Football in Amsterdam

Association football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Amsterdam.[citation needed]

Introduction

Amsterdam is home of the Eredivisie football club AFC Ajax. The stadium Johan Cruyff Arena is the home of Ajax. It is located in the south-east of the city next to the Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA railway station. Before moving to their current location in 1996, Ajax played their regular matches in De Meer Stadion.[1]

History

Amsterdam had a time when it was home to four professional and relatively successful football clubs. AFC Ajax, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, AFC DWS, AVV De Volewijckers and later, FC Amsterdam, each with their own relatively long and rich histories.[2]

Professional clubs

Football/soccer teams
Club League Venue Established (team)
AFC Ajax Eredivisie Johan Cruyff Arena
55,000
1900

Amateur clubs

Football/soccer teams
Club League Venue Established (team)
Amsterdamsche FC 1895
Blauw-Wit Amsterdam 1902
AFC DWS 1997

Defunct clubs

Football/soccer teams
Club League Established (team) Dissolved
RAP Eredivisie 1887 1914
FC Amsterdam Eredivisie 1972 1982

Honours

Amsterdam derbies

Amsterdam Derby (Stadsderby) refers to matches played between professional and amateur football clubs of Amsterdam. Such clubs include AFC, Ajax, Blauw-Wit, DWS, JOS Watergraafsmeer, Swift, De Volewijckers, VVA and Zeeburgia. An Amsterdam Derby can be an individual match or an ongoing rivalry between clubs, players and fans.

Stadiums

Famous footballers from Amsterdam

See also

References

  1. ^ "De Meer". Stadiums. AFC Ajax. Archived from the original on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  2. ^ "HOW AMSTERDAM CHANGED THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL FOREVER". THESE FOOTBALL TIMES. September 9, 2017.