The tournament for the Scheepvaartbeker originally consisted
of athletic competitions for army and navy, and was first held in 1915.
Starting from 1917, it also included a pre-season football competition,
open to clubs from the Eerste Klasse, champions of the Tweede Klasse
and winners of the Dutch cup.
The losing finalists were given the Scheltemabeker, which thus
served as a runners-up cup, like (since 1918) the Revue-beker at
the tournament for the Zilveren Voetbal
in Rotterdam.
Although the third edition attracted a record number of clubs from all
over the country, it was decided to discontinue the tournament.
A final edition was held in 1920, at which the three former winners
played for permanent possession of the Scheepvaartbeker while
the three former runners-up were invited to contest the right to own
the Scheltemabeker, which can therefore
be considered to have been a veritable "Cup der Verlierer",
three quarters of a century before Franz Beckenbauer coined the term
for the UEFA Cup.
Year Winners Runners-Up
1917 't Gooi (Hilversum) 2-0 A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
1918 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 4-0 Ajax (Amsterdam)
1919 Hermes D.V.S. (Schiedam) 3-0 Stormvogels (IJmuiden)
Scheepvaartbeker Scheltemabeker
1920 't Gooi (Hilversum) Ajax (Amsterdam)
Participants (10, of which 9 actually played):
A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
Amstel (Amsterdam)
Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam)
D.V.S. (Rotterdam; played in Vlaardingen)
Forward (Groningen) [did not show]
't Gooi (Hilversum)
Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn)
De Spartaan (Amsterdam)
Vitesse (Arnhem)
V.V.A. (Amsterdam)
Round 1 [Aug 19]
Amstel 0-2 V.V.A.
Robur et Velocitas 0-2 't Gooi
De Spartaan w/o Forward
A.F.C. bye
Blauw-Wit bye
D.V.S. bye
Vitesse bye
NB: instead of the match between De Spartaan and Forward, a friendly
was played with guests Willem II from Tilburg:
De Spartaan 1-2 Willem II
Round 2 [Aug 26]
Vitesse 2-3 D.V.S.
Blauw-Wit 0-1 A.F.C.
De Spartaan 1-1 V.V.A. [aet, V.V.A. on lots]
't Gooi bye
Semifinals [Aug 31]
D.V.S. 0-1 't Gooi [aet]
V.V.A. 0-0 A.F.C. [aet, A.F.C. on lots]
Final [Aug 31]
't Gooi 2-0 A.F.C.
NB: as final losers, A.F.C. obtained the Scheltemabeker.
Participants (13): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Ajax (Amsterdam) Amstel (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) Bredania (Breda) D.V.S. (Rotterdam; played in Vlaardingen) 't Gooi (Hilversum) Hilversum (Hilversum) R.C.H. (Haarlem) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) W.F.C. (Wormerveer) Round 1 [Aug 25] Amstel 1-0 Hilversum W.F.C. 1-1 R.C.H. [aet, R.C.H. on lots] 't Gooi 3-0 D.V.S. De Spartaan 2-0 Robur et Velocitas Ajax 3-0 A.F.C. Blauw-Wit 3-1 V.V.A. Bredania bye Round 2 [Aug 31] 't Gooi 2-1 Amstel Ajax 2-0 Bredania Blauw-Wit 1-0 R.C.H. De Spartaan bye Semifinals [Sep 1] Ajax 1-0 De Spartaan Blauw-Wit 2-0 't Gooi Final [Sep 1] Blauw-Wit 4-0 Ajax NB: as final losers, Ajax obtained the Scheltemabeker.
Participants (16): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) Bredania (Breda) Go Ahead (Deventer) 't Gooi (Hilversum) Hermes D.V.S. (Schiedam) [merger of Hermes (Schiedam) and D.V.S. (Rotterdam)] Hilversum (Hilversum) M.V.V. (Maastricht) N.O.A.D. (Tilburg) R.C.H. (Haarlem) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden) Tubantia (Hengelo) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) W.F.C. (Wormerveer) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Round 1 [Aug 31] V.V.A. 2-0 R.C.H. W.F.C. 2-0 Hilversum A.F.C. 0-3 Hermes D.V.S. 't Gooi 1-0 Tubantia De Spartaan 0-2 Z.A.C. M.V.V. 2-2 Bredania [Bredania on lots] Go Ahead 0-2 N.O.A.D. Blauw-Wit 0-1 Stormvogels Round 2 [Sep 7] W.F.C. 2-0 V.V.A. N.O.A.D. 1-2 Stormvogels 't Gooi 2-1 Bredania Hermes D.V.S. 1-0 Z.A.C. Semifinals [Sep 14] Stormvogels 1-0 W.F.C. 't Gooi 0-0 Hermes D.V.S. [aet, Hermes D.V.S. on lots] Friendly [Sep 14] Blauw-Wit 2-1 A.F.C. Final [Sep 14] Hermes D.V.S. 3-0 Stormvogels NB: as final losers, Stormvogels obtained the Scheltemabeker.
NB: last edition, winners to keep trophy; only former winners invited. Participants Scheepvaartbeker (3): Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 't Gooi (Hilversum) Hermes D.V.S. (Schiedam) Participants Scheltemabeker (3, of which 2 actually played): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Ajax (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden) [did not show] Scheltemabeker [Sep 11] Ajax 2-1 A.F.C. NB: Ajax obtain permanent ownership of the Scheltemabeker. Scheepvaartbeker [Sep 12] Blauw-Wit 0-1 't Gooi Blauw-Wit 1-0 Hermes D.V.S. Hermes D.V.S. 1-1 't Gooi Final Table: 1.'t Gooi 2 1 1 0 2- 1 3 2.Blauw-Wit 2 1 0 1 1- 1 2 3.Hermes D.V.S. 2 0 1 1 1- 2 1 NB: 't Gooi obtain permanent ownership of the Gouden Scheepvaartbeker.
The AROL-Beker was organised by A.F.C., in acrostic honour of the memory
of Antoine Robert Onslow van Lierop, an A.F.C.
member who had died on 20 December 1922, at only 35 years of age. The (first)
cup was donated by Gé Bosch, also A.F.C. member and friend of the deceased.
The hosts usually played in the Tweede Klasse, just as their most
frequent guests, Zeeburgia. The Whites first entered in 1926
and celebrated a silver jubilee with their 25th consecutive participation
in 1950. Zeeburgia were (and are) based in the Watergraafsmeer, where
A.F.C. also had played until 1920, and their continuous appearances at
the tournament presumably were due to that connection rather than a
predilection for alphabetical jokes from the part of the organisation.
Of the regular Eerste Klasse clubs from Amsterdam, record winners
Blauw-Wit, who claimed the first trophy after winning five of the first
nine editions in 1931, participated 20 times, whereas Ajax, who earned
permanent ownership of the second trophy (or the third: the second was
stolen from D.W.S. in 1939, upon which they provided a replacement)
in 1951, took part in 13 editions; H.B.S. from Den Haag were present
more often than either at the tournament normally played at the
Zuidelijke Wandelweg grounds of A.F.C.
Other frequent guests came from the eastern cities of Apeldoorn (A.G.O.V.V.
or Robur et Velocitas) and Zwolle (Z.A.C.) – again one might wonder whether
the alphabet played a part – but clubs from Rotterdam, where the
tournament for the Zilveren Bal
claimed both a much longer tradition and a stronger field of participants,
did not enter until 1953; by then, teams from such football hotbeds as
Bloemendaal, Enkhuizen, Leeuwarden and Tiel had beaten them to it.
After the introduction of professional football in the Netherlands
deprived the tournament of any further entries by the likes of Ajax,
Blauw-Wit and D.W.S., it continued for more than a decade as an amateur
event but increasingly became a financial burden for the organising club.
The AROL-Beker was not contested for two years before it was on
offer again at the occasion of the 75th anniversary of A.F.C., with the
winners of that 1970 edition earning permanent ownership of the last trophy;
somewhat inappropriately, Neptunus took it to the Maasstad.
Finally, it should perhaps be mentioned that two of the most famous Dutch
footballers ever once featured in the final at this tournament but never at the
Zilveren Bal: Bep Bakhuys
won the trophy in 1927 with Z.A.C. while his successor as
topscorer for the
national side, Abe Lenstra,
lost the 1953 final with Heerenveen.
