UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS - Thursday 24 November 2016 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Dundalk FC Group D - Matchday 5 AZ Alkmaar Last updated 28/02/2017 11:47CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 16 Legend 17

1 Dundalk FC - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers S. Wuytens 61; Kilduff 15/09/2016 GS AZ Alkmaar - Dundalk FC 1-1 Alkmaar 89

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Dundalk FC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 AZ Alkmaar 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 Dundalk FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-2 Newe 72 (og), Meijer 30/09/1987 R1 Dundalk FC - AFC Ajax Dundalk agg: 0-6 87 Rijkaard 65, Blind 73, 16/09/1987 R1 AFC Ajax - Dundalk FC 4-0 Amsterdam Winter 80, Stapleton 84

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Van der Kuijlen 19, 6-0 Postuma 33, R. van 29/09/1976 R1 PSV Eindhoven - Dundalk FC Eindhoven agg: 7-1 de Kerkhof 38, 52, 59, 89 McDowell 6; Van der 15/09/1976 R1 Dundalk FC - PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Dundalk Kuijlen 75

AZ Alkmaar - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 30/09/1982 R1 AZ Alkmaar - Limerick FC Alkmaar Jonker 74 agg: 2-1 15/09/1982 R1 Limerick FC - AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Limerick Nolan 40; Jonker 47

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Dundalk FC 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 3 2 14 AZ Alkmaar 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 3 2

2 Dundalk FC - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Match background

Dundalk's next target is to become the first Irish side to make it through a major UEFA group stage as they welcome underperforming AZ Alkmaar in UEFA Europa League Group D. • Dundalk and Maccabi Tel-Aviv meet on matchday six so neither can go through or out before that. • AZ are eliminated if they lose, or if they draw and Maccabi avoid defeat; Zenit have a maximum 12 points and have already won the group. Previous meetings • Ciaran Kilduff's late goal earned Dundalk a 1-1 draw at Alkmaar – and the first point for an Irish club in the UEFA Europa League group stage – when the teams met for the first time on matchday one. • Dundalk's record in five matches against opposition is W0 D2 L3. Those defeats include a 6-0 loss to PSV Eindhoven in the second leg of a 1976/77 European Cup first-round tie. • AZ's only previous encounters with Irish opponents came in a 1982/83 UEFA Cup first-round clash with Limerick, the Dutch side edging through 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-0 second-leg success in Alkmaar. Form guide • Dundalk have scored once in all four of their Group D games to date, those four goals earning them four points. This is the 11th match of what is comfortably their longest European campaign ever. • AZ are without a win in their last seven group stage away fixtures (D3 L4). • Dundalk are making their UEFA group stage debut. The only Irish club to have previously graced a UEFA Europa League group stage are Shamrock Rovers, who lost all six of their games in 2011/12. • AZ have successfully negotiated five of their eight preceding UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. Links and trivia • The journey from Alkmaar to Dundalk is around 750km. • Since they last met AZ, Dundalk have confirmed their third successive Irish league title, though they lost 1-0 to Cork City in the FAI Cup final on 6 November. Their domestic season is now over. The coaches • Dundalk boss Stephen Kenny started his managerial career with Longford Town, aged 27, and won a league championship with Bohemians in 2002/03, aged 32. Hired by Dundalk in 2013, he steered the club to Irish league crowns in 2014 and 2015. • AZ coach John van den Brom spent the bulk of his playing career as a midfielder with Vitesse and was capped twice by the Netherlands. As a coach, he landed the Belgian title with Anderlecht in 2013, taking command in Alkmaar in 2014.

3 Dundalk FC - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Team facts

Dundalk FC Formed: 1903 Nickname: Lilywhites UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 11 (2015) Irish Cup: 10 (2015) Ten-year record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2014/15: second qualifying round 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: second qualifying round 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Dundalk v Fram Reykjavík 30/09/81, European Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 0-2: AS Jeunesse Esch v Dundalk 01/07/14, UEFA Europa League first qualifying round first leg 0-2: Linfield FC v Dundalk 05/09/79, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Dundalk v FK Crvena zvezda 07/09/88, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 8-1: Vasas SC v Dundalk 11/10/67, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win 3-1: Dundalk v AS Jeunesse Esch 10/07/14, first qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 0-2: AS Jeunesse Esch v Dundalk (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Dundalk v NK Varaždin 29/08/02, qualifying round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: PFC Levski Sofia 6-0 Dundalk 15/07/10, second qualifying round first leg

