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The KNVB Reserve Cup is a cup competition

Single-elimination tournament

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for 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

Football (soccer)

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clubs in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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. The winner qualifies 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...

; if the cup winner is also the champion in the national competition for reserve teams , the cup runner-up also qualifies for the KNVB Cup

KNVB Cup

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The cup competition was established in 1997. Until then, the teams played in the KNVB District Cup

KNVB District Cup

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...

competitions, and competed for 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....

. From the 1997-98 season to the 2000-01 season, the reserve teams used the number 2 to distinguish them from the club's main squad. From 2001-02 onwards, the teams use the prefix Jong (Young).

Past winners

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Result	Note	Next year's KNVB Cup performance
1997-98	Vitesse 2	Sparta 2 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....	2-2	Vitesse won after extra time	Vitesse 2 and Sparta 2 were eliminated in the group stage of the KNVB Cup 1998-99
1998-99	ADO Den Haag 2 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...	RKC Waalwijk 2 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:...	3-2
1999-00	FC Utrecht 2	SC Heerenveen 2	2-0		FC Utrecht 2 was eliminated in the First Round of the KNVB Cup 2000-01
2000-01	PSV 2	FC Twente 2 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...	0-0	PSV won 1-0 after extra time	PSV 2 were eliminated in the First Round of the KNVB Cup 2001-02
2001-02	Jong Vitesse	Jong Willem II Willem II Tilburg Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia...	2-1		Jong Vitesse were eliminated in the First Round of the KNVB Cup 2002-03
2002-03	Jong Ajax	Jong PSV	1-1	Ajax won after a penalty shootout	Jong Ajax were eliminated in the Round of 16 of the KNVB Cup 2003-04
2003-04	Jong Ajax	Jong Feyenoord	3-2		Jong Ajax were eliminated in the First Round of the KNVB Cup 2004-05, Jong Feyenoord were eliminated in the Third Round
2004-05	Jong PSV	Jong Vitesse	2-0		Jong PSV won the First Round tie of the KNVB Cup 2005-06 KNVB Cup 2005-06 The KNVB Cup 2005–06 started on August 2, 2005. The tournament was held for the 88th time. The final was held on May 7, 2006: Ajax beat PSV 2–1 and won the trophy for the sixteenth time.-Teams:* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2005-06... , but were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player
2005-06	Jong 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:...	Jong AZ	1-0		Jong RKC Waalwijk were eliminated in the Second Round of the KNVB Cup 2006-07 KNVB Cup 2006-07 The KNVB Cup 2006–07 started on August 26, 2006. It was the 89th time the tournament was held. The final was held on May 6, 2007 at the Feyenoord Stadion in Rotterdam. The match between defending Cup winners Ajax and 3-time winners AZ finished 1–1 after regular time and after extra time... , Jong AZ were eliminated in the Round of 16
2006-07	Jong SC Heerenveen	Jong Stormvogels Telstar Stormvogels Telstar Telstar is a Dutch football club based in Velsen. The club was established after the merger of two football clubs in the town of Velsen.- History :...	4-0		Jong SC Heerenveen were eliminated in the Round of 16 of the KNVB Cup 2007-08 KNVB Cup 2007-08 The KNVB Cup 2007–08 started on 25 August 2007. It was the 90th edition of the tournament. The final was held on 27 April 2008 at the Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam, with Feyenoord beating Roda JC 2–0 and taking home the cup for the eleventh time.-Teams:... , Jong Stormvogels Telstar were eliminated in the Second Round
2007-08	Jong PSV	Jong NEC	1-1	Jong PSV won the penalty shootout 2-0	Jong PSV were eliminated by the PSV senior side in the Second Round of the 2008–09 KNVB Cup.
2008-09	Jong 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...	Jong SC Heerenveen	4-3		Jong De Graafschap eliminated SC Cambuur in the Second Round of the 2009–10 KNVB Cup 2009–10 KNVB Cup The 2009–10 KNVB Cup was the 92nd season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 29 August 2009 with the matches of Round 1 and culminated with a double-leg Final on 25 April and 6 May 2010 respectively... and defeated 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... after extra time in the Third Round. In the Round of 16, 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... eliminated Jong De Graafschap.

Past winners

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