# 1981–82 KNVB Cup

The 1981-82 KNVB Cup was the 64th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 5 September 1981 and ending with the two legs of the final on 12 and 18 May 1982.
AZ from Alkmaar (at the time called AZ'67) beating FC Utrecht 5–2 on aggregate and won the cup for the third time. From the quarter finals onwards,
two-legged matches were held.

## Teams

* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1981-82, entering in the second round
* All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1981-82
* 10 teams from lower (amateur) leagues

## First round

The matches of the first round were played on 5-6 September 1981.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| SC Amersfoort $_1$ | 1–0 (aet) | FC Wageningen $_1$ |
| SVV $_1$ | 3–4 | SC Cambuur $_1$ |
| Telstar $_1$ | 6–2 | RKC $_A$ |
| De Treffers $_A$ | 1–5 | FC Den Bosch $_1$ |
| GVV Unitas $_A$ | 0–3 | DS '79 $_1$ |
| SC Veendam $_1$ | 2–0 | VV Noordwijk $_A$ |
| Vitesse Arnhem $_1$ | 2–0 | Helmond Sport $_1$ |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| VV Appingedam $_A$ | 1–6 | Excelsior $_1$ |
| DHC Delft $_A$ | 2–0 | Fortuna Sittard $_1$ |
| FC Eindhoven $_1$ | 0–1 | FC Volendam $_1$ |
| FC Amsterdam $_1$ | 6–3 (aet) | DOS Kampen $_A$ |
| FC VVV $_1$ | 1–0 | VV Caesar $_A$ |
| sc Heerenveen $_1$ | 3–2 | ACV $_A$ |
| RBC $_A$ | 1–3 | Heracles $_1$ |
$_1$ Eerste Divisie; $_A$ Amateur teams

## Second round

The matches of the second round were played on October 31 and November 1, 1981. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament this round.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Heracles | 4–1 | sc Heerenveen |
| MVV $_E$ | 10–3 | SC Amersfoort |
| NEC $_E$ | 4–3 (aet) | Go Ahead Eagles $_E$ |
| PEC Zwolle $_E$ | 3–2 | FC Groningen $_E$ |
| PSV $_E$ | 6–0 | Telstar |
| Sparta $_E$ | 4–2 | FC Volendam |
| SC Veendam | 2–5 | AZ'67 $_E$ |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 1–3 | Feyenoord $_E$ |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| SC Cambuur | 0–2 | DS '79 |
| DHC Delft | 2–3 | Ajax $_E$ |
| Excelsior | 2–1 | Willem II $_E$ |
| FC Amsterdam | 0–3 | FC Den Bosch |
| FC Twente $_E$ | 5–1 | FC VVV |
| FC Utrecht $_E$ | 2–0 | FC Den Haag $_E$ |
| De Graafschap $_E$ | 0–2 | NAC $_E$ |
| HFC Haarlem $_E$ | 1–0 | Roda JC $_E$ |
$_E$ Eredivisie

## Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on January 16 and 17, 1982.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| DS '79 | 1–0 | Ajax |
| FC Den Bosch | 3–4 (aet) | Heracles |
| HFC Haarlem | 1–0 | Excelsior |
| NEC | 3–1 | MVV |
| Sparta | 3–1 (aet) | NAC |
| AZ'67 | 2–0 | PSV (on Jan. 27) |
| FC Twente | 1–2 | FC Utrecht (on Feb. 3) |
| PEC Zwolle | 1–0 | Feyenoord (on Feb. 3) |

## Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on February 17 and March 17, 1982.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
| AZ'67 | 9–3 | PEC Zwolle | 6–1 | 3–2 |
| DS '79 | 2–4 | FC Utrecht | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Heracles | 3–5 | Sparta | 3–1 | 0–4 |
| NEC | 0–4 | HFC Haarlem | 0–4 | 0–0 |

## Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on March 31 and April 28, 1982.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
| HFC Haarlem | 0–2 | FC Utrecht | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Sparta | 1–3 | AZ'67 | 1–2 | 0–1 |

## Final

AZ would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.