The youth team of AZ Alkmaar (Youth), founded in 2013 and located in Alkmaar, Netherlands, is a Dutch professional football club. It is the reserve team of the Eredivisie powerhouse AZ Alkmaar. Although it cannot compete for the championship or promotion, the team achieved its best record in the 2017-2018 season, finishing seventh in the Eerste Divisie. In the first round of the 2021-2022 Dutch Cup, the youth team surprisingly defeated VVV-Venlo 4-1, demonstrating great potential. In the 2022-2023 Eerste Divisie season, the team defeated the PSV Eindhoven youth team 3-0, with a ball possession rate of over 65%, showcasing a technical and tactical style of play.
As the reserve team of AZ Alkmaar, a prominent club in the Dutch Eredivisie, although unable to compete for the championship or promotion, the team achieved its best record in the club's history by finishing seventh in the Dutch Second Division in the 2017-2018 season. In the first round of the 2021-2022 Dutch Cup, the youth team surprisingly defeated VVV-Venlo, a team from the Eredivisie, with a score of 4-1, demonstrating great potential. In the 2022-2023 Dutch Second Division league, the team convincingly defeated the PSV Eindhoven youth team with a score of 3-0, maintaining a ball possession rate of over 65% throughout the match, showcasing a technically brilliant style of play.
The youth academy of AZ Alkmaar is renowned for developing attacking talent, and in recent years has supplied players such as Harvey Simons and Kuipers to top leagues across Europe. Its youth system emphasizes a combination of high pressing and possession-based football, consistently producing 3-5 professional players each year, and is considered one of the most effective youth development centers in Dutch football.