The 2014–15
KNVB Cup was the 97th season of the
Dutch
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national
football knockout tournament. The competition began on 27 August 2014 with the matches of Round 1 and ended with the final on 3 May 2015. The winner qualified for the
group stage
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of the
2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
FC Groningen won their first cup title in club history.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2014–15 KNVB Cup was as follows.
Source: Royal Dutch Football Association
The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch Netherlands nati ...
First round
Matches scheduled on 26 & 27 August 2014.
Second round
Matches scheduled on 23 & 24 September 2014.
Third round
The matches took place on 28, 29 and 30 October 2014.
Fourth round
The matches took place on 16, 17, 18 December 2014 and 20 January 2015.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Trivia
None of the
Big Three managed to advance to the quarter-finals. This happened for only the fourth time in fifty years (after the
1974-75,
1981-82 and
2008-09 campaigns).
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Knvb Cup 2014-15
2014-15
2014–15 European domestic association football cups
KNVB
The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and wome ...