AZ Alkmaar
2011–12 season
ChairmanRené Neelissen
ManagerGertjan Verbeek
Eredivisie4th
KNVB CupSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jozy Altidore (16)
All:
Jozy Altidore (20)

The 2011–12 AZ Alkmaar season was the club's 45th season of existence, and their 14th season in the Eredivisie, the top-flight of Dutch football.

Club

First team

As of 1 August 2011[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
3 DF Netherlands NED Dirk Marcellis
4 DF Netherlands NED Nick Viergever
6 DF Netherlands NED Etiënne Reijnen
7 FW Iceland ISL Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
8 MF Netherlands NED Adam Maher
9 FW Netherlands NED Ruud Boymans
10 MF Netherlands NED Erik Falkenburg
11 MF Belgium BEL Maarten Martens
14 DF Estonia EST Ragnar Klavan
15 DF Denmark DEN Simon Poulsen
16 MF Sweden SWE Pontus Wernbloom
17 FW United States USA Jozy Altidore
20 MF Sweden SWE Rasmus Elm
21 GK Netherlands NED Erik Heijblok
23 FW Netherlands NED Roy Beerens
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Netherlands NED Erik Schouten
25 DF Finland FIN Niklas Moisander (captain)
26 MF Paraguay PAR Celso Ortiz
27 FW Australia AUS Brett Holman
28 DF Finland FIN Thomas Lam
30 MF Australia AUS James Holland
31 GK Finland FIN Niki Mäenpää
32 DF Netherlands NED Giliano Wijnaldum
34 GK Costa Rica CRC Esteban Alvarado
35 FW Netherlands NED Charlison Benschop
36 MF Morocco MAR Ali Messaoud
37 GK Netherlands NED Hobie Verhulst
39 DF Netherlands NED Milan Hoek
41 DF Netherlands NED Toine van Huizen

Competitions

Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Feyenoord 34 21 7 6 70 37 +33 70 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 PSV 34 21 6 7 87 47 +40 69 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
4 AZ 34 19 8 7 64 35 +29 65
5 Heerenveen 34 18 10 6 79 59 +20 64 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Twente 34 17 9 8 82 46 +36 60 Qualification to European competition play-offs and Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Eredivisie (official site) (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 PSV qualified for the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2011–12 KNVB Cup. As they finished third in the league, all Europa League berths and play-off places were moved down one spot from the original scheme.
  2. ↑ Twente qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League based on the 2011–12 UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking, which awarded one extra qualifying spot to the Netherlands. This allowed qualification for Twente despite their loss in the European competition Playoffs.[2][3]

