The 1973-74 KNVB Cup was the 56th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 26 September 1973 and ending at the final on 1 May 1974.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 46 |
| Defending champions | NAC |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | PSV |
| Runner-up | NAC |
NAC unsuccessfully defended on 1 May 1974 in De Kuip, Rotterdam its 1973 title losing the 1974 KNVB Cup to PSV, 6–0. 38,000 attending. It was PSV's second title.
Teams
edit- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1973-74, entering in the second round
- All 20 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1973-74
- 8 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
edit| 26 September 1973 | |||
| Almania A | 0–2 | Fortuna SC 1 | |
| Excelsior 1 | 1–0 | FC Eindhoven 1 | |
| FC Den Bosch 1 | 2–1 (aet) | SC Cambuur 1 | |
| FC Dordrecht 1 | 1–4 | Willem II 1 | |
| FC VVV 1 | 4–1 | SVV 1 | |
| Fortuna Vlaardingen 1 | 1–1 (p) | SC Amersfoort 1 | |
| SV Hoofddorp A | 0–5 | sc Heerenveen 1 | |
| VV Hoogeveen A | 1–4 | Vitesse Arnhem 1 | |
| IJsselmeervogels A | 1–3 | PEC Zwolle 1 | |
| DVV Labor A | 0–3 | FC Wageningen 1 | |
| VV Noordwijk A | 2–2 (p) | Helmond Sport 1 | |
| TOP Oss A | 2–1 | Veendam 1 | |
| FC Volendam 1 | 4–1 | De Volewijckers 1 | |
| Xerxes Rotterdam A | 2–2 (p) | Heracles 1 |
1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Second round
editThe Eredivisie teams entered this round.
| November 11 and December 30, 1973 | |||
| De Graafschap E | 1–2 (aet) | FC Groningen E | |
| Excelsior | 3–1 (aet) | TOP Oss | |
| FC Den Bosch | 2–0 | FC Den Haag E | |
| FC Twente E | 2–0 | FC VVV | |
| FC Utrecht E | 4–1 | Heracles | |
| Fortuna SC | 0–1 | FC Amsterdam E | |
| HFC Haarlem E | 1–2 (aet) | AZ'67 E | |
| sc Heerenveen | 1–1 (p) | Feyenoord E | |
| NAC E | 4–2 | Go Ahead Eagles E | |
| NEC E | 1–0 | SC Amersfoort | |
| PEC Zwolle | 1–2 | Sparta E | |
| PSV E | 2–0 | Vitesse Arnhem | |
| Roda JC E | 0–1 | Ajax E | |
| Telstar E | 1–0 (aet) | MVV E | |
| FC Wageningen | 1–1 (p) | Helmond Sport | |
| Willem II | 2–2 (p) | FC Volendam |
E Eredivisie
Third round
edit| January 20 and February 24, 1974 | |||
| Excelsior | 0–1 | PSV | |
| FC Amsterdam | 0–1 | Feyenoord | |
| FC Den Bosch | 0–0 (p) | Sparta | |
| FC Twente | 0–2 | Ajax | |
| FC Utrecht | 2–0 | Willem II | |
| NAC | 1–0 | Helmond Sport | |
| NEC | 1–2 | FC Groningen | |
| Telstar | 1–1 (p) | AZ'67 |
From quarterfinals to final
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 March | ||||||||||
| Ajax (aet) | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 April | ||||||||||
| AZ'67 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ajax | 1 | |||||||||
| 13 March | ||||||||||
| PSV | 2 | |||||||||
| PSV | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 May | ||||||||||
| Feyenoord | 0 | |||||||||
| PSV | 6 | |||||||||
| 13 March | ||||||||||
| NAC | 0 | |||||||||
| FC Utrecht | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 April | ||||||||||
| FC Den Bosch | 1 | |||||||||
| FC Utrecht | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 February | ||||||||||
| NAC | 3 | |||||||||
| NAC | 4 | |||||||||
| FC Groningen | 0 | |||||||||
Details of the final
edit| PSV | 6–0 | NAC |
|---|---|---|
Deijkers  10' R. van de Kerkhof 40' Van der Kuijlen 51', 58', 90' Edström 53' |
PSV would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.