2014–15 KNVB Cup
The 2014–15 KNVB Cup was the 97th season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 27 August 2014 with the matches of Round 1 and ended with the final on 3 May 2015. The winner qualified for the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
| Country | |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Groningen (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | PEC Zwolle | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Arkadiusz Milik (8 goals)  | 
← 2013–14  2015–16 →   | |
FC Groningen won their first cup title in club history.
Calendar
    
The calendar for the 2014–15 KNVB Cup was as follows.
| Rounds | Date | 
|---|---|
| First round | 27 August 2014 | 
| Second round | 23–25 September 2014 | 
| Third round | 28–30 October 2014 | 
| Fourth round | 16–18 December 2014 | 
| Quarter-finals | 27–29 January 2015 | 
| Semi-finals | 7–9 April 2015 | 
| Final | 3 May 2015 | 
First round
    
Matches scheduled on 26 & 27 August 2014.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kozakken Boys (3) | 7–0 | Stormvogels 28 (6) | 
| 2 | vv Capelle (3) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | EHC Hoensbroek (5) | 
| 3 | DOS'37 (5) | 6–1 | WAVV (6) | 
| 4 | ZSV (6) | 0–4 | FC Lisse (3) | 
| 5 | HBS Craeyenhout (3) | 6–1 | SV Juliana '31 (4) | 
| 6 | FVC (4) | 1–2 | Sportlust '46 (5) | 
| 7 | ADO '20 (3) | 0–1 | SVV Scheveningen (3) | 
| 8 | IJsselmeervogels (3) | 1–3 | JVC Cuijk (3) | 
| 9 | ASWH (4) | 4–1 | HSC '21 (3) | 
| 10 | Ajax Zaterdag (3) | 4–0 | De Valk (4) | 
| 11 | Deltasport (5) | 1–0 | RKSV Leonidas (3) | 
| 12 | VV Oude Maas (6) | 1–3 | SV DOSKO (4) | 
| 13 | WKE (3) | 1–0 | ZVV Pelikaan (5) | 
| 14 | Flevo Boys (4) | 6–2 | Haaglandia (4) | 
| 15 | BVV Barendrecht (3) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | RKSV De Ster (6) | 
| 16 | SC Feyenoord II (7) | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | ASV De Dijk (4) | 
| 17 | MSC (4) | 1–2 | ONS Boso Sneek (3) | 
| 18 | VV De Bataven (4) | 1–3 | SV Urk (4) | 
| 19 | JOS Watergraafsmeer (4) | 2–1 | VV Noordwijk (4) | 
| 20 | EVV (3) | 4–0 | SC Spirit '30 (6) | 
| 21 | FC Lienden (3) | 0–1 | Excelsior Maassluis (3) | 
Second round
    
