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AZ Alkmaar
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AZ Alkmaar Information
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| Address: |
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Sportlaan 1, Postbus 1010, 1810 KA Alkmaar |
| Telephone: |
072-5154744 |
| Fax: |
072-5158388 |
| Founded: |
10-May-1967 |
| Stadium: |
Alkmaarder Hout |
| Website: |
www.az.nl |
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AZ Alkmaar History
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AZ Alkmaar is a football club from
Alkmaar, the Netherlands. It was founded in 1967 as AZ'67, the
result of a merger of Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek.
Due to the commitment of businessmen Cees and Klaas Molenaar, AZ
'67 was successful in the late seventies and early eighties. In
1981 they became Dutch champions and UEFA Cup finalists. After
the Molenaar brothers left the club, things went downhill. In
1988 AZ were relegated from the "Eredivisie" (Dutch premier
league).
The involvement of businessman Dick Scheringa in the late
nineties marked the revival of the club. Since 1998 AZ is an
Eredivisie side again and in 2004 they reappeared in the UEFA
Cup tournament. Its home ground is the Alkmaarder Hout which has
a spectator capacity of 8390. The club manager is Co Adriaanse
and interestingly, none of the starting eleven of the team are
locally born in Alkmaar. Adriaanse has already opted to leave
the club at the end of the 2004/2005 season, with Louis van Gaal
already chosen as his replacement. |
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AZ Alkmaar Honours, Trophies & Awards
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- Dutch
championship: 1981.
- Dutch cup:
1978, 1980 and 1982.
- Champion
Dutch first division: 1996 and 1998.
- Losing
finalist in UEFA Cup: 1981.
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