Amsterdamsche Football Club Door Wilskracht Sterk (), also referred to as AFC DWS, Door Wilskracht Sterk or simply DWS, is a Dutch football club from

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, currently competing in the

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(), the sixth tier of

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in the

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History

AFC DWS was founded on 11 October 1907, by the trio of Robert Beijerbacht, Theo Beijerbacht and Jan van Galen under the name of Fortuna which was soon changed to Hercules. The team played in a blue and white striped shirt and white shorts. On 22 March 1909 the name was changed to DWS and the shirt colours became blue and black vertical stripes. In 1954 the club entered professional football, playing its home matches in the

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. It merged in 1958 with BVC Amsterdam into DWS/A. That name was dropped again in 1962 and turned back into DWS. DWS became champions of the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

in 1964, the same year they were promoted from the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

, which is a feat that has never been repeated. DWS then reached the quarter-finals of the 1964–65 European Cup, in the next season. Their 1964 triumph is the most recent occasion of a club without a predominantly red and white home strip (unlike recent contenders Ajax, AZ, Feyenoord, PSV and Twente) winning the Eredivisie title, a drought of 60 years. FC Amsterdam League Performance

In 1972 the club merged with

Blauw-Wit Amsterdam FC Blauw-Wit Amsterdam () was a Dutch football club from Amsterdam. The name referred to the colours of their uniform, blue and white. History Founded on 10 May 1902 as a local club in the Kinkerbuurt area of Amsterdam, from 1928 it started to p ...

and

Volewijckers ASC De Volewijckers is a Dutch football club that plays in the Vierde Klasse. It is a continuation of ASV–DWV and AVV De Volewijckers. History ASV–DWV ASV-DWV or Door Wilskracht Verkregen was founded on 12 May 1912 in present-day Amsterda ...

to form

FC Amsterdam FC Amsterdam was a Dutch football club which was founded on 20 June 1972, from the merger of the Amsterdam football clubs Blauw Wit and DWS. History The club Volewijckers joined the side for the 1973–1974 season, in which season FC Amsterdam ...

. DWS continued as an amateur club, which still exists. They celebrated their 100-year Jubilee in 2007.

Professional football results 1954 – 1972

DWS in Europe

: (1) UCP = UEFA Co-efficiency points. Total number of points for UEFA Coefficient: 17.0 : (2) DWS skipped this round, since they were still active in the Europacup I : (3) DWS are eliminated from the tournament since they are still active in the Europacup I

Former players

National team players

''The following players were called up to represent their national teams in international football and received

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during their tenure with AFC DWS: *;Netherlands * Joop Burgers (1960–1969) * Bertus Caldenhove (1931–1940) * Guus Dräger (1937–1941) * Frits Flinkevleugel (1958–1972) *

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(1963–1971) * Dick Hollander (1959–1968) *

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(1962–1966) * Jan Jongbloed (1959–1972) * Rob Rensenbrink (1965–1969) *

Daan Schrijvers Daan Schijvers (18 September 1941 – 2 August 2018) was a Dutch footballer who played as a defender in his native Netherlands. He was also capped for the Netherlands national team 22 times. Club career Born in Breda, Schrijvers started and f ...

(1963–1965) * Piet Spel (1946–1956) * Bram Wiertz (1937–1957) *;Norway *

Finn Seemann Finn Ludvig Seemann (18 October 1944 – 7 September 1985) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a striker. Seemann was born in Oslo. He started his football career in Lyn, where he became league champion in 1964. In 1965, he became profess ...

(1968–1971) * ''Years in brackets indicate careerspan with AFC DWS.''

Players in international tournaments

The following is a list of AFC DWS players who have competed in international tournaments, including the

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. To this date no DWS players have participated in the

UEFA European Championship The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro or Euros, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition ...

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is s ...

Copa América The CONMEBOL Copa América (; known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship), often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial association football, football tournament contested among list of men's national ass ...

CONCACAF Gold Cup The CONCACAF Gold Cup () is an association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for men's senior national teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament is held every two ...

AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second-oldest c ...

or the

OFC Nations Cup The OFC Men's Nations Cup, known as the OFC Nations Cup before the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup, 2024 edition, is the primary association football competition contested by the senior list of men's national association football teams, men's natio ...

while playing for AFC DWS.

Honours

: 1 ** 1963–64 * KNVB District Cup West I: 1 **1983

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:DWS, AFC Football clubs in the Netherlands Football clubs in Amsterdam Association football clubs established in 1907 1907 establishments in the Netherlands