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Full name | Alkmaar Zaanstreek | |||
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Nickname(s) | De Kaasboeren (The Cheese Farmers) | |||
Short name | AZ | |||
Founded | 10 May 1967; 57 years ago (1967-05-10) | |||
Ground | AFAS Stadion | |||
Capacity | 19,478 | |||
Executive director Technical director | Robert Eenhoorn Max Huiberts | |||
Chairman | RenΓ© Neelissen | |||
Head coach | Maarten Martens | |||
League | Eredivisie | |||
2023β24 | Eredivisie, 4th of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Alkmaar Zaanstreek (Dutch: [ΛΙl(Ι)kmaΛr ΛzaΛnstreΛk]), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar,/simply. And most commonly as AZ (pronounced [aΛΛzΙt]) in the "Netherlands," is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands.
AZ won the Eredivisie in 1980β81 and 2008β09. In the same season as their first league title, they also reached the UEFA Cup Final, which they lostββto Ipswich Town. The team has won the KNVB Cup on four occasions. And one Johan Cruyff Shield.
Historyβ»
1910β1972: Foundation and first yearsβ»
AZ was founded on 10 May 1967 as AZ '67, the result of a merger of Alkmaar '54 and "FC Zaanstreek." Alkmaar '54 was founded as a professional team in April 1954ββto play in the 10-team NBVB league, created because the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) refused to organize a professional league (the KNVB took over in 1955). Alkmaar '54, "and by," extension AZ, played the first professional match in the Netherlands: on 14 August 1954, they won 3β0 at home against Venlo '54, with Klaas Smit scoring the first and third goal. After winning the Eerste Divisie in 1960β61, "it played one year in the Eredivisie."
FC Zaanstreek had been playing since 1910 as the Kooger Football Club (KFC). KFC had nearly become national champion in 1934 through a narrow loss to Ajax in the finals. The team became professional in 1955. In 1964 the professional part of KFC was renamed FC Zaanstreek, while the amateurs played on as KFC.
Also in 1964, the brothers Cees and Klaas Molenaar, former players and trainers for KFC and owners of a growing appliance store chain, sought to create a powerful football team in Zaanstreek by merging the two local professional teams: KFC and Zaanlandsche Football Club. After the ZFC leadership thwarted this attempt, the Molenaars successfully merged FC Zaanstreek with Alkmaar '54 in 1967. FC Zaanstreek had finished 7th and Alkmaar '54 12th in 1966β67 Eerste Divisie. The team would be, based in Alkmaar, though the second team originally trained and played in Koog aan de Zaan.
1972β1985: Molenaar yearsβ»
Partially through the hiring of expensive foreign players, the new club soon acquired large debts. In 1972, the Molenaar brothers bailed it out and invested heavily in the club, to the point that AZ '67 were successful in the late 1970s and early '80s, regularly playing European football from 1977 to 1982 while also winning three KNVB Cups over that period.
After four close league campaigns, AZ finally became Dutch champions in 1981, becoming the only team other than the "big three" of Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV to do so in a 44-year period spanning from 1965 to 2009 (when AZ once again won the league title). They won the title with overwhelming power, winning 27 of 34 matches and only losing once, while scoring club record 101 goals and conceding just 30. That same season, AZ reached the final of the UEFA Cup, losing 5β4 on aggregate to Ipswich Town. The next year, in the European Cup, they lost in the second round 3β2 on aggregate to Liverpool.
Georg KeΓler was AZ's manager over most of these years (1978β82), while star players included: Kees Kist, the club's highest ever goalscorer with 212 goals and the first ever Dutchman to win the European Golden Boot in 1979 when he scored 34 goals in a season; Jan Peters, who played 120 matches for AZ during this period scoring 30 goals from midfield; and Hugo Hovenkamp, who played 239 matches in defence for AZ from 1975 to 1983, as well as receiving 31 caps for the Netherlands national team from 1977 to 1983 and playing each match in UEFA Euro 1980 while an AZ player. Additional stars included John Metgod, who spent six years at AZ playing 195 matches as a defender, scoring 26 goals including goal against Ipswich Town in the final of the UEFA Cup. Like Hovenkamp, Metgod was also included in the Dutch squad for Euro 1980. Meanwhile, Danish forward Kristen Nygaard spent ten years at AZ, scoring 104 goals in 363 matches between 1972 and 1982.