Matches scheduled on 23 & 24 September 2014.
| 23 September 2014 | Rijnsburgse Boys (3) | 0–3 | Sparta Rotterdam (2) | Rijnsburg | 
| 18:00 | Dogan  Mahmudov Verhaar  | 
Stadium: Sportpark Middelmors Referee: Jeroen Manschot  | 
| 23 September 2014 | vv Capelle (3) | 0–1 | FC Volendam (2) | Capelle aan den IJssel | 
| 18:00 | Brands  | 
Stadium: Sportpark 't Slot Referee: Davy Otto  | 
| 23 September 2014 | SVV Scheveningen (3) | 4–1 | FC Lisse (3) | The Hague | 
| 18:00 | Koorndijk  Peters Aldoğan  | 
Monteny  | 
Stadium: Sportpark Houtrust Referee: F A Van Herk  | 
| 23 September 2014 | VVSB (3) | 1–2 | Vitesse Arnhem (1) | Noordwijkerhout | 
| 18:00 | van der Slot  | 
Traoré  Ibarra  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Boekhorst Referee: Richard Martens  | 
| 23 September 2014 | SV Spakenburg (3) | 3–4 | NAC Breda (1) | Bunschoten | 
| 19:30 | Tol  Buijtenhuis de Lange  | 
Matić  de Kamps Seuntjens Sarpong  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof  | 
| 23 September 2014 | Ajax Zaterdag (3) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)  | N.E.C. (2) | Amsterdam | 
| 20:00 | Eloisghiri  Metzemaekers  | 
Ars  Jahanbakhsh  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 348 Referee: Erwin Blank  | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Cameron  Danso Metzemaekers van Zoolingen  | 
Daemen  Jahanbakhsh van Eijden Appiah Breinburg  | 
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| 23 September 2014 | Almere City (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–0 p)  | ADO Den Haag (1) | Almere | 
| 20:00 | Janssen  | 
van Duinen  Kristensen  | 
Stadium: Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion Attendance: 1.945 Referee: Egbert Mulder  | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Janssen  Serrarens Boldewijn Salasiwa Oost  | 
Kristensen  Meijers Zuiverloon Malone  | 
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| 23 September 2014 | Deltasport (5) | 2–1 | Willem II (1) | Vlaardingen | 
| 20:00 | Boulfalfal  | 
Sahar  | 
Stadium: Sportpark Broekpolder | 
| 23 September 2014 | Excelsior Maassluis (3) | 1–4 | FC Emmen (2) | Maassluis | 
| 20:00 | Vink  | 
Rozema  Peters Almeida Bergkamp  | 
Stadium: Sportpark Dijkpolder Referee: Christiaan Bax  | 
| 23 September 2014 | Flevo Boys (4) | 1–0 | DOS'37 (5) | Emmeloord | 
| 20:00 | de Klein  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Ervenbos | 
| 23 September 2014 | HHC Hardenberg (3) | 1–0 | RKC Waalwijk (2) | Hardenberg | 
| 20:00 | Penterman  | 
Stadium: Sportpark de Boshoek | 
| 23 September 2014 | Kozakken Boys (3) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Sportlust '46 (5) | Werkendam | 
| 20:00 | Irilmazbilek  | 
van Baaren  Demeijer  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Zwaaier Referee: Sander de Brito Roque  | 
| 23 September 2014 | ONS Boso Sneek (3) | 0–3 | FC Dordrecht (1) | Sneek | 
| 20:00 | Lieder  Koolwijk Pisas  | 
Stadium: Zuidersportpark Referee: Stijn Berben  | 
| 23 September 2014 | VVV-Venlo (2) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)  | FC Eindhoven (2) | Venlo | 
| 20:00 | Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Khalouta  Gijzen Kruijsen Schroyen van Crooij  | 
Nieveld  Deschilder Sleegers Gunst  | 
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| 23 September 2014 | Roda JC Kerkrade (2) | 2–1 | SC Heerenveen (1) | Kerkrade | 
| 20:45 | Cicilia  Paulissen  | 
Thorsby  | 
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 9,276 Referee: Tom van Sichem  | 
| 24 September 2014 | AFC (3) | 0–2 | SBV Excelsior (1) | Amsterdam | 
| 18:00 | Stadium: Sportpark Goed Genoeg | 
| 24 September 2014 | ASV De Dijk (4) | 4–7 (a.e.t.) | Fortuna Sittard (2) | Amsterdam | 
| 18:00 | Stadium: Sportpark Schellingwoude | 
| 24 September 2014 | HBS Craeyenhout (3) | 1–2 | Heracles Almelo (1) | The Hague | 
| 18:00 | Stadium: Sportpark Daal en Bergselaan | 
| 24 September 2014 | SV DOSKO (4) | 0–1 | De Graafschap (2) | |
| 18:00 | 
| 24 September 2014 | JOS Watergraafsmeer (4) | 0–9 | Ajax (1) | Amsterdam | 
| 19:30 | Milik  Andersen Kishna Menig  | 
Stadium: Olympic_Stadium | 
| 24 September 2014 | ASWH (4) | 2–3 | WKE (3) | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: Sportpark Schildman | 
| 24 September 2014 | BVV Barendrecht (3) | 1–4 | FC Groningen (1) | Barendrecht | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: Sportpark De Bongerd | 
| 24 September 2014 | De Treffers (3) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | SC Telstar (2) | Groesbeek | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: Sportpark Zuid | 
| 24 September 2014 | EVV (3) | 0–1 | AZ (1) | Echt-Susteren | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: portpark "In De Bandert" | 
| 24 September 2014 | FC Den Bosch (2) | 0–4 | SC Cambuur (1) | 's-Hertogenbosch | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: de Vliert | 
| 24 September 2014 | MVV Maastricht (2) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Helmond Sport (2) | Maastricht | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: De Geusselt | 
| 24 September 2014 | PEC Zwolle (1) | 3–2 | FC Oss (2) | Zwolle | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion | 
| 24 September 2014 | Go Ahead Eagles (1) | 2–0 | Feyenoord (1) | Deventer | 
| 21:45 | Stadium: Adelaarshorst | 
| 25 September 2014 | Achilles '29 (2) | 1–3 | FC Twente (1) | Groesbeek | 
| 19:30 | Stadium: Sportpark De Heikant | 
| 25 September 2014 | PSV (1) | 2–0 | FC Utrecht (1) | Eindhoven | 
| 20:45 | Willems  Y.Cortie  | 
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar  | 
Third round
    
