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Wikipedia - Amsterdamsche FC

Amsterdamsche Football Club, known as AFC, is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is currently playing in the Tweede Divisie, the third tier of football in the Netherlands.

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. 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.

**Amsterdamsche FC**

**Nom :** Amsterdamsche Football Club

**Surnom :** Les Amstellodamois

**Fondation :** 1883

**Stade :** Amsterdam ArenA

**Palmarès :**

* 25 Eredivisie (championnat des Pays-Bas)
* 19 KNVB Beker (coupe des Pays-Bas)
* 4 Supercoupe des Pays-Bas
* 1 Coupe des champions
* 3 Coupes UEFA
* 1 Supercoupe de l'UEFA

**Entraîneur :** Alfred Schreuder

**Joueurs emblématiques :**

* Johan Cruyff
* Ruud Krol
* Dennis Bergkamp
* Edwin van der Sar
* Marc Overmars
* Clarence Seedorf
* Wesley Sneijder

**Style de jeu :**

Amsterdamsche FC est réputé pour son jeu offensif et technique, basé sur la possession de balle et le contrôle du tempo du match. L'équipe privilégie les passes courtes et rapides, et les mouvements individuels pour créer des occasions de but.

**Identité du club :**

Amsterdamsche FC est un club historique et largement soutenu aux Pays-Bas. Son emblème est une croix rouge sur un fond blanc, représentant la ville d'Amsterdam. Les couleurs traditionnelles du club sont le rouge, le blanc et le noir.