 KNVB Cup trophy | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Venue(s) | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| Dates | 29 August 2020 – 18 April 2021 |
| Teams | 64 (114 including preliminaries) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ajax (20th title) |
| Runner-up | Vitesse |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 83 |
| Goals scored | 315 (3.8 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Mike Reuvers Guytano dos Santos Niels Springer (4 goals each) |
The 2020–21 KNVB Cup, for sponsoring reasons officially called the TOTO KNVB Beker, was the 103rd season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It commenced on 29 August 2020 with the first of two preliminary rounds, and concluded on 18 April 2021 with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam.
Ajax were the defending champions as the winners of the 2019 final, with the 2020 final cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[1] Ajax went on to successfully defend their title after defeating Vitesse 2–1 in the final.
As winners of both the KNVB Cup and the 2020–21 Eredivisie, Ajax participated in the 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield against PSV, the Eredivisie runners-up.
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all six district cups were abandoned, before any of them had reached the semi-finals. This meant that none of the 24 qualifiers from the Hoofdklasse and lower were known at the time of the abandonment. The KNVB decided through a scheme which four teams would qualify per district. The same scheme is also used when a team reaches the semi-finals of the district cup but wins promotion to the Derde Divisie in the same season (and by that qualifying in two ways for the KNVB Cup)
On 14 October 2020, the KNVB announced that all first round matches involving amateur teams would be postponed until 1 and 2 December as a result of new measures taken by the government to stop the spread of the virus. If the amateur teams are still not allowed to play matches by 2 December they will be excluded from further participation.[2] On 17 November 2020, the KNVB's director of amateur football Jan Dirk van der Zee confirmed that the KNVB Cup would continue without the amateur teams.[3]
Schedule
| Round | Draw | Match Dates[4] |
|---|---|---|
| First preliminary round | 23 July 2020 | 29 and 30 August 2020 |
| Second preliminary round | 6–8 October 2020 | |
| First round | 3 October 2020 | 26–28 October |
| Second round | 21 November 2020 | 15–17 December 2020 |
| Round of 16 | 19 December 2020 | 19–21 January 2021 |
| Quarter-finals | 23 January 2021 | 9–10 and 17 February 2021 |
| Semi-finals | 13 February 2021 | 2–3 March 2021 |
| Final | 18 April 2021 |
Matches
Preliminary rounds
The draw for the first two preliminary rounds was performed on 23 July 2020 at 19:00 CEST, and was broadcast live on YouTube.[5] The draw was conducted by Martijn van Oers, player of DWOW, the lowest ranked club that qualified for the Cup this season.
First preliminary round
60 amateur teams qualified for this stage: 24 teams which qualified through the 2019–20 district cup tournaments and 36 teams from the 2020–21 Derde Divisie.[5] The draw was performed on 23 July 2020.[6]
| 29 August 2020 | VV Capelle (5) | 4–0 | VV Hoogland (4) | Capelle aan den IJssel |
| 14:30 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark 't Slot |
| 29 August 2020 | Cluzona (7) | 0–4 | Sparta Nijkerk (4) | Wouw |
| 14:30 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Doelen |
| 29 August 2020 | FC Rijnvogels (5) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | JOS Watergraafsmeer (4) | Katwijk aan den Rijn |
| 14:30 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Kooltuin |
| 29 August 2020 | VVOG (4) | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | RKVV DEM (4) | Harderwijk |
| 14:30 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Strokel |
| 29 August 2020 | HSV Hoek (4) | 1–3 | OFC Oostzaan (4) | Hoek |
| 15:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Denoek |
| 29 August 2020 | Harkemase Boys (4) | 6–0 | USV Hercules (4) | Harkema |
| 15:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Bosk |
| 29 August 2020 | Ter Leede (4) | 6–2 | VV Hoogezand (6) | Sassenheim |
| 15:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Roodemolen |
| 29 August 2020 | DOS Kampen (6) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | RKVV EVV (4) | Kampen |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Maten |
| 29 August 2020 | BVV Barendrecht (4) | 5–0 | RKVV Erp (6) | Barendrecht |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Bongerd |
| 29 August 2020 | VV GOES (4) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Sportlust '46 (4) | Goes |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Het Schenge |
| 29 August 2020 | DWOW (8) | 2–5 | VV Buitenpost (5) | Wieringerwerf |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Wilskracht |
| 29 August 2020 | Roda '46 (6) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | ADO '20 (4) | Leusden |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Burgemeester Buiningpark |
| 29 August 2020 | VV Hoogeveen (5) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) | VV DOVO (4) | Hoogeveen |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Bentinckspark |
