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FC Amsterdam

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Amsterdam, Amsterdam · Netherlands · Eredivisie

Power-ranking history

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Rank (1 = best)1233Score (per-season normalised)0.00.51.074/75

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 6 seasons from 1972-73 to 1977-78 it has fallen short of them by −4.4 match points.

FC Amsterdam: surplus against expectation, 1972-73 to 1977-781972-73: −2.3 league points vs expected (29 on 31.3, 2 for a win) · bar height −1.2 match points1973-74: +9.3 league points vs expected (43 on 33.7, 2 for a win) · bar height +4.7 match points1974-75: −3.2 league points vs expected (31 on 34.2, 2 for a win) · bar height −1.6 match points1975-76: −8.5 league points vs expected (24 on 32.5, 2 for a win) · bar height −4.2 match points1976-77: −3.4 league points vs expected (25 on 28.4, 2 for a win) · bar height −1.7 match points1977-78: −0.8 league points vs expected (26 on 26.8, 2 for a win) · bar height −0.4 match points
1972-73one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season1977-78
Best season against expectation
1973-74 +9.3 league pts
43 points on 33.7 expected as FC Amsterdam
Worst season against expectation
1975-76 −8.5 league pts
24 points on 32.5 expected as FC 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.

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Greatest games

FC Amsterdam'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
11974-10-23UEFA Cup · Second Round · 1st legAW 2-1 v Internazionalegame score 57.5
21975-03-31EredivisieAW 2-1 v Feyenoordgame score 54.6
31957-05-12EredivisieHL 1-2 v Elinkwijkgame score 47.3
41958-06-01EredivisieAW 2-1 v Rapid JCgame score 46.6
51974-11-06UEFA Cup · Second Round · 2nd leg, agg 2-1HD 0-0 v Internazionalegame score 46.5
61978-04-23EredivisieHL 1-2 v Roda JCgame score 45.8
71977-04-24EredivisieAW 1-0 v Sparta Rotterdamgame score 45.3
81977-05-01EredivisieHL 2-3 v Ajaxgame score 44.3
91974-01-13EredivisieHW 1-0 v Ajaxgame score 43.7
101973-05-20EredivisieAL 0-1 v NAC Bredagame score 43.4

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
8
First season
1957
Most recent season
1978

The Heartbreak Index3.0 · #634

The Blessed · Never won it, waiting since 1957

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agony
The clocks
  • First major trophy since 19576.3
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 1978 · relegated from the top flight, 1958 · survived a relegation scare, 1977 · survived a relegation scare, 1957

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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.

1978
Eredivisie (1) · P17↓
34 P · 9-8-17 · 41:73 · -32
26
pts
1977
Eredivisie (1) · P15
34 P · 7-11-16 · 41:58 · -17
25
pts
1976
Eredivisie (1) · P16
34 P · 7-10-17 · 39:52 · -13
24
pts
1975
Eredivisie (1) · P9
34 P · 10-11-13 · 49:48 · +1
31
pts
UC
1974
Eredivisie (1) · P5
34 P · 17-9-8 · 49:36 · +13
43
pts
UC
1973
Eredivisie (1) · P10
34 P · 11-7-16 · 44:54 · -10
29
pts
1958
Eredivisie (1) · P14↓
34 P · 9-12-13 · 54:63 · -9
30
pts
1957
Eredivisie (1) · P13
34 P · 11-8-15 · 49:67 · -18
30
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.

1974-75
UEFA Cup(UC)
Quarter-final