2019–20 AZ Alkmaar season
AZ Alkmaar 2019–20 football season
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The 2019–20 season was AZ Alkmaar's 53rd season in existence and the club's 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. It covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. AZ Alkmaar competed in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League.
| 2019–20 season | ||||
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| Chairman | René Neelissen | |||
| Head coach | Arne Slot | |||
| Stadium | AFAS Stadion Cars Jeans Stadion | |||
| Eredivisie | 2nd | |||
| KNVB Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Myron Boadu (14) All: Myron Boadu (20) | |||
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Players
- As of 30 August 2019[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref. |
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| 1 July 2019 | DF | Loan | Season | [2] | ||
| 22 July 2019 | MF | Transfer | Free | [3] |
Out
| Date | Position | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref. |
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| 1 July 2019 | GK | Transfer | Free | [4] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Transfer | Undisclosed | [5] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Transfer | Free | [6] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Released | Transfer | Free | [7] | |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Transfer | Free | [8] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Transfer | Undisclosed | [9] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Loan | Season with Option | [10] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Loan | Season with Option | [11] | ||
| 2 July 2019 | MF | Transfer | Undisclosed | [citation needed] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 22 June 2019 Friendly | AZ | 3–1 | | Dirkshorn, Netherlands |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportpark vv Dirkshorn |
| 29 June 2019 Friendly | AZ | 0–3 | | Dirkshorn, Netherlands |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Sportpark vv Dirkshorn |
| 3 July 2019 Friendly | AZ | 1–0 | | Wenum-Wiesel, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Sportpark Wiesel |
| 6 July 2019 Friendly | AZ | 5–2 | | Garderen, Netherlands |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportpark De Westeneng |
| 13 July 2019 Friendly | Telstar | 3–0 | | Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Rabobank IJmond Stadion |
| 17 July 2019 Friendly | Gent | 2–0 | | Ghent, Belgium |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
| 27 July 2019 Friendly | AZ | 0–1 | | Wijdewormer, Netherlands |
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex |
| 10 January 2020 Friendly | KV Mechelen | 1–5 | | Oliva, Spain |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1 |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eredivisie | 4 August 2019 | 24 May 2020 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 17 | +37 | 72.00 |
| KNVB Cup | 18 December 2019 | 12 February 2020 | Second round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Europa League | 25 July 2019 | 27 February 2020 | Second qualifying round | Round of 32 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 35.71 |
| Total | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 87 | 33 | +54 | 59.52 | ||||
Last updated: 7 March 2020
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Ajax | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | AZ | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 17 | +37 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Willem II | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
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)[12]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 17 | +37 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | +13 |
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; C = Cancelled
Matches
The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.[13] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.[14][15]
| 4 August 2019 1 | AZ | 4–0 | Fortuna Sittard | Alkmaar |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 12,858 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 11 August 2019 2 | RKC Waalwijk | 0–2 | AZ | Waalwijk |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 18 August 2019 3 | AZ | 0–0 | Groningen | The Hague |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 8,563 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 1 September 2019 4 | Vitesse | 2–1 | AZ | Arnhem |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 13,290 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 14 September 2019 5 | AZ | 5–1 | Sparta Rotterdam | The Hague |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 22 September 2019 6 | ADO Den Haag | 0–1 | AZ | The Hague |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 12,091 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 26 September 2019 7 | Feyenoord | 0–3 | AZ | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 29 September 2019 8 | AZ | 2–0 | Heracles Almelo | The Hague |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 7,241 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 6 October 2019 9 | Willem II | 1–1 | AZ | Tilburg |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 12,707 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 19 October 2019 10 | AZ | 2–4 | Heerenveen | The Hague |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 7,648 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 27 October 2019 11 | PSV | 0–4 | AZ | Eindhoven |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 2 November 2019 12 | AZ | 3–0 | Twente | The Hague |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 4,689 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 10 November 2019 13 | AZ | 3–0 | Emmen | The Hague |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Siemen Mulder |
| 23 November 2019 14 | Utrecht | 0–3 | AZ | Utrecht |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,401 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 1 December 2019 15 | AZ | 1–0 | VVV-Venlo | The Hague |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 6,007 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
| 7 December 2019 16 | PEC Zwolle | 0–3 | AZ | Zwolle |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: MAC3PARK Stadion Attendance: 13,708 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 15 December 2019 17 | AZ | 1–0 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,002 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 21 December 2019 18 | Sparta Rotterdam | 3–0 | AZ | Rotterdam |
| 19:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,031 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 18 January 2020 19 | AZ | 1–3 | Willem II | Alkmaar |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 15,442 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 25 January 2020 20 | Heerenveen | 1–2 | AZ | Heerenveen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 19,638 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 31 January 2020 21 | AZ | 4–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Alkmaar |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 14,712 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 15 February 2020 23 | Twente | 2–0 | AZ | Enschede |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,300 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 23 February 2020 24 | AZ | 2–0 | PEC Zwolle | Alkmaar |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 15,306 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 1 March 2020 25 | Ajax | 0–2 | AZ | Amsterdam |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,707 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 7 March 2020 26 | AZ | 4–0 | ADO Den Haag | Alkmaar |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,117 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 15 March 2020 27 | VVV-Venlo | Cancelled | AZ | Venlo |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: De Koel | ||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 15 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[16] | ||||
