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KNVB Cup

Association football tournament in the Netherlands

The KNVB Beker (pronounced [ˌkaːʔɛɱveːˈbeː ˈbeːkər]; English: KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898.^[1] It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup. The tournament consists of all teams from the top four tiers of Dutch league football (Eredivisie, Eerste Divisie, Tweede Divisie and Derde Divisie), as well as the 24 semi-finalists (or replacements) of the six KNVB District Cups. The finals of the tournament traditionally takes place in De Kuip, and has been held there every season since the 1989 final. The winners of the cup compete against the winners of the Eredivisie for the Johan Cruyff Shield, (equivalent to a super cup) which acts as the curtain raiser for the following season.

Quick Facts Founded, Region ...

KNVB Cup

Founded	1898; 126 years ago (1898)
Region	Netherlands
Number of teams	110
Qualifier for	UEFA Europa League
Domestic cup(s)	Johan Cruyff Shield
Current champions	Feyenoord (14th title)
Most successful club(s)	Ajax (20 titles)
Television broadcasters	ESPN
Website	totoknvbbeker.nl
2023–24 KNVB Cup

History

The competition was conceived during a board meeting of the Dutch Football Association, in The Hague, on 19 January 1898. The tournament began the following season, 1898–99. The first final was played on 9 May 1899 between RAP Amsterdam and HVV Den Haag, and ended in a 1–0 victory for the former thanks to a goal from Julius Hisgen in extra-time. In 1946, the trophy was changed to one made out of silver, which was extremely rare in the immediate aftermath of World War II. That trophy remains in use today. In 2018, a trophy colored in gold was commissioned to commemorate the 100th edition of the tournament.^[2]

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 Beker 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 Beker with Gatorade remaining as the principal sponsor.

On 12 January 2018, it was announced that TOTO would be the name sponsor of the KNVB Cup, until the 2021–22 season. The competition was renamed the TOTO KNVB Beker with immediate effect.^[2]

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 finished in the top two of the Eredivisie and thus gained entry into the UEFA Champions League, the berth will be redistributed to that season's Eredivisie.

In 1998, both KNVB Cup finalists, Ajax and PSV, gained entry in the Champions League, so a third-place play-off was played between the beaten semi-finalists, SC Heerenveen and FC Twente, to determine who would take the Cup Winners' Cup place.

Past finals

More information Season, Winner ...

