AFC Ajax in the KNVB Cup explained

Below are all the KNVB Cup matches played by AFC Ajax. In the 1954–55, 1955–56 and 1959–60 seasons, there was no national cup in the Netherlands. Ajax has won the KNVB Cup a record total of 20 times. The matches are sorted by season. The goalscorers are shown in the right box.[1]

Key

Cup matches

SeasonRoundOpponentFinal scoreAjax Goalscorers
1910–11R3Rapiditas2 – 1 Unknown, Unknown
1/8AFC6 – 1 Unknown
1911–12R3Achilles7 – 0 (-)
1912–13R3DVS7 – 4 Schoevaart (2), Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
1/8VFC1 – 2 Terwee
1913–14R3DVV1 – 2 Unknown, Unknown
1/8VVA5 – 0 (-)
1914–15R1EDO2 – 3 Unknown, Unknown
1916–17R1De Tubanters0 – 4 Lucas (2), Ziegeler (2)
R2Hengelo4 – 3Schäfer (3), De Kruijff
R3Tubantia8 – 1Brokmann (3), Lucas, Van Dort (3), Gupffert
R4ODE2 – 4Lucas, Hordijk, Brokmann (2)
QFHercules0 – 2Gupffert, Van Dort
SFDFC0 – 3Brokmann, Gupffert, Lucas
WVSV5 – 0Lucas (2), Van Dort, De Natris, Brokmann
1917–18SFHVV Helmond0 – 2 Unknown, Unknown
RUVV Middelburg3 – 0(-)
1942–43SFFC Wageningen8 – 0 Brokmann Jr. (2), Fischer (3), Korndörffer, Dräger (2)
WDFC2 – 3Brokmann Jr., Fischer, Van Dijk
1956–57R1Zeeburgia6 – 1 Bleijenberg, Den Edel, Michels, Van der Kuil (2), Van Dijk
R2Stormvogels3 – 2Bleijenberg (2), Schmidt
1/8RKSV Volendam4 – 2Ouderland, Bleijenberg
1958–59R1JOS8 – 3 W. Feldmann, D. Feldmann, Seelen (3), Swart (2)
R2Watergraafsmeer2 – 1Swart, Engelsma
R3De Volewijckers3 – 0Swart, Seelen, D. Feldmann
R4SHS1 – 2Seelen, Unknown
QFSparta3 – 0(-)
1960–61R1SV Zeist2 – 8 C. Groot, H. Groot (2), Petersen, Prins (3), Unknown
R2De Volewijckers1 – 1Swart
R3RKSV Volendam4 – 3H. Groot (2), Westra
R4Rapiditas10 – 0H. Groot (2), Keizer (2), Prins (3), Swart, Muller, C. Groot
R1KFC4 – 2Smit, C. Groot (2), Westra
R2HFC Haarlem1 – 2H. Groot (2)
QFSC Heracles2 – 1Prins, C. Groot
SFSC Cambuur7 – 4H. Groot (3), Prins, Swart, Petersen (2)
WNAC3 – 0H. Groot (3)
1961–62R3HVC4 – 1 H. Groot, Swart, C. Groot (2)
R4HVV 't Gooi1 – 0(-)
1962–63R3KFC1 – 2 Vesters (2)
R4Willem II1 – 0(-)
1963–64R1VV Heerenveen2 – 3 C. Groot, Keizer (2)
R2Willem II0 – 4Vesters, Visser, Muller, C. Groot
R3Sparta0 – 1C. Groot
QFDWS1 – 2C. Groot, Keizer
SFADO1 – 0(-)
1964–65R1RC Haarlem2 – 0(-)
1965–66R1De Volewijckers5 – 0Cruyff (2), Prins (2), De Wolf
R2ZFC0 – 3Cruyff, Swart (2)
R3FC Zaanstreek3 – 1Prins, Cruyff (2)
1/8Veendam7 – 0Cruyff (4), Nuninga, Swart
QFGo Ahead Eagles1 – 0(-)
1966–67R1Feijenoord3 – 1Nuninga, Keizer, Cruyff
