1975–76 KNVB Cup

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1975–76 KNVB Cup
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams46
Defending champions FC Den Haag
Final positions
Champions PSV
Runners-up Roda JC
  1974–75
1976–77  

The 1975-76 KNVB Cup was the 58th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 6 September 1975 and ending at the final on 7 April 1976.

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FC Den Haag unsuccessfully defended its 1975 title in the Round of 16 against PSV, 3–2. PSV successfully pursued its 3rd successive Cup title on 7 April 1976 at De Kuip, Rotterdam against Roda JC, 1–0 (after extra time). 32,760 attended. PSV became champions of the Netherlands by winning the Eredivisie 1975-76, thereby taking the double. They contested in the 1977 European Cup, so finalists Roda JC entered the Cup Winners' Cup tournament.

Teams

First round

The matches of the first round were played on 6-7 September 1975.

Home teamResultAway team
Rood Wit Amsterdam A2–2 (p) FC Wageningen 1
SC Amersfoort 1(p) 2-2VV DOVO A
SC Cambuur 12–2 (p) FC VVV 1
Heracles 18–0VV Helmond A
VV Spijkenisse A1–2 (aet) FC Dordrecht 1
SVV 12–0 (aet) RBC A
FC Volendam 11–3VV RhedenA
Home teamResultAway team
HFC EDO A1–1 (p) FC Vlaardingen 1
FC Emmen A2–1 FC Groningen 1
FC Den Bosch 1(p) 0-0 Willem II 1
Fortuna SC 13–5 (aet) SC Veendam 1
sc Heerenveen 10–2 PEC Zwolle 1
Helmond Sport 13–1 Vitesse Arnhem 1
VV Noordwijk A0–3 HFC Haarlem 1

1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on October 12, 1975. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament this round.

Home teamResultAway team
Go Ahead Eagles E2–0 FC VVV
MVV E0–1 AZ'67 E
NEC E1–3 Ajax E
PSV E3–1 NAC E
Roda JC E4–1 SC Amersfoort
Sparta E1–2 FC Amsterdam E
SVV 3–1 (aet) Heracles
FC Wageningen 3–0 Helmond Sport
Home teamResultAway team
De Graafschap E3–1VV Rheden
FC Eindhoven E2–0 [1] Excelsior E
FC Den Bosch 0–0 (p: 4–5) HFC Haarlem
FC Den Haag E6–0 FC Emmen
FC Dordrecht 0–1 PEC Zwolle
FC Twente E9–2 FC Utrecht E
FC Vlaardingen 1–4 Telstar E
Feyenoord E5–0 SC Veendam

E Eredivisie

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on November 6 and 7, 1975.

Home teamResultAway team
AZ'67 2–0 FC Twente
De Graafschap 4–0 HFC Haarlem
FC Eindhoven 4–1 (aet) FC Wageningen
FC Amsterdam 1–3 Ajax
Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 (p: 5–6) Feyenoord
PSV 3–2 FC Den Haag
Roda JC 2–1 Telstar
SVV 0–2 PEC Zwolle

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played between February 25 and 29, 1976.

Home teamResultAway team
FC Eindhoven 2–0 AZ'67
PEC Zwolle 3–0 Ajax
PSV 8–1 De Graafschap
Roda JC 3–2 (aet) Feyenoord

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on March 10, 1976.

Home teamResultAway team
PEC Zwolle 0–1 Roda JC
PSV 8–1 FC Eindhoven

Final

PSV 1–0 (a.e.t.) Roda JC
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De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 32,760
Referee: Henk Pijper

PSV also became champions of the Netherlands by winning the Eredivisie 1975-76, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup next season, so finalists Roda JC could enter the Cup Winners' Cup tournament.

References

  1. FC Eindhoven – Excelsior has also been reported as 2–1.