2008–09 AZ Alkmaar season

AZ Alkmaar
2008–09 season
Manager Netherlands Louis van Gaal
Stadium AFAS Stadion
Eredivisie 1st
KNVB Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League: Mounir El Hamdaoui (23)
All: Mounir El Hamdaoui (24)

During the 2004–05 Dutch football season, AZ Alkmaar competed in the Eredivisie.

Season summary

AZ won their first Eredivise title since 1981.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Croatia GK Joey Didulica[notes 1]
2 Netherlands DF Kew Jaliens
3 Netherlands DF Gijs Luirink
4 Mexico DF Héctor Moreno
5 Belgium DF Sébastien Pocognoli
6 Netherlands MF David Mendes da Silva
7 Netherlands MF Jeremain Lens
8 Netherlands MF Stijn Schaars
9 Brazil FW Ari
10 Morocco FW Mounir El Hamdaoui[notes 2]
11 Belgium MF Maarten Martens
14 Estonia DF Ragnar Klavan
15 Denmark DF Simon Poulsen
16 Finland MF Toni Kolehmainen
No. Position Player
18 Belgium MF Mousa Dembélé
19 Netherlands DF Kees Luijckx
20 Netherlands MF Demy de Zeeuw
22 Argentina GK Sergio Romero
23 Netherlands MF Nick van der Velden
24 Australia MF James Holland
25 Finland DF Niklas Moisander
26 Netherlands MF Marko Vejinović
27 Australia MF Brett Holman
28 Belgium DF Gill Swerts
29 Italy FW Graziano Pellè
Netherlands MF Kevin Brands
Iceland MF Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
10 Germany MF Simon Cziommer (on loan to FC Utrecht)
12 Netherlands DF Milano Koenders (on loan to NEC Nijmegen)
14 Netherlands MF Ryan Donk (on loan to West Bromwich Albion)
No. Position Player
21 Netherlands GK Boy Waterman (on loan to ADO Den Haag)
33 Netherlands MF Gregory Nelson (on loan to RBC Roosendaal)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/holland/2008-2009/ere/azalk.htm

Notes

  1. ↑ Didulica was born in Geelong, Australia, and represented them at U-23 level, but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in April 2004.
  2. ↑ El Hamdaoui was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and made his international debut for Morocco in February 2009.
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