| 22 March 2020 28 | Groningen | Cancelled | AZ | Groningen |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 March, cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[16] | ||||
| 4 April 2020 29 | AZ | Cancelled | Vitesse | Alkmaar |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AFAS Stadion | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 4 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17] | ||||
| 8 April 2020 22 | AZ | Cancelled | Feyenoord | Alkmaar |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AFAS Stadion | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 8 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17] | ||||
| 11 April 2020 30 | Heracles Almelo | Cancelled | AZ | Almelo |
| 19:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Polman Stadion | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 11 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17] | ||||
| 21 April 2020 31 | AZ | Cancelled | PSV | Alkmaar |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AFAS Stadion | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 21 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17] | ||||
| 25 April 2020 32 | Fortuna Sittard | Cancelled | AZ | Sittard |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 25 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17] | ||||
| 3 May 2020 33 | AZ | Cancelled | Utrecht | Alkmaar |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AFAS Stadion | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17] | ||||
| 10 May 2020 34 | Emmen | Cancelled | AZ | Emmen |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[17] | ||||
KNVB Cup
| 18 December 2019 Second round | AZ | 3–0 | Groene Ster | Alkmaar |
| 19:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,082 Referee: Erwin Blank |
| 21 January 2020 Round of 16 | TOP Oss | 0–2 | AZ | Oss |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Frans Heesen Stadion Attendance: 2,615 Referee: Laurens Gerrets |
| 12 February 2020 Quarter-finals | AZ | 1–3 | NAC Breda | Alkmaar |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Pol van Boekel |
UEFA Europa League
Second qualifying round
| 25 July 2019 First leg | AZ | 0–0 | | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 11,492 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine) |
| 1 August 2019 Second leg | BK Häcken | 0–3 (0–3 agg.) | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 3,845 Referee: Frank Schneider (France) |
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
| 22 August 2019 First leg | AZ | 1–1 | | Enschede, Netherlands[a] |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 4,014 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
| 29 August 2019 Second leg | Antwerp | 1–4 (a.e.t.) (2–5 agg.) | | Brussels, Belgium |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 19,786 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
Group stage
| 19 September 2019 1 | Partizan | 2–2 | | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 22,564 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| 3 October 2019 2 | AZ | 0–0 | | The Hague, Netherlands[b] |
| 18:55 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 13,863 Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) |
| 24 October 2019 3 | AZ | 6–0 | | The Hague, Netherlands[b] |
| 18:55 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 8,123 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
| 7 November 2019 4 | Astana | 0–5 | | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| 21:50 ALMT (UTC+6) | Report |
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Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 11,584 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark) |
| 28 November 2019 5 | AZ | 2–2 | | The Hague, Netherlands[b] |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 9,092 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland) |
| 12 December 2019 6 | Manchester United | 4–0 | | Manchester, England |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 65,773 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
Knockout phase
Round of 32
| 20 February 2020 First leg | AZ | 1–1 | | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 12,526 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland) |
| 27 February 2020 Second leg | LASK | 2–0 (3–1 agg.) | | Linz, Austria |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Linzer Stadion Attendance: 12,855 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Europa League | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Marco Bizot | 41 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 16 | GK | Jasper Schendelaar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Rody de Boer | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Jonas Svensson | 38 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Pantelis Chatzidiakos | 20 | 2 | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+5 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | Ron Vlaar | 13 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Thomas Ouwejan | 19 | 1 | 4+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Owen Wijndal | 39 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Yukinari Sugawara | 28 | 3 | 5+11 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+9 | 1 | |
| 27 | DF | Ramon Leeuwin | 8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Joris Kramer | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | Stijn Wuytens | 35 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Fredrik Midtsjø | 39 | 1 | 22+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Teun Koopmeiners | 42 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
| 10 | MF | Dani de Wit | 33 | 5 | 19+3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Håkon Evjen | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Jordy Clasie | 32 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Kenzo Goudmijn | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | Mohamed Taabouni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Calvin Stengs | 42 | 10 | 24+1 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |
| 9 | FW | Myron Boadu | 39 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |
| 11 | FW | Oussama Idrissi | 42 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 13+1 | 3 | |
| 14 | FW | Ferdy Druijf | 21 | 5 | 1+11 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+7 | 3 | |
| 17 | FW | Zakaria Aboukhlal | 15 | 0 | 0+12 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | Albert Guðmundsson | 8 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Guus Til | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Bjørn Maars Johnsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
Last updated: 7 March 2020
Source: Competitions
Notes
- After a roof collapse on 10 August 2019 at their regular stadium, AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, AZ's third qualifying round home match was moved to Cars Jeans Stadion, The Hague. Their play-off round home match was moved to De Grolsch Veste, Enschede.
- AZ played their home matches at Cars Jeans Stadion, The Hague, instead of their regular home stadium AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar due to the latter's roof collapse.[18]