AMSTERDAM
AMSTERDAM
SPORT IN
AMSTERDAM
FOOTBALL
Football is by far the
most popular sport in
Amsterdam. There are over
30,000 active members,
dozens of amateur football
clubs and more than 160
pitches throughout the city.
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AFC Ajax is one of the
biggest and most historic
professional football clubs
in the Netherlands and
has supporters not only in
Amsterdam, but all over
the Netherlands.
Amateur football is well
organised and young and
upcoming stars have a lot
of opportunity to grow
into professionals.
RUNNING
Running is something
people from Amsterdam
love to do. There are
around 100,000 regular
runners in the city.
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SPORT IN AMSTERDAM
Running hotspots:
Vondelpark, Westerpark
FOOTBALL TEAM
Dutch National Team
Popular events:
Amsterdam Marathon,
dam tot dam
NIKE FOOTBALL ATHLETES
Wesley Sneijder
Christian Eriksen
RUNNING TEAM
Patta Running Crew
Nike+ Run Club
WOMEN’S TRAINING
Women make up 60%
of new runners in
Amsterdam, but Women’s
Training still hasn’t
reached its full potential
here. Opportunities lie
with Holland’s lady-runs
and the sport of dancing.
HOCKEY
Hockey (field) is fairly
popular in and around
Amsterdam. The sport
is growing and there
are over 12,000 amateur
players and 37 hockey
pitches in the city.
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NIKE RUNNING ATHLETE
Churandy Martina
WOMEN’S ATHLETES
Marlou van Rhijn
Anouk Hoogendijk
WESLEY SNEIJDER
ANOUK HOOGENDIJK