2013–14 KNVB Cup


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The 2013–14 KNVB Cup tournament was the 96th edition of the Dutch national football knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 82 teams contested in 81 matches beginning on 28 August 2013 in the first round and concluded with the final on 20 April 2014.

2013–14 KNVB Cup
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams82
Final positions
ChampionsPEC Zwolle (1st title)
Runner-upAjax
Tournament statistics
Matches played81
Goals scored285 (3.52 per match)
Attendance467,167 (5,767 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Aron Jóhannsson
(6 goals)

AZ unsuccessfully defended its 2012 title. PEC Zwolle successfully pursued the 2013–14 KNVB Cup and qualified for the play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. Ajax were runner-up.

82 teams participate in the 2013-14 cup. The 18 clubs of the Eredivisie and the 17 clubs of the Eerste divisie (excluding reserve teams) qualified automatically, entering in the second round. Other teams qualify by finishing in the top 12 of the Topklasse or by reaching the semi-finals in a local KNVB Cup, called 'districtsbeker', for clubs from level 3 onwards, in the previous season.

Division Clubs
Eredivisie (1) ADO Den Haag Go Ahead Eagles NEC Roda JC Kerkrade
Ajax FC Groningen PEC Zwolle FC Twente
AZ SC Heerenveen PSV FC Utrecht
SC Cambuur Heracles Almelo RKC Waalwijk Vitesse Arnhem
Feyenoord NAC Breda
Eerste Divisie (2) Achilles '29 FC Emmen Helmond Sport Telstar
Almere City FC Excelsior MVV Maastricht VVV-Venlo
FC Den Bosch Fortuna Sittard FC Oss FC Volendam
FC Dordrecht De Graafschap Sparta Rotterdam Willem II
FC Eindhoven
Topklasse (3) HHC Hardenberg EVV HSC'21 vv Noordwijk
ADO '20 Excelsior '31 IJsselmeervogels Rijnsburgse Boys
AFC Be Quick 1887 FC Lisse SVV Scheveningen
BVV Barendrecht GVVV JVC Cuijk WKE
vv Capelle Ter Leede vv Katwijk FC Lienden
FC Chabab HBS Kozakken Boys De Treffers
VVSB
Hoofdklasse (4) SC Genemuiden ASWH EHC/Heuts VV De Zouaven
HVV Hollandia Harkemase Boys VV Smitshoek SV Deurne
DVS '33 HSV Hoek RVVH VV Sneek Wit Zwart
OJC Rosmalen Rohda Raalte
Eerste Klasse (5) SHO SVL JOS Watergraafsmeer
Tweede Klasse (6) Wilhelmina '08 SV DFS OWIOS TEC
Vierde Klasse (8) RKSV Volkel

The calendar for the 2013–14 KNVB Cup is as follows.

Rounds Date
First round 28 August 2013
Second round 24, 25 or 26 September 2013
Third round 29, 30 or 31 October 2013
Fourth round 17, 18 or 19 December 2013
Quarter-finals 21, 22 or 23 January 2014
Semi-finals 25, 26 or 27 March 2014
Final 20 April 2014

36 amateur clubs competed in this stage of the competition for a place in the second round. These matches took place on 28 August 2013.[1] 11 amateur teams received a bye.

The 18 winners from the first round entered in this stage of the competition along with the 17 Eerste Divisie clubs, the 18 Eredivisie clubs and the 11 amateur club, that received a bye. These matches took place from 24 to 26 September 2013.[2]

These matches took place on 29, 30 and 31 October 2013.

These matches took place on 17, 18 and 19 December 2013.

These matches took place on 21 and 22 January 2014.

  1. ^ "First round". Soccerway. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  2. ^ "Second round". Soccerway. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.