2014–15 KNVB Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Groningen (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | PEC Zwolle | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Arkadiusz Milik (8 goals) | 
The 2014–15 KNVB Cup tournament was the 97th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. They contested beginning on 27 August 2014 with the matches of Round 1 and ending with the final on 3 May 2015.
FC Groningen successfully pursued its first KNVB Cup title in club history, and qualified for the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2014–15 KNVB Cup was as follows.
| Rounds | Date | 
|---|---|
| First round | 27 August 2014 | 
| Second round | 23–25 September 2014 | 
| Third round | 28–30 October 2014 | 
| Fourth round | 16–18 December 2014 | 
| Quarter-finals | 27–29 January 2015 | 
| Semi-finals | 7–9 April 2015 | 
| Final | 3 May 2015 | 
Source: Royal Dutch Football Association[1]
First round
Matches scheduled on 26 & 27 August 2014.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kozakken Boys (3) | 7–0 | Stormvogels 28 (6) | 
| 2 | vv Capelle (3) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | EHC Hoensbroek (5) | 
| 3 | DOS'37 (5) | 6–1 | WAVV (6) | 
| 4 | ZSV (6) | 0–4 | FC Lisse (3) | 
| 5 | HBS Craeyenhout (3) | 6–1 | SV Juliana '31 (4) | 
| 6 | FVC (4) | 1–2 | Sportlust '46 (5) | 
| 7 | ADO '20 (3) | 0–1 | SVV Scheveningen (3) | 
| 8 | IJsselmeervogels (3) | 1–3 | JVC Cuijk (3) | 
| 9 | ASWH (4) | 4–1 | HSC '21 (3) | 
| 10 | Ajax Zaterdag (3) | 4–0 | De Valk (4) | 
| 11 | Deltasport (5) | 1–0 | RKSV Leonidas (3) | 
| 12 | VV Oude Maas (6) | 1–3 | SV DOSKO (4) | 
| 13 | WKE (3) | 1–0 | ZVV Pelikaan (5) | 
| 14 | Flevo Boys (4) | 6–2 | Haaglandia (4) | 
| 15 | BVV Barendrecht (3) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | RKSV De Ster (6) | 
| 16 | SC Feyenoord II (7) | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | ASV De Dijk (4) | 
| 17 | MSC (4) | 1–2 | ONS Boso Sneek (3) | 
| 18 | VV De Bataven (4) | 1–3 | SV Urk (4) | 
| 19 | JOS Watergraafsmeer (4) | 2–1 | VV Noordwijk (4) | 
| 20 | EVV (3) | 4–0 | SC Spirit '30 (6) | 
| 21 | FC Lienden (3) | 0–1 | Excelsior Maassluis (3) | 
Second round
Matches scheduled on 23 & 24 September 2014.
| 23 September 2014 | Rijnsburgse Boys (3) | 0–3 | Sparta Rotterdam (2) | Rijnsburg | 
| 18:00 | Dogan  19' Mahmudov  71' Verhaar  73' | Stadium: Sportpark Middelmors Referee: Jeroen Manschot | 
| 23 September 2014 | vv Capelle (3) | 0–1 | FC Volendam (2) | Capelle aan den IJssel | 
| 18:00 | Brands  78' | Stadium: Sportpark 't Slot Referee: Davy Otto | 
| 23 September 2014 | SVV Scheveningen (3) | 4–1 | FC Lisse (3) | The Hague | 
| 18:00 | Koorndijk  24' Peters  65', 68' Aldoğan  85' | Monteny  83' | Stadium: Sportpark Houtrust Referee: F A Van Herk | 
| 23 September 2014 | VVSB (3) | 1–2 | Vitesse Arnhem (1) | Noordwijkerhout | 
| 18:00 | van der Slot  71' | Traoré  20' Ibarra  90+1' | Stadium: Sportpark De Boekhorst Referee: Richard Martens | 
| 23 September 2014 | SV Spakenburg (3) | 3–4 | NAC Breda (1) | Bunschoten | 
| 19:30 | Tol  17' Buijtenhuis  70' de Lange  79' | Matić  21' de Kamps  43' Seuntjens  64' Sarpong  74' | Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof | 
| 23 September 2014 | Ajax Zaterdag (3) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | N.E.C. (2) | Amsterdam | 
| 20:00 | Eloisghiri  31' Metzemaekers  98' | Ars  22' Jahanbakhsh  102' | Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 348 Referee: Erwin Blank | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Cameron  Danso  Metzemaekers  van Zoolingen  | Daemen  Jahanbakhsh  van Eijden  Appiah  Breinburg  | |||
| 23 September 2014 | Almere City (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–0 p) | ADO Den Haag (1) | Almere | 
| 20:00 | Janssen  65', 112' | van Duinen  43' Kristensen  117' | Stadium: Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion Attendance: 1.945 Referee: Egbert Mulder | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Janssen  Serrarens  Boldewijn  Salasiwa  Oost  | Kristensen  Meijers  Zuiverloon  Malone  | |||
