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2022–23 AZ Alkmaar season

The 2022–23 season was the 56th in the history of AZ Alkmaar and their 25th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

AZ Alkmaar
2022–23 season
ChairmanRené Neelissen
Head coachPascal Jansen
StadiumAFAS Stadion
Eredivisie4th
KNVB CupRound of 16
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Vangelis Pavlidis (12)
All:
Vangelis Pavlidis (22)
Highest home attendance18,772 (vs. Ajax, 18 September 2022)
Lowest home attendance8,523 (vs. Vaduz, 15 September 2022)
Biggest win7–0 (vs. Dundee United (H), 11 August 2022 UEFA Conference League)
Biggest defeat1–3 (vs. Feyenoord (H), 16 October 2022 Eredivisie)
1–3 (vs. RKC Waalwijk (A), 6 November 2022 Eredivisie)

Players edit

As of 1 September 2022[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   DEN Peter Vindahl Jensen
2 DF   JPN Yukinari Sugawara
3 DF   GRE Pantelis Hatzidiakos
4 DF   NED Bruno Martins Indi (captain)
5 DF   HUN Milos Kerkez
6 MF   NED Tijjani Reijnders
7 FW   DEN Jens Odgaard
8 MF   NED Jordy Clasie
9 FW   GRE Vangelis Pavlidis
10 MF   NED Dani de Wit
11 FW   SWE Jesper Karlsson
12 GK   NED Hobie Verhulst
13 GK   NED Sem Westerveld
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   NED Peer Koopmeiners
17 FW   TUR Yusuf Barası
18 MF   NOR Håkon Evjen
19 FW   NED Myron van Brederode
21 FW   NED Ernest Poku
22 DF   NED Maxim Dekker
23 FW   SWE Mayckel Lahdo
25 MF   NED Riechedly Bazoer
27 DF   BEL Zinho Vanheusden (on loan from Inter)
28 MF   NED Zico Buurmeester
31 DF   NED Sam Beukema
34 DF   NED Mees de Wit

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   NED Jelle Duin (at Aarhus GF until 30 June 2023)
— GK   NED Mees Bakker (at De Graafschap until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   NED Kenzo Goudmijn (at Excelsior until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly AZ   3–1   PEC Zwolle Dirkshorn
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportpark Dirkshorn
6 July 2022 Friendly AZ   2–2   PAOK Wenum-Wiesel
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportpark Wiesel
9 July 2022 Friendly Olympiacos   1–0   AZ Piraeus, Greece
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
16 July 2022 Friendly Westerlo   0–1   AZ Westerlo, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Het Kuipje
24 July 2022 Friendly AZ   1–0   Bologna Alkmaar, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Clay Ruperti (Netherlands)
29 December 2022 Friendly Atalanta   0–1   AZ Bergamo
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 7 August 2022 28 May 2023 Matchday 1 4th 34 20 7 7 68 35 +33 058.82
KNVB Cup 11 January 2023 7 February 2023 Second round Round of 16 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 21 July 2022 18 May 2023 Second qualifying round Semi-finals 18 13 0 5 37 15 +22 072.22
Total 54 34 7 13 110 53 +57 062.96

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie edit

Main article: 2022–23 Eredivisie

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 PSV Eindhoven 34 23 6 5 89 40 +49 75 Champions League third qualifying round
3 Ajax 34 20 9 5 86 38 +48 69 Europa League play-off round
4 AZ 34 20 7 7 68 35 +33 67 Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Twente (O) 34 18 10 6 66 27 +39 64 Qualification for the European competition play-offs
6 Sparta Rotterdam 34 17 8 9 60 37 +23 59
Source: Eredivisie
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)
(O) Play-off Winner

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 20 7 7 68 35  +33 67 9 5 3 36 20  +16 11 2 4 32 15  +17

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round edit

Round12435678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDWDWWWLLWLWDWWWDDWLWWWLDLWWDWWL
Position3544343114434452222223333444444444
Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 14 June 2022.[2]