Year Winners Runners-Up first trophy 1923 V.V.A. (Amsterdam) 4-0 D.E.C. (Amsterdam) 1924 R.C.H. (Haarlem) 3-1 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 1925 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 3-1 A.F.C. (Amsterdam) 1926 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 5-1 Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) 1927 Z.A.C. (Zwolle) 2-0 D.E.C. (Amsterdam) 1928 H.F.C. (Haarlem) 3-0 R.C.H. (Haarlem) 1929 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 4-2 N.A.C. (Breda) 1930 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 2-1 Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) [aet] 1931 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 2-1 Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) second trophy 1932 H.B.S. (Den Haag) 3-1 Haarlem 1933 Ajax (Amsterdam) 6-1 N.A.C. (Breda) 1934 Ajax (Amsterdam) 3-0 D.W.S. (Amsterdam) 1935 N.A.C. (Breda) 2-1 Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) 1936 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 4-0 Z.A.C. (Zwolle) 1937 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 1-0 D.W.V. (Amsterdam) [asdet] 1938 D.W.S. (Amsterdam) 4-0 D.W.V. (Amsterdam) 1939 abandoned 1940 D.W.S. (Amsterdam) 2-1 H.B.S. (Den Haag) 1941 Ajax (Amsterdam) 3-1 D.W.S. (Amsterdam) 1942 U.V.V. (Utrecht) 3-1 A.F.C. (Amsterdam) 1943 A.F.C. (Amsterdam) 2-0 A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) 1944 H.B.S. (Den Haag) 1-0 A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) 1945 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 4-4 De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) [Blauw-Wit on pen] 1946 A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) 2-0 L.O.N.G.A. (Tilburg) 1947 K.F.C. (Koog aan de Zaan) 2-0 Hermes D.V.S. (Schiedam) 1948 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 2-2 H.B.S. (Den Haag) [3-2 pen] 1949 Ajax (Amsterdam) 3-3 K.F.C. (Koog aan de Zaan) [3-2 pen] 1950 V.S.V. (Velsen) 1-0 V.V.A. (Amsterdam) 1951 Ajax (Amsterdam) 3-1 V.S.V. (Velsen) third trophy 1952 V.S.V. (Velsen) 1-1 Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) [1-0 pen] 1953 Enschedese Boys (Enschede) 2-0 Heerenveen 1954 E.B.O.H. (Dordrecht) 2-0 Ajax (Amsterdam) 1955 H.B.S. (Den Haag) 1-1 D.W.V. (Amsterdam) [H.B.S. on pen] 1956 Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) 2-0 Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) 1957 H.F.C. (Haarlem) 3-1 H.B.S. (Den Haag) 1958 A.F.C. (Amsterdam) 3-0 D.W.V. (Amsterdam) 1959 D.W.V. (Amsterdam) 6-1 A.F.C. (Amsterdam) 1960 U.V.V. (Utrecht) 2-1 D.C.G. (Amsterdam) 1961 D.C.G. (Amsterdam) 2-0 Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) 1962 Kon. H.F.C. (Haarlem) 3-1 De Spartaan (Amsterdam) 1963 De Spartaan (Amsterdam) 3-3 Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) [De Spartaan on pen] 1964 Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) 2-0 D.W.V. (Amsterdam) 1965 Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) 3-0 Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) 1966 Neptunus (Rotterdam) 4-0 C.V.V. (Rotterdam) 1967 D.W.V. (Amsterdam) 3-1 Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) 1968-69 not contested 1970 Neptunus (Rotterdam) 2-0 De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Number of Wins (46 editions 1923-1970; number of lost finals between square brackets) 9 [ 1] Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) 5 [ 1] Ajax (Amsterdam) 3 [ 3] H.B.S. (Den Haag) 3 Kon. H.F.C. (Haarlem) 2 [ 7] Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) 2 [ 5] D.W.V. (Amsterdam) 2 [ 3] A.F.C. (Amsterdam) 2 [ 2] D.W.S. (Amsterdam) 2 [ 1] V.S.V. (Velsen) 2 Neptunus (Rotterdam) 2 U.V.V. (Utrecht) 1 [ 3] Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) 1 [ 2] A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) 1 [ 2] N.A.C. (Breda) 1 [ 2] De Spartaan (Amsterdam) 1 [ 1] K.F.C. (Koog aan de Zaan) 1 [ 1] R.C.H. (Haarlem) 1 [ 1] V.V.A. (Amsterdam) 1 [ 1] Z.A.C. (Zwolle) 1 D.C.G. (Amsterdam) 1 E.B.O.H. (Dordrecht) 1 Enschedese Boys (Enschede) [ 2] D.E.C. (Amsterdam) [ 1] C.V.V. (Rotterdam) [ 1] D.C.G. (Amsterdam) [ 1] Haarlem [ 1] Heerenveen [ 1] Hermes D.V.S. (Schiedam) [ 1] L.O.N.G.A. (Tilburg) [ 1] De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) NB: 45 winners and runners-up as the 1939 edition was abandoned.
Participants (4): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Ajax (Amsterdam) D.E.C. (Amsterdam) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) Semifinals [Aug 26] A.F.C. 1-1 D.E.C. [D.E.C. on lots] Ajax 1-2 V.V.A. Final [Aug 26] V.V.A. 4-0 D.E.C.
Participants (7): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Ajax (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.E.C. (Amsterdam) R.C.H. (Haarlem) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Round 1 [Aug 31] A.F.C. 0-0 Z.A.C. [Z.A.C. on lots] Blauw-Wit 2-1 V.V.A. Ajax 2-0 D.E.C. R.C.H. bye Semifinals [Sep 7] Z.A.C. 0-3 R.C.H. Ajax 0-0 Blauw-Wit [Blauw-Wit on lots] Final [Sep 7] Blauw-Wit 1-3 R.C.H.
Participants (7): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.E.C. (Amsterdam) R.C.H. (Haarlem) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Round 1 [Aug 23] R.C.H. 2-3 V.V.A. Blauw-Wit 2-0 Z.A.C. A.F.C. 3-2 De Spartaan D.E.C. bye Semifinals [Aug 30] A.F.C. 1-0 D.E.C. Blauw-Wit 2-1 V.V.A. Final [Aug 30] A.F.C. 1-3 Blauw-Wit
Participants (7):
A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam)
D.E.C. (Amsterdam)
V.U.C. (Den Haag)
V.V.A. (Amsterdam)
Z.A.C. (Zwolle)
Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
R0und 1 [Aug 29]
V.V.A. 2-1 D.E.C.
V.U.C. 1-1 Zeeburgia [Zeeburgia on lots]
A.F.C. 1-2 Z.A.C.
Blauw-Wit bye
NB: Z.A.C. withdrew from semifinal because of playing a friendly in
Apeldoorn on the same day (A.G.O.V.V. 1-4 Z.A.C.).
Semifinal [Sep 5]
V.V.A. 0-1 Zeeburgia
Blauw-Wit w/o Z.A.C. [Z.A.C. did not show]
Friendly [Sep 5]
A.F.C. 0-4 Blauw-Wit
Final [Sep 5]
Blauw-Wit 5-1 Zeeburgia
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.E.C. (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 21] A.F.C. 4-0 Zeeburgia D.E.C. 1-0 Stormvogels V.V.A. 3-2 A.G.O.V.V. Blauw-Wit 1-5 Z.A.C. Semifinals [Aug 28] A.F.C. 0-4 D.E.C. V.V.A. 0-3 Z.A.C. Final [Aug 28] D.E.C. 0-2 Z.A.C.
Participants (9): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.E.C. (Amsterdam) H.F.C. (Haarlem) R.C.H. (Haarlem) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 26] A.F.C. 0-4 R.C.H. D.E.C. 1-2 Zeeburgia H.F.C. 5-2 Robur et Velocitas V.V.A. 0-8 Z.A.C. Blauw-Wit bye Intermediate Round [Aug 26] Blauw-Wit 0-1 R.C.H. Semifinals [Sep 2] Zeeburgia 1-2 H.F.C. Z.A.C. 2-3 R.C.H. Final [Sep 2] H.F.C. 3-0 R.C.H. NB: as losing finalists, R.C.H. obtained the Handelsblad-beker.
Participants (10): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Be Quick (Groningen) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.E.C. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) N.A.C. (Breda) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 25] A.F.C. 1-2 V.V.A. D.E.C. 3-2 Robur et Velocitas Zeeburgia 2-3 H.B.S. Blauw-Wit 5-0 Be Quick (G) N.A.C. 5-3 Z.A.C. Intermediate Round [Aug 25] D.E.C. 2-4 H.B.S. Semifinals [Sep 1] V.V.A. 0-3 Blauw-Wit H.B.S. 0-1 N.A.C. Friendly [Sep 1] A.F.C. 1-3 H.B.S. Final [Sep 1] Blauw-Wit 4-2 N.A.C. NB: as losing finalists, N.A.C. obtained the Handelsblad-beker.
Participants (10): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.E.C. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.F.C. (Haarlem) N.A.C. (Breda) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 31] D.E.C. 1-1 H.F.C. [D.E.C. on lots] Zeeburgia 1-1 H.B.S. [H.B.S. on lots] A.F.C. 0-5 Robur et Velocitas V.V.A. 1-5 N.A.C. Blauw-Wit 1-0 Z.A.C. Intermediate Round [Aug 31] D.E.C. 0-4 N.A.C. Semifinals [Sep 7] Blauw-Wit 1-0 H.B.S. N.A.C. 3-5 Robur et Velocitas Final [Sep 7] Blauw-Wit 2-1 Robur et Velocitas [aet] NB: as losing finalists, Robur et Velocitas obtained the Handelsblad-beker.
Participants (10):
Achilles (Assen)
A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam)
D.E.C. (Amsterdam)
H.B.S. (Den Haag)
Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn)
V.V.A. (Amsterdam)
Wilhelmina (Den Bosch)
Z.A.C. (Zwolle)
Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
Round 1 [Aug 30]
V.V.A. 3-2 Zeeburgia
A.F.C. 5-3 Wilhelmina
H.B.S. 1-3 Robur et Velocitas
D.E.C. 3-2 Z.A.C. [aet]
Blauw-Wit 1-0 Achilles (As)
Intermediate Round [Aug 30]
A.F.C. 0-1 D.E.C.
