2011–12 AZ Alkmaar season

AZ Alkmaar 2011–12 Gertjan Verbeek René Neelissen Eredivisie 4th KNVB Cup Semi-finals UEFA Europa League Quarter-finals Jozy Altidore (16) Jozy Altidore (20) 2010–11 2012–13 _scbraga1011h _scbraga1011h _scbraga1011h _redtop FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _thinredborder _az1112a _thinredborder _redtop 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 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 2011http://www.az.nl/index.php?id=157 First Team Squad List AZ 25 September 2011 16 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121016002116/http://www.az.nl/index.php?id=157 dead recent transfers List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011 3 Netherlands DF Dirk Marcellis 4 Netherlands DF Nick Viergever 6 Netherlands DF Etiënne Reijnen 7 Iceland FW Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson 8 Netherlands MF Adam Maher 9 Netherlands FW Ruud Boymans 10 Netherlands MF Erik Falkenburg 11 Belgium MF Maarten Martens 14 Estonia DF Ragnar Klavan 15 Denmark DF Simon Poulsen 16 Sweden MF Pontus Wernbloom 17 United States FW Jozy Altidore 20 Sweden MF Rasmus Elm 21 Netherlands GK Erik Heijblok 23 Netherlands FW Roy Beerens 24 Netherlands DF Erik Schouten 25 Finland DF Niklas Moisander captain 26 Paraguay MF Celso Ortiz 27 Australia FW Brett Holman 28 Finland DF Thomas Lam 30 Australia MF James Holland 31 Finland GK Niki Mäenpää 32 Netherlands DF Giliano Wijnaldum 34 Costa Rica GK Esteban Alvarado 35 Netherlands FW Charlison Benschop 36 Morocco MF Ali Messaoud 37 Netherlands GK Hobie Verhulst 39 Netherlands DF Milan Hoek 41 Netherlands DF Toine van Huizen Competitions Eredivisie 2011–12 Eredivisie League table AZ Matches W 7 August 2011 11:30 1 AZ 3–1 Summary PSV Martens 26 Moisander 2 38 82 Viergever 40 Altidore 80, 88 Mertens 45+2 Ojo 61 Pieters 76 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,298 Eric Braamhaar NED L 13 August 2011 17:45 2 Twente 2–0 Summary AZ Janko 3 Ruiz 66 De Grolsch Veste Enschede 24,800 Pieter Vink NED W 21 August 2011 13:30 3 AZ 4–0 Summary NEC Altidore 54 73 Elm 64 pen. Moisander 85 Čmovš 0 63 Van Eijden 75 Schøne 79 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 15,589 Pol van Boekel NED W 28 August 2011 13:30 4 Groningen 0–3 Summary AZ Holla 30 Viergever 1 Holman 27 Wernbloom 38 Altidore 68 Elm 75, 84 Guðmundsson 79 Falkenburg 90 Euroborg Groningen 22,128 Kevin Blom NED W 10 September 2011 18:45 5 AZ 4–0 Summary Vitesse Wernbloom 22 26 Beerens 38 Elm 45 pen. Viergever 47 Hofs 15 Van der Struijk 44 Bony 2 45 70 Jenner 70 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,000 Bjorn Kuipers NED W 18 September 2011 13:30 6 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Summary AZ Ramos 9 Castillion 45+1 Castillion 71 Elm 10 pen., 11 Marcellis 21 Wernbloom 39 Benschop 65 Alvarado 89 Mandemakers Stadion Waalwijk 5,500 Richard Liesveld NED W 25 September 2011 11:30 7 AZ 2–1 Summary Feyenoord Elm 60 Holman 85 Wernbloom 90 Bakkal 36 Schaken 54 De Vrij 60 Leerdam 0 68 Martins Indi 77 El Ahmadi 90 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,773 Pol van Boekel NED W 2 October 2011 11:30 8 VVV 1–3 Summary AZ Cullen 90+1 Elm 32 Marcellis 54 