2011–12 AZ Alkmaar season
| 2011–12 season | |||
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| Chairman | René Neelissen | ||
| Manager | Gertjan Verbeek | ||
| Eredivisie | 4th | ||
| KNVB Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Jozy Altidore (16) All: Jozy Altidore (20)  | ||
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The 2011–12 AZ Alkmaar season was the club's 45th season of existence, and their 14th season in the Eredivisie, the top-flight of Dutch football.
Club
First team
- As of 1 August 2011[1]
 
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Eredivisie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Feyenoord | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round | 
| 3 | PSV | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 87 | 47 | +40 | 69 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a] | 
| 4 | AZ | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 65 | |
| 5 | Heerenveen | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 79 | 59 | +20 | 64 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a] | 
| 6 | Twente | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 82 | 46 | +36 | 60 | Qualification to European competition play-offs and Europa League first qualifying round[b] | 
Source: Eredivisie (official site) (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ a b PSV qualified for the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2011–12 KNVB Cup. As they finished third in the league, all Europa League berths and play-off places were moved down one spot from the original scheme.
 - ^ Twente qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League based on the 2011–12 UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking, which awarded one extra qualifying spot to the Netherlands. This allowed qualification for Twente despite their loss in the European competition Playoffs.[2][3]
 
Matches
| 7 August 2011 1 | AZ | 3–1 | PSV | Alkmaar | 
| 11:30 | Martens  Moisander Viergever Altidore  | 
Summary | Mertens  Ojo Pieters  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,298 Referee: Eric Braamhaar  | 
| 13 August 2011 2 | Twente | 2–0 | AZ | Enschede | 
| 17:45 | Janko  Ruiz  | 
Summary | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 24,800 Referee: Pieter Vink  | 
| 21 August 2011 3 | AZ | 4–0 | NEC | Alkmaar | 
| 13:30 | Altidore  Elm Moisander  | 
Summary | Čmovš  Van Eijden Schøne  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 15,589 Referee: Pol van Boekel  | 
| 28 August 2011 4 | Groningen | 0–3 | AZ | Groningen | 
| 13:30 | Holla  | 
Summary | Viergever  Holman Wernbloom Altidore Elm Guðmundsson Falkenburg  | 
Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,128 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 10 September 2011 5 | AZ | 4–0 | Vitesse | Alkmaar | 
| 18:45 | Wernbloom  Beerens Elm Viergever  | 
Summary | Hofs  Van der Struijk Bony Jenner  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Bjorn Kuipers  | 
| 18 September 2011 6 | RKC Waalwijk | 1–2 | AZ | Waalwijk | 
| 13:30 | Ramos  Castillion Castillion  | 
Summary | Elm  Marcellis Wernbloom Benschop Alvarado  | 
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Richard Liesveld  | 
| 25 September 2011 7 | AZ | 2–1 | Feyenoord | Alkmaar | 
| 11:30 | Elm  Holman Wernbloom  | 
Summary | Bakkal  Schaken De Vrij Leerdam Martins Indi El Ahmadi  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,773 Referee: Pol van Boekel  | 
| 2 October 2011 8 | VVV | 1–3 | AZ | Venlo | 
| 11:30 | Cullen  | 
Summary | Elm  Marcellis Maher Poulsen  | 
Stadium: Seacon Stadion Attendance: 7,350 Referee: Luc Wouters  | 
| 15 October 2011 9 | Ajax | 2–2 | AZ | Amsterdam | 
| 17:45 | Enoh  Ooijer Sulejmani Janssen Anita  | 
Summary | Holman  Beerens Moisander Maher  | 
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,585 Referee: Bjorn Kuipers  | 
| 23 October 2011 10 | AZ | 1–0 | Roda JC | Alkmaar | 
| 13:30 | Elm  Altidore  | 
Summary | Wielaert  Fledderus Monteyne Hempte  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
| 30 October 2011 11 | Heracles Almelo | 0–1 | AZ | Almelo | 
| 15:30 | Summary | Klavan  Maher  | 
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Richard Liesveld  | 
| 6 November 2011 12 | AZ | 3–0 | ADO Den Haag | Alkmaar | 
| 13:30 | Holman  Elm Maher Wernbloom Altidore  | 
Summary | Immers  Mörec Toornstra  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,222 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük  | 
| 7 December 2011 13 | Excelsior | 0–0 | AZ | Rotterdam | 
| 18:30 | De Graaf  | 
Summary | Moisander  | 
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 25 November 2011 14 | AZ | 2–0 | Utrecht | Alkmaar | 
| 19:00 | Wernbloom  Moisander Elm Guðmundsson  | 
Summary | Bulthuis  Mårtensson De Kogel Wuytens  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Ed Janssen  | 
| 4 December 2011 15 | Heerenveen | 5–1 | AZ | Heerenveen | 
| 15:30 | Dost  Van La Parra Đuričić Zomer Narsingh  | 
Summary | Altidore  Holman Klavan  | 
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar  | 
| 10 December 2011 16 | AZ | 4–0 | De Graafschap | Alkmaar | 
| 18:45 | Maher  Poulsen Wormgoor Benschop  | 
Summary | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,198 Referee: Richard Liesveld  | 
| 18 December 2011 17 | NAC Breda | 2–1 | AZ | Breda | 