Semifinals [Sep 6]
V.V.A. 0-2 Robur et Velocitas
Blauw-Wit 2-0 D.E.C.
Final [Sep 6]
Blauw-Wit 2-1 Robur et Velocitas
NB: by winning the tournament for the fifth time, and the third time in
succession, Blauw-Wit obtain permanent ownership of the (first) trophy.
NB: as losing finalists, Robur et Velocitas obtained the Handelsblad-beker.
Number of Wins first trophy (9 editions 1923-1931)
5 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam)
1 H.F.C. (Haarlem)
R.C.H. (Haarlem)
V.V.A. (Amsterdam)
Z.A.C. (Zwolle)
Participants (10): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.E.C. (Amsterdam) Haarlem (Haarlem) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.F.C. (Haarlem) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 28] V.V.A. 1-6 Haarlem Zeeburgia 4-0 Robur et Velocitas A.F.C. 1-2 H.F.C. Blauw-Wit 4-1 Z.A.C. D.E.C. 4-4 H.B.S. [aet, 1-2 pen] Intermediate Round [Aug 28] Zeeburgia 3-5 Haarlem Semifinals [Sep 4] H.F.C. 1-2 Haarlem Blauw-Wit 1-4 H.B.S. Final [Sep 4] H.B.S. 3-1 Haarlem NB: as losing finalists, Haarlem obtained the Handelsblad-beker.
Participants (10): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Ajax (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.F.C. (Haarlem) N.A.C. (Breda) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Z.F.C. (Zaandam) Round 1 [Aug 27] D.W.S. 5-2 V.V.A. Zeeburgia 1-1 Z.F.C. [aet, 3-2 pen] A.F.C. 0-5 N.A.C. Ajax 3-1 H.F.C. Blauw-Wit 0-1 H.B.S. Intermediate Round [Aug 27] Zeeburgia 0-1 N.A.C. Semifinals [Sep 3] D.W.S. 2-3 N.A.C. Ajax 3-1 H.B.S. Final [Sep 3] Ajax 6-1 N.A.C. NB: as losing finalists, N.A.C. obtained the Handelsblad-beker.
Participants (10): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Ajax (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) Bloemendaal (Bloemendaal) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) H.F.C. (Haarlem) N.A.C. (Breda) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 26] A.F.C. 6-2 Bloemendaal D.W.S. 3-2 U.V.V. Zeeburgia 2-2 N.A.C. [2-3 pen] Blauw-Wit 3-3 H.F.C. [2-3 pen] Ajax 2-0 Z.A.C. Intermediate Round [Aug 26] A.F.C. 1-4 D.W.S. Semifinals [Sep 2] D.W.S. 2-1 H.F.C. Ajax 7-3 N.A.C. Final [Sep 2] Ajax 3-0 D.W.S. NB: as losing finalists, D.W.S. obtained the Handelsblad-beker.
Participants (10): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Ajax (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.F.C. (Haarlem) N.A.C. (Breda) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 25] A.F.C. 2-3 U.V.V. H.B.S. 2-2 H.F.C. [3-2 pen] Zeeburgia 1-1 D.W.S. [1-0 pen] Blauw-Wit 1-1 Z.A.C. [2-1 pen] Ajax 2-2 N.A.C. [2-3 pen] Intermediate Round [Aug 25] U.V.V. 2-1 H.B.S. Semifinals [Sep 1] Zeeburgia 2-1 U.V.V. Blauw-Wit 2-3 N.A.C. [aet] Friendly [Sep 1] A.F.C. 2-4 D.W.S. Final [Sep 1] Zeeburgia 1-2 N.A.C.
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.F.C. (Haarlem) N.A.C. (Breda) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 30] A.F.C. 3-2 H.B.S. D.W.S. 0-1 Z.A.C. Blauw-Wit 2-2 H.F.C. [aet, 3-0 pen] Zeeburgia 0-0 N.A.C. [aet, 3-3, 3-3, 3-2 pen] Semifinals [Sep 6] A.F.C. 0-4 Blauw-Wit Zeeburgia 0-0 Z.A.C. [aet, 2-2, 2-2, 1-2 pen] Final [Sep 6] Blauw-Wit 4-0 Z.A.C.
Participants (9): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.F.C. (Haarlem) N.A.C. (Breda) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 29] D.W.V. 2-0 H.F.C. Zeeburgia 3-1 Z.A.C. A.F.C. 3-1 N.A.C. D.W.S. 1-2 H.B.S. Blauw-Wit bye Intermediate Round [Aug 29] Blauw-Wit 2-0 Zeeburgia Semifinals [Sep 5] A.F.C. 1-2 Blauw-Wit [asdet] D.W.V. 4-3 H.B.S. Friendly [Sep 5] Ajax 1-2 H.V.V. Final [Sep 5] Blauw-Wit 1-0 D.W.V. [asdet]
Participants (10): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.F.C. (Haarlem) N.A.C. (Breda) P.S.V. (Eindhoven) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 28] D.W.S. 2-0 Zeeburgia A.F.C. 0-2 A.G.O.V.V. N.A.C. 6-0 H.F.C. D.W.V. 2-2 H.B.S. [3-2 pen] Blauw-Wit 1-4 P.S.V. Intermediate Round [Aug 28] N.A.C. 1-2 A.G.O.V.V. Semifinals [Sep 4] D.W.V. 4-3 P.S.V. D.W.S. 1-0 A.G.O.V.V. Friendly [Sep 4] A.F.C. 1-0 H.F.C. Final [Sep 4] D.W.S. 4-0 D.W.V.
NB: as the (second) trophy was stolen from D.W.S. on 27 March 1939,
the holders donated a new trophy.
Participants (8):
A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn)
D.W.S. (Amsterdam)
D.W.V. (Amsterdam)
H.B.S. (Den Haag)
H.F.C. (Haarlem)
P.S.V. (Eindhoven)
Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
Round 1 [Aug 27]
Zeeburgia 3-0 D.W.V.
A.F.C. 3-5 H.B.S.
D.W.S. 1-0 H.F.C.
A.G.O.V.V. 0-1 P.S.V.
NB: all matches Sep 3 cancelled due to general mobilisation;
the fixtures were as follows:
Semifinals [Sep 3]
Zeeburgia - P.S.V.
D.W.S. - H.B.S.
Friendly [Sep 3]
A.F.C. - H.V.V.
Final [Sep 3]
NB: no clubs from eastern and southern Netherlands due to travel difficulties;
otherwise A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) and N.A.C. (Breda) would have been invited.
Participants (8):
A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
Ajax (Amsterdam)
D.W.S. (Amsterdam)
D.W.V. (Amsterdam)
H.B.S. (Den Haag)
H.F.C. (Haarlem)
U.V.V. (Utrecht)
Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
Round 1 [Aug 25]
Zeeburgia 0-1 H.F.C.
A.F.C. 4-0 U.V.V.
D.W.V. 0-3 D.W.S.
Ajax 0-5 H.B.S.
Semifinals [Sep 1]
A.F.C. 0-2 D.W.S.
H.F.C. 0-4 H.B.S.
Final [Sep 1]
D.W.S. 2-1 H.B.S.
NB: P.S.V. (Eindhoven) withdrew due to a league fixture at L.O.N.G.A. (Tilburg)
and were replaced by Hercules.
Participants (8):
A.D.O. (Den Haag)
A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
Ajax (Amsterdam)
D.W.S. (Amsterdam)
H.B.S. (Den Haag)
Hercules (Utrecht)
U.V.V. (Utrecht)
Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
Round 1 [Sep 7]
A.F.C. 1-1 Hercules [asdet, 0-1 pen]
Ajax 0-0 U.V.V. [asdet, 3-1 pen]
D.W.S. 1-0 A.D.O.
Zeeburgia 0-2 H.B.S.
Semifinals [Sep 14]
D.W.S. 3-2 H.B.S. [asdet]
Ajax 2-0 Hercules
Friendly [Sep 14]
A.F.C. 0-3 UVV
Final [Sep 14]
Ajax 3-1 D.W.S.
NB: by losing the final, D.W.S. missed out on the chance to win the tournament
for the third time in succession and thus claim permanent ownership of the
trophy they donated in 1939.
Participants (8): A.D.O. (Den Haag) A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Ajax (Amsterdam) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) 't Gooi (Hilversum) H.B.S. (Den Haag) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 23] A.F.C. 3-0 D.W.S. H.B.S. 2-2 U.V.V. [asdet, 1-2 pen] A.D.O. 3-0 't Gooi Ajax 2-1 Zeeburgia Semifinals [Aug 30] A.F.C. 0-0 Ajax [A.F.C. on pen] A.D.O. 2-4 U.V.V. Third Place Match [Aug 30] Ajax 2-1 A.D.O. Final [Aug 30] A.F.C. 1-3 U.V.V.
NB: played at Olympisch Stadion instead of A.F.C. grounds. Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) E.D.O. (Haarlem) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.V.V. (Den Haag) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 29] Zeeburgia 1-2 E.D.O. A.F.C. 1-1 U.V.V. [A.F.C. on pen] H.B.S. 0-1 A.G.O.V.V. D.W.S. 4-0 H.V.V. Semifinals [Sep 5] A.F.C. 1-0 E.D.O. D.W.S. 1-2 A.G.O.V.V. Third Place Match [Sep 5] D.W.S. 2-4 E.D.O. Final [Sep 5] A.F.C. 2-0 A.G.O.V.V.