R2DWS7 – 1Keizer (2), Cruyff (2), Swart (2), H. Groot
QFDFC0 – 1Swart
SFGo Ahead Eagles1 – 2 H. Groot, Cruyff
WNAC2 – 1 Cruyff, Nuninga
1967–681/8Velox5 – 1Cruyff (2), Danielsson, Groot, Nuninga
QFUSV Elinkwijk1 – 0Nuninga
SFFC Twente2 – 2 (won 5–1 on penalties)Keizer, Pronk
RUADO2 – 1Keizer
1968–69R1PEC0 – 4Swart, Cruyff, Keizer (2)
R2De Volewijckers5 – 0Swart, Nuninga, H. Groot, Cruyff (2)
R3Feijenoord1 – 2Pronk
1969–70R1EDO0 – 3Hulshoff, Cruyff, Keizer (2)
R2Vitesse1 – 3Keizer, Van Dijk, Cruyff
R3AZ (1967)2 – 1Cruyff
QFDWS1 – 2Swart, Søndergaard
SFFC Twente0 – 4Cruyff (2), Van Dijk, Søndergaard
WPSV2 – 0Keizer, Cruyff
1970–71R2SC Heracles0 – 3Neeskens, Cruyff, Van Dijk
R3FC Den Bosch4 – 0Cruyff, Van Dijk (2), G. Mühren
QFFeyenoord1 – 2Swart, Van Dijk
SFNEC2 – 0G. Mühren, Cruyff
WSparta Rotterdam2 – 2Cruyff (2)
WSparta Rotterdam2 – 1 (4 – 3 agg.) G. Mühren, Neeskens
1971–72R1PEC Zwolle8 – 3G. Mühren, Swart (2), Cruyff (2), Keizer, Neeskens
R2Go Ahead Eagles3 – 0Haan, Swart, Hulshoff
QFNEC1 – 0Keizer
SFRKSV Volendam2 – 0Van Dijk, Neeskens
WFC Den Haag3 – 2Cruyff, G. Mühren, Kezer
1972–73R2NAC2 – 2 (lost 3–0 on penalties)A. Mühren, Haan
1973–74R2Roda JC0 – 1Rep
R3FC Twente0 – 2Rep, Van Dord
QFAZ (1967)2 – 1 G. Mühren, Mulder
SFPSV1 – 2Steffenhagen
1974–75R2Helmond Sport8 – 0Geels (3), Mulder, A. Mühren, Brokamp, Rep, Haan
R3SC Heracles '744 – 2 Rep, Brokamp
1975–76R2NEC1 – 3Brokamp, Geels, Notten
R3FC Amsterdam1 – 3Geels (2), Hulshoff
QFPEC Zwolle3 – 0(-)
1976–77R2FC Utrecht2 – 1Zuidema
1977–78R2Telstar4 – 1Meijer, Geels, Arnesen, Erkens
R3EVV7 – 0La Ling (2), Geels (4), Schoenaker
QFRoda JC0 – 3Zuidema, Meijer (2)
QFRoda JC1 – 1 (4 – 1 agg.)Lerby
SFSparta Rotterdam2 – 1Arnesen
SFSparta Rotterdam2 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) Schoenaker, Geels
RUAZ '670 – 1(-)
1978–79R2EVV3 – 2Clarke, Lerby (2)
R3Roda JC3 – 0Erkens (2), La Ling
QFFortuna SC0 – 2Schoenaker, Arnesen
QFFortuna SC2 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.)Clarke (2)
SFFC Volendam3 – 3Clarke, La Ling, Arnesen
SFFC Volendam1 – 1 (4 – 4 agg.) Lerby
WFC Twente1 – 1Clarke
WFC Twente3 – 0 (4 – 1 agg.) Clarke, Tahamata, Schoenaker
1979–80R2HFC Haarlem2 – 4Jensen, Arnesen (2), Lerby
R3Vitesse3 – 1Arnesen, Bonsink, Lerby
QFRoda JC5 – 1Bonsink, Arnesen (2), Schoenaker, Lerby
QFRoda JC4 – 4 (5 – 9 agg.)Schoenaker (2), Blanker, Arnesen
SFPSV1 – 2Van Geel, Arnesen
SFPSV1 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.) Schoenaker
