The 2005–06

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 ...

was the 88th edition of the premier knockout tournament in the Netherlands. The tournament started on 2 August 2005 and the final was held on 7 May 2006.

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beat PSV 2–1 in the final, winning the trophy for the sixteenth time.

Teams

* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2005-06 * All 20 participants of the Eerste Divisie 2005-06 * 47 teams from lower (amateur) leagues * Two youth teams

Qualifying round

First round

_E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Second round

Third round

Last 16

Six Eredivisie teams entered the tournament this round. They had previously been playing in the Champions League and

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. _E six Eredivisie entrants

Quarter finals

Semi-finals

Final

Both Ajax and PSV already secured a Champions League spot in the national competition. Therefore, the

ticket the winner of this tournament would win, could now be won in the

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 ...

play-offs.

References

External links

Results by Ronald Zwiers
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