2021 KNVB Cup final

The 2021 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between Eredivisie clubs Ajax and Vitesse, that took place on 18 April 2021 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2020–21 KNVB Cup, the 103rd season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition.

2021 KNVB Cup Final
De Kuip in Rotterdam hosted the final.
Event2020–21 KNVB Cup
Ajax Vitesse
2 1
Date18 April 2021 (2021-04-18)
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
RefereeBjörn Kuipers[1]
Attendance0[note 1]

Ajax won the match 2–1 for a record twentieth title. As winners, they will compete in the 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield and earned a spot in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League play-off round if they do not qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.

It was announced in March 2021 that there would be no fans at the match due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Route to the final
Further information: 2020–21 KNVB Cup
Ajax Round Vitesse
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Bye First round Bye
FC Utrecht
5–4 (H)
 Second round Willem II
2–0 (A)
AZ
1–0 (A)
 Round of 16 ADO Den Haag
2–1 (H)
PSV Eindhoven
2–1 (H)
 Quarter-finals SBV Excelsior
1–0 (A)
SC Heerenveen
3–0 (A)
 Semi-finals VVV-Venlo
2–0 (H)

Match
Ajax2–1Vitesse
  • Gravenberch 23'
  • Neres 90+1'
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Ajax
Vitesse
GK1Netherlands Maarten Stekelenburg
RB15Netherlands Devyne Renschdownward-facing red arrow 75'
CB2Netherlands Jurriën Timber
CB21Argentina Lisandro Martínez
LB31Argentina Nicolás TagliaficoYellow card 90+5'
CM4Mexico Edson Álvarez
CM6Netherlands Davy Klaassendownward-facing red arrow 87'
CM8Netherlands Ryan Gravenberch
RF39Brazil Antonydownward-facing red arrow 87'
CF22Ivory Coast Sébastien Haller
LF10Serbia Dušan Tadić (c)
Substitutes:
GK16Netherlands Kjell Scherpen
GK33Croatia Dominik Kotarski
DF3Netherlands Perr Schuursupward-facing green arrow 75'
DF5Netherlands Sean Klaiber
DF12Morocco Noussair Mazraoui
MF18Netherlands Jurgen Ekkelenkampupward-facing green arrow 87'
MF19Morocco Zakaria Labyad
MF20Ghana Mohammed Kudus
FW7Brazil David Neresupward-facing green arrow 87'
FW9Morocco Oussama Idrissi
FW23Burkina Faso Lassina Traoré
FW30Netherlands Brian Brobbey
Manager:
Netherlands Erik ten Hag
GK22Netherlands Remko Pasveer (c)
CB3Netherlands Danilho Doekhi
CB10Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer
CB6Denmark Jacob RasmussenRed card 86'
RWB2Israel Eli Dasadownward-facing red arrow 46'
LWB32Germany Maximilian WittekYellow card 74'downward-facing red arrow 89'
RM8Norway Sondre Tronstad
CM14Morocco Oussama TannaneYellow card 63'downward-facing red arrow 89'
LM21Slovakia Matúš BeroYellow card 90+3'
CF7Belgium Loïs Opendadownward-facing red arrow 65'
CF11Albania Armando Broja
Substitutes:
GK23Netherlands Bilal Bayazit
GK24Netherlands Jeroen Houwen
DF16Croatia Alois Orozupward-facing green arrow 46'
DF18Czech Republic Tomáš Hájekupward-facing green arrow 89'
DF39Netherlands Enzo Cornelisse
DF42Netherlands Million Manhoef
MF20Netherlands Thomas Bruns
MF27Germany Idrissa TouréYellow card 72'upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF40Netherlands Daan Huisman
FW9Algeria Oussama Darfalouupward-facing green arrow 89'
FW17Nigeria Hilary Gong
FW19England Noah Ohio
Manager:
Germany Thomas Letsch

Assistant referees:[1]
Sander van Roekel
Erwin Zeinstra
Fourth official:[1]
Allard Lindhout
Video assistant referee:[1]
Pol van Boekel
Assistant video assistant referee:[1]
Joost van Zuilen

Match rules[3]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 2]

Notes
  1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.
  2. Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References
  1. "Bjorn Kuipers fluit bekerfinale tussen Ajax en Vitesse" [Bjorn Kuipers whistles the cup final between Ajax and Vitesse]. TotoKNVBBeker.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. "Finale TOTO KNVB Beker definitief zonder publiek" [The final of the TOTO KNVB Cup will be played without an audience]. KNVB.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. "Reglement voor het toernooi om de TOTO KNVB Beker seizoen 2020/'21" [Regulations for the tournament of the Toto KNVB Cup 2020–21 season] (PDF). KNVB.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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