2018–19 KNVB Cup

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KNVB Cup 2018–19
Region	Netherlands
Dates	18 August 2018 – 5 May 2019
Number of teams	64 (103 including preliminaries)
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The 2018–19 KNVB Cup, for sponsoring reasons officially called the TOTO KNVB Cup, is the 101st season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It commenced on 18 August 2018 with the first of two preliminary rounds and concludes on 5 May 2019 with the final being played at De Kuip in Rotterdam.

The defending champions are Feyenoord from the Eredivisie, who beat AZ 3–0 in the final in the previous season on 30 April 2017.

The winner will automatically qualify for the third preliminary round of the 2019–20 edition of the UEFA Europa League. The winner will also participate in the 2019 edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield, the Dutch Supercup match at the start of the following season between the Cup winner and the champions of the 2018–19 Eredivisie.

Match Dates

Round	Match Dates
First Preliminary round	18 and 19 August 2018
Second Preliminary round	18, 21, 22 and 25 August 2018
First Round	25, 26 and 27 September 2018
Second Round	30 and 31 October and 1 November 2018
Round of 16	18, 19 and 20 December 2018
Quarter-Finals	22, 23 and 24 January 2019
Semi-Finals	26, 27 and/or 28 February 2019
Final	5 May 2019

Matches

Preliminary rounds

The draw for the first and second preliminary round were performed by Ridgeciano Haps on 7 July 2018, and was streamed liveon the website of the KNVB.

First Preliminary round

In the first preliminary round 58 amateur teams were qualified. Out of these 58, 26 were drawn to pass to the next round. In total 32 amateur items will compete on 18 or 19 August 2018 for a spot in the second preliminary round. The participants are semi-finalists from the district cup tournaments, and teams from the Third Division.

External links

• KNVB Cup
• KNVB Cup

2018–19 in Dutch football
Domestic leagues
Eredivisie · Eerste Divisie · Tweede Divisie · Derde Divisie · Hoofdklasse
Domestic cups
KNVB Cup · Johan Cruyff Shield
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final)
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