| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands | 
| Teams | 60 | 
| Defending champions | Feyenoord | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | PSV | 
| Runner-up | Sparta | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Virgil Breetveld (8 goals) | 
The 78th edition of the KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup) started on August 12, 1995. The final was played on May 16, 1996: PSV beat Sparta 5–2 and won the cup for the seventh time. A total of 60 clubs participated.
Teams
- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1995-96, four of which entering in the knock-out stage
- All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1995-96
- 22 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
- Two youth teams
Group stage
The matches of the group stage were played between August 12 and September 16, 1995. 56 clubs participated, 28 advanced to the next round.
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. FC Groningen E | 9 | 
| 2. Cambuur Leeuw. 1 | 6 | 
| 3. Veendam 1 | 3 | 
| 4. VV Appingedam A | 0 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. SC Heracles 1 | 9 | 
| 2. sc Heerenveen E | 4 | 
| 3. SV Urk A | 2 | 
| 4. FC Emmen 1 | 1 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. FC Twente E | 9 | 
| 2. FC Zwolle 1 | 6 | 
| 3. STEVO A | 3 | 
| 4. SC Enschede A | 0 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. Go Ahead Eagles E | 9 | 
| 2. TOP Oss 1 | 4 | 
| 3. IJsselmeervogels A | 4 | 
| 4. GVVV A | 0 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. MVV 1 | 9 | 
| 2. Fortuna Sittard E | 6 | 
| 3. SV Panningen A | 3 | 
| 4. Wilhelmina '08 A | 0 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. Willem II E | 9 | 
| 2. VVV-Venlo 1 | 4 | 
| 3. FC Eindhoven 1 | 4 | 
| 4. SV TOP A | 0 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. De Graafschap E | 9 | 
| 2. Helmond Sport 1 | 6 | 
| 3. De Treffers A | 3 | 
| 4. RKVV Volharding A | 0 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. NAC Breda E | 9 | 
| 2. Young Sparta | 6 | 
| 3. VV Baronie A | 3 | 
| 4. Excelsior 1 | 0 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. RKC Waalwijk E | 7 | 
| 2. RBC 1 | 5 | 
| 3. HSV Hoek A | 4 | 
| 4. RKSV Halsteren A | 0 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. FC Utrecht E | 9 | 
| 2. ADO Den Haag 1 | 6 | 
| 3. Kozakken Boys A | 1 | 
| 4. VIOS A | 1 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. Vitesse Arnhem E | 7 | 
| 2. Dordrecht'90 1 | 4 | 
| 3. Young Ajax | 3 | 
| 4. HVV Hollandia A | 1 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. NEC E | 7 | 
| 2. FC Den Bosch 1 | 6 | 
| 3. USV Holland A | 3 | 
| 4. SV Argon A | 1 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. Sparta E | 9 | 
| 2. Telstar 1 | 6 | 
| 3. FC Lisse A | 1 | 
| 4. VV Katwijk A | 1 | 
| Team | Pts | 
|---|---|
| 1. AZ 1 | 7 | 
| 2. HFC Haarlem 1 | 4 | 
| 3. FC Volendam E | 3 | 
| 4. AFC '34 A | 1 | 
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Knock-out Stage
First round
The matches of the first knock-out round were played on November 28, 29 and 30, 1995. The four highest ranked Eredivisie clubs from last season entered the tournament this round.
| Home team | Result | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord E | 3–0 | RBC | 
| Cambuur Leeuwarden | 1–0 (aet) | sc Heerenveen | 
| Sparta | 3–1 | FC Den Bosch | 
| Roda JC E | 2–1 | FC Groningen | 
| TOP Oss | 1–2 | FC Zwolle | 
| Go Ahead Eagles | 1–1 | Fortuna Sittard | 
| SC Heracles | 0–3 | Ajax E (on January 24) | 
| Young Sparta | 0–2 | De Graafschap | 
| Home team | Result | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Helmond Sport | (p) 3-3 | Dordrecht'90 | 
| FC Utrecht | 0–2 | PSV E | 
| MVV | (p) 0-0 | Willem II | 
| ADO Den Haag | 1–0 (aet) | Vitesse Arnhem | 
| NAC Breda | 4–1 | Telstar | 
| NEC | 0–0 (p) | AZ | 
| FC Twente | 2–0 | HFC Haarlem | 
| VVV-Venlo | 2–0 | RKC Waalwijk | 
E four Eredivisie entrants
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 24, 1996.
| Home team | Result | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord | 1–0 | NAC Breda | 
| VVV-Venlo | (p) 0-0 | Fortuna Sittard | 
| Roda JC | (p) 1-1 | FC Zwolle | 
| ADO Den Haag | 1–2 | FC Twente | 
| De Graafschap | 1–3 | PSV | 
| Helmond Sport | 1–2 | MVV | 
| AZ | 0–1 | Sparta | 
| Cambuur Leeuwarden | 2–0 | Ajax (on January 30) | 
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on February 28, 1996.
| Home team | Result | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| VVV-Venlo | 0–2 | Roda JC | 
| Sparta | 1–0 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 
| MVV | 1–2 | Feyenoord | 
| FC Twente | 1–3 | PSV | 
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on April 6, 1996.
| Home team | Result | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| PSV | 3–1 | Roda JC | 
| Sparta | 1–0 (aet) | Feyenoord | 
Final
| PSV | 5–2 | Sparta | 
|---|---|---|
| Cocu  7' Vink  14' Veldman  65' (o.g.) Jonk  87' Van der Doelen  90' | Van der Meer  45' De Nooijer  79' (pen.) | 
PSV would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup
See also
External links
- Results by Ronald Zwiers Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)