The 2019 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between Eredivisie clubs Willem II and Ajax that took place on 5 May 2019 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2018–19 KNVB Cup, the 101st season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition.
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| Event | 2018–19 KNVB Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 5 May 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | De Kuip, Rotterdam | ||||||
| Referee | Serdar Gözübüyük[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,709 | ||||||
The winners of this match would compete in the 2019 Johan Cruyff Shield and play in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, assuming they haven't qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. Since Ajax had qualified for the latter, the spot for the winners were reverted to the league.
Route to the final edit
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Result
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Opponent
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Result
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| FC Volendam | 2–1 (A)
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First round | HVV Te Werve | 7–0 (A)
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| SV Spakenburg | 5–0 (H)
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Second round | Go Ahead Eagles | 3–0 (H)
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| AFC | 3–0 (H)
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Round of 16 | Roda JC | 1–1 (4–2 pen.) (A)
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| FC Twente | 3–2 (A)
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Quarter-finals | SC Heerenveen | 3–1 (H)
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| AZ Alkmaar | 1–1 (2–1 pen.) (H)
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Semi-finals | Feyenoord | 3–0 (A)
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Match edit
Details edit
          Willem II
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   Ajax
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Assistant referees:[1]
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Match rules[3]
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References edit
- ^ a b c d "Serdar Gözübüyük fluit finale van de TOTO KNVB Beker" [Serdar Gözübüyük whistles final of the Toto KNVB Cup]. TotoKNVBBeker.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Bekerfinale onder leiding van Gözübüyük" [Cup final led by Gözübüyük]. tilbo.com (in Dutch). 30 April 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Reglement voor het toernooi om de TOTO KNVB Beker seizoen 2018/'19" [Regulations for the tournament of the Toto KNVB Cup 2018–19 season] (PDF). KNVB.de (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.