The 2014–15 KNVB Cup tournament was the 97th edition of the Dutch national

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annual knockout tournament for the

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. They contested beginning on 27 August 2014 with the matches of Round 1 and ending with the final on 3 May 2015.

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successfully pursued its first KNVB Cup title in club history, and qualified for the

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Calendar

The calendar for the 2014–15 KNVB Cup was as follows. Source:

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First round

Matches scheduled on 26 & 27 August 2014.

Second round

Matches scheduled on 23 & 24 September 2014.

Third round

The matches took place on 28, 29 and 30 October 2014.

Fourth round

The matches took place on 16, 17, 18 December 2014 and 20 January 2015.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Trivia

None of the Big Three advanced to the quarter-finals; the fourth occurrence in fifty years (after the 1974-75, 1981-82 and 2008-09 campaigns).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 KNVB Cup KNVB Cup seasons