1977–78 KNVB Cup
Football tournament season
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 46 |
| Defending champions | FC Twente |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | AZ'67 |
| Runner-up | Ajax |
← 1976–77 1978–79 → | |
The 60th edition of the KNVB Cup started on 8 October 1977. The final was played on 5 May 1978: AZ from Alkmaar (at the time called AZ'67) beat Ajax 1–0 and won the cup for the first time. During the quarter and semi-finals, two-legged matches were played.
Teams
- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1977-78, entering in the second round
- All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1977-78
- 9 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
The matches of the first round were played on October 8 and 9, 1977.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| PEC Zwolle 1 | 1–1 (p) | FC Eindhoven 1 |
| SC Cambuur 1 | 2–0 | FC Den Bosch 1 |
| SVV 1 | (p) 3-3 | BSV Limburgia A |
| SC Veendam 1 | 5–2 | Helmond Sport 1 |
| FC Wageningen 1 | 1–0 | SC Amersfoort 1 |
| Willem II 1 | 1–2 | VV DWV A |
| IJsselmeervogels A | 2–1 | sc Heerenveen 1 |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| VV DOVO A | 2–1 | RKAV Volendam A |
| Excelsior 1 | 5–0 | VV Rheden A |
| FC Dordrecht 1 | 0–1 | SC BVV A |
| FC Groningen 1 | 2–0 | HFC EDO A |
| FC Vlaardingen 1 | 3–0 | Enschedese Boys A |
| Fortuna Sittard 1 | 3–2 (aet) | De Graafschap 1 |
| SC Heracles 1 | 1–0 | MVV 1 |
1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 19 and 20, 1977. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| HFC Haarlem E | 1–0 | NEC E |
| PSV E | 6–0 | SVV |
| Sparta E | 5–0 | SC Heracles |
| Vitesse Arnhem E | 3–0 | FC Den Haag E |
| FC Volendam E | 3–3 (p) | FC Utrecht E |
| FC Wageningen | 2–0 (aet) | FC VVV E |
| IJsselmeervogels | 1–3 | FC Groningen |
| AZ'67 E | 2–0 | Fortuna Sittard (on December 14) |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax E | 4–1 | Telstar E |
| VV DOVO | 0–3 | SC Veendam |
| VV DWV | 0–1 (aet) | Roda JC E |
| FC Eindhoven | 3–1 (aet) | SC Cambuur |
| Excelsior | 3–2 | NAC E |
| FC Vlaardingen | 0–3 | FC Amsterdam E |
| Feyenoord E | 3–0 | SC BVV |
| Go Ahead Eagles E | 2–1 (aet) | FC Twente E |
E Eredivisie
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played between December 21 and 26, 1977.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 7–0 | FC Eindhoven |
| AZ'67 | 1–0 | FC Amsterdam |
| Excelsior | 2–1 | FC Groningen |
| PSV | 1–6 | FC Wageningen |
| Roda JC | 1–0 | HFC Haarlem |
| Sparta | 1–0 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| SC Veendam | 2–1 | Feyenoord |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 4–3 (aet) | FC Utrecht |
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played between February 1 and March 15, 1978.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roda JC | 1–4 | Ajax | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| SC Veendam | 2–4 | Excelsior | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 0–4 | Sparta | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| FC Wageningen | 1–3 | AZ'67 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on March 30 and April 19, 1978.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior | 1–5 | AZ'67 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Sparta | 2–3 | Ajax | 2–1 | 0–2 |
Final
| AZ'67 | 1–0 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
van Rijnsoever  58' |
AZ would participate in the Cup Winners' cup
See also
References
External links
- Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994 by the RSSSF
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