The 2014–15 KNVB Cup was the 97th season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 27 August 2014 with the matches of Round 1 and ended with the final on 3 May 2015. The winner qualified for the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

2014–15 KNVB Cup
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Final positions
ChampionsFC Groningen (1st title)
Runner-upPEC Zwolle
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Arkadiusz Milik
(8 goals)

FC Groningen won their first cup title in club history.

Calendar edit

The calendar for the 2014–15 KNVB Cup was as follows.

Rounds Date
First round 27 August 2014
Second round 23–25 September 2014
Third round 28–30 October 2014
Fourth round 16–18 December 2014
Quarter-finals 27–29 January 2015
Semi-finals 7–9 April 2015
Final 3 May 2015

Source: Royal Dutch Football Association[1]

First round edit

Matches scheduled on 26 & 27 August 2014.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Kozakken Boys (3) 7–0 Stormvogels 28 (6)
2 vv Capelle (3) 3–2 (a.e.t.) EHC Hoensbroek (5)
3 DOS'37 (5) 6–1 WAVV (6)
4 ZSV (6) 0–4 FC Lisse (3)
5 HBS Craeyenhout (3) 6–1 SV Juliana '31 (4)
6 FVC (4) 1–2 Sportlust '46 (5)
7 ADO '20 (3) 0–1 SVV Scheveningen (3)
8 IJsselmeervogels (3) 1–3 JVC Cuijk (3)
9 ASWH (4) 4–1 HSC '21 (3)
10 Ajax Zaterdag (3) 4–0 De Valk (4)
11 Deltasport (5) 1–0 RKSV Leonidas (3)
12 VV Oude Maas (6) 1–3 SV DOSKO (4)
13 WKE (3) 1–0 ZVV Pelikaan (5)
14 Flevo Boys (4) 6–2 Haaglandia (4)
15 BVV Barendrecht (3) 2–1 (a.e.t.) RKSV De Ster (6)
16 SC Feyenoord II (7) 2–4 (a.e.t.) ASV De Dijk (4)
17 MSC (4) 1–2 ONS Boso Sneek (3)
18 VV De Bataven (4) 1–3 SV Urk (4)
19 JOS Watergraafsmeer (4) 2–1 VV Noordwijk (4)
20 EVV (3) 4–0 SC Spirit '30 (6)
21 FC Lienden (3) 0–1 Excelsior Maassluis (3)

Second round edit

Matches scheduled on 23 & 24 September 2014.

