1999–2000 KNVB Cup

1999–2000
Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Teams	86
Defending champions	Ajax
Final positions
Champions	Roda JC
Runner-up	NEC
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Bert Zuurman; Eric Viscaal; Rick Hoogendorp; (8 goals)
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 KNVB Cup (at the time known as the Amstel Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 86 teams contested, beginning on 31 July 1999 and at the final on 21 May 2000.

Ajax unsuccessfully defended its 1999 title in the Round of 16 losing to Roda JC, 1–0. Roda JC successfully pursued on 21 May 2000 in De Kuip, Rotterdam its 2nd KNVB Cup losing to NEC, 0–2. 40,000 attended.^[1] Roda JC contested the UEFA Cup.

Teams

All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1999–2000: six teams entered in the round of 16 of the knock-out stage; one team entered in the first round of the knock-out stage and the rest of the teams entered in the group stage.
All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1999–2000
48 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
Two youth teams

Group stage

The matches were played between 31 July and 31 August 1999. 79 clubs participated, 39 of which advanced to the next round.

Group 1
Team	Pts
1. Fortuna Sittard _E	9
2. FC Eindhoven ₁	6
3. OJC Rosmalen _A	3
4. BVV Barendrecht _A	0

Group 2
Team	Pts
1. De Graafschap _E	9
2. KVV Quick '20 _A	4
3. IJsselmeervogels _A	2
4. RKSV Babberich _A	1

Group 3
Team	Pts
1. FC Groningen ₁	9
2. Heracles Almelo ₁	6
3. VV Appingedam _A	3
4. DVS '33 _A	0

Group 4
Team	Pts
1. MVV _E	9
2. VV Eijsden _A	4
3. SV Panningen _A	3
4. SV Meerssen _A	1

Group 5
Team	Pts
1. NEC _E	9
2. VV Be Quick '28 _A	6
3. VVOG _A	3
4. HSC '21 _A	0

Group 6
Team	Pts
1. RKC Waalwijk _E	9
2. HSV Hoek _A	4
3. RKSV Halsteren _A	2
4. RKSV Leonidas _A	1

Group 7
Team	Pts
1. ADO Den Haag ₁	9
2. Sparta _E	6
3. VSV TONEGIDO _A	1
4. ARC _A	1

Group 8
Team	Pts
1. FC Utrecht _E	9
2. SV Spakenburg _A	6
3. SV Argon _A	3
4. USV Elinkwijk _A	0

Group 9
Team	Pts
1. FC Volendam ₁	4
2. Telstar ₁	4
3. HVV Hollandia _A	0
SC Genemuiden _A ^[2]	DSQ

Group 10
Team	Pts
1. AZ _E	9
2. VV Noordwijk _A	6
3. FC Hilversum _A	1
4. ADO '20 _A	1

Group 11
Team	Pts
1. RBC Roosendaal ₁	7
2. FC Den Bosch _E	5
3. RKSV UDI '19 _A	2
4. GVVV _A	1

Group 12
Team	Pts
1. NAC Breda ₁	9
2. VV Baronie _A	6
3. TOP Oss ₁	3
4. VV Kloetinge _A	0

Group 13
Team	Pts
1. Excelsior Maassluis _A	5
2. Dordrecht'90 ₁	5
3. Türkiyemspor _A	5
4. Kozakken Boys _A	0

Group 14
Team	Pts
1. HFC Haarlem ₁	7
2. AFC '34 _A	4
3. FC Lisse _A	2
4. Rijnsburgse Boys _A	2

Group 15
Team	Pts
1. Veendam ₁	9
2. FC Emmen ₁	6
3. Harkemase Boys _A	3
4. VV Sneek _A	0

Group 16
Team	Pts
1. Excelsior ₁	9
2. SVV Scheveningen _A	6
3. Young ADO Den Haag	3
4. VVSB _A	0

Group 17
Team	Pts
1. Go Ahead Eagles ₁	9
2. AGOVV Apeldoorn _A	4
3. Young De Graafschap	3
4. VV Bennekom _A	1

