1981–82 KNVB Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 46 |
| Defending champions | AZ'67 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | AZ'67 |
| Runner-up | FC Utrecht |
The 64th edition of the KNVB Cup started on 5 September 1981. The two legs of the final were played on 12 and 18 May 1982 with AZ from Alkmaar (at the time called AZ'67) beating FC Utrecht 5–2 on aggregate and won the cup for the third time. From the quarter finals onwards, two-legged matches were held.
Teams
- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1981-82, entering in the second round
- All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1981-82
- 10 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
The matches of the first round were played on September 5 and 6, 1981.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| SC Amersfoort 1 | 1–0 (aet) | FC Wageningen 1 |
| SVV 1 | 3–4 | SC Cambuur 1 |
| Telstar 1 | 6–2 | RKC A |
| De Treffers A | 1–5 | FC Den Bosch 1 |
| GVV Unitas A | 0–3 | DS '79 1 |
| SC Veendam 1 | 2–0 | VV Noordwijk A |
| Vitesse Arnhem 1 | 2–0 | Helmond Sport 1 |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| VV Appingedam A | 1–6 | Excelsior 1 |
| DHC Delft A | 2–0 | Fortuna Sittard 1 |
| FC Eindhoven 1 | 0–1 | FC Volendam 1 |
| FC Amsterdam 1 | 6–3 (aet) | DOS Kampen A |
| FC VVV 1 | 1–0 | VV Caesar A |
| sc Heerenveen 1 | 3–2 | ACV A |
| RBC A | 1–3 | Heracles 1 |
1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Second round
The matches of the second round were played on October 31 and November 1, 1981. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament this round.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Heracles | 4–1 | sc Heerenveen |
| MVV E | 10–3 | SC Amersfoort |
| NEC E | 4–3 (aet) | Go Ahead Eagles E |
| PEC Zwolle E | 3–2 | FC Groningen E |
| PSV E | 6–0 | Telstar |
| Sparta E | 4–2 | FC Volendam |
| SC Veendam | 2–5 | AZ'67 E |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 1–3 | Feyenoord E |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| SC Cambuur | 0–2 | DS '79 |
| DHC Delft | 2–3 | Ajax E |
| Excelsior | 2–1 | Willem II E |
| FC Amsterdam | 0–3 | FC Den Bosch |
| FC Twente E | 5–1 | FC VVV |
| FC Utrecht E | 2–0 | FC Den Haag E |
| De Graafschap E | 0–2 | NAC E |
| HFC Haarlem E | 1–0 | Roda JC E |
E Eredivisie
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 16 and 17, 1982.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| DS '79 | 1–0 | Ajax |
| FC Den Bosch | 3–4 (aet) | Heracles |
| HFC Haarlem | 1–0 | Excelsior |
| NEC | 3–1 | MVV |
| Sparta | 3–1 (aet) | NAC |
| AZ'67 | 2–0 | PSV (on Jan. 27) |
| FC Twente | 1–2 | FC Utrecht (on Feb. 3) |
| PEC Zwolle | 1–0 | Feyenoord (on Feb. 3) |
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on February 17 and March 17, 1982.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ'67 | 9–3 | PEC Zwolle | 6–1 | 3–2 |
| DS '79 | 2–4 | FC Utrecht | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Heracles | 3–5 | Sparta | 3–1 | 0–4 |
| NEC | 0–4 | HFC Haarlem | 0–4 | 0–0 |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on March 31 and April 28, 1982.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HFC Haarlem | 0–2 | FC Utrecht | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Sparta | 1–3 | AZ'67 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Final
| FC Utrecht | 1–0 | AZ '67 |
|---|---|---|
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AZ would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.