2019–20 KNVB Cup
The 2019–20 KNVB Cup, for sponsoring reasons officially called the TOTO KNVB Beker, was the 102nd season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It commenced on 17 August 2019 with the first of two preliminary rounds and was scheduled to conclude on 19 April 2020, with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam.
KNVB trophy | |
Tournament details | |
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Country | Netherlands |
Venue(s) | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
Teams | 64 (106 including preliminaries) |
Final positions | |
Champions | not awarded |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 104 |
Goals scored | 368 (3.54 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Maurice de Ruiter Tim Freriks (5 goals each) |
Ajax were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by FC Utrecht.
The finalists were set to be Feyenoord and Utrecht but on 24 April 2020, the KNVB Cup was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The winners were planned to participate in the 2020 Johan Cruyff Shield against the 2019–20 Eredivisie champions, but due to both the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup being abandoned, the Johan Cruyff Shield was cancelled as well.