2021–22 KNVB Cup

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2021–22 KNVB Cup

KNVB Cup trophy
Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Venue(s)	De Kuip, Rotterdam
Dates	14 August 2021 – 17 April 2022
Teams	59 (90 including preliminaries)
Final positions
Champions	PSV (10th title)
Runner-up	Ajax
Tournament statistics
Matches played	89
Goals scored	308 (3.46 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Danilo (6 goals)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 KNVB Cup, for sponsoring reasons officially called the TOTO KNVB Beker, was the 104th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It began in August with the first of two preliminary rounds, and concluded on 17 April 2022 with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam.^[1]

secured a tenth KNVB Cup title after defeating Ajax 2–1 in the final.

As winners, PSV participated in the 2022 Johan Cruyff Shield against 2021–22 Eredivisie champions Ajax.

Schedule

Round	Draw	Match Dates[3][4]
First preliminary round	15 July 2021	14 August 2021
Second preliminary round	19 August 2021	21–23 September 2021
First round	25 September 2021	26–28 October 2021
Second round	30 October 2021	14–16 December 2021
Round of 16	18 December 2021	18–20 January 2022
Quarter-finals	22 January 2022	8–10 February 2022
Semi-finals		2–3 March 2022
Final		17 April 2022

First preliminary round

24 amateur teams qualified for this stage, with twelve teams receiving a bye to the second preliminary round. The draw for the first preliminary round was performed on 15 July 2020. The draw was conducted by Oskar van Logtestijn, player of vv Hoogland.^[3]

Second preliminary round

The second preliminary round was contested by the six winners from the first preliminary round, the twelve teams which got a bye from the preliminary round, and the clubs from the Tweede Divisie and the amateur clubs which were disqualified from last year's cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The matches were played from 21 September through 23 September 2021.^[3] The draw took place on 19 August 2021.^[5]

First round

The teams which participated in this round consisted of the 25 amateur teams which won their match in the second qualifying round, all sixteen professional teams from the Eerste Divisie, and thirteen clubs from the Eredivisie. Ajax, AZ, Feyenoord, PSV and Vitesse automatically advanced to the second round due to their participation in the European club competitions. The matches were played on 26, 27 and 28 October 2021.

GVVV (3) v Sparta Rotterdam (1)

27 October 2021	GVVV (3)	0–2	Sparta Rotterdam (1)	Veenendaal
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark Panhuis

AFC (3) v SC Heerenveen (1)

27 October 2021	AFC (3)	1–2	SC Heerenveen (1)	Amsterdam
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark Goed Genoeg

Achilles Veen (5) v GVV Unitas (4)

27 October 2021	Achilles Veen (5)	4–0	GVV Unitas (4)	Veen
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark De Hanen Weide

Fortuna Sittard (1) v TOP (2)

27 October 2021	Fortuna Sittard (1)	3–0	TOP (2)	Sittard
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion

De Treffers (3) v Rijnsburgse Boys (3)

27 October 2021	De Treffers (3)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Rijnsburgse Boys (3)	Groesbeek
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark Goed Genoeg

Staphorst (4) v Gemert (4)

27 October 2021	Staphorst (4)	0–3	Gemert (4)	Staphorst
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark Het Noorderslag

FC Groningen (1) v Helmond Sport (2)

27 October 2021	FC Groningen (1)	4–0	Helmond Sport (2)	Groningen
21:00 CEST				Stadium: Euroborg

Ajax (amateurs) (4) v Cambuur (1)

28 October 2021	Ajax (amateurs) (4)	0–5	Cambuur (1)	Amsterdam
18:45 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

RKC Waalwijk (1) v Willem II (1)

28 October 2021	RKC Waalwijk (1)	3–0	Willem II (1)	Waalwijk
21:00 CEST				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Second round

The matches for the second round were played on 14, 15 and 16 December 2021. The five clubs which were playing in one of the various European club competitions as well as the 27 winners of the first round participated in this round. The draw was performed on 30 October 2021.^[6]

ADO Den Haag (2) v Gemert (4)

14 December 2021	ADO Den Haag (2)	4–2	Gemert (4)	The Hague
18:00 CET(UTC+1)	Elia 44' Seedorf 67' Verheydt 76 ', 80'		38 ', 64' Den Dekker	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion

