The thirteenth edition of the
Johan Cruyff Shield ( nl, Johan Cruijff Schaal) was held on 23 August 2008 at the
Amsterdam Arena
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. The match, which inaugurated the 2008–09 season in Dutch football, featured the
2007–08 Eredivisie
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champions
PSV Eindhoven
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and
2007–08 KNVB Cup
The 2007–08 KNVB Cup was the 90th edition of the premier knockout tournament in the Netherlands. The competition started on 25 August 2007 and the final was held on 27 April 2008 at the Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam. Feyenoord defeated Roda J ...
winners
Feyenoord
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. PSV won 2–0.
Match details
References
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2008
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