The 2008–09 KNVB Cup was the 91st edition of the Dutch national

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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 ...

. 88 teams contested starting on 30 August 2008 and ending on 17 May 2009.

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...

unsuccessfully defended its 2008 title losing in the fourth round stage in January 2009 to

Heerenveen Heerenveen (, ) is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the m ...

, 0–3, in

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would successfully pursue its 2009 title on 17 May 2009 defeated

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, 2–2 ( aet), in

De Kuip Stadion Feijenoord (), more commonly known by its nickname De Kuip (, the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the Feijenoord district in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same na ...

stadium,

. 45,000 attended. This Cup marked the third time in its history the absence of the Big Three teams from the quarter-finals onward of the tournament last occurring 27 years.

Clubs

Participating clubs in the 2008–09 KNVB Cup by province: ¹Note: First numbers denote Rd1 winners; second numbers denote Rd2 entrants.

Results

The first and second round draw was made on July 8, 2008 in

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, KNVB headquarters.

First round

The First Round featured 48 amateur teams: 35

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clubs, 12 clubs from the 4th or lower levels and 2 reserve teams. 24 of the

clubs qualified for the competition through their league performance during the previous season (top 4 of each

), while the other half of the teams competing in the First Round secured their place through the 2007–08 KNVB District Cups. The matches were played on August 30 and 31, 2008.

Second round

Uitslagen tweede ronde KNVB beker
The 24 winners from the First Round, together with 2 youth teams (winners of youth league and cup) and all clubs from both 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 ...

and the

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qualified for the Second Round. The matches were played on September 23, 24 and 25, 2008. Participants: (A) denotes amateur club

Third round

The winners the Second Round matches progressed to the Third Round. The matches were played on November 11, 12 and 13, 2008. Participants: (A) denotes amateur club
¹The match was played in Emmen.

Fourth round

The Fourth Round was played on January 20, 21 and 28, 2009. With Feyenoord losing to Heerenveen 3-0, it marked the first time in 27 years and the third time ever in the KNVB Cup where any of the Big Three teams failed to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament. (A) denotes amateur club
(1) denotes

club

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

References

External links

KNVB Official website
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