2020 KNVB Cup final

2020 KNVB Cup Final
De Kuip in Rotterdam was planned to host the final.
Event2019–20 KNVB Cup
FC Utrecht Feyenoord
Match cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Date19 April 2020 (2020-04-19)
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
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The 2020 KNVB Cup Final was planned to be a football match between Eredivisie clubs FC Utrecht and Feyenoord, that would take place on 19 April 2020 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was to be the final match of the 2019–20 KNVB Cup, the 102nd season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition.

The winners of this match would have competed in the 2020 Johan Cruyff Shield and earned a 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage berth, assuming they hadn't already qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.

On 24 April 2020, the final was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[1]

Route to the final

Further information: 2019–20 KNVB Cup
FC Utrecht Round Feyenoord
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Excelsior '31
4–1 (A)
 First round Bye
Groningen
1–0 (A)
 Second round Cambuur
2–1 (A)
FC Eindhoven
2–1 (a.e.t.) (A)
 Round of 16 Fortuna Sittard
2–1 (a.e.t.) (A)
Go Ahead Eagles
4–1 (A)
 Quarter-finals Heerenveen
1–0 (A)
Ajax
2–0 (H)
 Semi-finals NAC Breda
7–1 (H)

Match

Details

FC UtrechtCancelledFeyenoord
Report
Match rules[2]
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

References

  1. ^ "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie" [KNVB decides: Ajax number one, no promotion/relegation] (in Dutch). NOS. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Reglement voor het toernooi om de TOTO KNVB Beker seizoen 2019/'20" [Regulations for the tournament of the Toto KNVB Cup 2019–20 season] (PDF). KNVB.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.