1978–79 KNVB Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | Netherlands |
Teams | 46 |
Defending champions | AZ'67 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ajax |
Runner-up | FC Twente |
The 61st edition of the penalty shootout, a replay was held on May 29. In that match, Ajax beat FC Twente 3–0 and won the cup for the eighth time. During the quarter and semi-finals of the tournament, two-legged matches were held.
Teams
- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1978-79
- All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1978-79
- 9 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
The matches of the first round were played on August 19 and 20, 1978.
Home team | Result | Away team |
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VV Rheden A | 2–1 | Hoogeveen A |
SVV 1 |
1–2 | SC Heracles 1 |
TOP Oss A | 1–2 | Willem II 1 |
SC Veendam 1 |
3–1 | ACV A |
FC Vlaardingen 1 |
1–2 | VV Noordwijk A |
VUC A | 2–3 | FC Eindhoven 1 |
FC Wageningen 1 | 1–0 | FC Groningen 1 |
Home team | Result | Away team |
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FC Den Bosch 1 | 5–2 | VV Geldrop/AEK A |
FC Dordrecht 1 | 3–0 | SC Amersfoort 1 |
Excelsior 1 |
2–0 | SC Cambuur 1
|
Fortuna SC 1 | 2–1 | HFC EDO A |
De Graafschap 1 | 4–1 | Helmond Sport 1 |
sc Heerenveen 1 |
1–0 | Telstar 1
|
Jodan Boys A | 0–10 | FC Amsterdam 1 |
1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Second round
The matches of the second round were played on October 14, 15 and 25, 1978. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament this round.
Home team | Result | Away team |
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FC Volendam E | 2–1 | Feyenoord E |
FC Wageningen | 4–0 | FC Amsterdam |
Willem II | 1–2 | Roda JC E
|
FC Den Haag E |
4–2 | NEC E |
NAC E | 2–1 | Go Ahead Eagles E |
PEC Zwolle E | 4–1 | MVV E |
FC Twente E | 4–1 | SC Veendam
|
FC Utrecht E | 2–0 | sc Heerenveen
|
Home team | Result | Away team |
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Ajax E | 3–2 | FC Eindhoven |
Excelsior |
1–2 | AZ'67 E
|
Fortuna SC | 4–3 | VV Rheden |
De Graafschap | 2–1 ( aet ) |
Vitesse Arnhem E
|
HFC Haarlem E | 2–2 ( p ) |
VV Noordwijk |
SC Heracles | 0–1 | FC Den Bosch |
PSV E | 11–1 | FC Dordrecht |
Sparta E | 4–1 | FC VVV E
|
E Eredivisie
Round of 16
The matches were played on November 18 and 19, 1978.
Home team | Result | Away team |
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Ajax | 3–0 | Roda JC
|
AZ'67 |
4–1 | FC Wageningen |
FC Den Haag |
2–2 ( p ) |
FC Twente |
Fortuna SC | 2–0 | De Graafschap |
NAC | 1–0 | FC Utrecht |
VV Noordwijk | 1–3 | FC Volendam |
PSV | 3–2 | FC Den Bosch |
Sparta | 3–0 | PEC Zwolle |
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on March 14 and April 4, 1979.
Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
FC Twente | 3–1 | AZ'67 |
1–1 | 2–0 |
Fortuna SC | 0–4 | Ajax | 0–2 | 0–2 |
NAC | 2–3 | PSV | 1–1 | 1–2 |
FC Volendam | 2–0 | Sparta | 0–0 | 2–0 |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on April 18 and May 2, 1979.
Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
FC Twente | 4–3 | PSV | 4–2 | 0–1 |
FC Volendam | 4–4 (a) | Ajax | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Final
Replay
Ajax | 3–0 | FC Twente |
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Clarke 26' Tahamata 47' Schoenaker 64' |
Ajax also won the Dutch
Cup Winners' Cup
.
See also
- Eredivisie 1978-79
- Eerste Divisie 1978-79