2005–06 KNVB Cup

The 2005–06 KNVB Cup was the 88th edition of the premier knockout tournament in the Netherlands. The tournament started on 2 August 2005 and the final was held on 7 May 2006. Ajax beat PSV 2–1 in the final, winning the trophy for the sixteenth time.

Teams

All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2005-06
All 20 participants of the Eerste Divisie 2005-06
47 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
Two youth teams

Qualifying round

First round

_E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Second round

Third round

Last 16

Six Eredivisie teams entered the tournament this round. They had previously been playing in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.

_E six Eredivisie entrants

Quarter finals

Semi-finals

Final

7 May 2006

18:00 CEST

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 30,770

Referee: Pieter Vink

Both Ajax and PSV already secured a Champions League spot in the national competition. Therefore, the UEFA Cup ticket the winner of this tournament would win, could now be won in the Eredivisie play-offs.

References

^ a b c Heracles Almelo, De Graafschap and Young PSV were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.

External links

Results by Ronald Zwiers Archived 2009-09-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)