1980–1981
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams46
Defending championsFeyenoord
Final positions
ChampionsAZ'67
Runner-upAjax

The 63rd edition of the KNVB Cup started on 6 September 1980; the final was played on 28 May 1981: AZ from Alkmaar (at the time called AZ'67) beat Ajax 3–1 and won the cup for the second time. During the quarter and semi-finals, two-legged matches were held.

Teams

First round

The matches of the first round were played on September 6 and 7, 1980.

Home team Result Away team
Fortuna Sittard 12–0 (aet)SC Cambuur 1
HFC Haarlem 13–0Vitesse Arnhem 1
sc Heerenveen 13–2ACV A
ROHDA Raalte A(p) 1-1FC Eindhoven 1
SC Veendam 12–0Helmond Sport 1
SVV 15–1DESK A
FC Volendam 13–1VV Noordwijk A
Home team Result Away team
VV Caesar A2–5 (aet)[1]SC Amersfoort 1
De Graafschap 12–3Telstar 1
DETO A2–5DS '79 1
FC Amsterdam 18–1[2]VV Arnemuiden A
FC Den Bosch 13–0VV Rheden A
FC Vlaardingen 14–2XerxesDZB A
FC VVV 13–2 (aet)[3]SC Heracles 1

1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on November 15 and 16, 1980. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here.

Home team Result Away team
Go Ahead Eagles E9–3ROHDA Raalte
HFC Haarlem(p) 2-2NAC E
MVV E3–0FC Amsterdam
NEC E0–1FC Groningen E
SC Amersfoort2–2 (p)FC VVV
Sparta E2–2 (p)PEC Zwolle E
Telstar2–2 (p)Willem II E
FC Wageningen E4–1FC Den Haag E
Home team Result Away team
Ajax E3–0SVV
AZ'67 E4–1sc Heerenveen
DS '790–1PSV E
Excelsior E2–2 (p)FC Vlaardingen
FC Den Bosch2–4FC Utrecht E
FC Twente E1–0FC Volendam
Feyenoord E5–1SC Veendam
Fortuna Sittard1–2Roda JC E

E Eredivisie

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 24 and 25, 1981.

Home team Result Away team
Ajax5–1FC Twente
AZ'675–2FC Vlaardingen
FC Groningen3–2FC VVV
Feyenoord3–3 (p)HFC Haarlem
Go Ahead Eagles3–1MVV
PSV4–0Roda JC
Willem II2–1FC Utrecht
FC Wageningen0–3PEC Zwolle (on Feb. 4)

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on February 25 and April 1, 1980.

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 Match 1 Match 2
Ajax4–1FC Groningen3–01–1
Go Ahead Eagles3–2 (aet)PEC Zwolle1–12–1 (aet)
HFC Haarlem2–4AZ'671–11–3
Willem II0–3PSV0–10–2

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 14 and May 12, 1980.

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 Match 1 Match 2
Go Ahead Eagles3–8AZ'672–21–6
PSV3–4Ajax2–21–2

Final

Ajax1–3AZ '67
Vanenburg 52' Tol 23'
Spelbos 58'
Nygaard 73'
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Gerard Geurds

AZ also won the Dutch Eredivisie championship, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists Ajax could play in the Cup Winners' Cup.

See also

References

  1. ↑ VV Caesar – SC Amersfoort was also reported as 2–4 (see external link: RSSSF)
  2. ↑ FC Amsterdam – VV Arnemuiden was also reported as 8–2 (see external link: RSSSF)
  3. ↑ VVV Venlo – Heracles Almelo was also reported as 4–2 (see external link: RSSSF)
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