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
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams88
Defending championsFeyenoord
Final positions
ChampionsSC Heerenveen
Runner-upFC Twente
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Paul Weerman (5)

Clubs edit

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

Results edit

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

First round edit

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

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Second round edit

[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.
Eredivisie 18
Eerste Divisie 20
Hoofdklasse 22
Eerste Klasse 1
Secondary Teams 1
Youth Champions 1
Youth Cup Winners 1
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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 edit

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.
Eredivisie 16
Eerste Divisie 10
Hoofdklasse 6
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Twente3 – 1NAC Breda
Janssen   53'
Denneboom   78'
Nkufo   86'
Report
(in Dutch)
Lurling   23'

Volendam0 – 2Heerenveen
Report
(in Dutch)
Elm   11'
Pranjić   84'

Final edit

Heerenveen2 – 2 (aet)Twente
Popov   27'
Kalou   112'
Report
(in Dutch)
Elia   54'
Hersi   118'
Penalties
Elm  
Dingsdag  
Breuer  
Kalou  
Sibon  
5–4   Janssen
  Nkufo
  Hersi
  Braafheid
  Douglas
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef

References edit

External links edit