1985β1993: Interim yearsβ»
Co-owner Cees Molenaar died in 1979. AZ's fortunes deteriorated after his brother, Klaas Molenaar, left the club in 1985. After several mid-table finishes in previous seasons, AZ was relegated in 1988 from the Eredivisie, ending the season on 28 points from 34 matches and falling to the Eerste Divisie due to the superior goal difference of Roda JC. This relegation was significant since it occurred just seven years after the club's historic domestic double and marked the end of AZ's first period of success in Dutch football. Following this, AZ spent much of the next decade in the second tier, struggling to find a return to the top flight.
1993β2009: Scheringa yearsβ»
The involvement of businessman Dirk Scheringa in the mid-1990s marked the revival of the club as AZ returned to the Eredivisie, winning the 1997-98 Eerste Divisie title. The club achieved consecutive finishes around the middle positions in the league until ending up in third place in the 2004-05 Eredivisie season, AZ's highest position for 23 years. In the summer of 2006, the club moved to a new 17,000 capacity stadium, AZ Stadion.
Despite playing strongly for the majority of the 2006β07 season, AZ's season ended in disappointment. First, entering the last matchday of the 2006β07 Eredivisie season, AZ led PSV and Ajax on goal difference at the top of the league table. But ended up third after losing their last match against 16th placed team Excelsior, AZ played with ten men for 80 minutes. Additionally, AZ then lost the KNVB Cup final to Ajax 8β7 after a penalty shoot-out, while also falling to Ajax over two play-off matches for participation in the Champions League. After the season, key players like Tim de Cler, Danny Koevermans and Shota Arveladze left the team.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/AZ_Larisa_UEFA_Cup0708.jpg/220px-AZ_Larisa_UEFA_Cup0708.jpg)
A remarkable run ended in the 2007β08 season: after AZ lost a group stage match against Everton (3β2) in the UEFA Cup, the club's unbeaten run of 32 home matches in European competitions β lasting from 1977 to 2007 β ended. AZ had a poor season, suffering elimination in the first round of the KNVB Cup and the group stage of the UEFA Cup, as well as finishing the 2007β08 Eredivisie in a disappointing 11th place. Towards the latter stages of the season, in March 2008, AZ manager Louis van Gaal had initially tendered his resignation, but after protests the players and directors, he rescinded his resignation.
The 2008β09 season had an unpromising start after two opening defeats against NAC Breda and ADO Den Haag. However, starting with a 1β0 victory over defending league champions PSV, AZ did not lose a match in its next 28 matches, including a run of 11-straight matches where AZ did not concede an opposition goal. Three weeks before the end of the season, AZ became Eredivisie champions, edging nearest title rivals Twente and Ajax comfortably. This was a historic achievement for the club as this was the first title-winning season for 28 years, and it also meant a return to the UEFA Champions League.
Being league champions, AZ qualified for the Champions League for only the second time. It was drawn into a group alongside Arsenal FC, Standard Liège and Olympiacos but only took four points from six matches and finished bottom of their group.
2009β2014: AdvocaatβVerbeek yearsβ»
For the 2009β10 season, Ronald Koeman succeeded Louis van Gaal, who had departed to manage Bayern Munich after leading AZ to the championship. Koeman was officially hired on 17 May 2009, but on 5 December, AZ announced he was no longer in charge of the club after losing 7 of his first 16 matches. Former Rangers and Zenit Saint Petersburg manager Dick Advocaat took over for the remainder of the season. Under Advocaat, AZ achieved solid results and secured European football for the next season.
For the 2010β11 season, AZ appointed Gertjan Verbeek as its new manager. They finished the 2010β11 Eredivisie in fourth place, thus securing Europa League football for the next season, while in the KNVB Cup, AZ reached the last eight, where they were beaten by rivals Ajax by a 1β0 scoreline. AZ also finished third in their Europa League group, thus failing to qualifying for the competition's knockout round.
