KNVB Cup

KNVB Cup
Founded 1898
Region  Netherlands
Number of teams 82
Current champions PEC Zwolle (1st title)
Most successful club(s) AFC Ajax (18 titles)
Website KNVB Cup
2014–15 KNVB Cup

The KNVB Beker (English: KNVB Cup, pronounced [ˌkaːʔɛnveːˈbeː ˈbeːkər]) is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. 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 three tiers of Dutch league football (Eredivisie, Eerste Divisie and Topklasse), as well as the 24 semi-finalists (or replacements) of regional amateur cup tournaments. 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.

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
1898–99RAP Amsterdam 1–0 aetHVV Den Haag
1899–1900Velocitas Breda 3–1Ajax Leiden
1900–01HBS Craeyenhout 4–3RAP Amsterdam
1901–02Haarlem 2–1HBS Craeyenhout
1902–03HVV Den Haag 6–1HBS Craeyenhout
1903–04HFC 3–1HVV Den Haag
1904–05VOC Rotterdam 3–0HBS Craeyenhout 2
1905–06Concordia 3–2Volharding
1906–07VOC Rotterdam 4–3Voorwaarts
1907–08HBS Craeyenhout 2 3–1VOC Rotterdam
1908–09Quick Den Haag 2 2–0VOC Rotterdam
1909–10Quick Den Haag 2 2–0HVV Den Haag 2
1910–11Quick Den Haag 1–0HFC Haarlem
1911–12Haarlem 2–0Vitesse
1912–13HFC 4–1DFC
1913–14DFC 3–2Haarlem
1914–15HFC 1–0HBS Craeyenhout
1915–16Quick Den Haag 2–1HBS Craeyenhout
1916–17Ajax 5–0VSV (Velsen)
1917–18RCH 2–1VVA
1918–19Not played
1919–20CVV 2–1VUC Den Haag
1920–21Schoten 2–1RFC
1921–24Not played
1924–25ZFC 5–1Xerxes
1925–26LONGA 5–2De Spartaan
1926–27VUC Den Haag 3–1Vitesse
1927–28RCH 2–0PEC
1928–29Not played
1929–30Feijenoord 1–0Excelsior
1930–31Not played
1931–32DFC 5–4PSV
1932–33Not played
1933–34Velocitas Groningen 3–2Feijenoord
1934–35Feijenoord 5–2Helmond
1935–36Roermond 4–2KFC
1936–37FC Eindhoven 1–0De Spartaan
1937–38VSV 4–1AGOVV
1938–39FC Wageningen 2–1PSV
1939–42Not played
1942–43Ajax 3–2DFC
1943–44Willem II 9–2Groene Ster
1944–47Not played
1947–48Wageningen 0–0
2–1 pen		DWV (Amsterdam)
1948–49Quick 1888 1–1
2–1 pen		Helmondia
1949–50PSV 4–3HFC Haarlem
1950–56Not played
1956–57Fortuna'54Appel  75'  80'
Angenent  70' 		4–2FeijenoordSchouten
Meerman 		De Kuip 35,000
1957–58SpartaBosselaar
Karregat  o.g.'
Geel
Verhoeven 		4–3FC Volendam Smit
Tol
Smit 		Olympic Stadium 18,000
1958–59VVVTeeuwen
Sleven
Klaassens
Schatorjé 		4–1ADO Den Haag Timmer Zuiderpark 25,000
1959–60Not played
1960–61AjaxGroot  78'  82'  88' 3–0NAC Breda De Meer 16,000
1961–62Sparta Van Miert  105'1–0 aetDHC Delft–Het Kasteel 12,000
1962–63Willem IILouer  35'
Aarts  46'
Senders  81' 		3–0ADO Den Haag– Zuiderpark
1963–64Fortuna'54– 0–0
4–3 pen		ADO Den Haag– Philips Stadion 10,000
1964–65FeijenoordBouwmeester  88'1–0Go Ahead–De Kuip31,000
