Tournament details | |
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Country | Netherlands |
Teams | 46 |
Defending champions | Ajax |
Final positions | |
Champions | Feyenoord |
Runner-up | Ajax |
The1979-80 KNVB Cup 62nd edition of theDutch nationalfootball annual knockout tournament for theKNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 1 September 1979 and ending at the final on 17 May 1980.
Ajax unsuccessfully defended its1979 title in the successful pursuit ofFeyenoord at theKNVB Cup on 17 May 1980 inDe Kuip,Rotterdam, 3–1. 60,000 attended. Feyenoord contested theCup Winners' Cup.
During the quarter and semi-finals,two-legged matches were held.
The matches of the first round were played on 1-2 September 1979.
Home team | Result | Away team |
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Fortuna Sittard1 | 2–1 | SC Heracles1 |
sc Heerenveen1 | 2–1 (aet) | SC Veendam1 |
SC Amersfoort1 | 4–0 | EHCA |
SVV1 | (p) 1-1 | ROHDA RaalteA |
Telstar1 | 2–1 | RVC '33A |
FC Volendam1 | 0–1 | SC Cambuur1 |
FC Wageningen1 | 1–2 | RKAV VolendamA |
Home team | Result | Away team |
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Achilles '29A | 0–1 | VUCA |
VV DOVOA | 5–3 (aet) | ACVA |
DS '791 | 2–1 | Helmond Sport1 |
FC Eindhoven1 | (p) 2-2 | FC Vlaardingen1 |
FC Amsterdam1 | 3–0 | VV Geldrop/AEKA |
FC Den Bosch1 | (p) 0-0 | FC Groningen1 |
FC VVV1 | 0–4 | De Graafschap1 |
1 Eerste Divisie;A Amateur teams
The matches of the second round were played on October 13 and 14, 1979. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here.
Home team | Result | Away team |
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NACE | 1–2 | FC Amsterdam |
NECE | 4–1 | RKAV Volendam |
Roda JCE | 3–0 | sc Heerenveen |
SC Cambuur | 1–4 | PSVE |
SVV | 0–6 | AZ'67E |
Telstar | 0–4 | Go Ahead EaglesE |
Vitesse ArnhemE | 3–1 | MVVE |
Willem IIE | 2–4 | FC TwenteE |
Home team | Result | Away team |
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De Graafschap | 2–2 (p) | SC Amersfoort |
VV DOVO | 1–4 | PEC ZwolleE |
FC Eindhoven | 1–2 | DS '79 |
ExcelsiorE | 0–1 | SpartaE |
FC Den Bosch | 0–3 | FC UtrechtE |
FC Den HaagE | 5–1 | VUC |
FeyenoordE | 3–2 | Fortuna Sittard |
HFC HaarlemE | 2–4 | AjaxE |
E Eredivisie
The matches of the round of 16 were played between February 13 and 17, 1980.
Home team | Result | Away team |
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Ajax | 3–1[1] | Vitesse Arnhem |
AZ'67 | 2–0 | FC Utrecht |
DS '79 | 1–3 | PEC Zwolle |
Feyenoord | 4–0 | FC Twente |
Go Ahead Eagles | 1–2 (aet) | Sparta |
PSV | 3–0 | FC Amsterdam |
Roda JC | 5–1[1] | NEC |
SC Amersfoort | 1–8 | FC Den Haag |
The quarter finals were played on February 27 and March 12, 1980.
Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
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Ajax | 9–5 | Roda JC | 5–1 | 4–4 |
AZ'67 | 2–2 (a) | Sparta | 2–1 | 0–1 |
FC Den Haag | 3–4 | PSV | 3–1 | 0–3 |
Feyenoord | 5–2 | PEC Zwolle | 3–0 | 2–2 |
The semi-finals were played on April 16 and 30, 1980.
Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
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PSV | 2–3 | Ajax | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Sparta | 1–4 | Feyenoord | 1–0 | 0–4 |
Feyenoord would participate in theCup Winners' Cup.