For the Eredivisie club (Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax), see AFC Ajax.
Amsterdamsche FC
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FullnameAmsterdamsche Football Club
Founded18 January 1895 (age 131)
Short nameAFC
GroundGoed Genoeg, Amsterdam
Capacity8,000
ChairmanBrian Speelman
ManagerBenno Nihom
Websitewww.afc.nl
Current2023–24 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.[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

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.[1]

21st century: Tweede Divisie and Eerste Klasse

In 2016 the first male squad lost 3–1 against Ajax U15.[3]

Current squad

As of 14 April, 2026

Associated people

Head coaches – 20th century

AFC 1Years
Fred Warburton1910-1911
William Reynolds1911-1913
H. G. du Puis and J. van de Panne1913-1914
?1914-1917
Edwin Dutton1917-1918
?1918-1922
Jack Burton1922
Josef Angermair1923-1924
G. Bosch and Arie Metz1924-1925
?1925-1926
Triens1926-1927
Jack Reynolds1927-1928
Jo Broeksmit1928-1929
Charles Aerts1929-1930
Tom Bromilow1930-1932
Peter Donaghy1932-1933
F. Meier and Richelman1933-1934
Dolf van Kol1934-1935
Charles Lungen1935-1936
Gerrits and Hazeweyer1936-1937
Charles Lungen1937-1938
James Donnelly1938-1940
Jo Broeksmit1940-1941
Karel Kaufman1941-1942
Piet Huisken1942-1944
James Donnelly1944-1945
Jo Broeksmit1945-1946
Piet Huisken and Peter Dougall1946-1947
Cor Sluijk1947-1949
Cor Steenman1949-1951
Cor Sluijk1951-1955
Wim Vaal1955-1956
Chris Geluk and Dick Disselkoen1956-1958
Van Dam1958-1960
Gé van Dijk1961-1965
Rinus Michels1965
Gé van Dijk1965-1970
Wim Hoeben1970
Piet Ouderland1970-1976
Gé van Dijk1976-1978
Frans Kramer1978-1980
Doby Peters1980-1988
Hans Vlietman1988
Henny Kottmann1988-1989
Pim van de Meent1989-1991
Henny Schipper1991-1993
Pim van de Meent1993-1994
Henny Kottmann1994-1997
Karel Bouwens1997
Pim van de Meent1997-1998
Rob Bianchi1998-2000

Head coaches – 21st century

AFC 1Years
Pim van de Meent2000
Ton du Chatinier2000-2003
Stanley Menzo2003-2005
John Kila2005-2006
Pim van de Meent2006
Ton du Chatinier2006-2008
Cor ten Bosch2008-2013
Maarten Stekelenburg2013
Willem Leushuis2013-2015
Stanley Menzo2015
Bart Logchies2015-2016
Ton du Chatinier2016-2017
André Wetzel2017-2018
Ulrich Landvreugd2018-2022

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "AFC – Korte geschiedenis". afc.nl. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ "De oprichting en de stamvaders van de "Amsterdamsche Football Club""
  3. ^ "Americans Overseas: Uncle Sam's Soccer Ambassadors – beIN SPORTS"