RUFeyenoord1 – 3Arnesen
1980–81R2SVV3 – 0Kieft (3)
R3FC Twente5 – 1Kieft (3), Arnesen (2)
QFFC Groningen3 – 0La Ling, Schoenaker, Kieft
QFFC Groningen1 – 1 (1 – 4 agg.)Kieft
SFPSV2 – 2Kieft, Arnesen
SFPSV2 – 1 (4 – 3 agg.) Lerby, Hamberg
RUAZ '671 – 3Vanenburg
1981–82R1DHC2 – 3La Ling, Olsen, Kieft
R2DS '791 – 0(-)
1982–83R1NAC0 – 3Olsen, Rijkaard, Schoenaker
R2FC Den Haag3 – 2Ophof, Lerby, Olsen
QFRoda JC2 – 0Molenaar, Ophof
QFRoda JC1 – 3 (5 – 1 agg.)Schoenaker (3)
SFPSV2 – 0Cruyff, Van Basten
SFPSV1 – 3 (3 – 3 agg.) (won 2–3 on penalties)Brandts (o.g.)
WNEC3 – 1Lerby, Schoenaker, Ophof
WNEC1 – 3 (2 – 6 agg.)Vanenburg (2), Cruyff
1983–84R1HOV0 – 5 Gasselich (3), Van Basten, Koeman
R2DWV0 – 6Bosman (2), Schoenaker, Vanenburg, Koeman, Haatrecht
R3Feyenoord2 – 2Rijkaard, Van Basten
R3Feyenoord2 – 1 (4 – 3 agg.)Van Basten
1984–85R1DOVO0 – 5 Bosman (2), Vanenburg, Spelbos, Koeman
R2VV Heerjansdam6 – 0Gasselich, Rijkaard, Rijnink (2), Spelbos, Schoenaker
R3PSV1 – 1Gasselich
R3PSV2 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.)(-)
1985–86R1Sparta Rotterdam3 – 0 Vanenburg, Van Basten, Rijkaard
R2FC Utrecht0 – 4Rijkaard, Bosman, Van Basten, De Wit
R3RCH1 – 3 Koeman, Rijkaard, A. Mühren
QFFC Groningen1 – 0 Bosman
SFNEC1 – 3 Rijkaard, Koeman, A. Mühren
WRBC3 – 0Bosman (2), Silooy
1986–87R1USV Elinkwijk1 – 4 Van Basten (2), Bosman, Dick
R2VV Rheden0 – 2Van Basten, Winter
R3Sparta Rotterdam0 – 0 (won 3–4 on penalties)(-)
QFVitesse2 – 0 Bosman, Van Basten
SFFC Groningen0 – 0 (-)
SFFC Groningen0 – 3 (0 – 3 agg.)Van Basten, Verlaat, Bosman
WFC Den Haag2 – 4 Bosman (2), Van Basten (2)
1987–88R1Quick Boys0 – 7 Bosman (3), Spelbos (2), Meijer, Sørensen
R2FC Den Bosch1 – 0(-)
1988–89R1SVV0 – 6 Winter (3), Roosa (o.g.), Witschge, Pettersson
R2PEC Zwolle '824 – 1Bergkamp (2), A. Mühren, Witschge
1/8FC Utrecht2 – 1 Bergkamp, Verkuyl
QFFC Groningen3 – 0(-)
1989–90R2EVV0 – 4 Wouters, Roy, Willems, Van 't Schip
1/8FC Twente0 – 2Willems (2)
QFFortuna Sittard0 – 1 Jonk
SFPSV2 – 2 (lost 4–2 on penalties)Van 't Schip, Bergkamp
1990–91R2Excelsior0 – 5 Pettersson, Jonk, Bergkamp, Winter, Van 't Schip
1/8FC Groningen3 – 1Pettersson (2), Wouters
QFRoda JC1 – 0 (-)
1991–92R3ADO Den Haag3 – 1 Silooy, Pettersson, Dan. Blind
1/8PSV2 – 1 Pettersson, Van Loen
QFFeyenoord1 – 0 (-)
1992–93R3VVV-Venlo3 – 7 Van Loen, Petersen (2), Jonk (2), Davids, Overmars
1/8MVV3 – 0F. de Boer, Kreek, Vink
QFFC Twente2 – 4 Bergkamp, Overmars, Alflen, Vink