7 August 2022 1 AZ 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles Alkmaar
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14,438
Referee: Allard Lindhout
14 August 2022 2 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 AZ Rotterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Attendance: 9,631
Referee: Jannick van der Laan
28 August 2022 4 SC Cambuur 0–1 AZ Leeuwarden
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Rob Dieperink
1 September 2022 3 AZ 1–1 NEC Alkmaar
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14,945
Referee: Dennis Higler
4 September 2022 5 FC Emmen 0–3 AZ Emmen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
Attendance: 8,062
Referee: Martin Pérez
11 September 2022 6 AZ 1–1 FC Twente Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,269
Referee: Pol van Boekel
18 September 2022 7 AZ 2–1 Ajax Alkmaar
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 18,772
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
1 October 2022 8 FC Groningen 1–4 AZ Groningen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion
Attendance: 18,890
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
9 October 2022 9 FC Utrecht 1–2 AZ Utrecht
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 20,873
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
16 October 2022 10 AZ 1–3 Feyenoord Alkmaar
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 17,039
Referee: Danny Makkelie
23 October 2022 11 Excelsior 2–1 AZ Rotterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Allard Lindhout
30 October 2022 12 AZ 2–1 FC Volendam Alkmaar
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 18,255
Referee: Joey Kooij
6 November 2022 13 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 AZ Waalwijk
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
12 November 2022 14 PSV 0–1 AZ Eindhoven
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 33,009
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
7 January 2023 15 AZ 1–1 Vitesse Alkmaar
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 17,277
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
14 January 2023 16 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AZ Heerenveen
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 20,019
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
22 January 2023 17 AZ 3–1 Fortuna Sittard Alkmaar
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,652
Referee: Dennis Higler
25 January 2023 18 Go Ahead Eagles 1–4 AZ Deventer
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 9,457
Referee: Allard Lindhout
28 January 2023 19 AZ 5–5 FC Utrecht Alkmaar
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,765
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
4 February 2023 20 FC Volendam 1–1 AZ Volendam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Kras Stadion
Attendance: 6,850
Referee: Martin Pérez
10 February 2023 21 AZ 5–0 Excelsior Alkmaar
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,187
Referee: Alex Bos
18 February 2023 22 Feyenoord 2–1 AZ Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Dennis Higler
25 February 2023 23 AZ 2–1 SC Cambuur Alkmaar
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,869
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
5 March 2023 24 Vitesse 0–1 AZ Arnhem
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 16,367
Referee: Danny Makkelie
12 March 2023 25 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen Alkmaar
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,526
Referee: Pol van Boekel
19 March 2023 26 FC Twente 2–1 AZ Enschede
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Allard Lindhout
1 April 2023 27 AZ 1–1 SC Heerenveen Alkmaar
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 18,393
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
8 April 2023 28 AZ 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam Alkmaar
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 18,002
Referee: Danny Makkelie
16 April 2023 29 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 AZ Sittard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 9,825
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
23 April 2023 30 AZ 3–0 RKC Waalwijk Alkmaar
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,787
Referee: Allard Lindhout
6 May 2023 31 Ajax 0–0 AZ Amsterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 53,841
Referee: Danny Makkelie
14 May 2023 32 AZ 5–1 FC Emmen Alkmaar
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,481
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
21 May 2023 33 N.E.C. 0–3 AZ Nijmegen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Goffertstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sander van der Eijk
28 May 2023 34 AZ 1–2 PSV Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Referee: Danny Makkelie

KNVB Cup edit

Main article: 2022–23 KNVB Cup
11 January 2023 Second round Excelsior 1–4 AZ Rotterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4.300
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
7 February 2023 Round of 16 AZ 1–2 (a.e.t.) FC Utrecht Alkmaar
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 10,214
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

UEFA Europa Conference League edit

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round edit

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 15 June 2022.

21 July 2022 Second leg AZ   1–0   Tuzla City Alkmaar
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 9,047
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
28 July 2022 First leg Tuzla City   0–4
(0–5 agg.)		   AZ Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadion Grbavica
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia)

Third qualifying round edit

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.

4 August 2022 First leg Dundee United   1–0   AZ Dundee, Scotland
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,181
Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Portugal)
11 August 2022 Second leg AZ   7–0
(7–1 agg.)		   Dundee United Alkmaar
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 11,005
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Play-off round edit

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.

18 August 2022 First leg AZ   4–0   Gil Vicente Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 11,211
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
25 August 2022 Second leg Gil Vicente   1–2
(1–6 agg.)		   AZ Barcelos
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 4,625
Referee: Fran Jovic (Croatia)

Group stage edit

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage § Group E

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AZ DNI APL VAD
1   AZ 6 5 0 1 12 6 +6 15 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 3–2 4–1
2   Dnipro-1 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 1–0 2–2
3   Apollon Limassol 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 1–0 1–3 — 1–0
4   Vaduz 6 0 2 4 5 11 −6 2 1–2 1–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
8 September 2022 1 Dnipro-1   0–1   AZ Košice, Slovakia[4]
21:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Košická futbalová aréna
Attendance: 3,347[5]
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
15 September 2022 2 AZ   4–1   Vaduz Alkmaar, Netherlands
18:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 8,523[6]
Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)
6 October 2022 3 AZ   3–2   Apollon Limassol Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 10,016[7]
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
13 October 2022 4 Apollon Limassol   1–0   AZ Nicosia, Cyprus
18:45 CEST
Report Stadium: GSP Stadium[8]
Attendance: 3,011[9]
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
27 October 2022 5 Vaduz   1–2   AZ Vaduz, Liechtenstein
18:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Attendance: 1.949
Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)
3 November 2022 6 AZ   2–1   Dnipro-1 Alkmaar, Netherlands
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12.387
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

Knockout phase edit

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase
Round of 16 edit
7 March 2023 First leg Lazio   1–2   AZ Rome
18:45 CET(UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 19,584
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
16 March 2023 Second leg AZ   2–1
(4–2 agg.)		   Lazio Alkmaar
21:00 CET(UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Quarter-finals edit
13 April 2023 First leg Anderlecht   2–0   AZ Brussels
21:00 CET(UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 18,157[10]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
20 April 2023 Second leg AZ   2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(4–1 p)		   Anderlecht Alkmaar
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 19,500[11]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Penalties
Note: 2 –2 on aggregate. AZ won 4–1 on penalties.
Semi-finals edit
11 May 2023 First leg West Ham United   2–1   AZ London
21:00 (20:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,412
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
18 May 2023 Second leg AZ   0–1
(1–3 agg.)		   West Ham United Alkmaar
21:00 Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

References edit

  1. ^ "Spelers". az.nl. AZ. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld".
  3. ^ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[3] Therefore, Dnipro-1 play at Košická futbalová aréna, Košice, Slovakia, instead of their regular stadium Dnipro-Arena, Dnipro.
  5. ^ "Dnipro-1 vs. AZ" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  6. ^ "AZ vs. Vaduz" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. ^ "AZ vs. Apollon Limassol" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. ^ Apollon Limassol play their home matches at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, instead of their regular stadium, Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  9. ^ "Apollon Limassol vs. AZ" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Anderlecht vs. AZ" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. ^ "AZ vs. Anderlecht" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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