2017–18 AZ Alkmaar season

During the 2017–18 season AZ competed in the Eredivisie for the 20th consecutive season and the KNVB Cup.

AZ
2017–18 season
ChairmanRené Neelissen
ManagerJohn van den Brom
GroundAFAS Stadion
Eredivisie3rd
KNVB CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Alireza Jahanbakhsh (21)
All: Wout Weghorst (27)
Highest home attendance17,002 vs PSV Eindhoven
Lowest home attendance12,511 vs NAC Breda
Average home league attendance14,791 Eredivisie
13,317 KNVB Cup
14,636 in both competitions
Biggest win6–0 vs PEC Zwolle
Biggest defeat0–4 vs Feyenoord

Eredivisie

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV Eindhoven (C) 34 26 5 3 87 39 +48 83 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
2 Ajax 34 25 4 5 89 33 +56 79 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 AZ 34 22 5 7 72 38 +34 71 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4 Feyenoord 34 20 6 8 76 39 +37 66 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]
5 Utrecht 34 14 12 8 58 53 +5 54 Qualification to European competition play-offs
Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 22 5 7 72 38  +34 71 11 2 4 40 23  +17 11 3 3 32 15  +17

Last updated: 1 July 2017.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWWWLLDWWWWWWWDLWDWDWDWWWLWWLWWLW
Position11976258764433223333333333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: AZ Alkmaar
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced in June 2017.[2]

