KNVB Beker (Dutch Cup)
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2021-2022
Location
Netherlands
Abbreviation
NEDCUP1
Summary
The 2021-2022 KNVB Beker (NEDCUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in the Netherlands. A total of 60 professional and amateur teams will participate in the main tournament. The Final will be held on 18 April 2021 at De Kuip (Rotterdam). The winner of the 2021-2022 NEDCUP1 receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2022-2023 UEFA Europa League. Ajax Amsterdam (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 | Hoofdklasse | 64 |
| NED6 | Eerste Klasse | 154 |
| NED7 | Tweede Klasse | 308 |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Preliminary Round | 24 | 24 district cup winners (12 received a BYE to 2nd Prelim) | None | 6 Knockout matches |
| 2nd Preliminary Round | 50 | 18 NED3 teams, 14 amateur teams disqualified from 2020-2021 NEDCUP1 due to COVID-19 | 6 winners from First Preliminary Round, 12 teams w/BYE | 25 Knockout matches |
| 1st Round | 54 | 13 NED1 teams, 16 NED2 teams | 25 winners from Second Preliminary Round | 27 Knockout matches |
| 2nd Round | 32 | 5 NED1 teams that were playing in UEFA Champions, Europa, and Europa Conference Leagues | 27 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 | ||||
Sun - 17 Apr 2022
 | 21 | Ajax Amsterdam (NED1) | Stadion Feijenoord |
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Wed - 2 Mar 2022
 | 12 | PSV Eindhoven (NED1) | De Adelaarshorst |
Thu - 3 Mar 2022
 | 02 | Ajax Amsterdam (NED1) | AFAS Stadion |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 8 Feb 2022
| 40 | NAC Breda (NED2) | Philips Stadion |
Wed - 9 Feb 2022
| 50 | Vitesse Arnhem (NED1) | Johan Cruijff ArenA |
 | 04 | AZ Alkmaar (NED1) | Mandemakers Stadion |
Thu - 10 Feb 2022
 | 02 | Go Ahead Eagles (NED1) | Stadion de Goffert |
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 18 Jan 2022
| 42 | ADO Den Haag (NED2) | Mandemakers Stadion | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 20 | DVS '33 Ermelo (NED4) | Gelredome |
 | 01 | Go Ahead Eagles (NED1) | Abe Lenstra Stadion |
Wed - 19 Jan 2022
 | 12 | NEC Nijmegen (NED1) | Euroborg |
| 21 | PEC Zwolle (NED1) | Rat Verlegh Stadion |
 | 12 | AZ Alkmaar (NED1) | De Grolsch Veste |
Thu - 20 Jan 2022
| 21 | SC Telstar (NED2) | Philips Stadion |
| 90 | Excelsior Maassluis (NED3) | Johan Cruijff ArenA |
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 14 Dec 2021
| 42 | vv Gemert (NED4) | Cars Jeans Stadion |
| 40 | MVV Maastricht (NED2) | MAC³PARK Stadion |
 | 01 | Excelsior Maassluis (NED3) | De Oude Meerdijk |
| 53 | SV Spankenburg (NED3) | BUKO Stadion |
| 32 | FC Utrecht (NED1) | Rat Verlegh Stadion |
Wed - 15 Dec 2021
 | 05 | RKC Waalwijk (NED1) | Sportpark De Bosk |
| 21 | Feyenoord (NED1) | De Grolsch Veste |
| 41 | SC Heracles Almelo (NED1) | AFAS Stadion |
| 21 | Sparta Rotterdam (NED1) | Gelredome |
 | 24 | FC Groningen (NED1) | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 20 | Roda JC Kerkrade (NED2) | De Adelaarshorst |
| 20 | Fortuna Sittard (NED1) | Philips Stadion |
| 40 | BVV Barendrecht (NED4) | Johan Cruijff ArenA |
Thu - 16 Dec 2021
 | 12 | NEC Nijmegen (NED1) | Cambuur Stadion |
 | 02 | DVS '33 Ermelo (NED4) | Sportpark De Hanen Weide |
| 20 | De Treffers (NED) | Abe Lenstra Stadion |
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 26 Oct 2021
 | 05 | FC Utrecht (NED1) | Sportpark SteDoCo Kunstgrasveld |
 | 12 | SC Telstar (NED2) | Sportpark De Zwaaier |
 | 03 | FC Emmen (NED2) | Kras Stadion |
 | 02 | ADO Den Haag (NED2) | Sportpark De Ebbenhorst |
 | 03 | MVV Maastricht (NED2) | Univé Sportpark |
 | 13 | SC Heracles Almelo (NED1) | Sportpark Schildman |
| 30 | FC Dordrecht (NED2) | Sportpark De Westmaat (Spankenburg) |
| 41 | De Graafschap (NED2) | MAC³PARK Stadion |
| 21 | FC Den Bosch (NED2) | Parkstad Limburg Stadion |
| 21 | FC Eindoven (NED2) | Sportpark Zuid DVS '33 |
Wed - 27 Oct 2021
 | 02 | Twente Enschede (NED1) | Heesen Yachts Stadion |
 | 25 | Excelsior Maassluis (NED3) | Sportpark de Hoge Bomen |
 | 02 | Go Ahead Eagles (NED1) | Yanmar Stadion |
| 21 | DOVO (NED4) | Sportpark De Bosk |
 | 23 | BVV Barendrecht (NED4) | Sportpark De Vlotter |
 | 03 | NEC Nijmegen (NED1) | Sportpark 't Slot |
 | 03 | Excelsior (NED2) | Sportpark De Westmaat (IJsselmeervogels) |
 | 12 | Heerenveen (NED1) | Sportpark Goed Genoeg |
 | 02 | Sparta Rotterdam (NED1) | Sportpark Panhuis (GVVV) |
| 22 | Rijnsburgse Boys (NED3) | Sportpark Zuid | |||
| De Treffers advances on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
| 30 | FC Oss (NED2) | Fortuna Sittard Stadion |
| 40 | GVV Unitas (NED4) | Sportpark De Hanen Weide |
 | 03 | vv Gemert (NED4) | Sportpark Het Noorderslag |
| 40 | Helmond Sport (NED2) | Euroborg |
Thu - 28 Oct 2021
 | 05 | SC Cambuur (NED1) | Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 30 | Willem II Tilburg (NED1) | Mandemakers Stadion |