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DWS

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Amsterdam, Amsterdam · Netherlands · Eredivisie

League titles
1
last 1964
Major cups
1
last 1964
Top-2 finishes
4
Top-4 finishes
7

Power-ranking history

Hover a season for its rank and score
Rank (1 = best)1383Score (per-season normalised)0.00.51.059/6064/6569/70

Against expectation

Every Dutch top-flight match this club has played in the Eredivisie, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 15 seasons from 1956-57 to 1971-72 it has fallen short of them by −4.3 match points.

DWS Amsterdam: surplus against expectation, 1956-57 to 1971-721956-57: −3.0 league points vs expected (30 on 33.0, 2 for a win) · bar height −1.5 match points1957-58: +0.9 league points vs expected (30 on 29.1, 2 for a win) · bar height +0.4 match points1958-59: −5.0 league points vs expected (26 on 31.0, 2 for a win) · bar height −2.5 match points1959-60: +4.9 league points vs expected (32 on 27.1, 2 for a win) · bar height +2.4 match points1960-61: +3.8 league points vs expected (35 on 31.3, 2 for a win) · bar height +1.9 match points1961-62: −2.6 league points vs expected (28 on 30.6, 2 for a win) · bar height −1.3 match points1963-64: +13.9 league points vs expected (43 on 29.1, 2 for a win) · bar height +6.9 match points1964-65: +3.9 league points vs expected (40 on 36.1, 2 for a win) · bar height +1.9 match points1965-66: −0.8 league points vs expected (36 on 36.8, 2 for a win) · bar height −0.4 match points1966-67: −5.0 league points vs expected (34 on 39.0, 2 for a win) · bar height −2.5 match points1967-68: −3.9 league points vs expected (32 on 35.9, 2 for a win) · bar height −1.9 match points1968-69: +0.1 league points vs expected (34 on 33.9, 2 for a win) · bar height +0.0 match points1969-70: −6.3 league points vs expected (24 on 30.3, 2 for a win) · bar height −3.2 match points1970-71: −2.1 league points vs expected (27 on 29.1, 2 for a win) · bar height −1.1 match points1971-72: −7.2 league points vs expected (20 on 27.2, 2 for a win) · bar height −3.6 match points
1956-57one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season1971-72
Best season against expectation
1963-64 +13.9 league pts
43 points on 29.1 expected as DWS Amsterdam
Worst season against expectation
1971-72 −7.2 league pts
20 points on 27.2 expected as DWS Amsterdam

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1995-96 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.The rating only starts telling you much after about 1960. Before that, knowing the era’s home-and-away split is almost as good as knowing the teams.

Amsterdam against expectation →How this is measured →

Greatest games

DWS's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play.All-time board.

#DateStageResultScore
11965-03-10European Cup · Quarterfinals · 2nd leg, agg 1-2AL 0-1 v Győri ETO FCgame score 56.4
21962-05-13EredivisieAW 2-1 v Blauw-Wit Amsterdamgame score 48.7
31966-05-22EredivisieHL 1-2 v DOSgame score 46.7
41964-04-05EredivisieAW 1-0 v SC Enschedegame score 46.4
51969-05-15EredivisieAL 2-3 v DOSgame score 46.0
61964-05-18EredivisieHW 3-1 v GVAVgame score 45.3
71970-05-18EredivisieAW 1-0 v HFC Haarlemgame score 45.2
81967-09-27Fairs Cup · First Round · 1st legHW 2-1 v Dundee FCgame score 45.1
91968-10-30Fairs Cup · Second Round · 2nd leg, agg 0-0HD 0-0 v Chelseagame score 44.6
101969-05-11EredivisieAL 2-3 v Ajaxgame score 44.5

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
18
First season
1935
Most recent season
1972

The Heartbreak Index6.2 · #355

The Tortured · Major trophy, 1964

6.2
Heartbreak
#355
of 1,139 clubs
#227
in Football
6.2
agony
The clocks
  • Major trophy since 19646.3
  • Major final appearance since 19643.2
  • League title since 19641.4
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 1972 · league runner-up, 1965 · relegated from the top flight, 1962 · league runner-up, 1951

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Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Eredivisie only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

1972
Eredivisie (1) · P14↓
34 P · 7-6-21 · 28:54 · -26
20
pts
1971
Eredivisie (1) · P12
34 P · 5-17-12 · 26:54 · -28
27
pts
1970
Eredivisie (1) · P15
34 P · 9-6-19 · 26:50 · -24
24
pts
1969
Eredivisie (1) · P9
34 P · 13-8-13 · 42:41 · +1
34
pts
ICFC
1968
Eredivisie (1) · P9
34 P · 12-8-14 · 47:57 · -10
32
pts
ICFCICFC
1967
Eredivisie (1) · P8
34 P · 13-8-13 · 56:51 · +5
34
pts
ICFCICFC
1966
Eredivisie (1) · P4
30 P · 15-6-9 · 48:30 · +18
36
pts
ICFC
1965
Eredivisie (1) · P2
30 P · 15-10-5 · 55:28 · +27
40
pts
EC
1964
Eredivisie (1) · P1★
30 P · 19-5-6 · 58:28 · +30
43
pts
EC
1962
Eredivisie (1) · P16↓
34 P · 7-14-13 · 38:63 · -25
28
pts
1961
Eredivisie (1) · P8
34 P · 11-13-10 · 59:49 · +10
35
pts
1960
Eredivisie (1) · P10
34 P · 13-6-15 · 51:59 · -8
32
pts
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1959
Eredivisie (1) · P15
34 P · 8-10-16 · 54:80 · -26
26
pts
1954
Landskampioenschap (1) · P4
6 P · 1-3-2 · 13:16 · -3
5
pts
1951
Landskampioenschap (1) · P2
8 P · 5-0-3 · 23:18 · +5
10
pts
1939
Landskampioenschap (1) · P2
8 P · 3-4-1 · 20:11 · +9
10
pts
1938
Landskampioenschap (1) · P3
8 P · 2-3-3 · 11:9 · +2
7
pts
1935
Landskampioenschap (1) · P5
8 P · 0-2-6 · 4:17 · -13
2
pts
European competition appearances

Most recent first. One row per entry showing the deepest round reached. A Cup Winner badge marks tournaments the club won: gold for the European Cup / Champions League, silver for every other UEFA or Intercontinental trophy.

1968-69
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup(ICFC)
Round of 16
1967-68
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup(ICFC)
Round of 32 / qualifying
1966-67
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup(ICFC)
Group stage
1964-65
European Cup(EC)
Quarter-final