AFC DWS explained

Clubname:DWS
Fullname:Door Wilskracht Sterk
Website:http://www.afcdws.com/
Founded: (as Fortuna)
Ground:Spieringhorn
Amsterdam
League:Tweede Klasse (Sunday)
Season:2012–13
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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 Tweede Klasse (English: Second Class), the fifth tier of amateur football in the Netherlands.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

In 1954 the club entered professional football, playing its home matches in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. 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 in 1964, the same year they were promoted from the Eerste Divisie, which is a feat that has never been repeated.[4] [5] 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.

In 1972 the club merged with Blauw-Wit Amsterdam and Volewijckers to form FC Amsterdam. DWS continued as an amateur club, which still exists. They celebrated their 100-year Jubilee in 2007.[6]

Professional football results 1954 – 1972

55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
Eredivisie
Eerste divisie
Eerste Klasse 54/55-55/56

DWS in Europe

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubScoreUCP (1)
1964/65International Football CupGroup stageFC La Chaux-de-Fonds1–2, 1–00.0
Eintracht Braunschweig4–0, 0–2
FC Beringen5–0, 3–2
First Roundnever played (2)
QuarterfinalsRFC de Liègenever played (3)
1964/65European CupQualificationFenerbahçe SK3–1, 1–010.0
Round of 16SFK Lyn Oslo5–0, 3–1
QuarterfinalsVasas ETO Győr1–1, 0–1
1966/67International Football CupGroup stageAtalanta Bergamo1–0, 1–00.0
FC Grenchen4–2, 5–3
RC Strasbourg4–1, 2–1
QuarterfinalsZagłębie Sosnowiec2–2, 0–3
1966/67Inter-Cities Fairs CupSecond roundLeeds United1–3, 1–50.0
1967/68Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst roundDundee2–1, 0–32.0
1968/69Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst roundBeerschot VAV1–1, 2–15.0
Second roundChelsea0–0, 0–0 (k)
Round of 16Rangers0–2, 1–2

(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 caps during their tenure with AFC DWS:

Netherlands
Norway

Players in international tournaments

The following is a list of AFC DWS players who have competed in international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup. To this date no DWS players have participated in the UEFA European Championship, Africa Cup of Nations, Copa América, CONCACAF Gold Cup, AFC Asian Cup or the OFC Nations Cup while playing for AFC DWS.

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFC DWS Profile . Soccerway.com . 2013-11-28.
  2. http://www.dws-afc.nl/Historie/ Door Wilskracht Sterk – Official website
  3. Web site: DWS AFC (Door Wilskracht Sterk) Profile . Hollandse Velden . 2013-11-28.
  4. Web site: Top 10 Promoted Teams Who Stunned Their Top League. Patrick Reilly. . 21 September 2010 . 4 October 2018 .
  5. Web site: English Energy and Nordic Nonsense. Karel Stokkermans. 17 June 2018 . . 3 October 2018 .
  6. Web site: Voetbalclub AFC DWS uit Amsterdam, Noord-Holland . Vierde Helft. 2013-11-28.