The matches took place on 28, 29 and 30 October 2014.
| 28 October 2018 | SV Urk (4) | 0–4 | Ajax (1) | De Vormt, Urk | 
| 18:30 | Lerin Duarte  Arkadiusz Milik Richairo Zivkovic  | 
| 28 October 2014 | De Graafschap (2) | 4–1 | SV Deltasport (5) | De Vijverberg, Doetinchem | 
| 20:00 | Karim Tarfi  Jan Lammers Robin Pröpper Jeroen Meurs  | 
Reduan Boulfalfal  | 
| 28 October 2014 | Fortuna Sittard (2) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | NAC Breda (1) | Offermans Joosten Stadion, Sittard | 
| 20:00 | Seku Conneh  Jordi Baur  | 
Mats Seuntjens  Adnane Tighadouini Erik Falkenburg  | 
| 28 October 2014 | Heracles Almelo (1) | 6–2 | FC Emmen (2) | Polman Stadion, Almelo | 
| 20:00 | Oussama Tannane  Bryan Linssen  | 
Tim Siekman  Alexander Bannink  | 
| 28 October 2014 | VVV-Venlo (2) | 2–0 | MVV Maastricht (2) | De Koel, Venlo | 
| 20:00 | Vito van Crooy  Melvin Platje  | 
| 28 October 2014 | Vitesse Arnhem (1) | 2–1 | FC Dordrecht (1) | GelreDome, Arnhem | 
| 20:45 | Marko Vejinović  Denys Oliynyk  | 
Ricky van Haaren  | 
| 29 October 2014 | Almere City (2) | 1–5 | PSV (1) | Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion, Almere | 
| 18:30 | Sander Keller  | 
Luciano Narsingh  Georginio Wijnaldum Jürgen Locadia  | 
| 29 October 2014 | SC Cambuur (1) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | SVV Scheveningen (3) | Cambuur Stadion, Leeuwarden | 
| 20:00 | Bartholomew Ogbeche  Bob Schepers  | 
| 29 October 2014 | FC Volendam (2) | 3–0 | Sportlust '46 (5) | Kras Stadion, Volendam | 
| 20:00 | Henk Veerman  | 
| 29 October 2014 | Flevo Boys (4) | 1–8 | FC Groningen (1) | Sportpark Ervenbos, Emmeloord | 
| 20:00 | Paul Bergtop  | 
Danny Hoesen  Yoell van Nieff Michael de Leeuw Dino Islamović Johan Kappelhof  | 
| 29 October 2014 | GVVV (3) | 0–5 | AZ (1) | Sportpark Panhuis, Veenendaal | 
| 20:00 | Nemanja Gudelj  Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Viktor Elm Robert Mühren Mikhail Rosheuvel  | 
| 29 October 2014 | PEC Zwolle (1) | 6–1 | HHC Hardenberg (3) | IJsseldelta Stadion, Zwolle | 
| 20:00 | Thomas Lam  Thanasis Karagounis Bart van Hintum Ben Rienstra  | 
Sargon Gouriye  | 
| 29 October 2014 | Go Ahead Eagles (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)  | FC Twente (1) | De Adelaarshorst, Deventer | 
| 20:45 | 
| 30 October 2014 | De Treffers (3) | 1–3 | N.E.C. (2) | Sportpark Zuid, Groesbeek | 
| 18:30 | Wessel can der Horst  | 
Sjoerd Ars  Anthony Limbombe  | 
| 30 October 2014 | WKE (3) | 0–3 | Excelsior (1) | Grote Geert, Emmen | 
| 20:00 | Carlo de Reuver  Ninos Gouriye Jordan Rolly Botaka  | 
| 30 October 2014 | Roda JC Kerkrade (2) | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Sparta Rotterdam (2) | Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade | 
| 20:45 | Marc Höcher  Guy Ramos  | 
Paul Gladon  | 
Fourth round
    