1965–66SpartaMadsen  60'1–0ADO Den Haag–De Kuip
1966–67AjaxCruyff  64'
Nuninga  99'		2–1NAC BredaVesters  88'De Meer21,000
1967–68ADO Den HaagSchoenmaker  23'
Aarts  28'		2–1AjaxKeizer  48'Zuiderpark17,500
1968–69Feijenoord Wery  27' 1–1 aetPSV Radović  71' De Kuip 55,000
Van Hanegem  47'
Wery  84'		Replay
2–0		– De Kuip 60,000
1969–70AjaxKeizer  22'
Cruijff  69'		2–0PSV De Vliert30,000
1970–71AjaxCruijff  62'  81'2–2 aetSpartaKowalik  39'
Visser		De Kuip 63,154
Mühren  4'
Johan Neeskens  52'		Replay
2–1		Walbeek  47' De Kuip 60,068
1971–72AjaxCruyff  34'
Mühren  61' (pen.)
Keizer  72'		3–2FC Den Haagvan Eeden  68'
Mansveld  pen.'		De Kuip60,000
1972–73NAC BredaBish  10'
Brouwers 		2–0NEC– De Kuip
1973–74PSVDeijkers
R. van de Kerkhof
Edström
W. van de Kerkhof
van der Kuijlen 		6–0NAC Breda–
1974–75FC Den HaagVan Leeuwen  67'1–0FC Twente– De Kuip
1975–76PSVEdström 1–0 aetRoda JC–De Kuip
1976–77TwenteDrost  96'
Mühren  105'
Jeuring  110'		3–0 aetPEC Zwolle–De Goffert
1977–78AZVan Rijnsoever  56'1–0Ajax– Olympic Stadium 38,248
1978–79AjaxClarke  42' (pen.) 1–1 aetTwenteMeutstege  14' (o.g.)De Kuip29,553
Clarke  27'
Tahamata  47'
Schoenaker  66'		Replay
3–0		–29,274
1979–80FeyenoordPetursson  39' (pen.)
De Leeuw  71'
Petursson  75'		3–1AjaxArnesen  19'De Kuip50,340
1980–81AZTol  24'
Spelbos  59'
Nygaard  74'		3–1AjaxVanenburg  53' Olympic Stadium 32,591
1981–82AZ–0–1FC UtrechtWouters  5' Galgenwaard
Oberacher  18'
Kist  47'  57' (pen.)  76'
Tol  77' 		5–1Carbo  27' Alkmaarderhout
1982–83AjaxLerby  47'
Schoenaker  66'
Ophof  86' 		3–1NECMulderij  56' De Meer 7,700
Vanenburg  46'  52'
Cruijff  69' 		3–1 Grim  60' De Goffert 24,000
1983–84FeyenoordHoutman  72'1–0Fortuna Sittard–De Kuip
1984–85FC UtrechtVan Loen  90'1–0Helmond Sport–Galgenwaard
1985–86AjaxBosman  46'  80'
Silooy  67'		3–0RBC– 23,000
1986–87AjaxBosman  11'  83'
van Basten  104'  106'		4–2 aetFC Den HaagBoere  43'
Morley  66'		Zuiderpark
1987–88PSVGerets  52'  85'
Lerby  90+2'		3–2Roda JCH. Smeets  22'
R. Smeets  64'		Willem II Stadion8,500
1988–89PSVRomário  2'
Ellerman  45'  53'
Kieft  79'		4–1GroningenMeijer  78'De Kuip9,483
1989–90PSVValckx  75' (pen.)1–0Vitesse–De Kuip
1990–91FeyenoordWitschge  7'1–0BVV Den Bosch–
1991–92Feyenoordde Wolf  28'
Taument  43'
Kiprich  53'		3–0Roda JC–De Kuip
1992–93AjaxDavids  7'
Overmars  45'  89'
Pettersson  71'
Bergkamp  82'
Petersen  87'		6–2HeerenveenRegtop  35'
Camataru  90'		De Kuip
1993–94FeyenoordHeus  pen.'
van Loen  80'		2–1N.E.C.Dekker De Kuip
1994–95FeyenoordTaument  7'
Obiku  82'		2–1VolendamWasiman  47'De Kuip
1995–96PSVCocu  7'
Vink  14'
Veldman  65' (o.g.)
Jonk  87'
