AZ Alkmaar Team Guide — Squad and Standings, Prediction

AZ Alkmaar

Netherlands 1967

Leeroy Echteld Alkmaar

Founded in 1967, AZ Alkmaar is a professional football club from Netherlands. The 19,500-capacity AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar serves as the home ground, with a grass playing surface. The managerial position is held by Leeroy Echteld, appointed in August 2025. The squad has shown mixed results this season, with moments of both promise and frustration.

37 Seasons

634 Matches

51.6% Win Rate

1183:804 Goals

Achievements

2 Total Titles

4 Runners Up

UEFA Europa Conference League

2 Champion 0 Runner-up 4 Seasons

Title Seasons 2022, 2021

Eredivisie

0 Champion 2 Runner-up 17 Seasons

Runner-up Seasons 2026, 2019

UEFA Europa League

0 Champion 2 Runner-up 6 Seasons

Runner-up Seasons 2019, 2016

KNVB Beker

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 10 Seasons

League Standings

Eredivisie

Netherlands 2026/2027

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Feyenoord 8 6 2 0 27 7 +20 20 W W W W D

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PSV Eindhoven 9 6 1 2 27 12 +15 19 L W L W W

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AZ Alkmaar 8 6 1 1 18 8 +10 19 L W D W W

Twente 8 5 2 1 16 8 +8 17 D W W W D

Ajax 8 4 3 1 22 10 +12 15 D D W W L

Groningen 8 4 2 2 20 14 +6 14 W W D D L

Fortuna Sittard 8 4 2 2 14 15 -1 14 D W L W W

Heerenveen 9 3 3 3 15 11 +4 12 W L W D L

GO Ahead Eagles 8 2 5 1 19 17 +2 11 D D D D L

Excelsior 9 3 2 4 16 18 -2 11 L L D L D

NEC Nijmegen 8 2 3 3 13 14 -1 9 D D L D L

Cambuur 8 2 2 4 11 19 -8 8 W D W D L

Utrecht 8 2 2 4 14 25 -11 8 W L W D L

Sparta Rotterdam 8 1 3 4 13 20 -7 6 D L L D L

Telstar 8 1 3 4 7 14 -7 6 D L D L D

ADO Den Haag 9 1 3 5 11 20 -9 6 W D D L L

PEC Zwolle 8 1 1 6 6 21 -15 4 L L L D L

Willem II 8 0 2 6 7 23 -16 2 L L L D L

Lineups

AZ Alkmaar

4-2-3-1

L. Echteld

Coach

Starting XI

No. Player Age Pos

2 S. Maikuma 28 D

3 W. Goes 21 D

6 P. Koopmeiners 25 M

11 R. Daal 21 M

17 V. Byskov 20 M

18 B. Kovacs 18 F

21 D. Kwakman 21 M

24 A. Oufkir 19 M

28 J. De Busser 26 G

29 W. Hoedt 31 D

34 M. de Wit 27 D

Substitutes

No. Player Age Pos

1 R. Owusu-Oduro 21 G

4 L. Schouten 21 D

5 M. Chávez 21 D

7 Weslley Patati 22 F

8 J. Clasie 34 M

9 M. Meerdink 22 F

14 C. Stengs 27 M

22 E. Dijkstra 19 D

30 D. Kasius 23 D

31 R. Ichihara 20 D

Comments

PressingPat Aug 30, 2026

with their current form?! with their current form. AZ Alkmaar have the squad depth and tactical flexibility to challenge on multiple fronts this season. #GGMU.

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ChipShotCharlie Aug 22, 2026

AZ Alkmaar are playing beautiful football AZ Alkmaar have the squad depth and tactical flexibility to challenge on multiple fronts this season 🎉 🤔

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OverlapOliver Aug 24, 2026

@ChipShotCharlie — Mid-table team

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