The 2016–17 KNVB Cup was the 99th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It started on 6 September 2016 with the first of six rounds, and ended on 30 April 2017 with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam.

2016–17 KNVB Cup
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Venue(s)De Kuip, Rotterdam
Dates6 September 2016 – 30 April 2017
Teams64
(103 including preliminaries)
Final positions
ChampionsVitesse (1st title)
Runner-upAZ
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored152 (2.41 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Lewis Baker
(5 goals)

This edition was notable for several unicums, which included holding the first test in an official match of a top tier-domestic competition of the Video assistant referee-system.[1] Anouar Kali held the distinction of becoming the first player to receive a red card after an intervention from the video referee in the first round-game between Ajax and his team Willem II.[2]

The defending champions were Feyenoord from the Eredivisie, after beating FC Utrecht 2–1 in the final in the previous season on 24 April 2016.

Vitesse defeated AZ 2–0 in the final to win its first major trophy in the 124-year history of the club.[3]

As winners, Vitesse automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2017–18 edition of the UEFA Europa League. They also participated in the 2017 edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield, the Dutch Supercup match at the start of next season between the Cup winner and the champions of the Eredivisie, Feyenoord.

Calendar edit

Round Date
First preliminary round 17 August 2016
Second preliminary round 24 August 2016
First round 20–22 September 2016
Second round 25–27 October 2016
Round of 16 13–15 December 2016
Quarter-finals 24–26 January 2017
Semi-finals 1 and 2 March 2017
Final 30 April 2017

First round edit

The draw of the first round was done on 27 August 2016.[4] 64 teams participated and played on 20, 21 or 22 September 2016.[5]

