KNVB District Cup

The KNVB District Cup (Dutch: Districtsbeker) is a cup competition for amateur football clubs in the Netherlands. The competition is held in each of the six districts of the Royal Dutch Football Association. The winners of the six cup competitions contest the KNVB Amateur Cup.

Competition format

The competition starts each year in late August with a group stage. Depedent on the district and the tier of the teams in a group, the group winners and sometimes the group runners-up qualify for the knock-out stage. From the knock-out stage, teams can get a bye if they are left over after the draw is made. If needed, an intermediate round will be played to narrow the number of teams down to 16 before the round of 16 is played.

From the 2016-17 season, the teams of the Topklasse will no longer participate in the District Cup.

Qualification for the KNVB Cup

All the semi-finalists of all the district cups (24 in total) qualify for the KNVB Cup of the next season. If a team qualify for the Cup in multiple ways (like winning the promotion/relegation play-offs of the Topklasse and reaching the semi-finals of the District Cup) a lucky loser is determined by:

Tie-breakers
  1. All the match points of the teams, obtained from the knock-out stage (three for a win and one for a win after a penalty shoot-out) up. If a team had a bye in one round, the round will not count for the other teams.
  2. Goal difference.
  3. Goals ahead.
  4. Drawing of lots.

History

The cup competition, which started in the 1959-1960 season, initially saw a separation between Saturday clubs and Sunday clubs, who played in separate cup competitions. This separation was abolished in 1980; Saturday clubs and Sunday clubs from one district now play for the one cup of that district.

The reserve teams of professional football clubs played in the District Cup competitions until 1997, when the KNVB Reserve Cup was established.

In order to minimize the number of match days, between 2003 and 2006 the final eight teams in the district cups were divided into two groups. They played each other in group matches of 2 halves of 20 minutes, with all group matches played on the same day. The winners of the two groups qualified for the final.

Recent winners

YearNorthEastWest IWest IISouth ISouth II
2001-02JoureDe Bataven FC Hilversum TONEGIDO GeldropEVV
2002-03GenemuidenVVOG IJsselmeervogels TONEGIDO UNAVV Eijsden
2003-04SneekBennekomSporting Maroc Ter Leede DBSMeerssen
2004-05GenemuidenHSC '21Ajax AmateursExcelsior MaassluisTriborghGemert
2005-06Harkemase BoysWHCGVVVRijnsburgse BoysASWHEVV
2006-07Harkemase BoysBennekomTürkiyemsporLisseUNAMeerssen
2007-08HoogeveenAchilles '29Ajax AmateursRijnsburgse BoysUnitasGemert
2008-09Harkemase BoysGo Ahead KampenDOVOBarendrechtLRC LeerdamRKSV Groene Ster
2009-10SWZHSC '21DOVOVoorschoten '97DongenSV Deurne
2010-11Harkemase BoysAchilles'29ODIN '59FC LisseUNAJVC Cuijk
2011-12SC GenemuidenHHC HardenbergFC ChababLeonidasKozakken BoysGemert
2012-13Harkemase BoysDe TreffersArgonCapelleHSV HoekSV Deurne
2013-14 ONS Sneek VV De Bataven IJsselmeervogels VV Capelle ASWH JVC Cuijk
2014-15 Harkemase Boys Excelsior '31 IJsselmeervogels RKAVV HSV Hoek JVC Cuijk

See also


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