FC Amsterdam was a Dutch

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club which was founded on 20 June 1972, from the merger of the

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football clubs Blauw Wit and DWS.

History

The club

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joined the side for the 1973–1974 season, in which season FC Amsterdam finished as 5th of the 18 clubs in the Dutch top-league. After a successful start, in which the club made it to the quarter-finals of the

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defeating

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in the process, the club was relegated from the

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to the

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in the 1977–1978 season. This resulted in a massive reduction in spectator numbers for FC Amsterdam, with the club moving out of the

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in 1980. The side disbanded in May 1982, after the 1981–1982 season. FC Amsterdam League Performance

Their players included Jan Jongbloed (1972–1977), the Dutch goalkeeper in the 1974 World Cup Final, and also Geert Meijer, Gerard van der Lem, Nico Jansen, Andre Wetzel, Martin Wiggemansen and Heini Otto.

References

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