23 September 2014 Rijnsburgse Boys (3)0–3 Sparta Rotterdam (2) Rijnsburg
18:00 Dogan   19'
Mahmudov   71'
Verhaar   73'
Stadium: Sportpark Middelmors
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
23 September 2014 vv Capelle (3)0–1 FC Volendam (2) Capelle aan den IJssel
18:00 Brands   78' Stadium: Sportpark 't Slot
Referee: Davy Otto
23 September 2014 SVV Scheveningen (3) 4–1FC Lisse (3)The Hague
18:00 Koorndijk   24'
Peters   65', 68'
Aldoğan   85'
Monteny   83' Stadium: Sportpark Houtrust
Referee: F A Van Herk
23 September 2014 VVSB (3)1–2 Vitesse Arnhem (1) Noordwijkerhout
18:00 van der Slot   71' Traoré   20'
Ibarra   90+1'
Stadium: Sportpark De Boekhorst
Referee: Richard Martens
23 September 2014 SV Spakenburg (3)3–4 NAC Breda (1) Bunschoten
19:30 Tol   17'
Buijtenhuis   70'
de Lange   79'
Matić   21'
de Kamps   43'
Seuntjens   64'
Sarpong   74'
Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
23 September 2014 Ajax Zaterdag (3)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
N.E.C. (2) Amsterdam
20:00 Eloisghiri   31'
Metzemaekers   98'
Ars   22'
Jahanbakhsh   102'
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
Attendance: 348
Referee: Erwin Blank
Penalties
Cameron  
Danso  
Metzemaekers  
van Zoolingen  
Daemen  
Jahanbakhsh  
van Eijden  
Appiah  
Breinburg  
23 September 2014 Almere City (2) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–0 p)
ADO Den Haag (1)Almere
20:00 Janssen   65', 112' van Duinen   43'
Kristensen   117'
Stadium: Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion
Attendance: 1.945
Referee: Egbert Mulder
Penalties
Janssen  
Serrarens  
Boldewijn  
Salasiwa  
Oost  
Kristensen  
Meijers  
Zuiverloon  
Malone  
23 September 2014 Deltasport (5) 2–1Willem II (1)Vlaardingen
20:00 Boulfalfal   36', 90+1' Sahar   53' Stadium: Sportpark Broekpolder
23 September 2014 Excelsior Maassluis (3)1–4 FC Emmen (2) Maassluis
20:00 Vink   32' Rozema   20'
Peters   60'
Almeida   83'
Bergkamp   87'
Stadium: Sportpark Dijkpolder
Referee: Christiaan Bax
23 September 2014 Flevo Boys (4) 1–0DOS'37 (5)Emmeloord
20:00 de Klein   22' Stadium: Sportpark De Ervenbos
23 September 2014 HHC Hardenberg (3) 1–0RKC Waalwijk (2)Hardenberg
20:00 Penterman   57' Stadium: Sportpark de Boshoek
23 September 2014 Kozakken Boys (3)1–2 (a.e.t.) Sportlust '46 (5) Werkendam
20:00 Irilmazbilek   51' van Baaren   74'
Demeijer   100' (pen.)
Stadium: Sportpark De Zwaaier
Referee: Sander de Brito Roque
23 September 2014 ONS Boso Sneek (3)0–3 FC Dordrecht (1) Sneek
20:00 Lieder   12'
Koolwijk   35' (pen.)
Pisas   71'
Stadium: Zuidersportpark
Referee: Stijn Berben
23 September 2014 VVV-Venlo (2) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
FC Eindhoven (2)Venlo
20:00 Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: 2,323
Referee: Danny Makkelie
Penalties
Khalouta  
Gijzen  
Kruijsen  
Schroyen  
van Crooij  
Nieveld  
Deschilder  
Sleegers  
Gunst  
23 September 2014 Roda JC Kerkrade (2) 2–1SC Heerenveen (1)Kerkrade
20:45 Cicilia   24'
Paulissen   86'
Thorsby   85' Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion
Attendance: 9,276
Referee: Tom van Sichem
24 September 2014 AFC (3)0–2 SBV Excelsior (1) Amsterdam
18:00 Stadium: Sportpark Goed Genoeg
24 September 2014 ASV De Dijk (4)4–7 (a.e.t.) Fortuna Sittard (2) Amsterdam
18:00   21' Elaakel
  32' Kaars
  79' Water
  90+2' Lindenbergh
  12' Janssen
  15' Briels
  57' Voorn
  87', 95' Conneh
  115' Vlug
  117' Waalkens
Stadium: Sportpark Schellingwoude
24 September 2014 SV DOSKO (4)0–1 De Graafschap (2)
18:00
24 September 2014 JOS Watergraafsmeer (4)0–9 Ajax (1) Amsterdam
19:30 Milik   22', 26', 62', 82', 87', 88'
Andersen   24'
Kishna   64'
Menig   70'
Stadium: Olympic_Stadium
24 September 2014 ASWH (4)2–3 WKE (3) Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
21:00 Stadium: Sportpark Schildman
24 September 2014 BVV Barendrecht (3)1–4 FC Groningen (1) Barendrecht
21:00 Stadium: Sportpark De Bongerd
24 September 2014 De Treffers (3) 2–1 (a.e.t.)SC Telstar (2)Groesbeek
21:00 Stadium: Sportpark Zuid
24 September 2014 EVV (3)0–1 AZ (1) Echt-Susteren
21:00 Stadium: portpark "In De Bandert"
24 September 2014 FC Den Bosch (2)0–4 SC Cambuur (1) 's-Hertogenbosch
21:00 Stadium: de Vliert
24 September 2014 JVC Cuijk (3)1–2 GVVV (3) Cuijk
21:00 Stadium: Sportpark De Groenendijkse
24 September 2014 MVV Maastricht (2) 4–3 (a.e.t.)Helmond Sport (2)Maastricht
21:00 Stadium: De Geusselt
24 September 2014 PEC Zwolle (1) 3–2FC Oss (2)Zwolle
21:00 Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion
24 September 2014 SV Urk (4) 2–1VV UNA (3)Urk
21:00 Stadium: De Vormt
24 September 2014 Go Ahead Eagles (1) 2–0Feyenoord (1)Deventer
21:45 Stadium: Adelaarshorst
25 September 2014 Achilles '29 (2)1–3 FC Twente (1) Groesbeek
19:30 Stadium: Sportpark De Heikant
25 September 2014 PSV (1) 2–0FC Utrecht (1)Eindhoven
20:45 Willems   2'
Y.Cortie   18' (o.g.)
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Eric Braamhaar

