1995–96 KNVB Cup

1995–1996
Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Teams	60
Defending champions	Feyenoord
Final positions
Champions	PSV
Runner-up	Sparta
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Virgil Breetveld; (8 goals)
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995-96 KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup) was the 78th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 60 teams contested, beginning on 12 August 1995 and at the final on 16 May 1996.

PSV beat Sparta 5–2 and won the cup for the seventh time.

Teams

All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1995-96, four of which entering in the knock-out stage
All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1995-96
22 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
Two youth teams

Group stage

The matches of the group stage were played between 12 August and 16 September 1995. 56 clubs participated, 28 advanced to the next round.

Group 1
Team	Pts
1. FC Groningen _E	9
2. Cambuur Leeuw. ₁	6
3. Veendam ₁	3
4. VV Appingedam _A	0

Group 2
Team	Pts
1. SC Heracles ₁	9
2. sc Heerenveen _E	4
3. SV Urk _A	2
4. FC Emmen ₁	1

Group 3
Team	Pts
1. FC Twente _E	9
2. FC Zwolle ₁	6
3. STEVO _A	3
4. SC Enschede _A	0

Group 4
Team	Pts
1. Go Ahead Eagles _E	9
2. TOP Oss ₁	4
3. IJsselmeervogels _A	4
4. GVVV _A	0

Group 5
Team	Pts
1. MVV ₁	9
2. Fortuna Sittard _E	6
3. SV Panningen _A	3
4. Wilhelmina '08 _A	0

Group 6
Team	Pts
1. Willem II _E	9
2. VVV-Venlo ₁	4
3. FC Eindhoven ₁	4
4. SV TOP _A	0

Group 7
Team	Pts
1. De Graafschap _E	9
2. Helmond Sport ₁	6
3. De Treffers _A	3
4. RKVV Volharding _A	0

Group 8
Team	Pts
1. NAC Breda _E	9
2. Young Sparta	6
3. VV Baronie _A	3
4. Excelsior ₁	0

Group 9
Team	Pts
1. RKC Waalwijk _E	7
2. RBC ₁	5
3. HSV Hoek _A	4
4. RKSV Halsteren _A	0

Group 10
Team	Pts
1. FC Utrecht _E	9
2. ADO Den Haag ₁	6
3. Kozakken Boys _A	1
4. VIOS _A	1

Group 11
Team	Pts
1. Vitesse Arnhem _E	7
2. Dordrecht'90 ₁	4
3. Young Ajax	3
4. HVV Hollandia _A	1

Group 12
Team	Pts
1. NEC _E	7
2. FC Den Bosch ₁	6
3. USV Holland _A	3
4. SV Argon _A	1

Group 13
Team	Pts
1. Sparta _E	9
2. Telstar ₁	6
3. FC Lisse _A	1
4. VV Katwijk _A	1

Group 14
Team	Pts
1. AZ ₁	7
2. HFC Haarlem ₁	4
3. FC Volendam _E	3
4. AFC '34 _A	1

_E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Knock-out Stage

First round

The matches of the first knock-out round were played on November 28, 29 and 30, 1995. The four highest ranked Eredivisie clubs from last season entered the tournament this round.

Home team	Result	Away team
Feyenoord _E	3–0	RBC
Cambuur Leeuwarden	1–0 (aet)	sc Heerenveen
Sparta	3–1	FC Den Bosch
Roda JC _E	2–1	FC Groningen
TOP Oss	1–2	FC Zwolle
Go Ahead Eagles	1–1	Fortuna Sittard
SC Heracles	0–3	Ajax _E (on January 24)
Young Sparta	0–2	De Graafschap

Home team	Result	Away team
Helmond Sport	(p) 3-3	Dordrecht'90
FC Utrecht	0–2	PSV _E
MVV	(p) 0-0	Willem II
ADO Den Haag	1–0 (aet)	Vitesse Arnhem
NAC Breda	4–1	Telstar
NEC	0–0 (p)	AZ
FC Twente	2–0	HFC Haarlem
VVV-Venlo	2–0	RKC Waalwijk

_E four Eredivisie entrants

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 24, 1996.

Home team	Result	Away team
Feyenoord	1–0	NAC Breda
VVV-Venlo	(p) 0-0	Fortuna Sittard
Roda JC	(p) 1-1	FC Zwolle
ADO Den Haag	1–2	FC Twente
De Graafschap	1–3	PSV
Helmond Sport	1–2	MVV
AZ	0–1	Sparta
Cambuur Leeuwarden	2–0	Ajax (on January 30)

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on February 28, 1996.

Home team	Result	Away team
VVV-Venlo	0–2	Roda JC
Sparta	1–0	Cambuur Leeuwarden
MVV	1–2	Feyenoord
FC Twente	1–3	PSV

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 6, 1996.

Home team	Result	Away team
PSV	3–1	Roda JC
Sparta	1–0 (aet)	Feyenoord

Final

16 May 1996

PSV	5–2	Sparta
Cocu 7' Vink 14' Veldman 65' (o.g.) Jonk 87' Van der Doelen 90'		Van der Meer 45' De Nooijer 79' (pen.)

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Mario van der Ende

PSV would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup

External links

Results by Ronald Zwiers Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)