| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Venue(s) | De Kuip, Rotterdam | 
| Dates | 6 September 2016 – 30 April 2017 | 
| Teams | 64  (103 including preliminaries)  | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vitesse (1st title) | 
| Runner-up | AZ | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 | 
| Goals scored | 152 (2.41 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Lewis Baker (5 goals)  | 
The 2016–17 KNVB Cup was the 99th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It started on 6 September 2016 with the first of six rounds, and ended on 30 April 2017 with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam.
This edition was notable for several unicums, which included holding the first test in an official match of a top tier-domestic competition of the Video assistant referee-system.[1] Anouar Kali held the distinction of becoming the first player to receive a red card after an intervention from the video referee in the first round-game between Ajax and his team Willem II.[2]
The defending champions were Feyenoord from the Eredivisie, after beating FC Utrecht 2–1 in the final in the previous season on 24 April 2016.
Vitesse defeated AZ 2–0 in the final to win its first major trophy in the 124-year history of the club.[3]
As winners, Vitesse automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2017–18 edition of the UEFA Europa League. They also participated in the 2017 edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield, the Dutch Supercup match at the start of next season between the Cup winner and the champions of the Eredivisie, Feyenoord.
Calendar
| Round | Date | 
|---|---|
| First preliminary round | 17 August 2016 | 
| Second preliminary round | 24 August 2016 | 
| First round | 20–22 September 2016 | 
| Second round | 25–27 October 2016 | 
| Round of 16 | 13–15 December 2016 | 
| Quarter-finals | 24–26 January 2017 | 
| Semi-finals | 1 and 2 March 2017 | 
| Final | 30 April 2017 | 
First round
The draw of the first round was done on 27 August 2016.[4] 64 teams participated and played on 20, 21 or 22 September 2016.[5]
| 20 September 2016 | SVV Scheveningen (4) | 1–2 | FC Emmen (2) | Scheveningen | 
| 17:00 | T. Peters  | 
Report | C. Peters  Siekman  | 
Stadium: Sportpark Houtrust Attendance: 355 Referee: Laurens Gerrets  | 
| 20 September 2016 | vv Capelle (4) | 0–4 | FC Groningen (1) | Capelle aan den IJssel | 
| 17:00 | Report | Hoesen  Van Weert Hateboer Sørloth  | 
Stadium: Sportpark 't Slot Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Erwin Blank  | 
| 20 September 2016 | FC Rijnvogels (4) | 0–1 | SC Cambuur (2) | Katwijk | 
| 17:00 | Report | Barto  | 
Stadium: Sportpark de Kooltuin Attendance: 550 Referee: Rob Dieperink  | 
| 20 September 2016 | Rijnsburgse Boys (4) | 0–2 | Almere City FC (2) | Rijnsburg | 
| 17:00 | Report | Arica  | 
Stadium: Sportpark Middelmors Attendance: 600 Referee: Sander van der Eijk  | 
| 20 September 2016 | NAC Breda (2) | 0–2 | VVV-Venlo (2) | Breda | 
| 18:30 | Report | Hunte  | 
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Referee: Jochem Kamphuis  | 
| 20 September 2016 | JVC Cuijk (4) | 1–3 | Telstar (2) | Cuijk | 
| 18:30 | Ritzen  | 
Report | Ajnane  Mahmudov Abdulahi  | 
