AZ Alkmaar in European football
AZ Alkmaar, formerly named AZ '67 between their formation in 1967 and 1986,[1] played their very first official match in competitive European football on 14 September 1977. This was a UEFA Cup first round game against FA Red Boys Differdange of Luxembourg. The match ended in an 11–1 blowout home victory for AZ.
Club | AZ Alkmaar |
---|---|
Seasons played | 22 |
Most appearances | Kew Jaliens and Maarten Martens (45 each) |
Top scorer | Kees Kist (18) |
First entry | 1977–78 UEFA Cup |
Latest entry | 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League |
In 1981, AZ reached the final of the 1980–81 UEFA Cup, which saw them lose 5–4 on aggregate over two legs to Ipswich Town.
History
Early years
After finishing third in the previous season of the Eredivisie, AZ first competed in European football competition in 1977–78.[2] In the first round of the UEFA Cup, AZ immediately secured two historic victories against FA Red Boys Differdange of Luxembourg. At home at the Alkmaarderhout, they secured their biggest-ever win in European competitions with an impressive 11–1 triumph (also marking their largest victory in any official match).[3] Additionally, their 5–0 victory in the away leg remains unbeaten in European contests. Their first European journey came to a halt in the second round when they faced Johan Cruyff and Johan Neeskens' Barcelona. The first leg at home ended in a 1–1 draw, and the same result was repeated at Camp Nou. Even after extra time, the score remained unchanged, forcing a penalty shootout. Barcelona excelled in their penalty kicks, converting all five, while AZ faltered when Kristen Nygaard missed the third penalty in the series, resulting in a 5–4 loss.[4][5]
The following season, AZ qualified for the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1980–81 KNVB Cup. This marked AZ's shortest European campaign until the 2012–13 season as Ipswich Town proved to be the stronger side over two legs, with final scores of 0–0 and 2–0.[6]
Record by competition
- As of 26 October 2023
Competition | Seasons | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
European Cup / UEFA Champions League | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 |
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 16 | 144 | 67 | 39 | 38 | 245 | 177 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 3 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 34 |
Total[7] | 23 | 195 | 92 | 51 | 52 | 323 | 233 |
Top goalscorers
- As of 6 October 2023
Opponents by country
- As of 26 October 2023
Rank | Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Opponents |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 35 | Arsenal (2), Aston Villa, Everton, Ipswich Town (4), Liverpool (2), Manchester United (2), Middlesbrough, Newcastle United (2), West Ham United (2) |
2 | Spain | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | Athletic Bilbao (2), Barcelona (2), Real Betis (2), Real Sociedad (2), Sevilla, Valencia (2), Villarreal (2) |
3 | Ukraine | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | Dnipro, Dnipro-1 (2), Dynamo Lyiv (3), Mariupil (2), Metalist Kharkiv (2), Shakhtar Donetsk (2) |
4 | Greece | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | AEL, Atromitos (2), Olympiacos (2), PAOK (4), PAS Giannina (2) |
5 | Belgium | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | Anderlecht (4), Antwerp (2), Lokeren (2), Standard Liège (2) |
6 | Portugal | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | Benfica (2), Braga, Gil Vicente (2), Paços de Ferreira (2), Sporting CP (2) |
Russia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | Anzhi Makhachkala (4), Krylia Sovetov (2), Zenit Saint Petersburg (3) | |
8 | Czech Republic | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | Jablonec (4), Slovan Liberec (3), Viktoria Plzeň |
Italy | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | Inter Milan (2), Lazio (2), Napoli (2), Udinese (2) | |
Kazakhstan | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | Aktobe (2), Astana (2), Kairat (2), Shakhter Karagandy (2) | |
Norway | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | Aalesunds (2), Bodø/Glimt (2), Brann (2), Start (2) | |
Serbia[note 1] | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | Partizan (4), Radnički Niš (2), Vojvodina (2) | |
13 | Germany | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | Alemannia Aachen (2), FC Augsburg (2), 1. FC Nürnberg, Werder Bremen (2) |
14 | Sweden | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | IFK Göteborg (2), BK Häcken (2), Malmö FF (2) |
Turkey | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | Fenerbahçe (2), İstanbul Başakşehir (2), Kayserispor (2) | |
16 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | Austria Wien (2), Grazer AK, LASK (2) |
France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | Auxerre, Lyon (2), Sochaux (2) | |
Scotland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | Celtic (2), Dundee United (2), Rangers | |
19 | Israel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Maccabi Haifa (2), Maccabi Tel Aviv (2) |
Luxembourg | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | Red Boys Differdange (4) | |
Republic of Ireland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Dundalk (2), Limerick (2) | |
Romania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | CFR Cluj (2), Astra Giurgiu (2) | |
23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Tuzla City (2), Zrinjski Mostar |
Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | Levski Sofia (2), Litex Lovech | |
25 | Andorra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | FC Santa Coloma (2) |
Belarus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | BATE Borisov (2) | |
Croatia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Rijeka (2) | |
Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Apollon Limassol (2) | |
Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Randers (2) | |
Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Vaduz (2) | |
Moldova | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Sheriff Tiraspol (2) | |
Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Amica Wronki, Legia Warsaw | |
Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Grasshoppers (2) |
Most frequent opponents
Rank | Club | Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Red Boys Differdange | Luxembourg | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
Anzhi Makhachkala | Russia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Jablonec | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
Partizan | Serbia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
Ipswich Town | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
PAOK | Greece | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | |
Anderlecht | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
8 | Dynamo Kyiv | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Slovan Liberec | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Matches
Notes
- Includes the teams of former Yugoslavia
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- "AZ vs. Werder Bremen". UEFA. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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- "AZ vs. AEL". UEFA. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- "Nürnberg vs. AZ". UEFA. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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- "AZ vs. Dynamo Kyiv". UEFA. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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- "AZ vs. Metalist Kharkiv". UEFA. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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- "AZ vs. Mariupol". UEFA. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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- "AZ vs. Antwerp". UEFA. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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- "AZ vs. Partizan". UEFA. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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