2008–09 KNVB Cup

The 2008–09 KNVB Cup was the 91st season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The defending champions were Feyenoord. The competition started on 30 August 2008 and ended with sc Heerenveen winning the Final in Rotterdam on 17 May 2009.

2008–2009
CountryNetherlands
Teams88
Defending championsFeyenoord
ChampionsSC Heerenveen
Runners-upFC Twente
Top goal scorer(s)Paul Weerman (5)

Clubs

Participating clubs in the 2008–09 KNVB Cup by province:

Results

The first and second round draw was made on July 8, 2008 in Zeist,[1] KNVB headquarters.

First round

The First Round featured 48 amateur teams: 35 Hoofdklasse clubs, 12 clubs from the 4th or lower levels and 2 reserve teams. 24 of the Hoofdklasse clubs qualified for the competition through their league performance during the previous season (top 4 of each Hoofdklasse), while the other half of the teams competing in the First Round secured their place through the 2007–08 KNVB District Cups. The matches were played on August 30 and 31, 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
HSC '21 2–1 DOTO
Groene Ster 1–2 (aet) FC Lisse
SMVC Fair Play 0–2 Ajax Amateurs
Quick Boys 2 7–2 Hollandia 2
Sparta Nijkerk 5–0 RKVVO
Hoogeveen 1–3 Be Quick '28
De Bataven 3–3 (aet, p. 3–1) ONS Sneek
GVVV 1–1 (aet, p. 4–2) Deurne
HHC Hardenberg 2–1 Schijndel
UNA 0–2 Kozakken Boys
Spakenburg 2–2 (aet, p. 8–7) Gemert
Achilles '29 3–1 Achilles Veen
Baronie 0–4 Quick Boys
Rijnsburgse Boys 5–0 DESK
IJsselmeervogels 4–0 Glanerbrug
SHO 1–2 Papendrecht
De Treffers 4–0 Excelsior '31
Argon 1–3 Capelle
Eems Boys 0–3 EHC
ASVB 0–10 Haaglandia
DWV 0–1 FC Lienden
WKE 3–1 Unitas
XerxesDZB 1–6 (aet) Be Quick 1887
Westlandia 1–1 (aet, p. 5–6) Hollandia

[2]

Second round

[3]

The 24 winners from the First Round, together with 2 youth teams (winners of youth league and cup) and all clubs from both the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie qualified for the Second Round. The matches were played on September 23, 24 and 25, 2008.

Participants:

League No.
Eredivisie18
Eerste Divisie20
Hoofdklasse22
Eerste Klasse1
Secondary Teams1
Youth Champions1
Youth Cup Winners1
64
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rijnsburgse Boys (A) 2–1 RBC Roosendaal
PSV Youth 0–3 PSV
HHC Hardenberg (A) 1–1 (aet, p. 5–3) Go Ahead Eagles
EHC (A) 0–3 Fortuna Sittard
IJsselmeervogels (A) 1–3 AGOVV
FC Den Bosch 2–1 Haarlem
Helmond Sport 2–2 (aet, p. 2–4) FC Omniworld
SC Cambuur 3–3 (aet, p. 3–0) FC Zwolle
FC Lisse (A) 3–4 Achilles '29 (A)
Quick Boys (A) 0–1 Willem II
FC Dordrecht 3–2 BV Veendam
Be Quick '28 (A) 1–2 RKC Waalwijk
AZ 3–0 Heracles Almelo
De Bataven (A) 0–1 Excelsior
FC Emmen 0–5 Twente
Kozakken Boys (A) 1–2 (aet) WKE (A)
Sparta Nijkerk (A) 1–2 (aet) FC Lienden (A)
De Treffers (A) 3–4 (aet) De Graafschap
Spakenburg (A) 0–1 Telstar
MVV 0–3 SC Heerenveen
VVV 2–3 (aet) FC Volendam
Ajax Amateurs (A) 0–2 Vitesse Arnhem
HSC '21 (A) 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam
GVVV (A) 1–3 NAC Breda
Quick Boys 2 (A) 0–3 FC Eindhoven
Capelle (A) 2–4 Roda JC
Feyenoord 3–0 (aet) TOP Oss
Be Quick 1887 (A) 0–5 NEC
Hollandia (A) 2–3 FC Groningen
Papendrecht (A) 3–3 (aet, p.) Haaglandia (A)
FC Twente Youth 1–4 ADO Den Haag
Ajax 2–0 FC Utrecht