| 29 August 2020 | HVV Hollandia (4) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Flevo Boys (5) | Hoorn |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Juliana |
| 29 August 2020 | VV Sliedrecht (6) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | VVSB (4) | Sliedrecht |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Lockhorst |
| 29 August 2020 | VV Scherpenzeel (5) | 2–3 | RKSV Groene Ster (4) | Scherpenzeel |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Bree-Oost |
| 29 August 2020 | Oss '20 (4) | 5–2 | Ajax (amateur team) (4) | Oss |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark de Rusheuvel |
| 29 August 2020 | VV Staphorst (4) | 2–0 | HSC '21 (4) | Staphorst |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Het Noorderslag |
| 29 August 2020 | Excelsior '31 (4) | 3–0 | SC Susteren (6) | Rijssen |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Koerbelt |
| 29 August 2020 | AFC (Saturday team) (6) | 1–2 | GVV Unitas (4) | Amsterdam |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Goed Genoeg |
| 29 August 2020 | FC Lisse (4) | 3–0 | Blauw Geel '38 (4) | Lisse |
| 17:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Ter Specke |
| 29 August 2020 | Achilles Veen (5) | 5–0 | NWC (7) | Veen |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Hanen Weide |
| 30 August 2020 | RKVV Westlandia (4) | 4–1 | SV Venray (6) | Naaldwijk |
| 14:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Hoge Bomen |
Second preliminary round
In the second preliminary round, 14 teams from the Tweede Divisie enter the tournament, as the two teams that won a period title in the 2019–20 season (IJsselmeervogels and VV Katwijk) got a bye to the first round.
Since last season, teams who qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League get a bye to the second round, leaving empty spots in the first round. However, as this season the draw for the second preliminary round was made before the end of the qualifying rounds and play-off rounds of both European competitions, it was not known yet how many Dutch clubs reached the group stage of both competitions. At the time of the draw, only Ajax and Feyenoord were assured of that, so the winners of match 27 in the first preliminary round (who turned out to be Quick) and SV TEC were drawn a bye to compensate.
The Royal Dutch Football Association solved the rest of the puzzle by hold a worst-case-scenario into account, therefore the last three matches drawn are subject of the performances of AZ, PSV and Willem II in the qualifying rounds of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. If all three of them qualify for the group stage, then all matches will be played as normal. If one of them fail to qualify, match 21 will not be played. If two of them fail to qualify, match 20 will also not be played, and if all three teams fail to qualify, match 19 will not be played as well. All the teams of the matches that will not be played will be given byes to the first round.[6]
AZ won their match in the second qualifying round (League Route) of the Champions League on 26 August, assuring the Europa League group stage at worst in the process. This simultaneously assured match 19 in the second preliminary round to go ahead and placed AZ in the second round instead of the first round.
| 6 October 2020 | VV Buitenpost (5) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | VV Capelle (5) | Buitenpost |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Swadde |
| 6 October 2020 | VV DOVO (4) | 0–1 | DVS '33 (4) | Veenendaal |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Panhuis |
| 7 October 2020 | OFC Oostzaan (4) | 7–1 | DOS Kampen (6) | Oostzaan |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark OFC |
| 6 October 2020 | VV Noordwijk (3) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | VV Sliedrecht (6) | Noordwijk |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Duinwetering |
| 6 October 2020 | VV Staphorst (4) | 5–2 | ASWH (3) | Staphorst |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Het Noorderslag |
| 13 October 2020 | Quick Boys (3) | 5–0 | Roda '46 (6) | Katwijk aan Zee |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Zuid |
| 6 October 2020 | De Treffers (3) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | BVV Barendrecht (4) | Groesbeek |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Zuid |
| 6 October 2020 | VV GOES (4) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (15–16 p) | ODIN '59 (4) | Goes |
| 17:30 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Het Schenge |
| 7 October 2020 | FC Rijnvogels (5) | 2–4 | VV UNA (4) | Katwijk |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark de Kooltuin |
| 7 October 2020 | Kozakken Boys (3) | 1–0 | RKVV DEM (4) | Werkendam |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Zwaaier |
| 7 October 2020 | Achilles Veen (5) | 2–0 | VV Gemert (4) | Veen |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Hanen Weide |
| 6 October 2020 | HHC Hardenberg (3) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | GVVV (3) | Hardenberg |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Boshoek |
| 6 October 2020 | SV Spakenburg (3) | 0–1 | AFC (Sunday team) (3) | Spakenburg |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat |
