KNVB Cup

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The KNVB Beker (pronounced [ˌkaːʔɛɱveːˈbeː ˈbeːkər]; English: KNVB Cup), branded as the Eurojackpot KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organised 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.

Founded1898; 128 years ago (1898)
RegionNetherlands
Teams110
Qualifier forUEFA Europa League
Johan Cruyff Shield
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KNVB Cup
Founded1898; 128 years ago (1898)
RegionNetherlands
Teams110
Qualifier forUEFA Europa League
Johan Cruyff Shield
Current championsGo Ahead Eagles (1st title)
Most championshipsAjax (20 titles)
BroadcasterESPN
Websitetotoknvbbeker.nl
2025–26 KNVB Cup
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History

Early history

The first attempt to hold a knock-out competition open to all clubs in the Netherlands was made in 1894, with the winners receiving a trophy offered by H.M.C. Holdert, former president of V.V.A. (Amsterdam).[2] Seven teams entered and the first ever cup match in the Netherlands was thus held on 11 February, between Haarlem and HFC, ending in a 3–1 win to the latter.[2] However, no other match was played due to the withdraws of several teams, and the lack of interest shown by the clubs caused Holdert to withdraw his trophy, so the final between HFC and R.A.P. was canceled,[2] but four years later, in January 1898, Holdert offered another cup, to be contested just like the English FA Cup, and thus the KNVB Cup was conceived during a board meeting of the Dutch Football Association, in The Hague, on 19 January 1898.[3] Initially, it was decided to stage a competition for this new trophy already in the ongoing 1897–98 season, but the board had to cancel it after a prolonged stretch of bad weather in the first weeks of February had led to numerous match postponements in the western leagues.[3]

The tournament finally 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 Jan Hisgen in extra-time.[4][5][6]

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.

Recent history

In 2018, a trophy colored in gold was commissioned to commemorate the 100th edition of the tournament.[7]

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.[7]