Season	Winner	Scorers	Result	Runner-up	Scorers	Venue	Att.
1898–99	RAP Amsterdam	Julius Hisgen	1–0 aet	HVV Den Haag
1899–1900	Velocitas Breda		3–1	Ajax Leiden
1900–01	HBS Craeyenhout		4–3	RAP Amsterdam
1901–02	Haarlem		2–1	HBS Craeyenhout
1902–03	HVV Den Haag		6–1	HBS Craeyenhout
1903–04	HFC		3–1	HVV Den Haag
1904–05	VOC Rotterdam		3–0	HBS Craeyenhout 2
1905–06	Concordia		3–2	AC & VV Volharding
1906–07	VOC Rotterdam		4–3	Voorwaarts
1907–08	HBS Craeyenhout 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
1911–12	Haarlem		2–0	Vitesse
1912–13	HFC		4–1	DFC
1913–14	DFC		3–2	Haarlem
1914–15	HFC		1–0	HBS Craeyenhout
1915–16	Quick Den Haag		2–1	HBS Craeyenhout
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	Lourents van der Bend 30' (o.g.) Barend de Groot 70' (o.g.)	2–0	PEC		Sportpark Berestein	400
1928–29	Not played
1929–30	Feijenoord	Jaap Barendregt	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	Arie Paauwe Wim Groenendijk	5–2	Helmond	Drouwen Van der Velden	Stadion Kromme Zandweg	12,000
1935–36	RFC 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		Olympic Stadium
1943–44	Willem II		9–2	Groene Ster		Jan Louwers
1944–47	Not played
1947–48	Wageningen		0–0 2–1 pen	DWV		Olympic Stadium
1948–49	Quick 1888		1–1 2–1 pen	Helmondia		Jan Louwers
1949–50	PSV		4–3	HFC Haarlem		De Kuip
1950–56	Not played
1956–57	Fortuna'54	Appel 14' 80' 81' Angenent 78'	4–2	Feijenoord	Schouten 1' Aad Bak 42'	De Kuip	35,000
1957–58	Sparta	Bosselaar 8' Karregat 20' (o.g.) Geel 38' Verhoeven 69'	4–3	FC Volendam	Smit 18' Tol 41' Smit 70'	Olympic Stadium	18,000
1958–59	VVV	Teeuwen 23' Sleven 32' Klaassens 56' Schatorjé 70'	4–1	ADO Den Haag	Timmer 7'	Zuiderpark	25,000
1959–60	Not played
1960–61	Ajax	Groot 78' 82' 88'	3–0	NAC Breda	–	De Meer	16,000
1961–62	Sparta	Van Miert 105'	1–0 aet	DHC Delft	–	Het Kasteel	12,000
1962–63	Willem II	Louer 35' Aarts 46' Senders 81'	3–0	ADO Den Haag	–	Zuiderpark
1963–64	Fortuna'54	–	0–0 4–3 pen	ADO Den Haag	–	Philips Stadion	10,000
1964–65	Feijenoord	Bouwmeester 88'	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 aet	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	Wery 27'	1–1 aet	PSV	Radović 71'	De Kuip	55,000
1968–69	Feijenoord	Van Hanegem 47' Wery 84'	Replay 2–0	PSV	–	De Kuip	60,000
1969–70	Ajax	Keizer 22' Cruijff 69'	2–0	PSV	–	De Vliert	30,000
1970–71	Ajax	Cruijff 62' 81'	2–2 aet	Sparta	Kowalik 39' Visser 74'	De Kuip	63,154
1970–71	Ajax	Mühren 4' Johan Neeskens 52'	Replay 2–1	Sparta	Walbeek 47'	De Kuip	60,068
1971–72	Ajax	Cruyff 34' Mühren 61' (pen.) Keizer 72'	3–2	FC Den Haag	van Eeden 68' Mansveld 85' (pen.)	De Kuip	60,000
1972–73	NAC Breda	Bish 10' Brouwers 75'	2–0	NEC	–	De Kuip	45,801
1973–74	PSV	Deijkers 10' R. van de Kerkhof 40' Edström 53' van der Kuijlen 51' 58' 90'	6–0	NAC Breda	–	De Kuip
1974–75	FC Den Haag	Van Leeuwen 67'	1–0	FC Twente	–	De Kuip
1975–76	PSV	Edström 98'	1–0 aet	Roda JC	–	De Kuip
1976–77	Twente	Drost 96' Mühren 105' Jeuring 110'	3–0 aet	PEC Zwolle	–	De Goffert	26,000
1977–78	AZ	Van Rijnsoever 56'	1–0	Ajax	–	Olympic Stadium	38,248
1978–79	Ajax	Clarke 42' (pen.)	1–1 aet	Twente	Meutstege 14' (o.g.)	De Kuip	29,553
1978–79	Ajax	Clarke 27' Tahamata 47' Schoenaker 66'	Replay 3–0	Twente	–	De Kuip	29,274
1979–80	Feyenoord	Petursson 39' (pen.) De Leeuw 71' Petursson 75'	3–1	Ajax	Arnesen 19'	De Kuip	50,340
1980–81	AZ	Tol 24' Spelbos 59' Nygaard 74'	3–1	Ajax	Vanenburg 53'	Olympic Stadium	32,591
1981–82	AZ	–	0–1	FC Utrecht	Wouters 5'	Galgenwaard	10,000
1981–82	AZ	Oberacher 18' Kist 47' 57' (pen.) 76' Tol 77'	5–1	FC Utrecht	Carbo 27'	Alkmaarderhout	12,000
1982–83	Ajax	Lerby 47' Schoenaker 66' Ophof 86'	3–1	NEC	Mulderij 56'	De Meer	7,700
1982–83	Ajax	Vanenburg 46' 52' Cruyff 69'	3–1	NEC	Grim 60'	De Goffert	24,000
1983–84	Feyenoord	Houtman 72'	1–0	Fortuna Sittard	–	De Kuip
1984–85	FC Utrecht	Van Loen 90'	1–0	Helmond Sport	–	Galgenwaard	18,000
1985–86	Ajax	Bosman 46' 80' Silooy 67'	3–0	RBC	–	De Meer	23,000
1986–87	Ajax	Bosman 11' 83' van Basten 104' 106'	4–2 aet	FC Den Haag	Boere 43' Morley 66'	Zuiderpark	8,600
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 30' (pen.)	1–0	Vitesse	–	De Kuip	34,000
1990–91	Feyenoord	Witschge 8'	1–0	BVV Den Bosch	–	De Kuip	52,000
1991–92	Feyenoord	de Wolf 28' Taument 43' Kiprich 53'	3–0	Roda JC	–	De Kuip	48,000
1992–93	Ajax	Davids 7' Overmars 45' 89' Pettersson 71' Bergkamp 82' Petersen 87'	6–2	Heerenveen	Regtop 35' Cămătaru 90'	De Kuip	45,000
1993–94	Feyenoord	Heus 7' (pen.) van Loen 80'	2–1	N.E.C.	Dekker 90'	De Kuip	43,000
1994–95	Feyenoord	Taument 7' Obiku 82'	2–1	Volendam	Wasiman 47'	De Kuip	48,146
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 93'	3–2 aet	FC Utrecht	Gluščević 56' (pen.) 76'	De Kuip	37,000
2002–03	FC Utrecht	de Jong 39' Gluščević 49' 57' Kuyt 81'	4–1	Feyenoord	Kalou 73'	De Kuip	45,000
2003–04	FC 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 5–4 pen	Twente	Elia 54' Hersi 118'	De Kuip	45,000
2009–10	Ajax	de Jong 6' 7'	2–0	Feyenoord	–	Amsterdam Arena	37,283
2009–10	Ajax	Suárez 4' 82' de Jong 64' 77'	4–1	Feyenoord	Tomasson 72'	De Kuip	35,000
2010–11	Twente	Brama 45' Janssen 56' Janko 117'	3–2 aet	Ajax	De Zeeuw 18' Ebecilio 40'	De Kuip	45,000
2011–12	PSV	Toivonen 21' Mertens 56' Lens 63'	3–0	Heracles Almelo	–	De Kuip	50,000
2012–13	AZ	Maher 12' Altidore 14'	2–1	PSV	Locadia 31'	De Kuip	50,000
2013–14	PEC Zwolle	Thomas 8' 12' Fernandez 22' 34' van Polen 50'	5–1	Ajax	van Rhijn 3'	De Kuip	42,500
2014–15	FC Groningen	Rusnák 64' 75'	2–0	PEC Zwolle	–	De Kuip	46,193
2015–16	Feyenoord	Kramer 42' Elia 75'	2–1	FC Utrecht	Leeuwin 51'	De Kuip	45,592
2016–17	Vitesse	Van Wolfswinkel 81' 88'	2–0	AZ Alkmaar	–	De Kuip	46,105
2017–18	Feyenoord	Jörgensen 28' Van Persie 57' Toornstra 90+3'	3–0	AZ Alkmaar	–	De Kuip	46,084
2018–19	Ajax	Blind 38' Huntelaar 39', 67' Kristensen 76'	4–0	Willem II	–	De Kuip	45,709
2019–20	Final between Utrecht and Feyenoord not played due to COVID-19 pandemic					De Kuip	N/A
2020–21	Ajax	Gravenberch 23' Neres 90+1'	2–1	Vitesse	Openda 30'	De Kuip	0
2021–22	PSV	Gutiérrez 48' Gakpo 50'	2–1	Ajax	Gravenberch 23'	De Kuip	47,500
2022–23	PSV	T. Hazard 67'	1–1 aet 3–2 pen	Ajax	Branthwaite 42' (o.g.)	De Kuip	40,650
2023–24	Feyenoord	Paixão 59'	1–0	NEC Nijmegen	–	De Kuip	42,140

