2004–05 AZ Alkmaar season

During the 2004–05 Dutch football season, AZ Alkmaar competed in the Eredivisie.

Season summary
AZ reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals, the farthest they had progressed in Europe since winning the UEFA Cup in 1981.

First-team squad

 * Squad at end of season

In

 * Kew Jaliens - Willem II
 * Joris Mathijsen - Willem II
 * 🇲🇦 Tarik Sektioui - Willem II

First round

 * P.A.O.K. 2-3 AZ
 * AZ 1-1 P.A.O.K.

Group stage

 * AZ 2–0 Auxerre
 * Amica Wronki 1–3 AZ
 * AZ 1–0 Rangers
 * Grazer AK 2–0 AZ

Round of 32

 * Alemannia Aachen 0-0 AZ
 * AZ 2-1 Alemannia Aachen

Round of 16

 * Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3 AZ
 * AZ 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Quarter-finals

 * Villarreal 1-2 AZ
 * AZ 1-1 Villarreal