| 7 October 2020 | Koninklijke HFC (3) | 0–1 | Oss '20 (4) | Haarlem |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Spanjaardslaan |
| 7 October 2020 | DTS '35 Ede (6) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | GVV Unitas (4) | Ede |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Inschoten |
| 6 October 2020 | Excelsior Maassluis (3) | 4–1 | Ter Leede (4) | Maassluis |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Dijkpolder |
| 6 October 2020 | Harkemase Boys (4) | 5–2 | Flevo Boys (5) | Harkema |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Bosk |
| 7 October 2020 | Excelsior '31 (4) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | RKSV Groene Ster (4) | Rijssen |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Koerbelt |
| 6 October 2020 | Sparta Nijkerk (4) | 2–3 | Rijnsburgse Boys (3) | Nijkerk |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark De Ebbenhorst |
Main tournament
First round
| 26 October 2020 | Excelsior (2) | 4–0 | Helmond Sport (2) | Rotterdam |
| 18:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Smit |
| 26 October 2020 | Go Ahead Eagles (2) | 6–0 | NAC Breda (2) | Deventer |
| 21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 0 Referee: Van de Graaf |
| 27 October 2020 | FC Twente | 1–3 | De Graafschap (2) | Enschede |
| 18:45 CET |
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Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Manschot |
| 27 October 2020 | VVV-Venlo | 4–2 | FC Den Bosch (2) | Venlo |
| 19:45 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Gerrets |
| 27 October 2020 | SC Heerenveen | 3–1 | TOP Oss (2) | Heerenveen |
| 19:45 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bijl |
| 27 October 2020 | FC Dordrecht (2) | 2–4 | FC Utrecht | Dordrecht |
| 21:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Nagtegaal |
| 28 October 2020 | ADO Den Haag | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Sparta Rotterdam | The Hague |
| 18:45 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Mulder |
| Penalties | ||||
| 28 October 2020 | FC Emmen | 2–0 | FC Eindhoven (2) | Emmen |
| 19:45 CET |
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Report | Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 0 Referee: Oostrom |
| 28 October 2020 | Heracles Almelo | 3–0 | SC Telstar (2) | Almelo |
| 19:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruperti |
| 28 October 2020 | RKC Waalwijk | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | SC Cambuur (2) | Waalwijk |
| 19:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martens | ||
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| 28 October 2020 | Roda JC Kerkrade (2) | 0–2 | Fortuna Sittard | Kerkrade |
| 21:00 CET | Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion |
| 1 December 2020 | SVV Scheveningen (3) | DQ–Bye | Almere City FC (2) | Scheveningen |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Houtrust Scheveningen |
| 1 December 2020 | Rijnsburgse Boys (3) | DQ–DQ | Excelsior Maassluis (3) | Rijnsburg |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Middelmors |
| 1 December 2020 | BVV Barendrecht (4) | DQ–DQ | Achilles Veen (5) | Barendrecht |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark De Bongerd |
| 1 December 2020 | OFC Oostzaan (4) | DQ–Bye | MVV Maastricht (2) | Oostzaan |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark OFC |
| 1 December 2020 | ODIN '59 (4) | DQ–Bye | FC Volendam (2) | Heemskerk |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark Assumburg |
| 1 December 2020 | DTS '35 Ede (6) | DQ–DQ | Quick Boys (3) | Ede |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark Inschoten |
| 1 December 2020 | VV Staphorst (4) | DQ–Bye | PEC Zwolle | Staphorst |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark Het Noorderslag |
| 1 December 2020 | VV Sliedrecht (6) | DQ–DQ | IJsselmeervogels (3) | Sliedrecht |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark De Lockhorst |
| 2 December 2020 | Quick (4) | DQ–Bye | NEC Nijmegen (2) | The Hague |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg |
| 2 December 2020 | VV Capelle (5) | DQ–DQ | AFC (Sunday team) (3) | Capelle aan den IJssel |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark 't Slot |
| 2 December 2020 | Kozakken Boys (3) | DQ–DQ | Harkemase Boys (4) | Werkendam |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark De Zwaaier |
| 2 December 2020 | HHC Hardenberg (3) | DQ–Bye | Vitesse | Hardenberg |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark De Boshoek |
| 2 December 2020 | Oss '20 (4) | DQ–DQ | VV Katwijk (3) | Oss |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark de Rusheuvel |
| 2 December 2020 | RKVV Westlandia (4) | DQ–DQ | SteDoCo (4) | Naaldwijk |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: De Hoge Bomen |
| 2 December 2020 | VV UNA (4) | DQ–DQ | RKSV Groene Ster (4) | Veldhoven |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark Zeelst |
| 2 December 2020 | SV TEC (3) | DQ–Bye | FC Groningen | Tiel |
| 19:45 CET | Stadium: Sportpark De Lok |
Second round
| 15 December 2020 | Excelsior (2) | 2–0 | PEC Zwolle | Rotterdam |
| 18:45 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: L. Gerrets |
| 15 December 2020 | FC Emmen | 2–1 | FC Groningen | Emmen |
