1995–96 KNVB Cup

The 1995–96 KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup) was the 78th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 60 teams contested, beginning on 12 August 1995 and at the final on 16 May 1996.

1995–96 KNVB Cup

Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Teams	60
Defending champions	Feyenoord
Final positions
Champions	PSV
Runners-up	Sparta
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Virgil Breetveld (8 goals)
← 1994–95 1996–97 →

PSV beat Sparta 5–2 and won the cup for the seventh time.

Teams

• All 18 participants of the 1995–96 Eredivisie. Four teams, who were in the top four last season, entered directly into the knockout stage.
• All 18 participants of the 1995–96 Eerste Divisie.
• 22 teams from lower (amateur) leagues.
• Two youth teams.

Group stage

The matches of the group stage were played between 12 August and 16 September 1995. 56 clubs participated, 28 advanced to the next round.^[1]

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1. FC Groningen E	3	3	0	0	12	5	+7	9
2. SC Cambuur 1	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
3. SC Veendam 1	3	1	0	2	5	6	-1	3
4. VV Appingedam A	3	0	0	3	2	10	-8	0

FC Groningen v SC Veendam

FC Groningen

4-1

SC Veendam

Groningen

VV Appingedam v SC Cambuur

VV Appingedam

1-2

SC Cambuur

Appingedam

VV Appingedam v FC Groningen

VV Appingedam

1-4

FC Groningen

Appingedam

SC Veendam v SC Cambuur

SC Veendam

0-2

SC Cambuur

Groningen

SC Veendam v VV Appingedam

SC Veendam

4-0

VV Appingedam

Groningen

SC Cambuur v FC Groningen

SC Cambuur

3-4

FC Groningen

Leeuwarden

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1. Heracles Almelo 1	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9
2. SC Heerenveen E	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3. SV Urk A	3	0	2	1	4	7	-3	2
4. FC Emmen 1	3	0	1	2	4	8	-4	1

SC Heerenveen v FC Emmen

SC Heerenveen

2-1

FC Emmen

Heerenveen

SV Urk v Heracles Almelo

SV Urk

1-4

Heracles Almelo

Urk

FC Emmen v Heracles Almelo

FC Emmen

1-4

Heracles Almelo

Emmen

Heracles Almelo v SC Heerenveen

Heracles Almelo

1-0

SC Heerenveen

Almelo

FC Emmen v SV Urk

FC Emmen

2-2

SV Urk

Emmen

SV Urk v SC Heerenveen

SV Urk

1-1

SC Heerenveen

Urk

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1. FC Twente E	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	9
2. PEC Zwolle 1	3	2	0	1	11	7	+4	6
3. RKVV STEVO A	3	1	0	2	4	9	-5	3
4. Sportclub Enschede A	3	0	0	3	2	12	-10	0

FC Twente v PEC Zwolle

FC Twente

5-1

PEC Zwolle

Enschede

RKVV STEVO v FC Twente

RKVV STEVO

0-4

FC Twente

Geesteren

PEC Zwolle v Sportclub Enschede

PEC Zwolle

6-1

Sportclub Enschede

Zwolle

Sportclub Enschede v RKVV STEVO

Sportclub Enschede

1-3

RKVV STEVO

Enschede

FC Twente v Sportclub Enschede

FC Twente

3-0

Sportclub Enschede

Enschede

RKVV STEVO v PEC Zwolle

RKVV STEVO

1-4

PEC Zwolle

Geesteren

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1. Go Ahead Eagles E	3	3	0	0	12	5	+7	9
2. TOP Oss 1	3	1	1	1	8	8	0	4
3. IJsselmeervogels A	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1	4
4. GVVV A	3	0	0	3	5	11	-6	0

Go Ahead Eagles v TOP Oss

Go Ahead Eagles

5-2

TOP Oss

Deventer

TOP Oss v GVVV

TOP Oss

5-2

GVVV

Oss

IJsselmeervogels v Go Ahead Eagles

IJsselmeervogels

0-2

Go Ahead Eagles

IJsselmeer

GVVV v IJsselmeervogels

GVVV

0-1

IJsselmeervogels

Veenendaal

GVVV v Go Ahead Eagles

GVVV

3-5

Go Ahead Eagles

Veenendaal

TOP Oss v IJsselmeervogels

TOP Oss

1-1

IJsselmeervogels

Oss

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1. MVV Maastricht 1	3	3	0	0	10	5	+5	9
2. Fortuna Sittard E	3	1	1	1	10	4	+6	4
3. SV Panningen A	3	0	2	1	6	7	-1	2
4. Wilhelmina '08 A	3	0	1	2	2	12	-10	1

