1978–79 KNVB Cup

1978–79
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Teams46
Defending championsAZ'67
Final positions
ChampionsAjax
Runner-upFC Twente

The 1978-79 KNVB Cup 61st edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 19 August 1978 and ending at the final on 15 May 1979.

Ajax – FC Twente ended a draw: 1–1 (aet). Instead of a penalty shootout, a replay was held on May 29. In that match, Ajax beat FC Twente 3–0 and won the cup for the eighth time.

During the quarter and semi-finals of the tournament, two-legged matches were held.

Teams

First round

The matches of the first round were played on 19-20 August 1978.

Home team Result Away team
VV Rheden A 2–1 Hoogeveen A
SVV 1 1–2 SC Heracles 1
TOP Oss A 1–2 Willem II 1
SC Veendam 1 3–1 ACV A
FC Vlaardingen 1 1–2 VV Noordwijk A
VUC A 2–3 FC Eindhoven 1
FC Wageningen 1 1–0 FC Groningen 1
Home team Result Away team
FC Den Bosch 1 5–2 VV Geldrop/AEK A
FC Dordrecht 1 3–0 SC Amersfoort 1
Excelsior 1 2–0 SC Cambuur 1
Fortuna SC 1 2–1 HFC EDO A
De Graafschap 1 4–1 Helmond Sport 1
sc Heerenveen 1 1–0 Telstar 1
Jodan Boys A 0–10 FC Amsterdam 1

1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on October 14, 15 and 25, 1978. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament this round.

Home team Result Away team
FC Volendam E 2–1 Feyenoord E
FC Wageningen 4–0 FC Amsterdam
Willem II 1–2 Roda JC E
FC Den Haag E 4–2 NEC E
NAC E 2–1 Go Ahead Eagles E
PEC Zwolle E 4–1 MVV E
FC Twente E 4–1 SC Veendam
FC Utrecht E 2–0 sc Heerenveen
Home team Result Away team
Ajax E 3–2 FC Eindhoven
Excelsior 1–2 AZ'67 E
Fortuna SC 4–3 VV Rheden
De Graafschap 2–1 (aet) Vitesse Arnhem E
HFC Haarlem E 2–2 (p) VV Noordwijk
SC Heracles 0–1 FC Den Bosch
PSV E 11–1 FC Dordrecht
Sparta E 4–1 FC VVV E

E Eredivisie

Round of 16

The matches were played on November 18 and 19, 1978.

Home team Result Away team
Ajax 3–0 Roda JC
AZ'67 4–1 FC Wageningen
FC Den Haag 2–2 (p) FC Twente
Fortuna SC 2–0 De Graafschap
NAC 1–0 FC Utrecht
VV Noordwijk 1–3 FC Volendam
PSV 3–2 FC Den Bosch
Sparta 3–0 PEC Zwolle

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on March 14 and April 4, 1979.

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 Match 1 Match 2
FC Twente 3–1 AZ'67 1–1 2–0
Fortuna SC 0–4 Ajax 0–2 0–2
NAC 2–3 PSV 1–1 1–2
FC Volendam 2–0 Sparta 0–0 2–0

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 18 and May 2, 1979.

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 Match 1 Match 2
FC Twente 4–3 PSV 4–2 0–1
FC Volendam 4–4 (a) Ajax 3–3 1–1

Final

Ajax1–1 (a.e.t.)FC Twente
Clarke 42' (pen.) Meutstege 14' (o.g.)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gerard Jonker

Replay

Ajax3–0FC Twente
Clarke 26'
Tahamata 47'
Schoenaker 64'
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Jan Keizer

Ajax also won the Dutch Eredivisie championship, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists Twente could play in the Cup Winners' Cup.

See also