| 1986–87 | |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Num Teams: | 64 |
| Defending Champions: | Ajax |
| Winners: | Ajax |
| Second: | FC Den Haag |
| Scoring Leader: | Marco Van Basten (7) |
| Prev Season: | 1985–86 |
| Next Season: | 1987–88 |
The 69th edition of the KNVB Cup started on October 11, 1986. The final was played on June 5, 1987: Ajax beat FC Den Haag 4–2 and won the cup for the eleventh time.
The matches of the first round were played on October 11 and 12, 1986.
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VV Heerjansdam A | 0–2 | FC Den Bosch E | |
| Kozakken Boys A | 1–2 (aet) | SC Veendam E | |
| VV Noordwijk A | 3–1 | Telstar 1 | |
| Quick Boys A | 0–3 | SVV 1 | |
| VV Rheden A | 2–2 (p: 6–5) | Helmond Sport 1 | |
| SC Cambuur 1 | 1–6 | FC Den Haag E | |
| sc Heerenveen 1 | 2–4 | FC Volendam 1 | |
| VV Sittard A | 0–2 | Feyenoord E | |
| RKSV Sparta '25 A | 0–5 | FC Twente E | |
| Young Sparta | 2–1 | Roda JC E | |
| SC Enschede A | 1–0 | NAC Breda 1 | |
| TOP Oss A | 0–4 | PSV E | |
| De Treffers A | 1–3 | Vitesse Arnhem 1 | |
| GVV Unitas A | 1–2 | De Graafschap 1 | |
| VC Vlissingen A | 1–4 | VVV E | |
| IJsselmeervogels A | 1–2 | SC Heracles 1 |
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achilles'29 A | 2–1 | RBC 1 | |
| ACV A | 2–2 (p: 4-3) | FC Wageningen 1 | |
| AFC A | 2–5 | RKC Waalwijk 1 | |
| AZS A | 0–1 | MVV 1 | |
| BVV Barendrecht A | 0–7 | PEC Zwolle E | |
| VV Bennekom A | 0–4 | Excelsior E | |
| DETO A | 1–2 | HFC Haarlem E | |
| DS '79 1 | 3–2 | Go Ahead Eagles E | |
| VV DWV A | 3–0 | NEC 1 | |
| FC Eindhoven 1 | 1–2 | FC Groningen E | |
| USV Elinkwijk A | 1–4 | Ajax E | |
| FC Emmen 1 | 1–4 (aet) | AZ E | |
| Enter Vooruit A | 1–6 | Sparta E | |
| Flevo Boys A | 0–2 | Fortuna Sittard E | |
| VV Geldrop/AEK A | 3–2 | Willem II 1 | |
| GVVV A | 0–5 | FC Utrecht E |
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
The matches of the second round were played on November 15 and 16, 1986.
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSV | 6–1 | RKC Waalwijk | |
| VV Rheden | 0–2 | Ajax | |
| Heracles Almelo | 1–3 | Feyenoord | |
| Sparta | 3–0 | AZ | |
| Young Sparta | 1–2 | FC Utrecht | |
| SV Enschede | 1–7 | FC Den Haag | |
| SVV | 1–7 | FC Twente | |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 2–1 | FC Volendam |
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achilles'29 | 1–5 | VVV | |
| ACV | 1–2 | FC Den Bosch | |
| VV DWV | 1–3 | Fortuna Sittard | |
| Excelsior | 3–2 | SC Veendam | |
| FC Groningen | 3–1 | MVV | |
| De Graafschap | 2–1 | HFC Haarlem | |
| VV Noordwijk | 1–2 | VV Geldrop/AEK | |
| PEC Zwolle | 2–3 (aet) | DS '79 |
The matches of the round of 16 were played on March 10 and 11, 1987.
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord | 1–2 (aet) | FC Den Haag (on Feb. 22) | |
| DS '79 | 2–1 | FC Utrecht | |
| Excelsior | 1–0 | FC Twente | |
| FC Den Bosch | 2–2 (p: 4–2) | PSV | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 0–0 (p: 3–4) | Ajax | |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 1–1 (p: 4–3) | De Graafschap | |
| VVV | 1–2 | Fortuna Sittard | |
| FC Groningen | 4–2 | VV Geldrop/AEK (on Mar. 24) |
The quarter finals were played between March 29 and April 1, 1987. Instead of extra time, a replay was played if necessary.
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 2–0 | Vitesse Arnhem | |
| DS '79 | 0–0 | FC Den Bosch | |
| FC Den Haag | 3–1 | Excelsior | |
| Fortuna Sittard | 1–2 | FC Groningen |
The replay was played on April 15, 1987.
The semi-finals were played on May 5, 1987. Instead of extra time, a replay was played if necessary.
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 0–0 | FC Groningen | |
| FC Den Bosch | 0–3 | FC Den Haag |
The replay was played on May 19, 1987.
Ajax had won the Cup Winners' Cup tournament this year, therefore the Netherlands were allowed to send two teams to next year's edition of 1987–88. This way, finalists FC Den Haag also qualified.