Country | Netherlands | ||
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Teams | 46 | ||
Defending champions | FC Twente | ||
Champions | AZ'67 | ||
Runners-up | Ajax | ||
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The 60th edition of the KNVB Cup started on October 8, 1977. The final was played on May 5, 1978: AZ from Alkmaar (at the time called AZ'67) beat Ajax 1–0 and won the cup for the first time. During the quarter and semi-finals, two-legged matches were played.
The matches of the first round were played on October 8 and 9, 1977.
1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
The matches of the second round were played on November 19 and 20, 1977. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here.
E Eredivisie
The matches of the round of 16 were played between December 21 and 26, 1977.
The quarter finals were played on February 1 and March 15, 1978.
The semi-finals were played on March 30 and April 19, 1978.
AZ would participate in the Cup Winners' cup