AZ Alkmaar Formed: 1967 Nickname: Kaaskoppen (Cheeseheads) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: (1981)

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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) 2015/16: group stage 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 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 11-1: AZ v Differdange 14/09/77, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-5: Differdange v AZ 27/09/77, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: AZ v Anji 30/08/12, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Zenit v AZ 29/09/16, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 11-1: AZ v Differdange (see above) • Biggest away win 0-5: Differdange v AZ (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: AZ v Anji (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Zenit v AZ (see above)

5 Dundalk FC - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Squad list

Dundalk FC Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Gary Rogers IRL 25/09/1981 35 - 6 - 3 - 29 - 3 - 31 - 22 Gabriel Sava ROU 15/10/1986 30 - - - 1 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 30 Ben Kelly IRL 26/07/1997 19 ------Defenders 2 Seán Gannon IRL 11/07/1991 25 - 6 - 4 - 26 - 4 - 16 - 3 Brian Gartland IRL 04/11/1986 30 * 1 - 4 - 29 7 4 - 15 1 4 Andy Boyle IRL 07/03/1991 25 - 6 - 4 - 32 3 4 - 16 - 12 Shane Grimes IRL 09/03/1987 29 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 14 Dane Massey IRL 17/04/1988 28 - 6 - 4 - 30 3 4 - 16 - 15 Patrick Barrett IRL 22/07/1993 23 - 6 - - - 16 3 - - 6 - 24 Alan Keane IRL 23/09/1984 32 - - - - - 5 - - - 9 3 Midfielders 5 Chris Shields IRL 27/12/1990 25 - 5 - 4 - 25 - 4 - 14 - 6 Stephen O'Donnell IRL 15/01/1986 30 - 5 - 2 - 23 1 8 - 23 2 7 Daryl Horgan IRL 10/08/1992 24 - 6 - 4 1 31 9 4 1 15 1 8 John Mountney IRL 22/02/1993 23 - 5 - 4 - 30 2 4 - 15 1 10 IRL 21/12/1987 28 - 6 - 4 - 29 7 9 - 27 - 11 Patrick McEleney IRL 26/09/1992 24 - 6 - 4 - 23 3 4 - 16 1 17 Georgie Poynton IRL 08/09/1997 19 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 18 IRL 07/05/1992 24 - 6 2 3 1 24 2 3 1 13 3 19 Dean Shiels NIR 01/02/1985 31 - - - 3 - 9 3 5 - 11 - 21 Darren Meenan NIR 16/11/1986 30 - 1 - - - 24 1 - - 12 - Forwards 9 David McMillan IRL 14/12/1988 27 - 6 5 4 - 31 16 4 - 23 7 16 Ciaran Kilduff IRL 29/09/1988 28 - 5 - 4 2 20 7 9 2 19 2 20 Ciaran O'Connor IRL 04/07/1996 20 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 26 Michael O'Connor IRL 31/07/1998 18 - 1 - - - 3 1 - - 1 - Coach - Stephen Kenny IRL 30/10/1971 45 - 6 - 4 - - - 6 - 38 -

