2007–08 KNVB Cup

2007-2008
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams87
Defending championsAjax
Final positions
ChampionsFeyenoord
Runner-upRoda JC
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Roy Makaay (7)

The 2007–08 KNVB Cup was the 90th edition of the Dutch national football annua; knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 87 teams contested, beginning on 25 August 2007 and ending at the final on 27 April 2008 at Feijenoord Stadion, in Rotterdam.

Ajax unsuccessfully defended its 2007 title in the round of 16 on 16 January 2008 losing to NAC Breda, 4–2. Feyenoord successfully pursued its 11th Cup title defeating Roda JC, 2–0, at De Kuip Stadion, Rotterdam. Feyenoord qualified in the UEFA Cup.

Teams

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  • All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2007-08
  • All 20 participants of the Eerste Divisie 2007-08
  • Two youth teams
  • 47 teams from lower (amateur) leagues, the only teams that entered in the first round (one amateur team entered in the second round)

First round

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Only amateur clubs from the Hoofdklasse and below participated in this round. Türkiyemspor were expelled from the cup tournament as a result of financial problems, their opponents VVSB advanced to the second round automatically.

DHC1 – 6DOTO
BVV Barendrecht0 – 2AFC
VV Nunspeet0 – 1VV UNA
ASWH1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
4 – 3 (p)
WKE
Quick Boys4 – 1VV Sneek
VV Bennekom8 – 0De Meteoor
VV Spakenburg2 – 0HSC'21
RKVV Roosendaal2 – 1Harkemase Boys
Elinkwijk2 – 1Sparta Nijkerk
EVV Echt4 – 0VV Rijsoord
BVV/Caterpillar0 – 3FC Lisse
SV Babberich1 – 2HHC Hardenberg
SV Argon3 – 0VV Noordwijk
WSV Apeldoorn2 – 3ONS Sneek
SV Deurne1 – 0Flevo Boys
WHC3 – 1RKSV Schijndel
Be Quick 18873 – 2Rijnsburgse Boys
De Treffers2 – 0ACV Assen
ADO'200 – 3IJsselmeervogels
VV Baronie0 – 1Be Quick '28
VV Gemert1 – 4Kozakken Boys
SV Meerssen1 – 0Excelsior '31

RKSV Groene Ster2 – 0JVC Cuijk

Second round

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The Eredivisie and Eerste divisie teams; the two youth teams and one extra amateur team entered the tournament this round.

Be Quick 1887 A1 – 8FC Omniworld 1
EVV A1 – 3MVV 1
VV Spakenburg A0 – 2Roda JC E
TOP Oss 11 – 2BV Veendam 1
WHC A0 – 2FC Dordrecht 1
FC Lisse A4 – 4 (a.e.t.)
2 – 3 (p)
AGOVV Apeldoorn 1
HFC Haarlem 11 – 1 (a.e.t.)
4 – 3 (p)
Willem II E
FC Volendam 13 – 3 (a.e.t.)
2 – 4 (p)
Sparta Rotterdam E

RKSV Groene Ster A1 – 0DOTO Rotterdam A
RKVV Roosendaal A1 – 3Quick Boys A
SV Argon A0 – 3sc Heerenveen E
Be Quick '28 A0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
3 – 4 (p)
ADO Den Haag 1
De Treffers A2 – 0ASWH A
Excelsior E3 – 2VVV-Venlo E
Kozakken Boys A1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Ajax E
ONS Sneek A2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
3 – 4 (p)
FC Zwolle 1
VV UNA A1 – 0VV Bennekom A
Feyenoord E3 – 0FC Utrecht E
HHC Hardenberg A5 – 2 (a.e.t.)VVSB A

AFC A0 – 4FC Den Bosch 1
SV Deurne A3 – 0SV Meerssen A
SC Cambuur 11 – 0AZ E
FC Twente E1 – 2 (a.e.t.)NEC E

E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams

Third round

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Heracles Almelo3 – 0FC Omniworld

De Treffers1 – 5NEC

ADO Den Haag1 – 3Young sc Heerenveen

Round of 16

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RKC Waalwijk1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
4 – 5 (p)
HFC Haarlem
NEC0 – 2FC Zwolle

NAC Breda4 – 2Ajax

Quarter finals

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HFC Haarlem1 – 5Heracles Almelo

Quick Boys0 – 3NAC Breda

Feyenoord2 – 1FC Zwolle

Semi-finals

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Feyenoord2 – 0NAC Breda
Mols 54'
Landzaat 75'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Pieter Vink

Final

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Feyenoord2–0Roda JC
Landzaat 8'
De Guzmán 36'

Feyenoord played in the UEFA Cup.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b PSV won the match against Young sc Heerenveen 0–3 but were disqualified from the tournament, the following day, after it was realised they had fielded Manuel da Costa, who was suspended at the time.
  2. ^ "PSV out of the Cup" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2009.[permanent dead link]
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