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2008–09 KNVB Cup

Field	Value
title	2008–09 KNVB Cup
country	Netherlands
num_teams	88
defending champions	Feyenoord
champions	SC Heerenveen
runner-up	FC Twente
top goal scorer	Paul Weerman (5)
prevseason	2007–08
nextseason	2009–10

| runner-up = FC Twente

The 2008–09 KNVB Cup was the 91st edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 88 teams contested starting on 30 August 2008 and ending on 17 May 2009.

Feyenoord unsuccessfully defended its 2008 title losing in the fourth round stage in January 2009 to Heerenveen, 0–3, in Rotterdam. Heerenveen would successfully pursue its 2009 title on 17 May 2009 defeated Twente, 2–2 (aet), in De Kuip stadium, Rotterdam. 45,000 attended.Report

This Cup marked the third time in its history the absence of the Big Three teams from the quarter-finals onward of the tournament last occurring 27 years.

Clubs

Participating clubs in the 2008–09 KNVB Cup by province:

Province	Rd 1	Rd 21	Rd 3	Rd 4	QF	SF	F	W
Drenthe	2	1+1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Flevoland	0	0+1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Friesland	1	0+2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Gelderland	7	5+4	6	4	2	0	0	0
Groningen	4	1+2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Limburg (Netherlands)	2	1+4	2	1	1	0	0	0
North Brabant	9	1+10	6	1	1	1	0	0
North Holland	4	2+5	4	2	2	1	0	0
Overijssel	5	3+5	2	1	1	1	1	0
South Holland	11	7+5	7	5	0	0	0	0
Utrecht	3	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zeeland	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	48	24+40
64	32	16	8	4	2	1

1Note: First numbers denote Rd1 winners; second numbers denote Rd2 entrants.

Results

The first and second round draw was made on July 8, 2008 in Zeist, KNVB headquarters.

First round

The First Round featured 48 amateur teams: 35 Hoofdklasse clubs, 12 clubs from the 4th or lower levels and 2 reserve teams. 24 of the Hoofdklasse clubs qualified for the competition through their league performance during the previous season (top 4 of each Hoofdklasse), while the other half of the teams competing in the First Round secured their place through the 2007–08 KNVB District Cups. The matches were played on August 30 and 31, 2008.

Second round

The 24 winners from the First Round, together with 2 youth teams (winners of youth league and cup) and all clubs from both the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie qualified for the Second Round. The matches were played on September 23, 24 and 25, 2008.

Participants:

League	No.
Eredivisie	18
Eerste Divisie	20
Hoofdklasse	22
Eerste Klasse	1
Secondary Teams	1
Youth Champions	1
Youth Cup Winners	1
	64

|} (A) denotes amateur club

Third round

The winners the Second Round matches progressed to the Third Round. The matches were played on November 11, 12 and 13, 2008.

Participants:

League	No.
Eredivisie	16
Eerste Divisie	10
Hoofdklasse	6
	32

|} (A) denotes amateur club 1The match was played in Emmen.

Fourth round

The Fourth Round was played on January 20, 21 and 28, 2009. With Feyenoord losing to Heerenveen 3-0, it marked the first time in 27 years and the third time ever in the KNVB Cup where any of the Big Three teams failed to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.

|} (A) denotes amateur club (1) denotes Eerste Divisie club

Quarterfinals

Ingelsten Elm

De Fauw Platje

Lurling

Semifinals

Denneboom Nkufo

Pranjić

Final

Main article: 2009 KNVB Cup Final

Kalou Hersi Dingsdag Breuer Kalou Sibon Nkufo Hersi Braafheid Douglas

References

[http://www.knvb.nl/archief/clubs/knvb.nl_clubs__competities/loting_eerste_en_tweede_ronde_knvb_beker_ Loting eerste en tweede ronde KNVB beker] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-07-11 {{in lang). nl
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[http://www.knvb.nl/archief/clubs/knvb.nl_clubs__competities/speeldata_tweede_ronde_knvb_beker Uitslagen tweede ronde KNVB beker] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-09-15 {{in lang). nl

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