Matches

7 August 2011 1 AZ 3–1 PSV Alkmaar
11:30 Martens 26'
Moisander Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 82'
Viergever 40'
Altidore 80', Yellow card 88'		 Summary Mertens 45+2'
Ojo Yellow card 61'
Pieters Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,298
Referee: Eric Braamhaar Netherlands
13 August 2011 2 Twente 2–0 AZ Enschede
17:45 Janko 3'
Ruiz 66'		 Summary Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 24,800
Referee: Pieter Vink Netherlands
21 August 2011 3 AZ 4–0 NEC Alkmaar
13:30 Altidore 54', 73'
Elm 64' (pen.)
Moisander 85'		 Summary Čmovš Red card 63'
Van Eijden Yellow card 75'
Schøne Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,589
Referee: Pol van Boekel Netherlands
28 August 2011 4 Groningen 0–3 AZ Groningen
13:30 Holla Yellow card 30' Summary Viergever 1'
Holman Yellow card 27'
Wernbloom Yellow card 38'
Altidore Yellow card 68'
Elm Yellow card 75', 84'
Guðmundsson 79'
Falkenburg Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 22,128
Referee: Kevin Blom Netherlands
10 September 2011 5 AZ 4–0 Vitesse Alkmaar
18:45 Wernbloom 22', 26'
Beerens 38'
Elm 45' (pen.)
Viergever Yellow card 47'		 Summary Hofs Yellow card 15'
Van der Struijk Yellow card 44'
Bony Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 70'
Jenner Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers Netherlands
18 September 2011 6 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 AZ Waalwijk
13:30 Ramos Yellow card 9'
Castillion 45+1'
Castillion Yellow card 71'		 Summary Elm 10' (pen.), Yellow card 11'
Marcellis Yellow card 21'
Wernbloom Yellow card 39'
Benschop 65'
Alvarado Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Richard Liesveld Netherlands
25 September 2011 7 AZ 2–1 Feyenoord Alkmaar
11:30 Elm 60'
Holman 85'
Wernbloom Yellow card 90'		 Summary Bakkal 36'
Schaken Yellow card 54'
De Vrij Yellow card 60'
Leerdam Red card 68'
Martins Indi Yellow card 77'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,773
Referee: Pol van Boekel Netherlands
2 October 2011 8 VVV 1–3 AZ Venlo
11:30 Cullen 90+1' Summary Elm 32'
Marcellis Yellow card 54'
Maher 62'
Poulsen 73'		 Stadium: Seacon Stadion
Attendance: 7,350
Referee: Luc Wouters Belgium
15 October 2011 9 Ajax 2–2 AZ Amsterdam
17:45 Enoh Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 70'
Ooijer Yellow card 44'
Sulejmani 47' (pen.)
Janssen Yellow card 70', 82'
Anita Yellow card 79'		 Summary Holman 14', Yellow card 35'
Beerens 22'
Moisander Yellow card 29'
Maher Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,585
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers Netherlands
23 October 2011 10 AZ 1–0 Roda JC Alkmaar
13:30 Elm 51'
Altidore Yellow card 63'		 Summary Wielaert Yellow card 19'
Fledderus Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 51'
Monteyne Yellow card 48'
Hempte Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,200
Referee: Danny Makkelie Netherlands
30 October 2011 11 Heracles Almelo 0–1 AZ Almelo
15:30 Summary Klavan Yellow card 56'
Maher 89'		 Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Richard Liesveld Netherlands
6 November 2011 12 AZ 3–0 ADO Den Haag Alkmaar
13:30 Holman 11'
Elm Yellow card 51'
Maher 64'
Wernbloom Yellow card 67'
Altidore 83'		 Summary Immers Yellow card 18'
Mörec Yellow card 34'
Toornstra Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,222
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük Netherlands
7 December 2011 13 Excelsior 0–0 AZ Rotterdam
18:30 De Graaf Yellow card 32' Summary Moisander Yellow card 50' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Kevin Blom Netherlands
25 November 2011 14 AZ 2–0 Utrecht Alkmaar
19:00 Wernbloom Yellow card 19'
Moisander Yellow card 43'
Elm 67'
Guðmundsson 89'		 Summary Bulthuis Yellow card 20'
Mårtensson Yellow card 38'
De Kogel Yellow card 59'
Wuytens Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Ed Janssen Netherlands
4 December 2011 15 Heerenveen 5–1 AZ Heerenveen
15:30 Dost 14'
Van La Parra 31'
Đuričić 46'
Zomer 48'
Narsingh 74'		 Summary Altidore 20'
Holman Yellow card 43'
Klavan Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eric Braamhaar Netherlands
10 December 2011 16 AZ 4–0 De Graafschap Alkmaar
18:45 Maher 22'
Poulsen 31'
Wormgoor 54' (o.g.)