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) E.D.O. (Haarlem) H.B.S. (Den Haag) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Z.F.C. (Zaandam) Round 1 [Aug 27] A.F.C. 1-2 Z.F.C. U.V.V. 2-4 A.G.O.V.V. D.W.S. 5-1 E.D.O. Zeeburgia 1-5 H.B.S. Semifinals [Sep 3] D.W.S. 0-0 H.B.S. [H.B.S. on pen] A.G.O.V.V. 2-1 Z.F.C. Final [Sep 3] H.B.S. 1-0 A.G.O.V.V.
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Ajax (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) U.V.V. (Utrecht) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Sep 2] A.F.C. 1-0 D.W.S. Blauw-Wit 1-0 U.V.V. Ajax 4-0 H.B.S. Zeeburgia 0-6 De Volewijckers Semifinals [Sep 9] Ajax 1-1 Blauw-Wit [Blauw-Wit on pen] A.F.C. 3-3 De Volewijckers [De Volewijckers on pen] Final [Sep 9] Blauw-Wit 4-4 De Volewijckers [Blauw-Wit on pen]
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) Frisia (Leeuwarden) H.B.S. (Den Haag) K.F.C. (Koog aan de Zaan) L.O.N.G.A. (Tilburg) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 25] Zeeburgia 2-3 A.G.O.V.V. L.O.N.G.A. 3-0 U.V.V. H.B.S. 0-4 K.F.C. A.F.C. 4-0 Frisia Semifinals [Sep 1] A.F.C. 1-7 A.G.O.V.V. K.F.C. 0-1 L.O.N.G.A. Final [Sep 1] A.G.O.V.V. 2-0 L.O.N.G.A.
NB: matches Aug 31 played at A.F.C. grounds, matches Sep 7 at Olympisch Stadion. Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) Hermes D.V.S. (Schiedam) K.F.C. (Koog aan de Zaan) P.S.V. (Eindhoven) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 31] A.F.C. 0-2 H.B.S. Zeeburgia 1-2 Hermes D.V.S. A.G.O.V.V. 2-1 P.S.V. D.W.S. 0-1 K.F.C. Semifinals [Sep 7] H.B.S. 2-4 Hermes D.V.S. A.G.O.V.V. 1-1 K.F.C. [2-2, 0-0, 2-3 pen] Friendly [Sep 7] A.F.C. 1-3 Zeeburgia Final [Sep 7] K.F.C. 2-0 Hermes D.V.S.
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) K.F.C. (Koog aan de Zaan) P.S.V. (Eindhoven) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Volendam (Volendam) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 29] A.F.C. 0-1 Volendam Zeeburgia 2-2 H.B.S. [H.B.S. on pen] P.S.V. 1-2 K.F.C. Blauw-Wit 4-2 U.V.V. Semifinals [Sep 5] Blauw-Wit 3-2 K.F.C. H.B.S. 7-4 Volendam Final [Sep 5] Blauw-Wit 2-2 H.B.S. [3-2 pen]
NB: played at Olympisch Stadion instead of A.F.C. grounds. Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Ajax (Amsterdam) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) K.F.C. (Koog aan de Zaan) West-Frisia (Enkhuizen) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 28] A.F.C. 0-0 Zeeburgia [2-3 pen] D.W.S. 0-0 K.F.C. [1-2 pen] Blauw-Wit 1-2 West-Frisia Ajax 3-1 H.B.S. Semifinals [Sep 4] Zeeburgia 3-3 K.F.C. [3-3, 2-2, 2-3 pen] Ajax 5-3 West-Frisia Final [Sep 4] Ajax 3-3 K.F.C. [3-2 pen]
NB: Zeeburgia entered for the 25th time in succession.
Participants (8):
A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
Ajax (Amsterdam)
Brabantia (Eindhoven)
D.W.S. (Amsterdam)
H.F.C. (Haarlem)
V.S.V. (Velsen)
V.V.A. (Amsterdam)
Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
Round 1 [Aug 27]
Zeeburgia 0-2 V.V.A.
A.F.C. 2-0 Brabantia
Ajax 5-0 H.F.C.
D.W.S. 0-1 V.S.V.
Semifinals [Sep 3]
A.F.C. 0-1 V.S.V.
V.V.A. 5-1 Ajax
NB: by losing their semifinal in sensational fashion against Tweede Klasse
side V.V.A., Ajax missed out on the chance to win the tournament for the
fifth time since 1932 and thus claim permanent ownership of the trophy.
Final [Sep 3]
V.V.A. 0-1 V.S.V.
Participants (8):
A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
Ajax (Amsterdam)
Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam)
H.B.S. (Den Haag)
H.F.C. (Haarlem)
Theole (Tiel)
V.S.V. (Velsen)
Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
Round 1 [Aug 19]
Zeeburgia 2-3 V.S.V.
A.F.C. 0-3 Ajax
H.B.S. 4-1 H.F.C.
Blauw-Wit 3-1 Theole
Semifinals [Aug 26]
V.S.V. 2-2 H.B.S. [2-2, 2-1 pen]
Ajax 2-0 Blauw-Wit
NB: by losing their semifinal, Blauw-Wit missed out on the chance to win
the tournament for the fifth time since 1932 and thus claim permanent
ownership of the trophy.
Final [Aug 26]
Ajax 3-1 V.S.V.
NB: by winning the tournament for the fifth time since 1932, Ajax obtain
permanent ownership of the trophy D.W.S. donated in 1939 to replace
the stolen second trophy.
Number of Wins second trophy (20 editions 1932-1951)
5 Ajax (Amsterdam)
4 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam)
2 D.W.S. (Amsterdam)
H.B.S. (Den Haag)
1 A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn)
K.F.C. (Koog aan de Zaan)
N.A.C. (Breda)
U.V.V. (Utrecht)
V.S.V. (Velsen)
NB: 1939 edition abandoned.
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Be Quick (Groningen) Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) V.S.V. (Velsen) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 24] A.F.C. 7-2 D.W.V. V.V.A. 3-4 V.S.V. Blauw-Wit 2-5 Be Quick (G) Zeeburgia 1-0 H.B.S. Semifinals [Aug 31] A.F.C. 0-3 Zeeburgia V.S.V. 8-1 Be Quick (G) Final [Aug 31] Zeeburgia 1-1 V.S.V. [0-1 pen]
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) E.B.O.H. (Dordrecht) Enschedese Boys (Enschede) Excelsior (Rotterdam) Heerenveen (Heerenveen) V.S.V. (Velsen) Watergraafsmeer (Amsterdam) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 23] A.F.C. 1-3 Excelsior Watergraafsmeer 0-2 E.B.O.H. Zeeburgia 0-1 Enschedese Boys Heerenveen 4-2 V.S.V. Semifinals [Aug 30] Heerenveen 5-1 Excelsior Enschedese Boys 2-2 E.B.O.H. [Enschedese Boys on pen] Final [Aug 30] Enschedese Boys 2-0 Heerenveen
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Ajax (Amsterdam) E.B.O.H. (Dordrecht) Enschedese Boys (Enschede) Excelsior (Rotterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.V.C. (Amersfoort) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 22] A.F.C. 3-1 H.B.S. Zeeburgia 1-1 E.B.O.H. [E.B.O.H. on pen] Ajax 1-0 Excelsior Enschedese Boys 2-1 H.V.C. Semifinals [Aug 29] A.F.C. 2-3 Ajax E.B.O.H. 3-3 Enschedese Boys [E.B.O.H. on pen] Final [Aug 29] Ajax 0-2 E.B.O.H.
NB: having joined the professional league, holders E.B.O.H. could not enter. Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) Frisia (Leeuwarden) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.F.C. (Haarlem) H.V.V. (Den Haag) Quick (Den Haag) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Round 1 [Aug 21] A.F.C. 3-0 Frisia Z.A.C. 0-4 H.B.S. D.W.V. 4-1 H.V.V. H.F.C. 0-0 Quick (H) [3-0 pen] Semifinals [Aug 28] D.W.V. 5-3 H.F.C. A.F.C. 1-2 H.B.S. Final [Aug 28] D.W.V. 1-1 H.B.S. [H.B.S. on pen]
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Frisia (Leeuwarden) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.F.C. (Haarlem) Quick (Den Haag) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Sep 2] Zeeburgia 2-0 H.F.C. A.F.C. 1-1 Quick (H) [Quick (H) on pen] D.W.V. 2-5 Robur et Velocitas H.B.S. 0-3 Frisia Semifinals [Sep 9] Robur et Velocitas 3-1 Quick (H) Zeeburgia 10-3 Frisia Final [Sep 9] Zeeburgia 0-2 Robur et Velocitas
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Frisia (Leeuwarden) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.F.C. (Haarlem) Quick (Den Haag) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 25] A.F.C. 0-2 Zeeburgia H.F.C. 1-1 Quick (H) [H.F.C. on pen] D.W.V. 0-1 H.B.S. Robur et Velocitas 4-2 Frisia Semifinals [Sep 1] Zeeburgia 1-2 H.B.S. H.F.C. 4-2 Robur et Velocitas Final [Sep 1] H.F.C. 3-1 H.B.S.
