The 67th edition of the KNVB Cup started on October 20, 1984. The final was played on June 6, 1985: FC Utrecht beat Helmond Sport 1–0 and won the cup for the first time. Replays were held if teams were tied after ninety minutes.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 64 |
| Defending champions | Feyenoord |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Utrecht |
| Runner-up | Helmond Sport |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Hallvar Thoresen (8) |
Teams edit
- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1984-85
- All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1984-85
- 28 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round edit
The matches of the first round were played on October 20 and 21, 1984. The last six matches were played about one month later, on November 17 and 18.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| NAC E | 2–0 | AZ'67 E |
| VV Nieuw Lekkerland A | 3–3 | PEC Zwolle E |
| VV Noordwijk A | 4–2 | SC Veendam 1 |
| Pax Hengelo A | 1–7 | HFC Haarlem E |
| RCH A | 5–3 | Dijka Steenwijk A |
| ROHDA Raalte A | 0–0 | FC Volendam E |
| VV Sliedrecht A | 1–1 | Excelsior E |
| SV Spakenburg A | 1–1 | SC Cambuur 1 |
| De Treffers A | 1–3 | ACV A |
| Vitesse Arnhem 1 | 1–0 | Roda JC E |
| VV DOVO A | 0–5 | Ajax E |
| Kozakken Boys A | 0–2 | FC Den Bosch E |
| NSVV A | 4–2 | NEC 1 |
| Rijnsburgse Boys A | 4–1 | SV De Valleivogels A |
| VV Caesar A | 0–1 | Zwolsche Boys A |
| VV Geldrop/AEK A | 1–2 | Sparta E |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| AFC A | 1–1 | FC Wageningen 1 |
| AFC '34 A | 1–2 | RBC 1 |
| DETO A | 7–0 | RKSV Venlo A |
| VV Drachten A | 1–2 | Feyenoord E |
| FC Eindhoven 1 | 0–5 | Fortuna Sittard E |
| USV Elinkwijk A | 0–5 | PSV E |
| FC Den Haag 1 | 2–1 | SVV 1 |
| FC Twente E | 4–0 | DS '79 1 |
| VV Gilze A | 0–4 | sc Heerenveen 1 (at H'veen) |
| Go Ahead Eagles E | 2–0 | RKC 1 |
| De Graafschap 1 | 2–0 | Willem II 1 |
| 'VV Heerjansdam' A | 3–2 | FC Groningen E |
| Helmond Sport 1 | 2–0 | SC Heracles 1 |
| IJsselmeervogels A | 1–4 | FC VVV 1 |
| TSV Longa A | 1–6 | FC Utrecht E (played at Utrecht) |
| MVV E | 2–1 | Telstar 1 |
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Replays edit
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Excelsior | 4–0 | VV Sliedrecht |
| PEC Zwolle | 3–1 | VV Nieuw Lekkerland |
| SC Cambuur | 3–1 | SV Spakenburg |
| FC Volendam | 2–0 | ROHDA Raalte |
| FC Wageningen | 3–2 | AFC |
Second round edit
The matches of the second round were played on November 17 and 18, 1984.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| PSV | 11–0 | Rijnsburgse Boys |
| RBC | 1–2 | FC Volendam |
| SC Cambuur | 1–1 | Vitesse Arnhem |
| FC Wageningen | 3–2 | RCH |
| Ajax | 6–0 | VV Heerjansdam (in December 2011) |
| FC Den Bosch | 2–0 | FC VVV (in December 2011) |
| FC Utrecht | 4–0 | Zwolsche Boys (on February 6, 1985) |
| Sparta | 5–1 | NSVV (on February 6, 1985) |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Den Haag | 0–2 | Helmond Sport |
| FC Twente | 8–0 | De Graafschap |
| Feyenoord | 1–2 | Excelsior |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2–1 | PEC Zwolle |
| HFC Haarlem | 2–0 | ACV |
| sc Heerenveen | 1–3 | Fortuna Sittard |
| MVV | 5–0 | VV Noordwijk |
| NAC | 8–2 | DETO |
Replay edit
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Vitesse Arnhem | 2–0 | SC Cambuur |
Round of 16 edit
The matches of the round of 16 were played on March 13, 1985.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 1–1 | PSV |
| Excelsior | 0–0 | MVV |
| FC Twente | 2–2 | FC Den Bosch |
| FC Utrecht | 2–0 | FC Volendam |
| Fortuna Sittard | 0–3 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| NAC | 1–1 | Helmond Sport |
| Sparta | 2–1 | HFC Haarlem |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 0–1 | FC Wageningen |
Replays edit
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Den Bosch | 6–3 | FC Twente |
| Helmond Sport | (p) 3-3 | NAC |
| MVV | 2–0 | Excelsior |
| PSV | 2–0 | Ajax |
Quarter finals edit
The quarter finals were played on March 27, 1985.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Den Bosch | 1–2 | Helmond Sport |
| MVV | 1–1 | PSV |
| Sparta | 0–2 | FC Utrecht |
| FC Wageningen | 2–0 | Go Ahead Eagles |
Replay edit
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| PSV | 6–3 | MVV |
Semi-finals edit
The semi-finals were played on May 7, 1985.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Utrecht | 0–0 | PSV |
| FC Wageningen | 1–1 | Helmond Sport |
Replays edit
The replays were played on May 21 and 22, 1985.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Helmond Sport | 2–1 | FC Wageningen |
| PSV | 2–2 (p) | FC Utrecht |
Final edit
| Utrecht | 1–0 | Helmond Sport |
|---|---|---|
Van Loen  90' |
FC Utrecht would play in the Cup Winners' Cup.