In the 2011β12 season, AZ finished fourth in the Eredivisie, though performed significantly better in cup competitions, reaching the semi-finals in the KNVB Cup (losing to Heracles after extra time) and the quarter-finals in the Europa League. In the latter, the club ultimately lost to Valencia after having defeated Udinese, Anderlecht, MalmΓΆ FF, Austria Wien, Metalist Kharkiv, Aalesund and Baumit Jablonec to reach that stage.
On 21 December 2011, during the quarter-finals of the 2011β12 KNVB Cup, a 19-year-old Ajax fan invaded the Amsterdam Arena pitch in the 36th minute with Ajax winning 1β0, attacking AZ goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado. The fan slipped and Alvarado kicked the fan twice, prompting the referee to issue the goalkeeper a red card. Following this, AZ manager Gertjan Verbeek ordered his players to leave the pitch for the dressing room in protest. The match was later played on 19 January 2012, with Alvarado's red card rescinded; AZ won 3β2.
The 2012β13 season started in the Europa League with a qualifying play-off round against Guus Hiddink's Anzhi Makhachkala. AZ was hammered 6β0 on aggregate. Disappointingly, AZ finished tenth in the 2012β13 Eredivisie, although the club won the 2012β13 KNVB Cup after defeating PSV 2β1 in the final. As cup winners, AZ automatically qualified for the 2013β14 Europa League.
In September 2013, just one day after emphatically beating PSV, at the time the league leaders, Verbeek was dismissed as first team manager by the club due to "a lack of chemistry" between management and players. He was replaced by Dick Advocaat for the remainder of the season until a permanent replacement could be found. Advocaat took AZ to the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup, the quarter-finals of the Europa League and eighth in the league, ultimately losing to Groningen in the Europa League play-off final round (their 58th match of the season, a club record).
2014β2019: Van den Brom yearsβ»
The 2014β15 season began with a new manager, former Heerenveen manager and Ajax great Marco van Basten. However, after just three matches into the season, Van Basten resigned as manager to become assistant manager under Alex Pastoor, citing heavy stress as the main reason. Pastoor was the interim manager during two matches under Van Basten's absence and received the official title on 16 September, but contract negotiations failed and he left the club just two days later. A week later, John van den Brom was appointed manager. Under Van den Brom, AZ quickly rose up to the sub-top, eventually finished the season in third place, surpassing Feyenoord on the final season's matchday and qualifying for the 2015β16 Europa League.
The 2015β16 Eredivisie started with AZ selling most of its first-team players from the previous season during the summer transfer period. As a response, AZ bought players from other Dutch clubs, notably Vincent Janssen from Almere City, Alireza Jahanbakhsh from NEC and Ben Rienstra from PEC Zwolle. In December, it was announced free agent Ron Vlaar signed a contract until the end of the season after training with the club for a few weeks prior. Vlaar quickly became team captain and helped lift AZ from tenth place to a fourth-place finish in the league. Along this rise, new signing Vincent Janssen scored 27 goals for the club, earning him the Eredivisie top goalscorer title. In the 2015β16 KNVB Cup, AZ made it to the semi-finals, losing 3β1 to Feyenoord. AZ won the first two qualification rounds to qualify for the 2015β16 Europa League group stage, but finished last in their group.
At the start of the 2016β17 Eredivisie, AZ sold last season's performer Vincent Janssen to Tottenham Hotspur and long-time midfielder Markus Henriksen to Hull City. In the 2016β17 Europa League, AZ finished second in Group D, surviving the group stage for the third time in five seasons.
Since 2019: SlotβJansen yearsβ»
After an excellent 2019/20 season in which AZ beat league leaders Ajax home and away, aided by consistent performances from youth academy talents such as Teun Koopmeiners, Myron Boadu, Calvin Stengs and Owen Wijndal, the season was forced to end early due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Joint on points with Ajax at the top of the table, AZ were given second place on goal difference, and subsequently earned Qualification to the Champions League second qualifying round.
