1985–86 KNVB Cup

The 1985–86 KNVB Cup started on October 9, 1985. It was held for the 68th time. The final was held on May 28, 1986, at De Meer Stadion in Amsterdam, with Ajax beating RBC 3–0.

1985–86

Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Teams	64
Defending champions	FC Utrecht
Final positions
Champions	Ajax
Runner-up	RBC
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Guus van der Borgt (7)

Teams

• All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1985-86
• All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1985-86
• 27 teams from lower (amateur) leagues

First round

October 9, 12, 13 and 30, 1985
Ajax E	3–0	Sparta E
ASWH A	2–1	FC Emmen 1
AVW'66A	1–3	NEC E
De BatavenA	0–2	VVOG A
DETOA	2–8	HFC Haarlem E
DHCA	0–1	FC Twente E
VV Drachten A	1–6	FC Volendam 1
HFC EDO A	3–3	Kozakken BoysA
EHC Hoensbroek A	2–7	NAC 1
FC Eindhoven 1	0–1	RBC 1
Excelsior E	1–3	FC Den Haag 1
FC Groningen E	5–1	FC Den Bosch E
FC Utrecht E	3–1	Helmond Sport 1
Feyenoord E	4–0	MVV E
Fortuna Sittard E	3–0	FC Wageningen 1
Go Ahead Eagles E	1–1	SC Veendam 1
GVVV A	3–1	HSV HoekA
SV Marken A	3–1	VV Rheden A
VV Oostkapelle A	3–2	BSV Limburgia A
VV Papendrecht A	2–1	DWV Amsterdam A
RCH Heemstede A	3–2	Willem II 1
ROHDA Raalte A	4–1	Spijkenisse A
Rood Wit St.Willebrord A	0–2	SC Heracles E
SC Cambuur 1	1–2	DS '79 1
Sportclub Enschede A	1–1	sc Heerenveen 1
SVV 1	3–2	Roda JC E
Telstar 1	1–0	RKC 1
SV Urk A	1–4	AZ'67 E
Vitesse Arnhem 1	0–3	PSV E
RKVV Voerendaal A	0–0	De Graafschap 1
VVV E	0–5	PEC Zwolle 1
Wilhelmina'08A	0–1	SV Spakenburg A

_E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Replays

October 30 and November 2, 1985
De Graafschap	4–1	RKVV Voerendaal
Kozakken Boys	(p) 0-0	HFC EDO
sc Heerenveen	2–1	Sportclub Enschede
SC Veendam	(p) 0-0	Go Ahead Eagles

Second round

November 23 and 24, 1985 March 11 and February 9, 1986
AZ'67	0–0	FC Groningen
FC Twente	2–3	NEC
FC Utrecht	0–4	Ajax
Feyenoord	4–1	PSV
Fortuna Sittard	3–0	ASWH Hendrik I.Ambacht
Kozakken Boys Werkendam	0–2	PEC Zwolle
SV Marken	3–1	SC Heracles
NAC Breda	2–0	SVV
VV Oostkapelle	2–2	Telstar
RBC	3–2	DS '79
ROHDA Raalte	1–0	GVVV Veenendaal
sc Heerenveen	1–1	RCH Heemstede
SC Veendam	1–1	De Graafschap
SV Spakenburg	1–1	FC Den Haag
FC Volendam	0–2	VV Papendrecht
VVOG Harderwijk	2–2	HFC Haarlem

Replays

December 18, 1985 January 18, February 8 and 9, 1986
FC Den Haag	2–0	SV Spakenburg
FC Groningen	2–0 (aet)	AZ'67
De Graafschap	2–1	SC Veendam
HFC Haarlem	4–1	VVOG Harderwijk
RCH Heemstede	2–1 (aet)	sc Heerenveen
Telstar	2–0	VV Oostkapelle

Third round

March 8, 18 and 19, 1986
FC Den Haag	4–2	NAC Breda
FC Groningen	3–0	VV Papendrecht
Fortuna Sittard	2–1	Feyenoord
HFC Haarlem	0–0	PEC Zwolle
NEC	1–0	De Graafschap
RBC	1–1	Telstar
RCH Heemstede	1–3	Ajax
ROHDA Raalte	1–3	SV Marken

Replays

April 9, 1986
PEC Zwolle	0–1	HFC Haarlem
Telstar	0–0 (p)	RBC

From quarterfinals to final

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	22 March
	NEC	2
					7 May
	Fortuna Sittard	1
					NEC	1
	23 March
					Ajax	3
	Ajax	1
									28 May
	FC Groningen	0
									Ajax	3
	22 March
									RBC	0
	HFC Haarlem	0
					8 May
	RBC	1
					RBC	2
	23 March
					FC Den Haag	1
	SV Marken	0
	FC Den Haag	1

Final

Match details

28 May 1986

Ajax	3–0	RBC
Bosman 46', 80' Silooy 67'	Report

De Meer, Amsterdam

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: John Blankenstein

GK Stanley Menzo RB Sonny Silooy CB Ronald Koeman CB Ronald Spelbos LB Peter Boeve RM Gerald Vanenburg  46' CM Frank Rijkaard LM Arnold Mühren RM John van 't Schip CF Marco van Basten (c) LF Rob de Wit Substitutes: FW John Bosman  46' Manager: Johan Cruijff

GK Frank Brugel (c) RB Peter Pijpers CB Ruud Brood CB Mario Molenaar LB Tommie Kerstens RM Albert Jurgens CM Wim van der Steene  51' LM Gerry Jumelet RF Clemens Bastiaansen CF Gerrie Voets LF Dirk van der Laan Substitutes: FW Arie Romijn  51' Manager: Hans Verèl

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of two substitutions.

Ajax would play in the Cup Winners' Cup.

See also

• Eredivisie 1985-86
• Eerste Divisie 1985-86

External links

• Netherlands Cup Full Results 1970–1994