FC Amsterdam was a Dutch

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club which was founded on 20 June 1972, from the merger of the

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football clubs Blauw Wit and DWS. The club

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joined the side for the 1973–1974 season, in which season FC Amsterdam finished as 5th of the 18 clubs in the Dutch top-league. After a successful start, in which the club made it to the quarter finals of the

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defeating

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in the process, the club was relegated from the

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to the

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in the 1977-1978 season. This resulted in a massive reduction in spectator numbers for FC Amsterdam, with the club moving out of the

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in 1980. The side disbanded in May 1982, after the 1981-1982 season. Their players included Jan Jongbloed (1972-1977), the Dutch goalkeeper in the 1974 World Cup Final, and also

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Gerard van der Lem Gerard van der Lem (born 15 November 1952) is a retired football winger from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut for FC Amsterdam on 12 August 1973 against PSV Eindhoven. He later played for Roda JC, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Sparta ...

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, Andre Wetzel,

Martin Wiggemansen Martin Wiggemansen (7 June 1957 – 19 August 2021) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a left winger. Club career Born in Amsterdam, Wiggemansen played for FC Amsterdam, Ajax, Lugano and PEC Zwolle. He joined Ajax in 1980 from FC ...

and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Amsterdam Defunct football clubs in the Netherlands Football clubs in Amsterdam Association football clubs established in 1972 Association football clubs disestablished in 1982 1972 establishments in the Netherlands 1982 disestablishments in the Netherlands