11)
|
Quarterfinals
|
| 2010–11
|
Eredivisie
|
03 / 08
|
12 – 04 – 05 = 40
|
43 – 25
|
de Ridder (19)
|
Champions
|
| 2023–24
|
Eredivisie
|
09 / 120
|
5 – 06 – 011 = 21
|
28 – 38
|
Spaan [nl] (11)
|
Round of 16
|
- As of 3 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
European competition
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- ^ or single match when home and away are empty
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