2011–12 AZ Alkmaar season

The 2011–12 AZ Alkmaar season is the club's 45th season of existence, and their 14th season in the Eredivisie, the top flight of Dutch football.

AZ Alkmaar
2011–12 season
ChairmanRené Neelissen
ManagerGertjan Verbeek
Eredivisie4th
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup Stage

Club

First team
As of 1 August 2011[1]
For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  NED Dirk Marcellis
4 DF  NED Nick Viergever
6 DF  NED Etiënne Reijnen
7 FW  ISL Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
8 MF  NED Adam Maher
9 FW  NED Ruud Boymans
10 MF  NED Erik Falkenburg
11 MF  BEL Maarten Martens
14 DF  EST Ragnar Klavan
15 DF  DEN Simon Poulsen
16 MF  SWE Pontus Wernbloom
17 FW  USA Jozy Altidore
20 MF  SWE Rasmus Elm
21 GK  NED Erik Heijblok
23 FW  NED Roy Beerens
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  NED Erik Schouten
25 DF  FIN Niklas Moisander (captain)
26 MF  PAR Celso Ortiz
27 FW  AUS Brett Holman
28 DF  FIN Thomas Lam
30 MF  AUS James Holland
31 GK  FIN Niki Mäenpää
32 DF  NED Giliano Wijnaldum
34 GK  CRC Esteban Alvarado
35 FW  NED Charlison Benschop
36 MF  MAR Ali Messaoud
37 GK  NED Hobie Verhulst
39 DF  NED Milan Hoek
41 DF  NED Toine van Huizen