| 23 September 2014 | Deltasport (5) | 2–1 | Willem II (1) | Vlaardingen | 
| 20:00 | Boulfalfal  36', 90+1' | Sahar  53' | Stadium: Sportpark Broekpolder | 
| 23 September 2014 | Excelsior Maassluis (3) | 1–4 | FC Emmen (2) | Maassluis | 
| 20:00 | Vink  32' | Rozema  20' Peters  60' Almeida  83' Bergkamp  87' | Stadium: Sportpark Dijkpolder Referee: Christiaan Bax | 
| 23 September 2014 | Flevo Boys (4) | 1–0 | DOS'37 (5) | Emmeloord | 
| 20:00 | de Klein  22' | Stadium: Sportpark De Ervenbos | 
| 23 September 2014 | HHC Hardenberg (3) | 1–0 | RKC Waalwijk (2) | Hardenberg | 
| 20:00 | Penterman  57' | Stadium: Sportpark de Boshoek | 
| 23 September 2014 | Kozakken Boys (3) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Sportlust '46 (5) | Werkendam | 
| 20:00 | Irilmazbilek  51' | van Baaren  74' Demeijer  100' (pen.) | Stadium: Sportpark De Zwaaier Referee: Sander de Brito Roque | 
| 23 September 2014 | ONS Boso Sneek (3) | 0–3 | FC Dordrecht (1) | Sneek | 
| 20:00 | Lieder  12' Koolwijk  35' (pen.) Pisas  71' | Stadium: Zuidersportpark Referee: Stijn Berben | 
| 23 September 2014 | VVV-Venlo (2) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | FC Eindhoven (2) | Venlo | 
| 20:00 | Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Danny Makkelie | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Khalouta  Gijzen  Kruijsen  Schroyen  van Crooij  | Nieveld  Deschilder  Sleegers  Gunst  | |||
| 23 September 2014 | Roda JC Kerkrade (2) | 2–1 | SC Heerenveen (1) | Kerkrade | 
| 20:45 | Cicilia  24' Paulissen  86' | Thorsby  85' | Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 9,276 Referee: Tom van Sichem | 
| 24 September 2014 | AFC (3) | 0–2 | SBV Excelsior (1) | Amsterdam | 
| 18:00 | Stadium: Sportpark Goed Genoeg | 
| 24 September 2014 | ASV De Dijk (4) | 4–7 (a.e.t.) | Fortuna Sittard (2) | Amsterdam | 
| 18:00 |  21' Elaakel  32' Kaars  79' Water  90+2' Lindenbergh |  12' Janssen  15' Briels  57' Voorn  87', 95' Conneh  115' Vlug  117' Waalkens | Stadium: Sportpark Schellingwoude | 
| 24 September 2014 | HBS Craeyenhout (3) | 1–2 | Heracles Almelo (1) | The Hague | 
| 18:00 | Stadium: Sportpark Daal en Bergselaan | 
| 24 September 2014 | SV DOSKO (4) | 0–1 | De Graafschap (2) | |
| 18:00 | 
| 24 September 2014 | JOS Watergraafsmeer (4) | 0–9 | Ajax (1) | Amsterdam | 
| 19:30 | Milik  22', 26', 62', 82', 87', 88' Andersen  24' Kishna  64' Menig  70' | Stadium: Olympic_Stadium | 
| 24 September 2014 | ASWH (4) | 2–3 | WKE (3) | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: Sportpark Schildman | 
| 24 September 2014 | BVV Barendrecht (3) | 1–4 | FC Groningen (1) | Barendrecht | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: Sportpark De Bongerd | 
| 24 September 2014 | De Treffers (3) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | SC Telstar (2) | Groesbeek | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: Sportpark Zuid | 
| 24 September 2014 | EVV (3) | 0–1 | AZ (1) | Echt-Susteren | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: portpark "In De Bandert" | 
| 24 September 2014 | FC Den Bosch (2) | 0–4 | SC Cambuur (1) | 's-Hertogenbosch | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: de Vliert | 
| 24 September 2014 | MVV Maastricht (2) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Helmond Sport (2) | Maastricht | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: De Geusselt | 
| 24 September 2014 | PEC Zwolle (1) | 3–2 | FC Oss (2) | Zwolle | 
| 21:00 | Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion | 
| 24 September 2014 | Go Ahead Eagles (1) | 2–0 | Feyenoord (1) | Deventer | 
| 21:45 | Stadium: Adelaarshorst | 
| 25 September 2014 | Achilles '29 (2) | 1–3 | FC Twente (1) | Groesbeek | 
| 19:30 | Stadium: Sportpark De Heikant | 
| 25 September 2014 | PSV (1) | 2–0 | FC Utrecht (1) | Eindhoven | 
| 20:45 | Willems  2' Y.Cortie  18' (o.g.) | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar | 
Third round
The matches took place on 28, 29 and 30 October 2014.
