KNVB Cup

KNVB Cup
Knvbbeker cropped.jpg
Founded 1899
Region  Netherlands
Number of teams 88
Current champions AFC Ajax (18 title)
Most successful club AFC Ajax (18 titles)
Website KNVB Cup
KNVB Cup 2009–10

The KNVB Cup (Dutch: KNVB beker) is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup. The tournament consists of all teams from the top two tiers of Dutch league football (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), as well as the top four teams from each of the six third tier of Dutch football (Hoofdklasse), while the remaining teams are drawn from the fourth tier (Eerste Klasse). The finals of the tournament traditionally takes place in De Kuip, and has been held there every season since 1988. The winners of the cup compete against the winners of the Eredivisie for the Johan Cruijff Shield, which acts as the curtain raiser for the following season.

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History

The competition was conceived during a board meeting of the Dutch National Football Association, in the Hague, on 19 January 1898. The tournament began the following season, 1898–1899. The first final was played on 9 May 1899 between RAP Amsterdam and HVV Den Haag. In 1946, the trophy was changed to one made out of silver, which was extremely rare in the immediate aftermath of World War II.

Name changes

Like many national cup competitions, the name of the tournament has changed with sponsorship. From 1995, the competition went from being the KNVB Cup Tournament to being known as the Amstel Cup after the then sponsor Amstel. On 16 August 2005, the name was changed to the Gatorade Cup after the drinks company Gatorade. In 2006, the name returned to being the KNVB Cup Tournament with Gatorade remaining as the principal sponsor.

European competition

Up until 1998, the winner of the cup entered into the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but with the abandonment of that tournament, the winner now goes into the UEFA Europa League. If the winning team has won the Eredivisie and thus entry into the UEFA Champions League, then the beaten KNVB Cup finalist will take the place in the UEFA Europa League.

In 1998, both teams in the KNVB final, Ajax and PSV, had won places into the Champions League. So a game was played between the beaten semi-finalists, SC Heerenveen and FC Twente, to determine who would take the Cup Winners' Cup place.

