Door Wilskracht Sterk

AFC DWS

Full name	Door Wilskracht Sterk
Founded	11 October 1907 (as Fortuna) 22 March 1909 (as DWS)
Ground	Spieringhorn Amsterdam (Capacity: N/A)
Home colours

AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk (English: Strong Through Willpower) is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam.

History

AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk 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.^[1] 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, reaching 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.

Famous players

• Evander Sno
• Kwamé Cruden
• Jan Jongbloed
• Rinus Israël
• Frank Rijkaard
• Ruud Gullit
• John Metgod
• Rob Rensenbrink
• Diego Biseswar
• Leroy George

References

1. ^ Door Wilskracht Sterk - Official website (Dutch)

External links

• Official website (Dutch)