ALKMAAR- In AZ’s last match before the winter break, Gertjan Verbeek’s men were left reeling at the final whistle after losing 3-0 to FC Twente. Nacer Chadli bagged a brace ...

DORDRECHT - AZ eased passed First Division side FC Dordrecht recording a comfortable 4-2 away win in the KNVB Cup. Dirk Marcellis, Jozy Altidore, Viktor Elm and Ruud Boymans all ...

ZWOLLE - AZ defeated PEC Zwolle 2-1 away on Saturday thanks to Jozy Altidore who scored both goals. The home side went a man down in the latter stages of ...

ALKMAAR – On Saturday AZ failed to seize the moment in their tie against bottom club Willem II which ended goalless. AZ had chances aplenty but Gertjan Verbeek’s men could ...

UTRECHT- AZ lost 2-1 away to FC Utrecht on Sunday denying Gertjan Verbeek’s men a much needed three points. The game looked to be heading for a draw until Jacob ...

ALKMAAR- AZ lost 2-0 at home to a strong Feyenoord side on Sunday. In a windy AFAS Stadium, AZ were no match for their visitors from Rotterdam. Tonny Vilhena and ...

GRONINGEN- AZ failed to take maximum points in their 1-1 draw against FC Groningen on Saturday. After a terrific start, AZ fell behind after the break through a Tim Sparv ...

THE HAGUE- AZ had to share the points after drawing 2-2 with ADO Den Haag on Saturday. Erik Falkenburg struck to give AZ the lead but an Etiënne Reijnen mistake ...

ALKMAAR- A last gasp winner in injury time by Eredivisie’s bottom club VVV-Venlo subjected AZ to a cruel home defeat at a very wet AFAS Stadium on Sunday. VVV’s Aleksandar ...

SNEEK- AZ advanced into the last sixteen of the KNVB Cup against amateur side SWZ Boso Sneek on Thursday. Verbeek’s side recorded a comfortable 4-1 win against an inferior side ...

ARNHEM- On Sunday, AZ recorded a fantastic 2-1 victory against Vitesse in their own backyard. The home side had been unbeaten in their last nine games at the Gelredome but ...

ALKMAAR- Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has named the AZ players Adam Maher and Nick Viergever in his provisional 36-man squad for the Euro 2012. The AZ duo will report ...

ALKMAAR- Erik Falkenburg scored the only goal of the game in AZ´s 1-0 home win over FC Groningen. Finishing the season in fourth place, Gertjan Verbeek´s men have qualified for ...

NIJMEGEN- AZ have won an important point in the race for European football Wednesday night in Nijmegen. Due to a Ruud Boymans goal the match against NEC ended in a ...

ROTTERDAM- AZ have suffered a tough defeat in Rotterdam last Sunday. Feyenoord won 1-0 due to an Otman Bakkal goal. Because of this loss Feyenoord take over the second place ...

ALKMAAR- AZ stay second in the Eredivisie after a tough win over VVV-Venlo: 2-1. Brett Holman opened the scoring for the home team, Jozy Altidore produced the second goal. In ...

EINDHOVEN- AZ suffered a late 3-2 defeat against PSV at the Philips Stadion on Saturday night. Substitute Tim Matavz scored the winner deep into injury time, denting AZ´s chances of ...

ALKMAAR- Finland U-19 international Thomas Lam has signed a four-year contract with AZ that will keep him at the AFAS Stadion until the summer of 2016. The 18-year- old centre ...

ALKMAAR- AZ and FC Twente cancelled each other out in a 2-2 draw after an exciting game at the AFAS Stadion on Wednesday night. The visitors left Alkmaar with a ...

AFAS has extended its sponsorship agreement with AZ for another five seasons until 2017. "We are enormously proud”, said General Manager Toon Gerbrands at a press conference on Wednesday night. ...

ALKMAAR- Gertjan Verbeek has been nominated for the Coach of the Year award 2011/12. The AZ coach faces competition from Frank de Boer, Peter Bosz, Ronald Koeman and Art Langeler. ...

VALENCIA- AZ´s European campaign came to an end as they slumped to a 4-0 defeat against Valencia at Estadio Mestalla in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals. AZ, ...

ALKMAAR- Roy Beerens has been named in AZ´s 20-man squad to travel to Spain ahead of their Europa League quarter-final return leg with Valencia in Thursday.

VALENCIA- On Wednesday night, Gertjan Verbeek and Brett Holman previewed Thursday’s Europa League quarter final clash with Valencia. The AZ coach did not lack confidence at the pre-match conference in ...

ALKMAAR- Czech official Pavel Královec will take charge of Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final return leg between Valencia and AZ. The 34-year-old referee will be assisted in Estadio Mestalla by his ...

ALKMAAR- Celso Ortiz has successfully undergone surgery on his right knee on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Paraguayan midfielder picked up an injury in AZ´s reserves match at FC Groningen last Tuesday ...

