1979–80 KNVB Cup

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1979–80
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams46
Defending championsAjax
Final positions
ChampionsFeyenoord
Runner-upAjax

The 62nd edition of the KNVB Cup started on 1 September 1979. The final was played on 17 May 1980: Feyenoord beat Ajax 3–1 and won the cup for the fifth time. During the quarter and semi-finals, two-legged matches were held.

Teams

  • All 18 participants of the
    Eredivisie 1979-80
    , entering in the second round
  • All 19 participants of the
    Eerste Divisie 1979-80
  • 9 teams from lower (amateur) leagues

First round

The matches of the first round were played on September 1 and September 2, 1979.

Home team Result Away team
Fortuna Sittard 1 2–1 SC Heracles 1
sc Heerenveen
1
2–1 (
aet
)
SC Veendam
1
SC Amersfoort 1 4–0 EHC A
SVV
1
(
p
) 1-1
ROHDA Raalte A
Telstar
1
2–1 RVC '33 A
FC Volendam 1 0–1
SC Cambuur
1
FC Wageningen 1 1–2 RKAV Volendam A
Home team Result Away team
Achilles '29 A 0–1 VUC A
VV DOVO A 5–3 (
aet
)
ACV A
DS '79
1
2–1 Helmond Sport 1
FC Eindhoven 1 (
p
) 2-2
FC Vlaardingen
1
FC Amsterdam 1 3–0 VV Geldrop/AEK A
FC Den Bosch 1 (
p
) 0-0
FC Groningen 1
FC VVV
1
0–4 De Graafschap 1

1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on October 13 and 14, 1979. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here.

Home team Result Away team
NAC E 1–2 FC Amsterdam
NEC E 4–1 RKAV Volendam
Roda JC
E
3–0
sc Heerenveen
SC Cambuur
1–4 PSV E
SVV
0–6
AZ'67
E
Telstar
0–4 Go Ahead Eagles E
Vitesse Arnhem
E
3–1 MVV E
Willem II E 2–4 FC Twente E
Home team Result Away team
De Graafschap 2–2 (
p
)
SC Amersfoort
VV DOVO
1–4 PEC Zwolle E
FC Eindhoven 1–2
DS '79
Excelsior
E
0–1 Sparta E
FC Den Bosch 0–3 FC Utrecht E
FC Den Haag
E
5–1 VUC
Feyenoord E 3–2 Fortuna Sittard
HFC Haarlem E 2–4 Ajax E

E Eredivisie

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played between February 13 and 17, 1980.

Home team Result Away team
Ajax 3–1 [1]
Vitesse Arnhem
AZ'67
2–0 FC Utrecht
DS '79
1–3 PEC Zwolle
Feyenoord 4–0 FC Twente
Go Ahead Eagles 1–2 (
aet
)
Sparta
PSV 3–0 FC Amsterdam
Roda JC
5–1 [1] NEC
SC Amersfoort 1–8
FC Den Haag

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on February 27 and March 12, 1980.

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 Match 1 Match 2
Ajax 9–5
Roda JC
5–1 4–4
AZ'67
2–2 (a) Sparta 2–1 0–1
FC Den Haag
3–4 PSV 3–1 0–3
Feyenoord 5–2 PEC Zwolle 3–0 2–2

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 16 and 30, 1980.

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 Match 1 Match 2
PSV 2–3 Ajax 1–2 1–1
Sparta 1–4 Feyenoord 1–0 0–4

Final

Feyenoord3–1Ajax
Pétursson 39' (pen.), 75'
de Leeuw 71'
Arnesen 19'
Attendance: 60,000

Feyenoord would participate in the

Cup Winners' Cup
.

See also

  • Eredivisie 1979-80
  • Eerste Divisie 1979-80

References

  1. ^ a b The matches Ajax – Vitesse (3–1) and Roda JC – NEC Nijmegen (5–1), were also reported as Ajax – NEC Nijmegen (5–1) and Roda JC – Vitesse (3–1). See external link: RSSSF.

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