van der Doelen  90'		5–2Sparta Rotterdamvan der Meer  45'
D. de Nooijer  79' (pen.)		De Kuip35,000
1996–97Roda JCSibon  4'
Senden  16'
van der Luer  48'
Schops  56'		4–2HeerenveenKorneev  12'
Talan  83'		De Kuip48,000
1997–98AjaxBabangida  25'
Litmanen  38'  61'  84'
Arveladze  79'		5–0PSV–De Kuip22,500
1998–99AjaxGrønkjær  12'  15'2–0Fortuna Sittard–De Kuip25,000
1999–2000Roda JCPeeters  19'
van der Luer  89' 		2–0NEC–De Kuip40,000
2000–01Twente–0–0 aet
4–3 pen.		PSV–De Kuip45,000
2001–02AjaxMido  21'
Wamberto  90'
Ibrahimović  93'		3–2 aetFC UtrechtGluščević  56' (pen.)  76'De Kuip37,000
2002–03FC Utrechtde Jong  39'
Gluščević  49'  57'
Kuyt  81'		4–1FeyenoordKalou  73'De Kuip45,000
2003–04FC Utrechtvan den Bergh  66'1–0Twente–De Kuip48,000
2004–05PSVBouma  45'
Cocu  51'
Park  74'
Vennegoor of Hesselink  90'		4–0Willem II–De Kuip35,000
2005–06AjaxHuntelaar  48'  89'2–1PSVLamey  53'De Kuip30,770
2006–07AjaxHuntelaar  51'1–1 aet
8–7 pen		AZDembélé  4'De Kuip42,200
2007–08FeyenoordLandzaat  8'
de Guzmán  36'		2–0Roda JC–De Kuip51,177
2008–09HeerenveenPopov  27'
Kalou  112'		2–2 aet
5–4pen		TwenteElia  54'
Hersi  118'		De Kuip45,000
2009–10Ajaxde Jong  6', 7'2–0Feyenoord–Amsterdam Arena37,283
Suárez  4', 82'
de Jong  64', 77'		4–1Tomasson  72' De Kuip 35,000
2010–11TwenteBrama  45'
Janssen  56'
Janko  117'		3–2 aetAjaxDe Zeeuw  18'
Ebecilio  40'		De Kuip45,000
2011–12PSVToivonen  21'
Mertens  56'
Lens  63'		3–0Heracles Almelo–De Kuip50,000
2012–13AZMaher  12'
Altidore  14'		2–1PSVLocadia  31'De Kuip50,000
2013–14PEC ZwolleThomas  8', 12'
Fernandez  22', 34'
van Polen  50'		5–1Ajaxvan Rhijn  3'De Kuip42,500

Number of titles

Rank Club Titles 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 9 1950, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2005, 2012
4 AZ 4 1978, 1981, 1982, 2013
Quick Den Haag[winners 1] 4 1909, 1910, 1911, 1916
6 FC Twente 3 1977, 2001, 2011
FC Utrecht 3 1985, 2003, 2004
HFC 3 1904, 1913, 1915
Sparta Rotterdam 3 1958, 1962, 1966
10 ADO Den Haag 2 1968, 1975
DFC 2 1914, 1932
Fortuna'54 2 1957, 1964
Haarlem 2 1902, 1912
HBS Craeyenhout[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 Concordia 1 1906
CVV 1 1920
FC Eindhoven 1 1937
Heerenveen 1 2009
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
PEC Zwolle 1 2014

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 and on the Dutch pay-TV channel Fox Sports Eredivisie. In Australia the KNVB Cup is currently available on Setanta Sports. In Italy the KNVB Cup is currently available on Sportitalia.In Brazil the KNVB Cup is currently available on BandSports.

References

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