2018–19 AZ Alkmaar season
{{Infobox football club season
|club = AZ Alkmaar
|season = 2018–19
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|ownertitle = Executive director
Technical director
|owner = Robert Eenhoorn
Max Huiberts
|chrtitle = Chairman
|chairman = René Neelissen
|mgrtitle = Manager
|manager = John van den Brom
|stdtitle =
|stadium = AFAS Stadion
|league = Eredivisie
|league result = 4th
|cup1 = KNVB Cup
|cup1 result = Semi-finals
|cup2 = UEFA Europa League
|cup2 result = Second qualifying round
|league topscorer =
|season topscorer =
|highest attendance =
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|largest win =
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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.
Players
=First-team squad=
{{updated|1 March 2019|{{cite web|title=Spelers |url=https://www.az.nl/teams/a-selectie/teams/a-selectie/spelers |work=www.az.nl |publisher=AZ |accessdate=27 January 2018}}}}
For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2017–18
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=Marco Bizot}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Jonas Svensson}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Henri Weigelt}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Ron Vlaar|other=vice-captain}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Thomas Ouwejan}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Fredrik Midtsjø}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=Calvin Stengs}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Teun Koopmeiners}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Bjørn Maars Johnsen}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Guus Til|other=captain}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=MAR|pos=FW|name=Oussama Idrissi}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=GRE|pos=DF|name=Pantelis Hatzidiakos}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Owen Wijndal}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=Rody de Boer}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Jeremy Helmer}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Mats Seuntjens}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=Myron Boadu}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=Piet Velthuizen}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Léon Bergsma}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Tijjani Reijnders}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=Jasper Schendelaar}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Adam Maher}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=CZE|pos=FW|name=Ondrej Mihálik}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ISL|name=Albert Guðmundsson|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=BEL|pos=DF|name=Stijn Wuytens}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Ricardo van Rhijn}}
{{Fs end}}
=Out on loan=
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=Nick Olij|other=on loan at TOP Oss until 30 June 2019}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=Iliass Bel Hassani|other=on loan at FC Groningen until 30 June 2019}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=Fred Friday|other=on loan at FC Twente until 30 June 2019}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=Ferdy Druijf|other=on loan at NEC until 30 June 2019}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Marko Vejinović|other=on loan at Arka Gdynia until 30 June 2019}}
{{Fs end}}
Competitions
=Overview=
{{Fb overview2
|c=3
|c1=Eredivisie |fm1=10 August 2018 |lm1=15 May 2019 |sr1=Matchday 1 |fp1=4th |w1=17 |d1=7 |l1=10 |f1=64 |a1=43
|c2=KNVB Cup |fm2=27 September 2018 |lm2=28 February 2019 |sr2=First round |fp2=Semi-finals |w2=4 |d2=1 |l2=0 |f2=16 |a2=1
|c3=Europa League |fm3=26 July 2018 |lm3=2 August 2018 |sr3=Second qualifying round |fp3=Second qualifying round |w3=1 |d3=0 |l3=1 |f3=2 |a3=3
|u=15 May 2019
|s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/netherlands/stichting-az/1516/ Soccerway]
}}
=Eredivisie=
{{main|2018–19 Eredivisie}}
==League table==
{{:2018–19 Eredivisie|transcludesection=Eredivisie standings|showteam=AZ}}
==Results summary==
{{Fb_rs |hw=11 |hd=3 |hl=3 |hgf=35 |hga=15 |aw=6 |ad=4 |al=7 |agf=29 |aga=28 }}
{{Fb_rs footer|u=15 May 2019|s=[https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Stand Eredivisie] |date=July 2018}}
==Results by round==
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
| updated=15 May 2019
| header=Round
| label1=Ground
| res1=
| label2=Result
| res2=
| label3=Position
| pos3=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
| color_W=green2|text_W=Win
| color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
| color_L=red2|text_L=Loss
| text_H=Home|text_A=Away
| color1=gold|color_2=green2|color_3=blue2|color_4=blue2|color_5–8=yellow1|color_16–17=red2|color_18=red1
| source=[https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Stand Eredivisie]
}}
==Matches==
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|round = 12
|date = 11 November 2018
|team1 = ADO Den Haag
|score = 0–1
|report =
|team2 = AZ
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cars Jeans Stadion
|location = The Hague
|attendance =
|referee = Dennis Higler
|result = W
}}
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|round = 13
|date = 25 November 2018
|team1 = VVV-Venlo
|score = 2–2
|report =
|team2 = AZ
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = De Koel
|location = Venlo
|attendance =
|referee = Jeroen Manschot
|result = D
}}
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|round = 14
|date = 1 December 2018
|team1 = AZ
|score = 0–2
|report =
|team2 = Willem II
