1983–84 KNVB Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 64 |
| Defending champions | Ajax |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Feyenoord |
| Runners-up | Fortuna Sittard |
The 1983-84 KNVB Cup was the 66th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 8 October 1983 and ending at the final on 2 May 1984.
Feyenoord beat Fortuna Sittard 1–0 and won the cup for the sixth time. Replays were held if teams were tied after ninety minutes.
Teams
- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1983-84
- All 17 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1983-84
- 29 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
The matches of the first round were played on 8-9 October 1983.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| sc Heerenveen 1 | 0–1 | Feyenoord E |
| Helmond Sport E | 0–0 | HFC Haarlem E |
| RVV HOV A | 0–5 | Ajax E |
| TSV Longa A | 1–4 | PEC Zwolle E |
| MVV 1 | 1–0 | Vitesse Arnhem 1 |
| NEC 1 | 2–0 | Excelsior E |
| VV Noordwijk A | 0–3 | SC Heracles 1 |
| Oranje Nassau A | 0–1 | FC VVV 1 |
| Quick Boys A | 1–0 | SV AWC A |
| ROHDA Raalte A | 2–11 | Sparta E |
| Rijnsburgse Boys A | 3–1 | Willem II E |
| SC Cambuur 1 | 2–2 | PSV E |
| SV Spakenburg A | 1–4 | FC Groningen E |
| TOP Oss A | 1–1 | RBC 1 |
| De Treffers A | 1–1 | IJsselmeervogels A |
| FC Wageningen 1 | 1–5 | AZ'67 E |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles'29 A | 0–5 | Go Ahead Eagles E |
| ACV A | 0–7 | Roda JC E |
| BVV Barendrecht A | 0–2 | XerxesDZB A |
| SV Blerick A | 1–0 | FC Eindhoven 1 |
| VV Breskens A | 2–0 | DWS A |
| DESK A | 3–3 | VV Caesar A |
| DHC Delft A | 2–4 | FC Den Haag 1 |
| VV DOVO A | 2–4 | Fortuna Sittard E |
| VV Drachtster Boys A | 1–3 | DS '79 E |
| VV DWV A | 1–0 | FC Den Bosch E |
| USV Elinkwijk A | 1–0 | SC Veendam 1 |
| FC Emmen A | 3–0 | AFC A |
| FC Twente 1 | 4–0 | Telstar 1 |
| FC Utrecht E | 1–0 | FC Volendam E |
| VV Geldrop/AEK A | 1–5 | NAC Breda 1 (played at Breda) |
| De Graafschap 1 | 5–3 | SVV 1 |
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Replays
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| VV Caesar | 1–0 | DESK |
| HFC Haarlem | (p) 1-1 | Helmond Sport |
| IJsselmeervogels | 3–2 | De Treffers |
| PSV | 3–2 | SC Cambuur |
| RBC | (p) 2-2 | TOP Oss |
Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 12 and 13, 1983.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna Sittard | 3–0 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| De Graafschap | 3–2 | SC Heracles |
| IJsselmeervogels | 1–5 | DS '79 |
| MVV | 2–2 | HFC Haarlem |
| NEC | 0–0 | Quick Boys |
| PSV | 5–1 | NAC Breda |
| Roda JC | 1–0 | Rijnsburgse Boys |
| Sparta | 4–1 | FC VVV |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| AZ'67 | 6–1 | FC Emmen |
| SV Blerick | 2–1 | PEC Zwolle |
| VV Breskens | 2–2 | VV Caesar |
| VV DWV | 0–6 | Ajax |
| FC Den Haag | 4–0 | XerxesDZB |
| FC Groningen | 4–0 | RBC |
| FC Twente | 3–1 | FC Utrecht |
| Feyenoord | 7–0 | USV Elinkwijk |
Replays
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| VV Caesar | 1–0 | VV Breskens |
| Quick Boys | 2–4 | NEC |
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played during January, 1984.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 2–2 | Feyenoord |
| SV Blerick | 1–6 | AZ'67 |
| FC Den Haag | 1–5 | FC Twente |
| FC Groningen | 1–0 | Sparta |
| De Graafschap | 0–1 | HFC Haarlem |
| NEC | 1–1 | DS '79 |
| PSV | 5–0 | VV Caesar |
| Roda JC | 1–2 | Fortuna Sittard |
Replays
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| DS '79 | 0–2 | NEC |
| Feyenoord | 2–1 (aet) | Ajax |
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played between February 29 and March 4, 1984.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Groningen | 2–2 | FC Twente |
| Feyenoord | 6–1 | NEC |
| Fortuna Sittard | 5–0 | AZ'67 |
| HFC Haarlem | 4–1 | PSV |
Replay
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Twente | 1–1 (p) | FC Groningen |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on March 28, 1984.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord | 1–1 | HFC Haarlem |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2–0 | FC Groningen |
Replay
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| HFC Haarlem | 1–4 | Feyenoord |
Final
| Feyenoord | 1–0 | Fortuna Sittard |
|---|---|---|
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Feyenoord also won the Dutch Eredivisie championship, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists Fortuna Sittard could play in the Cup Winners' Cup.