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) H.F.C. (Haarlem) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 31] D.W.V. 4-1 H.F.C. Z.A.C. 2-0 H.B.S. Zeeburgia 1-3 Robur et Velocitas A.F.C. 2-1 U.V.V. Semifinals [Sep 7] A.F.C. 1-1 Z.A.C. [A.F.C. on pen] D.W.V. 7-1 Robur et Velocitas Final [Sep 7] A.F.C. 3-0 D.W.V.
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) Unitas (Gorinchem) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Z.A.C. (Zwolle) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 30] U.V.V. 3-2 Z.A.C. D.W.V. 2-0 Zeeburgia A.F.C. 1-1 Robur et Velocitas [A.F.C. on pen] H.B.S. 2-1 Unitas Semifinals [Sep 6] D.W.V. 2-0 H.B.S. A.F.C. 5-2 U.V.V. Final [Sep 6] A.F.C. 1-6 D.W.V.
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) D.C.G. (Amsterdam) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) Frisia (Leeuwarden) Kon. H.F.C. (Haarlem) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 28] D.W.V. 4-4 Kon. H.F.C. [H.F.C. on pen] A.F.C. 0-3 U.V.V. Zeeburgia 3-1 Robur et Velocitas D.C.G. 3-1 Frisia Semifinals [Sep 4] Zeeburgia 4-4 U.V.V. [U.V.V. on pen] D.C.G. 2-0 Kon. H.F.C. Final [Sep 4] D.C.G. 1-2 U.V.V.
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) Alcmaria Victrix (Alkmaar) D.C.G. (Amsterdam) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) Kon. H.F.C. (Haarlem) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 27] Zeeburgia 3-1 Kon. H.F.C. D.W.V. 1-0 Alcmaria Victrix A.F.C. 1-2 U.V.V. D.C.G. 3-3 Robur et Velocitas [2-0 pen] Semifinals [Sep 3] D.C.G. 3-2 D.W.V. Zeeburgia 2-1 U.V.V. Final [Sep 3] D.C.G. 2-0 Zeeburgia
NB: last tournament held at A.F.C. grounds at Zuidelijke Wandelweg, as the
club afterwards moved to the De Boelelaan.
Participants (8):
A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
D.C.G. (Amsterdam)
D.W.V. (Amsterdam)
H.B.S. (Den Haag)
Kon. H.F.C. (Haarlem)
Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn)
De Spartaan (Amsterdam)
Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
Round 1 [Aug 26]
Kon. H.F.C. 2-1 H.B.S.
D.W.V. 2-4 De Spartaan
A.F.C. 4-1 Robur et Velocitas
Zeeburgia 1-1 D.C.G. [Zeeburgia on pen]
Semifinals [Sep 2]
A.F.C. 4-5 Kon. H.F.C.
Zeeburgia 0-2 De Spartaan
Final [Sep 2]
De Spartaan 1-3 Kon. H.F.C.
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) Kon. H.F.C. (Haarlem) H.R.C. (Den Helder) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Aug 25] Kon. H.F.C. 0-2 U.V.V. Zeeburgia 4-2 Robur et Velocitas A.F.C. 1-1 De Spartaan [De Spartaan on pen] H.B.S. 0-2 H.R.C. Semifinals [Sep 1] Zeeburgia 4-2 H.R.C. De Spartaan 3-2 U.V.V. Friendly [Sep 1] A.F.C. - H.B.S. [result not available] Final [Sep 1] De Spartaan 3-3 Zeeburgia [De Spartaan on pen]
NB: Neptunus (Rotterdam) withdrew and were replaced by D.W.V. Participants (6): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) Kon. H.F.C. (Haarlem) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Group Stage [Sep 6] D.W.V. 5-1 De Spartaan Kon. H.F.C. 2-3 De Spartaan D.W.V. 2-1 Kon. H.F.C. Table: 1.D.W.V. 2 2 0 0 7- 2 4 Final 2.De Spartaan 2 1 0 1 4- 7 2 3.Kon. H.F.C. 2 0 0 2 3- 5 0 [Sep 6] Zeeburgia 2-1 H.B.S. A.F.C. 2-2 H.B.S. A.F.C. 0-0 Zeeburgia Table: 1.Zeeburgia 2 1 1 0 2- 1 3 2.A.F.C. 2 0 2 0 2- 2 2 3.H.B.S. 2 0 1 1 3- 4 1 Final [Sep 6] Zeeburgia 2-0 D.W.V.
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) Hercules (Utrecht) Kon. H.F.C. (Haarlem) O.S.V. (Oostzaan) Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Round 1 [Sep 4] A.F.C. 0-1 Hercules Zeeburgia 2-1 O.S.V. D.W.V. 0-1 Robur et Velocitas De Spartaan 2-0 Kon. H.F.C. Semifinals [Sep 5] De Spartaan 0-1 Robur et Velocitas Zeeburgia 1-0 Hercules Final [Sep 5] Zeeburgia 3-0 Robur et Velocitas
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) C.V.V. (Rotterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) Kon. H.F.C. (Haarlem) Neptunus (Rotterdam) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Zilvermeeuwen (Zaandam) Round 1 [Sep 3] H.B.S. 0-2 Zilvermeeuwen A.F.C. 2-0 Kon. H.F.C. De Spartaan 1-3 Neptunus Zeeburgia 1-1 C.V.V. [C.V.V. on pen] Semifinals [Sep 4] Zilvermeeuwen 1-2 C.V.V. A.F.C. 1-3 Neptunus Final [Sep 4] Neptunus 4-0 C.V.V.
Participants (8): A.F.C. (Amsterdam) C.V.V. (Rotterdam) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) H.B.S. (Den Haag) Neptunus (Rotterdam) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Z.V.V. (Zaandam) Round 1 [Sep 2] D.W.V. 1-1 Z.V.V. [D.W.V. on pen] Neptunus 1-0 H.B.S. A.F.C. 3-0 U.V.V. Zeeburgia 0-0 C.V.V. [Zeeburgia on pen] Semifinals [Sep 3] A.F.C. 1-1 Zeeburgia [Zeeburgia on pen] D.W.V. 3-0 Neptunus Final [Sep 3] D.W.V. 3-1 Zeeburgia
NB: final edition, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of A.F.C.;
winners obtain permanent ownership of the trophy.
Participants (8):
A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
D.W.V. (Amsterdam)
H.B.S. (Den Haag)
Kon. H.F.C. (Haarlem)
Neptunus (Rotterdam)
De Spartaan (Amsterdam)
U.V.V. (Utrecht)
Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
Round 1 [Sep 5]
A.F.C. 0-3 U.V.V.
De Spartaan 4-1 H.B.S.
Zeeburgia 0-0 Kon. H.F.C. [Zeeburgia on pen]
D.W.V. 1-2 Neptunus
Semifinals [Sep 6]
De Spartaan 0-0 Zeeburgia [De Spartaan on pen]
Neptunus 2-1 U.V.V.
Final [Sep 6]
De Spartaan 0-2 Neptunus
NB: Neptunus obtain permanent ownership of the trophy.
Number of Wins third trophy (17 editions 1952-1970)
2 D.W.V. (Amsterdam)
Kon. H.F.C. (Haarlem)
Neptunus (Rotterdam)
Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
1 A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
D.C.G. (Amsterdam)
E.B.O.H. (Dordrecht)
Enschedese Boys (Enschede)
H.B.S. (Den Haag)
Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn)
De Spartaan (Amsterdam)
U.V.V. (Utrecht)
V.S.V. (Velsen)
A silver replica of the Westerkerktoren, one of Amsterdam's main landmarks,
was offered by De Spartaan Supporters Club in 1926. The format underwent
a number of changes; the first three editions were contested by four clubs over
an entire season, before it was transformed to a pre-season tournament, still in
round robin format, in 1931. After World War II the format was changed to
straight knock-out, although the 1954 edition had an intermediate group stage.
Additional information, in particular on missing results from the early editions and
on editions after 1959, would be most welcome.
Year Winners Runners-Up
first trophy
1926/27 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) Hilversum
1928/29 Hilversum Z.F.C. (Zaandam)
1929/30 Hilversum not known
1931 D.W.S. (Amsterdam) Hilversum
1932 V.S.V. (Velsen) E.D.O. (Haarlem)
1933 V.S.V. (Velsen) Tubantia (Hengelo)
1934 V.S.V. (Velsen) O.S.V. (Oostzaan)
second trophy
1935 Stormvogels (IJmuiden) O.V.V.O. (Amsterdam)
1936 De Spartaan (Amsterdam) D.O.S. (Utrecht)
1937 Stormvogels (IJmuiden) D.O.S. (Utrecht)
1938 Velox (Utrecht) Stormvogels (IJmuiden)
1939 De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden)
1940 Stormvogels (IJmuiden) De Spartaan (Amsterdam)
1941 not played
1942 Alcmaria Victrix (Alkmaar) De Spartaan (Amsterdam)
1943 not played
1944 Rheden not known
1945 not played
1946 D.W.S. (Amsterdam) 4-0 Elinkwijk (Utrecht)
1947 D.W.S. (Amsterdam) 1-1 O.S.V. (Oostzaan) [3-3, 3-2 pen]
1948 Z.F.C. (Zaandam) 2-0 D.W.S. (Amsterdam)
1949 O.S.V. (Oostzaan) 1-0 De Spartaan (Amsterdam)
1950 De Spartaan (Amsterdam) 2-1 D.H.C. (Delft)
1951 De Spartaan (Amsterdam) 1-0 V.V.A. (Amsterdam)
1952 Z.F.C. (Zaandam) 2-1 De Spartaan (Amsterdam)
1953 Z.F.C. (Zaandam) 1-0 Rheden
1954 H.R.C. (Den Helder) 0-0 Rheden [H.R.C. on pen]
1955-56 not played
1957 De Spartaan (Amsterdam) 1-0 A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
third trophy
1958 not played (?)
