2020–21 AZ Alkmaar season
AZ Alkmaar 2020–21 football season
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The 2020–21 AZ Alkmaar season was the club's 54th season in existence and the 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, AZ participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Executive director
Technical directorRobert Eenhoorn
Max Huiberts
Technical directorRobert Eenhoorn
Max Huiberts
ChairmanRené Neelissen
ManagerArne Slot
(until 4 December)
Pascal Jansen
(from 4 December)
(until 4 December)
Pascal Jansen
(from 4 December)
StadiumAFAS Stadion
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Executive director Technical director | Robert Eenhoorn Max Huiberts | |||
| Chairman | René Neelissen | |||
| Manager | Arne Slot (until 4 December) Pascal Jansen (from 4 December) | |||
| Stadium | AFAS Stadion | |||
| Eredivisie | 3rd | |||
| KNVB Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Myron Boadu (15) All: Myron Boadu (15) | |||
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On 5 December 2020, manager Arne Slot was sacked following rumors that he was negotiating to become the new manager of Feyenoord for the following season.[1]
Players
First-team squad
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Out on loan
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Other players under contract
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Transfers
In
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 11 | FW |  Jesper Karlsson |
Elfsborg |
Undisclosed | 11 September 2020 | [2] |
| 15 | DF |  Bruno Martins Indi |
 Stoke City |
Loan | 6 October 2020 | [3] |
Out
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 15 |  |
TBD | 1 July 2020 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 25 July 2020 Friendly | AZ | 0–1 |  Genk | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 |
| 1 August 2020 Friendly | FC Utrecht | 1–0 | AZ | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 5 August 2020 Friendly | AZ | 0–1 | PEC Zwolle | Epe, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Sportpark De Wachtelenberg Attendance: 0 |
| 8 August 2020 Friendly | AZ | 2–1 |  Lille | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jaafar Aaffouallah |
| 15 August 2020 Friendly | AZ | 0–2 | Monaco | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Puts |
| 20 August 2020 Friendly | AZ | Cancelled | Fortuna Sittard | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | ADO Den Haag | 1–0 | AZ | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 3 September 2020 Friendly | AZ | 1–1 | Gent | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Hardeman |
| 16 April 2021 Friendly | AZ | 1–0 | FC Utrecht | Wijdewormer, Netherlands |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex Attendance: 0 |
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 | 19 September 2020 | 16 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 61.76 |
| KNVB Cup | 20 January 2021 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Champions League | 26 August 2020 | 15 September 2020 | Second qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Europa League | 22 October 2020 | 10 December 2020 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 33.33 |
| Total | 43 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 85 | 50 | +35 | 55.81 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Ajax (C) | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 102 | 23 | +79 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | AZ | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 71 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Vitesse | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Feyenoord (O) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 59 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs[a] |
Source: Eredivisie,[4] Soccerway[5]
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)[6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
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)[6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
- Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.
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 |
| 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | +13 |
Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.[7]
| 19 September 2020 2 | AZ | 1–1 | PEC Zwolle | Alkmaar |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Fortuna Sittard | 3–3 | AZ | Sittard |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 4 October 2020 4 | Sparta Rotterdam | 4–4 | AZ | Rotterdam |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 17 October 2020 5 | AZ | 2–2 | VVV-Venlo | Alkmaar |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christiaan Bax |
| 25 October 2020 6 | ADO Den Haag | 2–2 | AZ | The Hague |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 1 November 2020 7 | AZ | 3–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Alkmaar |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
| 8 November 2020 8 | SC Heerenveen | 0–3 | AZ | Heerenveen |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 21 November 2020 9 | AZ | 1–0 | FC Emmen | Alkmaar |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal |
| 29 November 2020 10 | Heracles Almelo | 1–2 | AZ | Almelo |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 6 December 2020 11 | AZ | 1–2 | FC Groningen | Alkmaar |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 13 December 2020 12 | FC Twente | 1–3 | AZ | Enschede |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 20 December 2020 13 | AZ | 5–3 | Willem II | Alkmaar |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 23 December 2020 14 | AZ | 3–1 | Vitesse | Alkmaar |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 27 December 2020 1 | FC Utrecht | 2–2 | AZ | Utrecht |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 9 January 2021 15 | PEC Zwolle | 1–1 | AZ | Zwolle |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 13 January 2021 16 | PSV | 1–3 | AZ | Eindhoven |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 16 January 2021 17 | AZ | 2–1 | ADO Den Haag | Alkmaar |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 24 January 2021 18 | Feyenoord | 2–3 | AZ | Rotterdam |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 27 January 2021 19 | AZ | 0–1 | FC Utrecht | Alkmaar |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 31 January 2021 20 | AZ | 0–3 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 6 February 2021 21 | FC Emmen | 0–1 | AZ | Emmen |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 14 February 2021 22 | AZ | 3–1 | SC Heerenveen | Alkmaar |
