The 2005–06 KNVB Cup was the 88th edition of the Dutch national

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annual knockout tournament for the

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. 87 teams contested, beginning on 2 August 2005 and ending at the final on 7 May 2006.

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beat PSV 2–1 in the final, winning the trophy for the sixteenth time.

Teams

* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2005-06 * All 20 participants of the Eerste Divisie 2005-06 * 47 teams from lower (amateur) leagues * Two youth teams

Qualifying round

First round

_E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Second round

Third round

Last 16

Six Eredivisie teams entered the tournament this round. They had previously been playing in the Champions League and

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. _E six Eredivisie entrants

Quarter finals

Semi-finals

Final

Both Ajax and PSV already secured a Champions League spot in the national competition. Therefore, the

ticket the winner of this tournament would win, could now be won in the

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play-offs.

References

External links

Results by Ronald Zwiers
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