| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands | 
| Teams | 46 | 
| Defending champions | FC Twente | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | AZ'67 | 
| Runner-up | Ajax | 
The 60th edition of the KNVB Cup started on October 8, 1977. The final was played on May 5, 1978: AZ from Alkmaar (at the time called AZ'67) beat Ajax 1–0 and won the cup for the first time. During the quarter and semi-finals, two-legged matches were played.
Teams
- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1977-78, entering in the second round
- All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1977-78
- 9 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
The matches of the first round were played on October 8 and 9, 1977.
| Home team | Result | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| PEC Zwolle 1 | 1–1 (p) | FC Eindhoven 1 | 
| SC Cambuur 1 | 2–0 | FC Den Bosch 1 | 
| SVV 1 | (p) 3-3 | BSV Limburgia A | 
| SC Veendam 1 | 5–2 | Helmond Sport 1 | 
| FC Wageningen 1 | 1–0 | SC Amersfoort 1 | 
| Willem II 1 | 1–2 | VV DWV A | 
| IJsselmeervogels A | 2–1 | sc Heerenveen 1 | 
| Home team | Result | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| VV DOVO A | 2–1 | RKAV Volendam A | 
| Excelsior 1 | 5–0 | VV Rheden A | 
| FC Dordrecht 1 | 0–1 | SC BVV A | 
| FC Groningen 1 | 2–0 | HFC EDO A | 
| FC Vlaardingen 1 | 3–0 | Enschedese Boys A | 
| Fortuna Sittard 1 | 3–2 (aet) | De Graafschap 1 | 
| SC Heracles 1 | 1–0 | MVV 1 | 
1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 19 and 20, 1977. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here.
| Home team | Result | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| HFC Haarlem E | 1–0 | NEC E | 
| PSV E | 6–0 | SVV | 
| Sparta E | 5–0 | SC Heracles | 
| Vitesse Arnhem E | 3–0 | FC Den Haag E | 
| FC Volendam E | 3–3 (p) | FC Utrecht E | 
| FC Wageningen | 2–0 (aet) | FC VVV E | 
| IJsselmeervogels | 1–3 | FC Groningen | 
| AZ'67 E | 2–0 | Fortuna Sittard (on December 14) | 
| Home team | Result | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Ajax E | 4–1 | Telstar E | 
| VV DOVO | 0–3 | SC Veendam | 
| VV DWV | 0–1 (aet) | Roda JC E | 
| FC Eindhoven | 3–1 (aet) | SC Cambuur | 
| Excelsior | 3–2 | NAC E | 
| FC Vlaardingen | 0–3 | FC Amsterdam E | 
| Feyenoord E | 3–0 | SC BVV | 
| Go Ahead Eagles E | 2–1 (aet) | FC Twente E | 
E Eredivisie
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played between December 21 and 26, 1977.
| Home team | Result | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 7–0 | FC Eindhoven | 
| AZ'67 | 1–0 | FC Amsterdam | 
| Excelsior | 2–1 | FC Groningen | 
| PSV | 1–6 | FC Wageningen | 
| Roda JC | 1–0 | HFC Haarlem | 
| Sparta | 1–0 | Go Ahead Eagles | 
| SC Veendam | 2–1 | Feyenoord | 
| Vitesse Arnhem | 4–3 (aet) | FC Utrecht | 
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played between February 1 and March 15, 1978.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roda JC | 1–4 | Ajax | 0–3 | 1–1 | 
| SC Veendam | 2–4 | Excelsior | 2–1 | 0–3 | 
| Vitesse Arnhem | 0–4 | Sparta | 0–2 | 0–2 | 
| FC Wageningen | 1–3 | AZ'67 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on March 30 and April 19, 1978.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior | 1–5 | AZ'67 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 
| Sparta | 2–3 | Ajax | 2–1 | 0–2 | 
Final
| AZ'67 | 1–0 | Ajax | 
|---|---|---|
| van Rijnsoever  58' | 
AZ would participate in the Cup Winners' cup
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