1959 De Spartaan (Amsterdam) 2-1 Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
NB: the tournament was continued after 1959, but no further information is
available, except that Ajax 2 (Amsterdam) won in 1983 and 1984.
Number of Wins (26 editions 1926-1959; runners-up finishes (24 known) between square brackets)
6 [ 4] De Spartaan (Amsterdam)
3 [ 2] Stormvogels (IJmuiden)
3 [ 1] D.W.S. (Amsterdam)
3 [ 1] Z.F.C. (Zaandam)
3 V.S.V. (Velsen)
2 [ 2] Hilversum
1 [ 2] O.S.V. (Oostzaan)
1 [ 2] Rheden
1 Alcmaria Victrix (Alkmaar)
1 Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam)
1 H.R.C. (Den Helder)
1 Velox (Utrecht)
[ 2] D.O.S. (Utrecht)
[ 1] A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
[ 1] D.H.C. (Delft)
[ 1] E.D.O. (Haarlem)
[ 1] Elinkwijk (Utrecht)
[ 1] O.V.V.O. (Amsterdam)
[ 1] Tubantia (Hengelo)
[ 1] V.V.A. (Amsterdam)
[ 1] Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
Participants (4): Blauw-Wit (Amsterdam) Hilversum (Hilversum) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Z.F.C. (Zaandam) [Aug 29, 1926] Z.F.C. 3-2 De Spartaan [possibly 3-1 after protest] [Sep 12, 1926] De Spartaan 0-2 Blauw-Wit [Mar 20, 1927] Blauw-Wit 4-0 De Spartaan [Mar 27, 1927] Hilversum 2-0 De Spartaan Z.F.C. 0-2 Blauw-Wit [Apr 3, 1927] Blauw-Wit 3-2 Hilversum De Spartaan 3-3 Z.F.C. [May 8, 1927] Hilversum 1-1 Blauw-Wit [May 15, 1927] Hilversum 5-3 Z.F.C. [May 22, 1927] De Spartaan 4-1 Hilversum [May 29, 1927] Z.F.C. 1-6 Hilversum [Aug 9, 1927] Blauw-Wit - Z.F.C. [unclear whether ever played] Table (May 31): 1.Blauw-Wit 5 4 1 0 12- 3 9 2.Hilversum 6 3 1 2 17-12 7 3.Z.F.C. 5 1 1 3 10-18 3 4.De Spartaan 6 1 1 4 9-15 3
Participants (4):
Haarlem (Haarlem)
Hilversum (Hilversum)
De Spartaan (Amsterdam)
Z.F.C. (Zaandam)
NB: played as a single round robin; a first match was played in Feb 19,
but refixtured, for unknown reasons, on Sep 9 and eventually played
on Apr 28, 1929.
[Feb 19, 1928]
Hilversum 4-2 De Spartaan [match annulled or forgotten]
[Aug 19, 1928]
Z.F.C. 4-3 Haarlem
[Aug 26, 1928]
Haarlem 2-7 Hilversum
Z.F.C. 2-3 De Spartaan
[Sep 2, 1928]
Haarlem 3-0 De Spartaan
Z.F.C. 4-5 Hilversum
[Apr 28, 1929; postponed from Sep 9, 1928]
Hilversum 2-1 De Spartaan
Final Table:
1.Hilversum 3 3 0 0 14- 7 6
2.Z.F.C. 3 1 0 2 10-11 2
3.Haarlem 3 1 0 2 8-11 2
4.De Spartaan 3 1 0 2 4- 7 2
Participants (4): D.W.S. (Amsterdam) Hilversum (Hilversum) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden) [Aug 25, 1929] Hilversum 5-0 D.W.S. [Sep 1, 1929] Hilversum ppd Stormvogels [Sep 8, 1929] De Spartaan 3-5 Hilversum Stormvogels ppd D.W.S. NB: Stormvogels excluded for two no-shows but later readmitted [between Sep 8 and Dec 26, 1929] De Spartaan 1-3 Stormvogels D.W.S. 2-1 De Spartaan [home/away not known] [Dec 26, 1929] Hilversum 4-2 De Spartaan D.W.S. 4-3 Stormvogels [Apr 27, 1930] Stormvogels 5-2 D.W.S. [May 11, 1930] D.W.S. - Hilversum [May 18, 1930] Hilversum 3-1 Stormvogels [Nov 16, 1930] Stormvogels 3-3 Hilversum Table (based on known results): 1.Hilversum 5 4 1 0 20- 9 9 2.Stormvogels 5 2 1 2 15-13 5 3.D.W.S. 4 2 0 2 8-14 4 4.De Spartaan 4 0 0 4 7-14 0
Participants (4): D.W.S. (Amsterdam) Hilversum (Hilversum) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) V.S.V. (Velsen) NB: first edition played as pre-season tournament. [Aug 2] D.W.S. 4-0 V.S.V. De Spartaan 0-1 Hilversum De Spartaan 1-2 V.S.V. [Aug 9] De Spartaan 0-2 D.W.S. Hilversum 1-0 V.S.V. D.W.S. 2-1 Hilversum Final Table: 1.D.W.S. 3 3 0 0 8- 1 6 2.Hilversum 3 2 0 1 3- 2 4 3.V.S.V. 3 1 0 2 2- 6 2 4.De Spartaan 3 0 0 3 1- 5 0
Participants (4): E.D.O. (Haarlem) Hilversum (Hilversum) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) V.S.V. (Velsen) [Aug 7] De Spartaan 1-4 Hilversum E.D.O. 0-2 V.S.V. De Spartaan 0-1 E.D.O. [Aug 14] V.S.V. 2-1 Hilversum De Spartaan 0-2 V.S.V. Hilversum 1-5 E.D.O. Final Table: 1.V.S.V. 3 3 0 0 6- 1 6 2.E.D.O. 3 2 0 1 6- 3 4 3.Hilversum 3 1 0 2 6- 8 2 4.De Spartaan 3 0 0 3 1- 7 0
Participants (4): De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Tubantia (Hengelo) V.S.V. (Velsen) Wageningen (Wageningen) [Aug 13] De Spartaan 0-4 Wageningen Tubantia 3-7 V.S.V. De Spartaan 1-6 Tubantia [Aug 20] V.S.V. 3-1 Wageningen De Spartaan 0-2 V.S.V. Tubantia 2-0 Wageningen Final Table: 1.V.S.V. 3 3 0 0 12- 4 6 2.Tubantia 3 2 0 1 11- 8 4 3.Wageningen 3 1 0 2 5- 5 2 4.De Spartaan 3 0 0 3 1-12 0
Participants (4):
O.S.V. (Oostzaan)
De Spartaan (Amsterdam)
V.S.V. (Velsen)
Xerxes (Rotterdam)
[Aug 5]
De Spartaan 0-0 O.S.V.
O.S.V. 4-3 Xerxes
De Spartaan 2-3 V.S.V.
[Aug 12]
De Spartaan 0-0 Xerxes
O.S.V. 0-3 V.S.V.
V.S.V. 3-2 Xerxes
Final Table:
1.V.S.V. 3 3 0 0 9- 4 6
2.O.S.V. 3 1 1 1 4- 6 3
3.De Spartaan 3 0 2 1 2- 3 2
4.Xerxes 3 0 1 2 5- 7 1
NB: by winning the tournament for the third time in succession,
V.S.V. obtain permanent ownership of the (first) trophy.