Benschop 79'		 Summary Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,198
Referee: Richard Liesveld Netherlands
18 December 2011 17 NAC Breda 2–1 AZ Breda
13:30 Lurling 31'
Gilissen Yellow card 87'
Koenders 90'
Koenders Yellow card 90+1'		 Summary Holman 45' Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 17,720
Referee: Danny Makkelie Netherlands
22 January 2012 18 AZ 1–1 Ajax Alkmaar
13:30 Elm 37' Summary Poulsen 75' (o.g.) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,761
Referee: Pieter Vink Netherlands
28 January 2012 19 Roda JC 2–0 AZ Kerkrade
19:45 Malki 10'
Junker 33'
Vuković Yellow card 36'
Wielaert Yellow card 52'		 Summary Moisander Yellow card 65'
Altidore Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Limburg Stadion
Attendance: 14,655
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük Netherlands
4 February 2012 20 ADO Den Haag 0–6 AZ The Hague
17:45 Supusepa Yellow card 39' Summary Benschop 33', 47', 69'
Martens 73'
Altidore 85', 88'		 Stadium: Kyocera Stadion
Attendance: 8,756
Referee: Kevin Blom
11 February 2012 21 AZ 2–0 Excelsior Alkmaar
17:45 Martens 58', 60' Summary Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,964
Referee: Jack Van Hulten
19 February 2012 22 Utrecht 3–0 AZ Utrecht
14:30 Gerndt 15' (pen.), 21'
Demouge Yellow card 23'
Duplan 41'
Van der Hoorn Yellow card 90+1'		 Moisander Red card 15'
Marcellis Yellow card 18'
Elm Yellow card 39'		 Stadium: Galgenwaard Stadion
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Pol van Boekel
26 February 2012 23 AZ 3–3 Heerenveen Alkmaar
16:30 Altidore 26', 58'
Falkenburg 83'		 Summary Kums Yellow card 7'
Đuričić 55'
Alvarado 76' (o.g.)
Narsingh 81'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,763
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
3 March 2012 24 AZ 3–1 Heracles Almelo Alkmaar
14:45 Poulsen 31'
Altidore 43'
Maher 52'		 Summary Overtoom 56' (pen.) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,078
Referee: Ruud Bossen
11 March 2012 25 De Graafschap 0–2 AZ Alkmaar
11:30 Summary Elm 64'
Falkenburg 90+2'		 Stadium: De Vijverberg
Attendance: 12,145
Referee: Pieter Vink
18 March 2012 26 AZ 0–0 NAC Breda Alkmaar
15:30 Reijnen Yellow card 73' Summary Bonevacia Yellow card 57'
Gilissen Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,268
Referee: Jan Wegereef
25 March 2012 27 AZ 1–0 RKC Waalwijk Alkmaar
11:30 Guðmundsson 49' Summary Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,368
Referee: Jack Van Hulten
1 April 2012 28 Vitesse 2–2 AZ Arnhem
15:30 Kashia 35', Yellow card 38'
Van Ginkel 47'
Bony Yellow card 66'		 Summary Martens Yellow card 14'
Moisander Yellow card 29'
Altidore 32'
Holman Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 63'
Maher Yellow card 46'
Poulsen 59'		 Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 22,164
Referee: Danny Makkelie
11 April 2012 29 AZ 2–2 Twente Alkmaar
18:00 Altidore 3', 70'
Marcellis Yellow card 19'
Martens Yellow card 26'		 Summary De Jong 31'
Douglas Yellow card 39'
Rosales Yellow card 73'
Röseler Yellow card 76'
Bajrami 90'
Tiendalli Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,801
Referee: Pieter Vink
14 April 2012 30 PSV 3–2 AZ Eindhoven
17:45 Lens 17', 77', Yellow card 45'
Strootman Yellow card 42'
Labyad Yellow card 45'
Toivonen Yellow card 90+2'
Matavž 90+3'		 Summary Altidore 24'
Beerens 34'
Reijnen Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 34,200
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
22 April 2012 31 AZ 2–1 VVV Alkmaar
13:30 Moisander Yellow card 23'
Holman 47'
Altidore 65'		 Summary Kruijsen 59' Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,459
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
29 April 2012 32 Feyenoord 1–0 AZ Rotterdam
13:30 Clasie Yellow card 3'
Bakkal 54'		 Summary Viergever Yellow card 68'
Klavan Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
2 May 2012 33 NEC 1-1 AZ Nijmegen
19:00 Zeefuik 13'
Conboy Yellow card 63'		 Summary Boymans 59'
Maher Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Goffertstadion
Attendance: 12,498
Referee: Kevin Blom
6 May 2012 34 AZ 1–0 Groningen Alkmaar
13:30 Falkenburg 26' Summary Kappelhof Yellow card 73' Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Pol Van Boekel