Competitions

Eredivisie
7 August 2011 1AZ3–1PSVAlkmaar
11:30 Martens  26'
Moisander  38'  82'
Viergever  40'
Altidore  80',  88'		 Summary Mertens  45+2'
Ojo  61'
Pieters  76'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,298
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
13 August 2011 2Twente2–0AZEnschede
17:45 Janko  3'
Ruiz  66'		 Summary Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 24,800
Referee: Pieter Vink
21 August 2011 3AZ4–0NECAlkmaar
13:30 Altidore  54', 73'
Elm  64' (pen.)
Moisander  85'		 Summary Čmovš  63'
Van Eijden  75'
Schøne  79'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,589
Referee: Pol van Boekel
28 August 2011 4Groningen0–3AZGroningen
13:30 Holla  30' Summary Viergever  1'
Holman  27'
Wernbloom  38'
Altidore  68'
Elm  75',  84'
Guðmundsson  79'
Falkenburg  90'		 Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 22,128
Referee: Kevin Blom
10 September 2011 5AZ4–0VitesseAlkmaar
18:45 Wernbloom  22', 26'
Beerens  38'
Elm  45' (pen.)
Viergever  47'		 Summary Hofs  15'
Van der Struijk  44'
Bony  45'  70'
Jenner  70'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
18 September 2011 6RKC Waalwijk1–2AZWaalwijk
13:30 Ramos  9'
Castillion  45+1'
Castillion  71'		 Summary Elm  10' (pen.),  11'
Marcellis  21'
Wernbloom  39'
Benschop  65'
Alvarado  89'		 Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Richard Liesveld
25 September 2011 7AZ2–1FeyenoordAlkmaar
11:30 Elm  60'
Holman  85'
Wernbloom  90'		 Summary Bakkal  36'
Schaken  54'
De Vrij  60'
Leerdam  68'
Martins Indi  77'
El Ahmadi  90'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,773
Referee: Pol van Boekel
2 October 2011 8VVV1–3AZVenlo
11:30 Cullen  90+1' Summary Elm  32'
Marcellis  54'
Maher  62'
Poulsen  73'		 Stadium: Seacon Stadion
Attendance: 7,350
Referee: Luc Wouters
15 October 2011 9Ajax2–2AZAmsterdam
17:45 Enoh  43'  70'
Ooijer  44'
Sulejmani  47' (pen.)
Janssen  70',  82'
Anita  79'		 Summary Holman  14',  35'
Beerens  22'
Moisander  29'
Maher  89'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,585
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
23 October 2011 10AZ1–0Roda JCAlkmaar
13:30 Elm  51'
Altidore  63'		 Summary Wielaert  19'
Fledderus  38'  51'
Monteyne  48'
Hempte  68'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,200
Referee: Danny Makkelie
30 October 2011 11Heracles Almelo0–1AZAlmelo
15:30 Summary Klavan  56'
Maher  89'		 Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Richard Liesveld
6 November 2011 12AZ3–0ADO Den HaagAlkmaar
13:30 Holman  11'
Elm  51'
Maher  64'
Wernbloom  67'
Altidore  83'		 Summary Immers  18'
Mörec  34'
Toornstra  84'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,222
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
7 December 2011 13Excelsior0–0AZRotterdam
18:30 De Graaf  32' Summary Moisander  50' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Kevin Blom
25 November 2011 14AZ2–0UtrechtAlkmaar
19:00 Wernbloom  19'
Moisander  43'
Elm  67'
Guðmundsson  89'		 Summary Bulthuis  20'
Mårtensson  38'
De Kogel  59'
Wuytens  66'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Ed Janssen
4 December 2011 15Heerenveen5–1AZHeerenveen
15:30 Dost  14'
Van La Parra  31'
Đuričić  46'
Zomer  48'
Narsingh  74'		 Summary Altidore  20'
Holman  43'
Klavan  82'		 Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
10 December 2011 16AZ4–0De GraafschapAlkmaar
18:45 Maher  22'
Poulsen  31'
Wormgoor  54' (o.g.)
Benschop  79'		 Summary Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,198
Referee: Richard Liesveld
18 December 2011 17NAC Breda2–1AZBreda
13:30 Lurling  31'
Gilissen  87'
Koenders  90'
Koenders  90+1'		 Summary Holman  45' Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 17,720
Referee: Danny Makkelie
22 January 2012 18AZ1–1AjaxAlkmaar
13:30 Elm  37' Summary Poulsen  75' (o.g.) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,761
Referee: Pieter Vink
28 January 2012 19Roda JC2–0AZKerkrade
19:45 Malki  10'
Junker  33'
Vuković  36'
Wielaert  52'		 Summary Moisander  65'
Altidore  80'		 Stadium: Limburg Stadion
Attendance: 14,655
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
4 February 2012 20ADO Den Haag0–6AZDen Haag
17:45 Supusepa  39' Summary Benschop  33', 47', 69'
Martens  73'
Altidore  85', 88'		 Stadium: Kyocera Stadion
Attendance: 8,756
Referee: Kevin Blom
11 February 2012 21AZ2–0ExcelsiorAlkmaar
17:45 Martens  58', 60' Summary Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,964
Referee: Jack Van Hulten
19 February 2012 22Utrecht3–0AZUtrecht
14:30 Gerndt  15' (pen.), 21'
Demouge  23'
Duplan  41'
Van der Hoorn  90+1'		 Moisander  15'
Marcellis  18'
Elm  39'		 Stadium: Galgenwaard Stadion
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Pol van Boekel
26 February 2012 23AZ3–3HeerenveenAlkmaar
16:30 Altidore  26', 58'
Falkenburg  83'		 Summary Kums  7'
Đuričić  55'
Alvarado  76' (o.g.)
Narsingh  81'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,763
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
3 March 2012 24AZ3–1Heracles AlmeloAlkmaar
14:45 Poulsen  31'
Altidore  43'
Maher  52'		 Summary Overtoom  56' (pen.) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,078
Referee: Ruud Bossen
11 March 2012 25De Graafschap0–2AZAlkmaar
11:30 Summary Elm  64'
Falkenburg  90+2'		 Stadium: De Vijverberg
Attendance: 12,145
Referee: Pieter Vink
18 March 2012 26AZ0–0NAC BredaAlkmaar
15:30 Reijnen  73' Summary Bonevacia  57'
Gilissen  87'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,268
Referee: Jan Wegereef
25 March 2012 27AZ1–0RKC WaalwijkAlkmaar
11:30 Guðmundsson  49' Summary Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,368
Referee: Jack Van Hulten
1 April 2012 28Vitesse2–2AZArnhem
15:30 Kashia  35',  38'
Van Ginkel  47'
Bony  66'		 Summary Martens  14'
Moisander  29'
Altidore  32'
Holman  38'  63'
Maher  46'
Poulsen  59'		 Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 22,164
Referee: Danny Makkelie
11 April 2012 29AZ2–2TwenteAlkmaar
18:00 Altidore  3', 70'
Marcellis  19'
Martens  26'		 Summary De Jong  31'
Douglas  39'
Rosales  73'
Röseler  76'
Bajrami  90'
Tiendalli  90+1'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,801
Referee: Pieter Vink
14 April 2012 30PSV3–2AZEindhoven
17:45 Lens  17', 77',  45'
Strootman  42'
Labyad  45'
Toivonen  90+2'
Matavž  90+3'		 Summary Altidore  24'
Beerens  34'
Reijnen  68'		 Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 34,200
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
22 April 2012 31AZ2–1VVVAlkmaar
13:30 Moisander  23'
Holman  47'
Altidore  65'		 Summary Kruijsen  59' Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,459
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
29 April 2012 32Feyenoord1–0AZRotterdam
13:30 Clasie  3'
Bakkal  54'		 Summary Viergever  68'
Klavan  73'		 Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
2 May 2012 33NEC1-1AZNijmegen
19:00 Zeefuik  13'
Conboy  63'		 Summary Boymans  59'
Maher  70'		 Stadium: Goffertstadion
Attendance: 12,498
Referee: Kevin Blom
6 May 2012 34AZ1–0GroningenAlkmaar
13:30 Falkenburg  26' Summary Kappelhof  73' Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Pol Van Boekel

