The 2017–18 KNVB Cup was the 100th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 64 teams contested, beginning on 19 September 2017 with the first of six rounds and ending on 22 April 2018 at the final at De Kuip in Rotterdam.
The defending champions were Vitesse from the Eredivisie, who beat AZ 2–0 in the final in the previous season on 30 April 2017. They were unable to defend their title after losing to AVV Swift in the first round.
Feyenoord automatically qualified for the third preliminary round of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Europa League. The also contested in the 2018 edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield, the Dutch Supercup match at the start of the following season between the Cup winner and the champions of the 2017–18 Eredivisie, PSV.
Calendar Round Date First preliminary round 19 August 2017 Second preliminary round 23, 26–27 August 2017 First round 19–21 September 2017 Second round 24–26 October 2017 Round of 16 19–21 December 2017 Quarter-finals 30–31 January, 1 February 2018 Semi-finals 27–28 February, 1 March 2018 Final 22 April 2018
First preliminary round Matches scheduled on 19 August 2017.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1RKVV EVV (3)4–1Olde Veste '54 (6)2BVV Den Bosch (7)1–5VV Staphorst (5)3RKSV Groene Ster (5)1–2SVV Scheveningen (3)4JVC Cuijk (3)0–1 SDC Putten (6)5VV Chevremont (6)1–3AVV Swift (5)6ADO '20 (5)1–1 SV Spakenburg (3)7AFC Ajax (amateurs) (5)3–1OJC Rosmalen (4)8Sparta Nijkerk (5)3–0VPV Purmersteijn (5)9ACV Assen (4)0–3USV Hercules (4)10VV Dongen (4)5–2DOVO (4)11Vv Capelle (4)6–0RKSV Nuenen (5)12Ter Leede (5)2–0DHC Delft (5)13VV Buitenpost (4)4–3ZSV (4)14VVOG (4)2–0VV Gemert (5)
Second preliminary round
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1DVS '33 (4)1-2Quick Boys (4)2ASWH (3)1–3HSV Hoek (5)3Achilles '29 (3)3–2OFC (4)4TEC VV (3)1-3Rijnsburgse Boys (3)5Koninklijke HFC (3)4-0RKVV Westlandia (4)6AFC Amsterdam (3)0-2 ASV De Dijk (3)7SVV Scheveningen (4)0-0 VV Spijkenisse (4)8HSC '21 (4)0-1VV Zwaluwen (5)9BVV Barendrecht (3)1-0VVOG (4)10Harkemase Boys (4)0-0 Sparta Nijkerk (5)11Blauw Geel '38 (4)3-2SV Spakenburg (4)12SV DFS (5)1-2ONS Boso Sneek (4)13AVV Swift (5)3-0HBS Craeyenhout (4)14USV Hercules (4)4-2 VV Dongen (4)15VV Capelle (4)6-1VV Altius (8)16VVSB (3)4-3 RKVV EVV (4)17FC Lienden (3)0-1HHC Hardenberg (3)18VV UNA (4)1-2VV Staphorst (5)19Quick (H) (4)2-3Ter Leede (5)20Quick '20 (4)0-1CSV Apeldoorn (5)21VV Noordwijk (5)3-2IJsselmeervogels (3)22Excelsior Maassluis (3)1-1 FC Lisse (3)23AFC Ajax Amateurs (5)2-1 Be Quick 1887 (4)24VV De Meern (4)1-1 VC Vlissingen (5)25GVVV (3)7-0Magreb '90 (4)26ODIN '59 (4)1-3SDC Putten (5)27VV Buitenpost (6)0-2SC Genemuiden (5)
First round The draw of the first round was done on 26 August 2017. 64 teams participated and played on 19, 20 or 21 September 2017.
Second round The draw of the second round was done on 21 September 2017. 32 teams participated and played on 24, 25 or 26 October 2017.
The lowest ranked teams left were Swift and Hoek from the fifth tier of Dutch football.
Round of 16 The draw of the round of 16 was done on 26 October 2017. 16 teams are participating and will play on 19, 20 or 21 December 2017.
The lowest ranked teams left are GVVV and VVSB from the third tier of Dutch football.
Quarter-finals The quarter-final draw was held on 21 December 2017. 8 teams participated and the matches will be played on 30 and 31 January 2018 and 1 February 2018.
The lowest ranked team left is Cambuur from the second tier of Dutch football.
Semi-finals The matches for the semi-finals took place on 28 February 2018.
Final
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