| 13:30 | Lurling  Gilissen Koenders Koenders  | 
Summary | Holman  | 
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 17,720 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
| 22 January 2012 18 | AZ | 1–1 | Ajax | Alkmaar | 
| 13:30 | Elm  | 
Summary | Poulsen  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,761 Referee: Pieter Vink  | 
| 28 January 2012 19 | Roda JC | 2–0 | AZ | Kerkrade | 
| 19:45 | Malki  Junker Vuković Wielaert  | 
Summary | Moisander  Altidore  | 
Stadium: Limburg Stadion Attendance: 14,655 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük  | 
| 4 February 2012 20 | ADO Den Haag | 0–6 | AZ | The Hague | 
| 17:45 | Supusepa  | 
Summary | Benschop  Martens Altidore  | 
Stadium: Kyocera Stadion Attendance: 8,756 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 11 February 2012 21 | AZ | 2–0 | Excelsior | Alkmaar | 
| 17:45 | Martens  | 
Summary | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 15,964 Referee: Jack Van Hulten  | 
| 19 February 2012 22 | Utrecht | 3–0 | AZ | Utrecht | 
| 14:30 | Gerndt  Demouge Duplan Van der Hoorn  | 
Moisander  Marcellis Elm  | 
Stadium: Galgenwaard Stadion Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Pol van Boekel  | 
| 26 February 2012 23 | AZ | 3–3 | Heerenveen | Alkmaar | 
| 16:30 | Altidore  Falkenburg  | 
Summary | Kums  Đuričić Alvarado Narsingh  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,763 Referee: Bjorn Kuipers  | 
| 3 March 2012 24 | AZ | 3–1 | Heracles Almelo | Alkmaar | 
| 14:45 | Poulsen  Altidore Maher  | 
Summary | Overtoom  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,078 Referee: Ruud Bossen  | 
| 11 March 2012 25 | De Graafschap | 0–2 | AZ | Alkmaar | 
| 11:30 | Summary | Elm  Falkenburg  | 
Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 12,145 Referee: Pieter Vink  | 
| 18 March 2012 26 | AZ | 0–0 | NAC Breda | Alkmaar | 
| 15:30 | Reijnen  | 
Summary | Bonevacia  Gilissen  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,268 Referee: Jan Wegereef  | 
| 25 March 2012 27 | AZ | 1–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Alkmaar | 
| 11:30 | Guðmundsson  | 
Summary | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,368 Referee: Jack Van Hulten  | 
| 1 April 2012 28 | Vitesse | 2–2 | AZ | Arnhem | 
| 15:30 | Kashia  Van Ginkel Bony  | 
Summary | Martens  Moisander Altidore Holman Maher Poulsen  | 
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 22,164 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
| 11 April 2012 29 | AZ | 2–2 | Twente | Alkmaar | 
| 18:00 | Altidore  Marcellis Martens  | 
Summary | De Jong  Douglas Rosales Röseler Bajrami Tiendalli  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,801 Referee: Pieter Vink  | 
| 14 April 2012 30 | PSV | 3–2 | AZ | Eindhoven | 
| 17:45 | Lens  Strootman Labyad Toivonen Matavž  | 
Summary | Altidore  Beerens Reijnen  | 
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,200 Referee: Bjorn Kuipers  | 
| 22 April 2012 31 | AZ | 2–1 | VVV | Alkmaar | 
| 13:30 | Moisander  Holman Altidore  | 
Summary | Kruijsen  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,459 Referee: Bas Nijhuis  | 
| 29 April 2012 32 | Feyenoord | 1–0 | AZ | Rotterdam | 
| 13:30 | Clasie  Bakkal  | 
Summary | Viergever  Klavan  | 
Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar  | 
| 2 May 2012 33 | NEC | 1-1 | AZ | Nijmegen | 
| 19:00 | Zeefuik  Conboy  | 
Summary | Boymans  Maher  | 
Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,498 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 6 May 2012 34 | AZ | 1–0 | Groningen | Alkmaar | 
| 13:30 | Falkenburg  | 
Summary | Kappelhof  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,800 Referee: Pol Van Boekel  | 
KNVB Cup
| 22 September 2011 2 | AZ | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Groningen | Alkmaar | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01) | Klavan  Viergever Maher Moisander Guðmundsson  | 
Summary | Texeira  Sparv Burnet Bacuna Van Loo Keurntjes Ivens  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 7,160 Referee: Bas Nijhuis  | 
| 27 October 2011 3 | Dordrecht | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | AZ | Dordrecht | 
| 18:45 CET (UTC+01) | Curiel  Hulst Beugelsdijk  | 
Summary | Wernbloom  Klavan Maher Alvarado  | 
Stadium: GN Bouw Stadion Attendance: 3,287 Referee: Pieter Vink  | 
| 19 January 2012 4 | Ajax | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | AZ | Amsterdam | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01) | De Jong  | 
Summary | Martens  Benschop Moisander Elm Holman  | 
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Pol Van Boekel  | 
| 1 February 2012 Quarter-final | AZ | 2–1 | GVVV | Alkmaar | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01) | Martens  | 
Summary | Van Meegdenburg  Bonke  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 9,137 Referee: Jan Wegereef  | 
| 22 March 2012 Semi-final | AZ | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Heracles | Alkmaar | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01) | Maher  Guðmundsson Klavan  | 
Summary | Everton  Armenteros Quansah Bruns Telgenkamp Gouriye  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 10,669 Referee: Richard Liesveld  | 
UEFA Europa League
Qualification rounds
- Third qualifying round
 
