Amsterdamsche FC

For the Eredivisie club (Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax), see AFC Ajax.

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.

AFC

Full name	Amsterdamsche Football Club
Short name	AFC
Founded	18 January 1895; 130 years ago (1895-01-18)
Ground	Goed Genoeg, Amsterdam
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Brian Speelman
Manager	Benno Nihom
League	Tweede Divisie
2023–24	Tweede Divisie, 5th of 18
Website	www.afc.nl
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

The first squad of Amsterdamsche FC, 1949

Amsterdamsche FC flag

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 16 January, 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NED Gijs van Zetten 3 DF  NED Gévero Markiet 4 DF  NED Sven Ederveen 5 DF  NED Cody Claver 6 MF  NED Noa Benninga 7 FW  NED Melvin Platje 8 MF  NED Milan Hoek (captain) 10 MF  NED Julian van der Greft 11 FW  NED Matthijs Jesse 14 MF  NED Milan Klopper 15 DF  NED Guus van Weerdenburg

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  NED Splinter de Mooij 17 MF  CUW Djuric Ascencion 18 DF  NED Tim Linthorst 19 FW  NED Nick Koster 21 GK  NED Daniël Nolet 22 MF  NED Joel Tillema 23 DF  NED Ricardo van Rhijn 24 MF  NED Milan Eliasar 28 FW  NED Wessel Been 29 FW  NED Marciano Mengerink 30 GK  NED Marijn Dijkstra

Associated people

Head coaches – 20th century AFC 1 Years * Fred Warburton 1910 - 1911 * William Reynolds 1911 - 1913 * H. G. du Puis and J. van de Panne 1913 - 1914 * ? 1914 - 1917 * Edwin Dutton 1917 - 1918 * ? 1918 - 1922 * Jack Burton 1922 * Josef Angermair 1923 - 1924 * G. Bosch and Arie Metz 1924 - 1925 * ? 1925 - 1926 * Triens 1926 - 1927 * Jack Reynolds 1927 - 1928 * Jo Broeksmit 1928 - 1929 * Charles Aerts 1929 - 1930 * Tom Bromilow 1930 - 1932 * Peter Donaghy 1932 - 1933 * F. Meier and Richelman 1933 - 1934 * Dolf van Kol 1934 - 1935 * Charles Lungen 1935 - 1936 * Gerrits and Hazeweyer 1936 - 1937 * Charles Lungen 1937 - 1938 * James Donnelly 1938 - 1940 * Jo Broeksmit 1940 - 1941 * Karel Kaufman 1941 - 1942 * Piet Huisken 1942 - 1944 * James Donnelly 1944 - 1945 * Jo Broeksmit 1945 - 1946 * Piet Huisken and Peter Dougall 1946 - 1947 * Cor Sluijk 1947 - 1949 * Cor Steenman 1949 - 1951 * Cor Sluijk 1951 - 1955 * Wim Vaal 1955 - 1956 * Chris Geluk and Dick Disselkoen 1956 - 1958 * Van Dam 1958 - 1960 * Gé van Dijk 1961 - 1965 * Rinus Michels 1965 * Gé van Dijk 1965 - 1970 * Wim Hoeben 1970 * Piet Ouderland 1970 - 1976 * Gé van Dijk 1976 - 1978 * Frans Kramer 1978 - 1980 * Doby Peters 1980 - 1988 * Hans Vlietman 1988 * Henny Kottmann 1988 - 1989 * Pim van de Meent 1989 - 1991 * Henny Schipper 1991 - 1993 * Pim van de Meent 1993 - 1994 * Henny Kottmann 1994 - 1997 * Karel Bouwens 1997 * Pim van de Meent 1997 - 1998 * Rob Bianchi 1998 - 2000

Head coaches – 21st century AFC 1 Years * Pim van de Meent 2000 * Ton du Chatinier 2000 - 2003 * Stanley Menzo 2003 - 2005 * John Kila 2005 - 2006 * Pim van de Meent 2006 * Ton du Chatinier 2006 - 2008 * Cor ten Bosch 2008 - 2013 * Maarten Stekelenburg 2013 * Willem Leushuis 2013 - 2015 * Stanley Menzo 2015 * Bart Logchies 2015 - 2016 * Ton du Chatinier 2016 - 2017 * André Wetzel 2017 - 2018 * Ulrich Landvreugd 2018 - 2022 Gé van Dijk (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