KNVB Cup

22 September 2011 2 AZ 4–2 (a.e.t.) Groningen Alkmaar
20:45 CET (UTC+01) Klavan Yellow card 74'
Viergever 76', Yellow card 109'
Maher Yellow card 84', 99'
Moisander 93'
Guðmundsson 115'		 Summary Texeira 6'
Sparv Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 97'
Burnet Yellow card 52'
Bacuna Yellow card 90'
Van Loo Yellow card 100'
Keurntjes 103'
Ivens Red card 120'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 7,160
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
27 October 2011 3 Dordrecht 2–3 (a.e.t.) AZ Dordrecht
18:45 CET (UTC+01) Curiel 71'
Hulst 73'
Beugelsdijk Yellow card 120+2'		 Summary Wernbloom 44'
Klavan 61'
Maher 97'
Alvarado Yellow card 120+2'		 Stadium: GN Bouw Stadion
Attendance: 3,287
Referee: Pieter Vink
19 January 2012 4 Ajax 2–3 (a.e.t.) AZ Amsterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+01) De Jong 10', 37' Summary Martens 24'
Benschop 32'
Moisander Yellow card 36'
Elm 55' (pen.)
Holman Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 22,800
Referee: Pol Van Boekel
1 February 2012 Quarter-final AZ 2–1 GVVV Alkmaar
20:45 CET (UTC+01) Martens 19' (66) Summary Van Meegdenburg 10'
Bonke Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 9,137
Referee: Jan Wegereef
22 March 2012 Semi-final AZ 2–4 (a.e.t.) Heracles Alkmaar
20:45 CET (UTC+01) Maher 20'
Guðmundsson 22'
Klavan Yellow card 81'		 Summary Everton 7'
Armenteros Yellow card 47'
Quansah 66'
Bruns 110'
Telgenkamp Yellow card 118'
Gouriye 120'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 10,669
Referee: Richard Liesveld

UEFA Europa League

Qualification rounds

Third qualifying round
28 July 2011 First leg AZ Netherlands 2–0 Czech Republic Baumit Jablonec Alkmaar, Netherlands
20:00 Wernbloom 64'
Guðmundsson 88'		 Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 8,871
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
4 August 2011 Second leg Baumit Jablonec Czech Republic 1–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Netherlands AZ Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
20:30 Loučka 80' Report Benschop 45' Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 4,844
Referee: Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine)
Play-off round
18 August 2011 First leg Aalesund Norway 2–1 Netherlands AZ Ålesund, Norway
19:00 Barrantes 13' (pen.), 73'
Morrison Yellow card 51'		 Report Moisander Yellow card 13'
Martens 30'
Benschop Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Color Line Stadion
Attendance: 5,646
Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)
25 August 2011 Second leg AZ Netherlands 6–0
(7–2 agg.)		 Norway Aalesund Alkmaar, Netherlands
19:00 Wernbloom 7'
Altidore 25', 59'
Martens 54'
Holman 68'
Moisander 90' (pen.)		 Report Okronokwo Yellow card 19'
Barrantes Yellow card 57'
Jääger Yellow card 59'
Phillips Red card 62'
Jalasto Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 11,814
Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