Maher 62 Poulsen 73 Seacon Stadion Venlo 7,350 Luc Wouters BEL D 15 October 2011 17:45 9 Ajax 2–2 Summary AZ Enoh 2 43 70 Ooijer 44 Sulejmani 47 pen. Janssen 70, 82 Anita 79 Holman 14, 35 Beerens 22 Moisander 29 Maher 89 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 51,585 Bjorn Kuipers NED W 23 October 2011 13:30 10 AZ 1–0 Summary Roda JC Elm 51 Altidore 63 Wielaert 19 Fledderus 2 38 51 Monteyne 48 Hempte 68 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,200 Danny Makkelie NED W 30 October 2011 15:30 11 Heracles Almelo 0–1 Summary AZ Klavan 56 Maher 89 Polman Stadion Almelo 8,500 Richard Liesveld NED W 6 November 2011 13:30 12 AZ 3–0 Summary ADO Den Haag Holman 11 Elm 51 Maher 64 Wernbloom 67 Altidore 83 Immers 18 Mörec 34 Toornstra 84 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,222 Serdar Gözübüyük NED D 7 December 2011 18:30 13 Excelsior 0–0 Summary AZ De Graaf 32 Moisander 50 Stadion Woudestein Rotterdam 3,500 Kevin Blom NED W 25 November 2011 19:00 14 AZ 2–0 Summary Utrecht Wernbloom 19 Moisander 43 Elm 67 Guðmundsson 89 Bulthuis 20 Mårtensson 38 De Kogel 59 Wuytens 66 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,000 Ed Janssen NED L 4 December 2011 15:30 15 Heerenveen 5–1 Summary AZ Dost 14 Van La Parra 31 Đuričić 46 Zomer 48 Narsingh 74 Altidore 20 Holman 43 Klavan 82 Abe Lenstra Stadion Heerenveen 25,000 Eric Braamhaar NED W 10 December 2011 18:45 16 AZ 4–0 Summary De Graafschap Maher 22 Poulsen 31 Wormgoor 54 o.g. Benschop 79 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,198 Richard Liesveld NED L 18 December 2011 13:30 17 NAC Breda 2–1 Summary AZ Lurling 31 Gilissen 87 Koenders 90 Koenders 90+1 Holman 45 Rat Verlegh Stadion Breda 17,720 Danny Makkelie NED D 22 January 2012 13:30 18 AZ 1–1 Summary Ajax Elm 37 Poulsen 75 o.g. AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,761 Pieter Vink NED L 28 January 2012 19:45 19 Roda JC 2–0 Summary AZ Malki 10 Junker 33 Vuković 36 Wielaert 52 Moisander 65 Altidore 80 Limburg Stadion Kerkrade 14,655 Serdar Gözübüyük NED W 4 February 2012 17:45 20 ADO Den Haag 0–6 Summary AZ Supusepa 39 Benschop 33 47 69 Martens 73 Altidore 85 88 Kyocera Stadion The Hague 8,756 Kevin Blom W 11 February 2012 17:45 21 AZ 2–0 Summary Excelsior Martens 58 60 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 15,964 Jack Van Hulten L 19 February 2012 14:30 22 Utrecht 3–0 AZ Gerndt 15 pen. 21 Demouge 23 Duplan 41 Van der Hoorn 90+1 Moisander 0 15 Marcellis 18 Elm 39 Galgenwaard Stadion Utrecht 19,500 Pol van Boekel D 26 February 2012 16:30 23 AZ 3–3 Summary Heerenveen Altidore 26 58 Falkenburg 83 Kums 7 Đuričić 55 Alvarado 76 o.g. Narsingh 81 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,763 Bjorn Kuipers W 3 March 2012 14:45 24 AZ 3–1 Summary Heracles Almelo Poulsen 31 Altidore 43 Maher 52 Overtoom 56 pen. AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,078 Ruud Bossen W 11 March 2012 11:30 25 De Graafschap 0–2 Summary AZ Elm 64 Falkenburg 90+2 De Vijverberg Alkmaar 12,145 Pieter Vink D 18 March 2012 15:30 26 AZ 0–0 Summary NAC Breda Reijnen 73 Bonevacia 57Gilissen 87 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,268 Jan Wegereef W 25 March 2012 11:30 27 AZ 1–0 Summary RKC