Stadium: Sportpark de Groenendijkse Kampen Attendance: 400 Referee: Christian Mulder  | 
| 20 September 2016 | Kozakken Boys (3) | 3–0 | Helmond Sport (2) | Werkendam | 
| 20:00 | Ignacio  Stout Pires Tavares  | 
Report | Stadium: Sportpark de Zwaaier Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bas Nijhuis  | 
| 20 September 2016 | HHC Hardenberg (3) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)  | Jodan Boys (5) | Hardenberg | 
| 20:00 | Van der Leij  Piljić  | 
Report | Waandels  Akanioui  | 
Stadium: De Boshoek Attendance: 800 Referee: Stan Teuben  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Bakker  Piljić van der Leij Rasevic Hooiveld Wigger Görtz Zarbaf  | 
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| 20 September 2016 | BVV Barendrecht (3) | 0–1 | Excelsior (1) | Barendrecht | 
| 20:00 | Report | Hasselbaink  | 
Stadium: Sportpark de Bongerd Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof  | 
| 20 September 2016 | EVV (4) | 0–3 | RKC Waalwijk (2) | Echt | 
| 20:00 | Report | Benson  Langedijk Greene  | 
Stadium: Sportpark "In de Bandert" Attendance: 600 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom  | 
| 20 September 2016 | FC Volendam (2) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)  | MVV Maastricht (2) | Volendam | 
| 20:00 | Tuyp  | 
Report | Pedro  Verheijdt Schroyen  | 
Stadium: Krasstadion Attendance: 1,094 Referee: Joey Kooij  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Evers  Schilder Visser Steltenpool van Kippersluis  | 
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| 20 September 2016 | FC Den Bosch (2) | 2–3 | FC Eindhoven (2) | 's-Hertogenbosch | 
| 20:00 | Havar  Bilate  | 
Report | Lieder  Vloet  | 
Stadium: De Vliert Referee: Martin Perez  | 
| 20 September 2016 | IJsselmeervogels (4) | 3–1 | Achilles '29 (2) | Spakenburg | 
| 20:00 | Grot  Akla Van Hussen  | 
Report | Boogers  | 
Stadium: Sportpark de Westmaat Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf  | 
| 20 September 2016 | SC Heerenveen (1) | 5–1 (a.e.t.) | De Graafschap (2) | Heerenveen | 
| 20:45 | Veerman  Zeneli Namli Schaars  | 
Report | Van Overbeek  | 
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Referee: Christiaan Bax  | 
| 21 September 2016 | VV Dongen (4) | 1–3 | Go Ahead Eagles (1) | Dongen | 
| 17:00 | Mijnhijmer  | 
Report | Schenk  Teijsse Hendriks  | 
Stadium: Sportpark de Biezen Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stijn Berben  | 
| 21 September 2016 | PSV (1) | 4–0 | Roda JC (1) | Eindhoven | 
| 18:30 | Pröpper  Pereiro Narsingh  | 
Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Referee: Richard Liesveld  | 
| 21 September 2016 | Excelsior Maassluis (3) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Heracles Almelo (1) | Maassluis | 
| 20:00 | Smith  | 
Report | Vermeij  Kuwas  | 
Stadium: Lavendelstraat Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Steven van der Vrande  | 
| 21 September 2016 | N.E.C. (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)  | ADO Den Haag (1) | Nijmegen | 
| 20:00 | Breinburg  | 
Report | Kastaneer  | 
Stadium: De Goffert Referee: Siemen Mulder  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Dumić  Golla Fomitschow von Haacke  | 
