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2007–08 KNVB Cup

Field	Value
title	2007–08 KNVB Cup
country	Netherlands
num_teams	87
defending champions	Ajax
champions	Feyenoord
runner-up	Roda JC
top goal scorer	Roy Makaay (7)
prevseason	2006–07
nextseason	2008–09

| runner-up = Roda JC

The 2007–08 KNVB Cup was the 90th edition of the Dutch national football annua; knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 87 teams contested, beginning on 25 August 2007 and ending at the final on 27 April 2008 at Feijenoord Stadion, in Rotterdam.

Ajax unsuccessfully defended its 2007 title, losing in the round of 16 on 16 January 2008 to NAC Breda. Feyenoord successfully pursued its 11th cup title, defeating Roda JC 2–0, and qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.

Teams

All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2007-08
All 20 participants of the Eerste Divisie 2007-08
Two youth teams
47 teams from lower (amateur) leagues, the only teams that entered in the first round (one amateur team entered in the second round)

First round

Only amateur clubs from the Hoofdklasse and below participated in this round. Türkiyemspor were expelled from the cup tournament as a result of financial problems, their opponents VVSB advanced to the second round automatically.

4 – 3 (p)

Second round

The Eredivisie and Eerste divisie teams; the two youth teams and one extra amateur team entered the tournament this round. 2 – 3 (p) 4 – 3 (p) 2 – 4 (p)

3 – 4 (p) |access-date = 6 March 2009 3 – 4 (p)

E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams

Third round

Round of 16

4 – 5 (p)

3 – 1 (p)

Quarter finals

Semi-finals

Landzaat

Van den Bergh Janssen Maas Schilder Van den Bergh Lamah De Fauw Janssen Cissé

Final

Main article: 2008 KNVB Cup Final

De Guzmán

Feyenoord played in the UEFA Cup.

References

[[PSV Eindhoven. PSV]] won the match against [[SC Heerenveen. Young sc Heerenveen]] 0–3 but were disqualified from the tournament, the following day, after it was realised they had fielded [[Manuel da Costa (footballer, born 1986). Manuel da Costa]], who was suspended at the time.

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