1978–79 KNVB Cup

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1978–79
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams46
Defending champions AZ'67
Final positions
Champions Ajax
Runner-up FC Twente
  1977–78
1979–80  

The 1978-79 KNVB Cup 61st edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 19 August 1978 and ending at the final on 15 May 1979.

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AjaxFC Twente ended a draw: 1–1 (after extra time). Instead of a penalty shootout, a replay was held on May 29. In that match, Ajax beat FC Twente 3–0 and won the cup for the eighth time.

During the quarter and semi-finals of the tournament, two-legged matches were held.

Teams

First round

The matches of the first round were played on 19-20 August 1978.

Home teamResultAway team
VV Rheden A2–1 Hoogeveen A
SVV 11–2 SC Heracles 1
TOP Oss A1–2 Willem II 1
SC Veendam 13–1 ACV A
FC Vlaardingen 11–2 VV Noordwijk A
VUC A2–3 FC Eindhoven 1
FC Wageningen 11–0 FC Groningen 1
Home teamResultAway team
FC Den Bosch 15–2 VV Geldrop/AEK A
FC Dordrecht 13–0 SC Amersfoort 1
Excelsior 12–0 SC Cambuur 1
Fortuna SC 12–1 HFC EDO A
De Graafschap 14–1 Helmond Sport 1
sc Heerenveen 11–0 Telstar 1
Jodan Boys A0–10 FC Amsterdam 1

1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on October 14, 15 and 25, 1978. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament this round.

Home teamResultAway team
FC Volendam E2–1 Feyenoord E
FC Wageningen 4–0 FC Amsterdam
Willem II 1–2 Roda JC E
FC Den Haag E4–2 NEC E
NAC E2–1 Go Ahead Eagles E
PEC Zwolle E4–1 MVV E
FC Twente E4–1 SC Veendam
FC Utrecht E2–0 sc Heerenveen
Home teamResultAway team
Ajax E3–2 FC Eindhoven
Excelsior 1–2 AZ'67 E
Fortuna SC 4–3VV Rheden
De Graafschap 2–1 (aet) Vitesse Arnhem E
HFC Haarlem E2–2 (p)VV Noordwijk
SC Heracles 0–1 FC Den Bosch
PSV E11–1 FC Dordrecht
Sparta E4–1 FC VVV E

E Eredivisie

Round of 16

The matches were played on November 18 and 19, 1978.

Home teamResultAway team
Ajax 3–0 Roda JC
AZ'67 4–1 FC Wageningen
FC Den Haag 2–2 (p) FC Twente
Fortuna SC 2–0 De Graafschap
NAC 1–0 FC Utrecht
VV Noordwijk1–3 FC Volendam
PSV 3–2 FC Den Bosch
Sparta 3–0 PEC Zwolle

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on March 14 and April 4, 1979.

Team 1AggregateTeam 2Match 1Match 2
FC Twente 3–1 AZ'67 1–12–0
Fortuna SC 0–4 Ajax 0–20–2
NAC 2–3 PSV 1–11–2
FC Volendam 2–0 Sparta 0–02–0

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 18 and May 2, 1979.

Team 1AggregateTeam 2Match 1Match 2
FC Twente 4–3 PSV 4–20–1
FC Volendam 4–4 (a) Ajax 3–31–1

Final

Ajax 1–1 (a.e.t.) FC Twente
Clarke Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.) Meutstege Soccerball shade.svg14' (o.g.)
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gerard Jonker

Replay

Ajax 3–0 FC Twente
Clarke Soccerball shade.svg26'
Tahamata Soccerball shade.svg47'
Schoenaker Soccerball shade.svg64'
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Jan Keizer

Ajax also won the Dutch Eredivisie championship, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists Twente could play in the Cup Winners' Cup.

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