KNVB Beker 1996/97 Preliminary Round Professional teams and 1995/96 winners of highest amateur leagues (Scheveningen, Hoek, SV Urk, SC Feijenoord, Appingedam, Baronie) byes to first round. Ajax 2 also got a bye to the first round; the reason for this is not quite clear (as winners of the amateur cup, it was reported, but that was IJsselmeervogels). Sparta 2 4-1 DVC '26 [at DVC '26] AFC '34 3-3 GVVV [aet, GVVV on pen] Katwijk 2-0 ACV Gemert 2-4 De Treffers Achilles Veen 1-1 AFC [aet, AFC on pen] Bennekom 3-1 DOS Kampen Halsteren 8-1 FVC HSC '21 2-1 Hollandia DCV 2-6 BVV/Verachtert Geldrop/AEK 2-2 Holland [aet, Geldrop/AEK on pen] RIOS '31 3-0 Sittard Heerenveen 2 1-5 Quick Boys DOVO 2-1 FC Lisse IJsselmeervogels 1-0 Panningen [aet] Sneek Hovis 2-2 Wittenhorst [aet, Sneek on pen] Hoogezand 5-2 FC Lindenheuvel Quick '20 2-3 Kozakken Boys Intermediate Round SC Genemuiden 3-4 De Treffers [aet] Qualified for first round: Sparta 2, GVVV, Katwijk, De Treffers, AFC, Bennekom, Halsteren, HSC '21, BVV/Verachtert, Geldrop/AEK, RIOS '31, Quick Boys, DOVO, IJsselmeervogels, Sneek Hovis, Hoogezand, Kozakken Boys. First Round Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord, Roda JC (top-4 1995/96) byes to second round. Group 1 Appingedam 2-0 Hoogezand Emmen 4-2 FC Groningen FC Groningen 3-0 Appingedam Hoogezand 1-4 Emmen Hoogezand 0-4 FC Groningen Emmen 3-0 Appingedam 1.Emmen 3 3 0 0 11- 3 9 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.FC Groningen 3 2 0 1 9- 4 6 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Appingedam 3 1 0 2 2- 6 3 4.Hoogezand 3 0 0 3 1-10 0 Group 2 SC Heerenveen 5-0 Cambuur Leeuwarden SV Urk 3-1 Sneek Hovis SV Urk 1-3 SC Heerenveen Sneek Hovis 2-3 Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Leeuwarden 7-1 SV Urk Sneek Hovis 3-6 SC Heerenveen 1.SC Heerenveen 3 3 0 0 14- 4 9 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.Cambuur Leeuwarden 3 2 0 1 10- 8 6 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.SV Urk 3 1 0 2 5-11 3 4.Sneek Hovis 3 0 0 3 6-12 0 Group 3 Ajax 2 0-4 FC Twente HSC '21 1-4 Veendam Veendam 2-1 Ajax 2 FC Twente 8-0 HSC '21 Veendam 0-2 FC Twente HSC '21 1-4 Ajax 2 1.FC Twente 3 3 0 0 14- 0 9 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.Veendam 3 2 0 1 6- 4 6 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Ajax 2 3 1 0 2 5- 7 3 4.HSC '21 3 0 0 3 2-16 0 Group 4 FC Zwolle 1-1 Vitesse DOVO 2-3 GVVV DOVO 3-2 FC Zwolle GVVV 0-3 Vitesse Vitesse 8-0 DOVO GVVV 2-3 FC Zwolle 1.Vitesse 3 2 1 0 12- 1 7 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.FC Zwolle 3 1 1 1 6- 6 4 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.GVVV 3 1 0 2 5- 8 3 4.DOVO 3 1 0 2 5-13 3 Group 5 RIOS '31 0-3 Fortuna Sittard Helmond Sport 1-1 MVV Fortuna Sittard 3-3 Helmond Sport MVV 1-1 RIOS '31 Helmond Sport 2-2 RIOS '31 MVV 1-1 Fortuna Sittard 1.Fortuna Sittard 3 1 2 0 7- 4 5 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.Helmond Sport 3 0 3 0 6- 6 3 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.MVV 3 0 3 0 3- 3 3 4.RIOS '31 3 0 2 1 3- 6 2 Group 6 Geldrop/AEK 1-5 FC Den Bosch Eindhoven 5-0 FC Den Bosch Geldrop/AEK 0-7 Willem II Eindhoven 0-2 Willem II Eindhoven 4-1 Geldrop/AEK Willem II 1-0 FC Den Bosch 1.Willem II 3 3 0 0 10- 0 9 2.Eindhoven 3 2 0 1 9- 3 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.FC Den Bosch 3 1 0 2 5- 7 3 4.Geldrop/AEK 3 0 0 3 2-16 0 Group 7 SC Heracles 1-1 De Graafschap IJsselmeervogels 3-4 De Treffers IJsselmeervogels 2-1 SC Heracles De Treffers 2-4 De Graafschap De Graafschap 3-0 IJsselmeervogels De Treffers 0-6 SC Heracles 1.De Graafschap 3 2 1 0 8- 3 7 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.SC Heracles 3 1 1 1 8- 3 4 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.IJsselmeervogels 3 1 0 2 5- 8 3 4.De Treffers 3 1 0 2 6-13 3 Group 8 NAC 4-2 Dordrecht '90 Kozakken Boys 1-1 Baronie Dordrecht '90 2-1 Kozakken Boys NAC 7-1 Baronie Baronie 3-1 