"the 2019 edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield, the Dutch Supercup match at the start of the following season between the Cup winner and the champions of the 2018–19 Eredivisie. The draw for the first and second preliminary round were performed by Ridgeciano Haps on 7 July 2018, and was streamed live on the website of the KNVB In the first preliminary round 58 amateur teams were qualified. Out of these 58, 26 were drawn to pass to the next round. In total 32 amateur items will compete on 18 or 19 August 2018 for a spot in the second"
"won the Eredivisie and thus entry into the UEFA Champions League, then the berth will be based on performance in that season's Eredivisie. In 1998, both KNVB Cup finalists, Ajax and PSV, had won places into the Champions League. So a game was played between the beaten semi-finalists, SC Heerenveen and FC Twente, to determine who would take the Cup Winners' Cup place. In the Netherlands, the KNVB Cup is broadcast by RTL on RTL 7 and on the Dutch pay-TV channel Fox Sports Eredivisie. In Spain it is currently available on beIN Sports. In Australia and New Zealand, the"
"KNVB Cup Dutch Footballer of the Year Willem van Hanegem Willem ""Wim"" van Hanegem (; born 20 February 1944) is a Dutch former football midfielder and coach born in Breskens, Zeeland. In a playing career spanning over 20 years he won several domestic honours in the Netherlands, as well as a European Cup and a UEFA trophy, all with Feyenoord. He was also a finalist in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. As a manager, he won the league and cup with Feyenoord and spent a period as the Dutch national team's assistant coach. His most recent job as manager was"
"2018–19 KNVB Cup The 2018–19 KNVB Cup, for sponsoring reasons officially called the TOTO KNVB Cup, is the 101st season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It commenced on 18 August 2018 with the first of two preliminary rounds and concludes on 5 May 2019 with the final being played at De Kuip in Rotterdam. The defending champions are Feyenoord from the Eredivisie, who beat AZ 3–0 in the final in the previous season on 30 April 2018. The winner will automatically qualify for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. The winner will also participate in"
"2017–18 KNVB Cup The 2017–18 KNVB Cup was the 100th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It commenced on 19 September 2017 with the first of six rounds and concluded on 22 April 2018 with the final being played at De Kuip in Rotterdam. The defending champions were Vitesse from the Eredivisie, who beat AZ 2–0 in the final in the previous season on 30 April 2017. The winner will automatically qualify for the third preliminary round of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Europa League. The winner will also participate in the 2018 edition of the"
"2017–18 KNVB Cup The 2017–18 KNVB Cup was the 100th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It commenced on 19 September 2017 with the first of six rounds and concluded on 22 April 2018 with the final being played at De Kuip in Rotterdam. The defending champions were Vitesse from the Eredivisie, who beat AZ 2–0 in the final in the previous season on 30 April 2017. The winner will automatically qualify for the third preliminary round of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Europa League. The winner will also participate in the 2018 edition of the"
"KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; ) is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup. The tournament consists of all teams from the top three tiers of Dutch league football (Eredivisie, Eerste Divisie and Topklasse), as well as the 24 semi-finalists (or replacements) of regional amateur cup tournaments. The finals of the tournament traditionally takes place in De Kuip, and has been held there every season since 1988. The"
"KNVB Cup and the European Cup. In the European Cup final against Benfica, the match remained goalless so penalties had to decide the outcome. After PSV converted their sixth penalty, Benfica's Antonio Veloso's low kick in the left corner was parried away by Van Breukelen; a save that brought PSV the European Cup victory. For his performances, he also won the Dutch Goalkeeper of the Year award in 1988; an award he would win four times in total. In the 1988–89 season, PSV won the double yet again. Van Breukelen and PSV also won the Dutch cup in 1990 and"
"KNVB Cup is currently available on beIN Sports. In Asia-Pacific, also available on BeIN Sports. In Italy, the KNVB Cup is currently available on Sportitalia. In Brazil the KNVB Cup is currently available on BandSports. In Latin America, the KNVB Cup is currently available on Claro Sports. KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; ) is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup. The tournament consists of all teams from"
"Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, anglicised to Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was the most famous exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Dutch football rose from obscurity to become a powerhouse in the sport. Cruyff led the Netherlands to the final of the 1974 FIFA"
"KNVB Amateur Cup The KNVB Amateur Cup () is the cup competition for amateur football clubs in the Netherlands. The winner qualifies for the amateur super cup match against the national Hoofdklasse champion. The cup is contested by the winners of the district cups () in the six districts of the Royal Dutch Football Association: West 1, West 2, South 1, South 2, East and North. The six teams face each other in a knock-out competition, starting in the quarter finals. Two clubs receive a bye, but they will have to play an away game in the semi-finals. The KNVB"
"the league title one season later. Phillip Cocu Phillip John-William Cocu (; born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who last managed Fenerbahce SK. Cocu was born in Eindhoven but raised in Zevenaar, playing youth football for local clubs DCS and De Graafschap. After a year at AFC '34, he started his professional career at AZ. In 1990, Cocu moved to Vitesse. A broken fibula disrupted his first season, but he became a first-team regular in the following four seasons. In 1995, he joined PSV, where he won the KNVB Cup and the Eredivisie"
"2016–17 KNVB Cup The 2016–17 KNVB Cup was the 99th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It started on September 20, 2016 with the first of six rounds and ended on April 30, 2017 with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam. This edition is notable for several unicums, which includes holding the first ever test in an official match of a top tier-domestic competition of the Video assistant referee-system. Anouar Kali holds the distinction of becoming the first ever player to receive a red card after an intervention from the video referee in the first"
"in August one week before the Eredivisie starts. The trophy is a silver plate with a 60 centimetre diameter. It is similar to the trophies received by the champions of the Eredivisie. The engraved text on the trophy is as follows: The first Super Cup match was played on 25 June 1949. The league champions SVV beat cup winners Quick Nijmegen 2–0. The Dutch FA brought back the competition in 1991 under the name PTT Telecom Cup, with the match always being played in the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam. After three years, sponsor PTT Telecom retreated and the name"
"2018 KNVB Cup Final The 2018 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between Feyenoord and AZ on 22 April 2018 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2017–18 KNVB Cup competition and the 100st Dutch Cup Final. Feyenoord beat AZ 3–0 to secure their 13th KNVB Cup trophy. Remarkably, Feyenoord played all of their cup matches at home, including the final (which is traditionally played at their stadium) despite being drawn as the away team. The match was halted for a while in the opening stage of the game due to AZ fans throwing smokebombs"
"in a 2–1 UEFA Nations League defeat to France. PSV Liverpool Netherlands Individual Georginio Wijnaldum Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum (; born 11 November 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. A youth product of Eredivisie side Feyenoord, Wijnaldum became the youngest player ever to represent the club when he made his debut in 2007, and went on to play 134 matches over the course of a five-year spell. Following his departure from Feyenoord, Wijnaldum spent four seasons at PSV where he won the KNVB Cup in"
"on the pitch. 2018 KNVB Cup Final The 2018 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between Feyenoord and AZ on 22 April 2018 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2017–18 KNVB Cup competition and the 100st Dutch Cup Final. Feyenoord beat AZ 3–0 to secure their 13th KNVB Cup trophy. Remarkably, Feyenoord played all of their cup matches at home, including the final (which is traditionally played at their stadium) despite being drawn as the away team. The match was halted for a while in the opening stage of the game due to AZ"
"1994 Dutch Supercup The match for the fifth Dutch Supercup was held on 21 August 1994 in the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam. The match featured the winners of the 1993-94 Eredivisie Ajax and the winners of the 1993-94 KNVB Cup Feyenoord. The game was won by Ajax 3–0, with the goals coming from Jari Litmanen, Tarik Oulida and Patrick Kluivert. PTT (an acroymn for Posterijen, Telegrafie en Telefonie (Dutch for Postoffice, Telegraph and Telephone)), had been the corporate sponsors since the re-inauguration of the Supercup in 1991. With the competition being known as the 'PTT Telecom Cup', however they withdrew"
