KNVB Cup
Founded1898 (1898)
RegionNetherlands
Number of teams110
Qualifier forUEFA Europa League
Domestic cup(s)Johan Cruyff Shield
Current championsPSV (11th title)
Most successful club(s)Ajax (20 titles)
Television broadcastersESPN
Websitetotoknvbbeker.nl
2023–24 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.

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

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'
Cămătaru 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
2021–22PSVGutiérrez 48'
Gakpo 50'		2–1AjaxGravenberch 23'De Kuip47,500
2022–23PSVT. Hazard 67'1–1 aet
3–2 pen		AjaxBranthwaite

42' (o.g.)

 De Kuip40,650

Number of titles

The Trophy
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 13 4 1930, 1935, 1965, 1969, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2016, 2018
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

  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
Americas
 Gol TV
Nordics
 NENT
 Russia Match TV
 Germany Sportdigital
 Austria
  Switzerland

References

  1. ↑ "TOTO KNVB Beker | KNVB". www.knvb.nl. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. 1 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.
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