Dordrecht '90 Kozakken Boys 2-3 NAC 1.NAC 3 3 0 0 14- 5 9 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.Baronie 3 1 1 1 5- 9 4 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Dordrecht '90 3 1 0 2 5- 8 3 4.Kozakken Boys 3 0 1 2 4- 6 1 Group 9 Hoek 2-4 Halsteren RBC 1-2 RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk 2-0 Hoek Halsteren 0-6 RBC Halsteren 2-4 RKC Waalwijk Hoek 1-3 RBC 1.RKC Waalwijk 3 3 0 0 8- 3 9 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.RBC 3 2 0 1 10- 3 6 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Halsteren 3 1 0 2 6-12 3 4.Hoek 3 0 0 3 3- 9 0 Group 10 Sparta 2 1-4 SC Feijenoord FC Utrecht 2-1 TOP/Oss FC Utrecht 1-3 Sparta 2 SC Feijenoord 1-2 TOP/Oss FC Utrecht 2-3 SC Feijenoord TOP/Oss 5-0 Sparta 2 1.TOP/Oss 3 2 0 1 8- 3 6 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.SC Feijenoord (am) 3 2 0 1 8- 5 6 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.FC Utrecht 3 1 0 2 5- 7 3 4.Sparta 2 3 1 0 2 4-10 3 Group 11 AZ 2-0 Go Ahead Eagles AFC 1-0 Excelsior Go Ahead Eagles 1-0 AFC Excelsior 2-2 AZ AFC 1-4 AZ Excelsior 1-5 Go Ahead Eagles 1.AZ 3 2 1 0 8- 3 7 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.Go Ahead Eagles 3 2 0 1 6- 3 6 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.AFC 3 1 0 2 2- 5 3 4.Excelsior 3 0 1 2 3- 8 1 Group 12 BVV/Verachtert 4-4 Bennekom NEC 1-0 VVV Bennekom 0-4 VVV NEC 5-1 BVV/Verachtert Bennekom 1-6 NEC VVV 4-0 BVV/Verachtert 1.NEC 3 3 0 0 12- 2 9 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.VVV 3 2 0 1 8- 1 6 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.BVV/Verachtert 3 0 1 2 5-13 1 4.Bennekom 3 0 1 2 5-14 1 Group 13 ADO Den Haag 1-1 Scheveningen Telstar 1-2 Sparta Scheveningen 0-5 Telstar Sparta 3-3 ADO Den Haag Scheveningen 1-6 Sparta ADO Den Haag 1-1 Telstar 1.Sparta 3 2 1 0 11- 5 7 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.Telstar 3 1 1 1 7- 3 4 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.ADO Den Haag 3 0 3 0 5- 5 3 4.Scheveningen 3 0 1 2 2-12 1 Group 14 Quick Boys 2-2 Katwijk Haarlem 0-2 FC Volendam Quick Boys 1-2 Haarlem Katwijk 1-1 FC Volendam Haarlem 0-1 Katwijk FC Volendam 3-1 Quick Boys 1.Volendam 3 2 1 0 6- 2 7 Qualified for 2nd Round 2.Katwijk 3 1 2 0 4- 3 5 Qualified for 2nd Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Haarlem 3 1 0 2 2- 4 3 4.Quick Boys 3 0 1 2 4- 7 1 Numbers 1 and 2 of each group qualify for 2nd round (1/16 finals), for which Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord and Roda JC received byes. 1/16 finals November 27 Sparta 0-1 FC Twente AZ 4-1 Go Ahead Eagles Baronie 0-2 Feyenoord SC Heracles 1-0 Ajax Emmen 0-3 FC Groningen FC Volendam 1-0 SC Feijenoord Roda JC 6-2 Katwijk Helmond Sport 1-1 NAC [asdet, Helmond 5-3 on pen] RBC 3-4 NEC SC Heerenveen 3-2 TOP/Oss [asdet] VVV 1-2 PSV Vitesse 3-2 Eindhoven Cambuur Leeuwarden 0-2 Willem II Veendam 1-2 RKC Waalwijk Telstar 0-2 De Graafschap December 1 FC Zwolle 2-1 Fortuna Sittard 1/8 Finals February 7 FC Zwolle 2-1 FC Volendam February 8 FC Twente 0-0 Vitesse [asdet, Vitesse 5-3 on pen] SC Heracles 2-4 Helmond Sport SC Heerenveen 2-0 NEC February 9 Feyenoord 1-0 RKC Waalwijk February 12 Willem II 2-0 FC Groningen PSV 2-3 AZ [asdet] February 19 De Graafschap 0-2 Roda JC Quarterfinals March 11 FC Zwolle 0-5 Roda JC March 12 SC Heerenveen 2-1 Feyenoord Helmond Sport 2-1 Vitesse AZ 0-2 Willem II Semifinals April 16 Roda JC 1-0 Willem II April 17 SC Heerenveen 5-0 Helmond Sport Final May 8, Rotterdam Roda JC 4-2 SC Heerenveen 4' Sibon 1-0 12' Korneev 1-1 16' Senden 2-1 48' Van de Luer 3-1 56' Schops 4-1 83' Talan 4-2 Att: 48,000 Roda JC: Hesp, Senden, Vrede, Van Haaren (Luypers), Ooijer, Doomernik, Schops, Van de Luer (Van der Heyden), Van Houdt, Lawal (Martens), Sibon. Heerenveen: Vonk, Tobiasen, Hansma, De Visser, Pastoor (Meinseth), Talan, Sier (Nygaard), Korneev, Tomasson, Echteld, Pahlplatz (Wouden).Last updated: 12 May 1997