ASWH
ASWH, short for Altijd Sterker Worden Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, is an association football club from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1929. It won section championships in 1949, 1959, 1961, 1970, 1883, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2005. In 2005 ASWH also won the Dutch Championship of Amateur Soccer and the Dutch Championship of Saturday Soccer. Ascending gradually through the ranks, ASWH played 2019–2022 in the semi-professional Tweede Divisie. In 2023, it joined the Vierde Divisie, after relegating twice for the first time in the club's history. In 2023–2024, ASWH operates 70 teams in competitions.
| Full name | Altijd Sterker Worden Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | |||
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| Nickname(s) | De Trots van H.I. Ambacht (The Pride of H.I. Ambacht) Klein Duimpje (Hop-o'-My-Thumb) | |||
| Short name | ASWH | |||
| Founded | 1 August 1929 | |||
| Ground | Sportpark Schildman Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Netherlands | |||
| Capacity | 3,000 | |||
| Coordinates | 51.84338°N 4.63169°E | |||
| Chairman | John Middendorp (2002–2014; 2019–2024) | |||
| Head coach | Roy Brinkman (2023–2025) | |||
| League | Vierde Divisie | |||
| 2022–23 | Derde Divisie, 18th of 18, relegated | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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ASWH has won several cups: the KNVB Amateur Cup in 2006 and 2014, the District Cup South I in 2006, 2014, and 2016, and the Dutch Super Cup for Amateurs in 2005 and 2014. In the 2006–07 KNVB Cup, ASWH defeated the professional side Cambuur in the 16th finals, 4–2, before losing 5–0 against Roda JC in the 8th finals. In the 2016–17 KNVB Cup, ASWH reached the 8th finals again, where it lost 2–0 against AZ Alkmaar.