| Club: | AZ Alkmaar |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Ownertitle: | Executive director Technical director |
| Owner: | Robert Eenhoorn Max Huiberts |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Chairman: | René Neelissen |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Pascal Jansen |
| Stadium: | AFAS Stadion |
| League: | Eredivisie |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | KNVB Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup2: | UEFA Europa League |
| Cup2 Result: | Play-off round |
| Cup3: | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Cup3 Result: | Round of 16 |
| League Topscorer: | Vangelis Pavlidis (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Vangelis Pavlidis (25) |
| Largest Loss: | 0–3 (vs. PSV (h), 11 September 2021) |
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| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 season was the 55th season in the existence of AZ Alkmaar and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, AZ Alkmaar participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
| scope=col | Player | Transferred to | scope=col; style="width: 65px;" | Fee | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Monaco | €17,000,000 | [1] | |||||||
| 11 | Genoa | Undisclosed | [2] |
See main article: 2021–22 Eredivisie.
The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.[3]
See main article: 2021–22 KNVB Cup.
See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League.
The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.[4]
See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.
The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[5]
See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase.
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022.[6]