KNVB Cup
22 September 2011 2AZ4–2 (a.e.t.)GroningenAlkmaar
20:45 CET (UTC+01) Klavan  74'
Viergever  76',  109'
Maher  84',  99'
Moisander  93'
Guðmundsson  115'		 Summary Texeira  6'
Sparv  23'  97'
Burnet  52'
Bacuna  90'
Van Loo  100'
Keurntjes  103'
Ivens  120'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 7,160
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
27 October 2011 3Dordrecht2–3 (a.e.t.)AZDordrecht
18:45 CET (UTC+01) Curiel  71'
Hulst  73'
Beugelsdijk  120+2'		 Summary Wernbloom  44'
Klavan  61'
Maher  97'
Alvarado  120+2'		 Stadium: GN Bouw Stadion
Attendance: 3,287
Referee: Pieter Vink
19 January 2012 4Ajax2–3 (a.e.t.)AZAmsterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+01) De Jong  10', 37' Summary Martens  24'
Benschop  32'
Moisander  36'
Elm  55' (pen.)
Holman  57'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 22,800
Referee: Pol Van Boekel
1 February 2012 Quarter-finalAZ2–1GVVVAlkmaar
20:45 CET (UTC+01) Martens  19' (66) Summary Van Meegdenburg  10'
Bonke  84'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 9,137
Referee: Jan Wegereef
22 March 2012 Semi-finalAZ2–4 (a.e.t.)HeraclesAlkmaar
20:45 CET (UTC+01) Maher  20'
Guðmundsson  22'
Klavan  81'		 Summary Everton  7'
Armenteros  47'
Quansah  66'
Bruns  110'
Telgenkamp  118'
Gouriye  120'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 10,669
Referee: Richard Liesveld

UEFA Europa League
See also: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Qualification rounds
Third qualifying round
28 July 2011 First legAZ 2–0 Baumit JablonecAlkmaar, Netherlands
20:00 Wernbloom  64'
Guðmundsson  88'		 Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 8,871
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
4 August 2011 Second legBaumit Jablonec 1–1
(1–3 agg.)		 AZJablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
20:30 Loučka  80' Report Benschop  45' Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 4,844
Referee: Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine)
Play-off round
18 August 2011 First legAalesund 2–1 AZÅlesund, Norway
19:00 Barrantes  13' (pen.), 73'
Morrison  51'		 Report Moisander  13'
Martens  30'
Benschop  87'		 Stadium: Color Line Stadion
Attendance: 5,646
Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)
25 August 2011 Second legAZ 6–0
(7–2 agg.)		 AalesundAlkmaar, Netherlands
19:00 Wernbloom  7'
Altidore  25', 59'
Martens  54'
Holman  68'
Moisander  90' (pen.)		 Report Okronokwo  19'
Barrantes  57'
Jääger  59'
Phillips  62'
Jalasto  72'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 11,814
Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

