The 70th 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 October 7, 1987. The final was played on May 12, 1988:
PSV beat
Roda JC
Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. ...
3–2 and won the cup for the fourth time.
Teams
* All 18 participants of the
Eredivisie 1987-88
* All 19 participants of the
Eerste Divisie 1987-88
* 26 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
* One youth team
First round
The matches of the first round were played between October 7 and 13, 1987.
E Eredivisie;
1 Eerste Divisie;
A Amateur teams
Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 14 and 15, 1987.
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on February 10, 12, 14 and March 30, 1988.
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on April 13, 1988.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on April 26, 1988.
Final
PSV also won the Dutch
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 ...
championship, thereby taking
the double. They would participate in the
European Cup
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
, so Roda JC could play in the
Cup Winners' Cup
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.
See also
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1987–88 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1987–88 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV Eindhoven won the championship.
League standings
Results
Play-offs
This year, play-offs were held for one UEFA-Cup spot.
See also
* 1987–88 Eerste Divisie
* 19 ...
*
1987–88 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1987–88 season was contested by 19 teams. RKC Waalwijk won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the 1986–87 Eredivisie
* Excelsior
* Go Ahead Eagles
* SC Veendam
League standings
Promotion competit ...
External links
Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994by the
RSSSF
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1987–88 domestic association football cups
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