1971–72 KNVB Cup

Football tournament season
1971–1972
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams32
Defending championsAjax
Final positions
ChampionsAjax
Runner-upFC Den Haag
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The 54th edition of the KNVB Cup started on January 9, 1972. The final was played on May 11, 1972: Ajax beat FC Den Haag 3–2 and won the cup for the seventh time.

Teams

  • All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1971–72
  • 14 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1971–72

First round

The matches of the first round were played on January 9, 1972.

Home team Result Away team
sc Heerenveen 1 0–1 Sparta E
Heracles 1 1–4 Go Ahead Eagles E
NAC E 1–0 SVV 1
NEC E 2–1 Roda JC 1
PSV E 2–0 FC Eindhoven 1
Telstar E 0–1 FC Wageningen 1
Veendam 1 0–1 FC Volendam E
Willem II 1 1–2 Excelsior E
Home team Result Away team
DWS E 1–0 Vitesse Arnhem E (on January 7)
Ajax E 8–3 PEC Zwolle 1
AZ'67 1 1–1 (p) FC Den Haag E
FC Groningen E 1–0 FC Den Bosch E
FC VVV 1 0–1 MVV E
Feyenoord E 3–0 Blauw Wit 1
Fortuna SC 1 1–0 FC Twente E
HFC Haarlem 1 2–0 FC Utrecht E

E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on February 11, 13 and 20, 1972.

Home team Result Away team
NEC 1–0 NAC
Excelsior 3–0 HFC Haarlem
FC Groningen 3–4 (aet) FC Wageningen
MVV 1–2 FC Den Haag
Sparta (p) 2-2 Feyenoord
FC Volendam 1–0 PSV
Ajax 3–0 Go Ahead Eagles
Fortuna Sittard 1–0 DWS

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on March 15 and 29, 1972.

Home team Result Away team
Fortuna Sittard 0–0 (p) FC Wageningen
Sparta 0–1 FC Den Haag
FC Volendam 1–0 Excelsior
Ajax 1–0 NEC

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 11 and 12, 1972.

Home team Result Away team
Ajax 2–0 FC Volendam
FC Den Haag 2–0 FC Wageningen

Final

Ajax3–2FC Den Haag
Cruijff 34'
Mühren 61' (pen.)
Keizer 85'
van Eeden 68'
Mansveld 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Jef Dorpmans

Ajax also were the champions of the Eredivisie, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists FC Den Haag would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.

See also

External links

  • Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994 by the RSSSF
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