1995–96 KNVB Cup explained

1995–1996
Country:	Netherlands
Num Teams:	60
Defending Champions:	Feyenoord
Winners:	PSV
Second:	Sparta
Scoring Leader:	Virgil Breetveld (8 goals)
Prev Season:	1994–95
Next Season:	1996–97

The 1995-96 KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup) was the 78th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 60 teams contested, beginning on 12 August 1995 and at the final on 16 May 1996.

PSV beat Sparta 5–2 and won the cup for the seventh time.

Teams

• All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1995-96, four of which entering in the knock-out stage
• All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1995-96
• 22 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
• Two youth teams

Group stage

The matches of the group stage were played between 12 August and 16 September 1995. 56 clubs participated, 28 advanced to the next round.

Group 1

Team	width=20	Pts
1. FC Groningen E	9
2. Cambuur Leeuw. 1	6
3. Veendam 1	3
4. VV Appingedam A	0

Group 2

Team	width=20	Pts
1. SC Heracles 1	9
2. sc Heerenveen E	4
3. SV Urk A	2
4. FC Emmen 1	1

Group 3

Team	width=20	Pts
1. FC Twente E	9
2. FC Zwolle 1	6
3. STEVO A	3
4. SC Enschede A	0

Group 4

Team	width=20	Pts
1. Go Ahead Eagles E	9
2. TOP Oss 1	4
3. IJsselmeervogels A	4
4. GVVV A	0

Group 5

Team	width=20	Pts
1. MVV 1	9
2. Fortuna Sittard E	6
3. SV Panningen A	3
4. Wilhelmina '08 A	0

Group 6

Team	width=20	Pts
1. Willem II E	9
2. VVV-Venlo 1	4
3. FC Eindhoven 1	4
4. SV TOP A	0

Group 7

Team	width=20	Pts
1. De Graafschap E	9
2. Helmond Sport 1	6
3. De Treffers A	3
4. RKVV Volharding A	0

Group 8

Team	width=20	Pts
1. NAC Breda E	9
2. Young Sparta	6
3. VV Baronie A	3
4. Excelsior 1	0

Group 9

Team	width=20	Pts
1. RKC Waalwijk E	7
2. RBC 1	5
3. HSV Hoek A	4
4. RKSV Halsteren A	0

Group 10

Team	width=20	Pts
1. FC Utrecht E	9
2. ADO Den Haag 1	6
3. Kozakken Boys A	1
4. VIOS A	1

Group 11

Team	width=20	Pts
1. Vitesse Arnhem E	7
2. Dordrecht'90 1	4
3. Young Ajax	3
4. HVV Hollandia A	1

Group 12

Team	width=20	Pts
1. NEC E	7
2. FC Den Bosch 1	6
3. USV Holland A	3
4. SV Argon A	1

Group 13

Team	width=20	Pts
1. Sparta E	9
2. Telstar 1	6
3. FC Lisse A	1
4. VV Katwijk A	1

Group 14

Team	width=20	Pts
1. AZ 1	7
2. HFC Haarlem 1	4
3. FC Volendam E	3
4. AFC '34 A	1

_E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Knock-out Stage

First round

The matches of the first knock-out round were played on November 28, 29 and 30, 1995. The four highest ranked Eredivisie clubs from last season entered the tournament this round.

Home team	Result	Away team
Feyenoord E	3–0	RBC
Cambuur Leeuwarden	1–0 (aet)	sc Heerenveen
Sparta	3–1	FC Den Bosch
Roda JC E	2–1	FC Groningen
TOP Oss	1–2	FC Zwolle
Go Ahead Eagles	1–1	Fortuna Sittard
SC Heracles	0–3	Ajax E (on January 24)
Young Sparta	0–2	De Graafschap

Home team	Result	Away team
Helmond Sport	(p) 3-3	Dordrecht'90
FC Utrecht	0–2	PSV E
MVV	(p) 0-0	Willem II
ADO Den Haag	1–0 (aet)	Vitesse Arnhem
NAC Breda	4–1	Telstar
NEC	0–0 (p)	AZ
FC Twente	2–0	HFC Haarlem
VVV-Venlo	2–0	RKC Waalwijk

_E four Eredivisie entrants

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 24, 1996.

Home team	Result	Away team
Feyenoord	1–0	NAC Breda
VVV-Venlo	(p) 0-0	Fortuna Sittard
Roda JC	(p) 1-1	FC Zwolle
ADO Den Haag	1–2	FC Twente
De Graafschap	1–3	PSV
Helmond Sport	1–2	MVV
AZ	0–1	Sparta
Cambuur Leeuwarden	2–0	Ajax (on January 30)

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on February 28, 1996.

Home team	Result	Away team
VVV-Venlo	0–2	Roda JC
Sparta	1–0	Cambuur Leeuwarden
MVV	1–2	Feyenoord
FC Twente	1–3	PSV

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 6, 1996.

Home team	Result	Away team
PSV	3–1	Roda JC
Sparta	1–0 (aet)	Feyenoord

Final

PSV would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup

See also

• Eredivisie 1995-96
• Eerste Divisie 1995-96

External links

• Results by Ronald Zwiers