1974–75 KNVB Cup

The 1974-75 KNVB Cup was the 57th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning in October 1974 and ending at the final on 15 May 1975.

1974–75 KNVB Cup

Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Teams	46
Defending champions	PSV
Final positions
Champions	FC Den Haag
Runners-up	FC Twente
← 1973–74 1975–76 →

PSV unsuccessfully defended its 1974 title in the Round of 16 losing to FC Wageningen, 3–2. FC Den Haag successfully pursued on 15 May 1975 in De Kuip, Rotterdam its second KNVB Cup defeating FC Twente, 1–0. 21,000 attended. FC Den Haag previously lifted the cup in 1968.

Teams

• All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1974-75, entering in the second round
• All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1974-75
• 9 teams from lower (amateur) leagues

First round

The matches of the first round were played during October 1974.

Home team	Result	Away team
IJsselmeervogels A	1–0	SV Limburgia A
NEC 1	2–3 (aet)	FC Groningen 1
PEC Zwolle 1	2–0	SV Spakenburg A
RBC A	1–0 (aet)	SC Veendam 1
SC Amersfoort 1	2–1	FC Eindhoven 1
SC Cambuur 1	(p) 1-1	Willem II 1
Heracles 1	7–2	Quick 1888 A

Home team	Result	Away team
FC Dordrecht 1	2–1	SVV 1
FC Vlaardingen 1	1–0 (aet)	SV Huizen A
FC VVV 1	5–1	Vitesse Arnhem 1
CVV Germanicus A	1–2	FC Volendam 1
sc Heerenveen 1	2–2 (p)	Fortuna SC 1
Helmond Sport 1	1–0	USV Elinkwijk A
Hermes DVS A	(p) 1-1	FC Den Bosch 1

₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on November 23 and 24, 1974. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament this round.

Home team	Result	Away team
HFC Haarlem E	3–1	De Graafschap E
IJsselmeervogels	4–1	SC Amersfoort
MVV E	1–2	Feyenoord E
RBC	0–4	PSV E
Roda JC E	2–1	FC Amsterdam E
Telstar E	2–0	Hermes DVS
FC Volendam	2–1	NAC E
FC Wageningen E	5–1	PEC Zwolle

Home team	Result	Away team
Ajax E	8–0	Helmond Sport
AZ'67 E	2–0	FC VVV
Excelsior E	0–1	Heracles
FC Den Haag E	(p) 1-1	SC Cambuur
FC Dordrecht	1–2	Sparta E
FC Vlaardingen	1–2	FC Groningen
Fortuna Sittard	1–2	FC Twente E
Go Ahead Eagles E	0–1	FC Utrecht E

_E Eredivisie

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on December 29, 1974, and February 8 and 9, 1975.

Home team	Result	Away team
AZ'67	8–1	Telstar
FC Den Haag	(p) 0-0	Roda JC
FC Twente	2–0	Feyenoord
IJsselmeervogels	2–1	FC Groningen
Heracles	4–2 (aet)	Ajax
Sparta	2–1	FC Utrecht
FC Volendam	3–1	HFC Haarlem
FC Wageningen	3–2	PSV

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on March 12, 1975.

Home team	Result	Away team
AZ'67	2–2 (p)	IJsselmeervogels
FC Den Haag	1–0	Sparta
FC Twente	4–0	FC Volendam
FC Wageningen	2–1	Heracles

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 16, 1975.

Home team	Result	Away team
FC Den Haag	1–0	FC Wageningen
IJsselmeervogels	0–6	FC Twente

Final

15 May 1975

FC Den Haag	1–0	FC Twente
van Leeuwen 67'

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 21,000

Referee: Frans Derks

FC Den Haag would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.

External links

• Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994 by the RSSSF