- FC Amsterdam
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clubname = FC Amsterdam
fullname = Football Club Amsterdam
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founded =June 20 ,1972
ground =Amsterdam
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league = DutchEredivisie
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leftarm2=ffffff|body2=ffffff|rightarm2=ffffff|shorts2=ffffff|socks2=ffffffFC Amsterdam was a Dutch football club which was founded on
June 20 ,1972 , from the merger of theAmsterdam football clubsBlauw Wit and DWS. The clubVolewijckers joined the side for the1973 -1974 season. After a successful start, in which the club made it to the quarter finals of the 1974-75 UEFA Cup defeating Italian giantsInter Milan in the process, the club was relegated from theEredivisie to theEerste Divisie in1978 . This resulted in a massive reduction in spectator numbers for FC Amsterdam, with the club moving out of the Olympisch Stadion in1980 . The side disbanded in1983 .Notable players
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Jan Jongbloed
*Heini Otto
*Frits Flinkevleugel
*Nico Jansen
*Gerard van der Lem
*Geert Meijer
*Jan Fransz
*Frank Kramer
*Chris Dekker
*Rob Bianchi
*Leen van der Merkt
*Tjeerd Koopman
*Leo de Leeuw
*Willy 'Stengel' van Bommel
*Ton Jung
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