Football Club / Clubs / Netherlands
AZ
Alkmaar, Netherlands
- Founded
- 10 May 1967The year today’s club was formed by a merger; the clubs that merged were older. Earlier roots: 1954.
- Home ground
- AZ StadionCapacity: 19,500 (as of 26 October 2026)
- City
- AlkmaarNetherlands
- Nicknames
- Kaaskoppen
- Colours
- Red and whiteIn words, as the sources describe them.
- League titles
- 22 national league titles up to and including 2024–25.
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AZ in our games
- Eredivisie 35 Football Lists1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1996–97 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
- Cup finals 8 Football Lists1977–78 1980–81 1981–82 2006–07 2012–13 2016–17 2017–18 2024–25
- Dutch super cup winners, 1949–2025 Football List
- Eredivisie champions, 1956–57 to 2024–25 Football List
- Johan Cruijff Schaal winners, 1996–2025 Football List
- Eredivisie 2023–24 League Atlas map
- Eredivisie 2024–25 League Atlas map
Questions
When was AZ founded?
AZ was founded in 10 May 1967. The year today’s club was formed by a merger; the clubs that merged were older.
Where does AZ play?
At AZ Stadion in Alkmaar, which holds 19,500 people (as of 26 October 2026).
How many league titles has AZ won?
2 national league titles up to and including 2024–25.
What is AZ’s nickname?
AZ is known as Kaaskoppen.
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Sources
Researched from 6 publishers. A server re-read every source page on 26 October 2026 and confirmed what each one says; facts no source could confirm are marked “Not checked yet” instead of guessed. How facts are checked.
- NOS (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: founded, city
- AZ (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: capacity
- KNVB (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: ground, city
- UEFA (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: nickname, city
- NH Nieuws (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: colours, city
- RSSSF — Tamás Kárpáti and Karel Stokkermans (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: league titles, city