(A) denotes amateur club

Third round

The winners the Second Round matches progressed to the Third Round. The matches were played on November 11, 12 and 13, 2008.

Participants:

League No.
Eredivisie16
Eerste Divisie10
Hoofdklasse6
32
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Excelsior 2–0 Den Bosch
WKE (A) 2–4 De Graafschap
FC Omniworld 0–1 NAC Breda
Waalwijk 1–2 Achilles '29 (A)
NEC 1–0 (aet) Rijnsburgse Boys (A)
AGOVV 2–3 Dordrecht
Roda JC 1–0 Willem II
Volendam 1–0 (aet) Ajax
Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 Cambuur
Eindhoven 2–3 Twente
Heerenveen 7–0 Haaglandia (A)
FC Lienden (A) 1–0 Vitesse Arnhem
ADO Den Haag 4–1 Fortuna Sittard
Telstar 0–3 FC Groningen
AZ 1–0 (aet) PSV
HHC Hardenberg (A) 1–51 Feyenoord

(A) denotes amateur club
1The match was played in Emmen.

Fourth round

The Fourth Round was played on January 20, 21 and 28, 2009. With Feyenoord losing to Heerenveen 3-0, it marked the first time in 27 years and the third time ever in the KNVB Cup where any of the Big Three teams failed to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dordrecht (1) 0–1 De Graafschap
Feyenoord 0–3 Heerenveen
NEC 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam
AZ 3–0 Achilles '29 (A)
Roda JC 2–0 (aet) FC Lienden (A)
Volendam 3–0 SBV Excelsior (1)
NAC Breda 2–2 (aet,
p. 5–4)		 Groningen
ADO Den Haag 1–5 Twente

(A) denotes amateur club
(1) denotes Eerste Divisie club

Quarterfinals
Twente1 – 0 (aet)De Graafschap
Arnautović 121' Report
(in Dutch)
Heerenveen3 – 1NEC
Henrique 38'
Ingelsten 74'
Elm 77'		 Report
(in Dutch)		 Schøne 37'
Roda JC2 – 3 (aet)Volendam
Yulu-Matondo 55'
De Fauw 67'		 Report
(in Dutch)		 Bakens 15'
Platje 74', 96'
AZ1 – 2NAC Breda
Dembélé 13' Report
(in Dutch)		 Boukhari 55'
Lurling 77'

Semifinals
Twente3 – 1NAC Breda
Janssen 53'
Denneboom 78'
Nkufo 86'		 Report
(in Dutch)		 Lurling 23'
Volendam0 – 2Heerenveen
Report
(in Dutch)		 Elm 11'
Pranjić 84'

Final
Main article: 2009 KNVB Cup Final
Heerenveen2 – 2 (aet)Twente
Popov 27'
Kalou 112'		 Report
(in Dutch)		 Elia 54'
Hersi 118'
Penalties
Elm soccer ball with check mark
Dingsdag soccer ball with check mark
Breuer soccer ball with check mark
Kalou soccer ball with check mark
Sibon soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Janssen
soccer ball with check mark Nkufo
soccer ball with red X Hersi
soccer ball with check mark Braafheid
soccer ball with check mark Douglas
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef

References
  1. Loting eerste en tweede ronde KNVB beker Archived 2008-07-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  2. UITSLAGEN KNVB BEKER 1e Ronde (in Dutch)
  3. Uitslagen tweede ronde KNVB beker Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
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