2022–23 KNVB Cup

2022–23 KNVB Cup
	KNVB Cup trophy
Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Venue(s)	De Kuip, Rotterdam
Dates	13 August 2022 – 30 April 2023
Teams	76
Final positions
Champions	PSV (11th title)
Runner-up	Ajax
Tournament statistics
Matches played	85
Goals scored	282 (3.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Floris van der Linden; (5 goals)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 KNVB Cup, for sponsoring reasons officially called the TOTO KNVB Beker, was the 105th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning in August with the first of two preliminary rounds, and concluded in April 2023 with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam.^[1]

PSV were the defending champions, having defeated Ajax 2–1 in the previous season's final.^[2] They went on to successfully defend their title, again defeating Ajax in the final, this time via a penalty shoot-out.

PSV contested the 2023 Johan Cruyff Shield against the 2022–23 Eredivisie champions Feyenoord, 1-0.

Schedule

Round	Draw	Match Dates^[3]^[4]
First preliminary round	19 July 2022	13 August 2022
Second preliminary round	16 August 2022	20–21 September 2022
First round	23 September 2022	18–20 October 2022
Second round	22 October 2022	10–12 January 2023
Round of 16	14 January 2023	7–9 February 2023
Quarter-finals	11 February 2023	28 February–2 March 2023
Semi-finals	4 March 2023	4–5 April 2023
Final	4 March 2023	30 April 2023

First preliminary round

13 August 2022	Staphorst	3–0	TOGB	Staphorst
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Het Noorderslag

13 August 2022	USV Hercules	5–1	Ter Leede	Utrecht
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Voordorp

13 August 2022	JOS Watergraafsmeer	1–3	Hoek	Amsterdam
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Drie Burg

13 August 2022	OJC Rosmalen	1–2	Sportlust '46	Rosmalen
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Complex Groote Wielen

13 August 2022	Groene Ster	2–0	Barendrecht	Heerlen
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Pronsenbroek

13 August 2022	ADO '20	4–3 (a.e.t.)	VVOG	Heemskerk
19:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Sportpark De Vlotter

Second preliminary round

20 September 2022	ASWH	1–2	Kozakken Boys	Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark Schildman

20 September 2022	De Treffers	3–1	Noordwijk	Groesbeek
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark Zuid

20 September 2022	IJsselmeervogels	0–0 (5–6 p)	Hoek	Spakenburg
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat

20 September 2022	Lisse	0–3	DVS '33	Lisse
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Ter Specke

20 September 2022	Quick Boys	1–2	Sportlust '46	Katwijk aan Zee
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Nieuw Zuid

20 September 2022	Rijnvogels	1–0	ACV	Katwijk
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark de Kooltuin

20 September 2022	Scheveningen	1–1 (4–5 p)	Harkemase Boys	Scheveningen
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Houtrust

20 September 2022	DOVO	0–1	Spakenburg	Veenendaal
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark Panhuis

21 September 2022	ADO '20	3–0	VVSB	Heemskerk
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark de Vlotter

21 September 2022	AFC	4–4 (4–5 p)	Staphorst	Amsterdam
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Goed Genoeg

21 September 2022	Blauw Geel '38	4–0	Baronie	Veghel
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Prins Willem Alexander Sportpark

21 September 2022	Excelsior Maassluis	1–2	USV Hercules	Maassluis
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Dijkpolder

21 September 2022	Gemert	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Urk	Gemert
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark Molenbroek

21 September 2022	Groene Ster	1–3	HV & CV Quick	Heerlerheide
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Pronsebroek

21 September 2022	Unitas	0–0 (4–5 p)	DEM	Gorinchem
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark Molenvliet

21 September 2022	GVVV	1–0	Sparta Nijkerk	Veenendaal
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark Panhuis

21 September 2022	HSC '21	2–2 (4–5 p)	RKAV Volendam	Haaksbergen
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Groot Scholtenhagen

21 September 2022	OFC Oostzaan	6–2 (a.e.t.)	UDI '19	Oostzaan
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark OFC

21 September 2022	OSS '20	1–2	Excelsior '31	Oss
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark De Rusheuvel

21 September 2022	SteDoCo	1–2	Dongen	Hoornaar
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark Stedoco

21 September 2022	TEC	1–0	UNA	Tiel
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Sportpark De Lok

First round

In the first round, the 21 winners from the second preliminary round were joined by 4 other amateur clubs, the 16 clubs from the Eerste Divisie and 13 clubs from the Eredivisie. Ajax, AZ, Feyenoord, PSV and Twente automatically advanced to the second round due to their participation in European club competitions.

