KNVB Cup 1995–96
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The 78th edition of the KNVB Cup
(at the time called Amstel Cup) started on August 12, 1995. The final was played on May 16, 1996: PSV beat Sparta
5–2 and won the cup for the seventh time. A total of 60 clubs participated.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Group 12
Group 13
Group 14
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
entered the tournament this round.
E four Eredivisie entrants
PSV would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
(at the time called Amstel Cup) started on August 12, 1995. The final was played on May 16, 1996: PSV beat Sparta
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
5–2 and won the cup for the seventh time. A total of 60 clubs participated.
Teams
- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1995-96Eredivisie 1995-96The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1995/1996 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. From this season onwards a match win was rewarded with 3 points instead of 2.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup...
, four of which entering in the knock-out stage - All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1995-96Eerste Divisie 1995-96The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1995–1996 season was contested by 18 teams. AZ won the championship. This was the first year teams earned three points for a win instead of two.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1994-95* Dordrecht '90* MVV...
- 22 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
- Two youth teams
Group stage
The matches of the group stage were played between August 12 and September 16, 1995. 56 clubs participated, 28 advanced to the next round.Group 1
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. FC Groningen E | 9 |
| 2. Cambuur Leeuw. Cambuur Leeuwarden SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of... 1 |
6 |
| 3. Veendam BV Veendam SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :... 1 |
3 |
| 4. VV Appingedam A | 0 |
Group 2
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. SC Heracles Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title... 1 |
9 |
| 2. sc Heerenveen E | 4 |
| 3. SV Urk A | 2 |
| 4. FC Emmen FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:... 1 |
1 |
Group 3
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... E |
9 |
| 2. FC Zwolle FC Zwolle FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of... 1 |
6 |
| 3. RKVV Stevo A | 3 |
| 4. SC Enschede A | 0 |
Group 4
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times... E |
9 |
| 2. TOP Oss TOP Oss FC Oss is a professional football club from the Netherlands, which was founded on April 9, 1928. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.-History:... 1 |
4 |
| 3. IJsselmeervogels A | 4 |
| 4. GVVV A | 0 |
Group 5
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. MVV 1 | 9 |
| 2. Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... E |
6 |
| 3. SV Panningen A | 3 |
| 4. Wilhelmina '08 A | 0 |
Group 6
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. Willem II E | 9 |
| 2. VVV-Venlo 1 | 4 |
| 3. FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.... 1 |
4 |
| 4. SV TOP A | 0 |
Group 7
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... E |
9 |
| 2. Helmond Sport Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:... 1 |
6 |
| 3. De Treffers A | 3 |
| 4. RKVV Volharding A | 0 |
Group 8
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. NAC Breda NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... E |
9 |
| 2. Young Sparta | 6 |
| 3. VV Baronie A | 3 |
| 4. Excelsior 1 | 0 |
Group 9
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:... E |
7 |
| 2. RBC 1 | 5 |
| 3. HSV Hoek HSV Hoek Hoekse Sportvereniging Hoek, known as HSV Hoek is a football club from Hoek, the Netherlands.-History:The club was founded in 1950, is currently playing in the Topklasse, the third tier of football in the Netherlands... A |
4 |
| 4. RKSV Halsteren A | 0 |
Group 10
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. FC Utrecht E | 9 |
| 2. ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... 1 |
6 |
| 3. Kozakken Boys A | 1 |
| 4. VIOS A | 1 |
Group 11
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. Vitesse E | 7 |
| 2. Dordrecht'90 1 | 4 |
| 3. Young Ajax | 3 |
| 4. HVV Hollandia A | 1 |
Group 12
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. NEC E | 7 |
| 2. FC Den Bosch 1 | 6 |
| 3. USV Holland A | 3 |
| 4. SV Argon A | 1 |
Group 13
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. Sparta Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... E |
9 |
| 2. Telstar 1 | 6 |
| 3. FC Lisse A | 1 |
| 4. VV Katwijk A | 1 |
Group 14
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. AZ 1 | 7 |
| 2. HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912... 1 |
4 |
| 3. FC Volendam FC Volendam Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam... E |
3 |
| 4. AFC '34 A | 1 |
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
First round
The matches of the first knock-out round were played on November 28, 29 and 30, 1995. The four highest ranked Eredivisie clubs from last seasonEredivisie 1994-95
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1994/1995 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. Starting this season, clubs qualifying for the Intertoto Cup can play for a spot in the UEFA Cup.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup....