SFFeyenoord0 – 5 Davids (3), Bergkamp (2)
WSC Heerenveen6 – 2 Davids, Overmars (2), Pettersson, Bergkamp, Petersen
1993–94R3SC Heerenveen8 – 3 Pettersson (2), F. de Boer, R. de Boer, Van den Brom, George (2), Petersen
1/8FC Twente4 – 1R. de Boer, Pettersson (2), Dan. Blind
QFHelmond Sport7 – 1 Davids, Dan. Blind, F. de Boer, Petersen, Litmanen (2), Van Vossen
SFNEC1 – 2 Dan. Blind
1994–95R2FC Den Bosch3 – 1 Litmanen, R. de Boer, Davids
1/8NEC0 – 3Kanu, R. de Boer (2)
QFFeyenoord1 – 2 R. de Boer
1995–96R2Heracles Almelo0 – 3 George, P. Kluivert, R. de Boer
1/8SC Cambuur2 – 0(-)
1996–97R2Heracles Almelo1 – 0 (-)
1997–98R2MVV6 – 0 Gorré (4), Arveladze, F. de Boer
1/8Roda JC5 – 0Gorré (2), Rudy, Arveladze (2)
QFNAC Breda2 – 1F. de Boer, Gorré
SFSC Heerenveen3 – 0Litmanen, Arveladze, Dan. Blind
WPSV5 – 0Babangida, Litmanen (3), Arveladze
1998–99R2UDI '199 – 0 Splinter (2), Van den Boogaard, Wamberto (2), Hoekstra, McCarthy (2), Gorré
1/8Roda JC0 – 3Wamberto, Knopper, Arveladze
QFFC Zwolle1 – 2Litmanen, Sibon
SFFeyenoord2 – 1Wamberto, Melchiot
WFortuna Sittard2 – 0Grønkjær (2)
1999–20001/8Roda JC1 – 0 (-)
2000–011/8Vitesse1 – 2 (gg)Galásek
2001–021/8RBC Roosendaal4 – 3 (gg)Van der Vaart, Bergdølmo, Van der Meyde, Wamberto
QFFC Groningen4 – 0Van der Vaart, Wamberto, Machlas (2)
SFPSV3 – 0Bergdølmo, Galásek, Van der Meyde
WFC Utrecht2 – 3 (gg)Mido, Wamberto, Ibrahimović
2002–031/8Roda JC1 – 0Ibrahimović
QFFC Groningen4 – 1Sneijder, Van der Vaart, Boukhari, Ibrahimović
SFFeyenoord1 – 0 (-)
2003–041/8NAC Breda0 – 1(-)
2004–051/8SC Heerenveen2 – 0Charisteas, Babel
QFADO Den Haag0 – 2Sneijder, Rosales
SFWillem II1 – 0 (-)
2005–061/8FC Eindhoven1 – 6Charisteas, Sneijder (2), Demouge (o.g.), Boukhari, Vermaelen
QFSC Heerenveen0 – 3Rosales, Huntelaar, Emanuelson
SFRoda JC4 – 1 Huntelaar (2), Babel (2)
WPSV2 – 1 Huntelaar (2)
2006–07R2Jong RKC2 – 5Rosenberg (2), Maduro, Perez, Huntelaar
R3ADO Den Haag2 – 0Stam, Huntelaar
1/8HFC Haarlem4 – 0Fränkel (o.g.), Leonardo, Perez
QFWillem II0 – 2Huntelaar, Heitinga
SFRKC Waalwijk3 – 1Sneijder, Gabri, Mitea
WAZ1 – 1 (won 8–9 on penalties)Huntelaar
2007–08R2Kozakken Boys1 – 2
R3SC Heerenveen3 – 1 Heitinga, Maduro, Huntelaar
1/8NAC Breda4 – 2Suárez (2)
2008–09R2FC Utrecht2 – 0 Suárez, Huntelaar
R3FC Volendam1 – 0(-)
2009–10R2AGOVV1 – 2 Anita, Suart (o.g.)
R3FC Dordrecht1 – 2 Emanuelson (2)
1/8WHC1 – 14Pantelić (2), Aissati (2), Suárez (6), Bosch (o.g.), Bakircioglü (2), De Zeeuw
QFNEC3 – 2De Zeeuw, Alderweireld, S. De Jong