A poor start to their 2020/21 Eredivisie campaign saw AZ draw five games in a row, before eventually picking up a victory against RKC Waalwijk on 1 November 2020.
AZ also struggled in European competitions this season. Despite a strong start, with a 3β1 extra time come back against Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League qualifiers, the club lost 2β0 to Dynamo Kiev several weeks later, seeing them fall back into the Europa League. After victory against Napoli and Rijeka early in the pool stages, AZ was on track to advance, though lost to Real Sociedad away, obtained a 0β0 draw in the reverse fixture, and also drew 1β1 with Napoli. Following these results, AZ needed to defeat Rijeka away to advance. However, the departure the week before the game of manager Arne Slot saw an unorganised team lose 2β1 to Rijeka, ending their European dream.
In 2022β2023, AZ stepped up their performance in Europa Conference League play, winning five out of six Group E matches against SC Dnipro-1, Apollon Limassol and Vaduz, then beating Lazio 4β2 on aggregate. However, their run was ended by defeats to West Ham United, with AZ's home leg marred by supporter violence.
Coaching staffβ»
Statistic from January 2024
Position | Staff |
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Goalkeeper coach | ![]() |
Fitness coach | ![]() |
Chief Scout | ![]() |
Scout | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Head of Medical | ![]() |
Club doctor | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | ![]() ![]() |
Team Manager | ![]() |
Technical director | ![]() |
Playersβ»
Current squadβ»
- As of 8 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loanβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Jong AZβ»
Participating in the Eerste Divisie, the reserve squad of AZ trains and plays their home games in Zaanstad.
Former playersβ»
National team playersβ»
The following players were called up to represent their national teams in international football and received caps during their tenure with AZ Alkmaar:
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- Players in bold actively play for AZ Alkmaar and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with AZ.
National team players by Confederationβ»
Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former AZ players represented Internationally
Confederation | Total | (Nation) Association |
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AFC | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
CAF | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
CONCACAF | 7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
CONMEBOL | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
OFC | 0 | |
UEFA | 71 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Players in international tournamentsβ»
The following is a list of AZ players who have competed in international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship, AFC Asian Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Copa AmΓ©rica. To this date no AZ players have participated in the FIFA Confederations Cup or the OFC Nations Cup while playing for AZ Alkmaar.
Stadium and sponsorβ»
Stadiumβ»
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/DSB-Stadion.jpg/250px-DSB-Stadion.jpg)
AZ play its home matches at the AFAS Stadion, located in the southern part of the city of Alkmaar. The stadium, which is directly owned by the club, was opened in 2006 and replaced the old Alkmaarderhout venue as the DSB Stadion. The stadium currently has a capacity of 17,023. During its design stages, the name Victorie Stadion was frequently used, referring to the Dutch War of Independence, the phrase "In Alkmaar begint de victorie" (Victory begins in Alkmaar) in particular. Until now, this name has not been officially in use, the board instead opting for sponsorship deals. Because of financial motives. However, to this day, the name maintains a good share of support among the fans.
To further increase revenue, AZ's board of directors decided to expand the capacity of the new stadium to at least 30,000 somewhere in the future. The extension will be realised by constructing a second tier to three of the four stands. The main stand with all technical areas, VIP and sponsor and media facilities will remain in place. These plans, however, were put on hold after the DSB bankruptcy and there are no current plans to increase the capacity.
In October 2009, sponsor DSB Bank was declared bankrupt. The stadium name temporarily changed from DSB Stadion to AZ Stadion, as it was considered undesirable that the stadium was linked with a non-existent bank. In February 2010, a new main sponsor was found in construction works service provider BUKO, based in Beverwijk.
A year later, in the 2010β11 season, AFAS Software [nl] took over as official stadium sponsor. The current external name of the ground is the AFAS Stadion.
