KNVB District Cup
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The KNVB District Cup is a cup competition
for amateur football
clubs in the Netherlands
. The competition is held in each of the six districts of the Royal Dutch Football Association
. The winners of the six cup competitions contest the KNVB Amateur Cup
. All the semifinalists (24 teams in total) qualify for next year's KNVB Cup
.
The reserve team
s of professional football clubs played in the District Cup competitions until 1997, when the KNVB Reserve Cup
was established.
In order to minimize the number of match days, between 2003 and 2006 the final eight teams in the district cups were divided into two groups. They played each other in group matches of 2 halves of 20 minutes, with all group matches played on the same day. The winners of the two groups qualified for the final.
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
for amateur football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
clubs in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The competition is held in each of the six districts of the Royal Dutch Football Association
Royal Dutch Football Association
The Royal Dutch Football Association is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues , the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch national football team. It is based in the municipality of Zeist.The KNVB came into being on 8 December 1889...
. The winners of the six cup competitions contest the KNVB Amateur Cup
KNVB Amateur Cup
The KNVB Amateur Cup is the cup competition for amateur football clubs in the Netherlands. The winner qualifies for the amateur super cup match against the national Hoofdklasse champion....
. All the semifinalists (24 teams in total) qualify for next year's KNVB 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...
.
History
The cup competition, which started in the 1959-1960 season, initially saw a separation between Saturday clubs and Sunday clubs, who played in separate cup competitions. This separation was abolished in 1980; Saturday clubs and Sunday clubs from one district now play for the one cup of that district.The reserve team
Reserve team
Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...
s of professional football clubs played in the District Cup competitions until 1997, when the KNVB Reserve Cup
KNVB Reserve Cup
The KNVB Reserve Cup is a cup competition for the reserve teams of professional football clubs in the Netherlands. The winner qualifies for next year's KNVB Cup; if the cup winner is also the champion in the national competition for reserve teams , the cup runner-up also qualifies for the KNVB...
was established.
In order to minimize the number of match days, between 2003 and 2006 the final eight teams in the district cups were divided into two groups. They played each other in group matches of 2 halves of 20 minutes, with all group matches played on the same day. The winners of the two groups qualified for the final.
Recent winners
| Year | North | East | West I | West II | South I | South II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | Joure | De Bataven | FC Hilversum FC Hilversum FC Hilversum is a football club from Hilversum, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1906 as Voorwaarts and is currently playing in the Topklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands. It will play in the inaugural season of the newly formed Dutch third tier Topklasse in... |
TONEGIDO | Geldrop | EVV EVV (football club) EVV is a Dutch amateur association football club from Echt, in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.The club was founded on June 26, 1926 and played in the Hoofdklasse in the 2009–10 season. They will be one of the teams to participate to the first season of the newly-established Topklasse league in... |
| 2002-03 | Genemuiden SC Genemuiden SC Genemuiden is a Dutch amateur association football club from Genemuiden, part of the municipality of Zwartewaterland, Overijssel.The club was founded on October 22, 1930 and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history... |
VVOG | IJsselmeervogels IJsselmeervogels IJsselmeervogels are a Dutch amateur football club, based in Bunschoten-Spakenburg. The club was founded in 1932, as Na Arbeid Sport . The club currently plays in the Topklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands. It is the most successful amateur team in the Netherlands... |
TONEGIDO | UNA | VV Eijsden |
| 2003-04 | Sneek | Bennekom VV Bennekom VV Bennekom is a football club from Bennekom, the Netherlands. The club plays in the Saturday Hoofdklasse B.-History:The club was founded in 1954, by youth from De Laar, a hamlet just east of Bennekom. The club quickly rose through the ranks of amateur football in the Netherlands, and won promotion... |
Sporting Maroc | Ter Leede Ter Leede Ter Leede is a football club based in Sassenheim, Netherlands. The club was established on 30 April 1930, as a merger of the clubs Poellaan and Roda.... |
DBS | Meerssen |
| 2004-05 | Genemuiden SC Genemuiden SC Genemuiden is a Dutch amateur association football club from Genemuiden, part of the municipality of Zwartewaterland, Overijssel.The club was founded on October 22, 1930 and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history... |
HSC '21 | Ajax (amateur branch) | Excelsior Maassluis Excelsior Maassluis V.V. Excelsior Maassluis is a football club from Maassluis, the Netherlands. The club was founded in 1918, is currently playing in the Hoofdklasse.-External links:*... |