Participants (4): O.S.V. (Oostzaan) O.V.V.O. (Amsterdam) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden) [Aug 11] O.V.V.O. 3-1 O.S.V. O.V.V.O. 1-1 Stormvogels De Spartaan 0-4 O.S.V. [Aug 18] De Spartaan 1-1 O.V.V.O. De Spartaan 1-2 Stormvogels Stormvogels 2-0 O.S.V. Final Table: 1.Stormvogels 3 2 1 0 5- 2 5 2.O.V.V.O. 3 1 2 0 5- 3 4 3.O.S.V. 3 1 0 2 5- 5 2 4.De Spartaan 3 0 1 2 2- 7 1
Participants (4): D.O.S. (Utrecht) D.W.S. (Amsterdam) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden) [Aug 9] De Spartaan 1-0 D.O.S. D.W.S. 1-1 Stormvogels De Spartaan 2-1 Stormvogels [Aug 16] D.O.S. 4-0 Stormvogels De Spartaan 3-0 D.W.S. D.W.S. 0-5 D.O.S. Final Table: 1.De Spartaan 3 3 0 0 6- 1 6 2.D.O.S. 3 2 0 1 9- 1 4 3.Stormvogels 3 0 1 2 2- 7 1 4.D.W.S. 3 0 1 2 1- 9 1
Participants (4): D.O.S. (Utrecht) E.D.O. (Haarlem) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden) [Aug 15] Stormvogels 2-1 D.O.S. De Spartaan 1-1 E.D.O. De Spartaan 1-3 D.O.S. [Aug 22] De Spartaan 0-2 Stormvogels Stormvogels 3-3 E.D.O. E.D.O. 3-5 D.O.S. Final Table: 1.Stormvogels 3 2 1 0 7- 4 5 2.D.O.S. 3 2 0 1 9- 6 4 3.E.D.O. 3 0 2 1 7- 9 2 4.De Spartaan 3 0 1 2 2- 6 1
Participants (4): E.D.O. (Haarlem) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden) Velox (Utrecht) [Aug 14] De Spartaan 1-2 Velox E.D.O. 1-1 Stormvogels De Spartaan 2-4 Stormvogels [Aug 21] De Spartaan 1-1 E.D.O. Velox 1-0 Stormvogels E.D.O. 1-1 Velox Final Table: 1.Velox 3 2 1 0 4- 2 5 2.Stormvogels 3 1 1 1 5- 4 3 3.E.D.O. 3 0 3 0 3- 3 3 4.De Spartaan 3 0 1 2 4- 7 1
Participants (4): Hilversum (Hilversum) H.V.C. (Amersfoort) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden) [Aug 13] H.V.C. 2-2 Stormvogels De Spartaan 0-0 Hilversum Stormvogels 7-2 Hilversum [Aug 20] Hilversum 0-3 H.V.C. De Spartaan 2-1 Stormvogels De Spartaan 4-0 H.V.C. Final Table: 1.De Spartaan 3 2 1 0 6- 1 5 2.Stormvogels 3 1 1 1 10- 6 3 3.H.V.C. 3 1 1 1 5- 6 3 4.Hilversum 3 0 1 2 2-10 1
Participants (4): H.V.C. (Amersfoort) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden) Watergraafsmeer (Amsterdam) [Aug 11] De Spartaan 1-3 H.V.C. Watergraafsmeer 0-2 Stormvogels Watergraafsmeer 4-0 H.V.C. [Aug 18] De Spartaan 1-0 Watergraafsmeer H.V.C. 1-2 Stormvogels De Spartaan 1-1 Stormvogels Final Table: 1.Stormvogels 3 2 1 0 5- 2 5 2.De Spartaan 3 1 1 1 3- 4 3 3.Watergraafsmeer 3 1 0 2 4- 3 2 4.H.V.C. 3 1 0 2 4- 7 2
Participants (4): Alcmaria Victrix (Alkmaar) Hilversum (Hilversum) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden) [Aug 23] Hilversum 0-2 Alcmaria Victrix De Spartaan 0-1 Stormvogels Stormvogels 0-1 Alcmaria Victrix [Aug 30] De Spartaan 4-2 Hilversum De Spartaan 1-1 Alcmaria Victrix Stormvogels 0-0 Hilversum Final Table: 1.Alcmaria Victrix 3 2 1 0 4- 1 5 2.De Spartaan 3 1 1 1 5- 4 3 3.Stormvogels 3 1 1 1 1- 1 3 4.Hilversum 3 0 1 2 2- 6 1
Participants (4): Alcmaria Victrix (Alkmaar) Rheden (Rheden) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Stormvogels (IJmuiden) [Aug 27] Alcmaria Victrix 0-0 Stormvogels De Spartaan 2-1 Rheden Rheden 2-1 Alcmaria Victrix [Sep 3] De Spartaan - Alcmaria Victrix Rheden 2-0 Stormvogels De Spartaan - Stormvogels Table (based on known results): 1.Rheden 3 2 0 1 5- 3 4 2.De Spartaan 1 1 0 0 2- 1 2 3.Alcmaria Victrix 2 0 1 1 1- 2 1 4.Stormvogels 2 0 1 1 0- 2 1 NB: Rheden won the tournament.
Participants (8): D.W.S. (Amsterdam) D.W.V. (Amsterdam) Elinkwijk (Utrecht) Leeuwarden (Leeuwarden) Maurits (Geleen) Rheden (Rheden) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) De Spechten (Eindhoven) NB: first edition played in knock-out format. Quarterfinals [Aug 25] D.W.V. 2-0 Leeuwarden D.W.S. 2-0 De Spechten De Spartaan 2-3 Rheden Elinkwijk 2-2 Maurits [Elinkwijk on pen] Semifinals [Sep 1] Elinkwijk 2-1 Rheden D.W.V. 0-2 D.W.S. Final [Sep 1] D.W.S. 4-0 Elinkwijk
Participants (8): D.W.S. (Amsterdam) Emmen (Emmen) O.S.V. (Oostzaan) Rheden (Rheden) S.D.W. (Amsterdam) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) De Spechten (Eindhoven) Velsen (Velsen) [replaced Z.F.C. (Zaandam)] Quarterfinals [Aug 17] S.D.W. 4-1 Rheden D.W.S. 4-0 Emmen De Spartaan 1-2 O.S.V. De Spechten 4-1 Velsen Semifinals [Aug 24] O.S.V. 1-1 De Spechten [O.S.V. on pen] D.W.S. 3-2 S.D.W. Final [Aug 24] D.W.S. 1-1 O.S.V. [3-3, 3-2 pen]
Participants (8): D.W.S. (Amsterdam) Leeuwarden (Leeuwarden) O.S.V. (Oostzaan) Rheden (Rheden) [replaced Bleijerheide (Kerkrade)] De Spartaan (Amsterdam) De Spechten (Eindhoven) Velsen (Velsen) Z.F.C. (Zaandam) Quarterfinals [Aug 29] Z.F.C. 4-1 De Spechten D.W.S. 5-0 Velsen O.S.V. 0-1 Rheden De Spartaan 5-0 Leeuwarden Semifinals [Sep 5] De Spartaan 1-2 D.W.S. Z.F.C. 1-0 Rheden Final [Sep 5] D.W.S. 0-2 Z.F.C.
Participants (8): Alcmaria Victrix (Alkmaar) sc Emma (Hoensbroek) Leeuwarden (Leeuwarden) O.S.V. (Oostzaan) Rheden (Rheden) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) U.V.V. (Utrecht) Volendam (Volendam) Quarterfinals [Aug 28] O.S.V. 1-1 Rheden [O.S.V. on pen] De Spartaan 2-0 Alcmaria Victrix Leeuwarden 1-2 sc Emma Volendam 3-2 U.V.V. Semifinals [Sep 4] De Spartaan 2-1 Volendam O.S.V. 1-0 sc Emma Final [Sep 4] De Spartaan 0-1 O.S.V.
Participants (7): De Baronie (Breda) D.H.C. (Delft) sc Emma (Hoensbroek) H.S.C. (Hoogezand) O.S.V. (Oostzaan) Rheden (Rheden) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Quarterfinals [Aug 27] O.S.V. 1-1 De Baronie [De Baronie on pen] H.S.C. 0-1 Rheden De Spartaan 1-0 sc Emma D.H.C. bye Friendly [Aug 27] De Spartaan 0-1 Rheden Semifinals [Sep 3] D.H.C. 5-2 De Baronie De Spartaan 1-0 Rheden Final [Sep 3] De Spartaan 2-1 D.H.C.
Participants (4): Rheden (Rheden) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) Z.F.C. (Zaandam) Semifinals [Aug 26] V.V.A. 3-1 Rheden De Spartaan 4-1 Z.F.C. Final [Aug 26] De Spartaan 1-0 V.V.A.
Participants (4): D.W.S. (Amsterdam) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Z.F.C. (Zaandam) Semifinals [Aug 17] De Spartaan 4-1 Zeeburgia D.W.S. 0-1 Z.F.C. Final [Aug 17] De Spartaan 1-2 Z.F.C.
Participants (6): D.W.S. (Amsterdam) Rheden (Rheden) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) V.V.A. (Amsterdam) Z.F.C. (Zaandam) Z.V.V. (Zaandam) Round 1 [Aug 23] De Spartaan 4-2 Z.V.V. V.V.A. 1-5 Rheden D.W.S. bye Z.F.C. Semifinals [Aug 30] De Spartaan 0-0 Z.F.C. [Z.F.C. on pen] D.W.S. 1-2 Rheden Final [Aug 30] Z.F.C. 1-0 Rheden
Participants (9): E.D.O. (Haarlem) H.R.C. (Den Helder) N.E.C. (Nijmegen) O.V.V.O. (Amsterdam) Rheden (Rheden) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Watergraafsmeer (Amsterdam) Z.F.C. (Zaandam) Round 1 [Aug 22] O.V.V.O. 0-0 Watergraafsmeer ([3-2 pen] De Spartaan 1-2 H.R.C. Z.F.C. 1-4 Rheden E.D.O. bye N.E.C. bye De Volewijckers bye Group Stage Group A [Aug 29] H.R.C. 3-1 O.V.V.O. De Volewijckers 1-0 O.V.V.O. De Volewijckers 0-1 H.R.C. Final Table: 1.H.R.C. 2 2 0 0 4- 1 4 2.De Volewijckers 2 0 1 0 1- 1 2 3.O.V.V.O. 2 0 0 2 1- 4 0 Group B [Aug 29] E.D.O. 3-1 N.E.C. Rheden 0-0 E.D.O. Rheden 3-1 N.E.C. Final Table: 1.Rheden 2 1 1 0 3- 1 3 2.E.D.O. 2 1 1 0 3- 1 3 3.N.E.C. 2 0 0 2 2- 6 0 NB: tie for first place presumably resolved by lots. Final [Aug 29] H.R.C. 0-0 Rheden [H.R.C. on pen]
Participants (4):
A.F.C. (Amsterdam)
De Spartaan (Amsterdam)
Unitas (Gorinchem)
Zeeburgia (Amsterdam)
NB: holders H.R.C. could not enter because of K.N.V.B. beker fixture
Semifinals [Sep 8]
De Spartaan 0-0 Zeeburgia [De Spartaan on pen]
A.F.C. 0-0 Unitas [A.F.C. on pen]
Third Place Match [Sep 8]
Zeeburgia 1-1 Unitas [Unitas on pen]
Final [Sep 8]
De Spartaan 1-0 A.F.C.