PEC Zwolle (1) v MVV Maastricht (2)

14 December 2021	PEC Zwolle (1)	4–0	MVV Maastricht (2)	Zwolle
18:00 CET(UTC+1)	Voet 14' Van den Berg 20' Adžić 62' Tedić 70'			Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion

FC Emmen (2) v Excelsior Maassluis (3)

14 December 2021	FC Emmen (2)	0–1	Excelsior Maassluis (3)	Emmen
20:00 CET(UTC+1)			81' Wennekers	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk

NAC Breda (2) v FC Utrecht (1)

14 December 2021	NAC Breda (2)	3–2	FC Utrecht (1)	Breda
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	Haye 55 ', 70' Kotzebue 90+2'		34' Van der Hoorn 86' Douvikas	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion

Telstar (2) v SV Spakenburg (3)

14 December 2021	Telstar (2)	5–3 (a.e.t.)	SV Spakenburg (3)	Velsen
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	Zakir 24' Van Velzen 38' Blackson 48' Molenaar 97' Fernandes 114'		36 ', 78' Van der Linden 68' Van Zundert	Stadium: Rabobank IJmond Stadion

FC Twente (1) v Feyenoord (1)

15 December 2021	FC Twente (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Feyenoord (1)	Enschede
18:00 CET(UTC+1)	Troupée 79' Ugalde 114'		47' Dessers	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

AZ (1) v Heracles Almelo (1)

15 December 2021	AZ (1)	4–1	Heracles Almelo (1)	Alkmaar
18:00 CET(UTC+1)	Pavlidis 2' Karlsson 39 ', 76' Barası 85'		43' Başaçıkoğlu	Stadium: AFAS Stadion

Vitesse (1) v Sparta Rotterdam

(1)

15 December 2021	Vitesse (1)	2–1	Sparta Rotterdam (1)	Arnhem
18:00 CET(UTC+1)	Baden Frederiksen 42 ', 80'		33' (pen.) Van Crooij	Stadium: GelreDome

Harkemase Boys (4) v RKC Waalwijk (1)

15 December 2021	Harkemase Boys (4)	0–5	RKC Waalwijk (1)	Harkema
18:00 CET(UTC+1)			41' Oukili 43 ', 63' Stokkers 88' Lutonda 89' Bakari	Stadium: De Bosk

Excelsior (2) v FC Groningen

(1)

15 December 2021	Excelsior (2)	2–4 (a.e.t.)	FC Groningen (1)	Rotterdam
20:00 CET(UTC+1)	Niemeijer 23' Baas 69'		45+1' Ngonge 85' (pen.) El Hankouri 111 ', 115' Strand Larsen	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

Go Ahead Eagles (1) v Roda JC (2)

15 December 2021	Go Ahead Eagles (1)	2–0	Roda JC (2)	Deventer
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	Lidberg 5 ', 29'			Stadium: De Adelaarshorst

PSV (1) v Fortuna Sittard (1)

15 December 2021	PSV (1)	2–0	Fortuna Sittard (1)	Eindhoven
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	Dōan 28 ', 62'			Stadium: Philips Stadion

Ajax (1) v Barendrecht (4)

15 December 2021	Ajax (1)	4–0	Barendrecht (4)	Amsterdam
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	Taylor 10' Danilo 12' (pen.), 49' Hlynsson 89' (pen.)			Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

Cambuur (1) v NEC (1)

16 December 2021	Cambuur (1)	1–2	NEC (1)	Leeuwarden
18:00 CET(UTC+1)	Hendriks 57'		2' Romeny 41' Proper	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion

Achilles Veen (5) v DVS '33 (4)

16 December 2021	Achilles Veen (5)	0–2	DVS '33 (4)	Veen
20:00 CET(UTC+1)			6' van Hilten 48' Akla	Stadium: De Heuye

SC Heerenveen (1) v De Treffers (3)

16 December 2021	SC Heerenveen (1)	2–0	De Treffers (3)	Heerenveen
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	De Jong 74' J. Veerman 88'			Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

Round of 16

The matches for the round of 16 were played on 18, 19 and 20 January 2022. The draw was performed on 18 December 2021.^[7]

