1996 Johan Cruyff Shield

The first edition of the

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was held on 18 August 1996 at the

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. Although this was the seventh Dutch Supercup match to be played, it was the first one held under the Johan Cruyff Shield title ( nl, Johan Cruijff Schaal), with former editions being played under the name Dutch Supercup ( nl, Nederlandse Supercup). This was also the first Supercup game to be held at the Amsterdam Arena. From this year on each Supercup game would be played there, with each

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final being played at

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. The match was the first competitive game to be played at the Amsterdam Arena, after a friendly match between

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and

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four days earlier. It featured the winners of the

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champions Ajax, and the winners of the

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. The match ended in a 3–0 victory for PSV, with a goal from

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and two for

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