Third round edit

The matches took place on 28, 29 and 30 October 2014.

28 October 2018 SV Urk (4)0–4 Ajax (1) De Vormt, Urk
18:30 Lerin Duarte   34'
Arkadiusz Milik   37' (pen.), 40'
Richairo Zivkovic   85'
28 October 2014 Heracles Almelo (1) 6–2FC Emmen (2)Polman Stadion, Almelo
20:00 Oussama Tannane   17', 27', 36', 66', 78'
Bryan Linssen   64'
Tim Siekman   35'
Alexander Bannink   39'
28 October 2014 VVV-Venlo (2) 2–0MVV Maastricht (2)De Koel, Venlo
20:00 Vito van Crooy   38'
Melvin Platje   69'
29 October 2014 Almere City (2)1–5 PSV (1) Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion, Almere
18:30 Sander Keller   43' Luciano Narsingh   17'
Georginio Wijnaldum   49', 86'
Jürgen Locadia   70', 73'
29 October 2014 FC Volendam (2) 3–0Sportlust '46 (5)Kras Stadion, Volendam
20:00 Henk Veerman   26', 47', 64'
29 October 2014 Flevo Boys (4)1–8 FC Groningen (1) Sportpark Ervenbos, Emmeloord
20:00 Paul Bergtop   44' Danny Hoesen   22'
Yoell van Nieff   28'
Michael de Leeuw   40', 67', 70', 72'
Dino Islamović   66'
Johan Kappelhof   90'
29 October 2014 GVVV (3)0–5 AZ (1) Sportpark Panhuis, Veenendaal
20:00 Nemanja Gudelj   9'
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw   17'
Viktor Elm   80'
Robert Mühren   82'
Mikhail Rosheuvel   90'
29 October 2014 PEC Zwolle (1) 6–1HHC Hardenberg (3)IJsseldelta Stadion, Zwolle
20:00 Thomas Lam   12', 13', 31'
Thanasis Karagounis   37'
Bart van Hintum   52'
Ben Rienstra   78'
Sargon Gouriye   33'
29 October 2014 Go Ahead Eagles (1)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
FC Twente (1) De Adelaarshorst, Deventer
20:45
30 October 2014 De Treffers (3)1–3 N.E.C. (2) Sportpark Zuid, Groesbeek
18:30 Wessel can der Horst   72' Sjoerd Ars   45' (pen.), 82'
Anthony Limbombe   90'
30 October 2014 WKE (3)0–3 Excelsior (1) Grote Geert, Emmen
20:00 Carlo de Reuver   38'
Ninos Gouriye   67'
Jordan Rolly Botaka   90'
30 October 2014 Roda JC Kerkrade (2) 4–2 (a.e.t.)Sparta Rotterdam (2)Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
20:45 Marc Höcher   30', 90', 119'
Guy Ramos   116'
Paul Gladon   8' (pen.), 51'

Fourth round edit

The matches took place on 16, 17, 18 December 2014 and 20 January 2015.

