2004–05 AZ Alkmaar season

AZ Alkmaar

2004–05 season
Manager	Co Adriaanse
Stadium	Alkmaarderhout
Eredivisie	3rd
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	Kenneth Perez (13)
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

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

Season summary

AZ reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals, the farthest they had progressed in Europe since winning the UEFA Cup in 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. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NED Henk Timmer 2 DF  NED Jan Kromkamp 3 DF  NED Kew Jaliens 4 DF  NED Barry Opdam 5 DF  NED Joris Mathijsen 6 MF  NED Denny Landzaat 7 FW  MAR Ali Elkhattabi 8 MF  NED Olaf Lindenbergh 9 FW  BEL Stein Huysegems 10 MF  MAR Adil Ramzi 11 MF  MAR Tarik Sektioui 12 DF  FIN Juha Reini

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  NED Tom Zoontjes 15 DF  NED Tim de Cler 17 MF  NED Martijn Meerdink 18 MF  NED Michael Buskermolen 19 FW  NED Robin Nelisse 20 MF  NED Barry van Galen 21 FW  DEN Kenneth Perez 22 FW  NED Arjan Wisse 24 GK  NED Theo Zwarthoed 27 MF  NED Haris Medunjanin 29 DF  NED Ron Vlaar 33 MF  ANT Christy Janga

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. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF  ESP José Fortes Rodríguez (to RBC Roosendaal) 16 MF  NED Miel Mans (on loan to MVV)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NED Reinier Robbemond (to De Graafschap)

Transfers

In

• Kew Jaliens - Willem II
• Joris Mathijsen - Willem II
• Tarik Sektioui - Willem II

Out

Results

UEFA Cup

First round

• P.A.O.K. 2-3 AZ
• AZ 1-1 P.A.O.K.

Group stage

• AZ 2–0 Auxerre
• Amica Wronki 1–3 AZ
• AZ 1–0 Rangers
• Grazer AK 2–0 AZ

Round of 32

• Alemannia Aachen 0-0 AZ
• AZ 2-1 Alemannia Aachen

Round of 16

• Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3 AZ
• AZ 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Quarter-finals

• Villarreal 1-2 AZ
• AZ 1-1 Villarreal

Semi-finals

Sporting CP v AZ

28 April 2005	Sporting CP	2–1	AZ	Lisbon
	Douala 37' Pinilla 80'	Report	Landzaat 36'

AZ v Sporting CP

5 May 2005	AZ	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Sporting CP	Alkmaar
	Perez 6' Huysegems 79' Jaliens 109'	Report	Liédson 45+3' Miguel Garcia 120+2'

References