The 1995–96 KNVB Cup (at the time called ''Amstel Cup'') was the 78th edition of the
Dutch national
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
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 ...
. 60 teams contested, beginning on 12 August 1995 and at the final on 16 May 1996.
PSV beat
Sparta
Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement in the Evrotas Valley, valley of Evrotas (river), Evrotas rive ...
5–2 and won the cup for the seventh time.
Teams
* All 18 participants of the
1995–96 Eredivisie. Four teams, who were in the top four
last season, entered directly into the knockout stage.
* All 18 participants of the
1995–96 Eerste Divisie.
* 22 teams from lower (amateur) leagues.
* Two youth teams.
Group stage
The matches of the group stage were played between 12 August and 16 September 1995. 56 clubs participated, 28 advanced to the next round.
Eredivisie;
1 Eerste Divisie;
A Amateur teams
Knock-out Stage
First round
The matches of the first knock-out round were played on November 28, 29 and 30, 1995. The four highest ranked Eredivisie clubs from
last season entered the tournament this round.
E four Eredivisie entrants
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 24, 1996.
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on February 28, 1996.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on April 6, 1996.
Final
PSV would participate in the
Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renamed the UEFA Cup Winne ...
See also
*
Eredivisie 1995-96
*
Eerste Divisie 1995-96
References
External links
Results by Ronald Zwiers
{{DEFAULTSORT:1995-96 KNVB Cup
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 ...