Waalwijk Guðmundsson 49 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,368 Jack Van Hulten D 1 April 2012 15:30 28 Vitesse 2–2 Summary AZ Kashia 35, 38Van Ginkel 47Bony 66 Martens 14Moisander 29Altidore 32Holman 2 38 63Maher 46Poulsen 59 GelreDome Arnhem 22,164 Danny Makkelie D 11 April 2012 18:00 29 AZ 2–2 Summary Twente Altidore 3 70Marcellis 19Martens 26 De Jong 31Douglas 39Rosales 73Röseler 76Bajrami 90Tiendalli 90+1 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,801 Pieter Vink L 14 April 2012 17:45 30 PSV 3–2 Summary AZ Lens 17 77, 45Strootman 42Labyad 45Toivonen 90+2Matavž 90+3 Altidore 24Beerens 34Reijnen 68 Philips Stadion Eindhoven 34,200 Bjorn Kuipers W 22 April 2012 13:30 31 AZ 2–1 Summary VVV Moisander 23Holman 47Altidore 65 Kruijsen 59 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,459 Bas Nijhuis L 29 April 2012 13:30 32 Feyenoord 1–0 Summary AZ Clasie 3Bakkal 54 Viergever 68Klavan 73 Stadion Feijenoord Rotterdam 48,000 Eric Braamhaar D 2 May 2012 19:00 33 NEC 1-1 Summary AZ Zeefuik 13Conboy 63 Boymans 59Maher 70 Goffertstadion Nijmegen 12,498 Kevin Blom W 6 May 2012 13:30 34 AZ 1–0 Summary Groningen Falkenburg 26 Kappelhof 73 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,800 Pol Van Boekel KNVB Cup W 22 September 2011 20:45 CET (UTC+01) 2 AZ 4–2 yes Summary Groningen Klavan 74Viergever 76, 109Maher 84, 99Moisander 93Guðmundsson 115 Texeira 6Sparv 2 23 97Burnet 52Bacuna 90Van Loo 100Keurntjes 103Ivens 0 120 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 7,160 Bas Nijhuis W 27 October 2011 18:45 CET (UTC+01) 3 Dordrecht 2–3 yes Summary AZ Curiel 71Hulst 73Beugelsdijk 120+2 Wernbloom 44Klavan 61Maher 97Alvarado 120+2 GN Bouw Stadion Dordrecht 3,287 Pieter Vink W 19 January 2012 14:30 CET (UTC+01) 4 Ajax 2–3 yes Summary AZ De Jong 10 37 Martens 24Benschop 32Moisander 36Elm 55 pen.Holman 57 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 22,800 Pol Van Boekel W 1 February 2012 20:45 CET (UTC+01) Quarter-final AZ 2–1 Summary GVVV Martens 19 66 Van Meegdenburg 10Bonke 84 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 9,137 Jan Wegereef L 22 March 2012 20:45 CET (UTC+01) Semi-final AZ 2–4 yes Summary Heracles Maher 20Guðmundsson 22Klavan 81 Everton 7Armenteros 47Quansah 66Bruns 110Telgenkamp 118Gouriye 120 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 10,669 Richard Liesveld UEFA Europa League 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Qualification rounds Third qualifying round First leg 28 July 2011 20:00 AZ NED 2–0 Report CZE Baumit Jablonec Wernbloom 64Guðmundsson 88 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar, Netherlands 8,871 Szymon Marciniak (Poland) W Baumit Jablonec CZE Second leg 4 August 2011 20:30 1–1 1–3 Report NED AZ Loučka 80 Benschop 45 Stadion Střelnice Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic 4,844 Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine) D Play-off round First leg 18 August 2011 19:00 Aalesund NOR 2–1 Report NED AZ Barrantes 13 pen. 73Morrison 51 Moisander 13Martens 30Benschop 87 Color Line Stadion Ålesund, Norway 5,646 Stephan Studer (Switzerland) L AZ NED Second leg 25 August 2011 19:00 6–0 7–2 Report NOR Aalesund Wernbloom 7Altidore 