6 Dundalk FC - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

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 23 - 4 - 4 - 13 - 5 - 13 - 16 Gino Coutinho NED 05/08/1982 34 ------6 - 10 - 25 Nick Olij NED 01/08/1995 21 ------31 Koen Bucker NED 18/06/1996 20 ------Defenders 2 Mattias Johansson SWE 16/02/1992 24 * 3 - 3 - 12 - 19 - 42 2 3 Rens van Eijden NED 03/03/1988 28 - 3 - 4 - 11 - 4 - 8 - 4 NED 16/02/1985 31 - 4 - 3 - 10 - 8 1 14 1 5 NED 12/06/1993 23 - 4 - 4 - 12 - 8 - 16 - 12 Pantelis Hatzidiakos NED 18/01/1997 19 ------1 - 1 - 14 Jop van der Linden NED 17/07/1990 26 ------4 1 8 3 23 Derrick Luckassen NED 03/07/1995 21 - 4 2 4 - 13 - 9 - 15 2 29 Fernando Lewis NED 31/01/1993 23 - - - 1 - 1 - 4 - 5 - 32 Levi Opdam NED 03/05/1996 20 ------33 Justin Bakker NED 03/03/1998 18 ------35 Owen Wijndal NED 28/11/1999 16 ------47 Vincent Regeling NED 07/05/1997 19 ------50 Robin Schouten NED 25/02/1998 18 ------Midfielders 6 Ben Rienstra NED 05/06/1990 26 - - - 4 - 8 - 9 - 11 - 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh IRN 11/08/1993 23 - 4 - 1 - 10 3 4 - 8 - 8 NED 01/06/1994 22 - 3 - 3 - 7 - 10 1 16 2 11 Muamer Tankovic SWE 22/02/1995 21 - - - - - 3 - 5 - 7 - 15 Guus Til NED 22/12/1997 18 - 2 - 1 - 5 2 1 - 3 - 18 Illiass Bel Hassani NED 16/09/1992 24 - - - 4 - 8 - 4 - 6 - 19 Dabney Dos Santos NED 21/07/1996 20 - 4 1 3 - 11 1 7 1 14 2 20 Mats Seuntjens NED 17/04/1992 24 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 2 - 22 Thomas Ouwejan NED 30/09/1996 20 - - - - - 2 - 1 - 1 - 26 Jeremy Helmer NED 03/07/1997 19 ------28 Levi Garcia TRI 20/11/1997 19 - 4 - 2 - 8 1 2 - 6 - 30 Stijn Wuytens BEL 08/10/1989 27 - 4 2 4 1 11 - 10 2 18 4 43 Viktor Karl Einarsson ISL 30/01/1997 19 ------44 James Efmorfidis NED 18/01/1996 20 ------45 Jamie Jacobs NED 03/12/1997 18 ------46 Furkan Kurban NED 02/06/1997 19 ------49 Teun Koopmeiners NED 28/02/1998 18 ------Forwards 9 Wout Weghorst NED 07/08/1992 24 - 4 - 4 - 11 7 4 - 8 - 21 Robert Mühren NED 18/05/1989 27 - - - 2 1 6 3 5 1 9 2 27 Fred Friday NGA 22/05/1995 21 - 3 1 4 - 10 - 4 - 7 1 34 Calvin Stengs NED 18/12/1998 17 ------

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AZ Alkmaar Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA 37 Nick Doodeman NED 22/10/1996 20 ------38 Ferdy Druijf NED 12/02/1998 18 ------39 Jelle Duin NED 27/01/1999 17 ------48 Zia Sakirovski SWE 19/03/1997 19 ------Coach - John van den Brom NED 04/10/1966 50 - 4 - 4 - - - 10 - 34 -

