First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024^[1]

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

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Mathew Ryan 2 DF  JPN Yukinari Sugawara 3 DF  NED Wouter Goes 4 DF  NED Bruno Martins Indi (captain) 5 DF  POR Alexandre Penetra 6 MF  POR Tiago Dantas (on loan from Benfica) 8 MF  NED Jordy Clasie (vice-captain) 9 FW  GRE Vangelis Pavlidis 10 MF  NED Dani de Wit 11 FW  GHA Ibrahim Sadiq 12 GK  NED Hobie Verhulst 13 GK  NED Sem Westerveld 14 MF  SRB Kristijan Belić 15 FW  NED Ruben van Bommel

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  NED Sven Mijnans 18 DF  NOR David Møller Wolfe 19 FW  NED Myron van Brederode 20 GK  NED Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro 21 FW  NED Ernest Poku 22 DF  NED Maxim Dekker 23 FW  SWE Mayckel Lahdo 24 MF  NED Lewis Schouten 25 DF  NED Riechedly Bazoer 27 DF  POR Gonçalo Esteves (on loan from Sporting) 28 FW  NED Lequincio Zeefuik 30 DF  NED Denso Kasius 34 DF  NED Mees de Wit

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Out on loan

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

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No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NED Zico Buurmeester (at PEC Zwolle until 30 June 2024) — MF  NED Kenzo Goudmijn (at Excelsior until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NED Peer Koopmeiners (at Almere City until 30 June 2024) — FW  NED Mexx Meerdink (at Vitesse until 30 June 2025) — FW  DEN Jens Odgaard (at Bologna until 30 June 2024)

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Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Alexandre Penetra	Famalicão	€4,200,000	24 July 2023	[2]
FW	Ibrahim Sadiq	BK Häcken	€4,000,000	1 September 2023	[3]
MF	Kristijan Belić	FK Partizan	€4,000,000	13 January 2024	[4]

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Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Yusuf Barası	Adana Demirspor	Undisclosed	26 August 2023	[5]
DF	Pantelis Chatzidiakos	Cagliari	€2,000,000	1 September 2023	[6]

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Overall record

Eredivisie

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[7]

AZ v Go Ahead Eagles

13 August 2023 1	AZ	5–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Alkmaar
14:30 UTC+2	Clasie 4' Pavlidis 15' D. de Wit  16', 87' (pen.) Van Bommel 51' Chatzidiakos  65' Lahdo 90+3'	Report	Amofa  2' Nauber  34' Rommens 66' Deijl  87'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Danny Makkelie

RKC Waalwijk v AZ

20 August 2023 2	RKC Waalwijk	1–3	AZ	Waalwijk
16:45 UTC+2	Kramer 41' (pen.),  58' Margaret  76'	Report	Pavlidis 54', 79' D. de Wit 59' Poku  63'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Alex Bos

Vitesse v AZ

3 September 2023 4	Vitesse	0–2	AZ	Arnhem
16:45		Report	Pavlidis 49', 64'	Stadium: GelreDome Referee: Jeroen Manschot

AZ v Sparta Rotterdam

17 September 2023 5	AZ	2–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Alkmaar
16:45 UTC+2	D. de Wit 18' Pavlidis 19'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Pol van Boekel

PEC Zwolle v AZ

24 September 2023 6	PEC Zwolle	0–3	AZ	Zwolle
16:45 UTC+2		Report	Lahdo 13' Van Brederode 52' Pavlidis 90'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

AZ v Heracles

28 September 2023 3	AZ	1–1	Heracles	Alkmaar
20:00 UTC+2	Pavlidis 13'	Report	Ouahim 53'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Danny Makkelie

AZ v Fortuna Sittard

1 October 2023 7	AZ	4–0	Fortuna Sittard	Alkmaar
16:45 UTC+2	Clasie 45+1' Pavlidis 49' Siovas 82' (o.g.) Dantas 88'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Ajax v AZ

8 October 2023 8	Ajax	1–2	AZ	Amsterdam
12:30 UTC+2	Van den Boomen 73'	Report	Pavlidis 45' D. de Wit 57'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Referee: Allard Lindhout

AZ v Heerenveen

21 October 2023 9	AZ	3–0	Heerenveen	Alkmaar
19:00 UTC+2	Pavlidis 11', 59', 76'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Jochen Kamphuis

