2000–01 KNVB Cup

2000–2001
Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Teams	86
Defending champions	Roda JC
Final positions
Champions	Twente
Runner-up	PSV
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (8)
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000-2001 KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup) was the 83rd edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 86 teams contested, beginning on 8 August 2000 and ending at the final on 24 May 2001.

Roda JC unsuccessfully defended its 2000 title in the Quarter-finals losing to PSV, 0–2. Twente successfully pursued its 2nd #Final KNVB Cup on 24 May 2001 in De Kuip, Rotterdam losing to PSV, 0–0 (penalty score, 3-4). 45,000 attended.

Twente contested the UEFA Cup.

Teams

All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2000-01: six teams entered in the round of 16 of the knock-out stage; one team in the first round of the knock-out stage and the rest in the group stage
All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 2000-01
48 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
Two youth teams

Group stage

The matches of the group stage were played between August 8 and September 13, 2000. 79 teams participated and 117 matches were played. 39 teams advanced to the next round.

Group 1
Team	Pts
1. AZ _E	9
2. VV Ter Leede _A	6
3. Telstar ₁	3
4. AFC '34 _A	0

Group 2
Team	Pts
1. Excelsior ₁	9
2. VV Noordwijk _A	6
3. VSV TONEGIDO _A	3
4. Excelsior Maassluis _A	0

Group 3
Team	Pts
1. Sparta _E	9
2. Rijnsburgse Boys _A	4
3. SVV Scheveningen _A	4
4. VV Nieuwenhoorn _A	0

Group 4
Team	Pts
1. ADO Den Haag ₁	9
2. Dordrecht'90 ₁	6
3. VV Katwijk _A	3
4. KBV _A	0

Group 5
Team	Pts
1. Young PSV	9
2. RBC _E	3
3. VV SHO _A	3
4. VV Kloetinge _A	3

Group 6
Team	Pts
1. Utrecht _E	9
2. ADO '20 _A	4
3. HFC Haarlem ₁	3
4. IJsselmeervogels _A	0

Group 7
Team	Pts
1. Willem II _E	9
2. SV Huizen _A	6
3. VV Capelle _A	3
4. VV Nijenrodes _A	0

Group 8
Team	Pts
1. NAC Breda _E	9
2. VV Baronie _A	4
3. BVV Barendrecht _A	4
4. VV Spijkenisse _A	0

Group 9
Team	Pts
1. Den Bosch ₁	9
2. SV TOP _A	4
3. OJC Rosmalen _A	3
4. ASWH _A	1

Group 10
Team	Pts
1. Helmond Sport ₁	7
2. FC Eindhoven ₁	5
3. Achilles Veen _A	4
4. UDI '19 _A	0

Group 11
Team	Pts
1. Cambuur ₁	7
2. Volendam ₁	6
3. Omniworld _A	4
4. SV Spakenburg _A	0

Group 12
Team	Pts
1. Young FC Utrecht	7
2. FC Zwolle ₁	5
3. HVV Hollandia _A	4
4. VV WHC _A	0

Group 13
Team	Pts
1. Heracles ₁	5
2. SV Urk _A	5
3. Be Quick '28 _A	5
4. Quick '20 _A	0

Group 14
Team	Pts
1. NEC _E	9
2. TOP Oss ₁	6
3. De Treffers _A	3
4. GVVV _A	0

Group 15
Team	Pts
1. Fortuna Sittard _E	6
2. VV Gemert _A	3
3. VV Geldrop _A	0

Group 16
Team	Pts
1. Groningen _E	9
2. BV Veendam ₁	6
3. VV Appingedam _A	3
4. ACV _A	0

Group 17
Team	Pts
1. Emmen ₁	9
2. Achilles 1894 _A	6
3. VV Sneek _A	3
4. SC Genemuiden _A	0

Group 18
Team	Pts
1. Twente _E	7
2. Go Ahead Eagles ₁	7
3. RKSV Babberich _A	3
4. VVOG _A	0

Group 19
Team	Pts
1. De Graafschap _E	9
2. USV Elinkwijk _A	4
3. VV Bennekom _A	3
4. HSC '21 _A	1

Group 20
Team	Pts
1. VVV-Venlo ₁	9
2. MVV ₁	6
3. SV Panningen _A	3
4. EHC _A	0

_E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Knock-out Stage

First round

The matches of the first round were played on September 20 and 21, 2000. RKC Waalwijk entered the tournament here, during the group stage they were still active in the Intertoto Cup.

Home team	Result	Away team
Achilles '94	2–1	Young FC Utrecht
Utrecht	10–0	BV Veendam
Emmen	3–3 (p: 2-3)	TOP Oss
Go Ahead Eagles	1–5	Excelsior
Dordrecht '90	1–4	Young PSV
SV TOP	0–0 (p: 5-6)	VVV-Venlo
RKC Waalwijk _E	0–2	Heracles
Sparta	3–1	Volendam (on September 23)
De Graafschap	1–2	MVV (on October 4)
Den Bosch	3–2	RBC (on October 18)

Home team	Result	Away team
ADO '20	1–2	Cambuur
Willem II	1–2	FC Eindhoven
AZ	3–2	Rijnsburgse Boys
VV Noordwijk	1–2	NEC
SV Huizen	1–4	Groningen
Ter Leede	1–2 (gg)	Fortuna Sittard
VV Baronie	0–6	NAC Breda
SV Urk	2–3 (gg)	Helmond Sport
ADO Den Haag	1–3	FC Zwolle
Elinkwijk	2–3 (gg)	Twente

_E one Eredivisie entrant

Second round

The matches of the second round were played between October 19, 2000 and January 23, 2001.

Home team	Result	Away team
Fortuna Sittard	4–0	Groningen
FC Zwolle	3–1	NAC Breda
Helmond Sport	1–3	AZ
MVV	0–3	Utrecht
Young PSV	0–1	SBV Excelsior
Heracles	3–2	Cambuur
VVV-Venlo	3–2	TOP Oss
FC Eindhoven	0–4	Den Bosch
NEC	3–1	Sparta
Achilles '94	1–6	Twente

Round of 16

The matches were played between January 24 and 27, 2001. The six Eredivisie teams that had been playing in European competitions after qualification last season, entered the tournament this round.

Home team	Result	Away team
PSV _E	4–1	Den Bosch
NEC	1–2	Feyenoord _E
Roda JC _E	2–0	Utrecht
Excelsior	1–3	AZ
Ajax _E	1–2 (gg)	Vitesse _E
Heracles	1–5	FC Zwolle
VVV-Venlo	0–1	Heerenveen _E
Fortuna Sittard	1–2	Twente

_E six Eredivisie entrants

Quarter-finals

The first three matches were played on 7 February 2001. The fourth was played on 14 March.

Home team	Result	Away team
FC Zwolle	3–4	Twente
Vitesse	2–1	AZ
Roda JC	0–2	PSV
Heerenveen	4–3	Feyenoord

Semi-finals

The matches of the semi-finals were played on April 11 and 12, 2001.

Home team	Result	Away team
Heerenveen	1–3	PSV
Vitesse	0–0 (p: 3-4)	Twente

Final

24 May 2001

18:00 CEST

PSV	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Twente

Penalties
Hofland van Nistelrooy van Bommel de Jong Waterreus Kolkka	3 - 4	Vennegoor of Hesselink Booth Heubach Karnebeek Polak Hulshoff

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Herman van Dijk

Twente would participate in the UEFA Cup.

External links

Results by Ronald Zwiers Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)