Alkmaar Zaanstreek, better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ, is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaanstreek. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and hosts home matches at the AFAS Stadion.
Ronald Koeman is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of La Liga club Barcelona. He is the younger brother of his former international teammate Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman. Koeman was capable of playing both as a defender and as a midfielder; he frequently played as a sweeper, although he was equally known for his goalscoring, long–range shooting, and accuracy from free kicks and penalties.
Dirk Jan Klaas "Klaas-Jan" Huntelaar is a retired Dutch professional footballer who played as a striker.
Mounir El Hamdaoui is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club DHSC.
Demy Patrick René de Zeeuw is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He previously played for AGOVV, Go Ahead Eagles, AZ and AFC Ajax. While at AZ he was a key player in the squad that won the 2008–09 Dutch league, the club's first championship victory in 28 years. Following this success he transferred to Ajax, with whom he won the 2009–10 Dutch Cup, and the 2010–11 Dutch league title. A good tackler and a gifted passer of the ball, he made 24 appearances for the Netherlands national team.
Mitchell Glenn Donald is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club BB Erzurumspor. He previously played for AFC Ajax, where he went through the youth program. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team.
Milano Koenders is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back or as a right-back for AFC DWS. Koenders also runs his own football school.
Siem Stefan de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen as an attacking midfielder or striker.
Marko Vejinović is a Dutch footballer who plays as a central midfielder for ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie. Having started his professional career with AZ, with whom he won the Dutch Championship, he went on to play for Heracles Almelo, Vitesse, Feyenoord, AZ and now ADO Den Haag.
AZ or AZ Vrouwen was a women's association football club based in Alkmaar and the Zaanstreek, Netherlands. They were affiliated with the AZ men's team. They were founder members of the Eredivisie Vrouwen in 2007 and won the first three editions of the championship. In February 2011 AZ announced they were withdrawing support for their women's section, for financial reasons.
Steven Berghuis is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ajax and the Netherlands national team.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Jirandeh is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Iranian national team. He represented Iran at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 AFC Asian Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Jahanbakhsh also represented Iran at the U20 and U23 levels.
Desiree van Lunteren is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for PSV in the Eredivisie.
Ajaxjournaal is a Dutch football news magazine revolving around AFC Ajax, a football club from Amsterdam, that was aired on TV channel RTV Noord Holland from 2004 until 2007. During the show the creators Maarten Bax and Onno Vos would interview the players and coaches about the coming or preceding matches, as well as air footage from the games and from the club's training grounds Sportpark De Toekomst, while summarizing the weekly news and events circulating around the club. The show aired every two hours after 17:30 CET on Fridays, and every hour after 9:30 CET on Saturdays from 2004 until 2007. No longer aired on national television since 2007 however, Ajaxjournaal is still broadcast online, and is also made available for viewing on screens all around the Amsterdam Metropolitan area, from McDonald's restaurants to screens on board trains of the Amsterdam Tramway Network, as well as the Amsterdam Metro transit system.
During the 2014–15 season, AZ competed in the Eredivisie for the 17th consecutive season and the KNVB CUP under new manager Marco van Basten, and then John van den Brom after Van Basten relinquished his role after health issues, becoming assistant to Van den Brom. Under Gertjan Verbeek and Dick Advocaat the previous season, AZ lost their title of KNVB Cup to PEC Zwolle after being eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual league winners Ajax and finishing eighth in the league.
Stefanie van der Gragt is a Dutch footballer. She plays as a defender for AFC Ajax and the Netherlands national team where she represented the country at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Vince Gino Dekker is a Dutch professional football player, who plays for SV Spakenburg as a left winger.
Teun Koopmeiners is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta and the Netherlands national team.
The 2019–20 season was AZ Alkmaar's 53rd season in existence and the club's 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. It covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. AZ Alkmaar competed in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League.
Marleen Molenaar is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a forward and featured for the Netherlands women's national football team. She later oversaw Eredivisie clubs AZ Alkmaar and AFC Ajax, and won the league four times between the two clubs.
