In March 2010, the club was renamed AFC Almere City before being changed again a few weeks later to Almere City FC, as the "AFC" prefix was deemed to be too reminiscent of the club's partners AFC Ajax.
Pada bulan Maret 2010 klub ini berganti nama AFC Almere City sebelum berubah lagi beberapa minggu kemudian ke Almere City FC, sebagai awalan AFC itu dianggap terlalu mengingatkan mitra klub AFC Ajax.