AKC Blauw-Wit

Blauw-Wit
Leagues Korfbal League
Founded December 1916 (1916-12) (as GOKC)
Arena Blauw-Wit Hal
Location Amsterdam, Netherlands
President Edgar Tijhuis[1]
Head coach Barry Schep
Website

AKC Blauw-Wit (Amsterdamse Korfbal Club Blauw-Wit) is a Dutch korfball club located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The club was founded on 6 December 1916 under the name of GOKC (Geheel Onthouders Korfbal Club)[2] and they play their home games in the Blauw-Wit Hal. The team plays in white/blue horizontally striped shirts and black shorts / skirts.

History

Since the existence of the Korfbal League Blauw-Wit has been represented in the top division. Blauw-Wit reached the play-off stages 5 times in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 but only in 2017 they reached to the final.[3][4] Blauw-Wit is the only club from the capital to play in the highest korfball division.

Current squad

Squad for the 2017-18 season

References

  1. "Bestuur". akcblauw-wit.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. "Clubhistorie Amsterdam" (PDF). akcblauw-wit.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. "AKC Blauw-Wit is zeker van de Ziggo Dome!". topsport.amsterdam. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. "Korfbal League: TOP ten val gebracht, Fortuna houdt kleine kans op play-offs". omroepwest.nl. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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