The Johan Cruyff Shield (, )In isolation, Johan is pronounced . is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national football league, Eredivisie, and the winner of the national KNVB Cup. In the event of a team winning both the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup, the Johan Cruyff Shield will be contested between that team and the runner up in the national league.

The trophy The trophy is a silver plate with a 60-centimetre diameter. It is similar to the trophies received by the champions of the Eredivisie. The engraved text on the trophy is as follows: Border, top: "Johan Cruijff Schaal X" (or: "Johan Cruyff Trophy X", so Cruijff with 'ij' as opposed to the international spelling using a 'y' and a number in Roman numerals) Centre: "KNVB 31-7-2008" (KNVB standing for "Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond" or "Royal Dutch Football Association" followed by the date of the match) Border, bottom: "Ajax – FC Twente" (the teams playing the match, with the champion of the national league named second)

History Super Cup The first Super Cup match was played on 25 June 1949. The league champions SVV beat cup winners Quick 1888 2–0.

The Dutch FA brought back the competition in 1991 under the name PTT Telecom Cup, with the match always being played in the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam. After three years, sponsor PTT Telecom retreated and the name Super Cup was reinstated.

Johan Cruyff Shield In 1996 the format was changed to the current set-up and played in the Amsterdam Arena under the name Johan Cruyff Schaal (Dutch for Johan Cruyff Shield).

In 2003, the supporters of both teams, namely FC Utrecht and PSV Eindhoven, were unhappy with the set-up and stayed away from the stadium. The Utrecht fans complained about protocols concerning their travel to Amsterdam (strict rules imposed for the threat of hooliganism) and the PSV fans were dissatisfied with the seats assigned to them. Only 700 of the 13,000 available tickets were sold. The prize money in 2003 amounted to €135,000.

The contestants in 2004 were Ajax and FC Utrecht. Utrecht won with a final score of 4–2 after trailing 1–2 up until the 85th minute of the match. Thirty-three thousand spectators witnessed the most remarkable comeback in the trophy's history.

Because PSV won both the national championship and the cup in 2005, Ajax (who had finished second in the league) formed the opposition and won 2–1.

Starting from 2017, the match is played in the stadium of the Eredivisie champions.

In 2020, the match for the Johan Cruijff Schaal was cancelled due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

Super Cup YearWinnersScorersScoreScorersRunners-up1949 SVV(1948–49 Netherlands Football League champions) Schrumpf Könemann 2–0 – Quick 1888(1948–49 KNVB Cup winners)1991 Feyenoord(1990–91 KNVB Cup winners) Damaschin 1–0 – PSV Eindhoven(1990–91 Eredivisie champions)1992 PSV Eindhoven(1991–92 Eredivisie champions) E. Koeman 1–0 – Feyenoord(1991–92 KNVB Cup winners)1993 Ajax(1992–93 KNVB Cup winners) Litmanen F. de Boer Overmars 4–0 – Feyenoord(1992–93 Eredivisie champions)1994 Ajax(1993–94 Eredivisie champions) Litmanen Oulida Kluivert 3–0 – Feyenoord(1993–94 KNVB Cup winners)1995 Ajax(1994–95 Eredivisie champions) R. de Boer Kluivert 2–1 Larsson Feyenoord(1994–95 KNVB Cup winners)