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, Winners ...
Season Winners Scorers Result Runners-up Scorers Venue Att.
1898–99RAP AmsterdamHisgen 116'1–0 (a.e.t.)HVV Den Haag–Heemstede
1899–1900Velocitas Breda [nl] (2)Clifford 65' 80'
Altinck du Cloux 70'		3–1Ajax LeidenVan Zanten 15'Rotterdam
1900–01HBS CraeyenhoutBekker
Mijer
Lagerwey 		4–3 (a.e.t.)RAP AmsterdamKampschreur
Hartoch
Glaser 		Haarlem
1901–02HaarlemVan den Berg
Pennink 		2–1HBS CraeyenhoutBekker Heemstede
1902–03HVV Den HaagVan den Berg 8' (o.g.)
J. Heyning 49'
Lotsy
J. de Sol
E. Sol
D. Heyning 		6–1HBS CraeyenhoutVan den Broeck d’Obrenau Sportpark De Diepput
1903–04HFCHoldert 80' (pen.)
Van der Vinne 83'
Henny 85'		3–1HVV Den HaagFroger 30'Sportpark De Diepput1,000
1904–05VOC Rotterdam (2)Jerris
Van Duijn
H. Breuning pen.		3–0HBS Craeyenhout 2 (2)–Sportpark De Diepput
1905–06Concordia (2)Thomée 17'
Slingelandt 		3–2AC & VV Volharding (2)Baggelaar 87'Valkenboschlaan
1906–07VOC Rotterdam (2)J. Hörburger
H. Breuning
A. Hörburger
C. Breuning pen.		4–3 (a.e.t.)Voorwaarts (2)Nieuwenhuizen
? 89' (pen.)		Sportpark De Diepput
1907–08HBS Craeyenhout 2 (2)Feijtes 10'
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De Jong 		3–1VOC Rotterdam (3)Verduin 88'Rotterdam
1908–09Quick Den Haag 2 (Res.)Goedhart
Schaaf 		2–0VOC Rotterdam (2)–Dordrecht
1909–10Quick Den Haag 2 (Res.)Loos 15'
Richelle 		2–0HVV Den Haag 2 (Res.)–Delft
1910–11Quick Den HaagRemus 45'1–0HFC Haarlem–Haarlem
1911–12HaarlemHoutkooper 44' 50'2–0Vitesse–Amsterdam
1912–13HFCLaan 10' 60' 65'
Francken 75'		4–1DFCKleijn 20'Het Houten Stadion6,000
1913–14DFCSunderman
De Wijs
Bouman 		3–2HaarlemHoutkooper
Schravendijk 		Het Houten Stadion8,000
1914–15HFCSeignette 45'1–0HBS Craeyenhout–Het Nederlandsch Sportpark
1915–16Quick Den HaagVan Riemsdijk 60' 2–1 (a.e.t.)HBS CraeyenhoutPoortman 75'Sportpark Houtrust
1916–17Ajax (2)Lucas 20'
Van Doort 21'
De Natris
Brokmann pen.		5–0VSV Velsen (3)–Het Nederlandsch Sportpark
1917–18RCH (2)Bloemheuvel 30'
De Koning 35'		2–1VVA AmsterdamSeemann 47'Het Nederlandsch Sportpark
1918–19Not played
1919–20CVV [nl] (2)Van de Steen
Van Oyen 		2–1VUC Den Haag [nl] (2)Van de Waal Dordrecht
1920–21Schoten [nl] (2)Ruys
Ruil 		2–1RFC (2)? Utrecht
1921–24Not played
1924–25ZFC ZaandamHoogmoed 3'
Potse 10'
Schoen 40' 60'
5–1Xerxes (2)Van Rooij 20' (o.g.)Utrecht
1925–26LONGA (2)Thijsselink pen.
Pallandt
Ghering 		5–2De Spartaan? Utrecht3,000
1926–27VUC Den Haag [nl]Dill 50' 75'
Klein 56'		3–1VitesseVan Bochove 10'Arnhem6,000
1927–28RCHVan der Bend 30' (o.g.)
De Groot 70' (o.g.)		2–0PEC Zwolle (2)–Sportpark Berestein400
1928–29Not played
1929–30FeijenoordBarendregt 35'1–0Excelsior–Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel10,000
1930–31Not played
1931–32DFCDe Smit 35' 46' 75'
Punt 74'
Ruisch 105'		5–4 (a.e.t.)PSVDe Visser 2' 40'
Van den Broek 50'
Hunting 73'		Koning Willem II Stadion5,000
1932–33Not played
1933–34Velocitas GroningenPeterse 84' (pen.)
Bonsema 87'
Van de Velde 91'		3–2 (a.e.t.)FeijenoordBurg 77'
Paauwe 80'		Utrecht5,000
1934–35FeijenoordPaauwe 55'
Groenendijk 57' 67' 80' 85'		5–2Helmond (2)Drouwen 42'
Van der Velden 61'		Kromme Zandweg12,000
1935–36Roermond [nl]Pijpers 30' 82'
Pubben 38'
Imkamp 68'		4–2KFCBouthoorn 55' 70'Vught200
1936–37FC EindhovenKruger 87'1–0De Spartaan (2)–Sportterrein aan de Spaarndammerdijk4,000
1937–38VSV VelsenSterk 40' 42' 46'
Bot 60'		4–1AGOVVKluin 5'Utrecht3,000
1938–39FC WageningenZittersteijn 45' 95'2–1 (a.e.t.)PSVHunting 50'Stadium Eendracht Arnhem3,500
1939–42Not played
1942–43AjaxStoffelen 3' (pen.)
Fischer 24'
Van Dijk 62'		3–2DFCMijnders 41'
In ’t Veld 65'		Olympic Stadium35,000
1943–44Willem IIWilly Engel
Wim Engel
Van Loon 		9–2Groene Ster (2)Haas
Klamerek 		Sportpark Aalstenweg
1944–1947Not played
1947–48FC Wageningen–0–0
(2–1 p)		DWV (2)–Olympic Stadium20,000
1948–49Quick 1888Schipperheijn 11'1–1
(2–1 p)		HelmondiaNicholson 12'Sportpark Aalstenweg18,000
1949–50PSVBijen 30' 100'
Fransen 43' 87'		4–3 (a.e.t.)HFC HaarlemSmit 25'
Pastoor 70'
Roosen 73'		De Kuip12,000
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 Volendam (2)Smit 18' 70'
