2020–21 AZ Alkmaar season

The 2020–21 AZ Alkmaar season was the club's 54th season in existence and the 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, AZ participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

AZ Alkmaar
2020–21 season
Executive director
Technical director
Robert Eenhoorn
Max Huiberts
ChairmanRené Neelissen
ManagerArne Slot
(until 4 December)
Pascal Jansen
(from 4 December)
StadiumAFAS Stadion
Eredivisie3rd
KNVB CupRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Myron Boadu (15)

All:
Myron Boadu (15)

On 5 December 2020, manager Arne Slot was sacked following rumors that he was negotiating to become the new manager of Feyenoord for the following season.[1]

Players

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First-team squad

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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   GRE Pantelis Chatzidiakos
5 DF   NED Owen Wijndal
6 MF   NOR Fredrik Midtsjø
7 FW   NED Calvin Stengs
8 MF   NED Teun Koopmeiners (captain)
9 FW   NED Myron Boadu
10 MF   NED Dani de Wit
11 FW   SWE Jesper Karlsson
15 DF   NED Bruno Martins Indi (on loan from Stoke City)
16 GK   NED Hobie Verhulst
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   MAR Zakaria Aboukhlal
18 MF   NOR Håkon Evjen
20 MF   NED Jordy Clasie
21 MF   NED Kenzo Goudmijn
22 DF   NED Timo Letschert
23 MF   NED Mohamed Taabouni
24 MF   NED Tijjani Reijnders
26 DF   JPN Yukinari Sugawara
27 DF   NED Ramon Leeuwin
28 FW   ISL Albert Guðmundsson
30 GK   NED Mees Bakker

Out on loan

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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 Rody de Boer (at De Graafschap until 30 June 2021)
FW   NED Ferdy Druijf (at KV Mechelen until 30 June 2021)
DF   NED Joris Kramer (at SC Cambuur until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   NED Thijs Oosting (at RKC until 30 June 2021)
DF   NED Thomas Ouwejan (at Udinese Calcio until 30 June 2021)
GK   NED Jasper Schendelaar (at Telstar until 30 June 2021)

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   NED Jeremy Helmer

Transfers

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
11 FW   Jesper Karlsson   Elfsborg Undisclosed 11 September 2020 [2]
15 DF   Bruno Martins Indi   Stoke City Loan 6 October 2020 [3]
No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15   TBD 1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

25 July 2020 Friendly AZ   0–1   Genk Alkmaar, Netherlands
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Dessers   19' (pen.)
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
1 August 2020 Friendly FC Utrecht   1–0   AZ Utrecht, Netherlands
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Björn Kuipers
5 August 2020 Friendly AZ   0–1   PEC Zwolle Epe, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportpark De Wachtelenberg
Attendance: 0
8 August 2020 Friendly AZ   2–1   Lille Alkmaar, Netherlands
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jaafar Aaffouallah
15 August 2020 Friendly AZ   0–2   Monaco Alkmaar, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Puts
20 August 2020 Friendly AZ   Cancelled   Fortuna Sittard Alkmaar, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
29 August 2020 Friendly ADO Den Haag   1–0   AZ The Hague, Netherlands
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
3 September 2020 Friendly AZ   1–1   Gent Alkmaar, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Hardeman
16 April 2021 Friendly AZ   1–0   FC Utrecht Wijdewormer, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 19 September 2020 16 May 2021 Matchday 1 3rd 34 21 8 5 75 41 +34 061.76
KNVB Cup 20 January 2021 Round of 16 Round of 16 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Champions League 26 August 2020 15 September 2020 Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Europa League 22 October 2020 10 December 2020 Group stage Group stage 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 033.33
Total 43 24 10 9 85 50 +35 055.81

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax (C) 34 28 4 2 102 23 +79 88 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 PSV Eindhoven 34 21 9 4 74 35 +39 72 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 AZ 34 21 8 5 75 41 +34 71 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Vitesse 34 18 7 9 52 38 +14 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Feyenoord (O) 34 16 11 7 64 36 +28 59 Qualification for the European competition play-offs[a]
Source: Eredivisie,[4] Soccerway[5]
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)[6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 21 8 5 75 41  +34 71 12 2 3 39 18  +21 9 6 2 36 23  +13

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultDDDDDDWWWWLWWWDWWWLLWWWWLWWWWLWWDW
Position1112131311109877866555544553333333333333
Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.[7]