ALKMAAR- AZ have been drawn against Valencia in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. AZ recorded a 2-1 win over the Spanish giants in the first leg in Alkmaar last ...

ARNHEM- AZ battled out a 2-2 draw against Vitesse in Arnhem on Sunday afternoon. Gertjan Verbeek´s team went down to ten men in the 63rd minute when Brett Holman was ...

ALKMAAR- Celso Ortiz will undergo knee surgery on Tuesday, which will keep him out for the rest of the season. The 23-year-old Paraguayan sustained the injury in AZ reserves´ match ...

ALKMAAR- Brett Holman and Maarten Martens each scored a goal in AZ´s 2-1 win over Valencia in their Europa League quarter-final first leg at the AFAS Stadion on Thursday night. ...

ALKMAAR- Gertjan Verbeek and goalkeeper Esteban looked ahead to Thursday’s game at home to Valencia at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. “We are hit by Celso Ortiz and Etiënne ...

ALKMAAR- Official Martin Atkinson has been appointed to referee Thursday’s Europa League match between AZ and Valencia. The English referee, who celebrates his 41st birthday on Saturday, will be assisted ...

ALKMAAR- AZ face Spanish side Valencia in the Europa League quarter finals after eliminating Udinese in the round-of-16. AZ first play host to Valencia on 29 March: the return leg ...

ALKMAAR- AZ remain top of the league with a 1-0 home win over RKC Waalwijk on Sunday. The Eredivisie leaders did not put in a sparkling display three days after ...

ALKMAAR- AZ failed to progress to the KNVB Beker final after they were beaten 2-4 by Heracles Almelo after extra-time in the semi-finals at the AFAS Stadion on Thursday. They ...

ALKMAAR- Gertjan Verbeek has been handed a one-match ban by the disciplinary committee of the Dutch football association. The AZ coach was originally punished with a three-match suspension for the ...

ALKMAAR- AZ were held to a goalless draw at home to NAC Breda on Sunday afternoon. The home side failed to convert their dominance into goals in the first half, ...

ALKMAAR- AZ face Spanish side Valencia in the Europa League quarter finals after eliminating Udinese in the round-of-16. AZ first play host to Valencia on 29 March: the return leg ...

UDINE- Gertjan Verbeek and Nick Viergever looked ahead to Thursday’s match against Udinese in the press room of Stadio Friuli on Wednesday night. They gave their views on career highlights, ...

UDINE- AZ suffered a 2-1 defeat at Udinese on Thursday night, but a vital Erik Falkenburg goal earned Gert Jan Verbeek´s team a Europa League quarter-final spot, with a 3-2 ...

AZ will meet Valencia CF in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals after Friday's draw in Nyon. AZ will play the first leg at home on Thursday 29 March, with a ...

ALKMAAR- Aston Villa have signed a pre-contract agreement with Brett Holman. His contract with AZ will expire at the end of the season. Holman joins the English club, currently fifteenth ...

ALKMAAR- Maarten Martens will not join up with the AZ squad for the trip to Udine. The Belgian has not recovered yet from the upper leg injury that he sustained ...

ALKMAAR- Serbian referee Milorad Mažic will take charge of Thursday’s Europa League game between Udinese and AZ. The 38-year-old official will be assisted in Italy by his compatriots Milovan Ristic, ...

DOETINCHEM- AZ stay top of the table after a 0-2 win over De Graafschap on Sunday afternoon, thanks to second-half goals from Rasmus Elm and Erik Falkenburg. The Eredivisie leaders ...

ALKMAAR- AZ claimed victory over Udinese in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16. Maarten Martens and Erik Falkenburg scored second-half goals at the AFAS Stadion on ...

ALKMAAR- Gertjan Verbeek and Dirk Marcellis previewed Thursday’s Europa League match at home to Udinese in the press room of the AFAS Stadion on Wednesday afternoon. “Udinese are favourites to ...

ALKMAAR- David Fernandez Borbalan has been appointed to referee Thursday’s Europa League game between AZ and Udinese. The Spanish official will be assisted by his compatriots Raul Cabanero Martinez, Jorge ...

ALKMAAR- Nick Viergever will miss Sunday’s game against De Graafschap. The defender will have to serve a one-match suspension after being shown a red card during AZ´s 3-1 win over ...

ALKMAAR- AZ moved to the top of the Eredivisie with a comfortable 3-1 win over Heracles Almelo at the AFAS Stadion on Saturday night, thanks to goals from Simon Poulsen, ...

ALKMAAR- Several AZ players enjoyed mixed fortunes on international duty on Wednesday. Adam Maher played the full 90 minutes in Netherlands U21´s goalless draw with Scotland, while Jozy Altidore featured ...

ALKMAAR- AZ shared the points with sc Heerenveen in a six-goal thriller at the AFAS Stadion on Sunday afternoon. Gertjan Verbeek´s team completely dominated first-half proceedings, but the visitors showed ...

BRUSSEL- AZ reached the Europa League round of 16 at the expense of Anderlecht. Maarten Martens scored a 53rd-minute goal to give AZ a 0-1 win at the Constant Vanden ...