entered the tournament this round.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord E | 3–0 | RBC |
| Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Leeuwarden SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of... |
1–0 (aet) | sc Heerenveen |
| Sparta Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
3–1 | FC Den Bosch |
| Roda JC E | 2–1 | FC Groningen |
| TOP Oss TOP Oss FC Oss is a professional football club from the Netherlands, which was founded on April 9, 1928. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.-History:... |
1–2 | FC Zwolle FC Zwolle FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of... |
| Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times... |
1–1 | Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... |
| SC Heracles Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title... |
0–3 | Ajax E (on Jan. 24) |
| Young Sparta | 0–2 | De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Helmond Sport Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:... |
(p) 3-3 | Dordrecht'90 |
| FC Utrecht | 0–2 | PSV E |
| MVV | (p) 0-0 | Willem II |
| ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... |
1–0 (aet) | Vitesse |
| NAC Breda NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
4–1 | Telstar |
| NEC | 0–0 (p) | AZ |
| FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
2–0 | HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912... |
| VVV-Venlo | 2–0 | RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:... |
E four Eredivisie entrants
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 24, 1996.| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord | 1–0 | NAC Breda NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
| VVV-Venlo | (p) 0-0 | Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... |
| Roda JC | (p) 1-1 | FC Zwolle FC Zwolle FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of... |
| ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... |
1–2 | FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
| De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
1–3 | PSV |
| Helmond Sport Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:... |
1–2 | MVV |
| AZ | 0–1 | Sparta Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
| Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Leeuwarden SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of... |
2–0 | Ajax (on Jan. 30) |
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on February 28, 1996.| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| VVV-Venlo | 0–2 | Roda JC |
| Sparta Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
1–0 | Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Leeuwarden SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of... |
| MVV | 1–2 | Feyenoord |
| FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
1–3 | PSV |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on April 6, 1996.| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| PSV | 3–1 | Roda JC |
| Sparta Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
1–0 (aet) | Feyenoord |
Final
| PSV | 5–2 | Sparta Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
| Cocu Phillip Cocu Phillip John William Cocu is a former Dutch football midfielder who is currently an assistant manager of the Dutch national team and Dutch club PSV... 7' Vink Marciano Vink Marciano Carlos Alberto Vink is a former Dutch football player. Throughout his career he played primarily as a right defensive midfielder and as a right cenral defender. He most notably played for Ajax and PSV in the Eredivisie and Genoa in the Serie A... 14' Veldman John Veldman John Fitzgerald Veldman is a former Dutch football player in the defender role. He started his professional career for PSV Eindhoven, and then moved on to Willem II, Sparta Rotterdam, AFC Ajax, Vitesse and RBC Roosendaal... (og Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... ) 65' Jonk Wim Jonk Wilhelmus "Wim" Maria Jonk is a retired Dutch footballer. At the height of his career, he also played for the Netherlands national team.... 87' Van der Doelen Björn van der Doelen Wouterus Jacobus Antonius "Björn" van der Doelen is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who started his professional career for PSV Eindhoven in the 1994/95 season in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie... 90' |
May 16, 1996 Stadion Feijenoord Referee: Mario van der Ende Attedance: 35.000 |
45' Van der Meer 79' De Nooijer Dennis de Nooijer Dennis de Nooijer is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who played for Sparta Rotterdam , SC Heerenveen , NEC Nijmegen and FC Dordrecht... (p Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
PSV would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup
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