UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS AZ Stadion - Alkmaar Thursday 1 October 2015 19.00CET (19.00 local time) AZ Alkmaar Group L - Matchday 2 Athletic Club Last updated 01/10/2015 15:23CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 15 Match officials 17 Legend 18

1 AZ Alkmaar - Athletic Club Thursday 1 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit AZ Stadion, Alkmaar

Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams AZ Alkmaar - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Rami 15, 17, Jordi 4-0 05/04/2012 QF Valencia CF - AZ Alkmaar Valencia Alba 56, Pablo agg: 5-2 Hernández 80 Holman 45+1, 29/03/2012 QF AZ Alkmaar - Valencia CF 2-1 Alkmaar Martens 79; Mehmet Topal 51

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Chevantón 52 (P); S. 14/12/2006 GS Sevilla FC - AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Seville Arveladze 63, 90+3

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers S. Arveladze 26, AZ Alkmaar - Real Betis 2-1 23/02/2006 R3 Alkmaar Jaliens 35; Melli 94 Balompié agg 2-3 (aet) ET Real Betis Balompié - AZ 15/02/2006 R3 2-0 Seville Diego 70, Robert 79 Alkmaar

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 14/04/2005 QF AZ Alkmaar - Villarreal CF Alkmaar Perez 8; Figueroa 72 agg: 3-2 Riquelme 13; 07/04/2005 QF Villarreal CF - AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Villarreal Landzaat 11, Nelisse 74

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Rexach 32 (P); Kist 02/11/1977 R2 FC Barcelona - AZ Alkmaar agg: 2-2 (aet, 5- Barcelona 69 4pens) Nygaard 41; 19/10/1977 R2 AZ Alkmaar - FC Barcelona 1-1 Alkmaar Neeskens 46

Athletic Club - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-0 Clarke 38 (P), 55, 27/09/1978 R1 AFC Ajax - Athletic Club Amsterdam agg: 3-2 Lerby 89

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UEFA Cup 13/09/1978 R1 Athletic Club - AFC Ajax 2-0 Bilbao Churruca 9, Vidal 58

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AZ Alkmaar 4 2 2 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 4 3 2 11 13 Athletic Club 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 3

3 AZ Alkmaar - Athletic Club Thursday 1 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Match background

AZ Alkmaar have been oddly consistent in UEFA Europa League games this season, with Athletic Club coming to the Netherlands in search of a rare away victory in Group L. Previous meetings • The teams are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. • AZ's nine games against Spanish sides have ended W4 D3 L2 (W2 D2 L0 at home – W2 D1 L2 in Spain). They have won their last two home matches against Spanish opposition 2-1, having drawn the first two 1-1. • Athletic's only previous encounter with Dutch rivals was a 3-2 aggregate defeat by AFC Ajax in the 1978/79 UEFA Cup first round. Form guide • AZ have been consistent this season in Europe in one respect, scoring twice in each of their five fixtures: three wins (2-0, 2-1, 2-0) and two losses (3-2, 3-2). Both the home games ended 2-0. • Athletic have won just one of their last seven European away matches: W1 D3 L3. • Losing finalists in 2012, Athletic made it through to the round of 32 in their first two UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns, but fell short in their most recent one, 2012/13. • In seven previous campaigns in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage, AZ have advanced to the knockout stage five times, most recently in 2013/14 when they got as far as the last eight. Trivia and links • The journey from Bilbao to Alkmaar is about 1,200km. The coaches • AZ boss since 2014, John van den Brom spent the majority of his playing days as a midfielder at Vitesse. Capped twice, he went on to coach Ajax's youth team, ADO Den Haag and Vitesse before heading to RSC Anderlecht and lifting the Belgian title in 2012/13. • Ernesto Valverde took charge of Athletic for a second time in 2013. As a player, he had enjoyed the most stable period of his career in Bilbao, and he promptly returned to the club after retiring, including as head coach from 2003– 05. Subsequently, he landed three Greek titles with Olympiacos FC and coached both Villarreal CF and Valencia FC.

