2017 KNVB Cup final

2017 KNVB Cup Final
Event2016–17 KNVB Cup
Date30 April 2017
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
RefereeDanny Makkelie
Attendance46,105

The 2017 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between Vitesse and AZ on 30 April 2017 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2016–17 KNVB Cup competition and the 99th Dutch Cup Final. Vitesse beat AZ 2–0[1] to secure their first KNVB Cup trophy and win even their first silverware in their 125-year history.[2]

Ricky van Wolfswinkel was Vitesse's hero of the game as he scored both goals in the final 10 minutes of the match.

Route to the final

AZ Round Vitesse
Opponent Result Opponent Result
FC Lienden 4–1 (A) Second round De Dijk 7–2 (A)
Emmen 1–0 (H) Third round RKC 4–1 (H)
ASWH 2–0 (H) Round of 16 De Jodan Boys 4–0 (H)
Heerenveen 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Feyenoord 2–0 (H)
SC Cambuur 0–0 (3–2 on pens) (H) Semi-finals Sparta 2–1 (A)

Match

Details

AZ0–2Vitesse
Report Van Wolfswinkel 81', 88'
Attendance: 46,105
Referee: Danny Makkelie
AZ
Vitesse
GK 24 Tim Krul
RB 17 Jonas Svensson
CB 3 Rens van Eijden  83'
CB 4 Ron Vlaar (c)
LB 5 Ridgeciano Haps
CM 30 Stijn Wuytens
CM 23 Derrick Luckassen  77'
AM 8 Joris van Overeem  67'
RW 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
LW 19 Dabney dos Santos  79'
ST 9 Wout Weghorst
Substitutes:
GK 1 Sergio Rochet
DF 12 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
DF 2 Mattias Johansson
DF 22 Thomas Ouwejan
MF 18 Iliass Bel Hassani  79'
MF 6 Ben Rienstra
MF 20 Mats Seuntjens  67'
FW 28 Fred Friday  83'
FW 29 Levi Garcia
FW 11 Muamer Tankovic
Manager:
John van den Brom
GK 1 Eloy Room
RB 5 Kelvin Leerdam  88'
CB 19 Matt Miazga
CB 37 Guram Kashia (c)
LB 6 Arnold Kruiswijk
CM 18 Marvelous Nakamba
CM 34 Lewis Baker
AM 25 Navarone Foor  90+1'
RW 7 Milot Rashica
CF 13 Ricky van Wolfswinkel  77'
LW 11 Nathan  73'
Substitutes:
GK 24 Jeroen Houwen
GK 23 Michael Tørnes
DF 28 Alexander Büttner
DF 17 Kevin Diks  88'
DF 43 Lassana Faye
DF 3 Maikel van der Werff  90+1'
MF 8 Mukhtar Ali
MF 30 Arshak Koryan
FW 10 Adnane Tighadouini  73'
FW 9 Yuning Zhang
FW 16 Mitchell van Bergen
Manager:
Henk Fräser

Match rules

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

See also

References