The 2015–16 KNVB Cup tournament was the 98th edition of the Dutch national

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annual knockout tournament to determine the winner of 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 ...

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, Groningen (province), Groningen province. Founded in 1971 as the successor of GVAV-Rapiditas, GVAV, Groningen compete in the Eredivisie, the first t ...

unsuccessfully defended its 2015 title losing in the third round to

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 ...

, 5–3.

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 ...

successfully pursued its 2016 Cup title on 24 April 2016 at

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 in

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defeating

, 2–1. 45,592 in attendance. They qualified for: the group stage in the Europa League the following season and the

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, the Dutch Supercup match between the Cup winner and the champions of the

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Qualification

Teams qualified for the Cup through the following: (reserve teams were excluded)

Calendar

The calendar is as follows: Source:

Royal Dutch Football Association The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues ( Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and w ...

First round

Only amateur teams compete in this round. Matches were played on 26 August 2015. Due to heavy rainfall four matches were abandoned during the game and finished one week later on 2 September 2015

Second round

Winners from the first round compete against all professional clubs.

Third round

The 32 winners from the previous round progress to this stage.

Fourth round

The 16 winners from the previous round progress to this stage.

Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the previous round progress to this stage.

Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the previous round progress to this stage.

Final

The 2 winners from the previous round progressed to the

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. The winner of the semi-final match between

and AZ is marked as the 'home' team in the final, as that was the first match to be drawn at the draw for the semi-finals.

References

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