KNVB Beker (Dutch Cup)
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2024-2025
Location
Netherlands
Abbreviation
NEDCUP1
Summary
The 2024-2025 KNVB Beker (NEDCUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in the Netherlands. A total of 59 professional and amateur teams will participate in the main tournament (after preliminary rounds). The Final will be held on 28 April 2024 at De Kuip (Rotterdam). The winner of the 2024-2025 NEDCUP1 receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League. Feyenoord (NED1) is the defending NEDCUP1 champion.
All rounds/matches are "Knockout" matches. If a match is still tied after regulation time, two 15-minute extra time periods are played. If still tied after extra time, the teams go directly to a penalty shoot-out.
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Leagues Pyramid - Netherlands
| Abbrev | League | # Teams |
|---|---|---|
| NED1 | Eredivisie | 18 |
| NED2 | Eerste Divisie (Kueken Kampioen Divisie) | 20 |
| NED3 | Tweede Divisie | 18 |
| NED4 | Derde Divisie | 36 |
| NED5 | Vierde Divisie | 64 |
| NED6 | Eerste Klasse | 130 |
| NED7 | Tweede Klasse | 296 |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Preliminary Round | 60 | 60 amateur clubs | None | 30 Knockout matches |
| 2nd Preliminary Round | 42 | 12 NED3 teams | 30 winners from First Preliminary Round | 21 Knockout matches |
| 1st Round | 52 | 12 NED1 teams, 16 NED2 teams, 4 amateur teams | 21 winners from Second Preliminary Round | 26 Knockout matches |
| 2nd Round | 32 | 6 NED1 teams that were playing in UEFA Champions, Europa, and Europa Conference Leagues; | 26 winners from 1st Round | 16 Knockout matches |
| Round of 16 | 16 | None | 16 winners from 2nd Round | 8 Knockout matches |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | 4 Knockout matches |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 Knockout matches |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 Knockout match played at a neutral site |
Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Mon - 21 Apr 2025
 | Go Ahead Eagles (NED1) | AFAS Stadion |
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Wed - 26 Feb 2025
 | 12 | Go Ahead Eagles (NED1) | Philips Stadion |
Thu - 27 Feb 2025
 | 22 | AZ Alkmaar (NED1) | Stadion Erve Asito | |||
| AZ Alkmaar advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 4 Feb 2025
| 20 | FC Utrecht (NED1) | Stadion Erve Asito |
Wed - 5 Feb 2025
| 20 | Feyenoord (NED1) | Philips Stadion |
| 31 | vv Noordwijk (NED3) | De Adelaarshorst |
Thu - 6 Feb 2025
| 31 | kvv Quick Boys (NED3) | AFAS Stadion |
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 14 Jan 2025
| 20 | Ajax Amsterdam (NED1) | AFAS Stadion |
| 10 | BVV Barendrecht (NED3) | Sportpark Duinwetering | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 54 | Excelsior (NED2) | Philips Stadion | |||
| AET | ||||||
Wed - 15 Jan 2025
| 31 | Twente Enschede (NED1) | De Adelaarshorst |
 | 12 | FC Utrecht (NED1) | Mandemakers Stadion |
 | 14 | Feyenoord (NED1) | Sportpark Middelmors |
Thu - 16 Jan 2025
 | 02 | SC Heracles Almelo (NED1) | De Vijverberg |
| 32 | Heerenveen (NED1) | Sportpark Nieuw Zuid | |||
| AET | ||||||
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 17 Dec 2024
| 80 | Koninklijke HFC (NED3) | Philips Stadion |
| 31 | Fortuna Sittard (NED1) | Sportpark Nieuw Zuid |
| 41 | SC Cambuur (NED2) | Mandemakers Stadion |
 | 13 | Excelsior (NED2) | Jan Louwers Stadion |
 | 12 | Feyenoord (NED1) | De Geusselt |
Wed - 18 Dec 2024
 | 23 | Twente Enschede (NED1) | Sportpark De Krom |
 | 08 | FC Utrecht (NED1) | Sportpark Goed Genoeg |
 | 11 | Go Ahead Eagles (NED1) | Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel | |||
| Go Ahead Eagles advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
| 10 | NEC Nijmegen (NED1) | Stadion Erve Asito | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 01 | Heerenveen (NED1) | Sportpark Schildman |
| 31 | FC Groningen (NED1) | AFAS Stadion |
Thu - 19 Dec 2024
| 21 | Willem II Tilburg (NED1) | Sportpark Duinwetering |
| 20 | FC Volendam (NED2) | Sportpark Middelmors |
| 40 | Sparta Nijkerk (NED4) | De Vijverberg |
 | 16 | BVV Barendrecht (NED3) | Sportpark De Vinken |
| 20 | SC Telstar (NED2) | Johan Cruijff ArenA |
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 29 Oct 2024
| 43 | PEC Zwolle (NED1) | Stadion de Goffert | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 14 | SC Cambuur (NED2) | Bingoal Stadion |
 | 14 | Fortuna Sittard (NED1) | Sportpark Zuid |
| 21 | FC Dordrecht (NED2) | Sportpark Duinwetering |
| 41 | FC Oss (NED2) | De Vijverberg |
 | 23 | Heerenveen (NED1) | Sportpark De Westmaat (IJsselmeervogels) |
 | 07 | FC Eindoven (NED2) | Sportpark De Kooltuin |
| 51 | vv Capelle (NED5) | Sportpark De Ebbenhorst |
Wed - 30 Oct 2024
| 21 | NAC Breda (NED1) | Sportpark De Bongerd |
| 21 | vv OJC Rosmalen (NED) | Sportpark De Vinken |
| 31 | Vitesse Arnhem (NED2) | Mandemakers Stadion |
| 31 | sv Blauw Geel '38 (NED4) | Sportpark Goed Genoeg | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 21 | FC Den Bosch (NED2) | De Geusselt |
| 30 | Almere City FC (NED1) | Sportpark Nieuw Zuid |
| 31 | Roda JC Kerkrade (NED2) | Sportpark Middelmors |
 | 23 | Willem II Tilburg (NED1) | Sportpark De Wetering | |||
| AET | ||||||
Thu - 31 Oct 2024
 | 16 | Sparta Rotterdam (NED1) | Sportpark Voordorp | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 15 | FC Volendam (NED2) | Sportpark Panhuis (DOVO) |
 | 24 | vv Katwijk (NED3) | Sportpark De Westmaat (Spankenburg) |
| 10 | FC Emmen (NED2) | Sportpark Spanjaardslaan |
| 30 | Helmond Sport (NED2) | 711 Stadion |
 | 12 | FC Utrecht (NED1) | Sportpark Ter Specke |