AZ Alkmaar (women)

AZ

Full name	Alkmaar Zaanstreek
Short name	AZ
Founded	2007;18 years ago (2007)
Ground	AFAS Trainingcomplex  [ nl ] AFAS Stadion (select matches)
Manager	Mark de Vries
League	Azerion Vrouwen Eredivisie
2023–24	9th
Website	www.az.nl

AZ or AZ Vrouwen is a women's association football club based in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. They are affiliated with the AZ men's team. They were founding members of the Eredivisie Vrouwen in 2007 and won the league's first three championships. In February 2011, AZ announced they were withdrawing support for their women's club for financial reasons. ^[1]

As AZ folded, Telstar fielded a team in the 2011–12 season, and most of the AZ players signed with the newly formed club. ^[2] Telstar was replaced in the region by VV Alkmaar in 2017. ^[3]

In January 2022, AZ announced they were exploring restarting a women's club. ^[4] Two months later, AZ announced they were going to financially support and were working closely with VV Alkmaar. ^[5] As AZ and VV Alkmaar intensified their collaboration in 2022, AZ took the place of VV Alkmaar in the Women's Eredivisie starting in the 2023–24 season. ^[6]

On 23 March 2023, Mark De Vries was named the team's manager. ^{[7] [8]} The club finished 9th out of 12 teams in its first year back in the Eredivisie.

AZ women won the National champion first time in 2008

Honours

National

• National champion
  • Winners (3): 2008, 2009, 2010
• KNVB Women's Cup
  • Winners (1): 2011

Results Eredivisie

1	1	1	3	9
08	09	10	11	24
Eredivisie

Season	Division	Position	W – D – L = Pts	GF – GA	Top scorer	KNVB Cup
2007–08	Eredivisie	01 / 06	11 – 04 – 05 = 37	29 – 16	van den Heiligenberg (9)	Round of 32
2008–09	Eredivisie	01 / 07	15 – 04 – 05 = 49	45 – 16	van den Heiligenberg (11)
2009–10	Eredivisie	01 / 06	12 – 05 – 03 = 41	32 – 11	de Ridder (11)	Quarterfinals
2010–11	Eredivisie	03 / 08	12 – 04 – 05 = 40	43 – 25	de Ridder (19)	Champions
2023–24	Eredivisie	09 / 120	5 – 06 – 011 = 21	28 – 38	Spaan (11)	Round of 16

Players

As of 3 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   NED Femke Liefting 3 DF   NED Ginia Caprino 3 DF   NED Djoeke de Ridder 4 DF   NED Karlijn Woons 5 DF   NED Camie Mol 6 MF   NED Isa Colin 7 FW   NED Veerle van der Most 8 MF   NED Manique de Vette 9 FW   NED Floor Spaan 10 MF   NED Desiree van Lunteren 11 FW   NED Fieke Kroese

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 DF   NED Robin Blom 14 MF   NED Robin Blom 15 DF   NED Bo op de Weegh 16 GK   NED Netty Booms 17 DF   NED Ilvy Zijp 18 FW   NED Romaissa Boukaker 20 MF   NED Mirte Van Bentum 21 MF   NED Jasmijn van Uden 22 MF   NED Kaelyn Thomas 23 DF   NED Maudy Stoop

European competition

Season	Cup	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg [a]
2008-09	UEFA Women's Cup	1st qualifying round	Glasgow City LFC			1-1
			FC Narta Chisinau			7-0
			ŽFK Mašinac Niš			4-1
2009-10	Champions League	Round of 32	Brøndby	1-2	1-1	2-3
2010-11	Champions League	Round of 32	Lyon	1-2	0-8	1-10

1. or single match when home and away are empty

References

1. "AZ stopt met vrouwenvoetbal". AZ.nl. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
2. "Telstar vrouwen in eredivisie". I J Muider Courant. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
3. "Vrouwen van Telstar zoeken hun heil onder de vlag van Alkmaar". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
4. "Keert AZ terug in vrouwenvoetbal? "Serieus aan het onderzoeken"".
5. "AZ maakt stappen met VV Alkmaar: "In heel goede harmonie"".
6. "AZ Vrouwen: selectie, voorbereiding & meer".
7. "Trainer Mark de Vries verhuist mee van VV Alkmaar naar AZ Vrouwen". www.nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-10-23.
8. Diamond, Drew (2023-10-16). "Vrouwen Eredivisie: Telstar take hard earned 1-0 victory over AZ Alkmaar". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2023-10-23.

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