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Floris Stempel (January 18, 1877 – January~March, 1910) was the first
chairman ever in the history of
football club
Ajax Amsterdam.
Career
Floris was born in
Amsterdam
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and in 1877 created the first version of Ajax as a football club along with some friends. On 18 March 1900 they first registered the
club
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officially as the ''Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax'' of which Floris Stempel was the first chairman in the club's history. The first
friendly match
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on 20 March 1900 was organized under his guidance against cross town
Amsterdamsche Football Club, with Ajax losing their first ever match 6–1 since officially becoming a club. The first official match for Ajax took place on 29 September 1900 against
DOSB
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, which Ajax won 2–1. In 1902 Floris Stempel was responsible for the admission of AFC Ajax into the
Royal Dutch Football Association
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.
Stempel remained the chairman of the club until 1908, and was relieved of his duties by his friend and co-founder
Chris C. Holst.
At some time between 23 January and 16 March 1910, Floris Stempel died. He was on board the ''SS Prins Willem II'' of the Royal West Indian Mail Service (KWIM) on his way to
Paramaribo
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,
Suriname, but after the ship passed
Ushant
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on 23 January, there was no more communication with the ship and its 54 passengers. Wreckage of the ship finally washed to shore on the west coast of
France
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on 16 March 1910 which confirmed the assumption that the ship along with its entire crew, cast and cargo had perished at sea.
See also
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AFC Ajax
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...
*
History of AFC Ajax
AFC Ajax is one of the most successful clubs in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax is the most successful club in the Netherlands, with 36 Eredivisie titles and 20 KNVB Cups.
Ajax is historically one of the most successful clubs in the world; ...
References
External links
Ajax, a brief history...at FIFA.com
1877 births
1910 deaths
AFC Ajax chairmen and investors
Sportspeople from Amsterdam
People who died at sea
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