SFGo Ahead Eagles0 – 6De Zeeuw, Pantelić, S. De Jong, Eriksen, Rommedahl, Lodeiro
W1Feyenoord2 – 0S. De Jong (2)
W2Feyenoord1 – 4 (6 – 1 agg.)Suárez (2), S. De Jong (2)
2010–11R3MVV Maastricht5 – 0 El Hamdaoui (2), Jozefzoon, Vertonghen, Emanuelson
R4BV Veendam3 – 0Mido, Suárez, Eriksen
R5AZ1 – 0Sulejmani
QFNAC Breda4 – 1S. De Jong, Sulejmani (2), Anita
SFRKC Waalwijk5 – 1Ebecilio, El Hamdaoui, S. De Jong (2), De Zeeuw
RUFC Twente3 – 2 De Zeeuw, Ebecilio
2011–12R2VV Noordwijk1 – 3 S. De Jong, Bulykin, De Sa
R3Roda JC Kerkrade2 – 4Vertonghen (2), Boerrigter (2)
1/8AZ2 – 3S. De Jong (2)
2012–13R2FC Utrecht0 – 3 Sana, Babel, Eriksen
R3ONS Boso Sneek0 – 2Fischer, Denswil
R4FC Groningen0 – 3S. De Jong, Eriksen, Fischer
QFVitesse0 – 4Hoesen, Schöne, Sigþórsson (2)
SFAZ0 – 3(-)
2013–14R2FC Volendam4 – 2 Andersen, Schöne (2), Hoesen
R3ASWH4 – 1Fischer, Hoesen, S. De Jong, Sigþórsson
R4IJsselmeervogels0 – 3Fischer (2), Hoesen
QFFeyenoord3 – 1Fischer, Bojan, Serero
SFAZ0 – 1Schöne
RUPEC Zwolle5 – 1Van Rhijn
2014–15R2JOS Watergraafsmeer0 – 9 Milik (6), Andersen, Kishna, Menig
R3SV Urk0 – 4Duarte, Milik (2), Živković
R4Vitesse0 – 4(-)
2015–16R2De Graafschap2 – 0Fischer, Heitinga
R3Feyenoord0 – 1(-)
2016–17R2Kozakken Boys1 – 6Cassierra (2), El Ghazi, Černý, Clement (2)
R3SC Cambuur2 – 1
2017–18R2ASV De Dijk1 – 4 F. De Jong, S. De Jong (2), Černý
R3FC Twente1 – 1 (lost 6–5 on penalties)J. Kluivert
2018–19R2Go Ahead Eagles3 – 0 Neres, Labyad, Huntelaar
R3Roda JC Kerkrade1 – 1 (won 2–4 on penalties)
QFSC Heerenveen3 – 1Mazraoaui, Van de Beek (2)
SFFeyenoord0 – 3De Ligt, Tagliafico, Van De Beek
WWillem II0 – 4Dal. Blind, Huntelaar (2), Kristensen
2019–20R2Telstar3 – 4Lang, Dest (2), Ekkelenkamp
R3Spakenburg7 – 0S. De Jong (3), Traoré (2), Tadić, Ünüvar
QFVitesse0 – 3Babel, Gravenberch, Tadić
SFFC Utrecht2 – 0(-)
2020–21R2FC Utrecht5 – 4Tadić (2), Labyad (2), St. Jago (o.g.)
R3AZ0 – 1Labyad
QFPSV2 – 1Haller (2)
SFHeerenveen3 – 0Klaassen, Tadić, Neres
WVitesse2 – 1Gravenberch, Neres
2021–22R2BVV Barendrecht4 – 0Taylor, Danilo (2), Hlynsson
R3Excelsior Maassluis9 – 0Tagliafico, Danilo (4), Regeer, Hlynsson, Daramy (2)
QFVitesse5 – 0Antony (2), Haller (2), Tadić
SFAZ0 – 2Berghuis, Klaassen
RUPSV2 – 1 Gravenberch
2022–23R2Den Bosch0 – 2Tadić, Taylor
1/8FC Twente0 – 1Kudus
QFDe Graafschap0 – 3Sánchez, Bergwijn, Brobbey
SFFeyenoord1 – 2Tadić, Klaassen
RUPSV1 – 1 (lost 2–3 on penalties)Hazard (o.g.)
2023–24R2USV Hercules2 – 3Brobbey, Akpom