| 28 October 2014 | SV Urk (4) | 0–4 | Ajax (1) | De Vormt, Urk | 
| 18:30 | Lerin Duarte  34' Arkadiusz Milik  37' (pen.), 40' Richairo Zivkovic  85' | 
| 28 October 2014 | De Graafschap (2) | 4–1 | SV Deltasport (5) | De Vijverberg, Doetinchem | 
| 20:00 | Karim Tarfi  26' Jan Lammers  40' Robin Pröpper  64' Jeroen Meurs  67' | Reduan Boulfalfal  50' | 
| 28 October 2014 | Fortuna Sittard (2) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | NAC Breda (1) | Offermans Joosten Stadion, Sittard | 
| 20:00 | Seku Conneh  50' (pen.) Jordi Baur  58' | Mats Seuntjens  4' Adnane Tighadouini  45' (pen.) Erik Falkenburg  95' | 
| 28 October 2014 | Heracles Almelo (1) | 6–2 | FC Emmen (2) | Polman Stadion, Almelo | 
| 20:00 | Oussama Tannane  17', 27', 36', 66', 78' Bryan Linssen  64' | Tim Siekman  35' Alexander Bannink  39' | 
| 28 October 2014 | VVV-Venlo (2) | 2–0 | MVV Maastricht (2) | De Koel, Venlo | 
| 20:00 | Vito van Crooy  38' Melvin Platje  69' | 
| 28 October 2014 | Vitesse Arnhem (1) | 2–1 | FC Dordrecht (1) | GelreDome, Arnhem | 
| 20:45 | Marko Vejinović  45' (pen.) Denys Oliynyk  81' | Ricky van Haaren  83' | 
| 29 October 2014 | Almere City (2) | 1–5 | PSV (1) | Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion, Almere | 
| 18:30 | Sander Keller  43' | Luciano Narsingh  17' Georginio Wijnaldum  49', 86' Jürgen Locadia  70', 73' | 
| 29 October 2014 | SC Cambuur (1) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | SVV Scheveningen (3) | Cambuur Stadion, Leeuwarden | 
| 20:00 | Bartholomew Ogbeche  105' Bob Schepers  120' | 
| 29 October 2014 | FC Volendam (2) | 3–0 | Sportlust '46 (5) | Kras Stadion, Volendam | 
| 20:00 | Henk Veerman  26', 47', 64' | 
| 29 October 2014 | Flevo Boys (4) | 1–8 | FC Groningen (1) | Sportpark Ervenbos, Emmeloord | 
| 20:00 | Paul Bergtop  44' | Danny Hoesen  22' Yoell van Nieff  28' Michael de Leeuw  40', 67', 70', 72' Dino Islamović  66' Johan Kappelhof  90' | 
| 29 October 2014 | GVVV (3) | 0–5 | AZ (1) | Sportpark Panhuis, Veenendaal | 
| 20:00 | Nemanja Gudelj  9' Jeffrey Gouweleeuw  17' Viktor Elm  80' Robert Mühren  82' Mikhail Rosheuvel  90' | 
| 29 October 2014 | PEC Zwolle (1) | 6–1 | HHC Hardenberg (3) | IJsseldelta Stadion, Zwolle | 
| 20:00 | Thomas Lam  12', 13', 31' Thanasis Karagounis  37' Bart van Hintum  52' Ben Rienstra  78' | Sargon Gouriye  33' | 
| 29 October 2014 | Go Ahead Eagles (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | FC Twente (1) | De Adelaarshorst, Deventer | 
| 20:45 | 
| 30 October 2014 | De Treffers (3) | 1–3 | N.E.C. (2) | Sportpark Zuid, Groesbeek | 
| 18:30 | Wessel can der Horst  72' | Sjoerd Ars  45' (pen.), 82' Anthony Limbombe  90' | 
| 30 October 2014 | WKE (3) | 0–3 | Excelsior (1) | Grote Geert, Emmen | 
| 20:00 | Carlo de Reuver  38' Ninos Gouriye  67' Jordan Rolly Botaka  90' | 
| 30 October 2014 | Roda JC Kerkrade (2) | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Sparta Rotterdam (2) | Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade | 
| 20:45 | Marc Höcher  30', 90', 119' Guy Ramos  116' | Paul Gladon  8' (pen.), 51' | 
Fourth round
The matches took place on 16, 17, 18 December 2014 and 20 January 2015.
