The 63rd 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 6 September 1980; the final was played on 28 May 1981:
AZ from
Alkmaar
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(at the time called
AZ'67
Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ (), is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and host ...
) beat
Ajax
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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 Greek ...
3–1 and won the cup for the second time. During the quarter and semi-finals,
two-legged matches were held.
Teams
* All 18 participants of the
Eredivisie 1980-81
* All 19 participants of the
Eerste Divisie 1980-81
* 9 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
The matches of the first round were played on September 6 and 7, 1980.
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.
E Eredivisie
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 24 and 25, 1981.
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on February 25 and April 1, 1980.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on April 14 and May 12, 1980.
Final
AZ also won the Dutch
Eredivisie
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championship, thereby taking
the double. They would participate in the
European Cup
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, so finalists Ajax could play in the
Cup Winners' Cup
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.
See also
*
Eredivisie 1980-81
*
Eerste Divisie 1980-81
References
External links
Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994by the
RSSSF
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1980–81 domestic association football cups
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 ...