1982–83 KNVB Cup

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1982–83 KNVB Cup
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams63
Defending champions AZ'67
Final positions
Champions Ajax
Runners-up NEC
  1981–82
1983–84  

The 65th edition of the KNVB Cup edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 4 September 1982 and ending with the two legs of the final on 10 and 17 May 1983.

Contents

Ajax defeating NEC 3–1 on both occasions and won the cup for the ninth time. [1]

From the quarter finals onwards, two-legged matches were held. If two teams drew both matches, or if they both won one, extra time was played right after the second match, no matter what the aggregate score was.

Teams

Preliminary round

The matches of the preliminary round were played on 4-5 September 1982. Only amateur clubs participated.

Home teamResultAway team
TSV LONGA(p) 0-0VV Caesar
VV OWIOS0–2ACV
RCH 1–3IJsselmeervogels
VV Rheden0–2DETO
RKC 1–4 (aet)ROHDA Raalte
Rijnsburgse Boys4–1VV TSC
Zwolsche Boys1–1 (p)DWV
Home teamResultAway team
VV Bennekom2–1SSS
DHC Delft0–2VV RCL
VV DOVO3–0 RBC
VV Drachten1–2USV Elinkwijk
VV Dubbeldam1–3NSVV
FC Emmen 2–0RKVV Zwaagdijk
SV Heerlen2–3VV WKE

First round

The matches of the first round were played on October 9 and 10, 1982. Twenty professional clubs entered the tournament here.

Home teamResultAway team
TSV LONGA3–1 (aet) SC Heracles 1
MVV 10–1 De Graafschap 1
SC Amersfoort 11–3 SC Veendam 1
SC Cambuur 14–2NSVV
sc Heerenveen 11–0VV Bennekom
Telstar 11–0 FC Den Bosch 1
Vitesse Arnhem 16–1VV WKE
FC Wageningen 12–1 (aet)USV Elinkwijk
Home teamResultAway team
ACV2–6 FC Volendam 1
DETO1–0 DS '79 1
VV DOVO2–3 Helmond Sport E
DWS1–0 FC Eindhoven 1
FC Emmen 3–2 SVV 1
Excelsior E2–0Rijnsburgse Boys
FC Den Haag 13–0VV RCL
FC VVV 14–0ROHDA Raalte
IJsselmeervogels2–4 Fortuna Sittard E

E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on November 13 and 14, 1982. Fifteen Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here.

Home teamResultAway team
HFC Haarlem E4–1 Fortuna Sittard
Helmond Sport (p) 4-4 FC Utrecht E
TSV LONGA1–4 Roda JC E
NAC E0–3 Ajax E
NEC E3–0 SC Cambuur
Telstar 2–2 (p) Go Ahead Eagles E
FC Wageningen 2–1 Vitesse Arnhem
Willem II E1–2 SC Veendam
Home teamResultAway team
AZ'67 E2–3 FC Volendam
DETO2–3 De Graafschap
FC Emmen 1–7 PSV E
Excelsior 3–5 FC Groningen E
FC Den Haag (p) 3-3DWS
FC Twente E2–0 PEC Zwolle E
FC VVV (p) 2-2 Sparta E
Feyenoord E4–1 sc Heerenveen

E 15 Eredivisie entrants

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 8 and January 9, 1983.

Home teamResultAway team
Ajax 3–2 FC Den Haag
FC Groningen 2–0 Feyenoord
FC VVV 0–3 PSV
Go Ahead Eagles 4–1 FC Volendam
HFC Haarlem 6–1 FC Twente
Helmond Sport 2–3 (aet) Roda JC
NEC 2–0 De Graafschap
FC Wageningen 3–1 SC Veendam

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on February 23 and March 9, 1983. Two-legged matches were played from this point on. When both teams won once, or drew twice, extra time (and if necessary a penalty shootout) was held no matter what the aggregate score was.

Team 1Match 1Match 2Team 2
Ajax 2–03–1 Roda JC
HFC Haarlem 4–01–1 Go Ahead Eagles
PSV 2–0(p) 0-2 FC Groningen
FC Wageningen 3–11–2 (p) NEC

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on March 30 and April 13, 1983.

Team 1Match 1Match 2Team 2
Ajax 2–0(p) 1-3 PSV
HFC Haarlem 2–20–0 (p) NEC

Final

Ajax 3–1 NEC
Lerby Soccerball shade.svg49'
Schoenaker Soccerball shade.svg66'
Ophof Soccerball shade.svg86'
Mulderij Soccerball shade.svg54'
De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Henk Weerink

NEC 1–3 Ajax
Grim Soccerball shade.svg59' (pen.) Vanenburg Soccerball shade.svg46', 52'
Cruijff Soccerball shade.svg71'
Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Jan Keizer

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

References

  1. "Ajax wint bekerfinale van AZ na strafschoppen". volkskrant.nl. Retrieved 14 June 2025.