Excelsior v AZ

6 November 2023 11	Excelsior	1–1	AZ	Rotterdam
16:45 UTC+1	Sandra 90+1'	Report	Lahdo 72'	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Referee: Laurens Gerrets

Feyenoord v AZ

12 November 2023 12	Feyenoord	1–0	AZ	Rotterdam
16:45 UTC+1	Timber 24'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Danny Makkelie

AZ v Volendam

26 November 2023 13	AZ	3–0	Volendam	Alkmaar
14:30 UTC+1	Van Bommel 5' Pavlidis 48' Martins Indi 57'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Utrecht v AZ

3 December 2023 14	Utrecht	1–1	AZ	Utrecht
16:45 UTC+1	Jensen 49'	Report	Pavlidis 40'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Erwin Blank

AZ v NEC

6 December 2023 10	AZ	1–2	NEC	Alkmaar
19:00 UTC+1	Pavlidis 57'	Report	Dost 11' Mattsson 31'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Jeroen Manschot
Note: Match originally scheduled on 29 October 2023, but was abandoned in injury time after NEC player Bas Dost collapsed.[8]

AZ v Almere City

9 December 2023 15	AZ	4–1	Almere City	Alkmaar
21:00 UTC+1	Pavlidis 7', 90+2' D. de Wit 66' Møller Wolfe 80'	Report	Mbe Soh 56'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,429 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

AZ v PSV

17 December 2023 16	AZ	0–4	PSV	Alkmaar
20:00 UTC+1		Report	de Jong 9' (pen.), 57' Saibari 11' Dest 16'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Dennis Higler

Twente v AZ

13 January 2024 17	Twente	2–1	AZ	Enschede
18:45 UTC+1	Ugalde 42', 70'	Report	Odgaard 4'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

AZ v PEC Zwolle

20 January 2024 18	AZ	2–2	PEC Zwolle	Alkmaar
20:00 UTC+1	Pavlidis 77' (pen.) Mijnans 90+4'	Report	Thy 57' Velanas 86'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Allard Lindhout

Heerenveen v AZ

28 January 2024 19	Heerenveen	2–2	AZ	Heerenveen
12:15 UTC+1	Clasie 24' (o.g.) Brouwers 51'	Report	Pavlidis 19' Bochniewicz 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Referee: Sander van der Wijk

AZ v Feyenoord

4 February 2024 20	AZ	0–1	Feyenoord	Alkmaar
12:30 UTC+1		Report	Wieffer 6'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Danny Makkelie

Almere City v AZ

10 February 2024 21	Almere City	0–0	AZ	Almere
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: A. Bos

Fortuna Sittard v AZ

17 February 2024 22	Fortuna Sittard	1–2	AZ	Sittard
16:45 UTC+1	Córdoba 18'	Report	Pavlidis 63' D. de Wit 90'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion

AZ v Ajax

25 February 2024 23	AZ	2–0	Ajax	Alkmaar
16:45 UTC+1	van Bommel 7', 67'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Allard Lindhout

Sparta Rotterdam v AZ

2 March 2024 24	Sparta Rotterdam	1–1	AZ	Rotterdam
16:45 UTC+1	Verschueren 74'	Report	Sugawara 25'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

AZ v Excelsior

10 March 2024 25	AZ	4–0	Excelsior	Alkmaar
16:45 UTC+1	D. de Wit 13' Pavlidis 15' Mijnans 25', 72'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Volendam v AZ

17 March 2024 26	Volendam	0–4	AZ	Volendam
12:15 UTC+1		Report	D. de Wit 22' Sugawara 30', 76' Pavlidis 70'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Referee: Sander van der Eijk

AZ v Vitesse

30 March 2024 27	AZ	2–0	Vitesse	Alkmaar
16:45 UTC+1	D. de Wit 53' Pavlidis 64'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Jannick van der Laan

Heracles v AZ

3 April 2024 28	Heracles	5–0	AZ	Almelo
18:45 UTC+2	De Keersmaecker 19' Hornkamp 38' (pen.), 40' (pen.) Sankoh 90', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Erve Asito Referee: Allard Lindhout

