Earlier this month, the draw for the first and second rounds of the KNVB Beker was made. Here’s a quick rundown of those fixtures. Can PEC Zwolle defend the trophy after clinching it last season for the first time in their history?
The tournament begins at the end of the month with forty-two teams from Dutch amateur leagues.
First Round Draw (ties to be played 27th August 2014)
ADO’20 vs. Scheveningen
ASWH vs. HSC’21
BVV Barendrecht vs. De Ster
Capelle vs. EHC/Heuts
Deltasport vs. Leonidas
De Bataven vs. Urk
DOS’37 vs. WAVV
EVV Echt vs. Spirit’30.
FC Lienden vs. Excelsior Maassluis
Flevo Boys vs. Haaglandia/Winston
FVC vs. Sportlust ’46
HBS vs. Juliana’ 31
IJsselmeervogels vs. JVC Cuijck
Ajax Amateurs vs. De Valk
Jong Feyenoord vs. ASV De Dijk
JOS Watergraafsmeer vs. VV Noordwijk
Kozakken Boys vs. Stormvogels ’28
MSC vs. ONS Boso Sneek
Oude Maas vs. DOSKO
WKE vs. Pelikaan
ZVS vs. FC Lisse
The second round sees the big boys from the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie join the competition. Defending champions PEC Zwolle will play host to FC Oss, who had a disappointing Eerste Divisie campaign last year, finishing 19th in the twenty team league. Zwolle of course Runners-up Ajax will have an easy trip to either vv Noordwijk or JOS Watergraafsmeer who clash in the first round. Two all-Eredivisie ties were pulled out of the hat as PSV host FC Utrecht and Feyenoord travel to Deventer to play Go Ahead Eagles.
Second Round Draw (ties to be played 23rd-25th September 2014)
Achilles ’29 vs. FC Twente
ADO ’20/Scheveningen vs. ZVS/Lisse
AFC vs. SBV Excelsior
Almere City vs. ADO Den Haag
ASWH/HSC ’21 vs. WKE/Pelikaan
Barendrecht/De Ster vs. FC Groningen
Bataven/Urk vs. UNA
Capelle/EHC/Heuts vs. FC Volendam
Deltasport/Leonidas vs. Willem II
De Treffers vs. Telstar
EVV/Spirit ’30 vs. AZ Alkmaar
FC Den Bosch vs. SC Cambuur
FC Lienden/Excelsior Maassluis vs. FC Emmen
Flevo Boys/Haaglandia vs. DOS ’37/WAVV
Go Ahead Eagles vs. Feyenoord
HBS/Juliana ’31 vs. Heracles Almelo
HHC Hardenberg vs. RKC Waalwijk
IJsselmeervogels/JVC Cuijk vs. GVVV
Ajax Amateurs/De Valk vs. NEC Nijmegen
Jong Feyenoord/De Dijk vs. Fortuna Sittard
JOS Watergraafsmeer/vv Noordwijk vs. Ajax
Kozakken Boys/Stormvogels ’28 vs. FVC/Sportlust ’46
MSC/ONS vs. FC Dordrecht
MVV Maastricht vs. Helmond Sport
Oude Maas/DOSKO vs. De Graafschap
PEC Zwolle vs. FC Oss
PSV Eindhoven vs. FC Utrecht
Rijnsburgse Boys vs. Sparta Rotterdam
Roda JC Kerkrade vs. SC Heerenveen
Spakenburg vs. NAC Breda
VVV-Venlo vs. FC Eindhoven
VVSB vs. Vitesse Arnhem
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