AZ Alkmaar

Dutch champions who met Liverpool in the European Cup second round.

AZ are a Dutch club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district who play in the Eredivisie.

Quick Facts

Full name: Alkmaar Zaanstreek
Nickname: De Kaasboeren (The Cheese Farmers)
Founded: 10 May 1967
Ground: AFAS Stadion
Capacity: 19,500
Owner: Merijn Zeeman; Max Huiberts
Chairman: René Neelissen
Manager: Lee-Roy Echteld

Lore & Background

In the European Cup AZ lost to Liverpool in the second round, 3-2 on aggregate. A league title, their first in 28 years, brought them back to the Champions League, only their second qualification. In the 2021 qualifiers they came back to beat Viktoria Plzen 3-1 in extra time but then lost 2-0 to Dynamo Kyiv and dropped into the Europa League.

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