UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS AZ Stadion - Alkmaar Thursday 22 October 2015 19.00CET (19.00 local time) AZ Alkmaar Group L - Matchday 3 FC Augsburg Last updated 15/12/2015 19:04CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 15 Legend 16 1 AZ Alkmaar - FC Augsburg Thursday 22 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 Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Mintál 83, 85; De 05/12/2007 GS 1. FC Nürnberg - AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Nuremberg Zeeuw 29 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Borowski 16, Klose 4-1 12/04/2007 QF SV Werder Bremen - AZ Alkmaar Bremen 36, 62, Diego 82; agg: 4-1 Dembélé 32 05/04/2007 QF AZ Alkmaar - SV Werder Bremen 0-0 Alkmaar UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Van Galen 62, AZ Alkmaar - TSV Alemannia 2-1 24/02/2005 R3 Alkmaar Mathijsen 80; Meijer Aachen agg: 2-1 31 TSV Alemannia Aachen - AZ 17/02/2005 R3 0-0 Cologne Alkmaar FC Augsburg - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Augsburg have not played against a club from their opponents' country Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AZ Alkmaar 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 2 4 7 FC Augsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 AZ Alkmaar - FC Augsburg Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Match background Scoring goals has not been a problem for AZ Alkmaar in this season's UEFA Europa League, as they take on an FC Augsburg side yet to avoid defeat in Group L. Previous meetings • The teams are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition in what is Augsburg's first encounter with Dutch opponents. • AZ's five games against German clubs have ended W1 D2 L2 (W1 D1 L0 in Alkmaar – W0 D1 L2 in Germany). Form guide • AZ have scored twice in each of their six European fixtures (W4 L2) this term, 12 goals in total. • Augsburg have lost their first two UEFA games 3-1. • 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. • Founded in 1907, Augsburg finished fifth in Germany last term, qualifying directly for the UEFA Europa League group stage as a result. Trivia and links • The journey from Augsburg to Alkmaar is around 650km. • Augsburg's Estonia defender Ragnar Klavan joined the club from AZ in 2012, having helped them win the Eredivisie title in 2008/09. • Augsburg have a Dutch right-back in Paul Verhaegh, who represented PSV Eindhoven, FC Den Bosch and Vitesse before moving to Germany. Their Slovenia striker Tim Matavž has also played in the Eredivisie, for FC Groningen and PSV. • Augsburg's Piotr Trochowski was an unused substitute when Sevilla FC beat SL Benfica in the 2014 UEFA Europa League final. 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 AFC Ajax's youth team, ADO Den Haag and Vitesse before heading to RSC Anderlecht and lifting the Belgian title in 2012/13. • Augsburg coach Markus Weinzierl's playing career peaked when he spent a season with the first-team squad at FC Bayern München, though he never played a senior game. Augsburg appointed him in 2012 following a spell at SSV Jahn Regensburg and he has thrived in the role, last term's fifth-place finish a club best. 3 AZ Alkmaar - FC Augsburg Thursday 22 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) FC Augsburg Formed: 1907 Nickname: Fuggerstädter (people from the Fuggers' city, in honour of a prominent local merchant family) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) None Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 4 AZ Alkmaar - FC Augsburg Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit AZ Stadion, Alkmaar 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 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: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win N/A • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Augsburg v FK Partizan 01/10/15, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Athletic Club v Augsburg 17/09/15, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win N/A • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Augsburg v FK Partizan 01/10/15, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Athletic Club v Augsburg (see above) 5 AZ Alkmaar - FC Augsburg Thursday 22 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 - 3 - 2 - 6 - 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 - 2 - 7 - 15 - 37 3 3 Jeffrey Gouweleeuw NED 10/07/1991 24 - 4 - 2 - 9 1 12 1 22 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 2 1 9 - 2 1 6 3 23 Derrick Luckassen NED 03/07/1995 20 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 3 - 24 Ridgeciano Haps NED 12/06/1993 22 - 4 - 1 - 8 - 2 - 6 - 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 - - - 3 - 17 1 25 1 8 Joris van Overeem NED 01/06/1994 21 - 3 1 2 - 9 - 3 - 6 1 10 Markus Henriksen NOR 25/07/1992 23 - 4 2 2 2 9 4 11 3 36 10 17 Ben Rienstra NED 05/06/1990 25 - - - 2 - 5 - 2 - 4 - 19 Dabney Souza NED 21/07/1996 19 - 3 - 2 - 8 - 2 - 5 - 20 Thom Haye NED 09/02/1995 20 - 4 - 2 - 7 - 3 - 7 - 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 - 3 - 1 - 8 1 1 - 4 - 9 Alireza Jahanbakhsh IRN 11/08/1993 22 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 11 Muamer Tankovic SWE 22/02/1995 20 - 2 - 2 - 8 1 2 - 4 - 18 Vincent Janssen NED 15/06/1994 21 - 4 2 2 - 9 3 2 - 6 2 21 Robert Mühren NED 18/05/1989 26 - 4 1 1 - 7 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 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 AZ Alkmaar - FC Augsburg Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit AZ Stadion, Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA Coach - John van den Brom NED 04/10/1966 49 - 4 - 2 - - - 2 - 22 - 7 AZ Alkmaar - FC Augsburg Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit AZ Stadion, Alkmaar FC Augsburg Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No.