2014–15 AZ Alkmaar season explained

Clubname:AZ
Fullname:Alkmaar Zaanstreek
Nickname:The Cheese Farmers
Clubname:AZ
Season:2014/15
Chairman:René Neelissen
Stdtitle:Ground
Stadium:AFAS Stadion
capacity: 17,023
League:Eredivisie
League Result:3rd
Cup1:KNVB Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarter-final
League Topscorer:
Nemanja Gudelj (11)
Season Topscorer:
Nemanja Gudelj (12)
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Prevseason:2013–14

During the 2014–15 season, AZ competed in the Eredivisie for the 17th consecutive season and the KNVB CUP under new manager Marco van Basten, and then John van den Brom after Van Basten relinquished his role after health issues, becoming assistant to Van den Brom.[1] Under Gertjan Verbeek and Dick Advocaat the previous season, AZ lost their title of KNVB Cup to PEC Zwolle after being eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual league winners Ajax and finishing eighth in the league.

Background

Following the 2013–14 season in which AZ broke their record for most competitive games in a season (58) [2] which started in the KNVB Cup on 27 July 2013 (an extra time loss to Ajax) and ended in the Eredivisie UEFA Europa League play-offs (3–0 loss to Groningen).

During this run of 58 games, Gertjan Verbeek was sacked and Dick Advocaat was brought out of retirement to replace Verbeek until the end of the season.[3] The club finished in 8th and lost at the final stages of the play-offs for European football.

League results were inconsistent, although the club managed to make the quarter-finals of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, playing Atromitos,[4] PAOK, Maccabi Haifa, Shakhter Karagandy,[5] Slovan Liberec, Anzhi Makhachkala before being eliminated by Benfica.[6]

For the new season, Marco van Basten left Heerenveen to sign a two-year contract at AZ, expressing his desire for the new challenge.[7]

Transfers

Arrivals

NamePositionPrevious clubFeeDate
Guus Hupperts[8] [9] RW Roda JC€1,000,000 Summer
Robert Mühren[10] [11] CF Volendam€300,000 Summer
Djavan Anderson[12] [13] RB Ajax U19€200,000 Summer
Muamer Tanković[14] [15] [16] FW Fulham U21Free (end of contract) Summer
Sergio Rochet[17] [18] GK DanubioUndiscolsed Summer

Departures

NamePositionNew clubFeeDate
Nick ViergeverCB/LB/CDM Ajax[19] €2,000,000 Summer
Roy BeerensRW Hertha BSC[20] €1,500,000 Summer
Ruud BoymansCF Utrecht[21] Undisclosed Summer
Thomas LamCB PEC Zwolle[22] Free (percentage of next sale) Summer
Johann Berg GuðmundssonLWCharlton Athletic[23] Free (end of contract) Summer
Etiënne ReijnenCB Cambuur[24] Free (end of contract) Summer
Erik FalkenburgCM NAC Breda[25] Free (end of contract) Summer
Hobie VelhurstGK MVV Maastricht[26] Free (end of contract) Summer
Erik HeijblokGK Volendam[27] Free (end of contract) Summer
Paul KokLB Oss[28] Free (end of contract) Summer
Willie OvertoomCAM Zulte Waregem[29] Contract terminated Summer
Dirk MarcellisRB NAC Breda[30] Contract expired Summer
Mikhail RosheuvelRW CambuurUndisclosed January
Viktor ElmCM Kalmar FFUndisclosed March

Loans

NamePositionNew clubLoan period
LB Willem II[31] Full season
Joris van OvereemCM Dordrecht[32] Full season
Denni AvdićST Heracles Almelo[33] Full season
Donny GorterLB/CM Aalborg BK[34] Full season
FW Go Ahead Eagles[35] August–January
FW DordrechtJanuary–May
CF PEC ZwolleJanuary–May
FW Roda JCJanuary–May

Pre-season friendlies

AZ's pre-season began on 30 June with their first training session[36] and consisted of seven official matches which started with an away friendly match on 5 July 2014 against Dutch amateurs SVW '27 from Heerhugowaard, just outside Alkmaar, and amateur club AFC '34 from Alkmaar.

