The 71st 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 1, 1988. The final was played on May 25, 1989:
PSV beat
FC Groningen
Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team compete in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football. G ...
4–1 and won the cup for the fifth time.
Teams
* All 18 participants of the
Eredivisie 1988-89
* All 19 participants of the
Eerste Divisie 1988-89
* 27 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
The matches of the first round were played on October 1 and 2, 1988.
E Eredivisie;
1 Eerste Divisie;
A Amateur teams
Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 18, 19 and 20, 1988.
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played between February 1 and 15, 1989.
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played between March 8 and March 15, 1989.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on April 12, 1989.
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 finalists FC Groningen could play 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 ...
.
See also
*
Eredivisie 1988-89
*
Eerste Divisie 1988-89
External links
Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994by the
RSSSF
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1988-89
1988–89 domestic association football cups
1988–89 in Dutch football