Johan Cruyff Shield
association football competition in the Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal), or sometimes known as the Dutch Super Cup, is a football trophy. It is named after former Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff. It is played between the winner of the Eredivisie and the winner of the KNVB Cup. If 1 team wins both the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup, the team that finished 2nd in the Eredivisie would replace the KNVB Cup winners.
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History
Super Cup
The first Super Cup match was played on 25 June 1949. The league winner SVV won 2-0 against the cup winner Quick Nijmegen.
The Dutch FA brought back the competition in 1991, with the new name of the PTT Telecom Cup. The match was always played at the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam.
Johan Cruyff Shield
In 1996, the format was changed to the current set-up. It would be played in the Amsterdam Arena under the name Johan Cruyff Schaal, Dutch for Johan Cruyff Shield.
Starting in 2017, the match will be played in the stadium of the Eredivisie champions.
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Results
Super Cup
Johan Cruyff Shield
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Winners by club
The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table: [1]
References
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