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Amsterdamsche FC

Dutch association football club from Amsterdam

Amsterdamsche FC
Summary

Dutch association football club from Amsterdam

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managerBenno Nihom
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Amsterdamsche Football Club, commonly known as AFC is a football club based in Amsterdam. The team compete in the Tweede Divisie, the third level of the Dutch football league system.

History

The first squad of Amsterdamsche FC, 1949
Amsterdamsche FC flag

19th century: Foundation

AFC was founded in 1895 when a group of young Amsterdammers decided to create a football club. On 18 January 1895 the founding meeting took place in the basement of a house on the Koninginneweg where after a long discussion the name "Amsterdamsche Football Club (AFC)" was chosen. The meeting was held by six boys aged fifteen and sixteen. Four of them being Gerard Scheepens, Hein Brass, Frits Bernard and G.J. Bernard. These six boys were the progenitors of AFC.

20th century: Championships galore

AFC-1 were crowned champions 14 times; 1906, 1909, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1946, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1969, 2001, 2010, 2014 and 2019, while also having been relegated three times; 1921, 1922 and 1998. In 2010 it was the first club in the Netherlands to enter the newly formed 'Top Class'. Despite only having 15 members when founded, by the time of the club's 50th anniversary (1945) it had over 700. By AFC's 100-year existence (1995) it has more than 1,500 members and in summer 2016 the club, including non-playing donors, over 2,100 members. Due to the shortage of fields and accommodation, unfortunately, hundreds of aspiring members must be disappointed every season when they apply for membership.

21st century: Tweede Divisie and Eerste Klasse

In 2016 the first male squad lost 3–1 against Ajax U15.

Current squad

As of 16 January, 2025

Associated people

Head coaches – 20th century

Head coaches – 21st century

*NED Ulrich Landvreugd2018-2022
[[Gé van Dijk]] (1961–1965 and 1965–1970) has served longest as coach of the first squad

Notable players

  • Daley Blind
  • Brian Brobbey
  • Carel Eiting
  • Donald Feldmann
  • Wim Feldmann
  • Maxim Gullit
  • Edwin Gyasi
  • Ridgeciano Haps
  • Mickey van der Hart
  • Thom Haye
  • Raily Ignacio
  • Florian Jozefzoon
  • Justin Kluivert
  • Thomas Lam
  • Derrick Luckassen
  • Daryl van Mieghem
  • Marcel Peeper
  • Kenneth Pérez
  • Immanuel Pherai
  • Daniël de Ridder
  • Philippe Sandler

References

References

  1. "AFC – Korte geschiedenis".
  2. "De oprichting en de stamvaders van de "Amsterdamsche Football Club"".
  3. "Americans Overseas: Uncle Sam's Soccer Ambassadors – beIN SPORTS".
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