4 AZ Alkmaar - Athletic Club Thursday 1 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Team facts

AZ Alkmaar Formed: 1967 Nickname: Kaaskoppen (Cheeseheads) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: (1981) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (2009) Dutch Cup: 4 (2013) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: quarter-finals 2012/13: play-offs 2011/12: quarter-finals 2010/11: group stage 2009/10: UEFA Champions League group stage 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: group stage 2006/07: quarter-finals 2005/06: round of 32 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 11-1: AZ v FC Differdange 03 14/09/77, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-5: FC Differdange 03 v AZ 27/09/77, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: AZ v FC Anji Makhachkala 30/08/12, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Valencia CF v AZ 05/04/12, UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 11-1: AZ v FC Differdange 03 (see above) • Biggest away win 0-5: FC Differdange 03 v AZ (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: AZ v FC Anji Makhachkala (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Valencia CF v AZ (see above)

Athletic Club Formed: 1898 Nickname: Los Leones (The Lions) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: (1977), (2012) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 8 (1984) Spanish Cup: 23 (1984) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise)

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2014/15: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: group stage 2011/12: runners-up 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: round of 32 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: UEFA Intertoto Cup second round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0: Athletic v HJK Helsinki 23/08/12, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg • Biggest away win 1-7: R. Standard de Liège v Athletic 16/12/04, UEFA Cup group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Athletic v SV Werder Bremen 16/12/09, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Juventus v Athletic 26/10/88, UEFA Cup second round first leg 4-0: RSC Anderlecht v Athletic 25/02/10, UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 6-0: Athletic v HJK Helsinki (see above)

• Biggest away win 1-7: R. Standard de Liège v Athletic (see above)

• Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Athletic v SV Werder Bremen (see above)

• Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Juventus v Athletic (see above) 4-0: RSC Anderlecht v Athletic (see above)

6 AZ Alkmaar - Athletic Club Thursday 1 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Squad list

AZ Alkmaar Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Sergio Rochet URU 23/03/1993 22 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 5 - 16 Gino Coutinho NED 05/08/1982 33 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 5 - 25 Nick Olij NED 01/08/1995 20 ------31 Koen Bucker NED 18/06/1996 19 ------Defenders 2 Mattias Johansson SWE 16/02/1992 23 - 4 - 1 - 5 - 14 - 36 3 3 Jeffrey Gouweleeuw NED 10/07/1991 24 - 4 - 1 - 7 1 11 1 21 1 4 Jan Wuytens BEL 09/06/1985 30 - 1 - - - - - 16 - 24 - 5 Rajko Brežančić SRB 21/08/1989 26 - - - 1 - 3 1 2 - 11 - 14 Jop van der Linden NED 17/07/1990 25 - 4 2 1 1 7 - 1 1 5 3 23 Derrick Luckassen NED 03/07/1995 20 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 2 - 24 Ridgeciano Haps NED 12/06/1993 22 - 4 - - - 6 - 1 - 5 - 32 Levi Opdam NED 03/05/1996 19 ------33 Pantelis Hatzidiakos NED 18/01/1997 18 ------34 Joris Kramer NED 02/08/1996 19 ------35 Guus Van Weerdenburg NED 17/07/1995 20 ------42 Jelle Hopman NED 30/01/1996 19 ------Midfielders 6 Celso Ortiz PAR 26/01/1989 26 - 3 - - - 2 - 17 1 25 1 8 Joris van Overeem NED 01/06/1994 21 - 3 1 1 - 7 - 2 - 5 1 10 Markus Henriksen NOR 25/07/1992 23 - 4 2 1 1 7 4 10 2 35 9 17 Ben Rienstra NED 05/06/1990 25 - - - 1 - 4 - 1 - 3 - 19 Dabney Souza NED 21/07/1996 19 - 3 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 4 - 20 Thom Haye NED 09/02/1995 20 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 2 - 6 - 26 Stijn Spierings NED 12/03/1996 19 ------36 Alexander Sigurdarson ISL 08/04/1996 19 ------38 Thomas Ouwejan NED 30/09/1996 19 ------40 Jeremy Helmer NED 03/07/1997 18 ------43 Viktor Karl Einarsson ISL 30/01/1997 18 ------Forwards 7 Guus Hupperts NED 25/04/1992 23 S 3 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 4 - 9 Alireza Jahanbakhsh IRN 11/08/1993 22 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 11 Muamer Tankovic SWE 22/02/1995 20 - 2 - 1 - 6 1 1 - 3 - 18 Vincent Janssen NED 15/06/1994 21 - 4 2 1 - 7 - 1 - 5 2 21 Robert Mühren NED 18/05/1989 26 - 4 1 1 - 6 1 1 - 5 1 22 Achille Vaarnold NED 26/01/1996 19 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 29 Fernando Lewis NED 31/01/1993 22 - 1 - - - 1 - 3 - 4 - 37 Nick Doodeman NED 22/10/1996 18 ------39 Joël Donald NED 13/05/1996 19 ------

