AZ or AZ Vrouwen is a
women's association football club based in
Alkmaar and the
Zaanstreek,
Netherlands. They are affiliated with the
AZ men's team. They were founder members of the
Eredivisie Vrouwen in 2007 and won the first three editions of the championship. In February 2011 AZ announced they were withdrawing support for their women's section, for financial reasons.[1]
In Januari 2022 AZ announced they were looking into restarting with a women's section.[3] Two months later AZ revealed they were going to financially support and were working closely with
VV Alkmaar.[4] After AZ and VV Alkmaar already intensified their collaboration in 2022, AZ now takes the place of VV Alkmaar in the
Azerion Women's Eredivisie starting from the 2023-2024 season.[5]
On 23 March 2023 Mark De Vries was confirmed as manager.[6][7]