Group stage

Group G Standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 6420156+914
Netherlands AZ 6150107+38
Austria Austria Wien 62221011−18
Sweden Malmö FF 6015415−111
Match reports
15 September 2011 Group G AZ Netherlands 4–1 Sweden Malmö FF Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:05 Altidore 21'
Elm 32' (pen.)
Beerens Yellow card 35'
Maher 39'
Holman 49'
Reijnen Yellow card 72'
Alvarado Yellow card 75'		 Report Pekalski Yellow card 16'
Ricardinho Yellow card 31'
Larsson 72' (pen.)		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 11,905
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
29 September 2011 Group G Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 1–1 AZ Netherlands Kharkiv, Ukraine
19:00 Torres Yellow card 39'
Gueye Yellow card 60'
Taison 76', Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Altidore 26', Yellow card 28'
Wernbloom Yellow card 44'
Poulsen Yellow card 59'
Elm Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Metalist Stadium
Attendance: 37,122
Referee: Poland Marcin Borski
20 October 2011 Group G AZ Netherlands 2–2 Austria Austria Wien Alkmaar, Netherlands
19:00 Moisander Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Wernbloom Yellow card 42', 83'
Hlinka 80' (o.g.)
Poulsen Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Gorgon 29'
Marcellis 18' (o.g.)		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,321
Referee: Romania Alexandru Tudor
3 November 2011 Group G Austria Austria Wien 2–2 AZ Netherlands Vienna, Austria
20:05 Ortlechner 58'
Barazite 61'
Junuzović Yellow card 63'
Mader Yellow card 73'		 Report Elm 19' (pen.)
Wernbloom 44', Yellow card 69'
Viergever Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium
Attendance: 10,450
Referee: France Tony Chapron
30 November 2011 Group G Sweden Malmö FF 0–0 AZ Netherlands Malmö, Sweden
19:00 CET (UTC+01) Durmaz Yellow card 67'
Figueiredo Yellow card 75'		 Report Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 7,632
Referee: Northern Ireland Mark Courtney
15 December 2011 Group G AZ Netherlands 1–1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:05 CET (UTC+01) Maher 37'
Guðmundsson Yellow card 52'		 Report Devych 37'
Torsiglieri Yellow card 45+2'
Shelayev Yellow card 54'
Blanco Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 13,268
Referee: Spain Carlos Clos Gomez

Knock-out round

Round of 32
16 February 2012 First leg Netherlands AZ 1–0 Belgium Anderlecht Alkmaar
19:00 CET (UTC+01) Maher 35'
Marcellis Yellow card 80'
Guðmundsson Yellow card 89'		 Report Suárez Yellow card 84'
Mbokani Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 13,744
Referee: Germany Florian Meyer
23 February 2012 Second leg Belgium Anderlecht 0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 Netherlands AZ Brussels
21:05 CET (UTC+01) Kljestan Yellow card 54'
Juhász Yellow card 60'
Mbokani Yellow card 70'
Wasilewski Yellow card 78'		 Report Marcellis Yellow card 33'
Martens Yellow card 53', 54'
Moisander Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Portugal Pedro Garcia Proenca
Round of 16
8 March 2012 First leg Netherlands AZ 2–0 Italy Udinese Alkmaar
21:05 CET (UTC+01) Martens 63'
Elm Yellow card 75'
Falkenburg 84'		 Report Domizzi Yellow card 57'
Pazienza Yellow card 84'
Danilo Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12,579
Referee: Spain David Fernandez Borbalan
15 March 2012 Second leg Italy Udinese 2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Netherlands AZ Udine
19:00 CET (UTC+01) Di Natale 3' (pen.), 15'
Pasquale Yellow card 39'
Domizzi Yellow card 63'
Pazienza Yellow card 73'
Pinzi Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Viergever Red card 3'
Falkenburg 31'
Altidore Yellow card 55'
Maher Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Serbia Milorad Mažić
Quarter-finals
29 March 2012 First leg Netherlands AZ 2–1 Spain Valencia Alkmaar
21:05 CET (UTC+01) Holman 45+1'
Martens 79'
Maher Yellow card 87'		 Report Topal 52'
Barragán Yellow card 64'
Dealbert Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,100
Referee: England Martin Atkinson
5 April 2012 Second leg Spain Valencia 4–0
(5–2 agg.)		 Netherlands AZ Valencia
21:05 CET (UTC+01) T. Costa Yellow card 4'
Rami 15', 17'
Alba 56'
Barragán Yellow card 74'
Hernández 80'		 Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Czech Republic Pavel Kralovec

Transfers

References

  1. ↑ "First Team Squad List". AZ. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Norway wins UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking". UEFA. 7 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Twente toch Europa in dankzij fairplay-klassement" (in Dutch). demorgen.be. 13 May 2012.
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