2018–19 AZ Alkmaar season

The 2018–19 season was the 53rd season of AZ Alkmaar and the club's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, AZ Alkmaar participated in the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

AZ Alkmaar
2018–19 season
Executive director
Technical director		Robert Eenhoorn
Max Huiberts
ChairmanRené Neelissen
ManagerJohn van den Brom
StadiumAFAS Stadion
Eredivisie4th
KNVB CupSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round

Players

First-team squad
As of 1 March 2019[1]

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2017–18

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 Netherlands NED Marco Bizot
2 DF Norway NOR Jonas Svensson
3 DF Germany GER Henri Weigelt
4 DF Netherlands NED Ron Vlaar (vice-captain)
5 DF Netherlands NED Thomas Ouwejan
6 MF Norway NOR Fredrik Midtsjø
7 FW Netherlands NED Calvin Stengs
8 MF Netherlands NED Teun Koopmeiners
9 FW Norway NOR Bjørn Maars Johnsen
10 MF Netherlands NED Guus Til (captain)
11 FW Morocco MAR Oussama Idrissi
12 DF Greece GRE Pantelis Hatzidiakos
15 DF Netherlands NED Owen Wijndal
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Netherlands NED Rody de Boer
17 MF Netherlands NED Jeremy Helmer
20 MF Netherlands NED Mats Seuntjens
21 FW Netherlands NED Myron Boadu
22 GK Netherlands NED Piet Velthuizen
23 DF Netherlands NED Léon Bergsma
24 MF Netherlands NED Tijjani Reijnders
25 GK Netherlands NED Jasper Schendelaar
26 MF Netherlands NED Adam Maher
27 FW Czech Republic CZE Ondrej Mihálik
28 FW Iceland ISL Albert Guðmundsson
30 DF Belgium BEL Stijn Wuytens
34 DF Netherlands NED Ricardo van Rhijn

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 Netherlands NED Nick Olij (on loan at TOP Oss until 30 June 2019)
— MF Morocco MAR Iliass Bel Hassani (on loan at FC Groningen until 30 June 2019)
— FW Nigeria NGA Fred Friday (on loan at FC Twente until 30 June 2019)
— FW Netherlands NED Ferdy Druijf (on loan at NEC until 30 June 2019)
— MF Netherlands NED Marko Vejinović (on loan at Arka Gdynia until 30 June 2019)

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 10 August 2018 15 May 2019 Matchday 1 4th 34 17 7 10 64 43 +21 050.00
KNVB Cup 27 September 2018 28 February 2019 First round Semi-finals 5 4 1 0 16 1 +15 080.00
Europa League 26 July 2018 2 August 2018 Second qualifying round Second qualifying round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Total 41 22 8 11 82 47 +35 053.66

Last updated: 15 May 2019
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie
Main article: 2018–19 Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 PSV Eindhoven 34 26 5 3 98 26 +72 83 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 34 20 5 9 75 41 +34 65 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 AZ 34 17 7 10 64 43 +21 58 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Vitesse 34 14 11 9 70 51 +19 53 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
6 Utrecht (O) 34 15 8 11 60 51 +9 53
Source: eredivisie.nl
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:
  1. Since the winners of the 2018–19 KNVB Cup, Ajax, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the KNVB Cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the third-placed team and the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
  2. Four teams play for a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 17 7 10 64 43  +21 58 11 3 3 35 15  +20 6 4 7 29 28  +1

Last updated: 15 May 2019.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Ground
Result
Position1124555669657765754444444433444444
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2019. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
11 November 2018 12 ADO Den Haag 0–1 AZ The Hague
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Referee: Dennis Higler
25 November 2018 13 VVV-Venlo 2–2 AZ Venlo
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: De Koel
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
1 December 2018 14 AZ 0–2 Willem II Alkmaar
19:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Referee: Allard Lindhout
7 December 2018 15 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 AZ Sittard
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
15 December 2018 16 AZ 2–1 Excelsior Alkmaar
19:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
22 December 2018 17 PSV 3–1 AZ Eindhoven
19:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Philips Stadion
19 January 2019 18 AZ 3–0 FC Utrecht Alkmaar
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
27 January 2019 19 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AZ Heerenveen
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
2 February 2019 20 AZ 5–0 FC Emmen Alkmaar
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
8 February 2019 21 NAC Breda 0–3 AZ Breda
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
16 February 2019 22 AZ 3–0 VVV-Venlo Alkmaar
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
24 February 2019 23 Willem II 2–1 AZ Tilburg
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
3 March 2019 24 AZ 4–2 Fortuna Sittard Alkmaar
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
10 March 2019 25 PEC Zwolle 0–0 AZ Zwolle
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
17 March 2019 26 AZ 1–0 Ajax Alkmaar
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
  • Til 56'
 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
30 March 2019 27 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen Alkmaar
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
2 April 2019 28 Vitesse 2–2 AZ Arnhem
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: GelreDome
6 April 2019 29 De Graafschap 1–1 AZ Doetinchem
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Vijverberg
13 April 2019 30 AZ 2–3 ADO Den Haag Alkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
20 April 2019 31 Feyenoord 2–1 AZ Rotterdam
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Kuip
23 April 2019 32 AZ 2–1 Heracles Almelo Alkmaar
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
12 May 2019 34 AZ 1–0 PSV Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
15 May 2019 33 Excelsior 4–2 AZ Rotterdam
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Woudestein

KNVB Cup
Main article: 2018–19 KNVB Cup

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Spelers". www.az.nl. AZ. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. "Eredivisie 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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