Group Stage
Group G Standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Metalist Kharkiv 6420156+914
AZ 6150107+38
Austria Wien 62221011−18
Malmö FF 6015415−111
Match reports
15 September 2011 Group GAZ 4–1 Malmö FFAlkmaar, Netherlands
21:05 Altidore  21'
Elm  32' (pen.)
Beerens  35'
Maher  39'
Holman  49'
Reijnen  72'
Alvarado  75'		 Report Pekalski  16'
Ricardinho  31'
Larsson  72' (pen.)		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 11,905
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
29 September 2011 Group G Metalist Kharkiv1–1AZ Kharkiv, Ukraine
19:00 Torres  39'
Gueye  60'
Taison  76',  90+2'		 Report Altidore  26',  28'
Wernbloom  44'
Poulsen  59'
Elm  62'		 Stadium: Metalist Stadium
Attendance: 37,122
Referee: Marcin Borski
20 October 2011 Group GAZ 2–2 Austria WienAlkmaar, Netherlands
19:00 Moisander  13'  90+2'
Wernbloom  42',  83'
Hlinka  80' (o.g.)
Poulsen  90+3'		 Report Gorgon  29'
Marcellis  18' (o.g.)		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,321
Referee: Alexandru Tudor
3 November 2011 Group G Austria Wien2–2AZ Vienna, Austria
20:05 Ortlechner  58'
Barazite  61'
Junuzović  63'
Mader  73'		 Report Elm  19' (pen.)
Wernbloom  44',  69'
Viergever  52'		 Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium
Attendance: 10,450
Referee: Tony Chapron
30 November 2011 Group G Malmö FF0–0AZ Malmö, Sweden
19:00 CET (UTC+01) Durmaz  67'
Figueiredo  75'		 Report Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 7,632
Referee: Mark Courtney
15 December 2011 Group GAZ 1–1 Metalist KharkivAlkmaar, Netherlands
21:05 CET (UTC+01) Maher  37'
Guðmundsson  52'		 Report Devych  37'
Torsiglieri  45+2'
Shelayev  54'
Blanco  63'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 13,268
Referee: Carlos Clos Gomez

Knock-out round
Round of 32
16 February 2012 First Leg AZ1–0 AnderlechtAlkmaar
19:00 CET (UTC+01) Maher  35'
Marcellis  80'
Guðmundsson  89'		 Report Suárez  84'
Mbokani  89'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 13,744
Referee: Florian Meyer
23 February 2012 Second Leg Anderlecht0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 AZBrussels
21:05 CET (UTC+01) Kljestan  54'
Juhász  60'
Mbokani  70'
Wasilewski  78'		 Report Marcellis  33'
Martens  53',  54'
Moisander  85'		 Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pedro Garcia Proenca
Round of 16
8 March 2012 First Leg AZ2–0 UdineseAlkmaar
21:05 CET (UTC+01) Martens  63'
Elm  75'
Falkenburg  84'		 Report Domizzi  57'
Pazienza  84'
Danilo  90+1'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12,579
Referee: David Fernandez Borbalan
15 March 2012 Second Leg Udinese2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 AZUdine
19:00 CET (UTC+01) Di Natale  3' (pen.), 15'
Pasquale  39'
Domizzi  63'
Pazienza  73'
Pinzi  90+4'		 Report Viergever  3'
Falkenburg  31'
Altidore  55'
Maher  65'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Milorad Mažić
Quarter-finals
29 March 2012 First Leg AZ2–1 ValenciaAlkmaar
21:05 CET (UTC+01) Holman  45+1'
Martens  79'
Maher  87'		 Report Topal  52'
Barragán  64'
Dealbert  88'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,100
Referee: Martin Atkinson
5 April 2012 Second Leg Valencia4–0
(5–2 agg.)		 AZValencia
21:05 CET (UTC+01) T. Costa  4'
Rami  15', 17'
Alba  56'
Barragán  74'
Hernández  80'		 Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pavel Kralovec

Transfers
Main article: List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011
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References
  1. "First Team Squad List". AZ. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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