The 54th edition of the

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started on January 9, 1972. The final was played on May 11, 1972:

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beat

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3–2 and won the cup for the seventh time.

Teams

* All 18 participants of the

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* 14 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1971–72

First round

The matches of the first round were played on January 9, 1972. _E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on February 11, 13 and 20, 1972.

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on March 15 and 29, 1972.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 11 and 12, 1972.

Final

Ajax also were the champions of the

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, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the

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, so finalists FC Den Haag would participate in the

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External links

Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994
by the

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