16 December 2014 VVV-Venlo (2)0–1 PEC Zwolle (1) De Koel, Venlo
18:30 Tomáš Necid   12'
16 December 2014 Heracles Almelo (1)0–3 SC Cambuur (1) Polman Stadion, Almelo
20:45 Mohamed El Makrini   14', 52'
Calvin Mac-Intosch   61'
17 December 2014 De Graafschap (2)2–4 FC Twente (1) De Vijverberg, Doetinchem
18:30 Vincent Vermeij   12'
Andreas Bjelland   79' (o.g.)
Jesús Corona   40', 61'
Hakim Ziyech   45', 69'
17 December 2014 AZ (1) 2–1N.E.C. (2)AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
19:00 Muamer Tanković   33', 63' (pen.) Anthony Limbombe   66'
17 December 2014 FC Groningen (1) 3–0FC Volendam (2)Euroborg, Groningen
19:30 Mimoun Mahi   44'
Nick van der Velden   71' (pen.)
Michael de Leeuw   89'
18 December 2014 Excelsior (1) 6–0NAC Breda (1)Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam
18:30 Adil Auassar   8', 63'
Sepp De Roover   18' (o.g.)
Tom van Weert   69'
Kevin Vermeulen   84'
Rick Kruys   87'
18 December 2014 Ajax (1)0–4 Vitesse Arnhem (1) Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:45 Bertrand Traoré   22', 58'
Zakaria Labyad   45'
Valeri Kazaishvili   61'
20 January 2015 Roda JC Kerkrade (2) 3–2 (a.e.t.)PSV (1)Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
20:00 Tom Van Hyfte   5'
Edwin Gyasi   74'
Hicham Faik   98'
Luuk de Jong   17', 83'

Quarter-finals edit

27 January 2015 SC Cambuur (1)2–3 (a.e.t.) PEC Zwolle (1) Cambuur Stadion, Leeuwarden
18:30 Narsingh   56', 61' Lam   25'
Thomas   51'
Lukoki   109'
Attendance: 7,834
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
27 January 2015 FC Twente (1) 3–0AZ (1)De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
20:45 Castaignos   24'
Ziyech   44', 62'
Attendance: 18,600
Referee: Kevin Blom
28 January 2015 Roda JC Kerkrade (2)1–4 Excelsior (1) Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
18:30 Jansen   77' Gouriye   16'
Mattheij   30'
Van Weert   34', 84'
Attendance: 6,125
Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer
28 January 2015 FC Groningen (1) 4–0Vitesse Arnhem (1)Euroborg, Groningen
20:45 Chery   63'
De Leeuw   66'
Van Nieff   76'
Kieftenbeld   78'
Attendance: 12,458
Referee: Björn Kuipers

Semi-finals edit

7 April 2015 FC Twente (1)1 - 1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
PEC Zwolle (1) De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
20:45 Mokhtar   87'   82' Brama
8 April 2015 FC Groningen (1) 3 - 0Excelsior (1)Euroborg, Groningen
20:45 Hateboer   40'
Rusnák   53'
Chery   88'

Final edit

PEC Zwolle0–2FC Groningen
Rusnák   64', 75'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Richard Liesveld

Trivia edit

None of the Big Three managed to advance to the quarter-finals. This happened for only the fourth time in fifty years (after the 1974-75, 1981-82 and 2008-09 campaigns).

References edit

  1. ^ "PROGRAMMA BETAALD VOETBAL SEIZOEN 2014/'15 EREDIVISIE / JUPILER LEAGUE" [Schedule professional football 2014–15 season Eredivisie/Jupiler League] (PDF) (in Dutch). Zeist: Royal Dutch Football Association. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

External links edit