Semifinals [Aug 17]
De Spartaan 4-1 Zeeburgia
D.W.S. 0-1 Z.F.C.
Final [Aug 17]
De Spartaan 1-2 Z.F.C.
NB: by winning the tournament for the fifth time since 1935,
De Spartaan should have obtained permanent ownership of
the (second) trophy.
Participants (4): Alcides (Meppel) F.V.C. (Leeuwarden) De Spartaan (Amsterdam) Zeeburgia (Amsterdam) Semifinals [Aug 23] De Spartaan bt F.V.C. Zeeburgia bt Alcides Third Place Match [Aug 23] F.V.C. 2-1 Alcides Final [Aug 23] De Spartaan 2-1 Zeeburgia
The tournament for the Zilveren Pont was organised by De Volewijckers,
usually at their Mosveld-ground, always with three invited clubs, including the
winners of the previous edition. Any club to win it three times in succession
or five times in total would obtain permanent ownership of the trophy, but this
never happened until the tournament was discontinued after the 1953 edition.
The event often produced an avalanche of goals, in particular during the forties,
culminating in the 38 goals scored in just four matches in 1944, when holders
Ajax scored 5 goals in their semifinal but lost it nevertheless.
Year Winners Runners-Up 1937 B.F.C. (Bussum) 1-1 De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) [aet, 3-1 pen] 1938 B.F.C. (Bussum) 2-1 Ajax XI (Amsterdam) 1939 Hilversum 3-2 De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) [aet] 1940 Vriendenschaar (Culemborg) 1-0 De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) 1941 Vriendenschaar (Culemborg) 7-2 B.F.C. (Bussum) 1942 not contested 1943 Ajax (Amsterdam) 5-1 De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) 1944 De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) 8-3 Wageningen 1945-46 not contested 1947 A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) 2-0 Haarlem 1948 A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) 2-0 De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) 1949 De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) 2-1 Elinkwijk (Utrecht) 1950 Elinkwijk (Utrecht) 2-2 Vitesse (Arnhem) [aet, 2-1 pen] 1951 Vitesse (Arnhem) 7-1 Scheveningen 1952 E.D.O. (Haarlem) 3-0 Volendam 1953 E.D.O. (Haarlem) 3-2 D.W.S. (Amsterdam) 1954 discontinued NB: De Volewijckers joined the professional league created during the 1954/55 season. Number of Wins (14 editions 1937-1953) 2 A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) B.F.C. (Bussum) E.D.O. (Haarlem) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Vriendenschaar (Culemborg) 1 Ajax (Amsterdam) Elinkwijk (Utrecht) Hilversum Vitesse (Arnhem)
Participants (4): Ajax XI (Amsterdam) [apparently Ajax 2] B.F.C. (Bussum) S.E.T. (Tilburg) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Semifinals [Aug 29] Ajax XI 2-3 B.F.C. De Volewijckers 5-2 S.E.T. Final [Sep 5] De Volewijckers 1-1 B.F.C. [aet, 1-3 pen]
Participants (4): Ajax XI (Amsterdam) B.F.C. (Bussum) Hilversum (Hilversum) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Semifinals [Aug 28] B.F.C. 3-1 Hilversum De Volewijckers 3-4 Ajax XI Third Place Match [Sep 4] De Volewijckers 3-2 Hilversum Final [Sep 4] Ajax XI 1-2 B.F.C.
Participants (4): Alkmaarse Boys (Alkmaar) B.F.C. (Bussum) Hilversum (Hilversum) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Semifinals [Aug 27] Alkmaarse Boys 1-2 Hilversum De Volewijckers 5-1 B.F.C. Third Place [Sep 3] B.F.C. 3-2 Alkmaarse Boys Final [Sep 3] De Volewijckers 2-3 Hilversum [aet]
Participants (4): B.F.C. (Bussum) Hilversum (Hilversum) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Vriendenschaar (Culemborg) Semifinals [Aug 25] B.F.C. 2-9 Vriendenschaar De Volewijckers 3-3 Hilversum [De Volewijckers on pen] Third Place Match [Sep 1] Hilversum 3-1 B.F.C. Final [Sep 1] De Volewijckers 0-1 Vriendenschaar
Participants (4): B.F.C. (Bussum) Hilversum (Hilversum) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Vriendenschaar (Culemborg) Semifinals [Sep 7] B.F.C. 1-0 Hilversum De Volewijckers 5-6 Vriendenschaar Third [Sep 14] De Volewijckers 3-1 Hilversum Final [Sep 14] Vriendenschaar 7-2 B.F.C.
NB: played at Ajax-stadion instead of Mosveld. Participants (4): Ajax (Amsterdam) Elinkwijk (Utrecht) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Vriendenschaar (Culemborg) Semifinals [Aug 22] De Volewijckers 7-3 Vriendenschaar Ajax 6-2 Elinkwijk Third Place Match [Aug 29] Elinkwijk 2-4 Vriendenschaar Final [Aug 29] Ajax 5-1 De Volewijckers
Participants (4): Ajax (Amsterdam) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Vriendenschaar (Culemborg) Wageningen (Wageningen) Semifinals [Aug 27] Ajax 5-6 Wageningen [aet] De Volewijckers 4-3 Vriendenschaar Third Place Match [Sep 3] Ajax 5-4 Vriendenschaar Final [Sep 3] De Volewijckers 8-3 Wageningen
NB: played at Olympisch stadion instead of Mosveld. Participants (4): A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) Haarlem (Haarlem) Heerenveen (Heerenveen) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Semifinals [Aug 23] A.G.O.V.V. 6-0 Heerenveen De Volewijckers 0-6 Haarlem Third Place Match [Aug 24] De Volewijckers 7-3 Heerenveen Final [Aug 24] A.G.O.V.V. 2-0 Haarlem
Participants (4): A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) Haarlem (Haarlem) K.F.C. (Koog aan de Zaan) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Semifinals [Aug 22] De Volewijckers 1-0 K.F.C. A.G.O.V.V. 2-1 Haarlem Third Place Match [Aug 22] K.F.C. 3-1 Haarlem Final [Aug 22] De Volewijckers 0-2 A.G.O.V.V.
Participants (4): A.G.O.V.V. (Apeldoorn) Elinkwijk (Utrecht) Haarlem (Haarlem) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Semifinals [Aug 21] Elinkwijk 6-1 Haarlem De Volewijckers 3-1 A.G.O.V.V. Third Place Match [Aug 21] A.G.O.V.V. 7-5 Haarlem Final [Aug 21] De Volewijckers 2-1 Elinkwijk
Participants (4): Elinkwijk (Utrecht) Haarlem (Haarlem) Vitesse (Arnhem) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Semifinals [Aug 19] Elinkwijk 5-3 Haarlem De Volewijckers 0-2 Vitesse Third Place Match [Aug 20] De Volewijckers 1-7 Haarlem Final [Aug 20] Elinkwijk 2-2 Vitesse [aet, 2-1 pen]
Participants (4): Elinkwijk (Utrecht) Scheveningen (Scheveningen) Vitesse (Arnhem) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Semifinals [Aug 26] De Volewijckers 1-1 Scheveningen [Scheveningen on pen] Vitesse 3-1 Elinkwijk Third Place Match [Aug 26] De Volewijckers 1-1 Elinkwijk [De Volewijckers on pen] Final [Aug 26] Vitesse 7-1 Scheveningen
Participants (4): E.D.O. (Haarlem) Vitesse (Arnhem) Volendam (Volendam) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Semifinals [Aug 24] De Volewijckers 1-2 Volendam E.D.O. 0-0 Vitesse [E.D.O. on pen] Third Place Match [Aug 24] De Volewijckers 4-1 Vitesse Final [Aug 24] E.D.O. 3-0 Volendam
Participants (4): D.W.S. (Amsterdam) E.D.O. (Haarlem) Volendam (Volendam) De Volewijckers (Amsterdam) Semifinals [Aug 16] De Volewijckers 1-1 D.W.S. [D.W.S. on pen] E.D.O. 1-1 Volendam [E.D.O. on pen] Third Place Match [Aug 16] De Volewijckers 3-1 Volendam Final [Aug 16] D.W.S. 2-3 E.D.O.
NB: not held; instead, De Volewijckers played a friendly against German guests. [Aug 15] De Volewijckers 1-4 SpVgg. Herten 07/12
Sources: numerous newspaper articles available through Delpher; AFC (for the AROL tournament; however, this document contains several errors, including incorrect semifinal and final scores for D.W.S. in 1938 and wrong results for the complete first rounds in 1951 and 1961).
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