The club championed the Eerste Klasse KNVB West I seven times (then the highest class in Dutch football).

De Stadsderby (English: "City derby") was a local football rivalry between both Amsterdam clubs Ajax and Blauw-Wit, both teams shared the Olympic Stadium for home games from 1928 until 1972.

The 7"-inch single "De Voetbalmatch" of Dutch cabaret artist Louis Davids, released in 1929 on His Master's Voice is a song recounting an encounter of Blauw-Wit against Ajax.

In 1950 against Ajax (Rinus Michels), Enschedese Boys, Heerenveen (Abe Lenstra), Limburgia and Maurits.

The players renounced their amateur club membership, and left without compensation to jump straight into professional football.

Playing in paid football the club were however not able to reach their previous form and relegated in 1960 to the Eerste Divisie.

Despite the club's illustrious amateur history, the professional football section of Blauw-Wit merged with the Volewijckers and DWS to form FC Amsterdam in 1972.

Famous professional players of Blauw-Wit were Barry Hughes, Herman Rijkaard, Regillio Vrede, Wietze Couperus, Martin Koeman, Bennie Müller.

The amateur team of the club is still active, and after several mergers have reclaimed the name FC Blauw-Wit Amsterdam.