2023–24 AZ Alkmaar season
2023–24 season | ||||
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Chairman | René Neelissen | |||
Head coach | Pascal Jansen (until 17 January) Maarten Martens (from 17 January) | |||
Stadium | AFAS Stadion | |||
Eredivisie | 4th | |||
KNVB Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
UEFA Europa Conference League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Vangelis Pavlidis (29) All: Vangelis Pavlidis (33) | |||
Average home league attendance | 18,187[1] | |||
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The 2023–24 season was AZ Alkmaar's 57th season in existence and second consecutive season in the Eredivisie. They also competed in the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 1 February 2024[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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DF | Alexandre Penetra | Famalicão | €4,200,000 | 24 July 2023 | [3] |
FW | Ibrahim Sadiq | BK Häcken | €4,000,000 | 1 September 2023 | [4] |
MF | Kristijan Belić | FK Partizan | €4,000,000 | 13 January 2024 | [5] |
Out
[edit]Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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FW | Yusuf Barası | Adana Demirspor | Undisclosed | 26 August 2023 | [6] |
DF | Pantelis Chatzidiakos | Cagliari | €2,000,000 | 1 September 2023 | [7] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
19 July 2023 Friendly | AZ | 1–1 | Norwich City | Dirkshorn, Netherlands |
18:30 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sportpark vv Dirkshorn Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands) |
22 July 2023 Friendly | Club Brugge | 1–2 | AZ | Bruges |
15:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
29 July 2023 Friendly | Southampton | 0–1 | AZ | Southampton, England |
15:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 7,277 Referee: Keith Stroud (England) |
5 August 2023 Friendly | AZ | 1–0 | Bologna | Alkmaar |
17:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 8,021 Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands) |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Eredivisie | 13 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 55.88 |
KNVB Cup | 20 December 2023 | 7 February 2024 | Second round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 33.33 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 10 August 2023 | 14 December 2023 | Third qualifying round | Group stage | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 40.00 |
Total | 47 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 90 | 61 | +29 | 51.06 |
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Feyenoord | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 26 | +66 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
3 | Twente | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | AZ | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League league stage[a] |
5 | Ajax | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
6 | NEC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 53 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
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)
Notes:
- ^ The 2023–24 KNVB Cup winners qualified for the Europa League league stage. Since the cup winners (Feyenoord) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 65 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[8]
13 August 2023 1 | AZ | 5–1 | Go Ahead Eagles | Alkmaar |
14:30 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Danny Makkelie |
20 August 2023 2 | RKC Waalwijk | 1–3 | AZ | Waalwijk |
16:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Alex Bos |
3 September 2023 4 | Vitesse | 0–2 | AZ | Arnhem |
16:45 | Report |
| Stadium: GelreDome Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
17 September 2023 5 | AZ | 2–0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Alkmaar |
16:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Pol van Boekel |
24 September 2023 6 | PEC Zwolle | 0–3 | AZ | Zwolle |
16:45 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Referee: Edwin van de Graaf |
28 September 2023 3 | AZ | 1–1 | Heracles | Alkmaar |
20:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Danny Makkelie |
1 October 2023 7 | AZ | 4–0 | Fortuna Sittard | Alkmaar |
16:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
8 October 2023 8 | Ajax | 1–2 | AZ | Amsterdam |
12:30 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Referee: Allard Lindhout |
21 October 2023 9 | AZ | 3–0 | Heerenveen | Alkmaar |
19:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Jochen Kamphuis |
6 November 2023 11 | Excelsior | 1–1 | AZ | Rotterdam |
16:45 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Referee: Laurens Gerrets |
12 November 2023 12 | Feyenoord | 1–0 | AZ | Rotterdam |
16:45 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Danny Makkelie |
26 November 2023 13 | AZ | 3–0 | Volendam | Alkmaar |
14:30 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
3 December 2023 14 | Utrecht | 1–1 | AZ | Utrecht |
16:45 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Erwin Blank |
6 December 2023 10 | AZ | 1–2 | NEC | Alkmaar |
19:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Jeroen Manschot | |
Note: Match originally scheduled on 29 October 2023, but was abandoned in injury time after NEC player Bas Dost collapsed.[9] |
9 December 2023 15 | AZ | 4–1 | Almere City | Alkmaar |
21:00 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,429 Referee: Sander van der Eijk |
17 December 2023 16 | AZ | 0–4 | PSV | Alkmaar |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Dennis Higler |
13 January 2024 17 | Twente | 2–1 | AZ | Enschede |
18:45 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
20 January 2024 18 | AZ | 2–2 | PEC Zwolle | Alkmaar |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Allard Lindhout |
28 January 2024 19 | Heerenveen | 2–2 | AZ | Heerenveen |
12:15 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Referee: Sander van der Wijk |
4 February 2024 20 | AZ | 0–1 | Feyenoord | Alkmaar |
12:30 UTC+1 | Report | Wieffer 6' | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Danny Makkelie |
