Original Quick football shirt AZ Alkmaar 2011/12

In the 2011/12 season, AZ will play in the Eredivisie. AZ is also participating in the KNVB Cup and Europa League tournaments this season. In the KNVB cup, AZ was eliminated in the semi-finals by Heracles Almelo (2-4 after extra time), while Valencia CF proved too strong in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Partly because of the participation in the preliminary rounds of this Europa League, AZ started preparing for the new season on June 26. AZ did qualify for the main tournament of the Europa League via these qualifying rounds.

This season is the second of the three-year plan with which AZ should be made healthy, after the bankruptcy of main sponsor and owner DSB Bank and DSB Beheer in October 2009. After the 2012/13 season, AZ must be completely debt-free according to plan and be able to go on its own two feet again. stand. However, on March 12, it was announced that AZ will be debt-free as of next season and the final ties with the trustee will be severed. Although the salary house of the players group has not yet been completely reduced according to plan, this will end a very turbulent period for AZ.