| KNVB Cup | |
| Year: | 2004–05 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Num Teams: | 85 |
| Defending Champions: | FC Utrecht |
| Champions: | PSV |
| Runner-Up: | Willem II |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Mourad Mghizrat (6) |
| Prevseason: | 2003–04 |
| Nextseason: | 2005–06 |
The 87th edition of the KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup) started on 7 August 2004. The final was played on 29 May 2005. PSV beat Willem II 4–0, winning the trophy for the eighth time.
A total of 85 clubs participated in this year's edition:
The matches of the first round were played on August 7 and 10, 2004.
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willem II E | 5–0 | SV Meerssen A | |
| Sparta Rotterdam 1 | 7–0 | SV TOP A | |
| UDI '19/Beter Bed A | 1–5 | Roda JC E | |
| FC Omniworld A | 3–4 | FC Emmen 1 | |
| SV Spakenburg A | 0–1 | Vitesse Arnhem E | |
| WHC A | 5–0 | ONS Sneek A | |
| Be Quick '28 A | 1–5 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 1 | |
| RBC Roosendaal E | 4–0 | JVC Cuijk A | |
| Be Quick 1887 A | 0–4 | Quick '20 A | |
| DOS Kampen A | 1–2 | IJsselmeervogels A | |
| SC Genemuiden A | 0–11 | Go Ahead Eagles 1 | |
| Rijnsburgse Boys A | 1–2 | VVV-Venlo 1 | |
| HSC '21 A | 1–2 | ADO '20 A | |
| Quick Boys A | 9–0 | DBS A | |
| TOGR A | 1–4 | TOP Oss 1 | |
| VV Dongen A | 0–5 | Young Feyenoord | |
| ROHDA Raalte A | 2–1 | Young Ajax | |
| AGOVV Apeldoorn 1 | 9–2 | SDCP A | |
| GDA A | 0–6 | ADO Den Haag E |
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax (amateurs) A | 0–3 | FC Zwolle 1 | |
| GSV '28 A | 0–3 | Fortuna Sittard 1 | |
| FC Dordrecht 1 | 7–1 | SVV Scheveningen A | |
| Westlandia A | 2–2 (p) | FC Eindhoven 1 | |
| DOVO A | 0–4 | FC Lisse A | |
| UNA A | 0–9 | FC Den Bosch E | |
| Schijndel/SBA Euro A | 2–2 (p) | Helmond Sport 1 | |
| SV Babberich A | 0–3 | FC Volendam 1 | |
| Ter Leede A | 0–3 | NAC Breda E | |
| De Treffers A | 2–0 | MVV 1 | |
| ACV A | 1–5 | FC Groningen E | |
| VV Bennekom A | 0–7 | BV Veendam 1 | |
| AFC A | 0–2 | Stormvogels Telstar 1 | |
| Heracles Almelo 1 | 9–1 | Sporting Maroc A | |
| VV Baronie A | (p)1-1 | Elinkwijk A | |
| De Graafschap E | 4–0 | Harkemase Boys A | |
| RKC Waalwijk E | 4–0 | Achilles '29 A | |
| FC Twente E | 8–0 | Sparta Nijkerk A | |
| HFC Haarlem 1 | 4–0 | Hollandia A | |
| Excelsior 1 | 7–2 | SV Triborgh A |
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
The matches of the second round were played on September 21, and 22, 2005. NEC Nijmegen received a bye for the first round and entered the tournament here.
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Den Bosch | 8–0 | Quick '20 | |
| ADO '20 | 3–0 | ROHDA Raalte | |
| Helmond Sport | 3–1 | De Treffers | |
| FC Groningen | 1–2 | NAC Breda | |
| Roda JC | 3–0 | Excelsior | |
| NEC E | 4–0 | RBC Roosendaal | |
| FC Twente | 3–0 | VV Baronie | |
| ADO Den Haag | 3–0 | FC Zwolle | |
| SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 0–2 | Stormvogels Telstar | |
| Willem II | 2–0 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortuna Sittard | 1–3 | Heracles Almelo | |
| VVV-Venlo | 0–2 | Young Feyenoord | |
| FC Emmen | 5–1 | WHC | |
| De Graafschap | 0–4 | Go Ahead Eagles | |
| IJsselmeervogels | 3–4 | BV Veendam | |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1–0 | FC Eindhoven | |
| TOP Oss | 4–2 | HFC Haarlem | |
| FC Lisse | 1–2 | FC Volendam | |
| FC Dordrecht | 6–1 | Quick Boys | |
| AGOVV Apeldoorn | 0–2 | Vitesse Arnhem |
E one Eredivisie entrant
The matches of the third round were played on November 9, and 10, 2004.
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–1 (p) | RKC Waalwijk | ||
| FC Den Bosch | 1–0 | Vitesse Arnhem | |
| ADO '20 | 0–3 | NAC Breda | |
| NEC | 0–2 | FC Twente | |
| BV Veendam | 4–5 | Willem II | |
| ADO Den Haag | 3–1 | FC Emmen | |
| FC Volendam | 3–1 | Heracles Almelo | |
| Helmond Sport | 2–4 | TOP Oss | |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2–0 | Roda JC | |
| Stormvogels Telstar | 0–2 | FC Dordrecht |
The matches were played on January 25, 26 and 27, 2005. Six Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here, because they had been playing in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax E | 2–0 | sc Heerenveen E | |
| AZ E | 1–3 | Feyenoord E | |
| ADO Den Haag | (p) 1-1 | FC Twente | |
| NAC Breda | (p) 2-1 | FC Utrecht E | |
| TOP Oss | (p) 1-1 | RKC Waalwijk | |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 0–1 | Willem II | |
| PSV E | 4–0 | FC Volendam | |
| FC Dordrecht | 1–3 | FC Den Bosch |
E six Eredivisie entrants
The matches were played on 1-2 March 2005.
| Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | 0–2 | Ajax | |
| Willem II | 3–0 | FC Den Bosch | |
| Feyenoord | 4–0 | NAC Breda | |
| PSV | 6–1 | TOP Oss |
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See main article: 2005 KNVB Cup Final.
PSV also won the Dutch Eredivisie championship, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the Champions League, so finalists Willem II could play in the UEFA Cup.