2018–19 AZ Alkmaar season

AZ Alkmaar
2018–19 season
Executive director; Technical director	Robert Eenhoorn; Max Huiberts
Chairman	René Neelissen
Manager	John van den Brom
Stadium	AFAS Stadion
Eredivisie	4th
KNVB Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round

The 2018–19 season was the 53rd season of AZ Alkmaar and the club's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, AZ Alkmaar participated in the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 March 2019[1]

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2017–18

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	GER	Henri Weigelt
4	DF	NED	Ron Vlaar (vice-captain)
5	DF	NED	Thomas Ouwejan
6	MF	NOR	Fredrik Midtsjø
7	FW	NED	Calvin Stengs
8	MF	NED	Teun Koopmeiners
9	FW	NOR	Bjørn Maars Johnsen
10	MF	NED	Guus Til (captain)
11	FW	MAR	Oussama Idrissi
12	DF	GRE	Pantelis Hatzidiakos
15	DF	NED	Owen Wijndal


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	NED	Rody de Boer
17	MF	NED	Jeremy Helmer
20	MF	NED	Mats Seuntjens
21	FW	NED	Myron Boadu
22	GK	NED	Piet Velthuizen
23	DF	NED	Léon Bergsma
24	MF	NED	Tijjani Reijnders
25	GK	NED	Jasper Schendelaar
26	MF	NED	Adam Maher
27	FW	CZE	Ondrej Mihálik
28	FW	ISL	Albert Guðmundsson
30	DF	BEL	Stijn Wuytens
34	DF	NED	Ricardo van Rhijn

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	NED	Nick Olij (on loan at TOP Oss until 30 June 2019)
—	MF	MAR	Iliass Bel Hassani (on loan at FC Groningen until 30 June 2019)
—	FW	NGA	Fred Friday (on loan at FC Twente until 30 June 2019)
—	FW	NED	Ferdy Druijf (on loan at NEC until 30 June 2019)
—	MF	NED	Marko Vejinović (on loan at Arka Gdynia until 30 June 2019)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	10 August 2018	15 May 2019	Matchday 1	4th	34	17	7	10	64	43	+21	050.00
KNVB Cup	27 September 2018	28 February 2019	First round	Semi-finals	5	4	1	0	16	1	+15	080.00
Europa League	26 July 2018	2 August 2018	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Total					41	22	8	11	82	47	+35	053.66

Last updated: 15 May 2019

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	PSV Eindhoven	34	26	5	3	98	26	+72	83	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3	Feyenoord	34	20	5	9	75	41	+34	65	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4	AZ	34	17	7	10	64	43	+21	58	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5	Vitesse	34	14	11	9	70	51	+19	53	Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
6	Utrecht (O)	34	15	8	11	60	51	+9	53

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)[2]
(O) Play-off winner.
Notes:

Since the winners of the 2018–19 KNVB Cup, Ajax, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the KNVB Cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the third-placed team and the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Four teams play for a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	17	7	10	64	43	+21	58	11	3	3	35	15	+20	6	4	7	29	28	+1

Last updated: 15 May 2019.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground
Result
Position	1	1	2	4	5	5	5	6	6	9	6	5	7	7	6	5	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2019. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

7 December 2018 15	Fortuna Sittard	0–3	AZ	Sittard
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion

15 December 2018 16	AZ	2–1	Excelsior	Alkmaar
19:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

22 December 2018 17	PSV	3–1	AZ	Eindhoven
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Philips Stadion

19 January 2019 18	AZ	3–0	FC Utrecht	Alkmaar
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

27 January 2019 19	SC Heerenveen	0–2	AZ	Heerenveen
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

2 February 2019 20	AZ	5–0	FC Emmen	Alkmaar
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

8 February 2019 21	NAC Breda	0–3	AZ	Breda
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion

16 February 2019 22	AZ	3–0	VVV-Venlo	Alkmaar
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

24 February 2019 23	Willem II	2–1	AZ	Tilburg
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

3 March 2019 24	AZ	4–2	Fortuna Sittard	Alkmaar
16:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

10 March 2019 25	PEC Zwolle	0–0	AZ	Zwolle
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion

17 March 2019 26	AZ	1–0	Ajax	Alkmaar
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Til 56'			Stadium: AFAS Stadion

30 March 2019 27	AZ	1–0	FC Groningen	Alkmaar
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Vlaar 70'			Stadium: AFAS Stadion

2 April 2019 28	Vitesse	2–2	AZ	Arnhem
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: GelreDome

6 April 2019 29	De Graafschap	1–1	AZ	Doetinchem
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Vijverberg

13 April 2019 30	AZ	2–3	ADO Den Haag	Alkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

20 April 2019 31	Feyenoord	2–1	AZ	Rotterdam
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Kuip

23 April 2019 32	AZ	2–1	Heracles Almelo	Alkmaar
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

12 May 2019 34	AZ	1–0	PSV	Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

15 May 2019 33	Excelsior	4–2	AZ	Rotterdam
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Woudestein

KNVB Cup

UEFA Europa League

References

"Spelers". www.az.nl. AZ. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
"Eredivisie 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links

Official website

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[table_note_res_EL3Q0.2867928791264-2] Since the winners of the 2018–19 KNVB Cup, Ajax, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the KNVB Cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the third-placed team and the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

[table_note_res_EUPO0.2867928791264-3] Four teams play for a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

[1] "Spelers". www.az.nl. AZ. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[4] "Eredivisie 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

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Players Managers Statistics Seasons Current season
Home stadium	Alkmaarderhout (1948–2006) AFAS Stadion (2006–present)
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2018–19 in Dutch football
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League competitions	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie Derde Divisie Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Women's Eredivisie
Cup competitions	KNVB Cup Final Johan Cruyff Shield KNVB Women's Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Women's Champions League
National team	2018–19 UEFA Nations League (League A/Group 1) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
Club seasons
Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Emmen Excelsior Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard De Graafschap Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NAC Breda PEC Zwolle PSV Utrecht Vitesse VVV-Venlo Willem II
Eerste Divisie	Almere City Cambuur Den Bosch Dordrecht Eindhoven Go Ahead Eagles Helmond Sport Jong Ajax Jong AZ Jong PSV Jong Utrecht MVV NEC Nijmegen Oss Roda JC RKC Waalwijk Sparta Rotterdam Telstar Twente Volendam
Women's Eredivisie	Achilles '29 ADO Den Haag Ajax Alkmaar Excelsior SC Heerenveen PSV FC Twente PEC Zwolle
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