| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 85 |
| Defending champions | FC Utrecht |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | PSV |
| Runners-up | Willem II |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Mourad Mghizrat (6) |
The 2004-05 KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup) was the 87th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 85 teams contested, beginning on 7 August 2004 and ending at the final on 29 May 2005.
PSV beat Willem II 4–0, winning the trophy for the eighth time.
A total of 85 clubs participated in this year's edition:
The matches of the first round were played on August 7 and 10, 2004.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Willem II E | 5–0 | SV Meerssen A |
| Sparta Rotterdam 1 | 7–0 | SV TOP A |
| UDI '19/Beter Bed A | 1–5 | Roda JC E |
| FC Omniworld A | 3–4 | FC Emmen 1 |
| SV Spakenburg A | 0–1 | Vitesse Arnhem E |
| WHCA | 5–0 | ONS Sneek A |
| Be Quick '28 A | 1–5 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 1 |
| RBC Roosendaal E | 4–0 | JVC Cuijk A |
| Be Quick 1887 A | 0–4 | Quick '20A |
| DOS Kampen A | 1–2 | IJsselmeervogelsA |
| SC Genemuiden A | 0–11 | Go Ahead Eagles 1 |
| Rijnsburgse Boys A | 1–2 | VVV-Venlo 1 |
| HSC '21 A | 1–2 | ADO '20A |
| Quick BoysA | 9–0 | DBS A |
| TOGR A | 1–4 | TOP Oss 1 |
| VV Dongen A | 0–5 | Young Feyenoord |
| ROHDA RaalteA | 2–1 | Young Ajax |
| AGOVV Apeldoorn 1 | 9–2 | SDCP A |
| GDA A | 0–6 | ADO Den Haag E |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax (amateurs) A | 0–3 | FC Zwolle 1 |
| GSV '28 A | 0–3 | Fortuna Sittard 1 |
| FC Dordrecht 1 | 7–1 | SVV Scheveningen A |
| Westlandia A | 2–2 (p) | FC Eindhoven 1 |
| DOVO A | 0–4 | FC LisseA |
| UNA A | 0–9 | FC Den Bosch E |
| Schijndel/SBA Euro A | 2–2 (p) | Helmond Sport 1 |
| SV Babberich A | 0–3 | FC Volendam 1 |
| Ter Leede A | 0–3 | NAC Breda E |
| De TreffersA | 2–0 | MVV 1 |
| ACV A | 1–5 | FC Groningen E |
| VV Bennekom A | 0–7 | BV Veendam 1 |
| AFC A | 0–2 | Stormvogels Telstar 1 |
| Heracles Almelo 1 | 9–1 | Sporting Maroc A |
| VV BaronieA | (p)1-1 | Elinkwijk A |
| De Graafschap E | 4–0 | Harkemase Boys A |
| RKC Waalwijk E | 4–0 | Achilles '29 A |
| FC Twente E | 8–0 | Sparta Nijkerk A |
| HFC Haarlem 1 | 4–0 | Hollandia A |
| Excelsior 1 | 7–2 | SV Triborgh A |
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
The matches of the second round were played on September 21, and 22, 2005. NEC Nijmegen received a bye for the first round and entered the tournament here.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Den Bosch | 8–0 | Quick '20 |
| ADO '20 | 3–0 | ROHDA Raalte |
| Helmond Sport | 3–1 | De Treffers |
| FC Groningen | 1–2 | NAC Breda |
| Roda JC | 3–0 | Excelsior |
| NEC E | 4–0 | RBC Roosendaal |
| FC Twente | 3–0 | VV Baronie |
| ADO Den Haag | 3–0 | FC Zwolle |
| SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 0–2 | Stormvogels Telstar |
| Willem II | 2–0 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna Sittard | 1–3 | Heracles Almelo |
| VVV-Venlo | 0–2 | Young Feyenoord |
| FC Emmen | 5–1 | WHC |
| De Graafschap | 0–4 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| IJsselmeervogels | 3–4 | BV Veendam |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1–0 | FC Eindhoven |
| TOP Oss | 4–2 | HFC Haarlem |
| FC Lisse | 1–2 | FC Volendam |
| FC Dordrecht | 6–1 | Quick Boys |
| AGOVV Apeldoorn | 0–2 | Vitesse Arnhem |
E one Eredivisie entrant
The matches of the third round were played on November 9, and 10, 2004.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Young Feyenoord | 1–1 (p) | RKC Waalwijk |
| FC Den Bosch | 1–0 | Vitesse Arnhem |
| ADO '20 | 0–3 | NAC Breda |
| NEC | 0–2 | FC Twente |
| BV Veendam | 4–5 | Willem II |
| ADO Den Haag | 3–1 | FC Emmen |
| FC Volendam | 3–1 | Heracles Almelo |
| Helmond Sport | 2–4 | TOP Oss |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2–0 | Roda JC |
| Stormvogels Telstar | 0–2 | FC Dordrecht |
The matches were played on January 25, 26 and 27, 2005. Six Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here, because they had been playing in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax E | 2–0 | sc Heerenveen E |
| AZ E | 1–3 | Feyenoord E |
| ADO Den Haag | (p) 1-1 | FC Twente |
| NAC Breda | (p) 2-1 | FC Utrecht E |
| TOP Oss | (p) 1-1 | RKC Waalwijk |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 0–1 | Willem II |
| PSV E | 4–0 | FC Volendam |
| FC Dordrecht | 1–3 | FC Den Bosch |
E six Eredivisie entrants
The matches were played on 1-2 March 2005.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | 0–2 | Ajax |
| Willem II | 3–0 | FC Den Bosch |
| Feyenoord | 4–0 | NAC Breda |
| PSV | 6–1 | TOP Oss |
PSV also won the Dutch Eredivisie championship, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the Champions League, so finalists Willem II could play in the UEFA Cup.