Floris Stempel (January 18, 1877 – January~March, 1910) was the first chairman ever in the history of football club Ajax Amsterdam.

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Floris was born in

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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

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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

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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

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, which Ajax won 2–1. In 1902 Floris Stempel was responsible for the admission of AFC Ajax into the

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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

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, Suriname, but after the ship passed

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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

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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.

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Ajax, a brief history...
at FIFA.com 1877 births 1910 deaths AFC Ajax chairmen and investors Sportspeople from Amsterdam People who died at sea {{Netherlands-bio-stub

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