AFC DWS

DWS

Full name	Door Wilskracht Sterk
Founded	11 October 1907;117 years ago (11 October 1907) (as Fortuna)
Ground	Spieringhorn Amsterdam
League	Saturday Derde Klasse B (West 1) (2024–25)
Website	http://www.afcdws.com/
Home colours

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 Derde Klasse (English: Third Class), the sixth tier of amateur football in the Netherlands. ^[1]

History

AFC DWS before a match against FC Volendam, August 1959.

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.

Historical chart of FC Amsterdam league performance (DWS shown in dark blue)

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

10 B	2 A	15 A	11 A	15	10	8	16	1	1	2	4	8	9	9	15	12	14
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 1954 – 1958: DWS 1958 – 1962: DWS/A 1962 – 1972: DWS

DWS in Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Score	UCP (1)
1964/65	International Football Cup	Group stage	Switzerland	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	1–2, 1–0	0.0
			Germany	Eintracht Braunschweig	4–0, 0–2
			Belgium	FC Beringen	5–0, 3–2
		First Round			never played (2)
		Quarterfinals	Belgium	RFC de Liège	never played (3)
1964/65	European Cup	Qualification	Turkey	Fenerbahçe SK	3–1, 1–0	10.0
		Round of 16	Norway	SFK Lyn Oslo	5–0, 3–1
		Quarterfinals	Hungary	Vasas ETO Győr	1–1, 0–1
1966/67	International Football Cup	Group stage	Italy	Atalanta Bergamo	1–0, 1–0	0.0
			Switzerland	FC Grenchen	4–2, 5–3
			France	RC Strasbourg	4–1, 2–1
		Quarterfinals	Poland	Zagłębie Sosnowiec	2–2, 0–3
1966/67	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	Second round	England	Leeds United	1–3, 1–5	0.0
1967/68	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	First round	Scotland	Dundee	2–1, 0–3	2.0
1968/69	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	First round	Belgium	Beerschot VAV	1–1, 2–1	5.0
		Second round	England	Chelsea	0–0, 0–0 (k)
		Round of 16	Scotland	Rangers	0–2, 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

Further information: Category:AFC DWS 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

• Joop Burgers (1960–1969)
• Bertus Caldenhove (1931–1940)
• Guus Dräger (1937–1941)
• Frits Flinkevleugel (1958–1972)
• Frans Geurtsen (1963–1971)
• Dick Hollander (1959–1968)
• Rinus Israël (1962–1966)
• Jan Jongbloed (1959–1972)
• Rob Rensenbrink (1965–1969)
• Daan Schrijvers (1963–1965)
• Piet Spel (1946–1956)
• Bram Wiertz (1937–1957)

  Norway

• Finn Seemann (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 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.

Cup	Players
1938 FIFA World Cup	Bertus Caldenhove

Honours

• Eredivisie: 1
  • 1963–64
• KNVB District Cup West I: 1
  • 1983

References

1. "AFC DWS Profile". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
2. Door Wilskracht Sterk – Official website Archived March 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
3. "DWS AFC (Door Wilskracht Sterk) Profile". Hollandse Velden. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
4. Patrick Reilly (21 September 2010). "Top 10 Promoted Teams Who Stunned Their Top League". Goal . Retrieved 4 October 2018.
5. Karel Stokkermans (17 June 2018). "English Energy and Nordic Nonsense". RSSSF . Retrieved 3 October 2018.
6. "Voetbalclub AFC DWS uit Amsterdam, Noord-Holland". Vierde Helft. Retrieved 2013-11-28.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)