The 2002–03 KNVB Cup was the 85th edition of the Dutch national

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annual knockout tournament for the

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. 86 teams contested, beginning on 6 August 2002 and ending at the final on 1 June 2003.

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion ...

won the cup for the second time by beating

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4–1.

Teams

* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2002-03: six teams entering in the round of 16 of the knock-out round; one in the first round of the knock-out round and the rest in the group stage * All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 2002-03 * 48 teams from lower (amateur) leagues * Two youth teams

Group stage

The matches of the group stage were played between August 6 and September 4, 2002. _E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Knock-out phase

First round

The matches of the first round were played on November 5 and 6, 2002. Eredivisie clubs

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eredivisi ...

and Willem II entered the tournament this round. During the group stage, they were still active in the

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. _E two Eredivisie entrants

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on December 3 and 4, 2002.

Round of 16

The matches were played on February 4 and 5, 2003. The six Eredivisie clubs that had been active in European competitions after qualification last season entered the tournament this round. _E six Eredivisie entrants

Quarter-finals

The matches of the quarter finals were played on 4-5 March 2003.

Semi-finals

The matches of the semi-finals were played on 15-16 April 2003.

Final

FC Utrecht would play in the

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External links

Results by Ronald Zwiers
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