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AZ Alkmaar Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA Coach - John van den Brom NED 04/10/1966 48 - 4 - 1 - - - 1 - 21 -

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Athletic Club Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Gorka Iraizoz ESP 06/03/1981 34 - - - - - 6 - 47 - 63 - 13 Iago Herrerín ESP 25/01/1988 27 - 4 - 1 - - - 3 - 7 - 26 Alejandro Remiro ESP 24/03/1995 20 ------42 Unai Simón ESP 11/06/1997 18 ------Defenders 2 Eneko Bóveda ESP 14/12/1988 26 - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - 4 Aymeric Laporte FRA 27/05/1994 21 - 3 - 1 - 5 - 5 - 15 - 6 Mikel San José ESP 30/05/1989 26 - 1 - - - 4 - 16 2 27 5 16 Xabier Etxeita ESP 31/10/1987 27 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 4 - 8 - 18 Carlos Gurpegi ESP 19/08/1980 35 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 21 3 36 3 24 Mikel Balenziaga ESP 29/02/1988 27 - 2 - - - 4 - - - 10 - 25 Enric Saborit ESP 27/04/1992 23 ------30 Iñigo Lekue ESP 04/05/1993 22 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 31 Yerai Alvarez ESP 24/01/1995 20 ------32 Markel Etxeberria ESP 15/02/1995 20 ------33 Iriondo ESP 30/01/1995 20 ------41 Unai Bilbao ESP 04/02/1994 21 ------Midfielders 3 Gorka Elustondo ESP 18/03/1987 28 - 4 1 1 - 2 - 1 - 13 1 5 Javier Eraso ESP 22/03/1990 25 - 3 2 - - 4 - - - 3 2 7 Beñat Etxebarria ESP 19/02/1987 28 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 3 - 14 - 8 Ander Iturraspe ESP 08/03/1989 26 - 1 - - - 1 - 20 - 35 - 10 Óscar de Marcos ESP 14/04/1989 26 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 25 6 45 7 14 Markel Susaeta ESP 14/12/1987 27 - 3 - 1 1 5 - 26 7 46 11 17 Mikel Rico ESP 04/11/1984 30 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 3 - 13 - 19 Iker Muniain ESP 19/12/1992 22 ------28 6 42 9 23 Ager Aketxe ESP 30/12/1993 21 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 5 - 29 Unai Lopez ESP 30/10/1995 19 ------1 - 4 - 34 Gorka Iturraspe ESP 03/05/1994 21 ------36 Iker Undabarrena ESP 18/05/1995 20 ------1 - 1 - 37 Aitor Seguín ESP 27/02/1995 20 ------40 Óscar Gil ESP 14/06/1995 20 ------Forwards 9 Kike Sola ESP 25/02/1986 29 - 1 1 - - 2 - 1 - 2 1 11 Ibai Gómez ESP 11/11/1989 25 - 3 - 1 - 4 - 13 3 26 4 15 Iñaki Williams ESP 15/06/1994 21 - 1 - - - 1 - 2 1 3 1 20 Aritz Aduriz ESP 11/02/1981 34 - 3 - 1 2 6 3 13 3 36 11 21 Borja Viguera ESP 26/03/1987 28 - 2 - - - - - 1 - 6 - 22 Raúl García ESP 11/07/1986 29 - - - 1 - 4 1 43 3 88 11 27 Sabin Merino ESP 04/01/1992 23 - 3 1 1 - 5 1 1 - 4 1 35 Gorka Santamaria ESP 03/07/1995 20 ------

