The 2004-05 KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup) was the 87th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 85 teams contested, beginning on 7 August 2004 and ending at the final on 29 May 2005.
PSV beat Willem II 4–0, winning the trophy for the eighth time.
Participants A total of 85 clubs participated in this year's edition: 18 clubs from the 2004–05 Eredivisie 19 clubs from the Eerste Divisie 2004–05 46 amateurs clubs from the Hoofdklasse and below 2 youth teams
First round The matches of the first round were played on August 7 and 10, 2004.
Home teamResult Away teamWillem II E5–0SV Meerssen ASparta Rotterdam 17–0SV TOP AUDI '19/Beter Bed A1–5Roda JC EFC Omniworld A3–4FC Emmen 1SV Spakenburg A0–1Vitesse Arnhem EWHC A5–0ONS Sneek ABe Quick '28 A1–5SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 1RBC Roosendaal E4–0JVC Cuijk ABe Quick 1887 A0–4Quick '20 ADOS Kampen A1–2IJsselmeervogels ASC Genemuiden A0–11Go Ahead Eagles 1Rijnsburgse Boys A1–2VVV-Venlo 1HSC '21 A1–2ADO '20 AQuick Boys A9–0DBS ATOGR A1–4TOP Oss 1VV Dongen A0–5Young FeyenoordROHDA Raalte A2–1Young AjaxAGOVV Apeldoorn 19–2SDCP AGDA A0–6ADO Den Haag E
Home teamResult Away teamAjax (amateurs) A0–3 FC Zwolle 1GSV '28 A0–3Fortuna Sittard 1FC Dordrecht 17–1SVV Scheveningen AWestlandia A2–2 (p)FC Eindhoven 1DOVO A0–4FC Lisse AUNA A0–9FC Den Bosch ESchijndel/SBA Euro A2–2 (p)Helmond Sport 1SV Babberich A0–3FC Volendam 1Ter Leede A0–3NAC Breda EDe Treffers A2–0MVV 1ACV A1–5FC Groningen EVV Bennekom A0–7BV Veendam 1AFC A0–2Stormvogels Telstar 1Heracles Almelo 19–1Sporting Maroc AVV Baronie A(p)1-1Elinkwijk ADe Graafschap E4–0Harkemase Boys ARKC Waalwijk E4–0Achilles '29 AFC Twente E8–0Sparta Nijkerk AHFC Haarlem 14–0Hollandia AExcelsior 17–2SV Triborgh A
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Second round The matches of the second round were played on September 21, and 22, 2005. NEC Nijmegen received a bye for the first round and entered the tournament here.
Home teamResult Away teamFC Den Bosch8–0Quick '20ADO '203–0ROHDA RaalteHelmond Sport3–1De Treffers FC Groningen1–2NAC BredaRoda JC3–0ExcelsiorNEC E4–0RBC RoosendaalFC Twente3–0VV BaronieADO Den Haag3–0FC ZwolleSC Cambuur-Leeuwarden0–2Stormvogels TelstarWillem II2–0Sparta Rotterdam
Home teamResult Away teamFortuna Sittard1–3Heracles AlmeloVVV-Venlo0–2Young FeyenoordFC Emmen5–1WHCDe Graafschap0–4Go Ahead EaglesIJsselmeervogels3–4BV VeendamRKC Waalwijk1–0FC EindhovenTOP Oss4–2HFC HaarlemFC Lisse1–2FC VolendamFC Dordrecht6–1Quick BoysAGOVV Apeldoorn0–2Vitesse Arnhem
E one Eredivisie entrant
Third round The matches of the third round were played on November 9, and 10, 2004.
Home teamResult Away team Young Feyenoord 1–1 (p) RKC Waalwijk FC Den Bosch1–0Vitesse Arnhem ADO '200–3NAC Breda NEC0–2FC Twente BV Veendam4–5Willem II ADO Den Haag3–1FC Emmen FC Volendam3–1Heracles Almelo Helmond Sport2–4TOP Oss Go Ahead Eagles2–0Roda JC Stormvogels Telstar0–2FC Dordrecht
Round of 16 The matches were played on January 25, 26 and 27, 2005. Six Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here, because they had been playing in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.
Home teamResult Away team Ajax E2–0sc Heerenveen E AZ E1–3Feyenoord E ADO Den Haag (p) 1-1 FC Twente NAC Breda(p) 2-1FC Utrecht E TOP Oss(p) 1-1RKC Waalwijk Go Ahead Eagles0–1Willem II PSV E4–0 FC Volendam FC Dordrecht1–3FC Den Bosch
E six Eredivisie entrants
Quarter-finals The matches were played on 1-2 March 2005.
Home teamResult Away team ADO Den Haag0–2Ajax Willem II3–0FC Den Bosch Feyenoord4–0NAC Breda PSV6–1TOP Oss
Semi-finals
Final
PSV also won the Dutch Eredivisie championship, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the Champions League, so finalists Willem II could play in the UEFA Cup.
External links Results by Ronald Zwiers