The 1983-84 KNVB Cup was the 66th edition of the
Dutch national
football
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annual knockout tournament for 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 ...
. 46 teams contested, beginning on 8 October 1983 and ending at the final on 2 May 1984.
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...
beat
Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was establi ...
1–0 and won the cup for the sixth time. Replays were held if teams were tied after ninety minutes.
Teams
* All 18 participants of the
Eredivisie 1983-84
* All 17 participants of the
Eerste Divisie 1983-84
* 29 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
The matches of the first round were played on 8-9 October 1983.
E Eredivisie;
1 Eerste Divisie;
A Amateur teams
Replays
Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 12 and 13, 1983.
Replays
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played during January, 1984.
Replays
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played between February 29 and March 4, 1984.
Replay
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on March 28, 1984.
Replay
Final
Feyenoord also won the Dutch
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...
championship, thereby taking
the double. They would participate in the
European Cup
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, so finalists Fortuna Sittard could play in the
Cup Winners' Cup
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.
See also
*
Eredivisie 1983-84
*
Eerste Divisie 1983-84
External links
Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994by the
RSSSF
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KNVB Cup seasons
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 ...