The 1988-89 KNVB Cup was the 71st edition of the
Dutch
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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 ...
. 64 teams contested, beginning on 1 October 1988 and ending at the final on 25 May 1989.
PSV beat
FC Groningen
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4–1 and won the cup for the fifth time.
Teams
* All 18 participants of the
Eredivisie 1988-89
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* All 19 participants of the
Eerste Divisie 1988-89
* 27 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
The matches of the first round were played on 1-2 October 1988.
E Eredivisie;
1 Eerste Divisie;
A Amateur teams
Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 18, 19 and 20, 1988.
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played between February 1 and 15, 1989.
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played between March 8 and March 15, 1989.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on April 12, 1989.
Final
PSV also won the Dutch
Eredivisie
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championship, thereby taking
the double. They would participate in the
European Cup
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, so finalists FC Groningen could play in the
Cup Winners' Cup
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.
See also
*
Eredivisie 1988-89
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 ...
*
Eerste Divisie 1988-89
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 ...