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Gender:Male

Est:1967

Players:26

AZ Alkmaar

Also known as: Alkmaar Zaanstreek

📍 Alkmaar, Netherlands, Netherlands•Dutch Eredivisie

ID: team_133767

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About

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. AZ has won the Eredivisie twice, in 1980–81 and 2008–09. In the same season as their first league title, they also reached the UEFA Cup Final, which they lost to Ipswich Town. In addition, the team has won the KNVB Cup on four occasions.

City:Alkmaar, Netherlands

Country:Netherlands

Stadium:AFAS Stadion Alkmaar

Capacity:17,023

Home Venue

AFAS Stadion Alkmaar

Capacity:17,023

Location:Alkmaar, Netherlands

AFAS Stadion is a stadium located in Stadionweg 1, Alkmaar, Netherlands. It is used for football matches and is the home stadium of AZ Alkmaar. The stadium is able to hold 17,023 people. Due to UEFA's sponsorship regulations, the stadium is named AZ Stadion on European matches.