The 53rd edition of the

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

started on August 15, 1970. The final was played on May 20, 1971:

Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Gree ...

beat

Sparta Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...

2–1 and won the cup for the sixth time.

Teams

* The 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1970-71 * The 16 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1970-71 * The 17 participants of the Tweede Divisie 1970–71

First round

The matches of the first round were played on August 15 and 16 1970. Cupholders

_E received a bye for this round. _E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; ₂ Tweede Divisie

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on November 8, 1970. The following clubs received a bye:

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese ...

Holland Sport Scheveningse Voetbal Vereniging Scheveningen is an association football club from Scheveningen, a district of The Hague, Netherlands. The club was founded 1 July 1919. It is currently playing in the Tweede Divisie, the third tier of football in ...

, HFC Haarlem, Sparta Rotterdam and SC Drenthe.

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on March 14, 1971.

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on April 7 and 8 1971.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 21 and 22 1971.

Final

The final was played on May 5, 1971. The replay was played on May 20, 1971. Sparta would participate in the

Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...

, since Ajax finished second in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

, already qualifying for the European Cup.

External links

Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994
by the

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