"2006–07 KNVB Cup The KNVB Cup 2006–07 started on August 26, 2006. It was the 89th time the tournament was held. The final was held on May 6, 2007 at the Feyenoord Stadion in Rotterdam. The match between defending Cup winners Ajax and 3-time winners AZ finished 1–1 after regular time and after extra time. Ajax went on to win 8–7 on penalties and received the cup for the seventeenth time. Only amateur clubs from the hoofdklasse and below participated in this round. The professional clubs from the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie and the two youth teams entered the tournament"
"2009–10 KNVB Cup The 2009–10 KNVB Cup was the 92nd season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 29 August 2009 with the matches of Round 1 and culminated with a double-leg Final on 25 April and 6 May 2010 respectively. Ajax won the final with a 6–1 on aggregate, winning their record 18th title. The winners of the competition will qualify for the play-off round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. The final would be played initially on 25 April 2010 at 14.00 in De Kuip at Rotterdam. On 15 April, however, the Royal Dutch"
"proved that on the field, everyone is equal – Jews, Muslims, and Christians – that running fast and playing well will lead to victory in spite of discrimination and racism. Your work promoting sport and peace gave hope to children and youth around the world."" Player Manager Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, anglicised to Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was the most famous exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football"
"2016 Johan Cruyff Shield The 2016 Johan Cruyff Shield was the twenty-first Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: ""Johan Cruijff Schaal""), an annual Dutch football match played between the winners of the previous season's Eredivisie and KNVB Cup. The match was contested by Feyenoord, the 2015–16 KNVB Cup winners, and PSV, champions of the 2015–16 Eredivisie. It was held at the Amsterdam Arena on 31 July 2016. Watched by a crowd of 30,000 and a television audience of 1.7 million, PSV won the match 1–0. This was the first Johan Cruyff Shield to be played after the death of its eponym Johan"
"this round. Ajax and AZ already secured a spot in the Champions League play-offs of the national competition, with a place in the UEFA Cup being the minimal prize. Therefore, the UEFA Cup ticket the winner of this tournament would win, could now be won in the Eredivisie play-offs. 2006–07 KNVB Cup The KNVB Cup 2006–07 started on August 26, 2006. It was the 89th time the tournament was held. The final was held on May 6, 2007 at the Feyenoord Stadion in Rotterdam. The match between defending Cup winners Ajax and 3-time winners AZ finished 1–1 after regular time"
"and 23 December 2010. These matches took place between 25 and 27 January 2011. These matches were played between 2 and 3 March 2011. 2010–11 KNVB Cup The 2010–11 KNVB Cup was the 93rd season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 18 August 2010 with the matches of Round 1 and end with the final on 8 May 2011. AFC Ajax were the defending champions. The winners of the competition qualify for the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. FC Twente claimed the cup after a 3–2 edge win over Ajax Amsterdam. The"
"2014 Johan Cruyff Shield The 2014 Johan Cruyff Shield was the nineteenth Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: ""Johan Cruijff Schaal""), an annual Dutch football match played between the winners of the previous season's Eredivisie and KNVB Cup. The match was contested by PEC Zwolle, the 2013–14 KNVB Cup winners, and Ajax, champions of the 2013–14 Eredivisie. It was held at the Amsterdam Arena on 3 August 2014. PEC Zwolle won the match 1–0. Coincidentally, the match was a repeat of last season's KNVB Cup final, which PEC Zwolle emphatically won 5–1 despite conceding early and major crowd disturbance from Ajax fans"
"1995 Dutch Supercup The match for the sixth Dutch Supercup was held on 16 August 1995 in the De Kuip in Rotterdam. The match featured the winners of the 1994–95 Dutch first division, Ajax, and the winners of the 1994–95 KNVB Cup, Feyenoord. This was the third year in a row, that the Dutch Supercup involved these two teams. The games was won by Ajax 2–1 after extra time, with the Ajax goals coming from Ronald de Boer and Patrick Kluivert, and Henrik Larsson scoring for Feyenoord. This victory meant Ajax had won the Supercup three years in a row."
