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AKC Blauw-Wit
LeaguesKorfbal League
Founded6 December 1916; 107 years ago (1916-12-06) (as GOKC)
ArenaBlauw-Wit Hal
LocationAmsterdam, Netherlands
PresidentNetherlands Tonny Verwoert[1]
Head coachNetherlands Erik van Brenk
Websiteakcblauwwit.nl

AKC Blauw-Wit (Amsterdamse Korfbal Club Blauw-Wit) is a Dutch korfball club located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The club was founded on 6 December 1916 under the name of GOKC (Geheel Onthouders Korfbal Club)[2] and they play their home games in the Blauw-Wit Hal. The team plays in white/blue horizontally striped shirts and black shorts / skirts.

History

Since the existence of the Korfbal League Blauw-Wit has been represented in the top division. Blauw-Wit reached the play-off stages 5 times in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 but only in 2017 they reached to the final.[3][4] Blauw-Wit is the only club from the capital to play in the highest korfball division.

Honours

  • Dutch national champion outdoor, 14x (1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1964, 1968, 1969, 2001, 2010, 2013, 2017)
  • Dutch national champion indoor, 3x (1969, 1979, 1980)
  • Europacup champion outdoor, 2x (1968, 1969)
  • Supercup champion outdoor, 2x (2013, 2017)

References

  1. ^ "Bestuur". akcblauw-wit.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Clubhistorie Amsterdam" (PDF). akcblauw-wit.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. ^ "AKC Blauw-Wit is zeker van de Ziggo Dome!". topsport.amsterdam. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Korfbal League: TOP ten val gebracht, Fortuna houdt kleine kans op play-offs". omroepwest.nl. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.