2003–04 KNVB Cup

The 2003-04 KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup) was the 86th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 88 teams contested, beginnings on 9 August 2003 and ending AT The final on 23 May 2004.

2003–2004

Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Teams	88
Defending champions	FC Utrecht
Final positions
Champions	FC Utrecht
Runners-up	FC Twente
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Yuri Rose (6)
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

FC Utrecht beat FC Twente 1–0, lifting the trophy for the third time.

Teams

• All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2003-04, six of which entering in the round of 16
• All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 2003-04
• 48 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
• Two youth teams
• One professional clubs' second (reserve) team

First round

The matches of the first round were played on August 9, 12 and September 1, 2003.

Home team	Result	Away team
IJsselmeervogels A	0–3	Young Ajax
SV Huizen A	0–3	HFC Haarlem 1
VV Baronie A	7–0	VV Gemert A
ASWH A	1–2	FC Eindhoven 1
FC Omniworld A	4–2	AGOVV (amateurs) A
VV Be Quick '28 A	2–5	BV Veendam 1
VV Bennekom A	3–0	TOP Oss 1
SV Meerssen A	0–6	Willem II E
AFC A	0–2	De Graafschap 1
De Treffers A	2–1	FC Dordrecht 1
ACV A	1–4	Cambuur Leeuwarden 1
SC Genemuiden A	1–0	Koninklijke UD A
VVOG A	0–7	FC Twente E
HSC '21 A	1–4	FC Groningen E
Westlandia A	0–4	Sparta Rotterdam 1
VV Ter Leede A	0–2	FC Emmen 1
VV Noordwijk A	1–7	FC Zwolle E
VSV Tonegido A	0–8	RKC Waalwijk E
SDC Putten A	0–4	sc Heerenveen E
sc Heerenveen 2	1–3	AZ E

Home team	Result	Away team
Rijnsburgse Boys A	0–1 (aet)	Stormvogels Telstar 1
SHO A	0–5	FC Den Bosch 1
SV Capelle A	0–1	HSV Hoek A
SV Spakenburg A	0–2	FC Volendam E
RKSV Babberich A	0–3	Roda JC E
Schijndel/Bol Accountants A	1–2 (aet)	ADO Den Haag E
SV Deltasport A	(p) 1-1	Helmond Sport 1
Quick Boys A	1–5	Heracles Almelo 1
JVC Cuijk A	1–2	Fortuna Sittard 1
UNA A	0–5	MVV 1
OJC Rosmalen A	1–5	VVV-Venlo 1
RKSV UDI '19/Beter Bed A	0–4	Vitesse Arnhem E
SV Urk A	0–2	AGOVV Apeldoorn 1
USV Elinkwijk A	1–4	RBC Roosendaal E
Türkiyemspor A	2–5	Go Ahead Eagles 1
VV Harkemase Boys A	1–2	WHC A
SV Argon A	1–0	Achilles 1894 A
FC Vinkenslag A	0–5	Excelsior 1
Achilles'29 A	0–4	VV Kloetinge A
VV Eijsden A	1–2	TEC VV A
VV Katwijk A	0–5	Young sc Heerenveen

_E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on September 23 and 25, 2003.

Home team	Result	Away team
RBC Roosendaal	4–0	MVV
De Treffers	2–3	BV Veendam
VV Bennekom	2–8	Willem II
SV Argon	3–4	FC Volendam
AGOVV	0–2	RKC Waalwijk
WHC	0–1 [1]	FC Groningen
TEC VV	0–3	Young Ajax
VV Baronie	1–0	Roda JC
HSV Hoek	7–0	SC Genemuiden
FC Omniworld	7–3	SV Deltasport

Home team	Result	Away team
VV Kloetinge	0–3	FC Twente
HFC Haarlem	1–2	Cambuur Leeuwarden
Vitesse Arnhem	4–0	Fortuna Sittard
Excelsior	2–0	VVV-Venlo
Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	De Graafschap
sc Heerenveen	3–1	AZ
FC Emmen	1–2	FC Eindhoven
FC Den Bosch	2–1	FC Zwolle
Heracles Almelo	4–0	ADO Den Haag
Go Ahead Eagles	3–5	Stormvogels Telstar

Third round

The matches of the third round were played on October 28 and 29, 2003.

Home team	Result	Away team
VV Baronie	0–2	Heracles Almelo
sc Heerenveen	3–1	Stormvogels Telstar
Vitesse Arnhem	4–0	FC Volendam
RBC Roosendaal	1–0 (aet)	FC Groningen
HSV Hoek	2–0	BV Veendam
Excelsior	0–2	Sparta Rotterdam
Cambuur Leeuwarden	1–3 (aet)	FC Twente
FC Omniworld	2–4 (aet)	RKC Waalwijk
FC Eindhoven	0–2	Willem II
FC Den Bosch	0–2	Jong Ajax

Round of 16

The matches were played on December 16 and 17. Six Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here, because they had been playing in the Champions League and the UEFA Cup.

Home team	Result	Away team
PSV E	2–0	Willem II
Sparta Rotterdam	2–0	RBC Roosendaal
Heracles Almelo	4–1	HSV Hoek
FC Twente	1–0	Young Ajax
Ajax E	0–1	NAC Breda E
Feyenoord E	1–0	Vitesse
sc Heerenveen	0–1	NEC E
FC Utrecht E	2–1	RKC Waalwijk

_E six Eredivisie entrants

Quarter-finals

The matches of the quarter finals were played on 3-4 February 2004.

Home team	Result	Away team
Sparta Rotterdam	0–0 (p: 3–2)	NEC
FC Twente	3–1 (aet)	Feyenoord
FC Utrecht	3–2	Heracles Almelo
PSV	0–1	NAC Breda

Semi-finals

The matches of the semi-finals were played on March 16 and 17, 2004.

Home team	Result	Away team
FC Twente	2–2 (p: 4-3)	NAC Breda
Sparta Rotterdam	3–3 (p: 3-4)	FC Utrecht

Final

23 May 2004

18:00 CEST

Twente	0–1	Utrecht
Heubach  76'		Van den Bergh 66'

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Roelof Luinge

FC Utrecht would play in the UEFA Cup.

See also

• Eredivisie 2003-04
• Eerste Divisie 2003-04