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) 1 PSV Eindhoven 3–2 AZ Alkmaar Eindhoven
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lozano   31'
Pereiro  48'
van Ginkel   76'
Report   18' dos Santos
  39' Vejinović
  79' Vlaar
  81' (Pen.) Weghorst
  90' Seuntjens
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 32,700
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) 2 AZ Alkmaar 2–0 ADO Den Haag Alkmaar
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weghorst   29' (Pen.)   71'
Til  70'
Garcia   73'
Report   28' Meijers
  28'   Kanon
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12,749
Referee: Danny Makkelie
26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 3 Vitesse Arnhem 1–2 AZ Alkmaar Arnhem
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Matavž   68'
Miazga   87'
Report   3', 81' Weghorst
  33' Vejinović
  63' Ouwejan
  76' Wuytens
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Kevin Blom
10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 4 AZ Alkmaar 2–1 NAC Breda Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Seuntjens   34'
Helmer   55'
Til  58'
Report   84' Korte
  87' Angeliño
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12,511
Referee: Ed Janssen
15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) 5 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 AZ Alkmaar Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kortsmit   22' Report   34', 61' Weghorst Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,210
Referee: Siemen Mulder
24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) 6 AZ Alkmaar 0–2 SBV Excelsior Alkmaar
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vlaar   7' Report   2' (Pen.), 8' (Pen.) Bruins Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12,527
Referee: Kevin Blom
1 October 2017 (2017-10-01) 7 AZ Alkmaar 0–4 Feyenoord Alkmaar
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vlaar   7' Report   11' Berghuis
  17', 41' Larsson
  57' Vilhena
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14,644
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
15 October 2017 (2017-10-15) 8 FC Groningen 1–1 AZ Alkmaar Groningen
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Memišević   35'
Mahi   53' (Pen.)   54'
Idrissi   63'
Jenssen   78'
Report   45' Jahanbakhsh
  52' Wuytens
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 17,680
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
22 October 2017 (2017-10-22) 9 AZ Alkmaar 3–0 FC Utrecht Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Koopmeiners   21'
Weghorst   55'
Jahanbakhsh   62'
Midtsjø   74'
van Overeem   80'
Til   90'
Report   41' Klaiber
  77' Emanuelson
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14,056
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
29 October 2017 (2017-10-29) 10 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AZ Alkmaar Heerenveen
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vlap   21'
Næss   27'
Kobayashi   29'
Schaars   63'
Report   23' Hatzidiakos
  39' Koopmeiners
  56' Midtsjø
  66' Weghorst
  73', 90' Til
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 19,136
Referee: Ed Janssen
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 11 AZ Alkmaar 3–2 Willem II Alkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jahanbakhsh   35' (Pen.)
Til   54'
Weghorst   64'   86'  
Report   25' Rienstra
  34' Peters
  85' Azzaoui
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14,613
Referee: Kevin Blom
19 November 2017 (2017-11-19) 12 Roda JC Kerkrade 0–1 AZ Alkmaar Kerkrade
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report   28' Wuytens
  44' Til
  84' Seuntjens
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion
Attendance: 12,411
Referee: Allard Lindhout
24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) 13 AZ Alkmaar 2–0 FC Twente Alkmaar
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jahanbakhsh   65' (Pen.)
van Overeem   70'
Report   25' Lam Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14,601
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
3 December 2017 (2017-12-03) 14 VVV-Venlo 0–2 AZ Alkmaar Venlo
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report   54' Wuytens
  73' (Own goal) Seuntjens
  84' Hatzidiakos
Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: 6,353
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 15 AZ Alkmaar 5–0 Heracles Almelo Alkmaar
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Castro   55' (Own goal)
Til   75'
Jahanbakhsh   81'
Weghorst   85'
Svensson   90'
Report   39' Duarte
  43' Baas
  86' van de Berg
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 13,863
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
12 December 2017 (2017-12-12) 16 PEC Zwolle 1–1 AZ Alkmaar Zwolle
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Marcellis   18'
Ondaan   32'
Saymak   89'
Report   34' Jahanbakhsh
  50' Yil
  76' Wuytens
  83' Midtsjø
  86' Hatzidiakos
  89' Seuntjens
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Attendance: 12,875
Referee: Dennis Higler
17 December 2017 (2017-12-17) 17 AZ Alkmaar 1–2 Ajax Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jahanbakhsh   25' (Pen.)
Hatzidiakos   50'
Svensson   86'  
Report   25' Zeefuik
  43' Huntelaar
  51' (Pen.) Schöne
  88' de Jong
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,900
Referee: Danny Makkelie
23 December 2017 (2017-12-23) 18 AZ Alkmaar 3–1 SC Heerenveen Alkmaar
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) van Rhijn   44'
Dumfries   80' (Own goal)
Friday   84', 90'
Report   48' van Amersfoort
  60' Kobayashi
  68'   Thorsby
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,012
Referee: Pol van Boekel
19 January 2018 (2018-01-19) 19 FC Utrecht 1–1 AZ Alkmaar Utrecht
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ayoub   8'
Dessers   74'
Kerk   90'
Report   42' Weghorst
  55' Svensson
  73' Jahanbakhsh
  78' Wuytens
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 18,457
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
28 January 2018 (2018-01-28) 20 Willem II 0–2 AZ Alkmaar Tilburg
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ogbeche   48'
Chirivella   61'
Report   6' Seuntjens
  14' Jahanbakhsh
  73' Svensson
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 11,350
Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer
4 February 2018 (2018-02-04) 21 AZ Alkmaar 2–2 Roda JC Kerkrade Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Banggaard   13' (Own goal)
Midtsjø   36'
Report   22' Vancamp
  71' Ndenge
  73' Ngombo
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,007
Referee: Kevin Blom
7 February 2018 (2018-02-07) 22 FC Twente 0–4 AZ Alkmaar Enschede
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vučkić   9'
Cuevas   73'  
Lam   82'
Report   10' (Pen.), 90'   60'Jahanbakhsh
  64' Svensson
  89', 90' Weghorst
Stadium: Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 23,400
Referee: Siemen Mulder
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 23 AZ Alkmaar 0–0 VVV-Venlo Alkmaar
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bel Hassani   78' Report   44' Castelen
  68' Janssen
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14,023
Referee: Allard Lindhout
17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) 24 NAC Breda 1–3 AZ Alkmaar Breda
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Korte   51'
Meijers   56'
Sadiq   85'
Report   32'Jahanbakhsh
  47' Til
  52' Seuntjens
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 18,628
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 25 AZ Alkmaar 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam Alkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weghorst   44'
Idrissi   86'
Report   19' Chabot Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 14,884
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 26 SBV Excelsior 1–2 AZ Alkmaar Rotterdam
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Koolwijk   34'
Messaoud   64'
Bruins   70'
Report   20' (Own goal) Zwarthoed
  44'Jahanbakhsh
  75' Svensson
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,218
Referee: Pol van Boekel
11 March 2018 (2018-03-11) 27 Feyenoord 2–1 AZ Alkmaar Rotterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Toornstra   19'
Boëtius   33'
van der Heijden   61'
Jørgensen   73'
Report   23'Jahanbakhsh
  26' Idrissi
  90' Weghorst
Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Dennis Higler
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18) 28 AZ Alkmaar 3–2 FC Groningen Alkmaar
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Svensson   53'
Til   66'
Jahanbakhsh   90'
Report   33' Bacuna
  70' van Weert
  83' Doan
  90' Zeefuik
  90' te Wierik
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,459
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) 29 ADO Den Haag 0–3 AZ Alkmaar The Hague
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Immers   41' Report   18' Weghorst
  30' Idrissi
  43'Jahanbakhsh
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 13,115
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 30 AZ Alkmaar 2–3 PSV Eindhoven Alkmaar
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weghorst   53', 61'   77'
Vlaar   78'   89'
Midtsjø   89'
Report   74' Pereiro
  76' Lozano
  79' (Pen.) van Ginkel
  90' Malen
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 17,002
Referee: Kevin Blom
13 April 2018 (2018-04-13) 31 Heracles Almelo 0–3 AZ Alkmaar Almelo
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gladon   32'
Monteiro   45'
Report   13' Svensson
  25' Til
  30' Idrissi
  59'Jahanbakhsh
Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 10,724
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18) 32 AZ Alkmaar 4–3 Vitesse Arnhem Alkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weghorst   7'
Jahanbakhsh   12', 45', 54'
Report   22' Linssen
  40' Matavž
  66' Mount
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,067
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
29 April 2018 (2018-04-29) 33 Ajax 3–0 AZ Alkmaar Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) van de Beek   38'
Kluivert   49'
Neres   87'
Report   31' Til
  55' Svensson
Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
6 May 2018 (2018-05-06) 34 AZ Alkmaar 6–0 PEC Zwolle Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jahanbakhsh   13', 52', 88'
Midtsjø   62'
Weghorst   76', 77'
Koopmeiners   90'
Report   35' Marcellis Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,532
Referee: Allard Lindhout

