2017–18 AZ Alkmaar season

During the 2017–18 season AZ will compete in the Eredivisie for the 20th consecutive season and the KNVB Beker.

AZ Alkmaar
Full nameAlkmaar Zaanstreek
AZ
2017/18 season
ChairmanRené Neelissen
ManagerJohn van den Brom
GroundAFAS Stadion
Eredivisie3rd
KNVB BekerRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Alireza Jahanbakhsh: 21
All: Wout Weghorst: 27
Highest home attendance17002 vs PSV Eindhoven
Lowest home attendance12511 vs NAC Breda
Average home league attendance14791 Eredivisie
13317 KNVB Cup
14636 in both competitions
Biggest win6 - 0 vs PEC Zwolle
Biggest defeat0 - 4 vs Feyenoord

Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV Eindhoven (C) 34 26 5 3 87 39 +48 83 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
2 Ajax 34 25 4 5 89 33 +56 79 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 AZ 34 22 5 7 72 38 +34 71 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4 Feyenoord 34 20 6 8 76 39 +37 66 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Utrecht 34 14 12 8 58 53 +5 54 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: 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)[1]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 22 5 7 72 38  +34 71 11 2 4 40 23  +17 11 3 3 32 15  +17

Last updated: 1 July 2017.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWWWLLDWWWWWWWDLWDWDWDWWWLWWLWWLW
Position11976258764433223333333333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: AZ Alkmaar
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced in June 2017.[2]