8 Dundalk FC - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Fixtures and results

Dundalk FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 05/03/2016 League Bray Wanderers FC (A) W 3-1 Kilduff 5, 27, Finn 81 11/03/2016 League Finn Harps FC (H) W 3-0 Barrett 16, P. McEleney 58, Curran 75 (og) 14/03/2016 League Wexford Youths (A) W 2-1 McMillan 34, Kilduff 83 18/03/2016 League Cork City FC (H) L 0-1 O'Donnell 9, McMillan 64, Horgan 71, 24/03/2016 League Saint Patrick's Athletic FC (A) W 4-0 Gartland 90 01/04/2016 League Derry City FC (H) D 1-1 McMillan 4 09/04/2016 League Longford Town FC (A) W 4-0 Finn 11 (P), 78, 87, Gartland 22 15/04/2016 League Sligo Rovers FC (H) W 1-0 Finn 45+1 (P) 22/04/2016 League Shamrock Rovers FC (A) W 2-0 Webster 16 (og), Finn 46 29/04/2016 League Bohemian FC (A) W 2-0 Horgan 38, Prendergast 67 (og) 06/05/2016 League Galway FC (H) W 2-1 McMillan 70, 78 10/05/2016 League Bray Wanderers FC (H) W 1-0 Boyle 21 Benson 5, 20, Horgan 35, Coll 44 (og), 13/05/2016 League Finn Harps FC (A) W 7-0 McMillan 57, Boyle 71, Barrett 90 20/05/2016 Cup Shelbourne FC (H) W 2-0 Horgan 21, Kilduff 85 29/05/2016 League Wexford Youths (H) W 3-2 Horgan 24, Meenan 76, P. McEleney 90+3 03/06/2016 League Cork City FC (A) L 0-1 24/06/2016 League Saint Patrick's Athletic FC (H) W 2-0 Kilduff 73, Finn 81 01/07/2016 League Derry City FC (A) W 5-0 McMillan 2, 40, 80, Massey 20, Horgan 59 05/07/2016 League Longford Town FC (H) W 4-3 McMillan 10, 49, 62, Kilduff 90+2 13/07/2016 UCL FH Hafnarfjördur (H) D 1-1 McMillan 66 20/07/2016 UCL FH Hafnarfjördur (A) D 2-2 McMillan 52, 62 26/07/2016 UCL FC BATE Borisov (A) L 0-1 02/08/2016 UCL FC BATE Borisov (H) W 3-0 McMillan 44, 59, Benson 90 05/08/2016 League Galway FC (A) L 0-1 10/08/2016 League Bray Wanderers FC (A) L 1-2 Horgan 12 17/08/2016 UCL Legia Warszawa (H) L 0-2 23/08/2016 UCL Legia Warszawa (A) D 1-1 Benson 19 26/08/2016 League Wexford Youths (A) W 1-0 McMillan 39 Shields 8, 78, Barrett 25, Shiels 44, M. 30/08/2016 Cup Crumlin United (A) W 5-0 O'Connor 74 02/09/2016 League Bohemian FC (A) W 2-1 Gartland 24, Mountney 64 06/09/2016 League Sligo Rovers FC (A) W 1-0 McMillan 13 University College Dublin AFC 09/09/2016 Cup W 1-0 Kilduff 66 (A) 12/09/2016 League Finn Harps FC (H) W 2-0 P. McEleney 6, Horgan 75 15/09/2016 UEL AZ Alkmaar (A) D 1-1 Kilduff 89 20/09/2016 League Shamrock Rovers FC (H) D 1-1 Gartland 59 23/09/2016 League Derry City FC (H) W 3-1 Mountney 13, Gartland 17, McMillan 59 29/09/2016 UEL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (H) W 1-0 Kilduff 72 02/10/2016 Cup Derry City FC (H) D 2-2 Shiels 21, Kilduff 45+3 04/10/2016 Cup Derry City FC (A) W 2-1 Kilduff 36 (P), Finn 67

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Dundalk FC 08/10/2016 League Sligo Rovers FC (H) L 0-3 11/10/2016 League Cork City FC (H) W 2-1 McNulty 7 (og), Horgan 36 14/10/2016 League Shamrock Rovers FC (A) W 3-0 Gartland 53, Massey 62, Kilduff 71 17/10/2016 League Longford Town FC (A) W 3-0 Massey 15, McMillan 41, Horgan 48 20/10/2016 UEL FC Zenit (H) L 1-2 Benson 52 23/10/2016 League Bohemian FC (H) W 2-1 Boyle 15, Gartland 63 25/10/2016 League Saint Patrick's Athletic FC (A) L 2-5 Shiels 48, M. O'Connor 63 28/10/2016 League Galway FC (H) W 4-1 Shiels 13, 37, Barrett 21, Kilduff 90+3 03/11/2016 UEL FC Zenit (A) L 1-2 Horgan 52 06/11/2016 Cup Cork City FC L 0-1 aet 24/11/2016 UEL AZ Alkmaar (H) 08/12/2016 UEL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Dundalk FC 33 25 2 6 73 28 77 2 Cork City FC 33 21 7 5 65 23 70 3 Derry City FC 33 17 11 5 48 29 62 4 Shamrock Rovers FC 33 16 7 10 46 34 55 5 Sligo Rovers FC 33 13 10 10 42 35 49 6 Bray Wanderers FC 33 13 7 13 39 40 46 7 Saint Patrick's Athletic FC 33 13 6 14 45 41 45 8 Bohemian FC 33 12 5 16 30 37 41 9 Galway FC 33 10 8 15 44 54 38 10 Finn Harps FC 33 8 8 17 23 49 32 11 Wexford Youths 33 6 5 22 31 70 23 12 Longford Town FC 33 2 8 23 25 71 14