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| 21 September 2016 | Achilles Veen (5) | 1–4 | VVSB (3) | Veen | 
| 20:00 | Sülün  | 
Report | Parami  Jozić Serbony Seghrouchni  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Hanen Weide Attendance: 700 Referee: Ed Janssen  | 
| 21 September 2016 | VV UNA (3) | 1–0 | SV Huizen (4) | Veldhoven | 
| 20:00 | Van de Gevel  | 
Report | Stadium: Sportpark Zeelst Attendance: 400 Referee: Edgar Bijl  | 
| 21 September 2016 | De Treffers (3) | 0–3 | ASWH (4) | Groesbeek | 
| 20:00 | Report | De Lange  Verhoeve Deprez  | 
Stadium: Sportpark Zuid Attendance: 615 Referee: Freek van Herk  | 
| 21 September 2016 | SV Spakenburg (3) | 2–1 | Fortuna Sittard (2) | Spakenburg | 
| 20:00 | Pilon  Van den Meiracker  | 
Report | Khalouta  | 
Stadium: Sportpark de Westmaat Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Johannes Martens  | 
| 21 September 2016 | Koninklijke HFC (3) | 6–1 | OJC Rosmalen (4) | Haarlem | 
| 20:00 | Derguti  Van Soest Wilffert Sam-Sim Postma  | 
Report | Van Mosselveld  | 
Stadium: Spanjaardslaan Attendance: 350 Referee: Sam Dröge  | 
| 21 September 2016 | DVS '33 (4) | 1–4 | PEC Zwolle (1) | Ermelo | 
| 20:00 | Velda  | 
Report | Brock-Madsen  Van Polen Achahbar  | 
Stadium: Sportlaan Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Allard Lindhout  | 
| 21 September 2016 | Sparta Rotterdam (1) | 3–1 | FC Dordrecht (2) | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Dijkstra  Verhaar Kramer  | 
Report | Daniels  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer  | 
| 21 September 2016 | FC Lienden (3) | 1–4 | AZ (1) | Lienden | 
| 20:00 | Bendadi  | 
Report | Tanković  Bel Hassani Mühren  | 
Stadium: Sportpark de Abdijhof Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Dennis Higler  | 
| 21 September 2016 | VV Katwijk (3) | 2–1 | Harkemase Boys (4) | Katwijk | 
| 20:00 | Susan  Van den Ban  | 
Report | Adams  | 
Stadium: Sportpark de Krom Attendance: 800 Referee: Clay Ruperti  | 
| 21 September 2016 | AFC Ajax (1) | 5–0 | Willem II (1) | Amsterdam | 
| 20:45 | Bazoer  De Ligt Ziyech Schöne Nouri  | 
Report | Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
| 22 September 2016 | FC Twente (1) | 1–3 | FC Utrecht (1) | Enschede | 
| 18:30 | Ünal  | 
Report | Zivkovic  Haller  | 
Stadium: Grolsch Veste Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük  | 
| 22 September 2016 | ASV De Dijk (4) | 2–7 | Vitesse (1) | Amsterdam | 
| 20:00 | Zwarthoed  Kaars  | 
Report | Baker  Leerdam Van Wolfswinkel Tighadouini Rashica Koryan  | 
Stadium: Sportpark Schellingwoude Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 22 September 2016 | HSC '21 (4) | 1–5 | TEC (3) | Haaksbergen | 
| 20:00 | Cenk Uğuz  | 
Report | Peltzer  Vink Bartels Huijgens  | 
Stadium: Groot Scholtenhagen Attendance: 500 Referee: Jeroen Manschot  | 
| 22 September 2016 | Feyenoord (1) | 4–1 | FC Oss (2) | Rotterdam | 
| 20:45 | Berghuis  Kramer Başaçıkoğlu Jørgensen  | 
Report | Boere  | 
Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord Referee: Pol van Boekel  | 
Second round
The draw of the first round was done on 22 September 2016. 32 teams participated and matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 October 2016.[6]
The lowest ranked team left was Jodan Boys from the fifth tier of Dutch football.
