The 2007 KNVB Cup final was a football match between AZ and Ajax on 6 May 2007 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2006–07 KNVB Cup competition. Ajax beat AZ on penalties after the match finished 1–1 after extra time. It was Ajax' 17th KNVB Cup title.
Route to the final
AZRound AjaxOpponentResultOpponentResultVV Bennekom10–0 (A)Second roundJong RKC Waalwijk5–2 (A)SV Meerssen10–1 (H)Third roundADO Den Haag2–0 (H)MVV5–0 (H)Round of 16HFC Haarlem4–0 (H)FC Utrecht2–1 (A)Quarter-finalsWillem II2–0 (A)NAC Breda6–0 (H)Semi-finalsRKC Waalwijk3–1 (H)
Match Details
GK 22 Khalid SinouhRB 23 Grétar SteinssonCB 2 Kew JaliensCB 14 Ryan DonkLB 5 Tim de ClerRM 27 Julian JennerCM 10 Simon Cziommer CM 20 Demy de Zeeuw LM 11 Maarten Martens CF 9 Shota Arveladze (c)CF 18 Mousa DembéléSubstitutes:GK 26 Job BultersDF 3 Gijs LuirinkMF 7 Nourdin Boukhari MF 15 Rogier Molhoek MF 25 Ruud VormerFW 19 Danny Koevermans FW 29 Jeremain LensManager: Louis van Gaal GK 1 Maarten StekelenburgRB 20 George OgăraruCB 3 Jaap Stam (c)CB 4 Thomas VermaelenLB 5 Urby Emanuelson DM 2 John HeitingaCM 18 Gabri CM 10 Wesley Sneijder CM 13 Edgar DavidsCF 9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar CF 8 Ryan Babel Substitutes:GK 30 Dennis GentenaarDF 35 Gregory van der WielMF 14 RogerMF 15 Olaf Lindenbergh FW 11 Kenneth Perez FW 16 Tom De Mul FW 21 Nicolae MiteaManager: Henk ten Cate Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions.
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