"The intellectualisation
of football has
always foundered
on a simple problem-
-the players. Doing
all your most
rewarding thinking
with your feet seems
to dull the philo-
sophical impulse.
Unless, of course,
you are Dutch.
According to legend,
Europeans played
a moronic, muscular
version of the world's
game, until Holland
proclaimed its vision
of total football in the
1974 World Cup,
and enlightenment
dawned."
Established as AZ'67 on 10 May 1967.
Originated from a merger between Alkmaar '54 and
FC Zaanstreek, which in 1964 split off from K.F.C.
(established 20 Oktober 1910).
Ground
>
DSB Stadion
(fka: Alkmaarder Hout)
Capacity
>
17,023
Achievements
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1 x Dutch champions
(1981)
3 x Dutch Cup winners
(1978, 1980, 1982)
UEFA Cup finalist 1982 (lost to
Ipswich Town)
Contact
>
AZ NV
Stadionweg 1
1812 AZ Alkmaar
Postbus 1010
1810 KA, Alkmaar
Phone: 072 515 47 44
Fax: 072 547 8080 Email - www