KNVB Cup

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19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) First round MVV Maastricht 2–3 AZ Alkmaar Maastricht
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mmaee   34', 72'
Nys   75'
Pereira   90'
Report   7' Hatzidiakos
  43', 82' Weghorst
Stadium: De Geusselt
Attendance: 4.270
Referee: Makkelie
26 October 2017 (2017-10-26) Second round Almere City FC 0–4 AZ Alkmaar Almere
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) van Buuren     61' 61'
Kvída   70'
Report   35' Wuytens
  48', 59' Weghorst
  75' Svensson
Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Makkelie
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) Third round Fortuna Sittard 2–4 AZ Alkmaar Sittard
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Dianessy   27'   87'
Stokkers   48'
Essers   79'
Report   2', 89' Weghorst
  87'   92' Jahanbakhsh
  94' Garcia
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 5,089
Referee: Lindhout
31 January 2018 (2018-01-31) Quarter-finals AZ Alkmaar 4–1 PEC Zwolle Alkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weghorst   21', 71'
Til   39'
Idrissi   60'
Report   23' Mokhtar
  32' Marinus
  54' Boer
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 13,247
Referee: Nijhuis
28 February 2018 (2018-02-28) Semi-finals AZ Alkmaar 4–0 FC Twente Alkmaar
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Til   24'
Weghorst   64'
Idrissi   68', 73'
Report   30' Assaidi Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 13,388
Referee: Makkelie
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) Final AZ Alkmaar 0–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Midtsjø   37'
Jahanbakhsh   43'
Weghorst   43'
Koopmeiners   46'
Report   28' Jørgensen
  50' El Ahmadi
  57' van Persie
  69' Diks
  77' Boëtius
  93' Toornstra
Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 46,084
Referee: Kuipers

Pre-season and friendlies

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The first training session for the new season began on 25 June.[3] Friendlies were arranged with smaller teams in the Netherlands as well as a few additional friendlies against foreign teams touring the Netherlands.