| 25 October 2016 | VVSB (3) | 3–0 | VV Katwijk (3) | Noordwijkerhout | 
| 18:30 | Parami  De Rijk Serbony  | 
Report | Stadium: Sportpark De Boekhorst Referee: Allard Lindhout  | 
| 25 October 2016 | TEC (3) | 0–4 | SC Cambuur (2) | Tiel | 
| 20:00 | Report | Monteiro  Van Deelen  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Lok Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Sander van der Eijk  | 
| 25 October 2016 | ADO Den Haag (1) | 2–1 | Telstar (2) | The Hague | 
| 20:00 | Havenaar  Van der Heijden  | 
Report | Mahmudov  | 
Stadium: Kyocera Stadion Attendance: 5,106 Referee: Richard Liesveld  | 
| 25 October 2016 | Go Ahead Eagles (1) | 1–2 | Jodan Boys (5) | Deventer | 
| 20:00 | Hendriks  | 
Report | Marengo  Heerkens  | 
Stadium: Adelaarshorst Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Martin Perez  | 
| 25 October 2016 | FC Volendam (2) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Almere City FC (2) | Volendam | 
| 20:00 | Kwakman  Steltenpool  | 
Report | Ramsteijn  | 
Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 1,660 Referee: Edwin van der Graaf  | 
| 25 October 2016 | SV Spakenburg (3) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | ASWH (4) | Spakenburg | 
| 20:00 | Pilon  Van den Meiracker  | 
Report | Olijfveld  De Lange Verhoeve  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Erwin Blank  | 
| 25 October 2016 | Sparta Rotterdam (1) | 3–1 | PSV (1) | Rotterdam | 
| 20:45 | Vriends  El Azzouzi Brogno  | 
Report | Ramselaar  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
| 26 October 2016 | Kozakken Boys (3) | 1–6 | AFC Ajax (1) | Werkendam | 
| 18:30 | Ignacio  | 
Report | Cassierra  El Ghazi Černý Clement  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Zwaaier Referee: Jeroen Manschot  | 
| 26 October 2016 | Heracles Almelo (1) | 5–0 | VV UNA (3) | Almelo | 
| 20:00 | Armenteros  Kuwas Pelupessy Darri  | 
Report | Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 7,922 Referee: Rob Dieperink  | 
| 26 October 2016 | AZ (1) | 1–0 | FC Emmen (2) | Alkmaar | 
| 20:00 | Mühren  | 
Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Christiaan Bax  | 
| 26 October 2016 | IJsselmeervogels (4) | 3–1 | Koninklijke HFC (3) | Spakenburg | 
| 20:00 | Grot  Akla  | 
Report | Noordmans  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Stijn Berben  | 
| 26 October 2016 | Vitesse (1) | 4–1 | RKC Waalwijk (2) | Arnhem | 
| 20:00 | Zhang  Baker Nakamba Nathan  | 
Report | Langedijk  | 
Stadium: GelreDome Referee: Dennis Higler  | 
| 26 October 2016 | FC Utrecht (1) | 1–0 | FC Groningen (1) | Utrecht | 
| 20:00 | Barazite  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 16,377 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük  | 
| 26 October 2016 | Feyenoord (1) | 4–0 | Excelsior (1) | Rotterdam | 
| 20:45 | Elia  Botteghin Toornstra Vejinovic  | 
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 27 October 2016 | PEC Zwolle (1) | 2–1 | VVV-Venlo (2) | Zwolle | 
| 18:30 | Ehizibue  Mokhtar  | 
Report | Sleegers  | 
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Referee: Jochem Kamphuis  | 
| 27 October 2016 | FC Eindhoven (2) | 1–2 | SC Heerenveen (1) | Eindhoven | 
| 20:45 | Caenepeel  | 
Report | Namli  Ghoochannejhad  | 
Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof  | 
Third round
The third round draw was held on 27 October 2016. 16 teams participated and the matches were played on 13, 14, and 15 December 2016.[7]
The lowest ranked team left was Jodan Boys from the fifth tier of Dutch football.
