2005–06 KNVB Cup
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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
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ticket the winner of this tournament would win, could now be won in the
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 ...
play-offs.


See also

* Eredivisie 2005-06 * Eerste Divisie 2005-06


References


External links


Results by Ronald Zwiers
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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 ...