2020–21 AZ Alkmaar season

The 2020–21 AZ Alkmaar season is 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 will participate in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers 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
StadiumAFAS Stadion
EredivisiePreseason
KNVB CupFirst round
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round

Players

Current squad
As of 1 July 2020[1]

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
4 DF  NED Ron Vlaar
5 DF  NED Thomas Ouwejan
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  MAR Oussama Idrissi
14 FW  NED Ferdy Druijf
15 DF  NED Owen Wijndal
16 GK  NED Hobie Verhulst
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  NED Zakaria Aboukhlal
18 MF  NOR Håkon Evjen
20 MF  NED Jordy Clasie
21 MF  NED Kenzo Goudmijn
23 DF  NED Léon Bergsma
24 MF  NED Tijjani Reijnders
26 DF  JPN Yukinari Sugawara
27 DF  NED Ramon Leeuwin
28 FW  ISL Albert Guðmundsson
29 DF  NED Joris Kramer
34 MF  NED Mohamed Taabouni
38 MF  NED Thijs Oosting
54 GK  NED Mees Bakker
— FW  NED Jeremy Helmer

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 Jasper Schendelaar (at Telstar until 30 June 2021)
— GK  NED Rody de Boer (at De Graafschap until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In
No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Out
No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 July 2020 FriendlyAZ 0–1 GenkAlkmaar, Netherlands
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
1 August 2020 FriendlyUtrecht 1–0 AZUtrecht, Netherlands
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Björn Kuipers
5 August 2020 FriendlyAZ 0–1 PEC ZwolleEpe, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportpark De Wachtelenberg
Attendance: 0
8 August 2020 FriendlyAZ 2–1 LilleAlkmaar, Netherlands
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jaafar Aaffouallah
15 August 2020 FriendlyAZ 0–2 MonacoAlkmaar, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Puts

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 12 September 2020 16 May 2021 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
KNVB Cup 2020 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Champions League 25–26 August 2020 Second qualifying round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: September 2020

Source: Competitions

Eredivisie
Main article: 2020–21 Eredivisie

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4 FC Emmen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. Source: eredivisie.nl Soccerway
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]
Notes:
  1. Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: September 2020.
Source:

Results by round
Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on September 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.[3]

12 September 2020 1v

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League
25–26 August 2020 Second qualifying roundAZ v Viktoria PlzeňAlkmaar
Stadium: AFAS Stadion

Statistics

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Total
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References
  1. "Spelers". az.nl. AZ. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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