KNVB Reserve Cup
The KNVB Reserve Cup (
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 (Dutch: Eredivisie voor beloften), the cup runner-up also qualifies for the KNVB Cup
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The cup competition was established in 1997. Until then, the teams played in the KNVB District Cup competitions, and competed for the KNVB Amateur Cup. 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). In 2012 the Reserve Cup was eliminated. in 2018 the Reserve cup was reinstated.
Past winners
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Result | Note | Next year's KNVB Cup performance |
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1997–98 | Vitesse 2
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Sparta 2 | 2–2 | Vitesse won after extra time .
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Vitesse 2 and Sparta 2 were eliminated in the group stage of the KNVB Cup 1998-99 .
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1998–99 | ADO Den Haag 2 | RKC Waalwijk 2 | 3–2 | ||
1999–2000 | FC Utrecht 2 | SC Heerenveen 2 | 2-0 | FC Utrecht 2 was eliminated in the first round of the KNVB Cup 2000–01 .
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2000–01 | PSV 2 | FC Twente 2 | 0-0 | PSV won 1–0 after extra time. | PSV 2 were eliminated in the first round of the KNVB Cup 2001–02 .
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2001–02 | Jong Vitesse
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Jong Willem II
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2–1 | Jong Vitesse were eliminated in the first round of the KNVB Cup 2002–03 .
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2002–03 | Jong Ajax | Jong PSV | 1–1 | Ajax won after a penalty shootout .
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Jong Ajax were eliminated in the round of 16 of the KNVB Cup 2003–04 .
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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.
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2004–05 | Jong PSV | Jong Vitesse
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2–0 | Jong PSV won the first round tie of the KNVB Cup 2005–06 , but were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.
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2005–06 | Jong RKC Waalwijk | Jong AZ
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1–0 | Jong RKC Waalwijk were eliminated in the second round of the KNVB Cup 2006–07 , Jong AZ were eliminated in the round of 16.
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2006–07 | Jong SC Heerenveen | Jong Stormvogels Telstar
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4–0 | Jong SC Heerenveen were eliminated in the round of 16 of the KNVB Cup 2007–08 , Jong Stormvogels Telstar were eliminated in the second round.
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2007–08 | Jong PSV | Jong NEC
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1–1 | Jong PSV won the penalty shootout 2–0.
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Jong PSV were eliminated by the PSV senior side in the second round of the 2008–09 KNVB Cup. |
2008–09 | Jong De Graafschap | Jong SC Heerenveen | 4–3 | Jong De Graafschap eliminated after extra time in the third round. In the round of 16, NAC Breda eliminated Jong De Graafschap.
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