The 1898–99 KNVB Cup was the 1st staging of the

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; ), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the N ...

. The final was originally planned to be played in

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on the Hercules ground, but it was later moved to Heemstede and played there on 7 May 1899. The cup winner was RAP Amsterdam, beating

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in the

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. RAP not only became cup winners this season, but also national champions, making them the first Dutch double winner.

Format

All ties were played in one game, and if the result was a draw, two extra periods of 7½ minutes were played to determine the winner. If there was no winner after that, another extra period of two extra periods of 7½ minutes was played, and if there was still no decision after that, the game was replayed on the opponent's pitch. If the third game also ended in a draw, the game went into extra time until a goal was scored.

Results

First round

District 1

District 2

District 3

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semi-finals

Final

Notes

References

External links

Nederlandse voetbalbeker 1898-’99
(niederländisch)
Alle Spielzeiten
voetbalarchieven.nl (niederländisch)
Alle Endspiele
totoknvbbeker.nl (niederländisch)

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