25 59Martens 54Holman 68Moisander 90 pen. Okronokwo 19Barrantes 57Jääger 59Phillips 0 62Jalasto 72 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar, Netherlands 11,814 Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland) W Group stage Group G Standings Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsUKR Metalist Kharkiv6420156+914NED AZ6150107+38AUT Austria Wien62221011−18SWE Malmö FF6015415−111 Match reports Group G 15 September 2011 21:05 AZ NED 4–1 Report SWE Malmö FF Altidore 21Elm 32 pen.Beerens 35Maher 39Holman 49Reijnen 72Alvarado 75 Pekalski 16Ricardinho 31Larsson 72 pen. AFAS Stadion Alkmaar, Netherlands 11,905 Ivan Bebek (Croatia) W Group G 29 September 2011 19:00 UKR Metalist Kharkiv 1–1 Report AZ NED Torres 39Gueye 60Taison 76, 90+2 Altidore 26, 28Wernbloom 44Poulsen 59Elm 62 Metalist Stadium Kharkiv, Ukraine 37,122 POL Marcin Borski D Group G 20 October 2011 19:00 AZ NED 2–2 Report AUT Austria Wien Moisander 2 13 90+2Wernbloom 42, 83Hlinka 80 o.g.Poulsen 90+3 Gorgon 29Marcellis 18 o.g. AFAS Stadion Alkmaar, Netherlands 15,321 ROM Alexandru Tudor D Group G 3 November 2011 20:05 AUT Austria Wien 2–2 Report AZ NED Ortlechner 58Barazite 61Junuzović 63Mader 73 Elm 19 pen.Wernbloom 44, 69Viergever 52 Franz Horr Stadium Vienna, Austria 10,450 FRA Tony Chapron D Group G 30 November 2011 19:00 CET (UTC+01) SWE Malmö FF 0–0 Report AZ NED Durmaz 67Figueiredo 75 Swedbank Stadion Malmö, Sweden 7,632 NIR Mark Courtney D Group G 15 December 2011 21:05 CET (UTC+01) AZ NED 1–1 Report UKR Metalist Kharkiv Maher 37Guðmundsson 52 Devych 37Torsiglieri 45+2Shelayev 54Blanco 63 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar, Netherlands 13,268 ESP Carlos Clos Gomez D Knock-out round Round of 32 W 16 February 2012 19:00 CET (UTC+01) First leg NED AZ 1–0 Report BEL Anderlecht Maher 35Marcellis 80Guðmundsson 89 Suárez 84Mbokani 89 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 13,744 GER Florian Meyer W 23 February 2012 21:05 CET (UTC+01) Second leg 0–2 BEL Anderlecht 0–1 Report NED AZ Kljestan 54Juhász 60Mbokani 70Wasilewski 78 Marcellis 33Martens 53, 54Moisander 85 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Brussels 25,000 POR Pedro Garcia Proenca Round of 16 W 8 March 2012 21:05 CET (UTC+01) First leg NED AZ 2–0 Report ITA Udinese Martens 63Elm 75Falkenburg 84 Domizzi 57Pazienza 84Danilo 90+1 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 12,579 ESP David Fernandez Borbalan L 15 March 2012 19:00 CET (UTC+01) Second leg ITA Udinese 2–1 2–3 Report NED AZ Di Natale 3 pen. 15Pasquale 39Domizzi 63Pazienza 73Pinzi 90+4 Viergever 0 3Falkenburg 31Altidore 55Maher 65 Stadio Friuli Udine 13,300 SER Milorad Mažić Quarter-finals W 29 March 2012 21:05 CET (UTC+01) First leg NED AZ 2–1 Report ESP Valencia Holman 45+1Martens 79Maher 87 Topal 52Barragán 64Dealbert 88 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar 16,100 ENG Martin Atkinson L 5 April 2012 21:05 CET (UTC+01) Second leg ESP Valencia 4–0 5–2 Report NED AZ T. Costa 4Rami 15 17Alba 56Barragán 74Hernández 80 Mestalla Stadium Valencia 25,000 CZE Pavel Kralovec Transfers List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011 References Category:AZ Alkmaar seasons AZ AZ