The 2016 KNVB Cup Final was a
football
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match between
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...
and
FC Utrecht
Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard.
The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...
on 24 April 2016 at
De Kuip,
Rotterdam
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. It was the final match of the
2015–16 KNVB Cup
The 2015–16 KNVB Cup is the 98th season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The winner qualifies for the group stage of the Europa League the following season and the Johan Cruyff Shield, the Dutch Supercup match between the Cup ...
competition and the 98th Dutch Cup Final. Feyenoord beat Utrecht 2–1 to win their first domestic cup since 2008 and their 12th in total.
Feyenoord verovert KNVB-beker dankzij zege op FC Utrecht
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Route to the final
Match
Details
References
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2016
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2015–16 in Dutch football
Feyenoord matches
FC Utrecht matches
April 2016 sports events in Europe
Sports competitions in Rotterdam
21st century in Rotterdam