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

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(at the time called

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) beat

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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

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championship, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the

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, so finalists Ajax could play in the

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References

External links

Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994
by the

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