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Athletic Club Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA 38 Jurgi ESP 29/08/1996 19 ------39 Asier Villalibre ESP 30/09/1997 18 ------Coach - Ernesto Valverde ESP 06/02/1964 51 - 4 - 1 - - - 42 - 68 -

10 AZ Alkmaar - Athletic Club Thursday 1 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Fixtures and results

AZ Alkmaar Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 30/07/2015 UEL İstanbul Başakşehir (H) W 2-0 van der Linden 18 (P), Janssen 63 06/08/2015 UEL İstanbul Başakşehir (A) W 2-1 Henriksen 21, van Overeem 75 09/08/2015 League AFC Ajax (H) L 0-3 15/08/2015 League SBV Excelsior (A) D 2-2 Henriksen 14, Mühren 64 20/08/2015 UEL FC Astra Giurgiu (A) L 2-3 Henriksen 11, Janssen 13 23/08/2015 League Willem II (H) D 0-0 27/08/2015 UEL FC Astra Giurgiu (H) W 2-0 van der Linden 80, Mühren 85 30/08/2015 League Roda JC (H) L 0-1 12/09/2015 League De Graafschap (A) W 3-1 Brežančić 13, Henriksen 63, 65 17/09/2015 UEL FK Partizan (A) L 2-3 van der Linden 34, Henriksen 90+3 20/09/2015 League FC Groningen (A) L 0-2 van der Linden 8 (P), Tankovic 37, 82, 23/09/2015 Cup VVV-Venlo (H) W 6-1 Mühren 70, Henriksen 78, 80 Henriksen 15, Gouweleeuw 17, Tankovic 26/09/2015 League Heracles Almelo (H) W 3-1 81 01/10/2015 UEL Athletic Club (H) 04/10/2015 League FC Twente (H) 17/10/2015 League SC Cambuur (A) 22/10/2015 UEL FC Augsburg (H) 25/10/2015 League Feyenoord (A) 29/10/2015 Cup Telstar (A) 01/11/2015 League NEC Nijmegen (H) 05/11/2015 UEL FC Augsburg (A) 08/11/2015 League Vitesse (A) 21/11/2015 League sc Heerenveen (H) 26/11/2015 UEL FK Partizan (H) 29/11/2015 League PSV Eindhoven (A) 04/12/2015 League ADO Den Haag (H) 10/12/2015 UEL Athletic Club (A) 13/12/2015 League PEC Zwolle (A) 19/12/2015 League FC Utrecht (H) 16/01/2016 League Roda JC (A) 24/01/2016 League Feyenoord (H) 27/01/2016 League SC Cambuur (H) 30/01/2016 League NEC Nijmegen (A) 06/02/2016 League Vitesse (H) 13/02/2016 League Heracles Almelo (A) 20/02/2016 League FC Groningen (H) 28/02/2016 League AFC Ajax (A) 05/03/2016 League SBV Excelsior (H) 12/03/2016 League Willem II (A) 20/03/2016 League FC Twente (A) 02/04/2016 League PSV Eindhoven (H)