MVV Maastricht v Fortuna Sittard

MVV Maastricht

3-0

Fortuna Sittard

Maastricht

SV Panningen v MVV Maastricht

SV Panningen

4-5

MVV Maastricht

Panningen

Fortuna Sittard v Wilhelmina '08

Fortuna Sittard

9-0

Wilhelmina '08

Sittard-Geleen

Wilhelmina '08 v MVV Maastricht

Wilhelmina '08

1-2

MVV Maastricht

Weert

SV Panningen v Fortuna Sittard

SV Panningen

1-1

Fortuna Sittard

Panningen

Wilhelmina '08 v SV Panningen

Wilhelmina '08

1-1

SV Panningen

Weert

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1. Willem II E	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	9
2. VVV-Venlo 1	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	4
3. FC Eindhoven 1	3	1	1	1	6	7	-1	4
4. SV TOP A	3	0	0	3	3	16	-13	0

Willem II v VVV-Venlo

Willem II

1-0

VVV-Venlo

Tilburg

SV TOP v Willem II

SV TOP

0-6

Willem II

Oss

VVV-Venlo v FC Eindhoven

VVV-Venlo

0-0

FC Eindhoven

Venlo

SV TOP v VVV-Venlo

SV TOP

1-5

VVV-Venlo

Oss

FC Eindhoven v Willem II

FC Eindhoven

1-5

Willem II

Eindhoven

FC Eindhoven v SV TOP

FC Eindhoven

5-2

SV TOP

Eindhoven

Group 7

Team	Pts
1. De Graafschap E	9
2. Helmond Sport 1	6
3. De Treffers A	3
4. RKVV Volharding A	0

Group 8

Team	Pts
1. NAC Breda E	9
2. Young Sparta	6
3. VV Baronie A	3
4. Excelsior 1	0

Group 9

Team	Pts
1. RKC Waalwijk E	7
2. RBC 1	5
3. HSV Hoek A	4
4. RKSV Halsteren A	0

Group 10

Team	Pts
1. FC Utrecht E	9
2. ADO Den Haag 1	6
3. Kozakken Boys A	1
4. VIOS A	1

Group 11

Team	Pts
1. Vitesse Arnhem E	7
2. Dordrecht'90 1	4
3. Young Ajax	3
4. HVV Hollandia A	1

Group 12

Team	Pts
1. NEC E	7
2. FC Den Bosch 1	6
3. USV Holland A	3
4. SV Argon A	1

Group 13

Team	Pts
1. Sparta E	9
2. Telstar 1	6
3. FC Lisse A	1
4. VV Katwijk A	1

Group 14

Team	Pts
1. AZ 1	7
2. HFC Haarlem 1	4
3. FC Volendam E	3
4. AFC '34 A	1

_E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Knock-out Stage

First round

The matches of the first knock-out round were played on November 28, 29 and 30, 1995. The four highest ranked Eredivisie clubs from last season entered the tournament this round.

Home team	Result	Away team
Feyenoord E	3–0	RBC
Cambuur Leeuwarden	1–0 (aet)	sc Heerenveen
Sparta	3–1	FC Den Bosch
Roda JC E	2–1	FC Groningen
TOP Oss	1–2	FC Zwolle
Go Ahead Eagles	1–1	Fortuna Sittard
SC Heracles	0–3	Ajax E (on January 24)
Young Sparta	0–2	De Graafschap

Home team	Result	Away team
Helmond Sport	(p) 3-3	Dordrecht'90
FC Utrecht	0–2	PSV E
MVV	(p) 0-0	Willem II
ADO Den Haag	1–0 (aet)	Vitesse Arnhem
NAC Breda	4–1	Telstar
NEC	0–0 (p)	AZ
FC Twente	2–0	HFC Haarlem
VVV-Venlo	2–0	RKC Waalwijk

_E four Eredivisie entrants

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 24, 1996.

Home team	Result	Away team
Feyenoord	1–0	NAC Breda
VVV-Venlo	(p) 0-0	Fortuna Sittard
Roda JC	(p) 1-1	FC Zwolle
ADO Den Haag	1–2	FC Twente
De Graafschap	1–3	PSV
Helmond Sport	1–2	MVV
AZ	0–1	Sparta
Cambuur Leeuwarden	2–0	Ajax (on January 30)

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on February 28, 1996.

Home team	Result	Away team
VVV-Venlo	0–2	Roda JC
Sparta	1–0	Cambuur Leeuwarden
MVV	1–2	Feyenoord
FC Twente	1–3	PSV

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 6, 1996.

Home team	Result	Away team
PSV	3–1	Roda JC
Sparta	1–0 (aet)	Feyenoord

Final

16 May 1996

PSV	5–2	Sparta
Cocu 7' Vink 14' Veldman 65' (o.g.) Jonk 87' Van der Doelen 90'		Van der Meer 45' De Nooijer 79' (pen.)

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Mario van der Ende

PSV would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup