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.
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| Full name | Amsterdamsche Football Club | ||
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| Short name | AFC | ||
| Founded | 18 January 1895 | ||
| Ground | Goed Genoeg, Amsterdam | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Chairman | Brian Speelman | ||
| Manager | Benno Nihom | ||
| League | Tweede Divisie | ||
| 2023–24 | Tweede Divisie, 5th of 18 | ||
| Website | https://www.afc.nl/ | ||
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History
edit19th century: Foundation
editAFC 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. Bernard. These six boys were the progenitors of AFC.[2]
20th century: Championships galore
editAFC-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.[1]
21st century: Tweede Divisie and Eerste Klasse
editIn 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]
Current squad
editAs of 12 November 2020 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Associated people
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Head coaches – 20th centuryedit
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Head coaches – 21st centuryedit
Notable playersedit
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References
edit- ^ a b "AFC – Korte geschiedenis". afc.nl. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ De oprichting en de stamvaders van de "Amsterdamsche Football Club" (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.
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