KNVB Beker (Dutch Cup)
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2023-2024
Location
Netherlands
Abbreviation
NEDCUP1
Summary
The 2023-2024 KNVB Beker (NEDCUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in the Netherlands. A total of 59 professional and amateur teams will participate in the main tournament (after preliminary rounds). The Final will be held on 28 April 2024 at De Kuip (Rotterdam). The winner of the 2023-2024 NEDCUP1 receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League. Ajax Amsterdam (NED1) is the defending NEDCUP1 champion.
All rounds/matches are "Knockout" matches. If a match is still tied after regulation time, two 15-minute extra time periods are played. If still tied after extra time, the teams go directly to a penalty shoot-out.
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Leagues Pyramid - Netherlands
| Abbrev | League | # Teams |
|---|---|---|
| NED1 | Eredivisie | 18 |
| NED2 | Eerste Divisie (Kueken Kampioen Divisie) | 20 |
| NED3 | Tweede Divisie | 18 |
| NED4 | Derde Divisie | 36 |
| NED5 | Vierde Divisie | 64 |
| NED6 | Eerste Klasse | 154 |
| NED7 | Tweede Klasse | 308 |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Preliminary Round | 60 | 60 amateur clubs | None | 30 Knockout matches |
| 2nd Preliminary Round | 42 | 12 NED3 teams | 30 winners from First Preliminary Round | 21 Knockout matches |
| 1st Round | 54 | 13 NED1 teams, 16 NED2 teams, 4 amateur teams | 21 winners from Second Preliminary Round | 27 Knockout matches |
| 2nd Round | 32 | 5 NED1 teams that were playing in UEFA Champions, Europa, and Europa Conference Leagues; | 21 winners from 1st Round | 16 Knockout matches |
| Round of 16 | 16 | None | 16 winners from 2nd Round | 8 Knockout matches |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | 4 Knockout matches |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 Knockout matches |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 Knockout match played at a neutral site |
Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sun - 21 Apr 2024
 | 10 | NEC Nijmegen (NED1) | Stadion Feijenoord |
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 27 Feb 2024
 | 12 | NEC Nijmegen (NED1) | Cambuur Stadion | |||
| AET | ||||||
Thu - 29 Feb 2024
| 21 | FC Groningen (NED2) | Stadion Feijenoord |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 6 Feb 2024
| 30 | ADO Den Haag (NED2) | Stadion de Goffert |
Wed - 7 Feb 2024
| 31 | Vitesse Arnhem (NED1) | Cambuur Stadion |
| 20 | AZ Alkmaar (NED1) | Stadion Feijenoord |
Thu - 8 Feb 2024
| 00 | Fortuna Sittard (NED1) | Euroborg | |||
| FC Groningen advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 16 Jan 2024
 | 12 | ADO Den Haag (NED2) | Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel |
 | 02 | FC Groningen (NED2) | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 33 | kvv Quick Boys (NED3) | AFAS Stadion | |||
| AZ Alkmaar advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
Wed - 17 Jan 2024
| 21 | Go Ahead Eagles (NED1) | Stadion de Goffert |
 | 12 | Fortuna Sittard (NED1) | Yanmar Stadion |
 | 31 | Twente Enschede (NED1) | Philips Stadion |
Thu - 18 Jan 2024
| 10 | Amsterdamsche FC (NED3) | Gelredome |
Thu - 25 Jan 2024
 | 34 | SC Cambuur (NED2) | Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch | |||
| AET | ||||||
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 19 Dec 2023
| 20 | De Graafschap (NED2) | Sportpark Nieuw Zuid |
 | 23 | Excelsior (NED1) | Sportpark De Westmaat (Spankenburg) | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 02 | Fortuna Sittard (NED1) | Jan Louwers Stadion |
 | 03 | SC Cambuur (NED2) | Matchoholic Stadion |
 | 01 | Excelsior Maassluis (NED3) | Sportpark Adrichem |
 | 13 | FC Groningen (NED2) | Willem II Stadion |
Wed - 20 Dec 2023
| 20 | Sparta Rotterdam (NED1) | Bingoal Stadion |
 | 01 | Amsterdamsche FC (NED3) | Kras Stadion |
 | 16 | NEC Nijmegen (NED1) | Sportpark Panhuis (GVVV) |
 | 23 | AZ Alkmaar (NED1) | Sportpark De Boshoek | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 21 | FC Utrecht (NED1) | Stadion Feijenoord |
Thu - 21 Dec 2023
| 32 | Ajax Amsterdam (NED1) | Stadion Galgenwaard |
| 10 | Heerenveen (NED1) | Gelredome |
 | 12 | Almere City FC (NED1) | Sportpark De Krom |
| 71 | De Treffers (NED) | De Adelaarshorst |
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 31 Oct 2023
| 20 | FC Emmen (NED2) | De Vijverberg |
 | 01 | ADO Den Haag (NED2) | Sportpark Duinwetering |
| 10 | SC Telstar (NED2) | Sportpark Panhuis (DOVO) |
| 51 | vvv-Venlo (NED2) | Abe Lenstra Stadion |
| 10 | NAC Breda (NED2) | Sportpark Nieuw Zuid |
| 31 | Helmond Sport (NED2) | Sportpark De Westmaat (Spankenburg) |
 | 18 | Almere City FC (NED1) | Complex Groote Wielen |
 | 14 | Go Ahead Eagles (NED1) | Sportpark Spanjaardslaan | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 13 | FC Dordrecht (NED2) | Sportpark Ter Specke |
 | 01 | Vitesse Arnhem (NED1) | Sportpark Pronsebroek |
| 40 | vv UNA (NED4) | Sportpark Zuid |
| 32 | RKC Waalwijk (NED1) | Stadion Galgenwaard |
Wed - 1 Nov 2023
| 20 | SC Heracles Almelo (NED1) | Sportpark De Boshoek |
| 50 | Tec VV (NED3) | Sportpark De Krom |
 | 01 | Fortuna Sittard (NED1) | Sportpark De Ebbenhorst |
| 10 | PEC Zwolle (NED1) | Sportpark Goed Genoeg |
 | 02 | Sparta Rotterdam (NED1) | Sportpark De Westmaat (IJsselmeervogels) |
 | 00 | USV Hercules (NED4) | Sportpark Houtrust | |||
| USV Hercules advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 01 | FC Groningen (NED2) | Sportpark Middelmors |
| 50 | VV Eemdijk (NED) | Kras Stadion |
| 31 | vv Hoogeveen (NED) | Sportpark Adrichem |
 | 12 | Excelsior (NED1) | Stadion De Vliert | |||
| AET | ||||||
Thu - 2 Nov 2023
| 41 | MVV Maastricht (NED2) | Cambuur Stadion |
 | 01 | FC Eindoven (NED2) | Heesen Yachts Stadion |
 | 13 | Willem II Tilburg (NED2) | Gemeentelijk Sportpark SJC |
| 53 | Roda JC Kerkrade (NED2) | Stadion de Goffert |
Thu - 16 Nov 2023
| 10 | FC Volendam (NED1) | Sportpark Dijkpolder |