20 September 2016 SVV Scheveningen (4)1–2 FC Emmen (2) Scheveningen
17:00 T. Peters   31' Report C. Peters   33'
Siekman   40'
Stadium: Sportpark Houtrust
Attendance: 355
Referee: Laurens Gerrets
20 September 2016 vv Capelle (4)0–4 FC Groningen (1) Capelle aan den IJssel
17:00 Report Hoesen   10'
Van Weert   15'
Hateboer   65'
Sørloth   79'
Stadium: Sportpark 't Slot
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Erwin Blank
20 September 2016 FC Rijnvogels (4)0–1 SC Cambuur (2) Katwijk
17:00 Report Barto   89' Stadium: Sportpark de Kooltuin
Attendance: 550
Referee: Rob Dieperink
20 September 2016 Rijnsburgse Boys (4)0–2 Almere City FC (2) Rijnsburg
17:00 Report Arica   20', 81' Stadium: Sportpark Middelmors
Attendance: 600
Referee: Sander van der Eijk
20 September 2016 NAC Breda (2)0–2 VVV-Venlo (2) Breda
18:30 Report Hunte   29', 40' Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
20 September 2016 JVC Cuijk (4)1–3 Telstar (2) Cuijk
18:30 Ritzen   64' Report Ajnane   14'
Mahmudov   38'
Abdulahi   90+4'
Stadium: Sportpark de Groenendijkse Kampen
Attendance: 400
Referee: Christian Mulder
20 September 2016 Kozakken Boys (3) 3–0Helmond Sport (2)Werkendam
20:00 Ignacio   23'
Stout   52'
Pires Tavares   74'
Report Stadium: Sportpark de Zwaaier
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
20 September 2016 HHC Hardenberg (3)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)
Jodan Boys (5) Hardenberg
20:00 Van der Leij   62'
Piljić   113'
Report Waandels   70'
Akanioui   111'
Stadium: De Boshoek
Attendance: 800
Referee: Stan Teuben
Penalties
Bakker  
Piljić  
van der Leij  
Rasevic  
Hooiveld  
Wigger  
Görtz  
Zarbaf  
  Marengo
  Bellahcen
  Huntink
  el Idrissi
  Heerkens
  van Loon
  Mimpen
  Chairi
20 September 2016 BVV Barendrecht (3)0–1 Excelsior (1) Barendrecht
20:00 Report Hasselbaink   26' Stadium: Sportpark de Bongerd
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
20 September 2016 EVV (4)0–3 RKC Waalwijk (2) Echt
20:00 Report Benson   53'
Langedijk   67'
Greene   73'
Stadium: Sportpark "In de Bandert"
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
20 September 2016 FC Volendam (2) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
MVV Maastricht (2)Volendam
20:00 Tuyp   52', 71', 78' Report Pedro   20'
Verheijdt   34'
Schroyen   62'
Stadium: Krasstadion
Attendance: 1,094
Referee: Joey Kooij
Penalties
Evers  
Schilder  
Visser  
Steltenpool  
van Kippersluis  
  Nwakali
  Ciranni
  Martina
  Schroyen
  Loshaj
20 September 2016 FC Den Bosch (2)2–3 FC Eindhoven (2) 's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 Havar   24'
Bilate   83'
Report Lieder   11', 79'
Vloet   87'
Stadium: De Vliert
Referee: Martin Perez
20 September 2016 IJsselmeervogels (4) 3–1Achilles '29 (2)Spakenburg
20:00 Grot   33'
Akla   68'
Van Hussen   72'
Report Boogers   84' Stadium: Sportpark de Westmaat
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
20 September 2016 SC Heerenveen (1) 5–1 (a.e.t.)De Graafschap (2)Heerenveen
20:45 Veerman   86', 93'
Zeneli   95'
Namli   102'
Schaars   105+1'
Report Van Overbeek   67' Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Referee: Christiaan Bax
21 September 2016 VV Dongen (4)1–3 Go Ahead Eagles (1) Dongen
17:00 Mijnhijmer   14' Report Schenk   77'
Teijsse   80'
Hendriks   83'
Stadium: Sportpark de Biezen
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stijn Berben
21 September 2016 PSV (1) 4–0Roda JC (1)Eindhoven
18:30 Pröpper   25', 60'
Pereiro   34'
Narsingh   77'
Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Referee: Richard Liesveld
21 September 2016 Excelsior Maassluis (3)1–3 (a.e.t.) Heracles Almelo (1) Maassluis
20:00 Smith   82' Report Vermeij   56', 112'
Kuwas   120+3'
Stadium: Lavendelstraat
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Steven van der Vrande
21 September 2016 N.E.C. (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
ADO Den Haag (1) Nijmegen
20:00 Breinburg   105' (pen.) Report Kastaneer   114' Stadium: De Goffert
Referee: Siemen Mulder
Penalties
Dumić  
Golla  
Fomitschow  
von Haacke  
  Beugelsdijk
  El Mahdioui
  Bakker
  Becker
  Schaken
21 September 2016 Achilles Veen (5)1–4 VVSB (3) Veen
20:00 Sülün   81' (pen.) Report Parami   33'
Jozić   63'
Serbony   71'
Seghrouchni   74'
Stadium: Sportpark De Hanen Weide
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ed Janssen
21 September 2016 VV UNA (3) 1–0SV Huizen (4)Veldhoven
20:00 Van de Gevel   38' Report Stadium: Sportpark Zeelst
Attendance: 400
Referee: Edgar Bijl
21 September 2016 De Treffers (3)0–3 ASWH (4) Groesbeek
20:00 Report De Lange   19'
Verhoeve   28'
Deprez   39'
Stadium: Sportpark Zuid
Attendance: 615
Referee: Freek van Herk
21 September 2016 SV Spakenburg (3) 2–1Fortuna Sittard (2)Spakenburg
20:00 Pilon   23'
Van den Meiracker   73'
Report Khalouta   75' Stadium: Sportpark de Westmaat
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Johannes Martens
21 September 2016 Koninklijke HFC (3) 6–1OJC Rosmalen (4)Haarlem
20:00 Derguti   5'
Van Soest   9', 56'
Wilffert   19'
Sam-Sim   66' (pen.)
Postma   90'
Report Van Mosselveld   48' Stadium: Spanjaardslaan
Attendance: 350
Referee: Sam Dröge
21 September 2016 DVS '33 (4)1–4 PEC Zwolle (1) Ermelo
20:00 Velda   89' Report Brock-Madsen   9', 57'
Van Polen   23' (pen.)
Achahbar   39'
Stadium: Sportlaan
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Allard Lindhout
21 September 2016 Sparta Rotterdam (1) 3–1FC Dordrecht (2)Rotterdam
20:00 Dijkstra   35'
Verhaar   41'
Kramer   44' (o.g.)
Report Daniels   62' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer
21 September 2016 FC Lienden (3)1–4 AZ (1) Lienden
20:00 Bendadi   65' Report Tanković   37'
Bel Hassani   68', 86'
Mühren   90+3'
Stadium: Sportpark de Abdijhof
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Dennis Higler
21 September 2016 VV Katwijk (3) 2–1Harkemase Boys (4)Katwijk
20:00 Susan   77'
Van den Ban   90+3'
Report Adams   53' Stadium: Sportpark de Krom
Attendance: 800
Referee: Clay Ruperti
21 September 2016 AFC Ajax (1) 5–0Willem II (1)Amsterdam
20:45 Bazoer   13'
De Ligt   25'
Ziyech   72'
Schöne   82'
Nouri   89'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA
Referee: Danny Makkelie
22 September 2016 FC Twente (1)1–3 FC Utrecht (1) Enschede
18:30 Ünal   54' Report Zivkovic   17', 90+3'
Haller   88'
Stadium: Grolsch Veste
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
22 September 2016 ASV De Dijk (4)2–7 Vitesse (1) Amsterdam
20:00 Zwarthoed   41'
Kaars   67'
Report Baker   9'
Leerdam   34'
Van Wolfswinkel   59' (pen.)
Tighadouini   60', 64'
Rashica   84'
Koryan   86'
Stadium: Sportpark Schellingwoude
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Kevin Blom
22 September 2016 HSC '21 (4)1–5 TEC (3) Haaksbergen
20:00 Cenk Uğuz   79' Report Peltzer   9'
Vink   12', 17'
Bartels   42'
Huijgens   73'
Stadium: Groot Scholtenhagen
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
22 September 2016 Feyenoord (1) 4–1FC Oss (2)Rotterdam
20:45 Berghuis   12'
Kramer   68'
Başaçıkoğlu   76'
Jørgensen   90+2'
Report Boere   3' Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Referee: Pol van Boekel

