Country | Netherlands | ||
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Teams | 46 | ||
Defending champions | Ajax | ||
Champions | Feyenoord | ||
Runners-up | Ajax | ||
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The 62nd edition of the KNVB Cup started on September 1, 1979. The final was played on May 17, 1980: Feyenoord beat Ajax 3–1 and won the cup for the fifth time. During the quarter and semi-finals, two-legged matches were held.
The matches of the first round were played on September 1 and September 2, 1979.
1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
The matches of the second round were played on October 13 and 14, 1979. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here.
E Eredivisie
The matches of the round of 16 were played between February 13 and 17, 1980.
The quarter finals were played on February 27 and March 12, 1980.
The semi-finals were played on April 16 and 30, 1980.
Feyenoord would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.