1988–89 KNVB Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 64 |
| Defending champions | PSV |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | PSV |
| Runner-up | FC Groningen |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Willem van der Ark (6) |
The 1988-89 KNVB Cup was the 71st edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 64 teams contested, beginning on 1 October 1988 and ending at the final on 25 May 1989.
PSV beat FC Groningen 4–1 and won the cup for the fifth time.
Teams
[edit]- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1988-89
- All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1988-89
- 27 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
[edit]The matches of the first round were played on 1-2 October 1988.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| NSVV A | 1–4 | FC Twente E |
| VV OVV A | 0–4 | BVV Den Bosch E |
| Quick Boys A | 1–2 | Fortuna Sittard E |
| RCH A | 0–5 | Feyenoord E |
| VV Rheden A | 1–2 | PSV E |
| Rijnsburgse Boys A | 3–2 | SC Cambuur 1 |
| ROHDA Raalte A | 1–1 (p) | FC Den Haag 1 |
| RVVH A | 0–7 | MVV E |
| SC Enschede A | 0–2 | RBC 1 |
| SC Heracles 1 | 2–3 | FC Utrecht E |
| SV Spakenburg A | 3–2 | DS '79 1 |
| SVV 1 | 0–6 | Ajax E |
| TOP Oss A | 2–3 (aet) | Veendam E |
| SV Venray A | 1–2 | PEC Zwolle E |
| VC Vlissingen A | 2–1 | De Graafschap 1 |
| VVOG A | 3–1 | Excelsior 1 |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| ACV A | 1–3 (aet) | sc Heerenveen 1 |
| VV Bennekom A | 1–2 | FC Groningen E |
| Blauw-Wit A | 1–0 | Go Ahead Eagles 1 |
| VV de Bataven A | 0–3 | FC Wageningen 1 |
| De Treffers A | 0–4 | HFC Haarlem E |
| DHC Delft A | 1–4 | Vitesse Arnhem 1 |
| DOS Kampen A | 0–4 | AZ 1 |
| VV DOVO A | 3–5 | VVV E |
| USV Elinkwijk A | 0–1 | FC Eindhoven 1 |
| FC Emmen 1 | 2–7 | Willem II E |
| Enter Vooruit A | 0–3 | FC Volendam E |
| VV Geldrop/AEK A | 2–5 | Roda JC E |
| Helmond Sport 1 | 2–0 | NEC 1 |
| IJsselmeervogels A | 0–2 | RKC Waalwijk E |
| TSV Longa A | 1–4 | Sparta E |
| NAC Breda 1 | 0–0 (p) | Telstar 1 |
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Second round
[edit]The matches of the second round were played on November 18, 19 and 20, 1988.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| PSV | 2–1 | FC Volendam |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | 2–4 | Willem II |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1–6 | Feyenoord |
| SV Spakenburg | 1–4 | AZ |
| VC Vlissingen | 2–0 | BVV Den Bosch |
| VVOG | 3–1 (aet) | Helmond Sport |
| VVV | 3–4 (aet) | FC Groningen |
| FC Wageningen | 1–5 | Vitesse Arnhem |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 4–1 | PEC Zwolle |
| Blauw-Wit | 1–3 | Sparta |
| FC Eindhoven | 2–3 (aet) | Telstar |
| FC Den Haag | 1–0 | Roda JC |
| FC Twente | 1–0 | Veendam |
| FC Utrecht | 5–0 | RBC |
| Fortuna Sittard | (p) 1-1 | HFC Haarlem |
| MVV | 1–3 | sc Heerenveen |
Round of 16
[edit]The matches of the round of 16 were played between February 1 and 15, 1989.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 2–1 | FC Utrecht |
| AZ | 2–1 | Fortuna Sittard |
| FC Den Haag | 3–2 | Sparta |
| Feyenoord | 0–2 | Willem II |
| PSV | 2–0 | FC Twente |
| Telstar | 0–2 (aet) | VC Vlissingen |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 1–0 | sc Heerenveen |
| VVOG | 0–1 | FC Groningen |
Quarter finals
[edit]The quarter finals were played between March 8 and March 15, 1989.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| VC Vlissingen | 0–3 | FC Den Haag (on Feb. 19) |
| AZ | 0–2 | PSV |
| FC Groningen | 3–0 | Ajax |
| Willem II | (p) 1-1 | Vitesse Arnhem |
Semi-finals
[edit]The semi-finals were played on April 12, 1989.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Groningen | 5–1 | Willem II |
| PSV | 5–2 | FC Den Haag |
Final
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PSV also won the Dutch Eredivisie championship, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists FC Groningen could play in the Cup Winners' Cup.