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| Full name | Alkmaar Zaanstreek | |||
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| Nickname(s) | De Kaasboeren (The Cheese Farmers) | |||
| Short name | AZ | |||
| Founded | 10 May 1967 | |||
| Ground | AFAS Stadion | |||
| Capacity | 19,478 | |||
| Executive director Technical director | Robert Eenhoorn Max Huiberts | |||
| Chairman | René Neelissen | |||
| Head coach | Maarten Martens | |||
| League | Eredivisie | |||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie, 4th of 18 | |||
| Website | https://www.az.nl | |||
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Alkmaar Zaanstreek (Dutch: [ˈɑl(ə)kmaːr ˈzaːnstreːk]), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ (pronounced [aːˈzɛt]) in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands.
AZ won the Eredivisie in 1980–81 and 2008–09. In the same season as their first league title, they also reached the UEFA Cup Final, which they lost to Ipswich Town. The team has won the KNVB Cup on four occasions, and one Johan Cruyff Shield.