| Founded | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Region | Netherlands |
| Number of teams | 88 |
| Current champions | FC Twente (3rd title) |
| Most successful club | AFC Ajax (18 titles) |
| Website | KNVB Cup |
| 2011–12 KNVB Cup | |
The KNVB Cup (Dutch: KNVB beker [Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaː ˈɛn ˈveː ˈbeː ˈbeː.kər]]) 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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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.
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.
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.
| 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 | 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 | 1–0 | Go Ahead | – | De Kuip | 31,000 |
| 1965–66 | Sparta | Madsen 60' | 1–0 | ADO Den Haag | – | De Kuip | |
| 1966–67 | Ajax | Cruyff 64' Nuninga 99' |
2–1 | NAC Breda | Vesters 88' | De Meer | 21,000 |
| 1967–68 | ADO Den Haag | Schoenmaker 23' Aarts 28' |
2–1 | Ajax | Keizer 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 Mühren pen.' Keizer |
3–2 | FC Den Haag | van Eeden Mansveld pen.' |
De Kuip | 60,000 |
| 1972–73 | NAC Breda | 2–0 | NEC | ||||
| 1973–74 | PSV | Deijkers R. van de Kerkhof Edström W. van de Kerkhof van der Kuijlen |
6–0 | NAC Breda | – | ||
| 1974–75 | FC Den Haag | 1–0 | FC Twente | ||||
| 1975–76 | PSV | Edström | 1–0 aet | Roda JC | – | De Kuip | |
| 1976–77 | Twente | Drost Mühren Jeuring |
3–0 aet | PEC Zwolle | – | de Goffert | |
| 1977–78 | AZ | van Rijnsoever | 1–0 | Ajax | – | ||
| 1978–79 | Ajax | Clarke pen.' | 1–1 aet | Twente | Meutstege o.g.' | De Kuip | |
| Clarke Tahamata Schoenaker |
Replay 3–0 |
– | |||||
| 1979–80 | Feyenoord | Petursson pen.' De Leeuw Petursson |
3–1 | Ajax | Arnesen | De Kuip | |
| 1980–81 | AZ | Tol Spelbos Nygaard |
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 72' | 1–0 | Fortuna Sittard | – | De Kuip | |
| 1984–85 | FC Utrecht | Van Loen 90' | 1–0 | Helmond Sport | – | Galgenwaard | |
| 1985–86 | Ajax | Bosman 46' 80' Silooy 67' |
3–0 | RBC | – | ||
| 1986–87 | Ajax | Bosman 11' 83' van Basten 104' 106' |
4–2 aet | FC Den Haag | Boere 43' Morley 66' |
Zuiderpark | |
| 1987–88 | PSV | Gerets 52' 85' Lerby 90+2' |
3–2 | Roda JC | H. Smeets 22' R. Smeets 64' |
Willem II Stadion | 8,500 |
| 1988–89 | PSV | Romário 2' Ellerman 45' 53' Kieft 79' |
4–1 | Groningen | Meijer 78' | De Kuip | 9,483 |
| 1989–90 | PSV | Valckx 75' (pen.) | 1–0 | Vitesse | – | De Kuip | |
| 1990–91 | Feyenoord | 1–0 | BVV Den Bosch | ||||
| 1991–92 | Feyenoord | de Wolf 28' Taument 43' Kiprich 53' |
3–0 | Roda JC | De Kuip | ||
| 1992–93 | Ajax | 6–2 | Heerenveen | De Kuip | |||
| 1993–94 | Feyenoord | Heus pen.' van Loen 80' |
2–1 | N.E.C. | Dekker | De Kuip | |
| 1994–95 | Feyenoord | Taument 7' Obiku 82' |
2–1 | Volendam | Wasiman 47' | De Kuip | |
| 1995–96 | PSV | Cocu 7' Vink 14' Veldman 65' (o.g.) Jonk 87' van der Doelen 90' |
5–2 | Sparta Rotterdam | van der Meer 45' D. de Nooijer 79' (pen.) |
De Kuip | 35,000 |
| 1996–97 | Roda JC | Sibon 4' Senden 16' van der Luer 48' Schops 56' |
4–2 | Heerenveen | Korneev 12' Talan 83' |
De Kuip | 48,000 |
| 1997–98 | Ajax | Babangida 25' Litmanen 38' 61' 84' Arveladze 79' |
5–0 | PSV | – | De Kuip | 22,500 |
| 1998–99 | Ajax | Grønkjær 12' 15' | 2–0 | Fortuna Sittard | – | De Kuip | 25,000 |
| 1999–2000 | Roda JC | Peeters 19' van der Luer 89' |
2–0 | NEC | De Kuip | 40,000 | |
| 2000–01 | Twente | – | 0–0 aet 4–3 pen. |
PSV | – | De Kuip | 45,000 |
| 2001–02 | Ajax | Mido 21' Wamberto 90' Ibrahimović 90+3' |
3–2 aet | FC Utrecht | Gluščević 56' (pen.) 76' | De Kuip | 37,000 |
| 2002–03 | Utrecht | de Jong 39' Gluščević 49' 57' Kuyt 81' |
4–1 | Feyenoord | Kalou 73' | De Kuip | 45,000 |
| 2003–04 | Utrecht | van den Bergh 66' | 1–0 | Twente | – | De Kuip | 48,000 |
| 2004–05 | PSV | Bouma 45' Cocu 51' Park 74' Vennegoor of Hesselink 90' |
4–0 | Willem II | – | De Kuip | 35,000 |
| 2005–06 | Ajax | Huntelaar 48' 89' | 2–1 | PSV | Lamey 53' | De Kuip | 30,770 |
| 2006–07 | Ajax | Huntelaar 51' | 1–1 aet 8–7 pen |
AZ | Dembélé 4' | De Kuip | 42,200 |
| 2007–08 | Feyenoord | Landzaat 8' de Guzmán 36' |
2–0 | Roda JC | – | De Kuip | 51,177 |
| 2008-09 | Heerenveen | Popov 27' Kalou 112' |
2–2 aet 5–4pen |
Twente | Elia 54' Hersi 118' |
De Kuip | 45,000 |
| 2009–10 | Ajax | de Jong 6', 7' - Suárez 4', 82' de Jong 64', 77' |
1st Leg 2–0 2nd Leg 4–1 Aggregate 6–1 |
Feyenoord | - Tomasson 72' |
Amsterdam Arena - De Kuip |
37,283 - 35,000 |
| 2010-11 | Twente | Brama 45' Janssen 56' Janko 117' |
3–2 aet | Ajax | De Zeeuw 18' Ebecilio 40' |
De Kuip | 45,000 |
| 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 | Twente | 3 | 1977, 2001, 2011 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
In the Netherlands, the KNVB Cup is broadcast by RTL on RTL 7 and on the Dutch pay-tv channel Eredivisie Live. In Australia the KNVB Cup is currently available on Setanta Sports. In Italy the KNVB Cup is currently available on Sportitalia.
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