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

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.

1956-57 to 1971-72one bar per season · height in match points

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.

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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. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.

1
Győri ETO FC
1965-03-10 · European Cup · Quarterfinals · 2nd leg, agg 1-2
56.4
game score
2
1962-05-13 · Eredivisie
48.7
game score
3
1966-05-22 · Eredivisie
46.7
game score
4
1964-04-05 · Eredivisie
46.4
game score
5
1969-05-15 · Eredivisie
46.0
game score
6
1964-05-18 · Eredivisie
45.3
game score
7
1970-05-18 · Eredivisie
45.2
game score
8
1967-09-27 · Fairs Cup · First Round · 1st leg
45.1
game score
9
1968-10-30 · Fairs Cup · Second Round · 2nd leg, agg 0-0
44.6
game score
10
1969-05-11 · Eredivisie
44.5
game score

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 1,138 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

One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →

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
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