| 28 July 2011 First leg |  AZ  | 2–0 |   | Alkmaar, Netherlands | 
| 20:00 | Wernbloom  Guðmundsson  | 
Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 8,871 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)  | 
| 4 August 2011 Second leg |  Baumit Jablonec  | 1–1 (1–3 agg.)  |   | Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | 
| 20:30 | Loučka  | 
Report | Benschop  | 
Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 4,844 Referee: Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine)  | 
- Play-off round
 
| 18 August 2011 First leg |  Aalesund  | 2–1 |   | Ålesund, Norway | 
| 19:00 | Barrantes  Morrison  | 
Report | Moisander  Martens Benschop  | 
Stadium: Color Line Stadion Attendance: 5,646 Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)  | 
| 25 August 2011 Second leg |  AZ  | 6–0 (7–2 agg.)  |   | Alkmaar, Netherlands | 
| 19:00 | Wernbloom  Altidore Martens Holman Moisander  | 
Report | Okronokwo  Barrantes Jääger Phillips Jalasto  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 11,814 Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)  | 
Group stage
- Group G Standings
 
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 14 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 | 
- Match reports
 
| 15 September 2011 Group G |  AZ  | 4–1 |   | Alkmaar, Netherlands | 
| 21:05 | Altidore  Elm Beerens Maher Holman Reijnen Alvarado  | 
Report | Pekalski  Ricardinho Larsson  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 11,905 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)  | 
| 29 September 2011 Group G |   | 1–1 |  AZ  | Kharkiv, Ukraine | 
| 19:00 | Torres  Gueye Taison  | 
Report | Altidore  Wernbloom Poulsen Elm  | 
Stadium: Metalist Stadium Attendance: 37,122 Referee:  | 
| 20 October 2011 Group G |  AZ  | 2–2 |   | Alkmaar, Netherlands | 
| 19:00 | Moisander  Wernbloom Hlinka Poulsen  | 
Report | Gorgon  Marcellis  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 15,321 Referee:  | 
| 3 November 2011 Group G |   | 2–2 |  AZ  | Vienna, Austria | 
| 20:05 | Ortlechner  Barazite Junuzović Mader  | 
Report | Elm  Wernbloom Viergever  | 
Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium Attendance: 10,450 Referee:  | 
| 30 November 2011 Group G |   | 0–0 |  AZ  | Malmö, Sweden | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01) | Durmaz  Figueiredo  | 
Report | Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 7,632 Referee:  | 
| 15 December 2011 Group G |  AZ  | 1–1 |   | Alkmaar, Netherlands | 
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01) | Maher  Guðmundsson  | 
Report | Devych  Torsiglieri Shelayev Blanco  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 13,268 Referee:  | 
Knock-out round
Round of 32
| 16 February 2012 First leg |   | 1–0 |   | Alkmaar | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01) | Maher  Marcellis Guðmundsson  | 
Report | Suárez  Mbokani  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 13,744 Referee:  | 
| 23 February 2012 Second leg |   | 0–1 (0–2 agg.)  |   | Brussels | 
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01) | Kljestan  Juhász Mbokani Wasilewski  | 
Report | Marcellis  Martens Moisander  | 
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee:  | 
Round of 16
| 8 March 2012 First leg |   | 2–0 |   | Alkmaar | 
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01) | Martens  Elm Falkenburg  | 
Report | Domizzi  Pazienza Danilo  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 12,579 Referee:  | 
| 15 March 2012 Second leg |   | 2–1 (2–3 agg.)  |   | Udine | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01) | Di Natale  Pasquale Domizzi Pazienza Pinzi  | 
Report | Viergever  Falkenburg Altidore Maher  | 
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 13,300 Referee:  | 
Quarter-finals
| 29 March 2012 First leg |   | 2–1 |   | Alkmaar | 
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01) | Holman  Martens Maher  | 
Report | Topal  Barragán Dealbert  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,100 Referee:  | 
| 5 April 2012 Second leg |   | 4–0 (5–2 agg.)  |   | Valencia | 
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01) | T. Costa  Rami Alba Barragán Hernández  | 
Report | Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee:  | 
Transfers
References
- ^ "First Team Squad List". AZ. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
 - ^ "Norway wins UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking". UEFA. 7 May 2012.
 - ^ "Twente toch Europa in dankzij fairplay-klassement" (in Dutch). demorgen.be. 13 May 2012.