The matches took place on 16, 17, 18 December 2014 and 20 January 2015.
| 16 December 2014 | VVV-Venlo (2) | 0–1 | PEC Zwolle (1) | De Koel, Venlo | 
| 18:30 | Tomáš Necid  | 
| 16 December 2014 | Heracles Almelo (1) | 0–3 | SC Cambuur (1) | Polman Stadion, Almelo | 
| 20:45 | Mohamed El Makrini  Calvin Mac-Intosch  | 
| 17 December 2014 | De Graafschap (2) | 2–4 | FC Twente (1) | De Vijverberg, Doetinchem | 
| 18:30 | Vincent Vermeij  Andreas Bjelland  | 
Jesús Corona  Hakim Ziyech  | 
| 17 December 2014 | AZ (1) | 2–1 | N.E.C. (2) | AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar | 
| 19:00 | Muamer Tanković  | 
Anthony Limbombe  | 
| 17 December 2014 | FC Groningen (1) | 3–0 | FC Volendam (2) | Euroborg, Groningen | 
| 19:30 | Mimoun Mahi  Nick van der Velden Michael de Leeuw  | 
| 18 December 2014 | Excelsior (1) | 6–0 | NAC Breda (1) | Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam | 
| 18:30 | Adil Auassar  Sepp De Roover Tom van Weert Kevin Vermeulen Rick Kruys  | 
| 18 December 2014 | Ajax (1) | 0–4 | Vitesse Arnhem (1) | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam | 
| 20:45 | Bertrand Traoré  Zakaria Labyad Valeri Kazaishvili  | 
| 20 January 2015 | Roda JC Kerkrade (2) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | PSV (1) | Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade | 
| 20:00 | Tom Van Hyfte  Edwin Gyasi Hicham Faik  | 
Luuk de Jong  | 
Quarter-finals
    
| 27 January 2015 | SC Cambuur (1) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | PEC Zwolle (1) | Cambuur Stadion, Leeuwarden | 
| 18:30 | Narsingh  | 
Lam  Thomas Lukoki  | 
Attendance: 7,834 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük  | 
| 27 January 2015 | FC Twente (1) | 3–0 | AZ (1) | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede | 
| 20:45 | Castaignos  Ziyech  | 
Attendance: 18,600 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 28 January 2015 | Roda JC Kerkrade (2) | 1–4 | Excelsior (1) | Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade | 
| 18:30 | Jansen  | 
Gouriye  Mattheij Van Weert  | 
Attendance: 6,125 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer  | 
| 28 January 2015 | FC Groningen (1) | 4–0 | Vitesse Arnhem (1) | Euroborg, Groningen | 
| 20:45 | Chery  De Leeuw Van Nieff Kieftenbeld  | 
Attendance: 12,458 Referee: Björn Kuipers  | 
Semi-finals
    
| 7 April 2015 | FC Twente (1) | 1 - 1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)  | PEC Zwolle (1) | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede | 
| 20:45 | Mokhtar  | 
Final
    
| PEC Zwolle | 0–2 | FC Groningen | 
|---|---|---|
| Rusnák  | 
Trivia
    
None of the Big Three managed to advance to the quarter-finals. This happened for only the fourth time in fifty years (after the 1974-75, 1981-82 and 2008-09 campaigns).
References
    
- "PROGRAMMA BETAALD VOETBAL SEIZOEN 2014/'15 EREDIVISIE / JUPILER LEAGUE" [Schedule professional football 2014–15 season Eredivisie/Jupiler League] (PDF) (in Dutch). Zeist: Royal Dutch Football Association. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
 
External links
    
- Official website (in Dutch)