KNVB Cup

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, which acts as the curtain raiser for the following season.

KNVB Cup
Founded1898 (1898)
RegionNetherlands
Number of teams110
Qualifier forUEFA Europa League
Domestic cup(s)Johan Cruyff Shield
Current championsAjax (20th title)
Most successful club(s)Ajax (20 titles)
Television broadcastersESPN
WebsiteKNVB Cup
2021–22 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. 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.

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.

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
Season Winner Scorers Result Runner-up Scorers Venue Att.
1898–99RAP AmsterdamJulius Hisgen 1–0 aetHVV Den Haag
1899–1900Velocitas Breda3–1Ajax Leiden
1900–01HBS Craeyenhout4–3RAP Amsterdam
1901–02Haarlem2–1HBS Craeyenhout
1902–03HVV Den Haag6–1HBS Craeyenhout
1903–04HFC3–1HVV Den Haag
1904–05VOC Rotterdam3–0HBS Craeyenhout 2
1905–06Concordia3–2AC & VV Volharding
1906–07VOC Rotterdam4–3Voorwaarts
1907–08HBS Craeyenhout 23–1VOC Rotterdam
1908–09Quick Den Haag 22–0VOC Rotterdam
1909–10Quick Den Haag 22–0HVV Den Haag 2
1910–11Quick Den Haag1–0HFC Haarlem
1911–12Haarlem2–0Vitesse
1912–13HFC4–1DFC
1913–14DFC3–2Haarlem
1914–15HFC1–0HBS Craeyenhout
1915–16Quick Den Haag2–1HBS Craeyenhout
1916–17Ajax5–0VSV (Velsen)
1917–18RCH2–1VVA
1918–19Not played
1919–20CVV2–1VUC Den Haag
1920–21Schoten2–1RFC
1921–24Not played
1924–25ZFC5–1Xerxes
1925–26LONGA5–2De Spartaan
1926–27VUC Den Haag3–1Vitesse
1927–28RCHLourents van der Bend  30' (o.g.)
Barend de Groot  70' (o.g.)		2–0PECSportpark Berestein400
1928–29Not played
1929–30FeijenoordJaap Barendregt 1–0Excelsior
1930–31Not played
1931–32DFC5–4PSV
1932–33Not played
1933–34Velocitas Groningen3–2Feijenoord
1934–35FeijenoordArie Paauwe
Wim Groenendijk 		5–2HelmondDrouwen
Van der Velden 		Stadion Kromme Zandweg12,000
1935–36Roermond4–2KFC
1936–37FC Eindhoven1–0De Spartaan
1937–38VSV4–1AGOVV
1938–39FC Wageningen2–1PSV
1939–42Not played
1942–43Ajax3–2DFCOlympic Stadium
1943–44Willem II9–2Groene SterJan Louwers
1944–47Not played
1947–48Wageningen0–0
2–1 pen		DWVOlympic Stadium
1948–49Quick 18881–1
2–1 pen		HelmondiaJan Louwers
1949–50PSV4–3HFC HaarlemDe Kuip
1950–56Not played
1956–57Fortuna'54Appel  14'  80'  81'
Angenent  78'		4–2FeijenoordSchouten  1'
Aad Bak  42'		De Kuip35,000
1957–58SpartaBosselaar  8'
Karregat  20' (o.g.)
Geel  38'
Verhoeven  69'		4–3FC VolendamSmit  18'
Tol  41'
Smit  70'		Olympic Stadium18,000
1958–59VVVTeeuwen  23'
Sleven  32'
Klaassens  56'
Schatorjé  70'		4–1ADO Den HaagTimmer  7'Zuiderpark25,000
1959–60Not played
1960–61AjaxGroot  78'  82'  88'3–0NAC Breda–De Meer16,000
1961–62SpartaVan Miert  105'1–0 aetDHC Delft–Het Kasteel12,000
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 Stadion10,000
1964–65FeijenoordBouwmeester  88'1–0Go Ahead–De Kuip31,000
1965–66SpartaMadsen  60'1–0ADO Den Haag–De Kuip
1966–67AjaxCruyff  64'
Nuninga  99'		2–1 aetNAC BredaVesters  88'De Meer21,000
1967–68ADO Den HaagSchoenmaker  23'
Aarts  28'		2–1AjaxKeizer  48'Zuiderpark17,500
1968–69FeijenoordWery  27'1–1 aetPSVRadović  71'De Kuip55,000
Van Hanegem  47'
Wery  84'		Replay
2–0		–De Kuip60,000
1969–70AjaxKeizer  22'
Cruijff  69'		2–0PSV–De Vliert30,000
1970–71AjaxCruijff  62'  81'2–2 aetSpartaKowalik  39'
