AZ or AZ Vrouwen was a women's association football club based in Alkmaar and the Zaanstreek, Netherlands. They were affiliated with the AZ men's team. They were founder members of the Eredivisie Vrouwen in 2007 and won the first three editions of the championship. In February 2011 AZ announced they were withdrawing support for their women's section, for financial reasons.[1]
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| Full name | Alkmaar Zaanstreek | |||
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| Short name | AZ | |||
| Founded | 2007 | |||
| Dissolved | 2011 | |||
| Ground | AFAS Stadion TATA Steel Stadion | |||
| Capacity | 17,250 or 3,250 | |||
| League | Eredivisie | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Telstar entered a team in the 2011–12 women's Eredivisie and most of the AZ players signed for the newly formed club.[2]
In Januari 2022 AZ announced they were looking into restarting with a women's section.[3] Two months later AZ revealed they were going to financially support and were working closely with VV Alkmaar.[4]
HonoursEdit
National
- National champion
- KNVB Women's Cup
- Winners (1): 2011
Results EredivisieEdit
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| Season | Division | Position | W – D – L = Pts | GF – GA | Top scorer | KNVB Beker |
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| 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 1 / 6 | 11 – 4 – 5 = 37 | 29 – 16 | van den Heiligenberg (9) | Round of 32 |
| 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 1 / 7 | 15 – 4 – 5 = 49 | 45 – 16 | van den Heiligenberg (11) | |
| 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 1 / 6 | 12 – 5 – 3 = 41 | 32 – 11 | de Ridder (11) | Quarterfinals |
| 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 3 / 8 | 12 – 4 – 5 = 40 | 43 – 25 | de Ridder (19) | Champions |
Former playersEdit
European competitionEdit
| Cup | Season | Rd | Opponent | H | A | Ag |
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| UEFA Women's Cup | 2008-09 | 1st qualifying rd |  Glasgow City LFC |
1-1 | ||
 FC Narta Chisinau |
7-0 | |||||
 ŽFK Mašinac Niš |
4-1 | |||||
| Champions League | 2009-10 | Round of 32 |  Brøndby |
1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Champions League | 2010-11 | Round of 32 |  Lyon |
1-2 | 0-8 | 1-10 |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "AZ stopt met vrouwenvoetbal". AZ.nl. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Telstar vrouwen in eredivisie". I J Muider Courant. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Keert AZ terug in vrouwenvoetbal? "Serieus aan het onderzoeken"".
- ^ "AZ maakt stappen met VV Alkmaar: "In heel goede harmonie"".
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