Triborgh | Gemert VV Gemert VV Gemert is a Dutch amateur association football club from Gemert, in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant.The club was founded on October 15, 1912 and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history. Gemert was part of the Hoofdklasse league in the 2009–10 season, in which... |
| 2005-06 | Harkemase Boys Harkemase Boys Harkemase Boys is a football club from Harkema in the Netherlands. The club currently plays in the newly established Topklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands.- Current squad :-External links:*... |
WHC | GVVV GVVV Gelders Veenendaalse Voetbal Vereniging, better known as GVVV, is a Dutch football club.It is one of seven football clubs from Veenendaal... |
Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburgse Boys are a football club from Rijnsburg in the Netherlands.The club was established on March 24, 1930. They currently play in the Topklasse. The club won the Saturday Hoofdklasse A title in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.- Current squad :... |
ASWH ASWH ASWH is a football club from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands. The club is playing in the Saturday Hoofdklasse A, where it won the title in the 2004-05 season. The club would go on to win the national Saturday amateur football title and the national amateur football title... |
EVV EVV (football club) EVV is a Dutch amateur association football club from Echt, in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.The club was founded on June 26, 1926 and played in the Hoofdklasse in the 2009–10 season. They will be one of the teams to participate to the first season of the newly-established Topklasse league in... |
| 2006-07 | Harkemase Boys Harkemase Boys Harkemase Boys is a football club from Harkema in the Netherlands. The club currently plays in the newly established Topklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands.- Current squad :-External links:*... |
Bennekom VV Bennekom VV Bennekom is a football club from Bennekom, the Netherlands. The club plays in the Saturday Hoofdklasse B.-History:The club was founded in 1954, by youth from De Laar, a hamlet just east of Bennekom. The club quickly rose through the ranks of amateur football in the Netherlands, and won promotion... |
Türkiyemspor FC Türkiyemspor FC Türkiyemspor was a Dutch football club based in Amsterdam which was active from 1987 to 2009 when the club went bankrupt.... |
Lisse FC Lisse FC Lisse is a Dutch football club from Lisse which was founded in 1981. It currently plays in the Topklasse.-History:The history of FC Lisse is linked to its Catholic religion, the first version of a football club being formed in 1911 by a local Catholic priest, called Lissese Voetbal Vereniging,... |
UNA | Meerssen |
| 2007-08 | Hoogeveen Vv Hoogeveen The vv Hoogeveen is a football club from the town of Hoogeveen and plays in the fourth highest league of the Netherlands, the 2010-2011 in de Hoofdklasse van de KNVB. It was founded on April 29, 1930 and has about 650 members. It plays its home matches on the Bentickspark ground in the town of... |
Achilles '29 Achilles '29 Achilles '29 is a football club from Groesbeek, the Netherlands. The club, which was founded in 1929, is currently playing in the Topklasse.- Current squad :... |
Ajax (amateur branch) | Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburgse Boys are a football club from Rijnsburg in the Netherlands.The club was established on March 24, 1930. They currently play in the Topklasse. The club won the Saturday Hoofdklasse A title in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.- Current squad :... |
Unitas | Gemert VV Gemert VV Gemert is a Dutch amateur association football club from Gemert, in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant.The club was founded on October 15, 1912 and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history. Gemert was part of the Hoofdklasse league in the 2009–10 season, in which... |
| 2008-09 | Harkemase Boys Harkemase Boys Harkemase Boys is a football club from Harkema in the Netherlands. The club currently plays in the newly established Topklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands.- Current squad :-External links:*... |
Go Ahead Kampen | DOVO Door Ons Vrienden Opgericht Door Ons Vrienden Opgericht, known as DOVO is a football club from Veenendaal, the Netherlands. The club was founded in 1933, is currently playing in the Hoofdklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands.-External links:*... |
Barendrecht BVV Barendrecht BVV Barendrecht is a football club from Barendrecht in the Netherlands.The club, established in 12 February 1926, is one of the member of the inaugural Topklasse season of 2010–11 season.- Current squad :-External links:*... |
LRC Leerdam LRC Leerdam Leerdamse Racing Club uit Leerdam, known as LRC Leerdam is a football club from Leerdam, the Netherlands. The club was founded in 1958, is currently playing in the Hoofdklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands.-External links:*... |
RKSV Groene Ster |
See also
- Football in the NetherlandsFootball in the NetherlandsFootball is the most popular Sport in the Netherlands. Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, at the age of 14, he founded Haarlemsche Football Club...