2019 KNVB Cup final

The 2019 KNVB Cup final was a football match between Eredivisie clubs Willem II and Ajax that took place on 5 May 2019 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2018–19 KNVB Cup, the 101st season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition.

2019 KNVB Cup final

De Kuip in Rotterdam hosted the final.
Event	2018–19 KNVB Cup
Willem II Ajax 0 4
Date	5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)
Venue	De Kuip, Rotterdam
Referee	Serdar Gözübüyük[1]
Attendance	45,709
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The winners of this match would compete in the 2019 Johan Cruyff Shield and play in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, assuming they have not qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. Since Ajax had qualified for the latter as 2018–19 Eredivisie champions, the spot for the winners were reverted to the league.

Route to the final

Further information: 2018–19 KNVB Cup

Willem II		Round	Ajax
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
FC Volendam	2–1 (A)	First round	HVV Te Werve	7–0 (A)
SV Spakenburg	5–0 (H)	Second round	Go Ahead Eagles	3–0 (H)
AFC	3–0 (H)	Round of 16	Roda JC	1–1 (4–2 pen.) (A)
FC Twente	3–2 (A)	Quarter-finals	SC Heerenveen	3–1 (H)
AZ Alkmaar	1–1 (2–1 pen.) (H)	Semi-finals	Feyenoord	3–0 (A)

Match

Details

Willem II	0–4	Ajax
	Report	Blind 38' Huntelaar 39', 67' Kristensen 76'

5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)

18:00 CEST

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 45,709

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Willem II

Ajax

GK 1 Timon Wellenreuther RB 2 Fernando Lewis CB 25 Thomas Meißner CB 4 Jordens Peters (c)  62' LB 3 Freek Heerkens RM 15 Damil Dankerlui  62' CM 26 Renato Tapia CM 8 Pol Llonch  78' LM 5 Diego Palacios CF 9 Alexander Isak CF 10 Vangelis Pavlidis Substitutes: GK 12 Michael Woud GK 28 Luuk Brand DF 24 James McGarry DF 27 Victor van den Bogert MF 14 Daniel Crowley  62' MF 16 Marios Vrousai  62' MF 17 Dries Saddiki MF 20 Karim Coulibaly MF 22 Atakan Akkaynak MF 23 Vurnon Anita Manager: Adrie Koster

GK 24 André Onana RB 2 Rasmus Nissen Kristensen CB 4 Matthijs de Ligt (c) CB 17 Daley Blind LB 31 Nicolás Tagliafico CM 12 Noussair Mazraoui CM 6 Donny van de Beek CM 21 Frenkie de Jong  79' RW 22 Hakim Ziyech  58' CF 9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar LW 10 Dušan Tadić  73' Substitutes: GK 26 Kostas Lamprou GK 28 Bruno Varela DF 3 Joël Veltman DF 8 Daley Sinkgraven DF 16 Lisandro Magallán MF 19 Zakaria Labyad  73' MF 20 Lasse Schöne  79' MF 30 Dani de Wit MF 40 Jurgen Ekkelenkamp FW 7 David Neres  58' FW 23 Lassina Traoré FW 25 Kasper Dolberg Manager: Erik ten Hag

Assistant referees:[1] Charles Schaap Jan de Vries Fourth official:[1] Allard Lindhout Video assistant referee:[1] Pol van Boekel Assistant video assistant referee:[2] Angelo Boonman

Match rules[3] 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out (ABBA) if scores still level. Maximum of twelve named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.