Following the games against amateur opposition the club played a friendly with the full AZ squad, with two teams (blue and red) where both teams were mixed with regular first team players.

Then followed a weeks training camp in Epe, Netherlands where AZ played their first games against professional teams in the pre-season; they played reserves against NEC, newly relegated from the Eredivisie, on the Saturday and then on Sunday fielded a full strength team against Gabala FK of Azerbaijan on the final day of the training camp.

After the training camp in Epe, AZ had a specially arranged friendly against Eerste Divisie side VVV to celebrate exactly 60th anniversary since the two teams first met in a competitive game.[37] This special fixture had silverware to be won in the form of the Herman Teeuwen Bokkal, a pre-season competition organised by VVV to play larger teams for the trophy named after the legendary VVV player and scout Herman Teeuwen. After VVV winning against OFI Crete last year on this occasion AZ were victorious and awarded the cup;here is the AZ captain, Nemanja Gudelj, with the trophy.[38]

After winning silverware, AZ agreed to play a friendly against German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim as part of their training camp in Switzerland. The final match of pre-season has been arranged for 1 August on the training field outside AFAS Stadion[39] and will once again feature players from just the AZ squad. This game featured the squad wearing their new kits for the forthcoming season.[40] The white (away) kit was worn by fringe members of the squad and black (away) kits were worn by the reserve and under-19 AZ players. This concluded the pre-season with only eight days remaining until the Eredivisie season opener against Heracles Almelo away.

Accurate as of 1 August

Statistics

width=45% align=left valign=top Top goalscorers
align=center Rankalign=center Playeralign=center (pen.)
1. Muamer Tanković7(1)
2. Thom Haye2
Denni Avdić2
Markus Henriksen2
Donny Gorter2 (2)
6. Steven Berghuis1
Jan Wuytens1
Mattias Johansson1
Viktor Elm1
Mikhail Rosheuvel1
Ridgeciano Haps1
Djavan Anderson1
Joris van Overeem1
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw1
Celso Ortiz1
Total25(3)
width=45% align=left valign=top Goals conceded
align=center Againstalign=center (pen.)align=center Scorers
1899 Hoffenheim3Rudy
Modeste
Salihović
AZ Rood2(1)Tankovic
Gorter (pen.)
SVW’271Bakker
AFC '341Ben Hamed
AZ Blauw1van Overeem
0-
Qabala0-
VVV0-
AZ Wit0-
AZ Zwart0-
Total8(1)
Accurate as of 1 August

Eredivisie

The regular domestic league season began with an away fixture in the start of August 2015 to Heracles Almelo and finished away to Excelsior in mid-late May 2015.[41]

Statistics

width=45% align=left valign=top Top goalscorers
align=center Rankalign=center Playeralign=center (pen.)
1. Steven Berghuis3
2= Guus Hupperts2
Muamer Tanković2
Total7
width=45% align=left valign=top Goals conceded
align=center Againstalign=center align=center Scorers
Ajax3 Davy Klaassen
Lasse Schöne
Anwar El Ghazi
Willem II3 Bruno Andrade
Ali Messaoud
Charlton Vicento
Dordrecht1Mart Lieder
Heracles Almelo0-
Heerenveen--
PEC Zwolle--
ADO Den Haagalign=center--
Twente--
PSV--
Groningen--
Excelsior--
NAC--
Vitesse--
Cambuur--
Go Ahead Eagles--
Feyenoord--
Utrecht--
Total7

League table

KNVB Cup

AZ were drawn against the winners of the first round match on 27 August 2014 between Limburg amateurs EVV and Spirit'30, amateurs from Hoogkarspel for the second round of the KNVB Cup.[42] [43] EVV were victorious in the match, winning 4–0, and AZ will visit the 2,000 capacity Sportpark "In de Bandert" on 24 September 2014.[44]