ALKMAAR- Portuguese official Pedro Proença will referee the second leg fixture in the round of 32 of the Europa League between Anderlecht and AZ at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadion ...

ALKMAAR- Several AZ players have been called up for their countries for upcoming friendlies, scheduled to take place after the AZ v sc Heerenveen match on 26 February.

UTRECHT- AZ crashed to a 3-0 defeat at FC Utrecht on Sunday afternoon. Gertjan Verbeek´s team were outclassed by FC Utrecht at Galgenwaard Stadium in the wake of their convincing ...

ALKMAAR- Adam Maher scored the only goal of the Europa League round of 32 first leg to give AZ a 1-0 win over Anderlecht at the AFAS Stadion on Thursday ...

ALKMAAR- The Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has included AZ midfielder Adam Maher in his provisional squad for the friendly against England at Wembley on 29 February. Maher, 18, received ...

ALKMAAR- The German referee Florian Meyer has been appointed by UEFA to referee AZ´s home match against Anderlecht in the Europa League on Thursday night, kicking off at 19.00. The ...

ALKMAAR- Maarten Martens struck twice in the space of just three second-half minutes to give AZ a comfortable 2-0 win over Excelsior at the AFAS Stadion on Saturday night.

DEN HAAG-. Charlison Benschop struck a hat-trick at the Kyocera Stadion to inspire AZ to a thumping 0-6 win over ADO Den Haag on Wednesday night. Maarten Martens netted the ...

ALKMAAR- The match between ADO Den Haag and AZ, which fell victim to the weather on Saturday, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 8. The game at the Kyocera Stadion ...

ALKMAAR - AZ´s KNVB Beker semi-final fixture at home to Heracles Almelo has been confirmed as a 20.45 kick-off on Thursday, March 22, at the AFAS Stadion.

ALKMAAR- AZ´s home fixture with RKC Waalwijk, originally scheduled for Friday, March 23,  has been moved to Sunday, March 25, with a 12.30 kick-off. The match has been rearranged due ...

DEN HAAG- The league fixture ADO Den Haag - AZ on Saturday night, kicking-off at 18:45, has fallen victim to the weather. The match at the Kyocera Stadion is off ...

ALKMAAR- AZ manager Gertjan Verbeek, 49, has agreed a two-year contract extension which will run until the summer of 2015. Verbeek´s former contract was due to expire in June 2013. ...

ALKMAAR- AZ will play host to Heracles Almelo in the semi-finals of the KNVB Beker, following the draw on Thursday night. The tie at the AFAS Stadion is to be ...

ALKMAAR- AZ came from behind to reach the semi-finals of the KNVB Beker with a narrow 2-1 victory over amateur side GVVV at the AFAS Stadion on Wednesday night. Two ...

KERKRADE- AZ missed a chance to reclaim top spot in the Eredivisie as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Roda JC on Saturday night. Sanharib Malki and ...

ALKMAAR- AZ have completed the signing of Sweden U-21 international Mattias Johansson on a four year contract. The deal ties the 19-year-old to AZ until the summer of 2016. The ...

ALKMAAR- AZ shared the honours with Ajax in a 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon. Rasmus Elm gifted the home side the lead from a free kick after 37 minutes. Simon ...

AMSTERDAM- AZ booked a place in the quarter finals of the KNVB Cup after a 2-3 win over Ajax at the Amsterdam ArenA on Thursday afternoon, thanks to goals from ...

ALKMAAR- Pontus Wernbloom (25) has joined CSKA Moscow from AZ after signing a contract for an undisclosed fee that will keep him in the Russian capital until 2016. The Swedish ...

BELEK- AZ ran out 5-1 winners over FK Baku 5-1 in their third and last friendly in Belek on Saturday.  Maarten Martens (2x), Rasmus Elm, Roy Beerens and Ruud Boymans ...

ALKMAAR- James Holland (22) has joined Austria Vienna with immediate effect. The Australian midfielder has signed an 18-month contract with an option of a further two seasons with the Austrian club. ...

BELEK- AZ cruised past Third Division side sv Wehen Wiesbaden in a friendly at the Calista training complex in Belek on Friday afternoon. Rasmus Elm, Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Adam ...

BELEK- AZ suffered a narrow 1-2 defeat against Werder Bremen in their first friendly in Turkey on Wednesday. Rasmus Elm opened the scoring for AZ from the penalty spot, but ...

ALKMAAR- The KNVB has decided on Tuesday that the KNVB Cup match between Ajax and AZ on January 19 in the Amsterdam Arena will be played in the company of ...

ALKMAAR- AZ will exercise the option to extend Johann Berg Gudmundsson´s contract by two more seasons until the summer of 2014. The Iceland international’s current contract with AZ expires at ...

ALKMAAR- AZ will play friendlies against Werder Bremen, SV Wehen Wiesbaden and FK Baku in their training camp in Turkey from 8 to 15 January.