1979–80 KNVB Cup

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1979–80 KNVB Cup
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams46
Defending champions Ajax
Final positions
Champions Feyenoord
Runners-up Ajax
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The 1979-80 KNVB Cup 62nd edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 1 September 1979 and ending at the final on 17 May 1980.

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Ajax unsuccessfully defended its 1979 title in the successful pursuit of Feyenoord at the KNVB Cup on 17 May 1980 in De Kuip, Rotterdam, 3–1. 60,000 attended. Feyenoord contested the Cup Winners' Cup.

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

Teams

First round

The matches of the first round were played on 1-2 September 1979.

Home teamResultAway team
Fortuna Sittard 12–1 SC Heracles 1
sc Heerenveen 12–1 (aet) SC Veendam 1
SC Amersfoort 14–0 EHC A
SVV 1(p) 1-1ROHDA Raalte A
Telstar 12–1RVC '33 A
FC Volendam 10–1 SC Cambuur 1
FC Wageningen 11–2 RKAV Volendam A
Home teamResultAway team
Achilles '29 A0–1VUCA
VV DOVOA5–3 (aet)ACV A
DS '79 12–1 Helmond Sport 1
FC Eindhoven 1(p) 2-2 FC Vlaardingen 1
FC Amsterdam 13–0VV Geldrop/AEK A
FC Den Bosch 1(p) 0-0 FC Groningen 1
FC VVV 10–4 De Graafschap 1

1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on October 13 and 14, 1979. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here.

Home teamResultAway team
NAC E1–2 FC Amsterdam
NEC E4–1 RKAV Volendam
Roda JC E3–0 sc Heerenveen
SC Cambuur 1–4 PSV E
SVV 0–6 AZ'67 E
Telstar 0–4 Go Ahead Eagles E
Vitesse Arnhem E3–1 MVV E
Willem II E2–4 FC Twente E
Home teamResultAway team
De Graafschap 2–2 (p) SC Amersfoort
VV DOVO 1–4 PEC Zwolle E
FC Eindhoven 1–2 DS '79
Excelsior E0–1 Sparta E
FC Den Bosch 0–3 FC Utrecht E
FC Den Haag E5–1VUC
Feyenoord E3–2 Fortuna Sittard
HFC Haarlem E2–4 Ajax E

E Eredivisie

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played between February 13 and 17, 1980.

Home teamResultAway team
Ajax 3–1 [1] Vitesse Arnhem
AZ'67 2–0 FC Utrecht
DS '79 1–3 PEC Zwolle
Feyenoord 4–0 FC Twente
Go Ahead Eagles 1–2 (aet) Sparta
PSV 3–0 FC Amsterdam
Roda JC 5–1 [1] NEC
SC Amersfoort 1–8 FC Den Haag

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on February 27 and March 12, 1980.

Team 1AggregateTeam 2Match 1Match 2
Ajax 9–5 Roda JC 5–14–4
AZ'67 2–2 (a) Sparta 2–10–1
FC Den Haag 3–4 PSV 3–10–3
Feyenoord 5–2 PEC Zwolle 3–02–2

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 16 and 30, 1980.

Team 1AggregateTeam 2Match 1Match 2
PSV 2–3 Ajax 1–21–1
Sparta 1–4 Feyenoord 1–00–4

Final

Feyenoord 3–1 Ajax
Pétursson Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.), 75'
De Leeuw Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Arnesen Soccerball shade.svg19'
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Charles Corver

Feyenoord would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 The matches Ajax – Vitesse (3–1) and Roda JC – NEC Nijmegen (5–1), were also reported as Ajax – NEC Nijmegen (5–1) and Roda JC – Vitesse (3–1). See external link: RSSSF.
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