1995-96_KNVB_Cup
1995–96 KNVB Cup
Football tournament season
The 78th edition of the KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup) started on August 12, 1995. The final was played on May 16, 1996: PSV beat Sparta 5–2 and won the cup for the seventh time. A total of 60 clubs participated.
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- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1995-96, four of which entering in the knock-out stage
- All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1995-96
- 22 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
- Two youth teams
The matches of the group stage were played between August 12 and September 16, 1995. 56 clubs participated, 28 advanced to the next round.
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. FC Groningen E | 9 |
| 2. Cambuur Leeuw. 1 | 6 |
| 3. Veendam 1 | 3 |
| 4. VV Appingedam A | 0 |
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. SC Heracles 1 | 9 |
| 2. sc Heerenveen E | 4 |
| 3. SV Urk A | 2 |
| 4. FC Emmen 1 | 1 |
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. Go Ahead Eagles E | 9 |
| 2. TOP Oss 1 | 4 |
| 3. IJsselmeervogels A | 4 |
| 4. GVVV A | 0 |
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. MVV 1 | 9 |
| 2. Fortuna Sittard E | 6 |
| 3. SV Panningen A | 3 |
| 4. Wilhelmina '08 A | 0 |
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. Willem II E | 9 |
| 2. VVV-Venlo 1 | 4 |
| 3. FC Eindhoven 1 | 4 |
| 4. SV TOP A | 0 |
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. De Graafschap E | 9 |
| 2. Helmond Sport 1 | 6 |
| 3. De Treffers A | 3 |
| 4. RKVV Volharding A | 0 |
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. RKC Waalwijk E | 7 |
| 2. RBC 1 | 5 |
| 3. HSV Hoek A | 4 |
| 4. RKSV Halsteren A | 0 |
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. FC Utrecht E | 9 |
| 2. ADO Den Haag 1 | 6 |
| 3. Kozakken Boys A | 1 |
| 4. VIOS A | 1 |
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. Vitesse Arnhem E | 7 |
| 2. Dordrecht'90 1 | 4 |
| 3. Young Ajax | 3 |
| 4. HVV Hollandia A | 1 |
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. NEC E | 7 |
| 2. FC Den Bosch 1 | 6 |
| 3. USV Holland A | 3 |
| 4. SV Argon A | 1 |
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. AZ 1 | 7 |
| 2. HFC Haarlem 1 | 4 |
| 3. FC Volendam E | 3 |
| 4. AFC '34 A | 1 |
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
First round
The matches of the first knock-out round were played on November 28, 29 and 30, 1995. The four highest ranked Eredivisie clubs from last season entered the tournament this round.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord E | 3–0 | RBC |
| Cambuur Leeuwarden | 1–0 (aet) | sc Heerenveen |
| Sparta | 3–1 | FC Den Bosch |
| Roda JC E | 2–1 | FC Groningen |
| TOP Oss | 1–2 | FC Zwolle |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 1–1 | Fortuna Sittard |
| SC Heracles | 0–3 | Ajax E (on January 24) |
| Young Sparta | 0–2 | De Graafschap |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Helmond Sport | (p) 3-3 | Dordrecht'90 |
| FC Utrecht | 0–2 | PSV E |
| MVV | (p) 0-0 | Willem II |
| ADO Den Haag | 1–0 (aet) | Vitesse Arnhem |
| NAC Breda | 4–1 | Telstar |
| NEC | 0–0 (p) | AZ |
| FC Twente | 2–0 | HFC Haarlem |
| VVV-Venlo | 2–0 | RKC Waalwijk |
E four Eredivisie entrants
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 24, 1996.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord | 1–0 | NAC Breda |
| VVV-Venlo | (p) 0-0 | Fortuna Sittard |
| Roda JC | (p) 1-1 | FC Zwolle |
| ADO Den Haag | 1–2 | FC Twente |
| De Graafschap | 1–3 | PSV |
| Helmond Sport | 1–2 | MVV |
| AZ | 0–1 | Sparta |
| Cambuur Leeuwarden | 2–0 | Ajax (on January 30) |
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on February 28, 1996.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on April 6, 1996.
Final
| PSV | 5–2 | Sparta |
|---|---|---|
Cocu  7'Vink 14'Veldman 65' (o.g.)Jonk 87'Van der Doelen 90' |
Van der Meer 45' De Nooijer 79' (pen.) |
PSV would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup
- Results by Ronald Zwiers Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)