Statistics

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align=center Rankalign=center Playeralign=center (pen.)
1.-(-)
Total-(-)
width=45% align=left valign=top Goals conceded
align=center Againstalign=center (pen.)align=center Scorers
EVValign=center--
Total-(-)

Squad Performance

PlayerLeague starts(pen.)Unused sub.Cup starts(pen.)Unused sub.
01. Esteban Alvarado3-600000000
02. Mattias Johansson3010100000
03. Jeffrey Gouweleeuw4000000000
04. Jan Wuytens4000000000
06. Celso Ortiz4000000000
07. Guus Hupperts4210000000
08. Nemanja Gudelj (c)4000000000
09. Aron Jóhannsson0000000000
10. Markus Henriksen3010000000
11. Muamer Tanković4230000000
12. Viktor Elm0003100000
14. Wesley Hoedt0000400000
15. Simon Poulsen4000000000
17. Djavan Anderson0000000000
18. Mikhail Rosheuvel1012100000
19. Eli Babalj0000000000
20. Thom Haye1001200000
21. Robert Mühren0001000000
22. Steven Berghuis3310000000
23. Derrick Luckassen1010300000
24. Ridgeciano Haps0002200000
25. Sergio Rochet1-100300000
16. Yves De Winter0000100000

Squad Numbers

Loanees

Domestic

PlayerTeamLeague starts(pen.)Unused sub.Cup starts(pen.)Unused sub.
Joris van OvereemDordrecht4110000000
Jonas HeymansWillem II4000000000
Denni AvdićHeracles Almelo3120000000
Fernando LewisGo Ahead Eagles0004000000

Foreign

Accurate as of matchday four.

International appearances

The following first team players played for their respective nations during the 2014–15 season:

UEFA current ranking

[45]

Rank Country Team Points
34Galatasaray47.980
35Dynamo Kyiv47.166
36AZ45.612
37Lazio45.568
38Athletic Bilbao43.299

