2007 KNVB Cup final

2007 KNVB Cup Final
Event2006–07 KNVB Cup
After extra time
Ajax won 8–7 on penalties
Date6 May 2007
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
RefereeDick van Egmond
Attendance42,000

The 2007 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between AZ and Ajax on 6 May 2007 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2006–07 KNVB Cup competition. Ajax beat AZ on penalties after the match finished 1–1 after extra time.[1] It was Ajax' 17th KNVB Cup title.[2]

Route to the final

AZ Round Ajax
Opponent Result Opponent Result
VV Bennekom 10–0 (A) Second round Jong RKC Waalwijk 5–2 (A)
SV Meerssen 10–1 (H) Third round ADO Den Haag 2–0 (H)
MVV 5–0 (H) Round of 16 HFC Haarlem 4–0 (H)
FC Utrecht 2–1 (A) Quarter-finals Willem II 2–0 (A)
NAC Breda 6–0 (H) Semi-finals RKC Waalwijk 3–1 (H)

Match

Details

AZ1–1 (a.e.t.)Ajax
Dembélé 4' Report Huntelaar 50'
Penalties
Arveladze
Boukhari
Steinsson
De Cler
Jenner
Dembélé
Molhoek
Donk
7–8 Perez
Huntelaar
Vermaelen
Lindenbergh
Heitinga
De Mul
Ogăraru
Davids
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Dick van Egmond
AZ
Ajax
GK 22 Khalid Sinouh
RB 23 Grétar Steinsson
CB 2 Kew Jaliens
CB 14 Ryan Donk
LB 5 Tim de Cler
RM 27 Julian Jenner
CM 10 Simon Cziommer  71'
CM 20 Demy de Zeeuw  102'
LM 11 Maarten Martens  64'
CF 9 Shota Arveladze (c)
CF 18 Mousa Dembélé
Substitutes:
GK 26 Job Bulters
DF 3 Gijs Luirink
MF 7 Nourdin Boukhari  64'
MF 15 Rogier Molhoek  102'
MF 25 Ruud Vormer
FW 19 Danny Koevermans  71'
FW 29 Jeremain Lens
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 20 George Ogăraru
CB 3 Jaap Stam (c)
CB 4 Thomas Vermaelen
LB 5 Urby Emanuelson  76'
DM 2 John Heitinga
CM 18 Gabri  90'
CM 10 Wesley Sneijder  69'  87'
CM 13 Edgar Davids
CF 9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar  70'
CF 8 Ryan Babel  119'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Dennis Gentenaar
DF 35 Gregory van der Wiel
MF 14 Roger
MF 15 Olaf Lindenbergh  119'
FW 11 Kenneth Perez  87'
FW 16 Tom De Mul  76'
FW 21 Nicolae Mitea
Manager:
Henk ten Cate

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. ^ "Ajax prolongeert KNVB beker" (in Dutch). KNVB. 6 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Ajax wint bekerfinale van AZ na strafschoppen" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2017.