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AZ Alkmaar 10/04/2016 League sc Heerenveen (A) 16/04/2016 League PEC Zwolle (H) 20/04/2016 League ADO Den Haag (A) 01/05/2016 League De Graafschap (H) 08/05/2016 League FC Utrecht (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 AFC Ajax 7 6 1 0 18 2 19 2 Feyenoord 7 5 1 1 12 6 16 3 Heracles Almelo 7 5 0 2 16 8 15 4 PSV Eindhoven 7 4 2 1 17 7 14 5 PEC Zwolle 7 4 2 1 13 7 14 6 Vitesse 7 3 2 2 12 6 11 7 Roda JC 7 3 2 2 7 7 11 8 FC Groningen 7 3 1 3 8 8 10 9 NEC Nijmegen 7 3 1 3 5 7 10 10 FC Utrecht 7 2 3 2 12 12 9 11 AZ Alkmaar 7 2 2 3 8 10 8 12 sc Heerenveen 7 1 4 2 7 9 7 13 ADO Den Haag 7 1 3 3 11 14 6 14 Willem II 7 1 3 3 6 9 6 15 FC Twente 7 1 3 3 7 12 6 16 SBV Excelsior 7 1 2 4 8 13 5 17 SC Cambuur 7 0 3 4 7 23 3 18 De Graafschap 7 0 1 6 4 18 1

Athletic Club Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 30/07/2015 UEL İnter Bakı PİK (H) W 2-0 Eraso 12, 49 06/08/2015 UEL İnter Bakı PİK (A) D 0-0 20/08/2015 UEL MŠK Žilina (A) L 2-3 Merino 16, Kike Sola 33 23/08/2015 League FC Barcelona (H) L 0-1 27/08/2015 UEL MŠK Žilina (H) W 1-0 Elustondo 24 30/08/2015 League SD Eibar (A) L 0-2 13/09/2015 League Getafe CF (H) W 3-1 Aritz Aduriz 6, 83, Raúl García 24 17/09/2015 UEL FC Augsburg (H) W 3-1 Aritz Aduriz 55, 66, Susaeta 90 20/09/2015 League Villarreal CF (A) L 1-3 Aritz Aduriz 90+2 23/09/2015 League Real Madrid CF (H) L 1-2 Merino 67 27/09/2015 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) D 0-0 01/10/2015 UEL AZ Alkmaar (A) 04/10/2015 League Valencia CF (H) 18/10/2015 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) 22/10/2015 UEL FK Partizan (A) 26/10/2015 League Real Sporting de Gijón (H) 01/11/2015 League Real Betis Balompié (A) 05/11/2015 UEL FK Partizan (H)

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Athletic Club 08/11/2015 League RCD Espanyol (H) 22/11/2015 League Granada CF (A) 26/11/2015 UEL FC Augsburg (A) 29/11/2015 League Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (A) 06/12/2015 League Málaga CF (H) 10/12/2015 UEL AZ Alkmaar (H) 13/12/2015 League Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 20/12/2015 League Levante UD (H) 30/12/2015 League RC Celta de Vigo (A) 03/01/2016 League UD Las Palmas (H) 10/01/2016 League Sevilla FC (A) 17/01/2016 League FC Barcelona (A) 24/01/2016 League SD Eibar (H) 31/01/2016 League Getafe CF (A) 07/02/2016 League Villarreal CF (H) 14/02/2016 League Real Madrid CF (A) 21/02/2016 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) 28/02/2016 League Valencia CF (A) 02/03/2016 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) 06/03/2016 League Real Sporting de Gijón (A) 13/03/2016 League Real Betis Balompié (H) 20/03/2016 League RCD Espanyol (A) 03/04/2016 League Granada CF (H) 10/04/2016 League Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (H) 17/04/2016 League Málaga CF (A) 20/04/2016 League Club Atlético de Madrid (H) 24/04/2016 League Levante UD (A) 01/05/2016 League RC Celta de Vigo (H) 08/05/2016 League UD Las Palmas (A) 15/05/2016 League Sevilla FC (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Villarreal CF 6 5 1 0 12 4 16 2 FC Barcelona 6 5 0 1 11 7 15 3 Real Madrid CF 6 4 2 0 14 1 14 4 RC Celta de Vigo 6 4 2 0 15 7 14 5 Club Atlético de Madrid 6 4 0 2 9 3 12 6 RC Deportivo La Coruña 6 3 2 1 11 6 11 7 SD Eibar 6 2 3 1 8 6 9 8 Valencia CF 6 2 3 1 3 2 9 9 RCD Espanyol 6 3 0 3 6 14 9 10 Real Betis Balompié 6 2 2 2 5 9 8 11 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 6 2 1 3 6 10 7 12 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 6 1 3 2 5 4 6 13 Getafe CF 6 2 0 4 6 8 6