Past finals

Season Winner Scorers Result Runner-up Scorers Venue Attendance
1898–99 RAP Amsterdam 1–0 aet HVV Den Haag
1899–1900 Velocitas Breda 3–1 Ajax Leiden
1900–01 HBS Den Haag 4–3 RAP Amsterdam
1901–02 Haarlem 2–1 HBS Den Haag
1902–03 HVV Den Haag 6–1 HBS Den Haag
1903–04 HFC 3–1 HVV Den Haag
1904–05 VOC Rotterdam 3–0 HBS Den Haag 2
1905–06 Concordia 3–2 Volharding
1906–07 VOC Rotterdam 4–3 Voorwaarts
1907–08 HBS Den Haag 2 3–1 VOC Rotterdam
1908–09 Quick Den Haag 2 2–0 VOC Rotterdam
1909–10 Quick Den Haag 2 2–0 HVV Den Haag 2
1910–11 Quick Den Haag 1–0 HFC Haarlem
1910–12 Haarlem 2–0 Vitesse
1912–13 HFC 4–1 DFC
1913–14 DFC 3–2 Haarlem
1914–15 HFC 1–0 HBS Den Haag
1915–16 Quick Den Haag 2–1 HBS Den Haag
1916–17 Ajax 5–0 VSV (Velsen)
1917–18 RCH 2–1 VVA
1918–19 Not played
1919–20 CVV 2–1 VUC Den Haag
1920–21 Schoten 2–1 RFC
1921–24 Not played
1924–25 ZFC 5–1 Xerxes
1925–26 LONGA 5–2 de Spartaan
1926–27 VUC Den Haag 3–1 Vitesse
1927–28 RCH 2–0 PEC
1928–29 Not played
1929–30 Feijenoord 1–0 Excelsior
1930–31[[colspan=7|Not played
1931–32 DFC 5–4 PSV
1932–33 Not played
1933–34 Velocitas Groningen 3–2 Feijenoord
1934–35 Feijenoord 5–2 Helmond
1935–36 Roermond 4–2 KFC
1936–37 FC Eindhoven 1–0 de Spartaan
1937–38 VSV 4–1 AGOVV
1938–39 FC Wageningen 2–1 PSV
1939–42 Not played
1942–43 Ajax 3–2 DFC
1943–44 Willem II 9–2 Groene Ster
1944–47 Not played
1947–48 Wageningen 0–0
2–1 pen		 DWV (Amsterdam)
1948–49 Quick 1888 1–1
2–1 pen		 Helmondia
1949–50 PSV 4–3 HFC Haarlem
1950–56 Not played
1956–57 Fortuna'54 4–2 Feijenoord
1957–58 Sparta 4–3 FC Volendam
1958–59 VVV 4–1 ADO Den Haag
1959–60 Not played
1960–61 Ajax 3–0 NAC Breda
1961–62 Sparta 1–0 DHC
1962–63 Willem II 3–0 ADO Den Haag
1963–64 Fortuna'54 0–0
4–3 pen		 ADO Den Haag
1964–65 Feijenoord Bouwmeester Goal 1–0 Go Ahead – De Kuip 31,000
1965–66 Sparta Madsen Goal 60' 1–0 ADO Den Haag – De Kuip
1966–67 Ajax Cruyff Goal 64'
Nuninga Goal 99'		 2–1 NAC Breda Vesters Goal 88' De Meer 21,000
1967–68 ADO Den Haag Schoenmaker Goal 23'
Aarts Goal 28'		 2–1 Ajax Keizer Goal 48' Zuiderpark 17,500
1968–69 Feijenoord 1–1 aet
Replay 2–0		 PSV
1969–70 Ajax 2–0 PSV
1970–71 Ajax 2–2 aet
Replay 2–1		 Sparta
1971–72 Ajax Cruyff Goal
Mühren Goal pen.'
Keizer Goal		 3–2 FC Den Haag van Eeden Goal
Mansveld Goal pen.'		 De Kuip 60,000
1972–73 NAC Breda 2–0 NEC
1973–74 PSV Deijkers Goal
R. van de Kerkhof Goal
Edström Goal
W. van de Kerkhof Goal
van der Kuijlen Goal Goal		 6–0 NAC Breda –
1974–75 FC Den Haag 1–0 FC Twente
1975–76 PSV Edström Goal 1–0 aet Roda JC – De Kuip
1976–77 Twente Drost Goal
Mühren Goal
Jeuring		 3–0 aet PEC Zwolle – de Goffert Goal
1977–78 AZ van Rijnsoever Goal 1–0 Ajax –
1978–79 Ajax Clarke Goal pen.' 1–1 aet Twente Meutstege Goal o.g.' De Kuip
Clarke Goal
Tahamata Goal
Schoenaker Goal		 Replay
3–0		 –
1979–80 Feyenoord Petursson Goal pen.'
De Leeuw Goal
Petursson Goal		 3–1 Ajax Arnesen Goal De Kuip
1980–81 AZ Tol Goal
Spelbos Goal
Nygaard Goal		 3–1 Ajax Vanenburg
1981–82 AZ 1st Leg 0–1
2nd Leg 5–1
Aggregate 6–2		 FC Utrecht
1982–83 Ajax 1st Leg 3–1
2nd Leg 3–1
Aggregate 6–2		 NEC
1983–84 Feyenoord Houtman Goal 72' 1–0 Fortuna Sittard – De Kuip
1984–85 FC Utrecht Van Loen Goal 90' 1–0 Helmond Sport – Galgenwaard
1985–86 Ajax Bosman Goal 46' Goal 80'
Silooy Goal 67'		 3–0 RBC –
1986–87 Ajax Bosman Goal 11' Goal 83'
van Basten Goal 104' Goal 106'		 4–2 aet FC Den Haag Boere Goal 43'
Morley Goal 66'		 Zuiderpark
1987–88 PSV Gerets Goal 52' Goal 85'
Lerby Goal 90+2'		 3–2 Roda JC H. Smeets Goal 22'
R. Smeets Goal 64'		 Willem II Stadion 8,500
1988–89 PSV Romário Goal 2'
Ellerman Goal 45' Goal 53'
Kieft Goal 79'		 4–1 Groningen Meijer Goal 78' De Kuip 9,483
1989–90 PSV Valckx Goal 75' (pen.) 1–0 Vitesse – De Kuip
1990–91 Feyenoord 1–0 BVV Den Bosch
1991–92 Feyenoord de Wolf Goal 28'
Taument Goal 43'
Kiprich Goal 53'		 3–0 Roda JC De Kuip
1992–93 Ajax 6–2 Heerenveen De Kuip
1993–94 Feyenoord Heus Goal pen.'
van Loen Goal 80'		 2–1 N.E.C. Dekker Goal De Kuip
1994–95 Feyenoord Taument Goal 7'
Obiku Goal 82'		 2–1 Volendam Wasiman Goal 47' De Kuip
1995–96 PSV Cocu Goal 7'
Vink Goal 14'
Veldman Goal 65' (o.g.)
Jonk Goal 87'
van der Doelen Goal 90'		 5–2 Sparta Rotterdam van der Meer Goal 45'
D. de Nooijer Goal 79' (pen.)		 De Kuip 35,000
1996–97 Roda JC Sibon Goal 4'
Senden Goal 16'
van der Luer Goal 48'
Schops Goal 56'		 4–2 Heerenveen Korneev Goal 12'
Talan Goal 83'		 De Kuip 48,000
1997–98 Ajax Babangida Goal 25'
Litmanen Goal 38' Goal 61' Goal 84'
Arveladze Goal 79'		 5–0 PSV – De Kuip 22,500
1998–99 Ajax Grønkjær Goal 12' Goal 15' 2–0 Fortuna Sittard – De Kuip
1999–2000 Roda JC 2–0 NEC – De Kuip
2000–01 Twente – 0–0 aet
4–3 pen.		 PSV – De Kuip 45,000
2001–02 Ajax Mido Goal 21'
Wamberto Goal 90'
Ibrahimović Goal 90+3'		 3–2 aet FC Utrecht Gluščević Goal 56' (pen.) Goal 76' De Kuip 37,000
2002–03 Utrecht de Jong Goal 39'
Gluščević Goal 49' Goal 57'
Kuyt Goal 81'		 4–1 Feyenoord Kalou Goal 73' De Kuip 45,000
2003–04 Utrecht van den Bergh Goal 66' 1–0 Twente – De Kuip 48,000
2004–05 PSV Bouma Goal 45'
Cocu Goal 51'
Park Goal 74'
Vennegoor of Hesselink Goal 90'		 4–0 Willem II – De Kuip 35,000
2005–06 Ajax Huntelaar Goal 48' Goal 89' 2–1 PSV Lamey Goal 53' De Kuip 30,770
2006–07 Ajax Huntelaar Goal 51' 1–1 aet
8–7 pen		 AZ Dembélé Goal 4' De Kuip
2007–08 Feyenoord Landzaat Goal 8'
de Guzmán Goal 36'		 2–0 Roda JC – De Kuip
2008-09 Heerenveen Popov Goal 27'
Kalou Goal 112'		 2–2 aet
5–4pen		 Twente Elia Goal 54'
Hersi Goal 118'		 De Kuip
2009–10 Ajax 1st Leg 2–0
2nd Leg 4–1
Aggregate 6–1		 Feyenoord