10 February 2024 21 | Almere City | 0–0 | AZ | Almere |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: A. Bos |
17 February 2024 22 | Fortuna Sittard | 1–2 | AZ | Sittard |
16:45 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion |
25 February 2024 23 | AZ | 2–0 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
16:45 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Allard Lindhout |
2 March 2024 24 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1–1 | AZ | Rotterdam |
16:45 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
10 March 2024 25 | AZ | 4–0 | Excelsior | Alkmaar |
16:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
17 March 2024 26 | Volendam | 0–4 | AZ | Volendam |
12:15 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Kras Stadion Referee: Sander van der Eijk |
30 March 2024 27 | AZ | 2–0 | Vitesse | Alkmaar |
16:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Jannick van der Laan |
3 April 2024 28 | Heracles | 5–0 | AZ | Almelo |
18:45 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Referee: Allard Lindhout |
6 April 2024 29 | PSV | 5–1 | AZ | Eindhoven |
16:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Dennis Johan Higler |
13 April 2024 30 | AZ | 3–2 | RKC Waalwijk | Alkmaar |
16:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,309 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal |
27 April 2024 31 | NEC | 0–3 | AZ | Nijmegen |
16:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,540 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
4 May 2024 32 | AZ | 2–1 | Twente | Alkmaar |
16:45 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,827 Referee: Danny Desmond Makkelie |
12 May 2024 33 | Go Ahead Eagles | 0–3 | AZ | Deventer |
16:45 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: De Adelaarshorst |
19 May 2024 34 | AZ | 3–3 | Utrecht | Alkmaar |
16:45 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,937 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
KNVB Cup
[edit]AZ entered the KNVB Cup in the second round; the draw was made on 4 November 2023.[10] On 21 December 2023, the draw was made for the round of 16.[citation needed] The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 20 January 2024.[11]
20 December 2023 Second round | HHC Hardenberg | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | AZ | Hardenberg |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium: De Boshoek Attendance: 4,150 Referee: Robin Hensgens |
16 January 2024 Round of 16 | AZ | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Quick Boys | Alkmaar |
21:00 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 7,578 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf |
Penalties | ||||
7 February 2024 Quarter-finals | Feyenoord | 2–0 | AZ | Rotterdam |
21:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
UEFA Europa Conference League
[edit]Third qualifying round
[edit]The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.
10 August 2023 First leg | FC Santa Coloma | 0–1 | AZ | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
19:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 716 Referee: Sayat Karabayev (Kazakhstan) |
Note: FC Santa Coloma played their third qualifying round home match at the Estadi Nacional in Andorra la Vella, instead of their regular stadium, the Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella in Andorra la Vella, which did not meet UEFA requirements. |
17 August 2023 Second leg | AZ | 2–0 (3–0 agg.) | FC Santa Coloma | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 10,014 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia) |
Play-off round
[edit]The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.
24 August 2023 First leg | AZ | 1–1 | Brann | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 10,888 Referee: Evangelos Manouchos (Greece) |
31 August 2023 Second leg | Brann | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–4 agg.) (5–6 p) | AZ | Bergen, Norway |
19:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,355 Referee: Gergő Bogár (Hungary) |
Penalties | ||||
Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AVL | LEG | AZ | ZRI | |
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1 | Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Legia Warsaw | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | AZ | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Zrinjski Mostar | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | — |
21 September 2023 1 | Zrinjski Mostar | 4–3 | AZ | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
18:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland) |
5 October 2023 2 | AZ | 1–0 | Legia Warsaw | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
21:00 |
| Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 14,239 Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia) |
26 October 2023 3 | AZ | 1–4 | Aston Villa | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
18:45 |
| Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,633 Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany) |
9 November 2023 4 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | AZ | Birmingham, England |
21:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,156 Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal) |
30 November 2023 5 | AZ | 1–0 | Zrinjski Mostar | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
18:45 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,132 Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi (Ukraine) |
14 December 2023 6 | Legia Warsaw | 2–0 | AZ | Warsaw, Poland |
18:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
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- ^ "Sadiq nieuwste aanwinst AZ". www.az.nl.
- ^ "Kristijan Belić joins AZ Alkmaar from Partizan in €4 million deal – News – Nogomania".
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- ^ "Nijmegen striker Dost 'doing well' after collapsing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ "PSV – FC Twente in tweede ronde TOTO KNVB Beker". www.totoknvbbeker.nl. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
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