2004–05 AZ Alkmaar season explained

Club:	AZ Alkmaar
Season:	2004–05
Manager:	Co Adriaanse
Stadium:	Alkmaarderhout
League:	Eredivisie
League Result:	3rd
Cup1:	KNVB Cup
Cup1 Result:	Round of 16
Cup2:	UEFA Cup
Cup2 Result:	Semi-finals
League Topscorer:	Kenneth Perez (13)
Prevseason:	2003–04
Nextseason:	2005–06

During the 2004–05 Dutch football season, AZ Alkmaar competed in the Eredivisie.

Season summary

AZ reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals, the farthest they had progressed in Europe since winning the UEFA Cup in 1981.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

Left club during season

Transfers

In

• Kew Jaliens - Willem II
• Joris Mathijsen - Willem II
• Tarik Sektioui - Willem II

Out

Results

UEFA Cup

First round

• P.A.O.K. 2-3 AZ
• AZ 1-1 P.A.O.K.

Group stage

• AZ 2–0 Auxerre
• Amica Wronki 1–3 AZ
• AZ 1–0 Rangers
• Grazer AK 2–0 AZ

Round of 32

• Alemannia Aachen 0-0 AZ
• AZ 2-1 Alemannia Aachen

Round of 16

• Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3 AZ
• AZ 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Quarter-finals

• Villarreal 1-2 AZ
• AZ 1-1 Villarreal

Semi-finals

Notes and References

1. Web site: FootballSquads - AZ Alkmaar - 2004/05.