Tol 41'		Olympic Stadium18,000
1958–59VenloTeeuwen 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 (a.e.t.)DHC Delft (2)–Het Kasteel12,000
1962–63Willem IILouer 35'
Aarts 46'
Senders 81'		3–0ADO Den Haag–Zuiderpark18,000
1963–64Fortuna'54–0–0
(4–3 p)		ADO Den Haag–Philips Stadion10,000
1964–65FeijenoordBouwmeester 88'1–0Go Ahead Eagles–De Kuip31,000
1965–66SpartaMadsen 60'1–0ADO Den Haag–De Kuip24,000
1966–67AjaxCruyff 64'
Nuninga 99'		2–1 (a.e.t.)NAC BredaVesters 88'De Meer21,000
1967–68ADO Den HaagSchoenmaker 23'
Aarts 28'		2–1AjaxKeizer 48'Zuiderpark17,500
1968–69FeijenoordWery 27'1–1 (a.e.t.)PSVRadović 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 (a.e.t.)SpartaKowalik 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 Nijmegen–De Kuip45,801
1973–74PSVDeijkers 10'
R. van de Kerkhof 40'
Edström 53'
Van der Kuijlen 51' 58' 90'		6–0NAC Breda–De Kuip38,000
1974–75FC Den HaagVan Leeuwen 67'1–0FC Twente–De Kuip21,000
1975–76PSVEdström 98'1–0 (a.e.t.)Roda JC–De Kuip32,760
1976–77TwenteDrost 96'
Mühren 105'
Jeuring 110'		3–0 (a.e.t.)PEC Zwolle (2)–De Goffert26,000
1977–78AZVan Rijnsoever 56'1–0Ajax–Olympic Stadium38,248
1978–79AjaxClarke 42' (pen.)1–1 (a.e.t.)TwenteMeutstege 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'		3–1NEC NijmegenMulderij 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 (2)–Galgenwaard18,000
1985–86AjaxBosman 46' 80'
Silooy 67'		3–0RBC Roosendaal (2)–De Meer23,000
1986–87AjaxBosman 11' 83'
Van Basten 104' 106'		4–2 (a.e.t.)FC 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 (2)–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'		6–2Heerenveen (2)Regtop 35'
Cămătaru 90'		De Kuip45,000
1993–94FeyenoordHeus 7' (pen.)
Van Loen 80'		2–1NEC Nijmegen (2)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 Nijmegen–De Kuip40,000
2000–01Twente–0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		PSV–De Kuip45,000
2001–02AjaxMido 21'
Wamberto 90'
Ibrahimović 93'		3–2 (a.e.t.)FC 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 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)		AZDembélé 4'De Kuip42,200
2007–08FeyenoordLandzaat 8'
de Guzmán 36'		2–0Roda JC–De Kuip51,177
2008–09HeerenveenPopov 27'
Kalou 112'		2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		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 (a.e.t.)AjaxDe 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–De Kuip46,105
2017–18FeyenoordJörgensen 28'
Van Persie 57'
Toornstra 90+3'		3–0AZ–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
2021–22PSVGutiérrez 48'
Gakpo 50'		2–1AjaxGravenberch 23'De Kuip47,500
2022–23PSVT. Hazard 67'1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		AjaxBranthwaite 42' (o.g.)De Kuip40,650
2023–24FeyenoordPaixão 59'1–0NEC Nijmegen –De Kuip42,140
2024–25Go Ahead EaglesDeijl 90+9' (pen.)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		AZParrott 54' (pen.)De Kuip42,972
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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 4 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
Go Ahead Eagles 1 1 2025
FC Groningen 1 1 2015
VSV Velsen 1 1 1938
VUC Den Haag [nl] 1 1 1927
RAP Amsterdam 1 1 1899
Venlo 1 – 1959
Quick 1888 1 – 1949
FC Eindhoven 1 – 1937
Roermond [nl] 1 – 1936
Velocitas Groningen 1 – 1934
LONGA [nl] 1 – 1926
ZFC [nl] 1 – 1925
Schoten [nl] 1 – 1921
CVV [nl] 1 – 1920
Concordia 1 – 1906
Velocitas Breda [nl] 1 – 1900
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Includes two for second team.
  2. [2]
    Includes one 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
 Albania SuperSport
 Kosovo
 Argentina DSports
 Chile
 Colombia
 Ecuador
 Peru
 Uruguay
 Venezuela
 Austria Sportdigital
 Germany
 Switzerland
Balkans
 Sport Klub
 Belgium Play Sports (Dutch)
RTL-TVI (French)
 Bulgaria Ring
 Brazil N Sports
 China ZhiBo8
 Cyprus Cablenet
 Indonesia RTV
 Israel Charlton
 Middle East and North Africa Dubai Sports
 Portugal DAZN
 Slovakia Arena Sport
Türkiye Sıfır TV
S Sport
D-Smart
 United States ESPN
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