Dutch Cup

Dutch Cup (KNVB Beker) Competition. Formerly known as the Holderbeker and NVB beker. For a long time this tournament had changing formats and regularly, even as recent as 1960, this tournament was not played, often due to lack of interest. In the beginning the soccer association also had difficulty finding suitable dates, which often resulted the dates coinciding with more prestigious pre season tournaments or even the soccer associations regular competition, which made it not uncommon that clubs played Dutch Cup matches with their second squad. For example in season 1917-18 the second team players of Ajax, the Dutch Cup holder, are eliminated by Middelburg at the same time the first team players are playing a match for the champions competition. From 1988-89 onwards the final was played in De Kuip.