AZ Alkmaar Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 28/07/2016 UEL PAS Giannina FC (H) W 1-0 Luckassen 36 04/08/2016 UEL PAS Giannina FC (A) W 2-1 Dabney dos Santos 29, Luckassen 36 07/08/2016 League sc Heerenveen (H) D 2-2 Henriksen 33, Weghorst 52 (P) 14/08/2016 League PSV Eindhoven (A) L 0-1 18/08/2016 UEL FK Vojvodina (A) W 3-0 S. Wuytens 32, 83, Friday 45+2 21/08/2016 League FC Utrecht (A) W 2-1 Henriksen 25, Jahanbakhsh 84 25/08/2016 UEL FK Vojvodina (H) D 0-0 28/08/2016 League NEC Nijmegen (H) W 2-0 Dabney dos Santos 43, Jahanbakhsh 73 10/09/2016 League Willem II (H) W 2-0 Jahanbakhsh 19, Garcia 90+1 15/09/2016 UEL Dundalk FC (H) D 1-1 S. Wuytens 61 18/09/2016 League PEC Zwolle (A) W 2-0 Weghorst 43, Til 87 Tankovic 37, Bel Hassani 68, 86, Mühren 21/09/2016 Cup FC Lienden (A) W 4-1 90+3 24/09/2016 League Go Ahead Eagles (H) D 2-2 Weghorst 36 (P), 52 29/09/2016 UEL FC Zenit (A) L 0-5 02/10/2016 League (A) D 1-1 Til 6 15/10/2016 League Vitesse (H) D 2-2 Mühren 78, 87

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AZ Alkmaar 20/10/2016 UEL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (H) L 1-2 Mühren 72 23/10/2016 League FC Groningen (A) L 0-2 26/10/2016 Cup Emmen (H) W 1-0 Mühren 64 30/10/2016 League ADO Den Haag (A) W 1-0 Mühren 87 03/11/2016 UEL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (A) D 0-0 06/11/2016 League AFC Ajax (H) D 2-2 Weghorst 13, 79 20/11/2016 League Roda JC (A) D 1-1 Weghorst 59 24/11/2016 UEL Dundalk FC (A) 27/11/2016 League (H) 03/12/2016 League SBV Excelsior (A) 08/12/2016 UEL FC Zenit (H) 11/12/2016 League (H) 14/12/2016 Cup ASWH (H) 17/12/2016 League FC Twente (A) 13/01/2017 League Go Ahead Eagles (A) 21/01/2017 League Sparta Rotterdam (H) 28/01/2017 League Vitesse (A) 04/02/2017 League PSV Eindhoven (H) 12/02/2017 League sc Heerenveen (A) 18/02/2017 League Willem II (A) 25/02/2017 League PEC Zwolle (H) 03/03/2017 League SBV Excelsior (H) 12/03/2017 League Feyenoord (A) 18/03/2017 League ADO Den Haag (H) 01/04/2017 League FC Groningen (H) 05/04/2017 League AFC Ajax (A) 09/04/2017 League Roda JC (H) 14/04/2017 League Heracles Almelo (A) 22/04/2017 League FC Twente (H) 07/05/2017 League NEC Nijmegen (A) 14/05/2017 League FC Utrecht (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Feyenoord 13 10 2 1 31 7 32 2 AFC Ajax 13 9 3 1 31 11 30 3 PSV Eindhoven 13 7 5 1 20 6 26 4 sc Heerenveen 13 6 5 2 26 15 23 5 AZ Alkmaar 13 5 6 2 19 14 21 6 FC Twente 13 5 5 3 22 18 20 7 FC Utrecht 13 4 5 4 19 19 17 8 Vitesse 13 4 4 5 17 16 16 9 Sparta Rotterdam 13 4 4 5 19 19 16 10 Heracles Almelo 13 3 6 4 15 18 15 11 ADO Den Haag 13 4 2 7 14 21 14 12 FC Groningen 13 3 4 6 16 22 13

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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 13 SBV Excelsior 13 4 1 8 15 23 13 14 PEC Zwolle 13 3 4 6 12 24 13 15 NEC Nijmegen 13 2 6 5 10 22 12 16 Willem II 13 2 5 6 9 18 11 17 Go Ahead Eagles 13 3 2 8 12 23 11 18 Roda JC 13 1 7 5 6 17 10

12 Dundalk FC - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Match-by-match lineups Dundalk FC

UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (13/07/2016) Dundalk FC 1-1 FH Hafnarfjördur Goals: 1-0 McMillan 66, 1-1 Lennon 77 Dundalk FC: Rogers, Gannon, Gartland (43 Barrett), Boyle, O'Donnell, Horgan, Mountney (81 Benson), McMillan (78 Kilduff), Finn, P. McEleney, Massey (20/07/2016) FH Hafnarfjördur 2-2 Dundalk FC (agg: 3-3) Goals: 1-0 Hewson 19, 1-1 McMillan 52, 1-2 McMillan 62, 2-2 K. F. Finnbogason 78 Dundalk FC: Rogers, Gannon, Boyle, O'Donnell, Horgan, Mountney (46 Benson), McMillan (82 Kilduff), Finn, P. McEleney (79 Shields), Massey, Barrett

