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This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see KNVB Women's 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 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.

KNVB Cup
Founded1898; 126 years ago (1898)
RegionNetherlands
Number of teams110
Qualifier forUEFA Europa League
Johan Cruyff Shield
Current championsFeyenoord (14th title)
Most successful club(s)Ajax (20 titles)
Television broadcastersESPN
Websitetotoknvbbeker.nl
2024–25 KNVB Cup

History

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Early history

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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

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

Name changes

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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

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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

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Season Winner Scorers Result Runner-up Scorers Venue Att.
1898–99 RAP Amsterdam Jan Hisgen   116' 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
Van Hanegem   47'
Wery   84'		 Replay
2–0		 – 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
Mühren   4'
Johan Neeskens   52'		 Replay
2–1		 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
Clarke   27'
Tahamata   47'
Schoenaker   66'		 Replay
3–0		 – 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
Oberacher   18'
Kist   47'   57' (pen.)   76'
Tol   77'		 5–1 Carbo   27' Alkmaarderhout 12,000
1982–83 Ajax Lerby   47'
Schoenaker   66'
Ophof   86'		 3–1 NEC Mulderij   56' De Meer 7,700
Vanenburg   46'   52'
Cruyff   69'		 3–1 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
Suárez   4'   82'
de Jong   64'   77'		 4–1 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

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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 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

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  1. ^ Includes 2 for second team.
  2. ^ Includes 1 for second team.

Media coverage

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

Netherlands

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

International

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Country/Region Broadcaster
Americas
 Gol TV
  Austria Sportdigital
  Germany
  Switzerland
Balkans
 Sport Klub
Baltics
 Go3 Sport
  Belgium Play Sports
  Bulgaria Max Sport
  Cyprus Cablenet
  Israel Charlton
Nordics
 Viaplay
  Russia Okko Sport

References

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  1. ^ "TOTO KNVB Beker | KNVB". www.knvb.nl. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Netherlands 1893/94 - Holdert-beeld". RSSSF. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Netherlands 1897/98 - Holdert-beeld". RSSSF. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Nederlandse voetbalbeker 1898-99" [Dutch Football Cup 1898-99]. www.voetbalkroniek.nl (in Dutch). 23 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ^ "1899: R.A.P. wint den holdertbeker" [1899: R.A.P. wins the holding cup]. www.totoknvbbeker.nl (in Dutch). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Ook in de eerste bekerfinale stond een ploeg uit Amsterdam" [A team from Amsterdam also appeared in the first cup final]. sportgeschiedenis.nl (in Dutch). 16 April 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b "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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