RKC Waalwijk (1) v ADO Den Haag (2)

18 January 2022	RKC Waalwijk (1)	4–2 (a.e.t.)	ADO Den Haag (2)	Waalwijk
18:45 CET(UTC+1)	Kuijpers 18' Odgaard 75 ', 105 ', 116'		26' (o.g.) El Maach 41' Verheydt	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Vitesse (1) v DVS '33

(4)

18 January 2022	Vitesse (1)	2–0	DVS '33 (4)	Arnhem
20:00 CET(UTC+1)	Huisman 22' Openda 57'			Stadium: GelreDome

SC Heerenveen (1) v Go Ahead Eagles (1)

18 January 2022	SC Heerenveen (1)	0–1	Go Ahead Eagles (1)	Heerenveen
21:00 CET(UTC+1)			15' Córdoba	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

FC Groningen (1) v NEC (1)

19 January 2022	FC Groningen (1)	1–2	NEC (1)	Groningen
18:45 CET(UTC+1)	De Leeuw 45'		10' Verdonk 48' Duelund	Stadium: Euroborg

NAC Breda (2) v PEC Zwolle (1)

19 January 2022	NAC Breda (2)	2–1	PEC Zwolle (1)	Breda
20:00 CET(UTC+1)	Bannis 13' De Rooij 84'		5' Saymak	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 0

FC Twente (1) v AZ (1)

19 January 2022	FC Twente (1)	1–2	AZ (1)	Enschede
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	Van Wolfswinkel 48' (pen.)		63' (o.g.) Pleguezuelo 82' Pavlidis	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

PSV (1) v Telstar (2)

20 January 2022	PSV (1)	2–1	Telstar (2)	Eindhoven
20:00 CET(UTC+1)	Bruma 32' Veerman 61'		17' Aktaş	Stadium: Philips Stadion Referee: Rob Dieperink

Ajax (1) v Excelsior Maassluis (3)

20 January 2022	Ajax (1)	9–0	Excelsior Maassluis (3)	Amsterdam
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	Tagliafico 9' Danilo 21' (pen.), 26 ', 37 ', 55' Regeer 41' Hlynsson 64' Daramy 66 ', 84'			Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Quarter-finals

The matches for the quarter-finals were played on 8, 9 and 10 February 2022. The draw was performed on 22 January 2022.^[8]

PSV (1) v NAC Breda (2)

8 February 2022	PSV (1)	4–0	NAC Breda (2)	Eindhoven
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Madueke 8' Götze 28 ', 40' Gakpo 79'	Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

RKC Waalwijk (1) v AZ (1)

9 February 2022	RKC Waalwijk (1)	0–4	AZ (1)	Waalwijk
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	De Wit 8' Pavlidis 23' Karlsson 33' (pen.) Aboukhlal 71'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 1,543 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Ajax (1) v Vitesse (1)

9 February 2022	Ajax (1)	5–0	Vitesse (1)	Amsterdam
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Antony 17 ', 62' Haller 30 ', 46' Tadić 51'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruijff ArenA Referee: Bas Nijhuis

NEC (1) v Go Ahead Eagles (1)

10 February 2022	NEC (1)	0–2	Go Ahead Eagles (1)	Nijmegen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Brouwers 19' (pen.) Botos 27'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Referee: Danny Makkelie

Semi-finals

The matches for the semi-finals were played on 2 and 3 March 2022. The first part of the draw was performed on 22 January 2022 with the teams playing at home being decided. The second part of the draw was performed on 12 February 2022.^[9][10]

Go Ahead Eagles (1) v PSV (1)

2 March 2022	Go Ahead Eagles (1)	1–2	PSV (1)	Deventer
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Córdoba 36'	Report	Zahavi 43' Veerman 68'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Referee: Pol van Boekel

AZ (1) v Ajax (1)

3 March 2022	AZ (1)	0–2	Ajax (1)	Alkmaar
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Berghuis 11' Klaassen 89'	Stadium: AFAS Stadium Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Final

Main article: 2022 KNVB Cup final

17 April 2022

18:00 UTC+02:00

PSV	2–1	Ajax
Gutiérrez 48' Gakpo 50'	Report	Gravenberch 23'

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 42,824^[11]

Referee: Danny Makkelie

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