Third qualifying round (26/07/2016) FC BATE Borisov 1-0 Dundalk FC Goals: 1-0 Gordeichuk 70 Dundalk FC: Rogers, Gannon, Boyle, O'Donnell, Horgan, McMillan (78 Kilduff), Finn, P. McEleney (46 Shields), Massey, Barrett, Benson (46 Mountney) (02/08/2016) Dundalk FC 3-0 FC BATE Borisov (agg: 3-1) Goals: 1-0 McMillan 44, 2-0 McMillan 59, 3-0 Benson 90 Dundalk FC: Rogers, Gannon, Boyle, Shields, O'Donnell, Horgan (92 Kilduff), Mountney, McMillan (78 Benson), Finn (32 P. McEleney), Massey, Barrett

Play-off (17/08/2016) Dundalk FC 0-2 Legia Warszawa Goals: 0-1 Nikolić 56 (P) , 0-2 Prijovic 90+4 Dundalk FC: Rogers, Gannon, Boyle, Shields (77 Benson), O'Donnell, Horgan, Mountney (64 Finn), McMillan (80 Kilduff), P. McEleney, Massey, Barrett (23/08/2016) Legia Warszawa 1-1 Dundalk FC (agg: 3-1) Goals: 0-1 Benson 19, 1-1 Kucharczyk 90+2 Dundalk FC: Rogers, Gannon, Boyle, Shields (83 Meenan), Horgan, McMillan, Finn, P. McEleney (88 M. O'Connor), Massey, Barrett, Benson

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group D Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Zenit 4 4 0 0 13 5 12 Dundalk FC 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 AZ Alkmaar 4 0 2 2 2 8 2

Matchday 1 (15/09/2016) AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Dundalk FC Goals: 1-0 S. Wuytens 61, 1-1 Kilduff 89 Dundalk FC: Rogers, Gannon, Gartland, Boyle, O'Donnell, Horgan, Mountney (77 Benson), McMillan (75 Shields), Finn, P. McEleney (84 Kilduff), Massey Matchday 2 (29/09/2016)

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Dundalk FC 1-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Goals: 1-0 Kilduff 72 Dundalk FC: Rogers, Gannon, Gartland, Boyle, Shields, Horgan, McMillan (64 Kilduff), Finn, P. McEleney (75 Mountney), Massey, Benson (85 Shiels) Matchday 3 (20/10/2016) Dundalk FC 1-2 FC Zenit Goals: 1-0 Benson 52, 1-1 Mak 71, 1-2 Giuliano 77 Dundalk FC: Sava, Gannon, Gartland, Boyle, Shields (86 Shiels), Horgan, McMillan (72 Kilduff), Finn, P. McEleney, Massey, Benson (79 Mountney) Matchday 4 (03/11/2016) FC Zenit 2-1 Dundalk FC Goals: 1-0 Giuliano 42, 1-1 Horgan 52, 2-1 Giuliano 78 Dundalk FC: Rogers, Gannon, Gartland, Boyle, Shields, Horgan, Mountney (46 O'Donnell), McMillan (65 Kilduff), Finn, P. McEleney (83 Shiels), Massey Matchday 5 (24/11/2016) Dundalk FC-AZ Alkmaar Matchday 6 (08/12/2016) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC-Dundalk FC AZ Alkmaar

UEFA Europa League - Third qualifying round (28/07/2016) AZ Alkmaar 1-0 PAS Giannina FC Goals: 1-0 Luckassen 36 AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Johansson, Vlaar, Haps, Jahanbakhsh (63 Garcia), van Overeem (87 Seuntjens), Weghorst (63 Friday), Henriksen, Dabney dos Santos, Luckassen, S. Wuytens (04/08/2016) PAS Giannina FC 1-2 AZ Alkmaar (agg: 1-3) Goals: 1-0 Conde 9, 1-1 Dabney dos Santos 29, 1-2 Luckassen 36 AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Van Eijden, Vlaar, Haps, Jahanbakhsh, van Overeem (71 Til), Weghorst, Henriksen, Dabney dos Santos (79 Garcia), Luckassen, S. Wuytens