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) 1PSV Eindhoven3 - 2AZ AlkmaarEindhoven
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lozano  31'
Pereiro 48'
van Ginkel  76'
Report  18' dos Santos
 39' Vejinović
 79' Vlaar
 81' (Pen.) Weghorst
 90' Seuntjens
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 32.700
Referee: Kuipers
19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) 2AZ Alkmaar2 - 0ADO Den HaagAlkmaar
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weghorst  29' (Pen.)  71'
Til 70'
Garcia  73'
Report  28' Meijers
 28'  Kanon
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12.749
Referee: Makkelie
26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 3Vitesse Arnhem1 - 2AZ AlkmaarArnhem
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Matavž  68'
Miazga  87'
Report  3', 81' Weghorst
 33' Vejinović
 63' Ouwejan
 76' Wuytens
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 14.500
Referee: Blom
10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 4AZ Alkmaar2 - 1NAC BredaAlkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Seuntjens  34'
Helmer  55'
Til 58'
Report  84' Korte
 87' Angeliño
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12.511
Referee: Janssen
15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) 5Sparta Rotterdam0 - 2AZ AlkmaarRotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kortsmit  22' Report  34', 61' Weghorst Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10.210
Referee: Mulder
24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) 6AZ Alkmaar0 - 2SBV ExcelsiorAlkmaar
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vlaar  7' Report  2' (Pen.), 8' (Pen.) Bruins Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12.527
Referee: Blom
1 October 2017 (2017-10-01) 7AZ Alkmaar0 - 4FeyenoordAlkmaar
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vlaar  7' Report  11' Berghuis
 17', 41' Larsson
 57' Vilhena
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14.644
Referee: Nijhuis
15 October 2017 (2017-10-15) 8FC Groningen1 - 1AZ AlkmaarGroningen
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Memišević  35'
Mahi  53' (Pen.)  54'
Idrissi  63'
Jenssen  78'
Report  45' Jahanbakhsh
 52' Wuytens
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 17.680
Referee: Kuipers
22 October 2017 (2017-10-22) 9AZ Alkmaar3 - 0FC UtrechtAlkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Koopmeiners  21'
Weghorst  55'
Jahanbakhsh  62'
Midtsjø  74'
van Overeem  80'
Til  90'
Report  41' Klaiber
 77' Emanuelson
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14.056
Referee: Kamphuis
29 October 2017 (2017-10-29) 10SC Heerenveen1 - 2AZ AlkmaarHeerenveen
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vlap  21'
Næss  27'
Kobayashi  29'
Schaars  63'
Report  23' Hatzidiakos
 39' Koopmeiners
 56' Midtsjø
 66' Weghorst
 73', 90' Til
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 19.136
Referee: Janssen
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 11AZ Alkmaar3 - 2Willem IIAlkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jahanbakhsh  35' (Pen.)
Til  54'
Weghorst  64'  86' 
Report  25' Rienstra
 34' Peters
 85' Azzaoui
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14.613
Referee: Blom
19 November 2017 (2017-11-19) 12Roda JC Kerkrade0 - 1AZ AlkmaarKerkrade
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report  28' Wuytens
 44' Til
 84' Seuntjens
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion
Attendance: 12.411
Referee: Lindhout
24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) 13AZ Alkmaar2 - 0FC TwenteAlkmaar
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jahanbakhsh  65' (Pen.)
van Overeem  70'
Report  25' Lam Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14.601
Referee: van den Kerkhof
3 December 2017 (2017-12-03) 14VVV-Venlo0 - 2AZ AlkmaarVenlo
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report  54' Wuytens
 73' (Own goal) Seuntjens
 84' Hatzidiakos
Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: 6.353
Referee: Nijhuis
9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 15AZ Alkmaar5 - 0Heracles AlmeloAlkmaar
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Castro  55' (Own goal)
Til  75'
Jahanbakhsh  81'
Weghorst  85'
Svensson  90'
Report  39' Duarte
 43' Baas
 86' van de Berg
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 13.863
Referee: van de Graag
12 December 2017 (2017-12-12) 16PEC Zwolle1 - 1AZ AlkmaarZwolle
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Marcellis  18'
Ondaan  32'
Saymak  89'
Report  34' Jahanbakhsh
 50' Yil
 76' Wuytens
 83' Midtsjø
 86' Hatzidiakos
 89' Seuntjens
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Attendance: 12.875
Referee: Higler
17 December 2017 (2017-12-17) 17AZ Alkmaar1 - 2AjaxAlkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jahanbakhsh  25' (Pen.)
Hatzidiakos  50'
Svensson  86' 
Report  25' Zeefuik
 43' Huntelaar
 51' (Pen.) Schöne
 88' de Jong
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16.900
Referee: Makkelie
23 December 2017 (2017-12-23) 18AZ Alkmaar3 - 1SC HeerenveenAlkmaar
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) van Rhijn  44'
Dumfries  80' (Own goal)
Friday  84', 90'
Report  48' van Amersfoort
 60' Kobayashi
 68'  Thorsby
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15.012
Referee: van Boekel
19 January 2018 (2018-01-19) 19FC Utrecht1 - 1AZ AlkmaarUtrecht
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ayoub  8'
Dessers  74'
Kerk  90'
Report  42' Weghorst
 55' Svensson
 73' Jahanbakhsh
 78' Wuytens
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 18.457
Referee: Gözübüyük
28 January 2018 (2018-01-28) 20Willem II0 - 2AZ AlkmaarTilburg
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ogbeche  48'
Chirivella  61'
Report  6' Seuntjens
 14' Jahanbakhsh
 73' Svensson
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 11.350
Referee: Wiedemeijer
4 February 2018 (2018-02-04) 21AZ Alkmaar2 - 2Roda JC KerkradeAlkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Banggaard  13' (Own goal)
Midtsjø  36'
Report  22' Vancamp
 71' Ndenge
 73' Ngombo
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15.007
Referee: Blom
7 February 2018 (2018-02-07) 22FC Twente0 - 4AZ AlkmaarEnschede
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vučkić  9'
Cuevas  73' 
Lam  82'
Report  10' (Pen.), 90'  60'Jahanbakhsh
 64' Svensson
 89', 90' Weghorst
Stadium: Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 23.400
Referee: Mulder
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 23AZ Alkmaar0 - 0VVV-VenloAlkmaar
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bel Hassani  78' Report  44' Castelen
 68' Janssen
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14.023
Referee: Lindhout
17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) 24NAC Breda1 - 3AZ AlkmaarBreda
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Korte  51'
Meijers  56'
Sadiq  85'
Report  32'Jahanbakhsh
 47' Til
 52' Seuntjens
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 18.628
Referee: Kamphuis
24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 25AZ Alkmaar2 - 1Sparta RotterdamAlkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weghorst  44'
Idrissi  86'
Report  19' Chabot Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14.884
Referee: Gözübüyük
3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 26SBV Excelsior1 - 2AZ AlkmaarRotterdam
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Koolwijk  34'
Messaoud  64'
Bruins  70'
Report  20' (Own goal) Zwarthoed
 44'Jahanbakhsh
 75' Svensson
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4.218
Referee: van Boekel
11 March 2018 (2018-03-11) 27Feyenoord2 - 1AZ AlkmaarRotterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Toornstra  19'
Boëtius  33'
van der Heijden  61'
Jørgensen  73'
Report  23'Jahanbakhsh
 26' Idrissi
 90' Weghorst
Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 45.000
Referee: Higler
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18) 28AZ Alkmaar3 - 2FC GroningenAlkmaar
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Svensson  53'
Til  66'
Jahanbakhsh  90'
Report  33' Bacuna
 70' van Weert
 83' Doan
 90' Zeefuik
 90' te Wierik
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16.459
Referee: van den Kerkhof
31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) 29ADO Den Haag0 - 3AZ AlkmaarDen Haag
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Immers  41' Report  18' Weghorst
 30' Idrissi
 43'Jahanbakhsh
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 13.115
Referee: Kuipers
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 30AZ Alkmaar2 - 3PSV EindhovenAlkmaar
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weghorst  53', 61'  77'
Vlaar  78'  89'
Midtsjø  89'
Report  74' Pereiro
 76' Lozano
 79' (Pen.) van Ginkel
 90' Malen
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 17.002
Referee: Blom
13 April 2018 (2018-04-13) 31Heracles Almelo0 - 3AZ AlkmaarAlmelo
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gladon  32'
Monteiro  45'
Report  13' Svensson
 25' Til
 30' Idrissi
 59'Jahanbakhsh
Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 10.724
Referee: Kamphuis
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18) 32AZ Alkmaar4 - 3Vitesse ArnhemAlkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weghorst  7'
Jahanbakhsh  12', 45', 54'
Report  22' Linssen
 40' Matavž
 66' Mount
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16.067
Referee: Nijhuis
29 April 2018 (2018-04-29) 33Ajax3 - 0AZ AlkmaarAmsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) van de Beek  38'
Kluivert  49'
Neres  87'
Report  31' Til
 55' Svensson
Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA
Attendance: 35.000
Referee: Gözübüyük
6 May 2018 (2018-05-06) 34AZ Alkmaar6 - 0PEC ZwolleAlkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jahanbakhsh  13', 52', 88'
Midtsjø  62'
Weghorst  76', 77'
Koopmeiners  90'
Report  35' Marcellis Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16.532
Referee: Lindhout

