The 2022 KNVB Cup final was a football match between Eredivisie clubs PSV and Ajax, that took place on 17 April 2022 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2021–22 KNVB Cup, the 104th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition.
PSV won the match 2–1 for their tenth title. As winners, they competed in the 2022 Johan Cruyff Shield and earned a spot in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League play-off round if they had not qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League. With PSV finishing second in 2021–22 Eredivisie, the Europa League play-off round spot was instead given to the third placed team in the Eredivisie.
Route to the final
+PSVRoundAjaxByeFirst roundByeFortuna SittardSecond roundBarendrechtTelstarRound of 16Excelsior MaassluisNAC BredaQuarter-finalsVitesseGo Ahead EaglesSemi-finalsAZ
Match
GK 38 Yvon MvogoRB 17 Mauro JúniorCB 3 Jordan Teze CB 5 André RamalhoLB 31 Philipp Max DM 6 Ibrahim SangaréCM 15 Érick GutiérrezCM 23 Joey Veerman RF 27 Mario Götze CF 7 Eran Zahavi LF 11 Cody Gakpo (c) Substitutes:GK 16 Joël DrommelGK 21 Maxime DelangheDF 35 Fredrik OppegårdMF 8 Marco van Ginkel MF 25 Ritsu Dōan MF 37 Richard LedezmaFW 9 Carlos ViníciusFW 19 Bruma FW 20 Maximiliano RomeroFW 32 Yorbe Vertessen Manager: Roger Schmidt GK 1 Maarten StekelenburgRB 12 Noussair Mazraoui CB 2 Jurriën TimberCB 21 Lisandro Martínez LB 17 Daley BlindCM 6 Davy Klaassen CM 4 Edson Álvarez CM 8 Ryan Gravenberch RF 23 Steven Berghuis CF 18 Brian BrobbeyLF 10 Dušan Tadić (c)Substitutes:GK 16 Jay GorterGK 33 Przemysław TytońDF 3 Perr Schuurs DF 46 Anass Salah-EddineMF 20 Mohammed Kudus MF 25 Kenneth TaylorMF 27 Mohamed Ihattaren MF 44 Youri RegeerFW 9 DaniloFW 22 Sébastien Haller FW 30 Mohamed DaramyManager: Erik ten Hag
Assistant referees: Hessel Steegstra Jan de Vries Fourth official: Joey Kooij Video assistant referee: Dennis Higler Assistant video assistant referee: Erwin ZeinstraMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
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