18 October 2022	Eindhoven	1–0	Willem II	Eindhoven
18:45 CEST	Kökçü 2'	Report		Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion

18 October 2022	Almere City	2–0	TOP Oss	Almere
20:00 CEST	Poll 64' Duijvestijn 70'	Report		Stadium: Yanmar Stadion

18 October 2022	Excelsior '31	2–3	ADO Den Haag	Rijssen
20:00 CEST	Veldkamp 28' Werkhoven 49'	Report	34' Bilate 58' Sellouki 61' Verheydt	Stadium: Sportpark De Koerbelt

18 October 2022	GVVV	1–3	Den Bosch	Veenendaal
20:00 CEST	Spies 2'	Report	47' Van Grunsven 70' Moller 77' Maas	Stadium: Sportpark Panhuis

18 October 2022	Harkemase Boys	1–5	Volendam	Harkema
20:00 CEST	Margharita 32'	Report	16' Nazih 43' Mühren 66', 81' El Kadiri 76' Zeefuik	Stadium: De Bosk

18 October 2022	Koninklijke HFC	0–1	Telstar	Haarlem
20:00 CEST		Report	31' Giousis	Stadium: Spanjaardslaan

18 October 2022	Hoek	2–4 (a.e.t.)	SC Heerenveen	Hoek
20:00 CEST	Schalkwijk 6' Impens 26' (pen.)	Report	41' Köhlert 49', 93', 119' Al Hajj	Stadium: Sportpark Denoek

18 October 2022	Rijnsburgse Boys	1–3	De Graafschap	Rijnsburg
20:00 CEST	Van der Moot 69'	Report	39' Gravenberch 62' Yadir 90+2' Neghli	Stadium: Middelmors

18 October 2022	Urk	2–0	Staphorst	Urk
20:00 CEST	Schraal 45' De Boer 88'	Report		Stadium: De Vormt

18 October 2022	Roda JC	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)	Heracles Almelo	Kerkrade
21:00 CEST	Postema 27' Hartjes 79'	Report	47' Sierra 52' Laursen	Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion
	Penalties
	Daneels Vente Van der Heide Limbombe Vossebelt Reith Lambrix Hartjes		Hoogma Bruns Sonnenberg Schoofs Sierra Rente Bucker Leš

19 October 2022	Dordrecht	0–3	Groningen	Dordrecht
18:45 CEST		Report	42', 81' Kasanwirjo 90' Pepi	Stadium: Matchoholic Stadion

19 October 2022	ADO '20	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Emmen	Heemskerk
20:00 CEST	Glim 58'	Report	65' Živković 98' Toufiqui	Stadium: Sportpark De Vlotter

19 October 2022	De Treffers	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Groesbeek
20:00 CEST	Vlijter 17' Campman 67'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Zuid

19 October 2022	Excelsior Rotterdam	5–1	MVV Maastricht	Rotterdam
20:00 CEST	Kharchouch 22' (pen.), 53' (pen.) Lamprou 39', 44' Azarkan 49'	Report	65' Kostons	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

19 October 2022	Go Ahead Eagles	3–1	Helmond Sport	Deventer
20:00 CEST	Idzes 7' Rommens 34' Sow 42'	Report	37' Lorentzen	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst

19 October 2022	Kozakken Boys	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Vitesse	Werkendam
20:00 CEST	Hutten 45+2' Van Zundert 82'	Report	14' Białek 67' Kozłowski	Stadium: De Zwaaier
	Penalties
	Lommers Altintas Van Ingen Stout Ramsteijn		Kozlowski Tronstad Białek Meulensteen Baden Frederiksen

19 October 2022	Rijnvogels	0–3	Cambuur	Katwijk
20:00 CEST		Report	54' Van der Water 71' Smit 90+1' Balk	Stadium: Sportpark de Kooltuin

19 October 2022	Spakenburg	2–1	TEC	Spakenburg
20:00 CEST	Werkman 51' Van den Dam 56' (o.g.)	Report	79' (o.g.) Artien	Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat

19 October 2022	USV Hercules	0–1	NAC Breda	Utrecht
20:00 CEST		Report	90+4' Velanas	Stadium: Sportpark Voordorp

19 October 2022	NEC	3–2	Fortuna Sittard	Nijmegen
21:00 CEST	Navarro 35' (o.g.) El Karouani 47' Marques 74'	Report	11' Bassett 61' Guth	Stadium: Goffertstadion

20 October 2022	Sportlust '46	0–3	Utrecht	Woerden
18:45 CEST		Report	18', 70' Van de Streek 90+3' Klaiber	Stadium: Sportpark Cromwijck

20 October 2022	DEM	1–4	Blauw Geel '38	Beverwijk
20:00 CEST	Daniels 45'	Report	42', 69' Van der Zanden 52' Nasser 57' Van de Nieuwenhof	Stadium: Sportpark Adrichem