KNVB Beker

Matches

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) 1st roundMVV Maastricht2 - 3AZ Alkmaar *Maastricht
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mmaee  34', 72'
Nys  75'
Pereira  90'
Report  7' Hatzidiakos
 43', 82' Weghorst
Stadium: De Geusselt
Attendance: 4.270
Referee: Makkelie
26 October 2017 (2017-10-26) 2nd roundAlmere City FC0 - 4AZ Alkmaar *Almere
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) van Buuren   61' 61'
Kvída  70'
Report  35' Wuytens
 48', 59' Weghorst
 75' Svensson
Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: Makkelie
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 1/8 FinalFortuna Sittard2 - 4AZ Alkmaar *Sittard
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Dianessy  27'  87'
Stokkers  48'
Essers  79'
Report  2', 89' Weghorst
 87'  92' Jahanbakhsh
 94' Garcia
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 5.089
Referee: Lindhout
31 January 2018 (2018-01-31) 1/4 FinalAZ Alkmaar *4 - 1PEC ZwolleAlkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weghorst  21', 71'
Til  39'
Idrissi  60'
Report  23' Mokhtar
 32' Marinus
 54' Boer
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 13.247
Referee: Nijhuis
28 February 2018 (2018-02-28) 1/2 FinalAZ Alkmaar *4 - 0FC TwenteAlkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Til  24'
Weghorst  64'
Idrissi  68', 73'
Report  30' Assaidi Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 13.388
Referee: Makkelie
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) FinalAZ Alkmaar0 - 3Feyenoord *Rotterdam
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Midtsjø  37'
Jahanbakhsh  43'
Weghorst  43'
Koopmeiners  46'
Report  28' Jørgensen
 50' El Ahmadi
 57' van Persie
 69' Diks
 77' Boëtius
 93' Toornstra
Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 46.084
Referee: Kuipers

(Pre-season) friendlies

The first training session for the new season began on 25 June.[3] Friendlies were arranged with smaller teams in the Netherlands as well as a few additional friendlies against foreign teams touring the Netherlands.

