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annual knockout tournament for the

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. 64 teams contested, beginning on 19 September 2017 with the first of six rounds and ending on 22 April 2018 at the final at

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in Rotterdam. The defending champions were Vitesse from the

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, who beat AZ 2–0 in the final in the previous season on 30 April 2017. Vitesse automatically qualified for the third preliminary round of the 2018–19 edition of the

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. The also contested in the 2018 edition of the

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Calendar

First preliminary round

Matches scheduled on 19 August 2017.

Second preliminary round

First round

The draw of the first round was done on 26 August 2017. 64 teams participated and played on 19, 20 or 21 September 2017.

Second round

The draw of the second round was done on 21 September 2017. 32 teams participated and played on 24, 25 or 26 October 2017. The lowest ranked teams left were

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and Hoek from the fifth tier of Dutch football.

Round of 16

The draw of the round of 16 was done on 26 October 2017. 16 teams are participating and will play on 19, 20 or 21 December 2017. The lowest ranked teams left are

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and

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from the third tier of Dutch football.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was held on 21 December 2017. 8 teams participated and the matches will be played on 30 and 31 January 2018 and 1 February 2018. The lowest ranked team left is Cambuur from the second tier of Dutch football.