Play-off (18/08/2016) FK Vojvodina 0-3 AZ Alkmaar Goals: 0-1 S. Wuytens 32, 0-2 Friday 45+2, 0-3 S. Wuytens 83 AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Johansson, Van Eijden, Vlaar, Haps, Jahanbakhsh, Henriksen, Luckassen, Friday (79 Weghorst), Garcia (74 Dabney dos Santos), S. Wuytens (86 Til) (25/08/2016) AZ Alkmaar 0-0 FK Vojvodina (agg: 3-0) AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Johansson, Van Eijden, Vlaar, Haps, Jahanbakhsh (76 van Overeem), Henriksen, Luckassen, Friday (70 Weghorst), Garcia (65 Dabney dos Santos), S. Wuytens

Group stage Matchday 1 (15/09/2016) AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Dundalk FC Goals: 1-0 S. Wuytens 61, 1-1 Kilduff 89 AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Johansson, Van Eijden, Vlaar, Haps, Jahanbakhsh (75 Bel Hassani), van Overeem, Dabney dos Santos, Luckassen, Friday (55 Weghorst), S. Wuytens (65 Rienstra) Matchday 2 (29/09/2016) FC Zenit 5-0 AZ Alkmaar Goals: 1-0 Kokorin 26, 2-0 Giuliano 48, 3-0 Kokorin 59, 4-0 Criscito 66 (P) , 5-0 Shatov 80 AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Van Eijden, Vlaar (57 Rienstra), Haps, van Overeem, Weghorst (27 Seuntjens), Dabney dos Santos (73 Bel Hassani), Luckassen, Friday, Lewis, S. Wuytens

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Matchday 3 (20/10/2016) AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Goals: 0-1 Scarione 24, 1-1 Mühren 72, 1-2 Golasa 82 AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Johansson, Van Eijden, Haps, Rienstra (57 Til), van Overeem (61 Garcia), Bel Hassani, Mühren, Luckassen (84 Weghorst), Friday, S. Wuytens Matchday 4 (03/11/2016) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 0-0 AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar: Rochet, Johansson, Van Eijden (55 Mühren), Vlaar, Haps, Rienstra, Weghorst (77 Friday), Bel Hassani (61 Dabney dos Santos), Luckassen, Garcia, S. Wuytens Matchday 5 (24/11/2016) Dundalk FC-AZ Alkmaar Matchday 6 (08/12/2016) AZ Alkmaar-FC Zenit

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Referee István Vad (HUN) Assistant referees Istvan Albert (HUN) , Peter Berettyán (HUN) Additional assistant referees Sandor Szabo (HUN) , Jozsef Erdos (HUN) Fourth official László Viszokai (HUN) UEFA Delegate Jaroslav Dudl (CZE) UEFA Referee observer Costas Kapitanis (CYP)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches István Vad 30/05/1979 29 67

István Vad Referee since: 1995 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2007

Tournaments: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Finals N/A

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 16/09/2010 UEL GS SSC Napoli FC Utrecht 0-0 Naples 15/09/2011 UEL GS PSV Eindhoven Legia Warszawa 1-0 Eindhoven 11/12/2014 UEL GS PSV Eindhoven FC Dinamo Moskva 0-1 Eindhoven

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 25/03/2007 U17 ELITE Turkey Netherlands 0-1 Antalya 18/10/2007 U19 QR Netherlands Georgia 2-1 Tbilisi 20/10/2007 U19 QR Netherlands Latvia 2-0 Bolnisi 21/11/2008 U19 QR Republic of Ireland Malta 2-0 Ta' Qali 26/11/2008 U19 QR France Republic of Ireland 2-0 Corradino 20/07/2010 UCL 2QR The New Saints FC Bohemian FC 4-0 Oswestry 16/09/2010 UEL GS SSC Napoli FC Utrecht 0-0 Naples 26/03/2011 EURO QR Republic of Ireland FYR Macedonia 2-1 Dublin 15/09/2011 UEL GS PSV Eindhoven Legia Warszawa 1-0 Eindhoven 11/12/2014 UEL GS PSV Eindhoven FC Dinamo Moskva 0-1 Eindhoven 07/09/2015 EURO QR Republic of Ireland Georgia 1-0 Dublin

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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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