PSV v AZ

6 April 2024 29	PSV	v	AZ	Eindhoven
16:45 UTC+2				Stadium: Philips Stadion

AZ v RKC Waalwijk

13 April 2024 30	AZ	v	RKC Waalwijk	Alkmaar
16:45 UTC+2				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

NEC v AZ

27 April 2024 31	NEC	v	AZ	Nijmegen
16:45 UTC+2				Stadium: Goffertstadion

AZ v Twente

4 May 2024 32	AZ	v	Twente	Alkmaar
16:45 UTC+2				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

Go Ahead Eagles v AZ

12 May 2024 33	Go Ahead Eagles	v	AZ	Deventer
16:45 UTC+2				Stadium: De Adelaarshorst

AZ v Utrecht

19 May 2024 34	AZ	v	Utrecht	Alkmaar
16:45 UTC+2				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

KNVB Cup

AZ entered the KNVB Cup in the second round; the draw was made on 4 November 2023.^[9] On 21 December 2023, the draw was made for the round of 16.^{[citation needed]} The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 20 January 2024.^[10]

UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

FC Santa Coloma v AZ

10 August 2023 First leg	FC Santa Coloma	0–1	AZ	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
19:00 UTC+2	Crespo Zurita  45' Novoa  71'	Report	Mihailović 74' Møller Wolfe  86'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 716 Referee: Sayat Karabayev (Kazakhstan)
Note: FC Santa Coloma played their third qualifying round home match at the Estadi Nacional in Andorra la Vella, instead of their regular stadium, the Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella in Andorra la Vella, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

AZ v FC Santa Coloma

17 August 2023 Second leg	AZ	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	FC Santa Coloma	Alkmaar, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2	Van Bommel 40' Mijnans  45+1' Clasie  59' D. de Wit  66' Lahdo 78'	Report	Toribio  78'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 10,014 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.

AZ v Brann

24 August 2023 First leg	AZ	1–1	Brann	Alkmaar, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2	Chatzidiakos 71'	Report	Castro  31', 59' Heltne Nilsen  45+2' Pallesen Knudsen  65'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 10,888 Referee: Evangelos Manouchos (Greece)

Brann v AZ

31 August 2023 Second leg	Brann	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–4 agg.) (5–6 p)	AZ	Bergen, Norway
19:00 UTC+2	Heltne Nilsen  39' Pallesen Knudsen 45+1',  54' Soltvedt 66' Sery 82' Børsting  90+6' Horn Myhre  120+1'	Report	Lahdo 12',  77' Pavlidis  20' Mijnans 29' Van Bommel 50' D. de Wit  58' Møller Wolfe  65' Ryan  75' Sugawara  81'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,355 Referee: Gergő Bogár (Hungary)
	Penalties
	Finne Heltne Nilsen Heggebø Simba Soltvedt Børsting		D. de Wit Sugawara Odgaard Mijnans Mihailović Penetra

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage § Group E

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AVL	LEG	AZ	ZRI
1	Aston Villa	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	13	Advance to round of 16		—	2–1	2–1	1–0
2	Legia Warsaw	6	4	0	2	10	6	+4	12	Advance to knockout round play-offs		3–2	—	2–0	2–0
3	AZ	6	2	0	4	7	12	−5	6			1–4	1–0	—	1–0
4	Zrinjski Mostar	6	1	1	4	6	10	−4	4			1–1	1–2	4–3	—

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Zrinjski Mostar v AZ

21 September 2023 1	Zrinjski Mostar	4–3	AZ	Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
18:45	Kožulj 48', 81' Ćorluka 68' Hrvanović 71'	Report	Van Brederode 10' Mijnans 32' D. de Wit 44'	Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)

AZ v Legia Warsaw

5 October 2023 2	AZ	1–0	Legia Warsaw	Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:00	Pavlidis 52'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 14,239 Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)

AZ v Aston Villa

26 October 2023 3	AZ	1–4	Aston Villa	Alkmaar, Netherlands
18:45	Sadiq 65'	Report	Bailey 13' Tielemans 23' Watkins 51' McGinn 56'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,633 Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)

Aston Villa v AZ

9 November 2023 4	Aston Villa	2–1	AZ	Birmingham, England
21:00	Diego Carlos 61' Watkins 81'	Report	Pavlidis 52'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,156 Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)

AZ v Zrinjski Mostar

30 November 2023 5	AZ	1–0	Zrinjski Mostar	Alkmaar, Netherlands
18:45	Pavlidis 59' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,132 Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi (Ukraine)

Legia Warsaw v AZ

14 December 2023 6	Legia Warsaw	2–0	AZ	Warsaw, Poland
18:45	Ribeiro 34' Kramer 81'	Report	Martins Indi  53'	Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)