| 16 December 2014 | VVV-Venlo (2) | 0–1 | PEC Zwolle (1) | De Koel, Venlo | 
| 18:30 | Tomáš Necid  12' | 
| 16 December 2014 | Heracles Almelo (1) | 0–3 | SC Cambuur (1) | Polman Stadion, Almelo | 
| 20:45 | Mohamed El Makrini  14', 52' Calvin Mac-Intosch  61' | 
| 17 December 2014 | De Graafschap (2) | 2–4 | FC Twente (1) | De Vijverberg, Doetinchem | 
| 18:30 | Vincent Vermeij  12' Andreas Bjelland  79' (o.g.) | Jesús Corona  40', 61' Hakim Ziyech  45', 69' | 
| 17 December 2014 | AZ (1) | 2–1 | N.E.C. (2) | AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar | 
| 19:00 | Muamer Tanković  33', 63' (pen.) | Anthony Limbombe  66' | 
| 17 December 2014 | FC Groningen (1) | 3–0 | FC Volendam (2) | Euroborg, Groningen | 
| 19:30 | Mimoun Mahi  44' Nick van der Velden  71' (pen.) Michael de Leeuw  89' | 
| 18 December 2014 | Excelsior (1) | 6–0 | NAC Breda (1) | Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam | 
| 18:30 | Adil Auassar  8', 63' Sepp De Roover  18' (o.g.) Tom van Weert  69' Kevin Vermeulen  84' Rick Kruys  87' | 
| 18 December 2014 | Ajax (1) | 0–4 | Vitesse Arnhem (1) | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam | 
| 20:45 | Bertrand Traoré  22', 58' Zakaria Labyad  45' Valeri Kazaishvili  61' | 
| 20 January 2015 | Roda JC Kerkrade (2) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | PSV (1) | Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade | 
| 20:00 | Tom Van Hyfte  5' Edwin Gyasi  74' Hicham Faik  98' | Luuk de Jong  17', 83' | 
Quarter-finals
| 27 January 2015 | SC Cambuur (1) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | PEC Zwolle (1) | Cambuur Stadion, Leeuwarden | 
| 18:30 | Narsingh  56', 61' | Lam  25' Thomas  51' Lukoki  109' | Attendance: 7,834 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük | 
| 27 January 2015 | FC Twente (1) | 3–0 | AZ (1) | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede | 
| 20:45 | Castaignos  24' Ziyech  44', 62' | Attendance: 18,600 Referee: Kevin Blom | 
| 28 January 2015 | Roda JC Kerkrade (2) | 1–4 | Excelsior (1) | Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade | 
| 18:30 | Jansen  77' | Gouriye  16' Mattheij  30' Van Weert  34', 84' | Attendance: 6,125 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer | 
| 28 January 2015 | FC Groningen (1) | 4–0 | Vitesse Arnhem (1) | Euroborg, Groningen | 
| 20:45 | Chery  63' De Leeuw  66' Van Nieff  76' Kieftenbeld  78' | Attendance: 12,458 Referee: Björn Kuipers | 
Semi-finals
| 7 April 2015 | FC Twente (1) | 1 - 1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | PEC Zwolle (1) | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede | 
| 20:45 | Mokhtar  87' |  82' Brama | 
| 8 April 2015 | FC Groningen (1) | 3 - 0 | Excelsior (1) | Euroborg, Groningen | 
| 20:45 | Hateboer  40' Rusnák  53' Chery  88' | 
Final
| PEC Zwolle | 0–2 | FC Groningen | 
|---|---|---|
| Rusnák  64', 75' | 
Trivia
None of the Big Three advanced to the quarter-finals; the fourth occurrence in fifty years (after the 1974-75, 1981-82 and 2008-09 campaigns).
References
- ^ "PROGRAMMA BETAALD VOETBAL SEIZOEN 2014/'15 EREDIVISIE / JUPILER LEAGUE" [Schedule professional football 2014–15 season Eredivisie/Jupiler League] (PDF) (in Dutch). Zeist: Royal Dutch Football Association. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)