| 13 December 2016 | FC Volendam (2) | 4–1 | VVSB (3) | Volendam | 
| 18:30 | Schouten  Kwakman Velzen Kippersluis  | 
Serbony  | 
Stadium: Kras Stadion | 
| 13 December 2016 | IJsselmeervogels (4) | 0–1 | SC Heerenveen (1) | Spakenburg | 
| 20:45 | Ghoochannejhad  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat | 
| 14 December 2016 | PEC Zwolle (1) | 1–2 | FC Utrecht (1) | Zwolle | 
| 18:30 | Madsen  | 
Conboy  Zivkovic  | 
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion | 
| 14 December 2016 | Vitesse (1) | 4–0 | Jodan Boys (5) | Arnhem | 
| 20:00 | Miazga  Tighadouini Baker Rashica  | 
Stadium: GelreDome | 
| 14 December 2016 | Feyenoord (1) | 5–1 | ADO Den Haag (1) | Rotterdam | 
| 20:45 | Jørgensen  Kuyt El Ahmadi  | 
Kastaneer  | 
Stadium: De Kuip | 
| 15 December 2016 | SC Cambuur (2) | 2–1 | AFC Ajax (1) | Leeuwarden | 
| 18:30 | Barto  | 
Clement  | 
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion | 
| 15 December 2016 | Heracles Almelo (1) | 0–3 | Sparta Rotterdam (1) | Almelo | 
| 20:45 | Azzouzi  | 
Stadium: Polman Stadion | 
Quarter-finals
The quarter-final draw was held on 15 December 2016. 8 teams participated and the matches were played on 24, 25, and 26 January 2017.
The lowest ranked team left were FC Volendam and SC Cambuur from the second tier of Dutch football.
| 24 January 2017 | FC Volendam (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)  | Sparta Rotterdam (1) | Volendam | 
| 20:45 | Steltenpool  | 
Verhaar  | 
Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 3,469 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis  | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Evers  Schilder Vlak Steltenpool van Kippersluis Visser Verhulst Meulens  | 
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| 25 January 2017 | FC Utrecht (1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)  | SC Cambuur (2) | Utrecht | 
| 18:30 | Leeuwin  Troupée  | 
E. Bakker  Barto  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 13,997 Referee: Pol van Boekel  | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Barazite  Labyad Leeuwin Janssen Haller Hardeveld Amrabat Troupée Peterson  | 
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| 25 January 2017 | AZ (1) | 1–0 | SC Heerenveen (1) | Alkmaar | 
| 20:45 | Luckassen  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 8,276 Referee: Björn Kuipers  | 
| 26 January 2017 | Vitesse (1) | 2–0 | Feyenoord (1) | Arnhem | 
| 20:45 | Kashia  Tighadouini  | 
Stadium: Gelredome Attendance: 15,673 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the previous round progress to this stage. Cupholders Feyenoord were eliminated in the previous round and therefore no longer active in the competition.
The draw was held on 26 January 2017. Matches were played on 1 and 2 March 2017. The lowest ranked team left was SC Cambuur from the second tier of Dutch football.
| 1 March 2017 | Sparta Rotterdam (1) | 1–2 | Vitesse (1) | Rotterdam | 
| 20:45 | Kashia  | 
Baker  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel | 
| 2 March 2017 | AZ (1) | 0–0 (3–2 p)  | SC Cambuur (2) | Alkmaar | 
| 20:45 | Stadium: AFAS Stadion | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Wuytens  Jahanbakhsh Johansson Luckassen Weghorst  | 
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Final
The two winners from the previous round progressed to this stage. The winner of the semi-final match between AZ and SC Cambuur was marked as the 'home' team in the final, as that was the first match to be drawn at the draw for the semi-finals. The final took place on 30 April 2017 at De Kuip in Rotterdam.
References
- ↑ "Videoscheidsrechter debuteert in KNVB Bekertoernooi".
 - ↑ "Video referee sends off player in Dutch Cup game".
 - ↑ "Vitesse voor de eerste keer winnaar KNVB-beker".
 - ↑ "Loting 1e ronde KNVB Beker verricht | knvb". Knvb.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-03-19.
 - ↑ "Programma eerste ronde KNVB Beker bekend | knvb". Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
 - ↑ "Rotterdamse derby in 2e ronde KNVB Beker | knvb". Knvb.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-03-19.
 - ↑ "Loting achtste finale koppelt Feyenoord aan ADO Den Haag | knvb". Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
 - ↑ "FIFA Referees News: Netherlands: 2017 "KNVB Cup" Final". 30 April 2017.