What is A.Z. Alkmaar?
{{Infobox Football club |clubname=AZ |current= |fullname=Alkmaar Zaanstreek |nickname= |founded=1967 |ground=[[AFAS Stadion]], [[Alkmaar]] |capacity=17,150 |chairman=[[René Neelissen]] |manager=[[Pascal Jansen]] |captain= |league=[[Eredivisie]] |season=2018/19 |position= 4th }} '''AZ''' (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) or '''AZ Alkmaar''' is an [[Association football|football]] club from [[Alkmaar]] and the Zaanstreek, the [[Netherlands]]. It was a merger of two clubs: '''Alkmaar '54''' and '''FC Zaanstreek.''' in 1967. == League position == === Former position === {{scroll box|width=50%| * 1968/69 : [[Eredivisie]] - 16th * 1969/70 : [[Eredivisie]] - 12th * 1970/71 : [[Eredivisie]] - 17th * 1972/73 : [[Eredivisie]] - 15th * 1973/74 : [[Eredivisie]] - 7th * 1974/75 : [[Eredivisie]] - 5th * 1975/76 : [[Eredivisie]] - 5th * 1976/77 : [[Eredivisie]] - 3rd * 1977/78 : [[Eredivisie]] - 3rd * 1978/79 : [[Eredivisie]] - 4th * 1979/80 : [[Eredivisie]] - 2nd * 1980/81 : [[Eredivisie]] - Champions * 1981/82 : [[Eredivisie]] - 3rd * 1982/83 : [[Eredivisie]] - 11th * 1983/84 : [[Eredivisie]] - 6th * 1984/85 : [[Eredivisie]] - 13th * 1985/86 : [[Eredivisie]] - 9th * 1986/87 : [[Eredivisie]] - 15th * 1987/88 : [[Eredivisie]] - 16th * 1996/97 : [[Eredivisie]] - 18th * 1998/99 : [[Eredivisie]] - 9th * 1999/00 : [[Eredivisie]] - 7th * 2000/01 : [[Eredivisie]] - 13th * 2001/02 : [[Eredivisie]] - 10th * 2002/03 : [[Eredivisie]] - 10th * 2003/04 : [[Eredivisie]] - 5th * 2004/05 : [[Eredivisie]] - 3rd * 2005/06 : [[Eredivisie]] - 2nd * 2006/07 : [[Eredivisie]] - 3rd * 2007/08 : [[Eredivisie]] - 11th * 2008/09 : [[Eredivisie]] - Champions * 2009/10 : [[Eredivisie]] - 5th * 2010/11 : [[Eredivisie]] - 4th * 2011/12 : [[Eredivisie]] - 4th * 2012/13 : [[Eredivisie]] - 10th * 2013/14 : [[Eredivisie]] - 8th * 2014/15 : [[Eredivisie]] - 3rd * 2015/16 : [[Eredivisie]] - 4th * 2016/17 : [[Eredivisie]] - 6th * 2017/18 : [[Eredivisie]] - 3rd * 2018/19 : [[Eredivisie]] - 4th }} {{multistub|sport|Europe}} [[Category:Dutch football clubs]] [[Category:Alk