2018–19_AZ_Alkmaar_season
2018–19 AZ Alkmaar season
AZ Alkmaar 2018–19 football 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.
Quick Facts season, Executive director Technical director ...
| 2018–19 season | ||||
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| Executive director Technical director | Robert Eenhoorn Max Huiberts | |||
| Chairman | René Neelissen | |||
| Manager | John van den Brom | |||
| Stadium | AFAS Stadion | |||
| Eredivisie | 4th | |||
| KNVB Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | |||
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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.
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Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||
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Last updated: 15 May 2019
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
Main article: 2018–19 Eredivisie
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 26 | +72 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | AZ | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Vitesse | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 53 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 2] |
| 6 | Utrecht (O) | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 53 |
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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:
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 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.
- Four teams play for a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2019–20 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams playing in the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie.
| First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||
| NEC | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| RKC Waalwijk | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| RKC Waalwijk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Excelsior | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| RKC Waalwijk* | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| FC Den Bosch | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| TOP Oss | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Sparta Rotterdam* | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| De Graafschap | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| SC Cambuur | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Almere City | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| SC Cambuur | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| De Graafschap | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.
Results summary
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 |
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Last updated: 15 May 2019.
Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
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| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Position | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2019. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
ADO Den Haag v AZ
| 11 November 2018 12 | ADO Den Haag | 0–1 | AZ | The Hague |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Referee: Dennis Higler |
VVV-Venlo v AZ
| 25 November 2018 13 | VVV-Venlo | 2–2 | AZ | Venlo |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: De Koel Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
AZ v Willem II
| 1 December 2018 14 | AZ | 0–2 | Willem II | Alkmaar |
| 19:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Allard Lindhout |
Fortuna Sittard v AZ
| 7 December 2018 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 0–3 | AZ | Sittard |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion |
AZ v FC Utrecht
| 19 January 2019 18 | AZ | 3–0 | FC Utrecht | Alkmaar |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: AFAS Stadion |
SC Heerenveen v AZ
| 27 January 2019 19 | SC Heerenveen | 0–2 | AZ | Heerenveen |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion |
NAC Breda v AZ
| 8 February 2019 21 | NAC Breda | 0–3 | AZ | Breda |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion |
Willem II v AZ
| 24 February 2019 23 | Willem II | 2–1 | AZ | Tilburg |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion |
AZ v Fortuna Sittard
| 3 March 2019 24 | AZ | 4–2 | Fortuna Sittard | Alkmaar |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: AFAS Stadion |
PEC Zwolle v AZ
| 10 March 2019 25 | PEC Zwolle | 0–0 | AZ | Zwolle |
| 12:15 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion |
AZ v FC Groningen
| 30 March 2019 27 | AZ | 1–0 | FC Groningen | Alkmaar |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion |
De Graafschap v AZ
| 6 April 2019 29 | De Graafschap | 1–1 | AZ | Doetinchem |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: De Vijverberg |
AZ v ADO Den Haag
| 13 April 2019 30 | AZ | 2–3 | ADO Den Haag | Alkmaar |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AFAS Stadion |
AZ v Heracles Almelo
| 23 April 2019 32 | AZ | 2–1 | Heracles Almelo | Alkmaar |
| 19:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AFAS Stadion |
KNVB Cup
Main article: 2018–19 KNVB Cup
UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
- "Eredivisie 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 11 September 2018.