| 21:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 0 Referee: K. Blom |
| 16 December 2020 | Almere City FC (2) | 1–4 | VVV-Venlo | Almere |
| 16:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: B. Nijhuis |
| 16 December 2020 | De Graafschap (2) | 1–2 | PSV | Doetinchem |
| 18:45 CET |
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Report | Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 0 Referee: J. Kamphuis |
| 16 December 2020 | Ajax | 5–4 | FC Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| 21:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: D. Higler |
| 17 December 2020 | SC Cambuur (2) | 1–2 | Go Ahead Eagles (2) | Leeuwarden |
| 18:45 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: I. Oostrom |
Round of 16
On 18 November 2020, the KNVB announced that 9 teams which had qualified for the second round would be getting a bye to the round of 16, with the other 14 teams playing against another team for one of the other 7 spots in the round of 16.[7]
| 19 January 2021 | MVV Maastricht (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Excelsior (2) | Maastricht |
| 16:30 CET | Report | Stadium: De Geusselt Attendance: 0 Referee: P. van Boekel | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 19 January 2021 | Vitesse | 2–1 | ADO Den Haag | Arnhem |
| 18:45 CET | Report |
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Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: D. Higler |
| 19 January 2021 | FC Volendam (2) | 0–2 | PSV | Volendam |
| 21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: C. Bax |
| 20 January 2021 | FC Emmen | 1–2 | SC Heerenveen | Emmen |
| 16:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 0 Referee: S. Mulder |
| 20 January 2021 | Feyenoord | 3–2 | Heracles Almelo | Rotterdam |
| 18:45 CET |
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Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: J. Manschot |
| 20 January 2021 | AZ | 0–1 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| 21:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: J. Kamphuis |
| 21 January 2021 | NEC Nijmegen (2) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Fortuna Sittard | Nijmegen |
| 18:45 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Attendance: 0 Referee: K. Blom |
Quarter-finals
On 19 December 2020, the KNVB already performed a draw to determine which teams would be playing at home in the quarter-finals for organizational reasons. The second half of the draw was performed on 23 January 2021.[8]
| 9 February 2021 | Excelsior (2) | 0–1 | Vitesse | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 CET | Report |  90+1' Openda |
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: D. Higler |
| 10 February 2021 | Ajax | 2–1 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| 20:00 CET[nb 1] |
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Report | 58' (o.g.) Timber |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: S. Gözübüyük |
| 17 February 2021[nb 2] | NEC Nijmegen (2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | VVV-Venlo | Almelo |
| 16:30 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: J. Manschot |
| 17 February 2021[nb 3] | SC Heerenveen | 4–3 | Feyenoord | Heerenveen |
| 18:45 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: S. Mulder |
Semi-finals
On 23 January 2021, the KNVB performed a draw to determine which teams would be playing at home in the semi-finals for organizational reasons. The second half of the draw was performed on 13 February 2021.
| 2 March 2021 | Vitesse | 2–0 | VVV-Venlo | Arnhem |
| 21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: A. Lindhout |
| 3 March 2021 | SC Heerenveen | 0–3 | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
Final
Notes
- ↑ The match was initially scheduled to start at 21:00 CET, but was changed to 20:00 CET due to snow.
- ↑ The match was initially scheduled to be held on 10 February 2021, 18:45 CET, but was postponed due to the pitch being frozen.
- ↑ The match was initially scheduled to be held on 11 February 2021, 20:00 CET, but was postponed due to the pitch being frozen.
- ↑ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.
References
- ↑ "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie" (in Dutch). NOS. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Vrouwen Eredivisie ook stilgelegd door corona-besluit" (in Dutch). KNVB. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ↑ "KNVB haalt alle 26 amateurclubs uit het bekertoernooi vanwege corona" (in Dutch). 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ "Wedstrijden TOTO KNVB Beker 2020-21" (in Dutch). KNVB. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- 1 2 "Donderdag live loting kwalificatierondes" (in Dutch). KNVB. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- 1 2 "AFC op bezoek bij Spakenburg, TEC zeker van 1e ronde". TOTO KNVB Beker (in Dutch). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ "KNVB on Twitter: "Het bekertoernooi gaat nu verder met de betaaldvoetbalclubs. In deze animatie leggen we uit hoe."" (in Dutch). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ @KNVB (January 23, 2021). "Dit is de loting voor de kwartfinales van de TOTO KNVB Beker!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.