Group 18
Team	Pts
1. Helmond Sport ₁	6
2. VV Gemert _A	4
3. VV DOVO _A	4
4. VVV-Venlo ₁	2

Group 19
Team	Pts
1. Cambuur Leeuw. _E	7
2. FC Zwolle ₁	6
3. Achilles 1894 _A	4
4. Flevo Boys _A	0

Group 20
Team	Pts
1. FC Twente _E	6
2. SV Urk _A	3
3. Sporting Flevoland _A	0

_E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Knock-out Stage

First round

The matches of the first round were played on September 22 and 23, 1999. sc Heerenveen entered the tournament this round, during the group stage they were still active in the Intertoto Cup.

Home team	Result	Away team
Excelsior	2–1	FC Emmen
FC Eindhoven	2–1	NAC Breda
HSV Hoek	0–4	AZ
NEC	3–0	SV Spakenburg
RKC Waalwijk	2–0	Telstar
Cambuur Leeuwarden	0–1	FC Zwolle
Be Quick '28	2–0	Excelsior Maassluis (on 5 October)
Fortuna Sittard	2–0	VV Noordwijk (on 5 October)
sc Heerenveen _E	2–0	De Graafschap (on 5 October)
FC Twente	2–1	VV Gemert (on 6 October)

Home team	Result	Away team
FC Utrecht	2–0	FC Den Bosch
Go Ahead Eagles	3–1	SVV Scheveningen
Heracles Almelo	3–0	FC Volendam
VV Eijsden	1–8	Helmond Sport
KVV Quick '20	1–2	RBC Roosendaal
Dordrecht'90	5–0	FC Groningen
HFC Haarlem	3–1	AGOVV Apeldoorn
ADO Den Haag	3–0	AFC '34
Veendam	3–0	Sparta
MVV	2–3 (aet)	VV Baronie

_E one Eredivisie entrant

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on October 28 and 30, 1999.

Home team	Result	Away team
Helmond Sport	12–1	Be Quick '28
FC Eindhoven	4–2	FC Zwolle
Excelsior	3–2	Fortuna Sittard
Dordrecht'90	2–1 (gg)	HFC Haarlem
Go Ahead Eagles	2–1	VV Baronie
AZ	2–0	Heracles Almelo
RBC Roosendaal	2–0	Veendam
ADO Den Haag	1–3	FC Utrecht
sc Heerenveen	1–2	NEC
RKC Waalwijk	2–0	FC Twente

Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 27, 28 and 30, 2000. The Eredivisie teams that had been playing in European competitions after qualification last season, entered the tournament this round.

Home team	Result	Away team
RKC Waalwijk	2–0	FC Eindhoven
Helmond Sport	1–2	Willem II _E
Roda JC _E	1–0	Ajax _E
NEC	1–0	Excelsior
Dordrecht'90	1–0	RBC Roosendaal
PSV _E	0–2	Vitesse Arnhem _E
FC Utrecht	5–3	Go Ahead Eagles
Feyenoord _E	1–3	AZ

_E six Eredivisie entrants

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on February 16 and 17, 2000.

Home team	Result	Away team
NEC	2–0	Dordrecht'90
FC Utrecht	0–1	Roda JC
RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Vitesse Arnhem
Willem II	1–2 (gg)	AZ

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 11 and 12, 2000.

Home team	Result	Away team
AZ	1–1 (p: 1-4)	NEC
Vitesse Arnhem	0–1 (gg)	Roda JC

Final

21 May 2000

18:00 CEST

NEC	0–2	Roda JC
	Report	Peeters 20' Van der Luer 90' (pen.)

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Roelof Luinge

Roda JC would play in the UEFA Cup.

References

^ https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/amstel-cup-naar-roda-jc ^{[bare URL]}
^ SC Genemuiden were disqualified after their first match (at FC Volendam) was abandoned fifteen minutes in play.

External links

Results by Ronald Zwiers Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)

[1] ttps://www.vi.nl/nieuws/amstel-cup-naar-roda-jc ^{[bare URL]}

[2] SC Genemuiden were disqualified after their first match (at FC Volendam) was abandoned fifteen minutes in play.

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