Introduction to Wimbledon Football Club

AFC Wimbledon (English: AFC Wimbledon) is an English professional football club that is affiliated with both the "London Football Association" and the "Surrey County Football Association". Football Association, based at Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames. Its name and roots can be traced back to Wimbledon in Merton. It was established in Canada through the play-offs in 2011. After the game, they defeated Luton in a penalty shootout and were promoted to the English Football League Second Division.

The team was established in 2002 when the English Football Association approved Wimbledon Football Club to move to the new town of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. Wimbledon supporters formed their own team to oppose the relocation. AFC Wimbledon. Regarding the move of Wimbledon to Milton Keynes, most Wimbledon fans felt that the club no longer represented the traditions and heritage of the Wimbledon community and therefore supported the newly established team.

When AFC Wimbledon was established, the team participated in the "United Counties Football League Premier Division" and subsequently achieved 4 promotions in 7 seasons. During this period, they were unbeaten in 78 consecutive league games, which is a record in English senior football competitions to this day. The team won the English Football Conference Southern League Championship in the 2008/09 season and was promoted to the Parliamentary National League, the highest level of non-league football.

The women's team originally affiliated with Wimbledon Football Club switched to AFC Wimbledon after the 2003 season and became AFC Wimbledon Ladies. In addition to the first team, The team has also established men's and women's youth teams, with 10 levels ranging from under 19 years old to under 8 years old.

The holding company of AFC Wimbledon is "AFCW PLC", and the parent company behind it is "The Dons Trust" (DT), a fan group that promises to hold 75% or above the voting rights of "AFCW PLC" to have full control of AFC Wimbledon. The share capital of "AFCW PLC" includes 5 million ordinary shares with a nominal value of 1 pence and 5 million ordinary A shares with a nominal value of 1 pence. The 5 million ordinary shares have been fully placed and are held by "Dons Fund". Each share has 3 voting rights; and 2.4 million ordinary A shares were placed to fans and investors in 2003, with only 1 voting right per share, to raise approximately 1.4 million pounds to acquire the lease of Kingsmeadow Stadium.

The "Dons Fund" was established in 2002 as an "Industrial and Provident Society" in the "Financial Services Authority" (FSA) as "Wimbledon Football" Registered in the name of "Wimbledon Football Club Supporters' Society Limited" (Wimbledon Football Club Supporters' Society Limited), its name is easily confused with "Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association" (WISA), established in 1995 and the official fan association They fought against the team's relocation and later fought for the team to return to its original location. It was the first Wimbledon fan group to support the establishment of AFC Wimbledon, but it has always been completely independent of the club's system.