1969–70 KNVB Cup

1969–70 KNVB Cup Netherlands 53 Ajax PSV Eindhoven 1968–69 1970–71 The 1969–70 KNVB Cup was the 53rd edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. It began on 19 October 1969 and ended with the final on 27 May 1970. Eventual champions Ajax lost to AZ '67 in the Third Round of the competition, however were placed into the Quarter Final as lucky losers.https://nos.nl/artikel/2425462-ajax-bekermirakel-van-1970-uitgeschakeld-en-toch-winnen-van-psv nl Ajax' bekermirakel van 1970: uitgeschakeld... en toch winnen (van PSV) Ajax's 1970 cup miracle: eliminated... and still won (against PSV) nos.nl nos.nl 17 April 2022 22 March 2025https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/luckylosers.html Lucky Losers, including Ajax rsssf.org rsssf.org 23 March 2025 The lucky loser rule had been in use for multiple years due to the KNVB Cup only allowing professional clubs to enter which sometimes produced irregular numbers, but was immediately abolished due to the backlash.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedcuphist.html Netherlands Cup Finals RSSSF 22 April 2025 5 August 2025 Defending champions Feyenoord lost in the Second Round to GVAV-Rapiditas. Since winners Ajax were also champions of the 1969-70 Eredivisie so entered the 1970–71 European Cup, runners-up PSV Eindhoven qualified for the 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup (they would reach the semi finals). First Round There were 53 teams competing in the KNVB Cup, with holders Feyenoord receiving a bye into the Second Round. The matches of the first round were played on 19 August 1969. Of the Eredivisie sides in the First Round, three were eliminated: SV SVV, NEC Nijmegen, and Holland Sport. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1SC Drente0–6Go Ahead Eagles19 October 19692Velox2-1SVV19 October 19693Fortuna Vlaardingen3-1SC Cambuur19 October 19694Racing Club Heemstede1-3AFC DWS19 October 19695Zaanlandsche Football Club0-2SC Telstar19 October 19696Heracles Almelo0-1FC Den Bosch '6719 October 19697FC Wageningen2-4NAC Breda19 October 19698RBC Roosendaal4-1Fortuna Sittard19 October 19699Helmond Sport0-2Willem II19 October 196910HVC0-1De Volewijckers19 October 196911Roda JC0-1GVAV-Rapiditas19 October 196912SC Heerenveen1-2VV DOS19 October 196913Vitesse3-1Blauw-Wit Amsterdam19 October 196914VVV-Venlo0-6ADO Den Haag19 October 196915De Graafschap1-0Dordrechtse Football Club19 October 196916SC Gooiland0-0 (p)AZ '6719 October 196917TSV NOAD0-2HFC Haarlem19 October 196918Hermes DVS2-0SC Veendam19 October 196919VV Baronie1-3MVV Maastricht19 October 196920USV Elinkwijk1-0NEC Nijmegen19 October 196921AGOVV1-0FC Volendam19 October 196922EVV Eindhoven1-2PSV Eindhoven14 December 196923SV Limburgia1-6Sparta Rotterdam14 December 196924PEC Zwolle0-3FC Twente14 December 196925HFC EDO0-4Ajax14 December 196926Excelsior Rotterdam(p) 2-2Holland Sport14 December 1969 Second Round After a bye to the second round, reigning champions Feyenoord were defeated by GVAV-Rapiditas. AGOVV got a bye to the Third Round. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1De Volewijckers0–1De Graafschap1 March 19702Fortuna Sittard1-2AZ '671 March 19703PSV Eindhoven4-2FC Den Bosch '671 March 19704SC Telstar5-0Excelsior Rotterdam1 March 19705Sparta Rotterdam1-2HFC Haarlem1 March 19706ADO Den Haag4-1VV DOS1 March 19707Go Ahead Eagles3-0RBC Roosendaal1 March 19708FC Twente3-2NAC Breda1 March 19709USV Elinkwijk1-0 AETWillem II1 March 197010MVV Maastricht1-0Velox1 March 197011AFC DWS3-1 AETHermes DVS1 March 197012Vitesse1-3Ajax1 March 197013Feyenoord0-1GVAV-Rapiditas12 March 1970 Third Round There were only an irregular 14 teams in the Third Round, meaning to make up 8 teams for the Quarter Finals, one losing team would be selected as lucky loser to advance. This would be Ajax. Out of the 14 teams, 11 were in the Eredivisie, 2 were in the Eerste Divisie, and 1 was in the Tweede Divisie: AGOVV, who had received a bye in the Second Round. Three of the seven matches would be determined by penalties. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1AZ '672-1Ajax12 April 19702Go Ahead Eagles0-0 (p)FC Twente12 April 19703ADO Den Haag(p) 2-2HFC Haarlem12 April 19704PSV Eindhoven(p) 1-1SC Telstar12 April 19705GVAV-Rapiditas2-0MVV Maastricht12 April 19706De Graafschap1-2USV Elinkwijk12 April 19707AGOVV1-4AFC DWS12 April 1970 Quarter Final Out of the 8 remaining teams, 7 were from the Eredivisie, while Elinkwijk was the only team remaining from the second tier. The Quarter Finals took place on 22 April. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1FC Twente2-0USV Elinkwijk22 April 19702PSV Eindhoven2-0ADO Den Haag22 April 19703GVAV-Rapiditas1-0AZ '6722 April 19704AFC DWS1-2Ajax22 April 1970 Semi Final All clubs that took part in the Semi Finals were in the Eredivisie. The Semi Finals, as usual, took place in neutral stadiums, although Ajax ended up playing in Amsterdam in the Olympic Stadium, which they used as their home ground for European matches. Ajax and PSV Eindhoven advanced to the final. 14 May 10,893 Ajax 4–0https://www.afc-ajax.info/nl/wedstrijd/1970-5-14-FC-Twente-Ajax nl FC Twente - Ajax 0 - 4 (14-5-1970) afc-ajax.info 23 March 2025 FC Twente Johan Cruyff 25, 70 Dick van Dijk 33 Tom Søndergaard 79 Olympic Stadium 14 May 10,000 PSV Eindhoven 1–0 GVAV-Rapiditas Willy van der Kuijlen 14 Goffertstadion Final The 1970 KNVB Cup final took place between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven on 27 May 1970. The match took place at the neutral ground, De Vliert in 's-Hertogenbosch, with an attendance of 30,000. The goals for Ajax came from Piet Keizer and Johan Cruyff. The final took place after Ajax won the 1969–70 Eredivisie, and this was their 5th Cup title.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedcuphist.html en Cup Finals rsssf.org rsssf.org 23 March 2025 As Ajax had already won the title, PSV qualified for the 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup. 27 May 1965 Ajax 2–0https://www.afc-ajax.info/en/match/1970-5-27-Ajax-PSV nl Ajax - PSV 2 - 0 (5/27/1970) afc-ajax.info 23 March 2025 PSV Eindhoven Keizer 22Cruyff 69 De Vliert, 's-Hertogenbosch 30,000 References External links Voetbal Archieven, KNVB Beker 1969/70 Category:KNVB Cup seasons KNVB Cup