Johan Cruyff Shield YearWinnersScorersScoreScorersRunners-up1996 PSV Eindhoven(1995–96 KNVB Cup winners) Eijkelkamp Degryse 3–0 – Ajax(1995–96 Eredivisie champions)1997 PSV Eindhoven(1996–97 Eredivisie champions)Cocu De Bilde 3–1Van Houdt Roda JC(1996–97 KNVB Cup winners)1998 PSV Eindhoven(1997–98 Eredivisie and 1997–98 KNVB Cup runners-up) Khokhlov Bruggink 2–0 – Ajax(1997–98 Eredivisie and 1997–98 KNVB Cup winners)1999 Feyenoord(1998–99 Eredivisie champions) Tomasson Kalou Paauwe 3–2 Knopper Grønkjær Ajax(1998–99 KNVB Cup winners)2000 PSV Eindhoven(1999–2000 Eredivisie champions) Ramzi Faber 2–0 – Roda JC(1999–2000 KNVB Cup winners)2001 PSV Eindhoven(2000–01 Eredivisie champions) Kežman Bruggink Rommedahl 3–2De Witte Van der Doelen Twente(2000–01 KNVB Cup winners)2002 Ajax(2001–02 Eredivisie and 2001–02 KNVB Cup winners) Van der Vaart Mido 3–1Kežman PSV Eindhoven(2001–02 Eredivisie runners-up)2003 PSV Eindhoven(2002–03 Eredivisie champions) Robben Van Bommel Kežman 3–1 Van de Haar FC Utrecht(2002–03 KNVB Cup winners)2004 FC Utrecht(2003–04 KNVB Cup winners) Schut Somers Douglas 4–2 Pienaar Sneijder Ajax(2003–04 Eredivisie champions)2005 Ajax(2004–05 Eredivisie runners-up) Boukhari Babel 2–1Bouma PSV Eindhoven(2004–05 Eredivisie and 2004–05 KNVB Cup winners)2006 Ajax(2005–06 KNVB Cup winners) Rosales Perez Sneijder 3–1Cocu PSV Eindhoven(2005–06 Eredivisie champions)2007 Ajax(2006–07 KNVB Cup winners) Gabri 1–0 – PSV Eindhoven(2006–07 Eredivisie champions)2008 PSV Eindhoven(2007–08 Eredivisie champions)Lazović Marcellis 2–0 – Feyenoord(2007–08 KNVB Cup winners)2009 AZ(2008–09 Eredivisie champions) Holman El Hamdaoui Martens Lens 5–1Papadopulos SC Heerenveen(2008–09 KNVB Cup winners)2010 Twente(2009–10 Eredivisie champions) L. de Jong 1–0 – Ajax(2009–10 KNVB Cup winners)2011 Twente(2010–11 KNVB Cup winners) Janko Ruiz 2–1 Alderweireld Ajax(2010–11 Eredivisie champions)2012 PSV Eindhoven(2011–12 KNVB Cup winners) Toivonen Lens Wijnaldum 4–2 Alderweireld Marcelo Ajax(2011–12 Eredivisie champions)2013 Ajax(2012–13 Eredivisie champions) Gouweleeuw Sigþórsson S. de Jong 3–2 Guðmundsson Jóhannsson AZ(2012–13 KNVB Cup winners)2014 PEC Zwolle(2013–14 KNVB Cup winners) Nijland 1–0 – Ajax(2013–14 Eredivisie champions)2015 PSV Eindhoven(2014–15 Eredivisie champions) L. de Jong Maher 3–0 – FC Groningen(2014–15 KNVB Cup winners)2016 PSV Eindhoven(2015–16 Eredivisie champions) Pröpper 1–0 – Feyenoord(2015–16 KNVB Cup winners)2017 Feyenoord(2016–17 Eredivisie champions) Toornstra 1–1 (4–2 pen.)Büttner Vitesse(2016–17 KNVB Cup winners)2018 Feyenoord(2017–18 KNVB Cup winners) 0–0 (6–5 pen.) PSV Eindhoven(2017–18 Eredivisie champions)2019 Ajax(2018–19 Eredivisie and 2018–19 KNVB Cup winners) Dolberg Blind 2–0 – PSV Eindhoven(2018–19 Eredivisie runners-up)2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands2021 PSV Eindhoven(2020–21 Eredivisie runners-up) Madueke Vertessen Götze 4–0 – Ajax(2020–21 Eredivisie and 2020–21 KNVB Cup winners)2022 PSV Eindhoven(2021–22 KNVB Cup winners) Til Gakpo Simons 5–3Bergwijn Antony Kudus Ajax(2021–22 Eredivisie champions)2023 PSV Eindhoven(2022–23 KNVB Cup winners) Lang 1–0 – Feyenoord(2022–23 Eredivisie champions)2024 Feyenoord(2023–24 KNVB Cup winners) Giménez Nieuwkoop Milambo 4–4 (4–2 pen.) Lang De Jong Til PSV Eindhoven(2023–24 Eredivisie champions)2025 PSV Eindhoven(2024–25 Eredivisie champions) Nauber Dest 2–1 Suray Go Ahead Eagles(2024–25 KNVB Cup winners)2026AZ(2025–26 KNVB Cup winners)Meerdink Patati Dijkstra Daal (pen.)4–0–PSV Eindhoven(2025–26 Eredivisie champions)

Performances Performance by club The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table:

Club Won Lost Years won Years runners-up PSV Eindhoven 15 9 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 1991, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2026 Ajax 9 10 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2019 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2022 Feyenoord 5 7 1991, 1999, 2017, 2018, 2024 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2016, 2023 Twente 2 1 2010, 2011 2001 AZ 2 1 2009, 2026 2013 Utrecht 1 1 2004 2003 SVV 1 – 1949 – PEC Zwolle 1 – 2014 – Roda JC – 2 – 1997, 2000 Quick – 1 – 1949 Heerenveen – 1 – 2009 Groningen – 1 – 2015 Vitesse – 1 – 2017 Go Ahead Eagles – 1 – 2025

Performance by qualification Competition Winners Runners-up Eredivisie champions1714 KNVB Cup winners1417 Eredivisie runners-up32 Eredivisie & KNVB Cup winners23 TOTAL3636

See also Belgian Super Cup

References

External links

Netherlands – List of Super Cup Finals, RSSSF.com