1979–80 KNVB Cup

1979–80 KNVB Cup Netherlands 46 Feyenoord Ajax 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979-80 KNVB Cup 62nd edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 1 September 1979 and ending at the final on 17 May 1980. Ajax unsuccessfully defended its 1979 title in the successful pursuit of Feyenoord at the KNVB Cup on 17 May 1980 in De Kuip, Rotterdam, 3–1. 60,000 attended. Feyenoord contested the Cup Winners' Cup. During the quarter and semi-finals, two-legged matches were held. Teams All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1979-80, entering in the second round All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1979-80 9 teams from lower (amateur) leagues First round The matches of the first round were played on 1-2 September 1979. Home teamResult Away teamFortuna Sittard 12–1SC Heracles 1sc Heerenveen 12–1 (aet)SC Veendam 1SC Amersfoort 14–0EHC ASVV 1(p) 1-1ROHDA Raalte ATelstar 12–1RVC '33 AFC Volendam 10–1SC Cambuur 1FC Wageningen 11–2RKAV Volendam A Home teamResult Away teamAchilles '29 A0–1VUC AVV DOVO A5–3 (aet)ACV ADS '79 12–1Helmond Sport 1FC Eindhoven 1(p) 2-2FC Vlaardingen 1FC Amsterdam 13–0VV Geldrop/AEK AFC Den Bosch 1(p) 0-0FC Groningen 1FC VVV 10–4De Graafschap 1 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams Second round The matches of the second round were played on October 13 and 14, 1979. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here. Home teamResult Away teamNAC E1–2FC AmsterdamNEC E4–1RKAV VolendamRoda JC E3–0sc HeerenveenSC Cambuur1–4PSV ESVV0–6AZ'67 ETelstar0–4Go Ahead Eagles EVitesse Arnhem E3–1MVV EWillem II E2–4FC Twente E Home teamResult Away teamDe Graafschap2–2 (p)SC AmersfoortVV DOVO1–4PEC Zwolle EFC Eindhoven1–2DS '79Excelsior E0–1Sparta EFC Den Bosch0–3FC Utrecht EFC Den Haag E5–1VUCFeyenoord E3–2Fortuna SittardHFC Haarlem E2–4Ajax E E Eredivisie Round of 16 The matches of the round of 16 were played between February 13 and 17, 1980. Home teamResult Away teamAjax3–1 The matches Ajax – Vitesse (3–1) and Roda JC – NEC Nijmegen (5–1), were also reported as Ajax – NEC Nijmegen (5–1) and Roda JC – Vitesse (3–1). See external link: RSSSF.Vitesse ArnhemAZ'672–0FC UtrechtDS '791–3PEC ZwolleFeyenoord4–0FC TwenteGo Ahead Eagles1–2 (aet)SpartaPSV3–0FC AmsterdamRoda JC5–1 NECSC Amersfoort1–8FC Den Haag Quarter finals The quarter finals were played on February 27 and March 12, 1980. Team 1AggregateTeam 2Match 1Match 2Ajax9–5Roda JC5–14–4AZ'672–2 (a)Sparta2–10–1FC Den Haag3–4PSV3–10–3Feyenoord5–2PEC Zwolle3–02–2 Semi-finals The semi-finals were played on April 16 and 30, 1980. Team 1AggregateTeam 2Match 1Match 2PSV2–3Ajax1–21–1Sparta1–4Feyenoord1–00–4 Final 17 May 1980 Feyenoord 3–1 Ajax Pétursson 39 pen. 75 De Leeuw 71 Arnesen 19 De Kuip, Rotterdam 60,000 Charles Corver Feyenoord would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup. References External links Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994 by the RSSSF Category:KNVB Cup seasons KNVB Cup