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2021–22 KNVB Cup

KNVB Cup trophy
Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Venue(s)	De Kuip,Rotterdam
Dates	14 August 2021 – 17 April 2022
Teams	59 (90 including preliminaries)
Final positions
Champions	PSV(10th title)
Runners-up	Ajax
Tournament statistics
Matches played	89
Goals scored	308 (3.46 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Danilo (6 goals)
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The2021–22 KNVB Cup, for sponsoring reasons officially called theTOTO KNVB Beker, was the 104th edition of theDutch nationalfootball annual knockout tournament for theKNVB Cup. 59 teams contested, beginning in August with the first of two preliminary rounds, and concluded on 17 April 2022 with thefinal played atDe Kuip in Rotterdam.^[1]

Ajax unsuccessfully defended its2021 title^[2] inPSV's successful pursuit of their 10thKNVB Cup, 2–1.

PSV contested the2022 Johan Cruyff Shield against2021–22 Eredivisie champions Ajax.

24 amateur teams qualified for this stage, with twelve teams receiving a bye to the second preliminary round. The draw for the first preliminary round was performed on 15 July 2020. The draw was conducted by Oskar van Logtestijn, player of vv Hoogland.^[3]

HSC '21 (4) vExcelsior '31 (4)

14 August 2021	HSC '21 (4)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (9–8p)	Excelsior '31 (4)	Haaksbergen
17:00CEST	Ottik 96'	Report	Beverdam 102'	Stadium:Groot Scholtenhagen

Ajax (amateurs) (4) vEVV Echt (4)

14 August 2021	Ajax (amateurs) (4)	2–1	EVV Echt (4)	Amsterdam
17:00CEST	Bartels 7' Smal 13'	Report	Peters 63'	Stadium:Sportpark De Toekomst

The second preliminary round was contested by the six winners from the first preliminary round, the twelve teams which got a bye from the preliminary round, and the clubs from theTweede Divisie and the amateur clubs which were disqualified from last year's cup due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The matches were played from 21 September through 23 September 2021.^[3] The draw took place on 19 August 2021.^[5]

Ajax (amateurs) (4) vVVSB (4)

21 September 2021	Ajax (amateurs) (4)	4–1	VVSB (4)	Amsterdam
20:00CEST	van Aggele 61' van der Slot 67' (o.g.) Moussa 68' de Jong 90+3'	Report	Halman 86'	Stadium:Sportpark De Toekomst

IJsselmeervogels (3) vSportlust '46 (4)

21 September 2021	IJsselmeervogels (3)	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Sportlust '46 (4)	Spakenburg
20:00CEST	Tadmine 43' Poepon 91' Tekfaoui 93'	Report	Verhagen 69'	Stadium:Sportpark De Westmaat Attendance: 1,250

The teams which participated in this round consisted of the 25 amateur teams which won their match in the second qualifying round, all sixteen professional teams from theEerste Divisie, and thirteen clubs from the Eredivisie.Ajax,AZ,Feyenoord,PSV andVitesse automatically advanced to the second round due to their participation in the European club competitions. The matches were played on 26, 27 and 28 October 2021.

The matches for the second round were played on 14, 15 and 16 December 2021. The five clubs which were playing in one of the various European club competitions as well as the 27 winners of the first round participated in this round. The draw was performed on 30 October 2021.^[6]

The matches for the round of 16 were played on 18, 19 and 20 January 2022. The draw was performed on 18 December 2021.^[7]

The matches for the quarter-finals were played on 8, 9 and 10 February 2022. The draw was performed on 22 January 2022.^[8]

The matches for the semi-finals were played on 2 and 3 March 2022. The first part of the draw was performed on 22 January 2022 with the teams playing at home being decided. The second part of the draw was performed on 12 February 2022.^[9]

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