Amsterdamsche FC
{{short description|Dutch association football club from Amsterdam}}
{{For|the Eredivisie club (Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax)|AFC Ajax}}
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| clubname = AFC
| image = Amsterdamsche FC (logo).svg
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| fullname = Amsterdamsche Football Club
| founded = {{Start date and age|1895|1|18|df=y}}
|short name = AFC
| ground = Goed Genoeg, Amsterdam
| capacity = 8,000
| chairman = Brian Speelman
| manager = Benno Nihom
| league = {{Dutch football updater|AFC}}
| season = {{Dutch football updater|AFC2}}
| position = {{Dutch football updater|AFC3}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.afc.nl/}}
| current = 2023–24 Tweede Divisie
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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
= 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.nl/archief/korte-geschiedenis|title=AFC – Korte geschiedenis|website=afc.nl|access-date=27 February 2019}} 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.{{citation|url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/afc-live/pdfs/114.pdf|title=De oprichting en de stamvaders van de "Amsterdamsche Football Club"}}
= 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.beinsports.com/us/americans-overseas/news/americans-overseas-uncle-sams-soccer-ambassad/362962|title=Americans Overseas: Uncle Sam's Soccer Ambassadors – beIN SPORTS}}
Current squad
As of 16 January, 2025
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=Netherlands|name=Gijs van Zetten|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=Netherlands|name=Gévero Markiet|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=Netherlands|name=Sven Ederveen|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=Netherlands|name=Cody Claver|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=Netherlands|name=Noa Benninga|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=Netherlands|name=Melvin Platje|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=Netherlands|name=Milan Hoek|pos=MF|other=captain}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Netherlands|name=Julian van der Greft|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Netherlands|name=Matthijs Jesse|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Netherlands|name=Milan Klopper|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Netherlands|name=Guus van Weerdenburg|pos=DF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Netherlands|name=Splinter de Mooij|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Curaçao|name=Djuric Ascencion|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Netherlands|name=Tim Linthorst|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Netherlands|name=Nick Koster|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Netherlands|name=Daniël Nolet|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Netherlands|name=Joel Tillema|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Netherlands|name=Ricardo van Rhijn|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Netherlands|name=Milan Eliasar|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=Netherlands|name=Wessel Been|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=Netherlands|name=Marciano Mengerink|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=Netherlands|name=Marijn Dijkstra|pos=GK}}
{{Fs end}}
Associated people
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= Head coaches – 20th century =
| class="wikitable"
| |AFC 1 | colspan="3" |Years |
| |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} Fred Warburton |1910 | - |1911 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} William Reynolds |1911 | - |1913 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} H. G. du Puis and {{flagicon|NED}} J. van de Panne |1913 | - |1914 |
| *
|? |1914 | - |1917 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} Edwin Dutton |1917 | - |1918 |
| *
|? |1918 | - |1922 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Burton | colspan="3" |1922 |
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|{{flagicon|DE}} Josef Angermair |1923 | - |1924 |
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|G. Bosch and Arie Metz |1924 | - |1925 |
| *
|? |1925 | - |1926 |
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|Triens |1926 | - |1927 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Reynolds |1927 | - |1928 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Jo Broeksmit |1928 | - |1929 |
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|{{flagicon|BEL}} Charles Aerts |1929 | - |1930 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Bromilow |1930 | - |1932 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Donaghy |1932 | - |1933 |
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|F. Meier and Richelman |1933 | - |1934 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Dolf van Kol |1934 | - |1935 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Charles Lungen |1935 | - |1936 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Gerrits and Hazeweyer |1936 | - |1937 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Charles Lungen |1937 | - |1938 |
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|{{flagicon|EIR}} James Donnelly |1938 | - |1940 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Jo Broeksmit |1940 | - |1941 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Karel Kaufman |1941 | - |1942 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Piet Huisken |1942 | - |1944 |
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|{{flagicon|EIR}} James Donnelly |1944 | - |1945 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Jo Broeksmit |1945 | - |1946 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Piet Huisken and {{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Dougall |1946 | - |1947 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Cor Sluijk |1947 | - |1949 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Cor Steenman |1949 | - |1951 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Cor Sluijk |1951 | - |1955 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Wim Vaal |1955 | - |1956 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Chris Geluk and {{flagicon|NED}} Dick Disselkoen |1956 | - |1958 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Van Dam |1958 | - |1960 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Gé van Dijk |1961 | - |1965 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Rinus Michels | colspan="3" |1965 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Gé van Dijk |1965 | - |1970 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Wim Hoeben | colspan="3" |1970 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Piet Ouderland |1970 | - |1976 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Gé van Dijk |1976 | - |1978 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Frans Kramer |1978 | - |1980 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Doby Peters |1980 | - |1988 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Hans Vlietman | colspan="3" |1988 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Henny Kottmann |1988 | - |1989 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Pim van de Meent |1989 | - |1991 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Henny Schipper |1991 | - |1993 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Pim van de Meent |1993 | - |1994 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Henny Kottmann |1994 | - |1997 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Karel Bouwens | colspan="3" |1997 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Pim van de Meent |1997 | - |1998 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Rob Bianchi |1998 | - |2000 |
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= Head coaches – 21st century =
| class="wikitable"
| |AFC 1 | colspan="3" |Years |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Pim van de Meent | colspan="3" |2000 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Ton du Chatinier |2000 | - |2003 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Stanley Menzo |2003 | - |2005 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} John Kila |2005 | - |2006 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Pim van de Meent | colspan="3" |2006 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}}Ton du Chatinier |2006 | - |2008 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Cor ten Bosch |2008 | - |2013 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Maarten Stekelenburg | colspan="3" |2013 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Willem Leushuis |2013 | - |2015 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Stanley Menzo | colspan="3" |2015 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Bart Logchies |2015 | - |2016 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Ton du Chatinier |2016 | - |2017 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} André Wetzel |2017 | - |2018 |
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|{{flagicon|NED}} Ulrich Landvreugd |2018 | - |2022 |
File:Gé van Dijk (1951).png (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
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References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.afc.nl/}}
{{Tweede Divisie}}
{{Football clubs in Amsterdam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
Category:1895 establishments in the Netherlands
Category:Association football clubs established in 1895