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = AFAS Stadion
|location = Alkmaar
|attendance =
|referee = Allard Lindhout
|result = L
}}
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|round = 15
|date = 7 December 2018
|team1 = Fortuna Sittard
|score = 0–3
|report =
|team2 = AZ
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Fortuna Sittard Stadion
|location = Sittard
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = 16
|date = 15 December 2018
|team1 = AZ
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = Excelsior
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = AFAS Stadion
|location = Alkmaar
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = 17
|date = 22 December 2018
|team1 = PSV
|score = 3–1
|report =
|team2 = AZ
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Philips Stadion
|location = Eindhoven
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
}}
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|round = 18
|date = 19 January 2019
|team1 = AZ
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = FC Utrecht
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = AFAS Stadion
|location = Alkmaar
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = 19
|date = 27 January 2019
|team1 = SC Heerenveen
|score = 0–2
|report =
|team2 = AZ
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Abe Lenstra Stadion
|location = Heerenveen
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = 20
|date = 2 February 2019
|team1 = AZ
|score = 5–0
|report =
|team2 = FC Emmen
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = AFAS Stadion
|location = Alkmaar
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = 21
|date = 8 February 2019
|team1 = NAC Breda
|score = 0–3
|report =
|team2 = AZ
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Rat Verlegh Stadion
|location = Breda
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = 22
|date = 16 February 2019
|team1 = AZ
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = VVV-Venlo
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = AFAS Stadion
|location = Alkmaar
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = 23
|date = 24 February 2019
|team1 = Willem II
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = AZ
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Koning Willem II Stadion
|location = Tilburg
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
}}
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|round = 24
|date = 3 March 2019
|team1 = AZ
|score = 4–2
|report =
|team2 = Fortuna Sittard
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = AFAS Stadion
|location = Alkmaar
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = 25
|date = 10 March 2019
|team1 = PEC Zwolle
|score = 0–0
|report =
|team2 = AZ
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = MAC³PARK Stadion
|location = Zwolle
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = D
}}
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|round = 26
|date = 17 March 2019
|team1 = AZ
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = Ajax
|goals1 =
- Til {{goal|56}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = AFAS Stadion
|location = Alkmaar
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = 27
|date = 30 March 2019
|team1 = AZ
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = FC Groningen
|goals1 =
- Vlaar {{goal|70}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = AFAS Stadion
|location = Alkmaar
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = 28
|date = 2 April 2019
|team1 = Vitesse
|score = 2–2
|report =
|team2 = AZ
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = GelreDome
|location = Arnhem
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = D
}}
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|round = 29
|date = 6 April 2019
|team1 = De Graafschap
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = AZ
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = De Vijverberg
|location = Doetinchem
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = D
}}
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|round = 30
|date = 13 April 2019
|team1 = AZ
|score = 2–3
|report =
|team2 = ADO Den Haag
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = AFAS Stadion
|location = Alkmaar
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
}}
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|round = 31
|date = 20 April 2019
|team1 = Feyenoord
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = AZ
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = De Kuip
|location = Rotterdam
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
}}
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|round = 32
|date = 23 April 2019
|team1 = AZ
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = Heracles Almelo
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = AFAS Stadion
|location = Alkmaar
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = 34
|date = 12 May 2019
|team1 = AZ
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = PSV
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = AFAS Stadion
|location = Alkmaar
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = 33
|date = 15 May 2019
|team1 = Excelsior
|score = 4–2
|report =
|team2 = AZ
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadion Woudestein
|location = Rotterdam
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
}}
=KNVB Cup=
{{main|2018–19 KNVB Cup}}
=UEFA Europa League=
{{main|2018–19 UEFA Europa League}}
==Qualifying rounds==
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.az.nl/}}
{{AZ Alkmaar}}
{{2018–19 in Dutch football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 AZ Alkmaar Season}}