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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 14 UD Las Palmas 6 1 2 3 6 7 5 15 Real Sporting de Gijón 6 1 2 3 5 7 5 16 Sevilla FC 6 1 2 3 5 10 5 17 Athletic Club 6 1 1 4 5 9 4 18 Málaga CF 6 0 3 3 0 3 3 19 Levante UD 6 0 3 3 5 12 3 20 Granada CF 6 1 0 5 4 12 3

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UEFA Europa League - Third qualifying round (30/07/2015) AZ Alkmaar 2-0 İstanbul Başakşehir Goals: 1-0 van der Linden 18 (P) , 2-0 Janssen 63 AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Johansson, Gouweleeuw, Ortiz, van Overeem (46 Jóhannsson), Henriksen, van der Linden, Janssen (74 Tankovic), Dabney Souza (86 Mühren), Haye, Haps (06/08/2015) İstanbul Başakşehir 1-2 AZ Alkmaar (agg: 1-4) Goals: 0-1 Henriksen 21, 1-1 Doka 45, 1-2 van Overeem 75 AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Johansson, Gouweleeuw, Ortiz, van Overeem (86 Hupperts), Henriksen, van der Linden, Janssen (68 Mühren), Dabney Souza (78 Vaarnold), Haye, Haps

Play-off (20/08/2015) FC Astra Giurgiu 3-2 AZ Alkmaar Goals: 0-1 Henriksen 11, 0-2 Janssen 13, 1-2 Fernando Boldrin 25, 2-2 Alibec 41, 3-2 Dandea 45+3 AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Johansson, Gouweleeuw, Ortiz (65 Haye), Hupperts (46 Lewis), van Overeem, Henriksen, van der Linden, Janssen (78 Mühren), Luckassen, Haps (27/08/2015) AZ Alkmaar 2-0 FC Astra Giurgiu (agg: 4-3) Goals: 1-0 van der Linden 80, 2-0 Mühren 85 AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Johansson, Gouweleeuw, Hupperts, Henriksen, van der Linden, Janssen (78 Mühren), Dabney Souza (89 Wuytens), Haye, Luckassen (78 Tankovic), Haps

Group stage Group L Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Athletic Club 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 FK Partizan 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 FC Augsburg 1 0 0 1 1 3 0

Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) FK Partizan 3-2 AZ Alkmaar Goals: 1-0 Oumaru 11, 1-1 van der Linden 34, 2-1 Oumaru 40, 3-1 A. Živković 89, 3-2 Henriksen 90+3 AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Johansson, Gouweleeuw, Brežančić, Hupperts, van Overeem (63 Dabney Souza), Henriksen, van der Linden, Rienstra, Janssen (73 Mühren), Haye (73 Tankovic) Matchday 2 (01/10/2015) AZ Alkmaar-Athletic Club Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) AZ Alkmaar-FC Augsburg Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) FC Augsburg-AZ Alkmaar Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) AZ Alkmaar-FK Partizan Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) Athletic Club-AZ Alkmaar