| 12:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 20 February 2021 23 | VVV-Venlo | 1–4 | AZ | Venlo |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 28 February 2021 24 | AZ | 4–2 | Feyenoord | Alkmaar |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 7 March 2021 25 | Vitesse | 2–1 | AZ | Arnhem |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 13 March 2021 26 | AZ | 4–1 | FC Twente | Alkmaar |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 21 March 2021 27 | AZ | 2–0 | PSV | Alkmaar |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 3 April 2021 28 | Willem II | 0–1 | AZ | Tilburg |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 10 April 2021 29 | AZ | 2–0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Alkmaar |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 25 April 2021 30 | Ajax | 2–0 | AZ | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 1 May 2021 31 | RKC Waalwijk | 1–3 | AZ | Waalwijk |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 8 May 2021 32 | AZ | 1–0 | Fortuna Sittard | Alkmaar |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf |
| 13 May 2021 33 | FC Groningen | 0–0 | AZ | Groningen |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 16 May 2021 34 | AZ | 5–0 | Heracles Almelo | Alkmaar |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
KNVB Cup
| 20 January 2021 Round of 16 | AZ | 0–1 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
| 26 August 2020 Second qualifying round | AZ | 3–1 (a.e.t.) |  Viktoria Plzeň | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal) |
| 15 September 2020 Third qualifying round | Dynamo Kyiv  | 2–0 | AZ | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[8]
| 22 October 2020 1 | Napoli  | 0–1 | AZ | Naples, Italy |
| 18:55 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 494 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland) |
| 29 October 2020 2 | AZ | 4–1 |  Rijeka | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: AZ Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia) |
| 5 November 2020 3 | Real Sociedad  | 1–0 | AZ | San Sebastián, Spain |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
| 26 November 2020 4 | AZ | 0–0 | Real Sociedad | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: AZ Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia) |
| 3 December 2020 5 | AZ | 1–1 | Napoli | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: AZ Stadion Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
Statistics
Squad statistics
- Last updated on 27 December 2020.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | NED |
Marco Bizot | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | NED |
Hobie Verhulst | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | NED |
Mees Bakker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  NOR |
Jonas Svensson | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  GRE |
Pantelis Chatzidiakos | 19 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NED |
Ron Vlaar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NED |
Owen Wijndal | 20 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | NED |
Bruno Martins Indi | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | NED |
Juan Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | NED |
Timo Letschert | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF |  JPN |
Yukinari Sugawara | 14 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | NED |
Ramon Leeuwin | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | NED |
Maxim Gullit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | NED |
Tijs Velthuis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | NOR |
Fredrik Midtsjø | 21 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NED |
Teun Koopmeiners | 22 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | NED |
Dani de Wit | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | NOR |
Håkon Evjen | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NED |
Jordy Clasie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | NED |
Kenzo Goudmijn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NED |
Mohamed Taabouni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | NED |
Tijjani Reijnders | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NED |
Thijs Oosting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | NED |
Calvin Stengs | 20 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NED |
Myron Boadu | 18 | 4 | 10+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SWE |
Jesper Karlsson | 18 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | NED |
Ferdy Druijf | 12 | 1 | 0+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |  MAR |
Zakaria Aboukhlal | 16 | 2 | 4+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 28 | FW |  ISL |
Albert Guðmundsson | 15 | 7 | 6+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 |
| 44 | FW |  TUR |
Yusuf Barasi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | MAR |
Oussama Idrissi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
- As of 26 August 2020
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | 28 | FW | |
Albert Guðmundsson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 8 | MF | |
Teun Koopmeiners | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||