Second round edit

The draw of the first round was done on 22 September 2016. 32 teams participated and matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 October 2016.[6]

The lowest ranked team left was Jodan Boys from the fifth tier of Dutch football.

25 October 2016 VVSB (3) 3–0VV Katwijk (3)Noordwijkerhout
18:30 Parami   30'
De Rijk   35'
Serbony   90+3'
Report Stadium: Sportpark De Boekhorst
Referee: Allard Lindhout
25 October 2016 TEC (3)0–4 SC Cambuur (2) Tiel
20:00 Report Monteiro   5'   90'
Van Deelen   29'   43'
Stadium: Sportpark De Lok
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Sander van der Eijk
25 October 2016 ADO Den Haag (1) 2–1Telstar (2)The Hague
20:00 Havenaar   73'
Van der Heijden   81'
Report Mahmudov   39' Stadium: Kyocera Stadion
Attendance: 5,106
Referee: Richard Liesveld
25 October 2016 Go Ahead Eagles (1)1–2 Jodan Boys (5) Deventer
20:00 Hendriks   28' Report Marengo   47'
Heerkens   84'
Stadium: Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 5,163
Referee: Martin Perez
25 October 2016 FC Volendam (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Almere City FC (2)Volendam
20:00 Kwakman   106'
Steltenpool   115'
Report Ramsteijn   105' Stadium: Kras Stadion
Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Edwin van der Graaf
25 October 2016 SV Spakenburg (3)2–3 (a.e.t.) ASWH (4) Spakenburg
20:00 Pilon   73'
Van den Meiracker   90+3'
Report Olijfveld   35'
De Lange   55'
Verhoeve   106'
Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Erwin Blank
25 October 2016 Sparta Rotterdam (1) 3–1PSV (1)Rotterdam
20:45 Vriends   15'
El Azzouzi   53'
Brogno   70'
Report Ramselaar   51' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Danny Makkelie
26 October 2016 Kozakken Boys (3)1–6 AFC Ajax (1) Werkendam
18:30 Ignacio   85' Report Cassierra   25'   33'
El Ghazi   29'
Černý   41'
Clement   51'   89'
Stadium: Sportpark De Zwaaier
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
26 October 2016 Heracles Almelo (1) 5–0VV UNA (3)Almelo
20:00 Armenteros   3'   51'
Kuwas   53'
Pelupessy   61'
Darri   83'
Report Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 7,922
Referee: Rob Dieperink
26 October 2016 AZ (1) 1–0FC Emmen (2)Alkmaar
20:00 Mühren   63' Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Referee: Christiaan Bax
26 October 2016 IJsselmeervogels (4) 3–1Koninklijke HFC (3)Spakenburg
20:00 Grot   21'   89' (pen.)
Akla   24'
Report Noordmans   34' Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Stijn Berben
26 October 2016 Vitesse (1) 4–1RKC Waalwijk (2)Arnhem
20:00 Zhang   19'
Baker   59' (pen.)
Nakamba   69'
Nathan   90+3'
Report Langedijk   53' Stadium: GelreDome
Referee: Dennis Higler
26 October 2016 FC Utrecht (1) 1–0FC Groningen (1)Utrecht
20:00 Barazite   90+2' Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 16,377
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
26 October 2016 Feyenoord (1) 4–0Excelsior (1)Rotterdam
20:45 Elia   48'
Botteghin   50'
Toornstra   75'
Vejinovic   84'
Report Stadium: De Kuip
Referee: Kevin Blom
27 October 2016 PEC Zwolle (1) 2–1VVV-Venlo (2)Zwolle
18:30 Ehizibue   29'
Mokhtar   52'
Report Sleegers   83' Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
27 October 2016 FC Eindhoven (2)1–2 SC Heerenveen (1) Eindhoven
20:45 Caenepeel   34' Report Namli   20'
Ghoochannejhad   30'
Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Third round edit

The third round draw was held on 27 October 2016. 16 teams participated and the matches were played on 13, 14, and 15 December 2016.[7]

The lowest ranked team left was Jodan Boys from the fifth tier of Dutch football.

