2022 KNVB Cup final
Football match
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The 2022 KNVB Cup final was a football match between Eredivisie clubs PSV and Ajax, that took place on 17 April 2022 at De Kuip, Rotterdam.[2][3] It was the final match of the 2021–22 KNVB Cup, the 104th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition.
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| Event | 2021–22 KNVB Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 17 April 2022 | ||||||
| Venue | De Kuip, Rotterdam | ||||||
| Referee | Danny Makkelie[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 42,824 | ||||||
PSV won the match 2–1 for their tenth title. As winners, they competed in the 2022 Johan Cruyff Shield and earned a spot in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League play-off round if they had not qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League. With PSV finishing second in 2021–22 Eredivisie, the Europa League play-off round spot was instead given to the third placed team in the Eredivisie.
Route to the final
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| Bye | First round | Bye | ||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2–0 (H) |
Second round | Barendrecht | 4–0 (H) |
| Telstar | 2–1 (H) |
Round of 16 | Excelsior Maassluis | 9–0 (H) |
| NAC Breda | 4–0 (H) |
Quarter-finals | Vitesse | 5–0 (H) |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2–1 (A) |
Semi-finals | AZ | 2–0 (A) |
Match
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Assistant referees:[1]
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Match rules[5]
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Notes
- Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.