20 October 2022	Dongen	1–2	VVV-Venlo	Dongen
20:00 CEST	Avontuur 12'	Report	74' Verheijen 90' Braken	Stadium: De Biezen

20 October 2022	Katwijk	2–1	DVS '33	Katwijk
20:00 CEST	Suleiman 4' Freriks 28'	Report	70' De Wit	Stadium: Sportpark De Krom

20 October 2022	OFC Oostzaan	1–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Oostzaan
20:00 CEST	Butter 19' (pen.)	Report	3' Eyenga-Lokilo 82', 85' Lauritsen	Stadium: Sportpark OFC

20 October 2022	RKAV Volendam	2–4	HV & CV Quick	Volendam
20:00 CEST	Tol 44', 66'	Report	9', 54' George 21' Van der Heiden 75' Haddadi	Stadium: KWABO-Stadion

20 October 2022	HHC Hardenberg	0–1	PEC Zwolle	Hardenberg
21:00 CEST		Report	18' Vellios	Stadium: De Boshoek

Second round

The second round consisted of 32 teams; the 27 winners from the first round as well as the five Eredivisie clubs which automatically advanced to the second round due to their participation in European club competitions. The draw took place on 22 October 2022.

10 January 2023	Twente	3–1	Telstar	Enschede
18:45 CET	Rots 37', 42' Misidjan 67'	Report	68' Oude Kotte	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Sander van der Eijk

10 January 2023	HV & CV Quick	1–4	De Graafschap	The Hague
20:00 CET	Massar 22'	Report	2' De Jong 18' Schouten 34' Önal 73' Brittijn	Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg Referee: Laurens Gerrets

10 January 2023	Kozakken Boys	1–3	ADO Den Haag	Werkendam
20:00 CET	Ramsteijn 80'	Report	31', 70' Severina 90+8' Zwarts	Stadium: De Zwaaier Referee: Rob Dieperink

10 January 2023	NAC Breda	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Eindhoven	Breda
20:00 CET	Herrmann 90+1' Besselink 120+1'	Report	1' Brym	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Referee: Jeroen Manschot

10 January 2023	Sparta Rotterdam	1–2	PSV Eindhoven	Rotterdam
21:00 CET	Verschueren 61'	Report	34' Simons 45+1' Madueke	Stadium: Het Kastell Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

11 January 2023	Excelsior	1–4	AZ	Rotterdam
18:45 CET	Kharchouch 32'	Report	13' Odgaard 35' D. de Wit 39' Karlsson 79' Pavlidis	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Referee: Bas Nijhuis

11 January 2023	Almere City	0–4	NEC	Almere
20:00 CET		Report	5' Tannane 43' Tavşan 63' Marques 80' Musaba	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

11 January 2023	SC Heerenveen	2–0	Volendam	Heerenveen
20:00 CET	Van Amersfoort 48' Van Hooijdonk 74'	Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

11 January 2023	De Treffers	1–0	Cambuur	Groesbeek
20:00 CET	Den Dekker 30'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Zuid Referee: Joey Kooij

11 January 2023	VVV-Venlo	2–3	Emmen	Venlo
20:00 CET	Huisman 58' Venema 75'	Report	31' Vlak 34' Diemers 90+4' Araujo	Stadium: De Koel Referee: Martin Pérez

11 January 2023	Den Bosch	0–2	Ajax	's-Hertogenbosch
21:00 CET		Report	20' (pen.) Tadić 52' Taylor	Stadium: De Vliert Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

12 January 2023	Heracles Almelo	0–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Almelo
18:45 CET		Report	48' Lidberg	Stadium: Erve Asito Referee: Jannick van der Laan

12 January 2023	Urk	0–3	Katwijk	Urk
20:00 CET		Report	6' Freriks 73' Van Mil 89' Mercera	Stadium: De Vormt Referee: Robin Hensgens

12 January 2023	Blauw Geel '38	1–3	Utrecht	Veghel
20:00 CET	Van den Nieuwenhof 69'	Report	2' Van de Streek 32' Toornstra 42' Douvikas	Stadium: Prins Willem Alexander Sportpark Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

12 January 2023	Groningen	2–3	Spakenburg	Groningen
20:00 CET	Dankerlui 77', 84'	Report	10' Koelewijn 32' (pen.), 69' (pen.) Van der Linden	Stadium: Euroborg Referee: Danny Makkelie

12 January 2023	Feyenoord	3–1	PEC Zwolle	Rotterdam
21:00 CET	Wieffer 29' Danilo 34', 56'	Report	3' Medunjanin	Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Pol van Boekel

Round of 16

The round of 16 consisted of the sixteen winners from the second round. The draw took place on 14 January 2023, with matches being played from 7 to 9 February 2023.