13 December 2016 FC Volendam (2) 4–1VVSB (3)Volendam
18:30 Schouten   5'
Kwakman   15'
Velzen   31'
Kippersluis   62'
Serbony   13' Stadium: Kras Stadion
13 December 2016 IJsselmeervogels (4)0–1 SC Heerenveen (1) Spakenburg
20:45 Ghoochannejhad   88' Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat
14 December 2016 PEC Zwolle (1)1–2 FC Utrecht (1) Zwolle
18:30 Madsen   8' Conboy   81'
Zivkovic   90' (pen.)
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
14 December 2016 Vitesse (1) 4–0Jodan Boys (5)Arnhem
20:00 Miazga   14'
Tighadouini   17'
Baker   52' (pen.)
Rashica   56'
Stadium: GelreDome
14 December 2016 AZ (1) 2–0ASWH (4)Alkmaar
20:00 Mühren   44'
Friday   86'
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
14 December 2016 Feyenoord (1) 5–1ADO Den Haag (1)Rotterdam
20:45 Jørgensen   34'
Kuyt   50' (pen.), 63', 79' (pen.)
El Ahmadi   68'
Kastaneer   87' Stadium: De Kuip
15 December 2016 SC Cambuur (2) 2–1AFC Ajax (1)Leeuwarden
18:30 Barto   20', 39' Clement   67' Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
15 December 2016 Heracles Almelo (1)0–3 Sparta Rotterdam (1) Almelo
20:45 Azzouzi   48', 60', 87' Stadium: Polman Stadion

Quarter-finals edit

The quarter-final draw was held on 15 December 2016. 8 teams participated and the matches were played on 24, 25, and 26 January 2017.

The lowest ranked team left were FC Volendam and SC Cambuur from the second tier of Dutch football.

24 January 2017 FC Volendam (2)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
Sparta Rotterdam (1) Volendam
20:45 Steltenpool   110' Verhaar   108' Stadium: Kras Stadion
Attendance: 3,469
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
Penalties
Evers  
Schilder  
Vlak  
Steltenpool  
van Kippersluis  
Visser  
Verhulst  
Meulens  
  Verhaar
  Brogno
  Breuer
  Spierings
  Dijkstra
  Mendes
  Pogba
  Floranus
25 January 2017 FC Utrecht (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)
SC Cambuur (2) Utrecht
18:30 Leeuwin   29'
Troupée   89'
E. Bakker   47' (pen.)
Barto   67'
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 13,997
Referee: Pol van Boekel
Penalties
Barazite  
Labyad  
Leeuwin  
Janssen  
Haller  
Hardeveld  
Amrabat  
Troupée  
Peterson  
  E. Bakker
  Schilder
  Houtkoop
  Hoefdraad
  Noor
  Peersman
  Barto
  Lilipaly
  Monteiro
25 January 2017 AZ (1) 1–0SC Heerenveen (1)Alkmaar
20:45 Luckassen   71' Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 8,276
Referee: Björn Kuipers
26 January 2017 Vitesse (1) 2–0Feyenoord (1)Arnhem
20:45 Kashia   55'
Tighadouini   61'
Stadium: Gelredome
Attendance: 15,673
Referee: Danny Makkelie

Semi-finals edit

The 4 winners from the previous round progress to this stage. Cupholders Feyenoord were eliminated in the previous round and therefore no longer active in the competition.

The draw was held on 26 January 2017. Matches were played on 1 and 2 March 2017. The lowest ranked team left was SC Cambuur from the second tier of Dutch football.

1 March 2017 Sparta Rotterdam (1)1–2 Vitesse (1) Rotterdam
20:45 Kashia   75' (o.g.) Baker   13', 73' Stadium: Het Kasteel
2 March 2017 AZ (1) 0–0
(3–2 p)
SC Cambuur (2)Alkmaar
20:45 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Penalties
Wuytens  
Jahanbakhsh  
Johansson  
Luckassen  
Weghorst  
  E. Bakker
  Schilder
  van de Streek
  Mannes
  Barto

Final edit

The two winners from the previous round progressed to this stage. The winner of the semi-final match between AZ and SC Cambuur was marked as the 'home' team in the final, as that was the first match to be drawn at the draw for the semi-finals. The final took place on 30 April 2017 at De Kuip in Rotterdam.

AZ0–2Vitesse
Report Van Wolfswinkel   81', 88'
Attendance: 46,105
Referee: Danny Makkelie [8]

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