Clubname: AZ Alkmaar
Stadium name: DSB Stadion
Competition: Holland Casino Eredivisie
Year Founded: It was founded on May 10, 1967 as AZ '67, the result of a merger of Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek.
Stadium data:
The current stadium is called DSB stadium, the stadium was used for the first tie in season 2006/2007, It has a capacity of 17.000 seats.
Facilities: The facilities of Az are in fine condition, there is plenty of money putt in.
Transfer Money: Az has a rich chairman with no money problems. At the start of the season u have
€5.800.000 wich is
£4.000.000. If u ask the board for more money u will be able to get up to €12.325.000 wich is
£8.500.000 Bank Balance: The current bank balance at the start of the season is
€18.358.193 wich is
£12.660.823 Media Prediction: 4th.
Rival Clubs: Ajax , Haarlem
Youth Prospects Stijn Schaars, Ryan Donk, Haris Medujanin, Julian Jenner, Demy de Zeeuw, Moussa Dembele.
Club History:Owing 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. Things went downhill after the Molenaar brothers left the club. In 1988 AZ were relegated from the Eredivisie.
The involvement of businessman Dirk Scheringa in the mid-nineties marked the revival of the club. AZ returned to the Eredivisie in 1998. In 2004-05 they reappeared in the UEFA Cup tournament, advancing to the semi-finals. They also finished third in the Eredivisie that season, again qualifying for the UEFA Cup, after spending most of the season in the top two spots. A remarkable achievement, since AZ is financially not a big club and it does not have a similar fanbase like their Eredivisie rivals: AZ's home ground in the 2005-06 season, the Alkmaarderhout, had a spectator capacity of 8,390.
In the summer of 2006, the club moved to a new 17,000 capacity stadium, the DSB Stadion. Due to a larger than expected demand for tickets, the new ground will probably be expanded to 30,000 in 2008 by adding a second tier.
The club manager is Louis van Gaal, who succeeded Co Adriaanse after the 2004-05 season. In April 2007 Louis van Gaal signed an extension of his contract to 2010, which included clauses related to possible jobs as a national coach in future.