7 February 2023	AZ	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Utrecht	Alkmaar
18:45 CET	Karlsson 86'	Report	58' Viergever 93' Maeda	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 10,214 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

7 February 2023	De Graafschap	3–0	De Treffers	Doetinchem
20:00 CET	Önal 49' Korte 57' Benschop 77'	Report		Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 8,075 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

7 February 2023	NAC Breda	1–2	SC Heerenveen	Breda
21:00 CET	Boere 16'	Report	45+1', 53' Van Hooijdonk	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Referee: Alex Bos

8 February 2023	PSV Eindhoven	3–1	Emmen	Eindhoven
18:45 CET	Branthwaite 7', 14' De Jong 76'	Report	48' Diemers	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 29,802 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

8 February 2023	Spakenburg	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	Katwijk	Bunschoten
20:00 CET	Van der Linden 36'	Report	60' Van Mil	Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat Attendance: 3,689 Referee: Bas Nijhuis
	Penalties
	Van der Linden Van Lopik Volkert Admiraal		Freriks Van der Meer Schulte

8 February 2023	Feyenoord	4–4 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	NEC	Rotterdam
21:00 CET	Kökçü 90' (pen.) Paixão 90+2' Giménez 98' Dilrosun 116'	Report	33' Verdonk 45' Marques 96', 118' Bruijn	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 25,360 Referee: Rob Dieperink
	Penalties
	Kökçü Giménez Hancko Idrissi Paixão		Cissoko Proper Kramer Bronkhorst

9 February 2023	Twente	0–1	Ajax	Enschede
18:45 CET		Report	70' Kudus	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie

9 February 2023	ADO Den Haag	1–0	Go Ahead Eagles	The Hague
21:00 CET	70' Zwarts	Report		Stadium: Bingoal Stadion Attendance: 6,625 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals consisted of the eight winners from the round of 16. The draw took place on 11 February 2023, with matches being played on 28 February through 2 March 2023.

28 February 2023	Utrecht	1–4	Spakenburg	Utrecht
20:00 CET	Douvikas 64'	Report	12' Vink 59' Admiraal 66' Artien 75' Van der Linden	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,733 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

1 March 2023	SC Heerenveen	0–1	Feyenoord	Heerenveen
20:00 CET		Report	80' Giménez	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 12,943 Referee: Pol van Boekel

2 March 2023	PSV Eindhoven	3–1	ADO Den Haag	Eindhoven
18:45 CET	Bakayoko 12' Til 21' Sangaré 54'	Report	56' Sellouki	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 27,003 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

2 March 2023	De Graafschap	0–3	Ajax	Doetinchem
21:00 CET		Report	12' Sánchez 26' Bergwijn 78' Brobbey	Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Semi-finals

The semi-finals matches were played on 4 and 5 April 2023.

4 April 2023	Spakenburg	1–2	PSV Eindhoven	Spakenburg
20:00 CEST	Green 59'	Report	43' Gutiérrez 46' Van Aanholt	Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

5 April 2023	Feyenoord	1–2	Ajax	Rotterdam
20:00 CEST	Giménez 45+2'	Report	14' Tadić 51' Klaassen	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Final

30 April 2023

18:00 UTC+02:00

Ajax	1−1 (a.e.t.)	PSV
Branthwaite 42' (o.g.)	Report	Hazard 67'
Penalties
Tadić Brobbey Timber Godts Álvarez	2−3	Hazard Ramalho Sangaré El Ghazi Silva

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 40,650^[5]

Referee: Dennis Higler

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[6]
1	Floris van der Linden	Spakenburg	5
2	Niels Butter	Oostzaan	4
2	Nabil Haddadi	Quick	4
4	Twelve players		3

References

^ "TOTO KNVB Beker". www.totoknvbbeker.nl. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ Agencies (17 April 2022). "European roundup: Ajax lose Dutch Cup final but say Ten Hag may stay at club". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "Loting eerste kwalificatieronde TOTO KNVB beker 2022/'23" [Draw first preliminary round TOTO KNVB Beker 2022/23] (in Dutch). KNVB. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld" [League schedule Eredivisie 2022/23 set] (in Dutch). KNVB. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights] (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ "KNVB Cup, Dutch Cup live scores, results, Football Netherlands". Flashscore.

[1] "TOTO KNVB Beker". www.totoknvbbeker.nl. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[2] Agencies (17 April 2022). "European roundup: Ajax lose Dutch Cup final but say Ten Hag may stay at club". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[3] "Loting eerste kwalificatieronde TOTO KNVB beker 2022/'23" [Draw first preliminary round TOTO KNVB Beker 2022/23] (in Dutch). KNVB. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[4] "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld" [League schedule Eredivisie 2022/23 set] (in Dutch). KNVB. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[NOS-5] "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights] (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

[6] "KNVB Cup, Dutch Cup live scores, results, Football Netherlands". Flashscore.

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