Visser  74'		De Kuip63,154
Mühren  4'
Johan Neeskens  52'		Replay
2–1		Walbeek  47'De Kuip60,068
1971–72AjaxCruyff  34'
Mühren  61' (pen.)
Keizer  72'		3–2FC Den Haagvan Eeden  68'
Mansveld  85' (pen.)		De Kuip60,000
1972–73NAC BredaBish  10'
Brouwers  75'		2–0NEC–De Kuip45,801
1973–74PSVDeijkers  10'
R. van de Kerkhof  40'
Edström  53'
van der Kuijlen  51'  58'  90'		6–0NAC Breda–De Kuip
1974–75FC Den HaagVan Leeuwen  67'1–0FC Twente–De Kuip
1975–76PSVEdström  98'1–0 aetRoda JC–De Kuip
1976–77TwenteDrost  96'
Mühren  105'
Jeuring  110'		3–0 aetPEC Zwolle–De Goffert26,000
1977–78AZVan Rijnsoever  56'1–0Ajax–Olympic Stadium38,248
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 Stadium32,591
1981–82AZ–0–1FC UtrechtWouters  5'Galgenwaard10,000
Oberacher  18'
Kist  47'  57' (pen.)  76'
Tol  77'		5–1Carbo  27'Alkmaarderhout12,000
1982–83AjaxLerby  47'
Schoenaker  66'
Ophof  86'		3–1NECMulderij  56'De Meer7,700
Vanenburg  46'  52'
Cruyff  69'		3–1Grim  60'De Goffert24,000
1983–84FeyenoordHoutman  72'1–0Fortuna Sittard–De Kuip
1984–85FC UtrechtVan Loen  90'1–0Helmond Sport–Galgenwaard18,000
1985–86AjaxBosman  46'  80'
Silooy  67'		3–0RBC–De Meer23,000
1986–87AjaxBosman  11'  83'
van Basten  104'  106'		4–2 aetFC Den HaagBoere  43'
Morley  66'		Zuiderpark8,600
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  30' (pen.)1–0Vitesse–De Kuip34,000
1990–91FeyenoordWitschge  8'1–0BVV Den Bosch–De Kuip52,000
1991–92Feyenoordde Wolf  28'
Taument  43'
Kiprich  53'		3–0Roda JC–De Kuip48,000
1992–93AjaxDavids  7'
Overmars  45'  89'
Pettersson  71'
Bergkamp  82'
Petersen  87'		6–2HeerenveenRegtop  35'
Camataru  90'		De Kuip45,000
1993–94FeyenoordHeus  7' (pen.)
van Loen  80'		2–1N.E.C.Dekker  90'De Kuip43,000
1994–95FeyenoordTaument  7'
Obiku  82'		2–1VolendamWasiman  47'De Kuip48,146
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
5–4 pen		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 Kuip35,000
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
2014–15FC GroningenRusnák  64'  75'2–0PEC Zwolle–De Kuip46,193
2015–16FeyenoordKramer  42'
Elia  75'		2–1FC UtrechtLeeuwin  51'De Kuip45,592
2016–17VitesseVan Wolfswinkel  81'  88'2–0AZ Alkmaar–De Kuip46,105
2017–18FeyenoordJörgensen  28'
Van Persie  57'
Toornstra  90+3'		3–0AZ Alkmaar–De Kuip46,084
2018–19AjaxBlind  38'
Huntelaar  39', 67'
Kristensen  76'		4–0Willem II–De Kuip45,709
2019–20Final between Utrecht and Feyenoord not played due to COVID-19 pandemicDe KuipN/A
2020–21AjaxGravenberch  23'
Neres  90+1'		2–1VitesseOpenda  30'De Kuip0

Number of titles
The Trophy
Club Titles Runners-up Winning years
Ajax 20 6 1917, 1943, 1961, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2019, 2021
Feyenoord 13 4 1930, 1935, 1965, 1969, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2016, 2018
PSV Eindhoven 9 8 1950, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2005, 2012
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
  1. Includes 2 for second team.
  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
Country/Region Broadcaster
 Gol TV
 Indonesia Mola TV
 Timor-Leste
 NENT
 Russia Match TV
 Middle East and North Africa Dubai Sports

References
  1. "TOTO KNVB Beker | KNVB". www.knvb.nl.
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