AZ Alkmaar (women)
Dutch women's association football club
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AZ or AZ Vrouwen is a women's football club based in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. They were founding members of the Eredivisie Vrouwen in 2007 and won the league's first three championships. In February 2011, AZ announced they were withdrawing support for their women's club for financial reasons.[1]
- AFAS Trainingcomplex
- AFAS Stadion (select matches)
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| Full name | Alkmaar Zaanstreek |
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| Short name | AZ |
| Founded | 2007 |
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| Manager | Mark de Vries |
| League | Azerion Vrouwen Eredivisie |
| 2025–26 | 8th |
| Website | www |
As AZ folded, Telstar fielded a team in the 2011–12 season, and most of the AZ players signed with the newly formed club.[2] Telstar was replaced in the region by VV Alkmaar in 2017.[3]
In January 2022, AZ announced they were exploring restarting a women's club.[4] Two months later, AZ announced they were going to financially support and were working closely with VV Alkmaar.[5] As AZ and VV Alkmaar intensified their collaboration in 2022, AZ took the place of VV Alkmaar in the Eredivisie starting in the 2023–24 season.[6]
On 23 March 2023, Mark De Vries was named the team's manager.[7][8] The club finished 9th out of 12 teams in its first year back in the Eredivisie.
Honours
National
- National champion
- KNVB Women's Cup
- Winners (1): 2011
Results Eredivisie
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| Season | Division | Position | W – D – L = Pts | GF – GA | Top scorer | KNVB Cup |
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| 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 1 / 6 | 11 – 4 – 5 = 37 | 29 – 16 | van den Heiligenberg (9) | Round of 32 |
| 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 1 / 7 | 15 – 4 – 5 = 49 | 45 – 16 | van den Heiligenberg (11) | |
| 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 1 / 6 | 12 – 5 – 3 = 41 | 32 – 11 | de Ridder (11) | Quarterfinals |
| 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 3 / 8 | 12 – 4 – 5 = 40 | 43 – 25 | de Ridder (19) | Champions |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 9 / 12 | 5 – 6 – 11 = 21 | 28 – 38 | Spaan (11) | Round of 16 |
Players
- As of 3 September 2024
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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European competition
| Season | Cup | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg [a] |
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| 2008-09 | UEFA Women's Cup | 1st qualifying round |  Glasgow City LFC | 1-1 | ||
 FC Narta Chisinau | 7-0 | |||||
 ŽFK Mašinac Niš | 4-1 | |||||
| 2009-10 | Champions League | Round of 32 |  Brøndby | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| 2010-11 | Champions League | Round of 32 |  Lyon | 1-2 | 0-8 | 1-10 |
- or single match when home and away are empty