Full name Door Wilskracht Sterk Website Club home page Arena/Stadium Spieringhorn | Ground SpieringhornAmsterdam Founded 11 October 1907 League Vierde Klasse | |
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Amsterdamsche Football Club Door Wilskracht Sterk (English: Amsterdam Football Club Strong Through Willpower), also referred to as AFC DWS, Door Wilskracht Sterk or simply DWS is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam, currently competing in the Vierde Klasse (English: Fourth Class), the sixth tier of amateur football in the Netherlands.
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History
AFC DWS was founded on 11 October 1907, by the trio of Robert Beijerbacht, Theo Beijerbacht and Jansen 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 Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. DWS became champions of the Eredivisie in 1964, the same year they were promoted from the Eerste Divisie, which is a feat that has never been repeated since from any team after being promoted to the Eredivisie, AFC DWS then reached the quarter finals of the 1964–65 European Cup, in the next season.
In 1972 the club merged with Blauw-Wit Amsterdam and Volewijckers to form FC Amsterdam. DWS continued as an amateur club, which still exists today. They celebrated their 100 year Jubilee in 2007.
DWS in Europe
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