1981–82 KNVB Cup

1981–82
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams46
Defending championsAZ'67
Final positions
ChampionsAZ'67
Runner-upFC Utrecht

The 1981-82 KNVB Cup was the 64th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 5 September 1981 and ending with the two legs of the final on 12 and 18 May 1982.

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

First round

The matches of the first round were played on 5-6 September 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 Utrecht1–0AZ '67
Wouters 4'
Veemarktterrein, Utrecht
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bep Thomas
AZ '675–1FC Utrecht
Oberacher 18'
Kist 46', 57' (pen.), 76'
Tol 77'		 Carbo 27'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Henk Weerink

AZ would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.

See also