Amsterdam derby
| Other names | Amsterdam derby |
|---|---|
| Location | Amsterdam |
| Teams | AFC Ajax Blauw-Wit DWS JOS Watergraafsmeer Swift De Volewijckers VVA/Spartaan Zeeburgia |
| Latest meeting | 19 March 1978 Eredivisie Ajax – FC Amsterdam (5-1) 25 October 2017 KNVB Cup ASV De Dijk – Ajax (1-4) |
| Statistics | |
| Largest victory | 27 March 1960 Eredivisie Ajax – Blauw-Wit (8-1) 24 September 2014 KNVB Cup JOS Watergraafsmeer – Ajax (0-9) |
The term Amsterdam derby (Dutch: Amsterdamse stadsderby) refers to matches played between professional and amateur football clubs of Amsterdam. Such clubs include AFC, Ajax, Blauw-Wit, DWS, JOS Watergraafsmeer, Swift, De Volewijckers, VVA and Zeeburgia. An Amsterdam Derby can be an individual match or an ongoing rivalry between clubs, players and fans.
A Stadsderby can involve any of the fifty-eight registered football clubs of Amsterdam. However, historically, the most significant are games which were played between AFC Ajax, AFC DWS, FC Blauw-Wit and AVV De Volewijckers, the four most successful of Amsterdam's football clubs. Variations have occurred, for example, after Blauw-Wit, DWS, and De Volewijckers merged to form FC Amsterdam in 1972 and FC Amsterdam dissolved in 1982. For over 30 years (1978-2012), Ajax was the only professional club in the city. The other clubs only met at the youth level. In the 2012–13 season, Amsterdamsche FC was promoted to the Topklasse