"Rob Rensenbrink Pieter Robert (""Rob"") Rensenbrink (; born 3 July 1947) is a former Dutch footballer and member of the Dutch national football team that reached two World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978. A creative left winger or forward of considerable talent, he became a legend in Belgium whilst playing in the great Anderlecht side of the 1970s. He is the UEFA Cup Winners Cup's all-time top scorer, with 25 goals. A talented dribbler as well as a cool finisher and adequate passer, he only ever missed two penalties in his entire career. He was also the first winner"
"2013–14 KNVB Cup The 2013–14 KNVB Cup is the 96th season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 28 August 2013 with the matches of Round 1 and ends with the final on 20 April 2014. AZ are the defending champions having won the cup the previous season. The winner qualifies for the play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. 82 teams participate in the 2013-14 cup. The 18 clubs of the Eredivisie and the 17 clubs of the Eerste divisie (excluding reserve teams) qualified automatically, entering in the second round. Other teams qualify by"
"Cruyff. The trophy was awarded by Susila Cruyff, his daughter. 2016 Johan Cruyff Shield The 2016 Johan Cruyff Shield was the twenty-first Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: ""Johan Cruijff Schaal""), an annual Dutch football match played between the winners of the previous season's Eredivisie and KNVB Cup. The match was contested by Feyenoord, the 2015–16 KNVB Cup winners, and PSV, champions of the 2015–16 Eredivisie. It was held at the Amsterdam Arena on 31 July 2016. Watched by a crowd of 30,000 and a television audience of 1.7 million, PSV won the match 1–0. This was the first Johan Cruyff Shield"
"Rotterdam then earned Feyenoord a spot in the final, against Borussia Dortmund. Coincidentally, the final was held at De Kuip, and as a result, most spectators inside the stadium were Feyenoord fans. Feyenoord took a 2–0 lead thanks to another free-kick goal and a penalty by Van Hooijdonk. Early in the second half, Márcio Amoroso scored a goal to make it 2–1. Jon Dahl Tomasson then made it 3–1 and things looked good for Feyenoord. Dortmund only managed to score one more goal and the cup was won by Bert van Marwijk's Feyenoord. A huge party erupted in and outside"
"Ernest Faber Ernest Anthonius Jacobus Faber (born 27 August 1971) is a Dutch football manager and former player, currently the manager of FC Groningen. Faber grew up in Eindhoven and played youth football at local club DBS until he joined PSV Eindhoven aged 13. Besides loan spells at NEC, Sparta and FC Groningen, Faber was part of PSV for 12 seasons and won four Eredivisie titles, a KNVB Cup and four Johan Cruijff Shields. He also played one match for the Netherlands national team in 1998. Injuries plagued Faber throughout his career and forced him to retire at age 32."
"the best Dutch free kick taker. Sneijder received an overwhelming 70% of the votes, while Robin van Persie came second with 21% and striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was third with 3% of the vote. He was voted as the best player of the 2009–10 season by Goal.com. Ajax Real Madrid Internazionale Galatasaray Wesley Sneijder Wesley Sneijder (; born 9 June 1984) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa and the Netherlands national team. He was named UEFA midfielder of the season and one of the three best midfielders in the world for"
"1970–71 KNVB Cup The 53rd edition of the KNVB Cup started on August 15, 1970. The final was played on May 20, 1971: Ajax beat Sparta 2–1 and won the cup for the sixth time. The matches of the first round were played on August 15 and 16 1970. Cupholders Ajax received a bye for this round. The matches of the second round were played on November 8, 1970. The following clubs received a bye: Fortuna Sittard, FC Twente, Holland Sport, HFC Haarlem, Sparta Rotterdam and SC Drenthe. The matches of the round of 16 were played on March 14,"