2021 KNVB Cup final
| Event | 2020–21 KNVB Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 18 April 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | De Kuip, Rotterdam | ||||||
| Referee | Björn Kuipers[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 0[note 1] | ||||||
The 2021 KNVB Cup final was a football match between Eredivisie clubs Ajax and Vitesse, that took place on 18 April 2021 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2020–21 KNVB Cup, the 103rd season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition.
Ajax won the match 2–1 for a record twentieth title. As winners, they will compete in the 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield and earned a spot in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League play-off round if they do not qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.
It was announced in March 2021 that there would be no fans at the match due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Route to the final
| Ajax | Round | Vitesse | ||
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Opponent
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Result
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Opponent
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Result
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| Bye | First round | Bye | ||
| FC Utrecht | 5–4 (H)
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Second round | Willem II | 2–0 (A)
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| AZ | 1–0 (A)
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Round of 16 | ADO Den Haag | 2–1 (H)
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| PSV Eindhoven | 2–1 (H)
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Quarter-finals | SBV Excelsior | 1–0 (A)
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| SC Heerenveen | 3–0 (A)
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Semi-finals | VVV-Venlo | 2–0 (H)
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Match
Ajax
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Vitesse
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Assistant referees:[1]
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Match rules[3]
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Notes
- ^ a b The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.
- ^ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Bjorn Kuipers fluit bekerfinale tussen Ajax en Vitesse" [Bjorn Kuipers whistles the cup final between Ajax and Vitesse]. TotoKNVBBeker.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Finale TOTO KNVB Beker definitief zonder publiek" [The final of the TOTO KNVB Cup will be played without an audience]. KNVB.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Reglement voor het toernooi om de TOTO KNVB Beker seizoen 2020/'21" [Regulations for the tournament of the Toto KNVB Cup 2020–21 season] (PDF). KNVB.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.