AZ Alkmaar
AZ1967- Country
- Netherlands
- Venue
- AFAS Stadion • Alkmaar
- Capacity
- 19,500
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Where the club stands among the world's teams on current strength. Moves after every match: beating a stronger side counts more.
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UEFA's official club ranking, from the last five seasons in European competitions. It decides the draw pots; it does not measure current form.
Key players
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The season's most-used players; the rating breaks ties on minutes.
Wouter Goes630′ · 7 apps · 1 a · 3 CS7.10
Lewis Schouten630′ · 7 apps · 1 g · 3 CS7.08
Jari De Busser630′ · 7 apps · 3 CS6.62
Peer Koopmeiners625′ · 7 apps · 1 g · 3 CS7.70
Elijah Dijkstra590′ · 7 apps · 3 CS6.70
Ro-Zangelo Daal582′ · 7 apps · 4 g · 3 CS7.71
Mateo Chávez562′ · 7 apps · 1 g · 3 a · 3 CS7.26
Mexx Meerdink562′ · 7 apps · 3 g · 2 a · 3 CS7.15Club Profile
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Basic facts from the provider: code, founding year, country, ground.
- Team
- AZ Alkmaar
- Short code
- AZ
- Founded
- 1967
- Country
- Netherlands
- Stadium
- AFAS Stadion
- City
- Alkmaar
Stadium
Staff
Achievements
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Wins and podium places per competition; a card opens the competition.
Rivals
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Derby opponents as the provider records them.
Ajax
FC VolendamSeason Cycle
2 activei
Everything the club is in now, then the last finished seasons; a row opens the competition.
Active seasons
Season timeline
EredivisieAug 2025 – May 2026 · finished2025/2026
Europa Conference LeagueJul 2025 – May 2026 · finished2025/2026EredivisieAug 2024 – May 2025 · finished2024/2025
Europa LeagueJul 2024 – May 2025 · finished2024/2025EredivisieAug 2023 – May 2024 · finished2023/2024Europa Conference LeagueJul 2023 – May 2024 · finished2023/2024EredivisieAug 2022 – Jun 2023 · finished2022/2023Europa Conference LeagueJul 2022 – Jun 2023 · finished2022/2023EredivisieAug 2021 – May 2022 · finished2021/2022Europa Conference LeagueJul 2021 – May 2022 · finished2021/2022Goalkeepers
4
Defenders
10
Midfielders
7
Forwards
8
Staff
Former coaches
Maarten MartensCoach · 2024–2026
Pascal JansenCoach · 2020–2024Absentees
4Transfers
12
Valdemar ByskovFC Midtjylland → 31 Aug 2026€5.5M
Stije ResinkFC Groningen → 18 Aug 2026€4.5M
Andrea Natali28 Jul 2026€2.3M
Calvin StengsFeyenoord → 28 Jul 2026free / n/a
Bendegúz Kovács27 Jul 2026free / n/a
Wassim Bouziane9 Jul 2026free / n/aLewis SchoutenExcelsior → 30 Jun 2026free / n/a
Rion Ichihara31 Jan 2026free / n/a
Weslley PatatiMaccabi Tel Aviv → 28 Aug 2025€7.3MElijah Dijkstra1 Jul 2025free / n/a
Kees Smit1 Jul 2024free / n/a
Hobie Verhulst1 Jul 2010free / n/aHow the current squad arrived, from SportMonks' transfer records.
Expiring contracts
3Contracts that run out within the next 12 months.
Season statistics
Eredivisie 2026/2027- Played
- 7
- Wins
- 6 (H 3 · A 3) · 86%
- Draws
- 1 (H 1 · A 0)
- Losses
- 0 (H 0 · A 0)
- Goals scored
- 18 (H 9 · A 9) · 2.57/match
- Goals conceded
- 6 (H 3 · A 3) · 0.86/match
- Clean sheets
- 3 · 43%
- Both teams scored
- 57%
- Failed to score
- 0%
- Possession (avg)
- 59%
- Shots / match
- 19.6
- Corners / match
- 8.6
- Attacks / match
- 112.1
- Dangerous attacks / match
- 75.1
- Offsides / match
- 1.7
- Fouls / match
- 11.0
- Tackles / match
- 16.4
- Yellow cards
- 6
- Average rating
- 7.04
When the goals come
Goals scored (purple) and conceded (blue) in 15-minute bands.
- Season's best rated
- Ro-Zangelo Daal · 7.71
Season statistics
Europa League 2026/2027- Played
- 1
- Wins
- 0 (H 0 · A 0) · 0%
- Draws
- 0 (H 0 · A 0)
- Losses
- 1 (H 0 · A 1)
- Goals scored
- 0 (H 0 · A 0) · 0/match
- Goals conceded
- 1 (H 0 · A 1) · 1/match
- Clean sheets
- 0 · 0%
- Both teams scored
- 0%
- Failed to score
- 100%
- Possession (avg)
- 55%
- Shots / match
- 11.0
- Corners / match
- 5.0
- Attacks / match
- 95.0
- Dangerous attacks / match
- 49.0
- Fouls / match
- 13.0
- Tackles / match
- 10.0
- Yellow cards
- 2
- Average rating
- 6.67
- Season's best rated
- Jari De Busser · 7.35
Elo strength
World rankingWhat is Elo?
Elo moves after every match by the gap between the expected and the actual result: an underdog's win is worth a lot, a favourite's little. The number is projected onto a 100 scale; the world ranking puts the club at #68 right now with 78.4 points. The 181 days shown are the window the provider gives.
Elo score over the window the provider gives; it moves after every match by the gap between the expected and the actual result.
Rankings
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Every ranking the club appears in, as the provider carries it.
Eredivisie · Regular Season
currentRound 1 · 2026-08-07
Round 2 · 2026-08-14
Round 3 · 2026-08-22
Round 4 · 2026-08-28
Round 5 · 2026-09-04
Round 6 · 2026-09-11
Round 7 · 2026-09-18
Round 8 · 2026-10-09
Round 9 · 2026-10-16
Round 10 · 2026-10-23
Round 11 · 2026-10-31
Round 12 · 2026-11-06
Round 13 · 2026-11-21
Round 14 · 2026-11-27
Round 15 · 2026-12-04
Round 16 · 2026-12-12
Round 17 · 2026-12-18
Round 18 · 2027-01-08
Round 19 · 2027-01-15
Round 20 · 2027-01-22
Round 21 · 2027-01-29
Round 22 · 2027-02-13
Round 23 · 2027-02-20
Round 24 · 2027-02-27
Round 25 · 2027-03-06
Round 26 · 2027-03-13
Round 27 · 2027-03-20
Round 28 · 2027-04-03
Round 29 · 2027-04-10
Round 30 · 2027-04-24
Round 31 · 2027-05-01
Round 32 · 2027-05-08
Round 33 · 2027-05-16
Round 34 · 2027-05-23
Europa League · League Stage
currentRound 1 · 2026-09-16
Round 2 · 2026-10-15
Round 3 · 2026-10-22
Round 4 · 2026-11-05
Round 5 · 2026-11-26
Round 6 · 2026-12-10
Round 7 · 2027-01-21
Round 8 · 2027-01-28
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