The 2012–13 KNVB Cup tournament was the 95th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament to determine the KNVB Cup. 92 teams contested in 91 matches beginning on 21 August 2012 with the matches of Round 1 and ending with the final on 9 May 2013.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 92 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | AZ (4th title) |
| Runner-up | PSV Eindhoven |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 91 |
| Goals scored | 345 (3.79 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Jozy Altidore (8 goals) |
PSV Eindhoven unsuccessfully defended its 2012 title. PSV Eindhoven were runner-up. The winners qualified for the play-off round in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
Participants
edit92 teams contesting in 91 matches. The 18 clubs of the Eredivisie and the 18 clubs of the Eerste divisie qualified automatically, entering in the second round. Other teams qualified by winning period titles in the previous season's competition or by winning a local KNVB Cup, called 'districtsbeker', for clubs from level 3 onwards, in the previous season.
Calendar
editThe calendar for the 2012–13 KNVB Cup was as follows.[1]
| Rounds | Date |
|---|---|
| First round | 22 August 2012 |
| Second round | 25, 26 or 27 September 2012 |
| Third round | 30, 31 October 2012 or 1 November 2012 |
| Fourth round | 18, 19 or 20 December 2012 |
| Quarter-finals | 29, 30 or 31 January 2013 |
| Semi-finals | 26, 27 or 28 February 2013 |
| Final | 9 May 2013 |
First round
edit56 amateur clubs competed in this stage of the competition for a place in the Second Round. These matches took place on 21 and 22 August 2012.[2]
Second round
editThe 28 winners from the First Round entered in this stage of the competition along with the 18 Eerste Divisie clubs and the 18 Eredivisie clubs. These matches took place from 25 to 27 September 2012.[3]
Third round
editThese matches took place from 30 October to 1 November 2012.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Twente (1) | 1–2 | FC Den Bosch (2) |
| Vitesse Arnhem (1) | 4–0 | VV Staphorst (4) |
| SWZ Sneek (3) | 1–4 | AZ (1) |
| XerxesDZB (4) | 0–4 | Feyenoord (1) |
| ONS Sneek (4) | 0–2 | Ajax (1) |
| SC Heerenveen (1) | 1–0 | HVV Hollandia (3) |
| PSV Eindhoven (1) | 3–1 | EHC (4) |
| RKC Waalwijk (1) | 2–4 | PEC Zwolle (1) |
| ADO '20 (3) | 6–1 | FC Eindhoven (2) |
| SC Cambuur (2) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Telstar (2) |
| De Graafschap (2) | 0–3 | Go Ahead Eagles (2) |
| FC Dordrecht (2) | 2–1 | SVV Scheveningen (3) |
| FC Groningen (1) | 1–0 | ADO Den Haag (1) |
| Rijnsburgse Boys (3) | 0–0 (7–6 p) | FC Emmen (2) |
| Heracles Almelo (1) | 2–0 | Sparta (2) |
| NAC Breda (1) | 1–1 (5–3 p) | HBS Craeyenhout (3) |
Fourth round
editThese matches took place from 18 to 20 December 2012.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vitesse Arnhem (1) | 10–1 | ADO '20 (3) |
| FC Dordrecht (2) | 2–4 | AZ (1) |
| FC Den Bosch (2) | 1–0 | SC Cambuur (2) |
| FC Groningen (1) | 0–3 | Ajax (1) |
| Go Ahead Eagles (2) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | PEC Zwolle (1) |
| SC Heerenveen (1) | 2–2 (6–7 p) | Feyenoord (1) |
| NAC Breda (1) | 1–3 | Heracles Almelo (1) |
| Rijnsburgse Boys (3) | 0–4 | PSV Eindhoven (1) |
Quarter-finals
editThese matches will take place from 29 to 31 January 2013.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vitesse Arnhem (1) | 0–4 | Ajax (1) |
| PSV Eindhoven (1) | 2–1 | Feyenoord (1) |
| FC Den Bosch (2) | 0–5 | AZ (1) |
| PEC Zwolle (1) | 3–2 | Heracles Almelo (1) |
Semi-finals
edit| PEC Zwolle (1) | 0 – 3 | PSV Eindhoven (1) |
|---|---|---|
Locadia  16', 34', 85' |
| Ajax (1) | 0 – 3 | AZ (1) |
|---|---|---|
| Altidore 74', 90+3' Guðmundsson 88' |
Final
edit| AZ (1) | 2 – 1 | PSV Eindhoven (1) |
|---|---|---|
| Maher 12' Altidore 14' |
Locadia 31' |
Participants per round
editThe number of participants per league per round was as follows:
| League | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie (1) | (bye) | 18 (28%) | 13 (41%) | 10 (63%) | 7 (87%) | 4 (100%) | 2 (100%) | 1 (100%) |
| Eerste divisie (2) | (bye) | 18 (28%) | 9 (28%) | 4 (25%) | 1 (13%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Topklasse (3) | 32 (57%) | 17 (27%) | 6 (19%) | 2 (13%) | 0 (0%) | |||
| Hoofdklasse (4) | 19 (34%) | 10 (16%) | 4 (13%) | 0 (0%) | ||||
| Eerste klasse (5) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |||||
| Tweede Klasse (6) | 4 (7%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | |||||
| Derde Klasse (7) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | ||||||
| Total | 56 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Loting KNVB Beker live op Youtube (In Dutch)". KVNB. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "First round results". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ^ "Second round results". Soccerway. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
External links
edit- Official website (in Dutch)