Recent Eredivisie results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soccer-Van Basten to be unveiled as new AZ Alkmaar coach-reports | Reuters.
  2. Web site: Laatste nieuws over AZ. www.az.nl.
  3. Web site: Eredivisie: AZ Alkmaar appoint Dick Advocaat as their new coach. Sky Sports.
  4. [2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round]
  5. [2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Group L]
  6. [2013-14 UEFA Europa League#Knockout phase]
  7. Web site: Dutch Legend Marco Van Basten to Become AZ Manager. Liam. Newman. Bleacher Report.
  8. Web site: AZ trekt Hupperts aan. www.az.nl.
  9. Web site: Hupperts van Roda naar AZ. June 25, 2014. nos.nl.
  10. Web site: Robert Mühren tekent bij AZ. August 27, 2014. nos.nl.
  11. Web site: AZ haalt Mühren naar Alkmaar. www.az.nl.
  12. Web site: AZ contracteert Anderson. www.az.nl.
  13. Web site: Djavan Anderson goes from Ajax to AZ - english.ajax.nl . 2014-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140722043919/http://english.ajax.nl/News/Archive/Article/Djavan-Anderson-goes-from-Ajax-to-AZ.htm . 2014-07-22 . dead .
  14. Web site: AZ versterkt zich met Tankovic. www.az.nl.
  15. Web site: Muamer Tankovic signs for AZ. Fulhamweb.
  16. Web site: Transfer news: AZ sign Muamer Tankovic on free transfer. Sky Sports.
  17. Web site: AZ haalt doelman Rochet naar Alkmaar. www.az.nl.
  18. Web site: Uruguayaanse doelman op proef bij AZ - Nieuws.nl . 2014-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230211/http://www.nieuws.nl/sport/20140416/Uruguayaanse-doelman-op-proef-bij-AZ . 2014-07-14 . dead .
  19. Web site: Ajax signs Nick Viergever - english.ajax.nl . 2014-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140703082744/http://english.ajax.nl/News/Archive/Article/Ajax-signs-Nick-Viergever.htm . 2014-07-03 . dead .
  20. Web site: Beerens naar Hertha BSC. www.az.nl.
  21. http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/5617/FC-Utrecht/article/detail/3662729/2014/05/27/F{{dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=January 2024}}
  22. http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/5610/Eredivisie/article/detail/3696670/2014/07/23/Zwolle-neemt-Lam-transfervrij-over-van-AZ.dhtml Zwolle neemt Lam transfervrij over van AZ - AD.nl
  23. Web site: Gudmundsson naar Charlton Athletic. www.az.nl.
  24. Web site: SC Cambuur versterkt zich met Etiënne Reijnen SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden . 2014-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714162600/http://www.cambuur.nl/nieuws/sc-cambuur-versterkt-zich-met-eti%C3%ABnne-reijnen . 2014-07-14 . dead .
  25. Web site: NAC strikt Erik Falkenburg - NAC Breda . 2014-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140706034738/http://www.nac.nl/p108l1/newsid/9107/NAC-strikt-Erik-Falkenburg.html . 2014-07-06 . dead .
  26. Web site: Veel nieuwe gezichten op eerste training MVV. www.mvv.nl.
  27. http://www.rtvnoordkop.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12287:goalie-erik-heijblok-tekent-contract-bij-fc-volendam&catid=4:sport&Itemid=6 Goalie Erik Heijblok tekent contract bij FC Volendam
  28. Web site: RTV NH – Sport – Paul Kok aan de slag bij FC Oss . 2014-07-28 . 2014-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728192550/http://www.rtvnh.nl/sport/146518/Paul+Kok+aan+de+slag+bij+FC+Oss . dead .
  29. Web site: AZ ontbindt contract Overtoom. August 28, 2014. nos.nl.
  30. Web site: 'Vergeten voetballer' AZ is bijna fit: "Ik hoop op een club uit de Eredivisie". S. N.. Redactie. June 20, 2014. Soccernews.nl.
  31. Web site: Willem II huurt Jonas Heymans van AZ . 2014-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003258/http://www.willem-ii.nl/Teams/Nieuws/2014/06/06/Willem-II-huurt-Jonas-Heymans-van-AZ.aspx . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  32. Web site: FC Dordrecht huurt jeugdinternational Van Overeem | RTV Rijnmond.
  33. Web site: Heracles huurt Avdic van AZ. August 15, 2014. nos.nl.
  34. Web site: Gaarde: Donny Gorter løfter os. Simon Møbjerg. Sørensen. August 18, 2014. Tipsbladet.dk.
  35. Web site: AZ verhuurt Lewis aan Go Ahead Eagles. www.az.nl.
  36. http://www.az.nl/nieuws/maandag-30-juni-eerste-training/1?catid=79 Maandag 30 juni: eerste training - AZ
  37. Web site: AZ oefent tegen VVV-Venlo. www.az.nl.
  38. Web site: AZ on Twitter: Onze aanvoerder @nemanjagudelj pakt zijn eerste prijs van dit seizoen: de Herman Teeuwen Bokaal. #talisman .
  39. Web site: AZ oefent donderdag tegen Hoffenheim. www.az.nl.
  40. Web site: Nieuwe uitshirts nu verkrijgbaar. www.az.nl.
  41. Web site: Wedstrijden | AZ - AZ. www.az.nl.
  42. Web site: Draw for the second round of KNVB cup made. Himanshu. Dhingra. July 3, 2014. Football Oranje.
  43. Web site: AZ bekert tegen EVV of Spirit 30. www.az.nl.
  44. Web site: AZ bekert tegen EVV Echt - AZ . www.az.nl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305023316/http://www.az.nl/nieuws/az-bekert-tegen-evv-echt/1?catid= . 2016-03-05.
  45. Web site: Club coefficients 2013/14. 4 July 2014. 4 July 2014. uefa.com.

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