Records and statistics

Highest scoring in the KNVB Cup

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in the KNVB Cup, with at least five goals scored.

width=48% align=left valign=top Most goals scored for Ajax in the KNVB Cup:
width=5% align=center Rankwidth=69% align=center Playerwidth=16% align=center Goals
1 Johan Cruyff35
2 Henk Groot19
Sjaak Swart
4 Siem de Jong17
5 John Bosman16
Piet Keizer
Dick Schoenaker
8 Frank Arnesen15
9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar14
10 Marco van Basten12
Luis Suárez
12 Ruud Geels11
Cees Groot
Stefan Pettersson
15 Wim Kieft10
Søren Lerby
Co Prins
18 Dennis Bergkamp10
Dušan Tadić
20 Dean Gorré8
Jari Litmanen
Arkadiusz Milik
23 Ronald de Boer7
Theo Brokmann
Edgar Davids
Dick van Dijk
Viktor Fischer
Jan-Willem Lucas
Frank Rijkaard
Wamberto
31 Shota Arveladze6
Danilo
Tschen La Ling
Klaas Nuninga
Gerald Vanenburg
35 Ryan Babel5
Frank de Boer
Ray Clarke
Felix Gasselich
Ronald Koeman
Zakaria Labyad
Gerrie Mühren
Dan Petersen
Lasse Schöne
Jan Seelen
Wesley Sneijder
Demy de Zeeuw

Most goals in a single cup match

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in a single KNVB Cup match, with at least three goals scored.

width=48% align=left valign=top Most goals scored in a single KNVB Cup match:
width=5% align=center Rankwidth=15% align=center Seasonwidth=38% align=center Playerwidth=30% align=center Opponentwidth=13% align=center Goals
12014–15 Arkadiusz MilikJOS Watergraafsmeer6
2009–10 Luis SuárezWHC
32021–22 DaniloExcelsior Maassluis4
1997–98 Dean GorréMVV
1977–78 Ruud GeelsEVV
1965–66 Johan CruyffVeendam
72019–20 Siem de JongSpakenburg3
2017–18 Kasper DolbergScheveningen
1997–98 Jari LitmanenPSV
1992–93 Edgar DavidsFeyenoord
1988–89 Aron WinterSVV
1987–88 John BosmanQuick Boys
1983–84 Felix GasselichHOV
1982–83 Dick SchoenakerRoda JC
1980–81 Wim KieftTwente
SVV
1974–75 Ruud GeelsHelmond Sport
1960–61 Henk GrootCambuur
NAC
Co PrinsZeist
Rapidistas
1958–59 Jan SeelenJOS
1942–43 Gerrit FischerWageningen
1916–17 Theo BrokmannTubantia
Jan SchäferHengelo

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFC Ajax in the Dutch Cup . AFC-Ajax.info . 27 April 2014.

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