AZ Alkmaar (women) explained

Clubname:	AZ
Fullname:	Alkmaar Zaanstreek
Short Name:	AZ
Ground:	AFAS Stadion (select matches)
Manager:	Mark de Vries
League:	Azerion Vrouwen Eredivisie
Season:	2023–24
Position:	9th
Website:	http://www.az.nl/

AZ or AZ Vrouwen is a women's association football club based in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. They are affiliated with the AZ men's team. They were founding members of the Eredivisie Vrouwen in 2007 and won the league's first three championships. In February 2011, AZ announced they were withdrawing support for their women's club for financial reasons.^[1]

As AZ folded, Telstar fielded a team in the 2011–12 season, and most of the AZ players signed with the newly formed club.^[2] Telstar was replaced in the region by VV Alkmaar in 2017.^[3]

In January 2022, AZ announced they were exploring restarting a women's club.^[4] Two months later, AZ announced they were going to financially support and were working closely with VV Alkmaar.^[5] As AZ and VV Alkmaar intensified their collaboration in 2022, AZ took the place of VV Alkmaar in the Women's Eredivisie starting in the 2023–24 season.^[6]

On 23 March 2023, Mark De Vries was named the team's manager.^{[7] [8]} The club finished 9th out of 12 teams in its first year back in the Eredivisie.

Honours

National

• National champion
  • Winners (3): 2008, 2009, 2010
• KNVB Women's Cup
  • Winners (1): 2011

Results Eredivisie

08	09	10	11	24
Eredivisie

Season	Division	Position	W – D – L = Pts	GF – GA	Top scorer	KNVB Cup
2007–08	Eredivisie	bgcolor=gold	1 / 6	11 – 4 – 5 = 37	29 – 16	van den Heiligenberg (9)	Round of 32
2008–09	Eredivisie	bgcolor=gold	1 / 7	15 – 4 – 5 = 49	45 – 16	van den Heiligenberg (11)
2009–10	Eredivisie	bgcolor=gold	1 / 6	12 – 5 – 3 = 41	32 – 11	de Ridder (11)	Quarterfinals
2010–11	Eredivisie	3 / 8	12 – 4 – 5 = 40	43 – 25	de Ridder (19)	bgcolor=gold	Champions
2023–24	Eredivisie	9 / 12	5 – 6 – 11 = 21	28 – 38	(11)	Round of 16

European competition

Season	Cup	Round	Opponent	Home	Away
2008-09						1-1
						7-0
						4-1
2009-10				1-2	1-1	2-3
2010-11		Round of 32		1-2	0-8	1-10

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: AZ stopt met vrouwenvoetbal . AZ.nl . 22 February 2011 . 23 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110227070723/http://www.az.nl/index.php?id=27&newsid=254728&folderid=222 . 27 February 2011 .
2. Web site: Telstar vrouwen in eredivisie . I J Muider Courant . 27 May 2011 . 9 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331223007/http://www.ijmuidercourant.nl/nieuws/sport/sport_regionaal/telstar/article9389851.ece/Telstar-vrouwen-in-eredivisie . 31 March 2012 .
3. Web site: 2017-03-01 . Vrouwen van Telstar zoeken hun heil onder de vlag van Alkmaar . 2024-09-10 . nos.nl . nl.
4. Web site: Keert AZ terug in vrouwenvoetbal? "Serieus aan het onderzoeken".
5. Web site: AZ maakt stappen met VV Alkmaar: "In heel goede harmonie".
6. Web site: AZ Vrouwen: selectie, voorbereiding & meer.
7. Web site: Trainer Mark de Vries verhuist mee van VV Alkmaar naar AZ Vrouwen . 2023-10-23 . www.nhnieuws.nl . nl.
8. Web site: Diamond . Drew . 2023-10-16 . Vrouwen Eredivisie: Telstar take hard earned 1-0 victory over AZ Alkmaar . 2023-10-23 . Her Football Hub . en-GB.