2008–09 KNVB Cup
| Country | Netherlands | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 88 | ||
| Defending champions | Feyenoord | ||
| Champions | SC Heerenveen | ||
| Runners-up | FC Twente | ||
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The KNVB Cup 2008–09 was the 91st season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The defending champions were Feyenoord. The competition started on August 30, 2008 and ended with sc Heerenveen winning the Final in Rotterdam on May 17, 2009.
Participating clubs in the 2008–09 KNVB Cup by province:
1Note: First numbers denote Rd1 winners; second numbers denote Rd2 entrants.
The first and second round draw was made on July 8, 2008 in Zeist,KNVB headquarters.
The First Round featured 48 amateur teams: 35 Hoofdklasse clubs, 12 clubs from the 4th or lower levels and 2 reserve teams. 24 of the Hoofdklasse clubs qualified for the competition through their league performance during the previous season (top 4 of each Hoofdklasse), while the other half of the teams competing in the First Round secured their place through the 2007–08 KNVB District Cups. The matches were played on August 30 and 31, 2008.
The 24 winners from the First Round, together with 2 youth teams (winners of youth league and cup) and all clubs from both the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie qualified for the Second Round. The matches were played on September 23, 24 and 25, 2008.
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