Number of titles

The Trophy

More information Club, Titles ...

Club	Titles	Runners-up	Winning years
Ajax	20	8	1917, 1943, 1961, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2019, 2021
Feyenoord	14	4	1930, 1935, 1965, 1969, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2024
PSV Eindhoven	11	8	1950, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2005, 2012, 2022, 2023
AZ	4	3	1978, 1981, 1982, 2013
Quick (H)	4	–	1909, 1910, 1911, 1916^{[n 1]}
FC Twente	3	4	1977, 2001, 2011
FC Utrecht	3	3	1985, 2003, 2004
Sparta Rotterdam	3	2	1958, 1962, 1966
HFC	3	–	1904, 1913, 1915
ADO Den Haag	2	6	1968, 1975
HBS Craeyenhout	2	5	1901, 1908^{[n 2]}
Roda JC	2	4	1997, 2000
Haarlem	2	3	1902, 1912
DFC	2	2	1914, 1932
VOC Rotterdam	2	2	1905, 1907
Willem II	2	2	1944, 1963
Fortuna'54	2	–	1957, 1964
Wageningen	2	–	1939, 1948
RCH	2	–	1918, 1928
Vitesse	1	4	2017
PEC Zwolle	1	3	2014
NAC Breda	1	3	1973
HVV Den Haag	1	3	1903
Heerenveen	1	2	2009
FC Groningen	1	1	2015
VSV	1	1	1938
VUC Den Haag	1	1	1927
RAP Amsterdam	1	1	1899
VVV	1	–	1959
Quick 1888	1	–	1949
FC Eindhoven	1	–	1937
Roermond	1	–	1936
Velocitas Groningen	1	–	1934
LONGA	1	–	1926
ZFC	1	–	1925
Schoten	1	–	1921
CVV	1	–	1920
Concordia	1	–	1906
Velocitas Breda	1	–	1900

Notes

[n 1]
Includes 2 for second team.
[n 2]
Includes 1 for second team.

Media coverage

The broadcast rights are included in the KNVB broadcast rights package, which also include the Johan Cruyff Shield.

Netherlands

The KNVB Cup is currently broadcast live by the ESPN channels.

International

More information Country/Region, Broadcaster ...

Country/Region	Broadcaster
Americas Argentina Bolivia Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru United States Uruguay Venezuela	Gol TV
Austria	Sportdigital
Germany
Switzerland
Balkans Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Slovenia	Sport Klub
Baltics Estonia Latvia Lithuania	Go3 Sport
Belgium	Play Sports
Bulgaria	Max Sport
Cyprus	Cablenet
Israel	Charlton
Nordics Denmark Finland Norway Sweden	Viaplay
Russia	Okko Sport

References

[1]
"TOTO KNVB Beker | KNVB". www.knvb.nl. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
[2]
"TOTO nieuwe naamgever KNVB Beker en Gouden Trofee" [TOTO new namesake KNVB Cup and Golden Trophy]. www.knvb.nl (in Dutch). 12 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

External links

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