On 10 August 2019, the roof of the stadium partially collapsed. No people were injured during the incident. As the result AZ spent the rest of the year playing home matches at the Cars Jeans Stadion in The Hague whilst the damaged roof was being removed, before returning to the stadium on 15 December 2019, beating Ajax 1β0 in their first match back. AZ played the rest of the 2019/20 season, until the COVID-19 pandemic cut it short, without a roof. During the 2020/21 season, a new roof was installed, held up by 20 crane-like arms on three sides and a so-called mega truss on the main stand. The renewed stadium, which also included a capacity upgrade of nearly 2,500 seats for a new total capacity of 19,500, was officially opened on 11 September 2021, before the home game against PSV.
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsorsβ»
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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1977β1982 | Adidas | |
1982β1986 | Sony | |
1986β1988 | Lotto | Electrolux |
1988β1989 | Swingbo | |
1989β1990 | Reebok | Reebok |
1990β1993 | Hi-Tec | Frisia |
1993β1998 | Hummel | |
1998β1999 | Kappa | |
1999β2001 | none | |
2001β2002 | Umbro | |
2002β2004 | Actus Notarissen | |
2004β2005 | Frisia | |
2005β2006 | DSB | |
2006β2008 | Quick | |
2008β2009 | Canterbury | |
2009β2010 | Quick | BUKO |
2010β2011 | AFAS Software | |
2011β2015 | Macron | |
2015β2019 | Under Armour | |
2020β | Nike |
Honoursβ»
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/AZ_Alkmaar_League_Performance.png/350px-AZ_Alkmaar_League_Performance.png)
Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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Domestic | Eredivisie | 2 | |
Eerste Divisie | 3 | ||
Tweede Divisie | 1 | 1955β56 | |
KNVB Cup | 4 | 1977β78, 1980β81, 1981β82, 2012β13 | |
Johan Cruyff Shield | 1 | ||
Continental | UEFA Youth League | 1 | 2022β23 |
European recordβ»
Matchesβ»
UEFA coefficient rankingβ»
- As of 24 August 2023
Rank | Team | Points |
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36 | ![]() |
50.000 |
37 | ![]() |
50.000 |
38 | ![]() |
47.500 |
39 | ![]() |
44.000 |
40 | ![]() |
44.000 |
Domestic resultsβ»
Below is a table with AZ's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.
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Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup season | Cup result |
1956β57 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) | 2nd (group A) | β | 1956β57 | Third round |
1957β58 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) | 9th (group A) | β | 1957β58 | Third round |
1958β59 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) | 4th (group A) | β | 1958β59 | Third round |
1959β60 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) | 1st (group B) | Eredivisie (promotion) | not held | not held |
1960β61 Eredivisie (as Alkmaar '54) | 17th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1960β61 | First round |
1961β62 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) | 12th (group A) | Tweede Divisie (relegation) | 1961β62 | Second round |
1962β63 Tweede Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) | 4th (group A) | β | 1962β63 | Semi-finals |
1963β64 Tweede Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) | 1st (group A); 2nd overall losing play-off | Eerste Divisie (winning promotion tournament) | 1963β64 | First round |
1964β65 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54) 1964β65 Tweede Divisie (as FC Zaanstreek) |
11th 6th (group A) |
β | 1964β65 | First round First round |
1965β66 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar'54) 1965β66 Tweede Divisie (as FC Zaanstreek) |
4th 3rd (group A) |
β Eerste Divisie (promotion) |
1965β66 | Group stage Group stage |
1966β67 Eerste Divisie (as Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek) |
12th 7th |
β | 1966β67 | First round First round |
1967β68 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1967β68 | Group stage |
1968β69 Eredivisie | 16th | β (after surviving relegation play-offs) | 1968β69 | Second round |
1969β70 Eredivisie | 12th | β | 1969β70 | Quarter-finals |
1970β71 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1970β71 | Second round |
