1975–76 KNVB Cup explained

1975–1976
Country:Netherlands
Num Teams:46
Defending Champions:FC Den Haag
Winners:PSV
Second:Roda JC
Prev Season:1974–75
Next Season:1976–77

The 58th edition of the KNVB Cup started on September 6, 1975. The final was played on April 7, 1976: PSV beat Roda JC 1–0 (after extra time) and won the cup for the third time.

Teams

First round

The matches of the first round were played on September 6 and 7, 1975.

Home teamResult Away team
Rood Wit Amsterdam A2–2 (p)FC Wageningen 1
SC Amersfoort 1(p) 2-2VV DOVO A
SC Cambuur 12–2 (p)FC VVV 1
Heracles 18–0VV Helmond A
VV Spijkenisse A1–2 (aet)FC Dordrecht 1
SVV 12–0 (aet)RBC A
FC Volendam 11–3VV Rheden A
Home teamResult Away team
HFC EDO A1–1 (p)FC Vlaardingen 1
FC Emmen A2–1FC Groningen 1
FC Den Bosch 1(p) 0-0Willem II 1
Fortuna SC 13–5 (aet)SC Veendam 1
sc Heerenveen 10–2PEC Zwolle 1
Helmond Sport 13–1Vitesse Arnhem 1
VV Noordwijk A0–3HFC Haarlem 1

1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on October 12, 1975. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament this round.

Home teamResult Away team
Go Ahead Eagles E2–0FC VVV
MVV E0–1AZ'67 E
NEC E1–3Ajax E
PSV E3–1NAC E
Roda JC E4–1SC Amersfoort
Sparta E1–2FC Amsterdam E
SVV3–1 (aet)Heracles
FC Wageningen3–0Helmond Sport
Home teamResult Away team
De Graafschap E3–1VV Rheden
FC Eindhoven E2–0 [1] Excelsior E
FC Den Bosch0–0 (p: 4–5)HFC Haarlem
FC Den Haag E6–0FC Emmen
FC Dordrecht0–1PEC Zwolle
FC Twente E9–2FC Utrecht E
FC Vlaardingen1–4Telstar E
Feyenoord E5–0SC Veendam

E Eredivisie

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on November 6 and 7, 1975.

Home teamResult Away team
AZ'672–0FC Twente
De Graafschap4–0HFC Haarlem
FC Eindhoven4–1 (aet)FC Wageningen
FC Amsterdam1–3Ajax
Go Ahead Eagles1–1 (p: 5–6)Feyenoord
PSV3–2FC Den Haag
Roda JC2–1Telstar
SVV0–2PEC Zwolle

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played between February 25 and 29, 1976.

Home teamResult Away team
FC Eindhoven2–0AZ'67
PEC Zwolle3–0Ajax
PSV8–1De Graafschap
Roda JC3–2 (aet)Feyenoord

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on March 10, 1976.

Home teamResult Away team
PEC Zwolle0–1Roda JC
PSV8–1FC Eindhoven

Final

PSV also became champions of the Netherlands by winning the Eredivisie 1975-76, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup next season, so finalists Roda JC could enter the Cup Winners' Cup tournament.

See also

References

  1. FC Eindhoven – Excelsior has also been reported as 2–1.

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