19 September 2020 2 AZ 1–1 PEC Zwolle Alkmaar
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
26 September 2020 3 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 AZ Sittard
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Björn Kuipers
4 October 2020 4 Sparta Rotterdam 4–4 AZ Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Danny Makkelie
17 October 2020 5 AZ 2–2 VVV-Venlo Alkmaar
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christiaan Bax
25 October 2020 6 ADO Den Haag 2–2 AZ The Hague
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Referee: Allard Lindhout
1 November 2020 7 AZ 3–0 RKC Waalwijk Alkmaar
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
8 November 2020 8 SC Heerenveen 0–3 AZ Heerenveen
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dennis Higler
21 November 2020 9 AZ 1–0 FC Emmen Alkmaar
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
29 November 2020 10 Heracles Almelo 1–2 AZ Almelo
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Erve Asito
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pol van Boekel
6 December 2020 11 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen Alkmaar
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
13 December 2020 12 FC Twente 1–3 AZ Enschede
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 0
Referee: Danny Makkelie
20 December 2020 13 AZ 5–3 Willem II Alkmaar
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dennis Higler
23 December 2020 14 AZ 3–1 Vitesse Alkmaar
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
27 December 2020 1 FC Utrecht 2–2 AZ Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pol van Boekel
9 January 2021 15 PEC Zwolle 1–1 AZ Zwolle
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Blom
13 January 2021 16 PSV 1–3 AZ Eindhoven
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
16 January 2021 17 AZ 2–1 ADO Den Haag Alkmaar
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Björn Kuipers
24 January 2021 18 Feyenoord 2–3 AZ Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 0
Referee: Allard Lindhout
27 January 2021 19 AZ 0–1 FC Utrecht Alkmaar
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dennis Higler
31 January 2021 20 AZ 0–3 Ajax Alkmaar
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
6 February 2021 21 FC Emmen 0–1 AZ Emmen
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pol van Boekel
14 February 2021 22 AZ 3–1 SC Heerenveen Alkmaar
12:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Danny Makkelie
20 February 2021 23 VVV-Venlo 1–4 AZ Venlo
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
28 February 2021 24 AZ 4–2 Feyenoord Alkmaar
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Björn Kuipers
7 March 2021 25 Vitesse 2–1 AZ Arnhem
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pol van Boekel
13 March 2021 26 AZ 4–1 FC Twente Alkmaar
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Blom
21 March 2021 27 AZ 2–0 PSV Alkmaar
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dennis Higler
3 April 2021 28 Willem II 0–1 AZ Tilburg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Blom
10 April 2021 29 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam Alkmaar
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Björn Kuipers
25 April 2021 30 Ajax 2–0 AZ Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Pol van Boekel
1 May 2021 31 RKC Waalwijk 1–3 AZ Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dennis Higler
8 May 2021 32 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard Alkmaar
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
13 May 2021 33 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ Groningen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 0
Referee: Allard Lindhout
16 May 2021 34 AZ 5–0 Heracles Almelo Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

KNVB Cup

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20 January 2021 Round of 16 AZ 0–1 Ajax Alkmaar
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

UEFA Champions League

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Qualifying rounds

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26 August 2020 Second qualifying round AZ   3–1 (a.e.t.)   Viktoria Plzeň Alkmaar, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)
15 September 2020 Third qualifying round Dynamo Kyiv   2–0   AZ Kyiv, Ukraine
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAP RSO AZ RJK
1   Napoli 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 0–1 2–0
2   Real Sociedad 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 0–1 1–0 2–2
3   AZ 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8 1–1 0–0 4–1
4   Rijeka 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 1–2 0–1 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
22 October 2020 1 Napoli   0–1   AZ Naples, Italy
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 494
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
29 October 2020 2 AZ   4–1   Rijeka Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AZ Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)
5 November 2020 3 Real Sociedad   1–0   AZ San Sebastián, Spain
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Reale Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
26 November 2020 4 AZ   0–0   Real Sociedad Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AZ Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
3 December 2020 5 AZ   1–1   Napoli Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AZ Stadion
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
10 December 2020 6 Rijeka   2–1   AZ Rijeka, Croatia
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Rujevica
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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Last updated on 27 December 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Eredivisie KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   NED Marco Bizot 21 0 13 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
16 GK   NED Hobie Verhulst 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   NED Mees Bakker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   NOR Jonas Svensson 14 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
3 DF   GRE Pantelis Chatzidiakos 19 0 12+1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
4 DF   NED Ron Vlaar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   NED Owen Wijndal 20 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
15 DF   NED Bruno Martins Indi 14 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 5 1
19 DF   NED Juan Castillo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   NED Timo Letschert 10 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
26 DF   JPN Yukinari Sugawara 14 1 6+3 1 0 0 0+2 0 3 0
27 DF   NED Ramon Leeuwin 7 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
40 DF   NED Maxim Gullit 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
51 DF   NED Tijs Velthuis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
6 MF   NOR Fredrik Midtsjø 21 1 13 1 0 0 2 0 6 0
8 MF   NED Teun Koopmeiners 22 11 14 9 0 0 2 1 6 1
10 MF   NED Dani de Wit 17 4 10 3 0 0 2 0 5 1
18 MF   NOR Håkon Evjen 7 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
20 MF   NED Jordy Clasie 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
21 MF   NED Kenzo Goudmijn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   NED Mohamed Taabouni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   NED Tijjani Reijnders 8 0 3+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   NED Thijs Oosting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   NED Calvin Stengs 20 4 12 4 0 0 2 0 6 0
9 FW   NED Myron Boadu 18 4 10+2 4 0 0 2 0 2+2 0
11 FW   SWE Jesper Karlsson 18 6 12 5 0 0 0 0 5+1 1
14 FW   NED Ferdy Druijf 12 1 0+8 1 0 0 0+2 0 0+2 0
17 FW   MAR Zakaria Aboukhlal 16 2 4+7 2 0 0 0 0 1+4 0
28 FW   ISL Albert Guðmundsson 15 7 6+1 3 0 0 1+1 2 5+1 2
44 FW   TUR Yusuf Barasi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
11 FW   MAR Oussama Idrissi 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of 26 August 2020
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Champions League Total
1 28 FW   Albert Guðmundsson 0 0 2 2
2 8 MF   Teun Koopmeiners 0 0 1 1
Totals 0 0 3 3

References

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  1. ^ "Arne Slot per direct weg bij AZ". foxsports.nl. Fox Sports NL. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Karlsson naar AZ" [Karlsson to AZ]. www.az.nl (in Dutch). AZ. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ "AZ versterkt zich met Martins Indi" [AZ reinforces itself with Martins Indi]. www.az.nl (in Dutch). AZ. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Standings". eredivisie.nl. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Tables". soccerway.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Programma Eredivisie 2020/21 definitief vastgesteld | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 24 July 2020.
  8. ^ "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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