1985–86 KNVB Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 64 |
| Defending champions | FC Utrecht |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ajax |
| Runners-up | RBC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Guus van der Borgt (7) |
The 1985–86 KNVB Cup was the 68th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 9 October 1985 and ending at the final on 28 May 1986, at De Meer Stadion in Amsterdam.
Teams
- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1985-86
- All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1985-86
- 27 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
| 9. 12, 1 and 30 October 1985 | |||
| Ajax E | 3–0 | Sparta E | |
| ASWH A | 2–1 | FC Emmen 1 | |
| AVW'66A | 1–3 | NEC E | |
| De BatavenA | 0–2 | VVOG A | |
| DETOA | 2–8 | HFC Haarlem E | |
| DHCA | 0–1 | FC Twente E | |
| VV Drachten A | 1–6 | FC Volendam 1 | |
| HFC EDO A | 3–3 | Kozakken BoysA | |
| EHC Hoensbroek A | 2–7 | NAC 1 | |
| FC Eindhoven 1 | 0–1 | RBC 1 | |
| Excelsior E | 1–3 | FC Den Haag 1 | |
| FC Groningen E | 5–1 | FC Den Bosch E | |
| FC Utrecht E | 3–1 | Helmond Sport 1 | |
| Feyenoord E | 4–0 | MVV E | |
| Fortuna Sittard E | 3–0 | FC Wageningen 1 | |
| Go Ahead Eagles E | 1–1 | SC Veendam 1 | |
| GVVV A | 3–1 | HSV HoekA | |
| SV Marken A | 3–1 | VV Rheden A | |
| VV Oostkapelle A | 3–2 | BSV Limburgia A | |
| VV Papendrecht A | 2–1 | DWV Amsterdam A | |
| RCH Heemstede A | 3–2 | Willem II 1 | |
| ROHDA Raalte A | 4–1 | Spijkenisse A | |
| Rood Wit St.Willebrord A | 0–2 | SC Heracles E | |
| SC Cambuur 1 | 1–2 | DS '79 1 | |
| Sportclub Enschede A | 1–1 | sc Heerenveen 1 | |
| SVV 1 | 3–2 | Roda JC E | |
| Telstar 1 | 1–0 | RKC 1 | |
| SV Urk A | 1–4 | AZ'67 E | |
| Vitesse Arnhem 1 | 0–3 | PSV E | |
| RKVV Voerendaal A | 0–0 | De Graafschap 1 | |
| VVV E | 0–5 | PEC Zwolle 1 | |
| Wilhelmina'08A | 0–1 | SV Spakenburg A |
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Replays
| October 30 and November 2, 1985 | |||
| De Graafschap | 4–1 | RKVV Voerendaal | |
| Kozakken Boys | (p) 0-0 | HFC EDO | |
| sc Heerenveen | 2–1 | Sportclub Enschede | |
| SC Veendam | (p) 0-0 | Go Ahead Eagles |
Second round
| November 23 and 24, 1985 March 11 and February 9, 1986 | |||
| AZ'67 | 0–0 | FC Groningen | |
| FC Twente | 2–3 | NEC | |
| FC Utrecht | 0–4 | Ajax | |
| Feyenoord | 4–1 | PSV | |
| Fortuna Sittard | 3–0 | ASWH Hendrik I.Ambacht | |
| Kozakken Boys Werkendam | 0–2 | PEC Zwolle | |
| SV Marken | 3–1 | SC Heracles | |
| NAC Breda | 2–0 | SVV | |
| VV Oostkapelle | 2–2 | Telstar | |
| RBC | 3–2 | DS '79 | |
| ROHDA Raalte | 1–0 | GVVV Veenendaal | |
| sc Heerenveen | 1–1 | RCH Heemstede | |
| SC Veendam | 1–1 | De Graafschap | |
| SV Spakenburg | 1–1 | FC Den Haag | |
| FC Volendam | 0–2 | VV Papendrecht | |
| VVOG Harderwijk | 2–2 | HFC Haarlem |
Replays
| December 18, 1985 January 18, February 8 and 9, 1986 | |||
| FC Den Haag | 2–0 | SV Spakenburg | |
| FC Groningen | 2–0 (aet) | AZ'67 | |
| De Graafschap | 2–1 | SC Veendam | |
| HFC Haarlem | 4–1 | VVOG Harderwijk | |
| RCH Heemstede | 2–1 (aet) | sc Heerenveen | |
| Telstar | 2–0 | VV Oostkapelle |
Third round
| March 8, 18 and 19, 1986 | |||
| FC Den Haag | 4–2 | NAC Breda | |
| FC Groningen | 3–0 | VV Papendrecht | |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2–1 | Feyenoord | |
| HFC Haarlem | 0–0 | PEC Zwolle | |
| NEC | 1–0 | De Graafschap | |
| RBC | 1–1 | Telstar | |
| RCH Heemstede | 1–3 | Ajax | |
| ROHDA Raalte | 1–3 | SV Marken |
Replays
| April 9, 1986 | |||
| PEC Zwolle | 0–1 | HFC Haarlem | |
| Telstar | 0–0 (p) | RBC |
From quarterfinals to final
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 March | ||||||||||
| NEC | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 May | ||||||||||
| Fortuna Sittard | 1 | |||||||||
| NEC | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 March | ||||||||||
| Ajax | 3 | |||||||||
| Ajax | 1 | |||||||||
| 28 May | ||||||||||
| FC Groningen | 0 | |||||||||
| Ajax | 3 | |||||||||
| 22 March | ||||||||||
| RBC | 0 | |||||||||
| HFC Haarlem | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 May | ||||||||||
| RBC | 1 | |||||||||
| RBC | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 March | ||||||||||
| FC Den Haag | 1 | |||||||||
| SV Marken | 0 | |||||||||
| FC Den Haag | 1 | |||||||||
Final
Match details
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Match rules
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Ajax would play in the Cup Winners' Cup.