1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) Regioselectie 1–7 AZ Alkmaar Dirkshorn
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lanting   58' (Pen.) Report   5', 43' van Overeem
  30' dos Santos
  61' Ouwejan
  70' Til
  75' Weghorst
  81' Helmer
Stadium: Sportpark Dirkshorn
Attendance: 3,000
6 July 2017 (2017-07-06) Oleksandriya   1–3 AZ Alkmaar Dirkshorn
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hrytsuk   45'
Polyarus   58' (Pen.)
Report   38' Helmer
  45' (Pen.) Weghorst
  76' van Overeem
Stadium: Sportpark Dirkshorn
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Lindhout
7 July 2017 (2017-07-07) Polderse Selectie 2–3 AZ Alkmaar Anna Paulowna
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Broersen   5'
Raap   31'
Report   14' van Overeem
  59' Seuntjens
  90' Luckassen
Stadium: Sportpark Kleine Sluis
Attendance: 3,000
12 July 2017 (2017-07-12) AZ Alkmaar 0–2   Olympiacos Leende
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report   59', 63' (Pen.) Nabouhane Stadium: Sportpark De Grote Speel
Attendance: 50
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Club Brugge   1–3 AZ Alkmaar Deinze  
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Limbombe   4' Report   27' (Pen.), 67', 70' Weghorst Stadium: Burgemeester Van de Wielestadion
Referee:   Lardot
20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) Panathinaikos   2–1 AZ Alkmaar Athens  
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Altman   45'
Molins   58'
Report   63' Stengs Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:   Evangelou
26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) AZ Alkmaar 3–0   Malaga Alkmaar
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ouwejan   65'
van Overeem   71'
Seuntjens   87'
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Mulder
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) AZ Alkmaar 3–0 VVCS Alkmaar
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Helmer   10', 43'
Rienstra   55'
Report Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex
Referee: Vonken
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) AZ Alkmaar 4–0 SC Cambuur Alkmaar
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weghorst   8'
van Overeem   17'
dos Santos   81'
Stengs   85'
Report Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex
Referee: Dröge
4 August 2017 (2017-08-04) AZ Alkmaar 2–1 Willem II Alkmaar
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) van der Linden   57'
Rienstra   67'
Report   10' Coulibaly Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex
Referee: Teuben
5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) Udinese   1–2 AZ Alkmaar Udine  
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Perica   55' (Pen.) Report   31' Vejinović
  45' van Overeem
Stadium: Dacia Arena
Attendance: 4,042
Referee:   Pairetto
1 September 2017 (2017-09-01) KV Mechelen   1–1 AZ Alkmaar Mechelen  
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vitas   81' Report   33' (Pen.) Vejinović Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne
Referee:   Gumienny
8 November 2017 (2017-11-08) SC Cambuur 1–5 AZ Alkmaar Leeuwarden
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) van Haaren   90' Report   35' (Pen.) Seuntjens
  43' Bel Hassani
  45', 82' dos Santos
  86' El Hasnaoui
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
Attendance: 100
12 January 2018 (2018-01-12) AZ Alkmaar 2–2   FC St. Gallen Estepona  
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ouwejan   12'
Bel Hassani   70'
Report   33' Gönitzer
  73' (Pen.) Barnetta
Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Arroyo Enmedio

Player details

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Eredivisie[a] KNVB Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   NED Marco Bizot 40 0 34 0 6 0
2 DF   NOR Jonas Svensson 38 4 32 3 6 1
3 DF   NED Rens van Eijden 3 0 3 0 0 0
4 DF   NED Ron Vlaar 13 0 12 0 1 0
5 DF   NED Thomas Ouwejan 37 0 31 0 6 0
6 MF   NOR Fredrik Midtsjø 35 2 29 2 6 0
7 FW   IRN Alireza Jahanbakhsh 39 22 33 21 6 1
8 MF   NED Joris van Overeem 30 2 25 2 5 0
9 FW   NED Wout Weghorst 37 27 31 18 6 9
10 MF   NED Marko Vejinović 8 0 7 0 1 0
12 DF   GRE Pantelis Hatzidiakos 29 2 26 1 3 1
14 MF   NED Teun Koopmeiners 31 1 26 1 5 0
15 MF   NED Guus Til 39 11 33 9 6 2
16 GK   NED Gino Coutinho 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   NED Jeremy Helmer 12 1 9 1 3 0
18 MF   NED Iliass Bel Hassani 7 0 6 0 1 0
19 FW   NED Dabney dos Santos 9 1 8 1 1 0
20 MF   NED Mats Seuntjens 37 3 31 3 6 0
21 FW   NED Myron Boadu 1 0 1 0 0 0
22 FW   NED Oussama Idrissi 15 6 12 3 3 3
23 DF   NED Ricardo van Rhijn 15 0 11 0 4 0
24 MF   NED Tijjani Reijnders 1 0 1 0 0 0
25 GK   NED Nick Olij 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   NED Owen Wijndal 7 0 7 0 0 0
27 FW   CZE Ondrej Mihalik 3 0 2 0 1 0
27 FW   NGA Fred Friday 5 2 5 2 0 0
28 FW   TRI Levi Garcia 6 1 4 0 2 1
29 FW   NED Calvin Stengs 1 0 1 0 0 0
30 DF   BEL Stijn Wuytens 35 1 29 0 6 1
38 FW   NED Ferdy Druijf 3 0 3 0 0 0

Sources: Squad numbers,[4] Eredivisie en KNVB Cup stats,[5]

  1. ^ Main competition + play-offs

Transfers

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References

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  1. ^ "Eredivisie 2017/2018 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ "AZ Games". az.nl (in Dutch). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Eerste training". AZ Alkmaar (in Dutch). 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Rugnummers seizoen 2017–2018" [Squad numbers announced for 2017–2018 season]. voetbal.com (in Dutch). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. ^ "AZ Alkmaar: Squad 2017/2018". soccerway.com.