2017–18 KNVB Cup


The 2017–18 KNVB Cup was the 100th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It commenced on 19 September 2017 with the first of six rounds and concluded on 22 April 2018 with the final at De Kuip in Rotterdam.
The defending champions were Vitesse from the Eredivisie, who beat AZ 2–0 in the final in the previous season on 30 April 2017.
The winner will automatically qualify for the third preliminary round of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Europa League. The winner will also participate in the 2018 edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield, the Dutch Supercup match at the start of the following season between the Cup winner and the champions of the 2017–18 Eredivisie.

Calendar

First preliminary round

Matches scheduled on 19 August 2017.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1RKVV EVV 4–1Olde Veste '54
2BVV Den Bosch 1–5VV Staphorst
3RKSV Groene Ster 1–2SVV Scheveningen
4JVC Cuijk 0–1 SDC Putten
5VV Chevremont 1–3AVV Swift
6ADO '20 1–1 SV Spakenburg
7AFC Ajax 3–1OJC Rosmalen
8Sparta Nijkerk 3–0VPV Purmersteijn
9ACV Assen 0–3USV Hercules
10VV Dongen 5–2DOVO
11Vv Capelle 6–0RKSV Nuenen
12Ter Leede 2–0DHC Delft
13VV Buitenpost 4–3ZSV
14VVOG 2–0VV Gemert

Second preliminary round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1DVS '33 1-2Quick Boys
2ASWH 1–3HSV Hoek
3Achilles '29 3–2OFC
4TEC VV 1-3Rijnsburgse Boys
5Koninklijke HFC 4-0RKVV Westlandia
6AFC Amsterdam 0-2ASV De Dijk
7SVV Scheveningen 0-0 VV Spijkenisse
8HSC '21 0-1VV Zwaluwen
9BVV Barendrecht 1-0VVOG
10Harkemase Boys 0-0 Sparta Nijkerk
11Blauw Geel '38 3-2SV Spakenburg
12SV DFS 1-2ONS Boso Sneek
13AVV Swift 3-0HBS Craeyenhout
14USV Hercules 4-2 VV Dongen
15VV Capelle 6-1VV Altius
16VVSB 4-3 RKVV EVV
17FC Lienden 0-1HHC Hardenberg
18VV UNA 1-2VV Staphorst
19Quick 2-3Ter Leede
20Quick '20 0-1CSV Apeldoorn
21VV Noordwijk 3-2IJsselmeervogels
22Excelsior Maassluis 1-1 FC Lisse
23AFC Ajax Amateurs 2-1 Be Quick 1887
24VV De Meern 1-1 VC Vlissingen
25GVVV 7-0Magreb '90
26ODIN '59 1-3SDC Putten
27VV Buitenpost 0-2SC Genemuiden

First round

The draw of the first round was done on 26 August 2017. 64 teams participated and played on 19, 20 or 21 September 2017.

Second round

The draw of the second round was done on 21 September 2017. 32 teams participated and played on 24, 25 or 26 October 2017.
The lowest ranked teams left were Swift and Hoek from the fifth tier of Dutch football.

Round of 16

The draw of the round of 16 was done on 26 October 2017. 16 teams are participating and will play on 19, 20 or 21 December 2017.
The lowest ranked teams left are GVVV and VVSB from the third tier of Dutch football.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was held on 21 December 2017. 8 teams participated and the matches will be played on 30 and 31 January 2018 and 1 February 2018.
The lowest ranked team left is Cambuur from the second tier of Dutch football.

Semi-finals

The matches for the semi-finals took place on 28 February 2018.

Final