| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | PSV |
| Runners-up | FC Groningen |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer | Willem van der Ark (6) |
The1988-89 KNVB Cup was the 71st edition of theDutch nationalfootball annual knockout tournament for theKNVB Cup. 64 teams contested, beginning on 1 October 1988 and ending at the final on 25 May 1989.
PSV beatFC Groningen 4–1 and won the cup for the fifth time.
The matches of the first round were played on 1-2 October 1988.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| NSVVA | 1–4 | FC TwenteE |
| VV OVVA | 0–4 | BVV Den BoschE |
| Quick BoysA | 1–2 | Fortuna SittardE |
| RCHA | 0–5 | FeyenoordE |
| VV RhedenA | 1–2 | PSVE |
| Rijnsburgse BoysA | 3–2 | SC Cambuur1 |
| ROHDA RaalteA | 1–1 (p) | FC Den Haag1 |
| RVVHA | 0–7 | MVVE |
| SC EnschedeA | 0–2 | RBC1 |
| SC Heracles1 | 2–3 | FC UtrechtE |
| SV SpakenburgA | 3–2 | DS '791 |
| SVV1 | 0–6 | AjaxE |
| TOP OssA | 2–3 (aet) | VeendamE |
| SV VenrayA | 1–2 | PEC ZwolleE |
| VC VlissingenA | 2–1 | De Graafschap1 |
| VVOGA | 3–1 | Excelsior1 |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| ACVA | 1–3 (aet) | sc Heerenveen1 |
| VV BennekomA | 1–2 | FC GroningenE |
| Blauw-WitA | 1–0 | Go Ahead Eagles1 |
| VV de BatavenA | 0–3 | FC Wageningen1 |
| De TreffersA | 0–4 | HFC HaarlemE |
| DHC DelftA | 1–4 | Vitesse Arnhem1 |
| DOS KampenA | 0–4 | AZ1 |
| VV DOVOA | 3–5 | VVVE |
| USV ElinkwijkA | 0–1 | FC Eindhoven1 |
| FC Emmen1 | 2–7 | Willem IIE |
| Enter VooruitA | 0–3 | FC VolendamE |
| VV Geldrop/AEKA | 2–5 | Roda JCE |
| Helmond Sport1 | 2–0 | NEC1 |
| IJsselmeervogelsA | 0–2 | RKC WaalwijkE |
| TSV LongaA | 1–4 | SpartaE |
| NAC Breda1 | 0–0 (p) | Telstar1 |
E Eredivisie;1 Eerste Divisie;A Amateur teams
The matches of the second round were played on November 18, 19 and 20, 1988.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| PSV | 2–1 | FC Volendam |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | 2–4 | Willem II |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1–6 | Feyenoord |
| SV Spakenburg | 1–4 | AZ |
| VC Vlissingen | 2–0 | BVV Den Bosch |
| VVOG | 3–1 (aet) | Helmond Sport |
| VVV | 3–4 (aet) | FC Groningen |
| FC Wageningen | 1–5 | Vitesse Arnhem |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 4–1 | PEC Zwolle |
| Blauw-Wit | 1–3 | Sparta |
| FC Eindhoven | 2–3 (aet) | Telstar |
| FC Den Haag | 1–0 | Roda JC |
| FC Twente | 1–0 | Veendam |
| FC Utrecht | 5–0 | RBC |
| Fortuna Sittard | (p) 1-1 | HFC Haarlem |
| MVV | 1–3 | sc Heerenveen |
The matches of the round of 16 were played between February 1 and 15, 1989.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 2–1 | FC Utrecht |
| AZ | 2–1 | Fortuna Sittard |
| FC Den Haag | 3–2 | Sparta |
| Feyenoord | 0–2 | Willem II |
| PSV | 2–0 | FC Twente |
| Telstar | 0–2 (aet) | VC Vlissingen |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 1–0 | sc Heerenveen |
| VVOG | 0–1 | FC Groningen |
The quarter finals were played between March 8 and March 15, 1989.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| VC Vlissingen | 0–3 | FC Den Haag (on Feb. 19) |
| AZ | 0–2 | PSV |
| FC Groningen | 3–0 | Ajax |
| Willem II | (p) 1-1 | Vitesse Arnhem |
The semi-finals were played on April 12, 1989.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Groningen | 5–1 | Willem II |
| PSV | 5–2 | FC Den Haag |
PSV also won the DutchEredivisie championship, thereby takingthe double. They would participate in theEuropean Cup, so finalists FC Groningen could play in theCup Winners' Cup.