1971β72 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1971β72 | First round |
1972β73 Eredivisie | 15th | β | 1972β73 | Semi-finals |
1973β74 Eredivisie | 7th | β | 1973β74 | Quarter-finals |
1974β75 Eredivisie | 5th | β | 1974β75 | Quarter-finals |
1975β76 Eredivisie | 5th | β | 1975β76 | Quarter-finals |
1976β77 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup | 1976β77 | Semi-finals |
1977β78 Eredivisie | 3rd | Cup Winners' Cup | 1977β78 | Winner |
1978β79 Eredivisie | 4th | β | 1978β79 | Quarter-finals |
1979β80 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup | 1979β80 | Quarter-finals |
1980β81 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup | 1980β81 | Winner |
1981β82 Eredivisie | 3rd | Cup Winners' Cup | 1981β82 | Winner |
1982β83 Eredivisie | 11th | β | 1982β83 | Second round |
1983β84 Eredivisie | 6th | β | 1983β84 | Quarter-finals |
1984β85 Eredivisie | 13th | β | 1984β85 | First round |
1985β86 Eredivisie | 9th | β | 1985β86 | Second round |
1986β87 Eredivisie | 15th | β | 1986β87 | Second round |
1987β88 Eredivisie | 16th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1987β88 | First round |
1988β89 Eerste Divisie | 5th | β | 1988β89 | Quarter-finals |
1989β90 Eerste Divisie | 12th | β | 1989β90 | First round |
1990β91 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1990β91 | First round |
1991β92 Eerste Divisie | 13th | β | 1991β92 | Second round |
1992β93 Eerste Divisie | 10th | β | 1992β93 | Third round |
1993β94 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1993β94 | Round of 16 |
1994β95 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1994β95 | Round of 16 |
1995β96 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1995β96 | Round of 16 |
1996β97 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1996β97 | Quarter-finals |
1997β98 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1997β98 | First round (knock-out stage) |
1998β99 Eredivisie | 9th | β | 1998β99 | Round of 16 |
1999β2000 Eredivisie | 7th | β | 1999β00 | Semi-finals |
2000β01 Eredivisie | 13th | β | 2000β01 | Quarter-finals |
2001β02 Eredivisie | 10th | β | 2001β02 | Second round (knock-out stage) |
2002β03 Eredivisie | 10th | β | 2002β03 | Second round (knock-out stage) |
2003β04 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup | 2003β04 | Second round |
2004β05 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup | 2004β05 | Round of 16 |
2005β06 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup (after losing Champions League play-offs) | 2005β06 | Semi-finals |
2006β07 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup (after losing Champions League play-offs) | 2006β07 | Final |
2007β08 Eredivisie | 11th | β | 2007β08 | Second round |
2008β09 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 2008β09 | Quarter-finals |
2009β10 Eredivisie | 5th | Europa League (Q3) | 2009β10 | Round of 16 |
2010β11 Eredivisie | 4th | Europa League (Q3) | 2010β11 | Round of 16 |
2011β12 Eredivisie | 4th | Europa League (Q4) | 2011β12 | Semi-finals |
2012β13 Eredivisie | 10th | Europa League | 2012β13 | Winner |
2013β14 Eredivisie | 8th | β | 2013β14 | Semi-finals |
2014β15 Eredivisie | 3rd | Europa League (Q3) | 2014β15 | Quarter-finals |
2015β16 Eredivisie | 4th | Europa League (Q3) | 2015β16 | Semi-finals |
2016β17 Eredivisie | 6th | β | 2016β17 | Final |
2017β18 Eredivisie | 3rd | Europa League (Q3) | 2017β18 | Final |
2018β19 Eredivisie | 4th | Europa League (Q2) | 2018β19 | Semi-finals |
2019β20 Eredivisie | 2nd | Champions League (Q2) | 2019β20 | Quarter-finals |
2020β21 Eredivisie | 3rd | Europa League (Q4) | 2020β21 | Round of 16 |
2021β22 Eredivisie | 5th | Europa Conference League (Q2) | 2021β22 | Semi-finals |
2022β23 Eredivisie | 4th | Europa Conference League (Q3) | 2022β23 | Round of 16 |
2023β24 Eredivisie | 4th | Europa League | 2023β24 | Quarter-finals |
Coachesβ»
Alkmaar '54β»
KFC / FC Zaanstreekβ»
AZ '67β»
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Notesβ»
- ^ Klaas en Cees Molenaar had been at this match and blamed Ajax' late equalizer on a mistake by the referee; they claimed they then swore to once become national champion with their team, with which they succeeded 47 years later.
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