1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) Regioselectie1 - 7AZ AlkmaarDirkshorn
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lanting  58' (Pen.) Report  5', 43' van Overeem
 30' dos Santos
 61' Ouwejan
 70' Til
 75' Weghorst
 81' Helmer
Stadium: Sportpark Dirkshorn
Attendance: 3.000
6 July 2017 (2017-07-06) FC Oleksandriya 1 - 3AZ AlkmaarDirkshorn
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hrytsuk  45'
Polyarus  58' (Pen.)
Report  38' Helmer
 45' (Pen.) Weghorst
 76' van Overeem
Stadium: Sportpark Dirkshorn
Attendance: 1.000
Referee: Lindhout
7 July 2017 (2017-07-07) Polderse Selectie2 - 3AZ AlkmaarAnna Paulowna
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Broersen  5'
Raap  31'
Report  14' van Overeem
 59' Seuntjens
 90' Luckassen
Stadium: Sportpark Kleine Sluis
Attendance: 3.000
12 July 2017 (2017-07-12) AZ Alkmaar0 - 2 Olympiakos PiraeusLeende
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report  59', 63' (Pen.) Nabouhane Stadium: Sportpark De Grote Speel
Attendance: 50
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Club Brugge 1 - 3AZ AlkmaarDeinze
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Limbombe  4' Report  27' (Pen.), 67', 70' Weghorst Stadium: Burgemeester Van de Wielestadion
Attendance: -
Referee: Lardot
20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) Panathinaikos F.C. 2 - 1AZ AlkmaarAthens
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Altman  45'
Molins  58'
Report  63' Stengs Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 5.000
Referee: Evangelou
26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) AZ Alkmaar3 - 0 Malaga C.FAlkmaar
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ouwejan  65'
van Overeem  71'
Seuntjens  87'
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 3.200
Referee: Mulder
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) AZ Alkmaar3 - 0VVCSAlkmaar
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Helmer  10', 43'
Rienstra  55'
Report Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex
Attendance: -
Referee: Vonken
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) AZ Alkmaar4 - 0SC CambuurAlkmaar
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weghorst  8'
van Overeem  17'
dos Santos  81'
Stengs  85'
Report Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex
Attendance: -
Referee: Dröge
4 August 2017 (2017-08-04) AZ Alkmaar2 - 1Willem IIAlkmaar
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) van der Linden  57'
Rienstra  67'
Report  10' Coulibaly Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex
Attendance: -
Referee: Teuben
5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) Udinese Calcio 1 - 2AZ AlkmaarUdine
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Perica  55' (Pen.) Report  31' Vejinović
 45' van Overeem
Stadium: Dacia Arena
Attendance: 4.042
Referee: Pairetto
1 September 2017 (2017-09-01) KV Mechelen 1 - 1AZ AlkmaarMechelen
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vitas  81' Report  33' (Pen.) Vejinović Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne
Attendance: -
Referee: Gumienny
8 November 2017 (2017-11-08) SC Cambuur1 - 5AZ AlkmaarLeeuwarden
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) van Haaren  90' Report  35' (Pen.) Seuntjens
 43' Bel Hassani
 45', 82' dos Santos
 86' El Hasnaoui
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
Attendance: 100
12 January 2018 (2018-01-12) AZ Alkmaar2 - 2 FC St. GallenEstepona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ouwejan  12'
Bel Hassani  70'
Report  33' Gönitzer
 73' (Pen.) Barnetta
Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Arroyo Enmedio
Attendance: -

Player details

No. Pos Nat Player TotalEredivisie[lower-alpha 1]KNVB Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Marco Bizot 40034060
2 DF Jonas Svensson 38432361
3 DF Rens van Eijden 303000
4 DF Ron Vlaar 13012010
5 DF Thomas Ouwejan 37031060
6 MF Fredrik Midtsjø 35229260
7 FW Alireza Jahanbakhsh 3922332161
8 MF Joris van Overeem 30225250
9 FW Wout Weghorst 3727311869
10 MF Marko Vejinović 807010
12 DF Pantelis Hatzidiakos 29226131
14 MF Teun Koopmeiners 31126150
15 MF Guus Til 391133962
16 GK Gino Coutinho 000000
17 MF Jeremy Helmer 1219130
18 MF Iliass Bel Hassani 706010
19 FW Dabney dos Santos 918110
20 MF Mats Seuntjens 37331360
21 FW Myron Boadu 101000
22 FW Oussama Idrissi 15612333
23 DF Ricardo van Rhijn 15011040
24 MF Tijjani Reijnders 101000
25 GK Nick Olij 000000
26 DF Owen Wijndal 707000
27 FW Ondrej Mihalik 302010
27 FW Fred Friday 525200
28 FW Levi Garcia 614021
29 FW Calvin Stengs 101000
30 DF Stijn Wuytens 35129061
38 FW Ferdy Druijf 303000

Sources: Squad numbers,[4] Eredivisie en KNVB Cup stats,[5]

  1. Main competition + play-offs

Transfers

References

  1. "Eredivisie 2017/2018 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. "AZ Games". az.nl (in Dutch). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. "Eerste training". AZ Alkmaar (in Dutch). 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. "Rugnummers seizoen 2017–2018" [Squad numbers announced for 2017–2018 season]. voetbal.com (in Dutch). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. "AZ Alkmaar: Squad 2017/2018". soccerway.com.
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