The 2016 Johan Cruyff Shield was the 21st edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal), an annual Dutch football match played between the winners of the previous season's Eredivisie and KNVB Cup. The match was contested by Feyenoord, the 2015–16 KNVB Cup winners, and PSV Eindhoven, champions of the 2015–16 Eredivisie. It was held at the Amsterdam Arena on 31 July 2016. Watched by a crowd of 30,000 and a television audience of 1.7 million, PSV won the match 1–0.[1][2]
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| Date | 31 July 2016 | ||||||
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| Venue | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam | ||||||
| Referee | Serdar Gözübüyük | ||||||
| Attendance | 30,000 | ||||||
This was the first Johan Cruyff Shield to be played after the death of its eponym Johan Cruyff. The trophy was awarded by Susila Cruyff, his daughter.[3]
Match
edit| Feyenoord | 0–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
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| Report | Pröpper  38' |
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   PSV
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Match officials:
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Match rules
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References
edit- ^ "Feyenoord vs. PSV - 31 July 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Strijd Johan Cruijff Schaal een ware kijkcijferhit" (in Dutch). KNVB. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Pröpper schiet PSV naar elfde Johan Cruijff Schaal" (in Dutch). NOS. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.