2021–22 AZ Alkmaar season

AZ Alkmaar
2021–22 season
Executive director; Technical director	Robert Eenhoorn; Max Huiberts
Chairman	René Neelissen
Head coach	Pascal Jansen
Stadium	AFAS Stadion
Eredivisie	15th
KNVB Cup	Second round
UEFA Europa League	Play-off round
Biggest defeat	0–2 (vs. Celtic (a), 18 August 2021)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season is the 55th season in the existence of AZ Alkmaar and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, AZ Alkmaar will participate in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 21 July 2021^[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	JPN	Yukinari Sugawara
3	DF	GRE	Pantelis Chatzidiakos
4	DF	NED	Bruno Martins Indi
5	DF	NED	Owen Wijndal (vice-captain)
6	MF	NOR	Fredrik Midtsjø
8	MF	NED	Teun Koopmeiners (captain)
9	FW	NED	Myron Boadu
10	MF	NED	Dani de Wit
11	FW	SWE	Jesper Karlsson
12	GK	NED	Hobie Verhulst
16	GK	NED	Beau Reus
17	FW	MAR	Zakaria Aboukhlal


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	NOR	Håkon Evjen
19	FW	NED	Jelle Duin
20	MF	NED	Jordy Clasie
21	FW	GRE	Vangelis Pavlidis
22	DF	NED	Timo Letschert
23	MF	NED	Mohamed Taabouni
24	MF	NED	Tijjani Reijnders
25	MF	NED	Thijs Oosting
27	DF	NED	Maxim Gullit
28	FW	ISL	Albert Guðmundsson
29	MF	NED	Peer Koopmeiners
30	GK	NED	Mees Bakker
31	DF	NED	Sam Beukema

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
14	FW	NED	Ferdy Druijf (at KV Mechelen until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	NED	Kenzo Goudmijn (at Sparta until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	NED	Joris Kramer (at Go Ahead Eagles until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	NED	Thomas Ouwejan (at Schalke 04 until 30 June 2022)

Other players under contract

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	NED	Jeremy Helmer

Transfers

In

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

3 July 2021 Friendly	AZ	4–1	N.E.C.	Dirkshorn, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boadu 27' Aboukhlal 60' Beukema 76', 87'	Report	Okita 36'	Stadium: Sportpark vv Dirkshorn

7 July 2021 Friendly	AZ	3–0	TOP Oss	Wissel, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	De Wit 12', 69' Poku 47'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ericaweg Epe

14 July 2021 Friendly	Genk	1–1	AZ	Genk, Belgium
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dessers 78'	Report	Oosting 90'	Stadium: B-Veld Racing Genk

17 July 2021 Friendly	RB Leipzig	1–0	AZ	Leipzig, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Samardžić 51'	Report		Stadium: Trainingszentrum RB Leipzig Platz 1 Attendance: 600

25 July 2021 Friendly	AZ	3–0	Panathinaikos	Alkmaar, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karlsson 12' Boadu 85' Reijnders 88'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion

28 July 2021 Friendly	AZ	2–0	OFI	Dirkshorn, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Guðmundsson 8' Berkhout 58'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark vv Dirkshorn

31 July 2021 Friendly	AZ	1–0	Real Sociedad	Alkmaar, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aboukhlal 33'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

8 August 2021 Friendly	AZ	2–1	Torino	Alkmaar, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karlsson 14' Pavlidis 86'	Report	Pjaca 1'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	14 August 2021	15 May 2021	Matchday 1	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
KNVB Cup	14–16 December 2021		Second round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa League	18 August 2021		Play-off round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total				2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	000.00

Last updated: 18 August 2021
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Feyenoord	34	22	5	7	76	34	+42	71	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
4	Twente	34	20	8	6	55	37	+18	68	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	AZ (O)	34	18	7	9	64	44	+20	61	Qualification for the European competition play-offs
6	Vitesse	34	15	6	13	42	51	−9	51
7	Utrecht	34	12	11	11	51	46	+5	47

Source: Eredivisie
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]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:

^ Since the winners of the 2021–22 KNVB Cup, PSV, qualified for the Champions League based on their league position, the Europa League play-off berth awarded to the KNVB Cup winners was transferred to the third-placed team Feyenoord, the highest-placed team not qualified for the Champions League. Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League group stage as their opponent in the 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League final, Roma, qualified to the Europa League group stage through domestic performance by finishing sixth in the Serie A.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	−1

Last updated: 14 August 2021.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round	1	2	3
Ground	A	H	A
Result	L	P
Position	13	15

Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2021. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.^[3]

14 August 2021 1	RKC Waalwijk	1–0	AZ	Waalwijk
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramer 44'	Report	Guðmundsson 75' Sugawara 89'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Joey Kooij

1 December 2021 2	AZ	Postponed	Fortuna Sittard	Alkmaar
TBD		Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: TBD

29 August 2021 3	SC Heerenveen	v	AZ	Heerenveen
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

KNVB Cup

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.^[4]

18 August 2021 First leg	Celtic	2–0	AZ	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Furuhashi 12' Letschert 61' (o.g.) Ralston 63' McCarthy 83'	Report	De Wit 49'	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

26 August 2021 Second leg	AZ	v	Celtic	Alkmaar, Netherlands
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

References

^ "Spelers". az.nl. AZ. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021.
^ "UEFA Europa League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.20211383430386-2] Since the winners of the 2021–22 KNVB Cup, PSV, qualified for the Champions League based on their league position, the Europa League play-off berth awarded to the KNVB Cup winners was transferred to the third-placed team Feyenoord, the highest-placed team not qualified for the Champions League. Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League group stage as their opponent in the 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League final, Roma, qualified to the Europa League group stage through domestic performance by finishing sixth in the Serie A.

[1] "Spelers". az.nl. AZ. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[3] "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[4] "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021.

[5] "UEFA Europa League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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