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UEFA Europa League - Third qualifying round (30/07/2015) Athletic Club 2-0 İnter Bakı PİK Goals: 1-0 Eraso 12, 2-0 Eraso 49 Athletic Club: Iago Herrerín, Eraso, Beñat, A. Iturraspe (46 Elustondo), De Marcos, Ibai Gómez (70 Aketxe), Susaeta (81 Viguera), Etxeita, Gurpegi, Aritz Aduriz, Balenziaga (06/08/2015) İnter Bakı PİK 0-0 Athletic Club (agg: 0-2) Athletic Club: Iago Herrerín, Laporte, Eraso (67 Merino), San José, Beñat (90 Elustondo), De Marcos, Susaeta (86 Ibai Gómez), Etxeita, Aritz Aduriz, Aketxe, Balenziaga

Play-off (20/08/2015) MŠK Žilina 3-2 Athletic Club Goals: 0-1 Merino 16, 0-2 Kike Sola 33, 1-2 Paur 66, 2-2 William 77, 3-2 William 90+4 Athletic Club: Iago Herrerín, Eneko Bóveda, Elustondo, Laporte, Kike Sola, Ibai Gómez, Rico (70 Beñat), Gurpegi, Aketxe, Merino (74 Williams), Iñigo Lekue (27/08/2015) Athletic Club 1-0 MŠK Žilina (agg: 3-3) Goals: 1-0 Elustondo 24 Athletic Club: Iago Herrerín, Elustondo, Laporte, Eraso (73 Aketxe), Beñat, De Marcos, Susaeta (85 Rico), Gurpegi, Aritz Aduriz, Viguera (57 Merino), Iñigo Lekue

Group stage Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) Athletic Club 3-1 FC Augsburg Goals: 0-1 Halil Altıntop 15, 1-1 Aritz Aduriz 55, 2-1 Aritz Aduriz 66, 3-1 Susaeta 90 Athletic Club: Iago Herrerín, Elustondo (46 Rico), Laporte, Beñat, De Marcos, Ibai Gómez (64 Merino), Susaeta, Etxeita, Aritz Aduriz, Raúl García (80 Gurpegi), Iñigo Lekue Matchday 2 (01/10/2015) AZ Alkmaar-Athletic Club Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) FK Partizan-Athletic Club Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) Athletic Club-FK Partizan Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) FC Augsburg-Athletic Club Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) Athletic Club-AZ Alkmaar

16 AZ Alkmaar - Athletic Club Thursday 1 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Match officials

Referee Ivan Kružliak (SVK) Assistant referees Martin Balko (SVK) , Ondrej Brendza (SVK) Additional assistant referees Peter Kralović (SVK) , Mário Vlk (SVK) Fourth official Tomaš Somolani (SVK) UEFA Referee observer Haim Jakov (ISR)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Ivan Kružliak 24/03/1984 15 40

Ivan Kruzliak Referee since: 2003 First division: 2008 FIFA badge: 2011

Tournaments: 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Finals 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue PFC Ludogorets 19/09/2013 UEL GS PSV Eindhoven 0-2 Eindhoven Razgrad VfL Borussia 18/09/2014 UEL GS Villarreal CF 1-1 Monchengladbach Mönchengladbach

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 07/05/2012 U17 GS-FT Netherlands Belgium 0-0 Maribor 16/05/2012 U17 Final Germany Netherlands 1-1 Ljubljana PFC Ludogorets 19/09/2013 UEL GS PSV Eindhoven 0-2 Eindhoven Razgrad VfL Borussia 18/09/2014 UEL GS Villarreal CF 1-1 Monchengladbach Mönchengladbach 04/08/2015 UCL 3QR AFC Ajax SK Rapid Wien 2-3 Amsterdam

17 AZ Alkmaar - Athletic Club Thursday 1 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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