The 80th 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 ...
(at the time called ''Amstel Cup'') started on August 12, 1997. The final was played on May 17, 1998 and saw
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...
beat
PSV 5–0 and won the cup for the thirteenth time. A total of 60 clubs participated.
Teams
* All 18 participants of the
1997–98 Eredivisie
The 1997–98 Eredivisie season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.
League standings
Results
Promotion/relegation play-offs
In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from the Eerste Divisie and two from ...
, six of which entering in the knock-out stage
* All 18 participants of the
1997–98 Eerste Divisie
* 21 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
* Three youth teams
Group stage
The matches of the group stage were played between August 12 and September 7, 1997. 54 clubs participated, 26 advanced to the next round.
E Eredivisie;
1 Eerste Divisie;
A Amateur teams
Knock-out stage
First round
The matches of the first round were played on November 18 and 19, 1997. The six highest Eredivisie teams from
last season entered the tournament this round.
E six Eredivisie entrants
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on February 4, 10 and 11, 1998.
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on March 11 and 12, 1998.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on April 29 and May 7, 1998.
Third place match
Since finalists Ajax and PSV already qualified for the Champions League, this match for the third place was played to determine the Dutch participant for the last edition of 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 ...
.
Final
Ajax 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
Champions League. PSV ended second in the Eredivisie, and qualified for the Champions League as well.
See also
*
Eredivisie 1997-98
*
Eerste Divisie 1997-98
External links
Results by RSSSF
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KNVB Cup seasons
Knvb Cup, 1997-98
Knvb Cup, 1997-98