Amsterdamsche FC
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| Full name | Amsterdamsche Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Ajax amateurs | ||
| Founded | 18 January 1895 | ||
| Ground | Goed Genoeg, Amsterdam | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
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| League | Tweede Divisie | ||
| 2016–17 Eerste Klasse A | 1st (promoted) | ||
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Amsterdamsche Football Club, known as AFC is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is currently playing in the 2017–18 Saturday Hoofdklasse A, the fifth tier of football in the Netherlands.
History
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19th century
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.[1]
The meeting was held by six boys aged fifteen and sixteen. Four of them being Gerard Scheepens, Hein Brass, Frits Bernard and G.J. Beranard. These six boys were the progenitors of AFC.[2]
20th century
AFC-1 were crowned champions 13 times; 1906, 1909, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1946, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1969, 2001, 2010 and 2014, 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 clubs 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. [1]
21st century
In 2016 the first male squad lost 3–1 against Ajax U15.[3] On 6 July 2017 it was announced that the squad's match against De Dijk in a qualifying round for the Dutch national cup had been postponed until 20 August.[4]
Preparing for the 2017-18 Hoofdklasse season, Amsterdamsche FC lost 1-2 RKAV Volendam from a league below.[5]
Current squad
As of 1 December 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable coaches
Notable former players
References
- 1 2 https://www.afc.nl/archief/korte-geschiedenis
- ↑ https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/afc-live/pdfs/114.pdf
- ↑ "Americans Overseas: Uncle Sam's Soccer Ambassadors - beIN SPORTS".
- ↑ "Bekerduel AFC – De Dijk verschoven naar 20 augustus". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
Het duel tussen AFC en De Dijk in de tweede ronde van het kwalificatietoernooi van de KNVB Beker is verplaatst van woensdag 23 naar zondag 20 augustus.
- ↑ "Ajax verrassend onderuit tegen Volendam" [Surprising loss for Ajax against Volendam]. Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
Zaterdag Hoofdklasser Ajax is de voorbereiding op het nieuwe seizoen begonnen met een nederlaag. Eersteklasser RKAV Volendam bleek met 1-2 te sterk voor de ploeg van Jorg Smeets.