The 2019 KNVB Cup final was a football match between Eredivisie clubs Willem II and Ajax that took place on 5 May 2019 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2018–19 KNVB Cup, the 101st season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition.
The winners of this match would compete in the 2019 Johan Cruyff Shield and play in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, assuming they have not qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. Since Ajax had qualified for the latter as 2018–19 Eredivisie champions, the spot for the winners reverted to the league.
Route to the final
+Willem IIRoundAjaxFC VolendamFirst roundHVV Te WerveSV SpakenburgSecond roundGo Ahead EaglesAFCRound of 16Roda JCFC TwenteQuarter-finalsSC HeerenveenAZ AlkmaarSemi-finalsFeyenoord
Match
Details
GK 1 Timon WellenreutherRB 2 Fernando LewisCB 25 Thomas MeißnerCB 4 Jordens Peters (c) LB 3 Freek HeerkensRM 15 Damil Dankerlui CM 26 Renato TapiaCM 8 Pol Llonch LM 5 Diego PalaciosCF 9 Alexander IsakCF 10 Vangelis PavlidisSubstitutes:GK 12 Michael WoudGK 28 Luuk BrandDF 24 James McGarryDF 27 Victor van den BogertMF 14 Daniel Crowley MF 16 Marios Vrousai MF 17 Dries SaddikiMF 20 Karim CoulibalyMF 22 Atakan AkkaynakMF 23 Vurnon AnitaManager: Adrie Koster GK 24 André OnanaRB 2 Rasmus Nissen KristensenCB 4 Matthijs de Ligt (c)CB 17 Daley BlindLB 31 Nicolás TagliaficoCM 12 Noussair MazraouiCM 6 Donny van de BeekCM 21 Frenkie de Jong RW 22 Hakim Ziyech CF 9 Klaas-Jan HuntelaarLW 10 Dušan Tadić Substitutes:GK 26 Kostas LamprouGK 28 Bruno VarelaDF 3 Joël VeltmanDF 8 Daley SinkgravenDF 16 Lisandro MagallánMF 19 Zakaria Labyad MF 20 Lasse Schöne MF 30 Dani de WitMF 40 Jurgen EkkelenkampFW 7 David Neres FW 23 Lassina TraoréFW 25 Kasper DolbergManager: Erik ten Hag
Assistant referees: Charles Schaap Jan de Vries Fourth official: Allard Lindhout Video assistant referee: Pol van Boekel Assistant video assistant referee: Angelo BoonmanMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out (ABBA) if scores still level. Maximum of twelve named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.
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