Number of titles

Club # Wins Winning Years
1 Ajax 18 1917, 1943, 1961, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1983, 1986,
1987, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010
2 Feyenoord 11 1930, 1935, 1965, 1969, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995,
2008
3 PSV 8 1950, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2005
4 Quick Den Haag[winners 1] 4 1909, 1910, 1911, 1916
5 AZ 3 1978, 1981, 1982
HFC 3 1904, 1913, 1915
Sparta Rotterdam 3 1958, 1962, 1966
FC Utrecht 3 1985, 2003, 2004
9 ADO Den Haag 2 1968, 1975
DFC 2 1914, 1932
Twente 2 1977, 2001
Fortuna'54 2 1957, 1964
Haarlem 2 1902, 1912
HBS Den Haag[winners 2] 2 1901, 1908
RCH 2 1918, 1928
Roda JC 2 1997, 2000
VOC Rotterdam 2 1905, 1907
Wageningen 2 1939, 1948
Willem II 2 1944, 1963
20 Heerenveen 1 2009
Concordia 1 1906
CVV 1 1920
FC Eindhoven 1 1937
HVV Den Haag 1 1903
LONGA 1 1926
NAC Breda 1 1973
Quick 1888 1 1949
RAP Amsterdam 1 1899
Roermond 1 1936
Schoten 1 1921
Velocitas Breda 1 1900
Velocitas Groningen 1 1934
VSV 1 1938
VUC Den Haag 1 1927
VVV 1 1959
ZFC 1 1925

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes 2 for second team.
  2. ↑ Includes 1 for second team.

Media coverage

In the Netherlands, the KNVB Cup is broadcast by RTL on RTL 7. In Australia the KNVB Cup is currently available on Setanta Sports. in Italia the KNVB Cup is currently available on sportitalia

References

External links

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