The creation of A.F.C.A came into being from selling t-shirts and doing graffiti. Sven "High" Westendorp began doing graffiti with C.B.S. in the tunnels and on the trains in Amsterdam in the early 1980s and founded his clothing brand A.F.C.A years later.[6][7] A prominent F-sider, he eventually expanded from Clothing to footwear, and accessories.[8] He funded his clothing line with the success of his company Ticketbureau Ticket Unlimited, an important company for concert tickets and football matches in the Netherlands.[9] On 24 December 2009 the A.F.C.A outlet store in Hoogoorddreef (Zuidoost) was set on fire.[10] After his passing on 12 August 2011, the AFCA Supportersclub continue to manufacture his line with the proceeds going to his widow and daughter.[11][12]