1971–72 KNVB Cup

1971–1972
Country Netherlands
Teams 32
Defending champions Ajax
Champions Ajax
Runners-up FC Den Haag

The 54th edition of the KNVB Cup started on January 9, 1972. The final was played on May 11, 1972: Ajax beat FC Den Haag 3–2 and won the cup for the seventh time.

Teams

First round

The matches of the first round were played on January 9, 1972.

Home team Result Away team
sc Heerenveen 10–1Sparta E
Heracles 11–4Go Ahead Eagles E
NAC E1–0SVV 1
NEC E2–1Roda JC 1
PSV E2–0FC Eindhoven 1
Telstar E0–1FC Wageningen 1
Veendam 10–1FC Volendam E
Willem II 11–2Excelsior E
Home team Result Away team
DWS E1–0Vitesse Arnhem E (on January 7)
Ajax E8–3PEC Zwolle 1
AZ'67 11–1 (p)FC Den Haag E
FC Groningen E1–0FC Den Bosch E
FC VVV 10–1MVV E
Feyenoord E3–0Blauw Wit 1
Fortuna SC 11–0FC Twente E
HFC Haarlem 12–0FC Utrecht E

E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on February 11, 13 and 20, 1972.

Home team Result Away team
NEC1–0NAC
Excelsior3–0HFC Haarlem
FC Groningen3–4 (aet)FC Wageningen
MVV1–2FC Den Haag
Sparta(p) 2-2Feyenoord
FC Volendam1–0PSV
Ajax3–0Go Ahead Eagles
Fortuna Sittard1–0DWS

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on March 15 and 29, 1972.

Home team Result Away team
Fortuna Sittard0–0 (p)FC Wageningen
Sparta0–1FC Den Haag
FC Volendam1–0Excelsior
Ajax1–0NEC

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 11 and 12, 1972.

Home team Result Away team
Ajax2–0FC Volendam
FC Den Haag2–0FC Wageningen

Final

Ajax 3–2 FC Den Haag
Cruijff
Mühren (p)
Keizer
May 11, 1972
Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 60.000
Van Eeden
(p) Mansveld

Ajax also were the champions of the Eredivisie, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists FC Den Haag would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.

See also

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