KNVB Cup

KNVB Cup
Founded1898; 126 years ago (1898)
RegionNetherlands
Number of teams110
Qualifier forUEFA Europa League
Johan Cruyff Shield
Current championsFeyenoord (14th title)
Most successful club(s)Ajax (20 titles)
Television broadcastersESPN
Websitetotoknvbbeker.nl
2024–25 KNVB Cup

The KNVB Beker (pronounced [ˌkaːʔɛɱveːˈbeː ˈbeːkər]; English: KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898.[1] It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup. The tournament consists of all teams from the top four tiers of Dutch league football (Eredivisie, Eerste Divisie, Tweede Divisie and Derde Divisie), as well as the 24 semi-finalists (or replacements) of the six KNVB District Cups. The finals of the tournament traditionally takes place in De Kuip, and has been held there every season since the 1989 final. The winners of the cup compete against the winners of the Eredivisie for the Johan Cruyff Shield, (equivalent to a super cup) which acts as the curtain raiser for the following season.

  1. ^ "TOTO KNVB Beker | KNVB". www.knvb.nl. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.