# 1979–80 KNVB Cup

The 1979-80 KNVB Cup 62nd edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 1 September 1979 and ending at the final on 17 May 1980.
Ajax unsuccessfully defended its 1979 title in the successful pursuit of Feyenoord at the KNVB Cup on 17 May 1980 in De Kuip, Rotterdam, 3–1. 60,000 attended. Feyenoord contested the Cup Winners' Cup.
During the quarter and semi-finals, two-legged matches were held.

## Teams

* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1979-80, entering in the second round
* All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1979-80
* 9 teams from lower (amateur) leagues

## First round

The matches of the first round were played on 1-2 September 1979.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Fortuna Sittard $_1$ | 2–1 | SC Heracles $_1$ |
| sc Heerenveen $_1$ | 2–1 (aet) | SC Veendam $_1$ |
| SC Amersfoort $_1$ | 4–0 | EHC $_A$ |
| SVV $_1$ | (p) 1-1 | ROHDA Raalte $_A$ |
| Telstar $_1$ | 2–1 | RVC '33 $_A$ |
| FC Volendam $_1$ | 0–1 | SC Cambuur $_1$ |
| FC Wageningen $_1$ | 1–2 | RKAV Volendam $_A$ |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Achilles '29 $_A$ | 0–1 | VUC $_A$ |
| VV DOVO $_A$ | 5–3 (aet) | ACV $_A$ |
| DS '79 $_1$ | 2–1 | Helmond Sport $_1$ |
| FC Eindhoven $_1$ | (p) 2-2 | FC Vlaardingen $_1$ |
| FC Amsterdam $_1$ | 3–0 | VV Geldrop/AEK $_A$ |
| FC Den Bosch $_1$ | (p) 0-0 | FC Groningen $_1$ |
| FC VVV $_1$ | 0–4 | De Graafschap $_1$ |
$_1$ Eerste Divisie; $_A$ Amateur teams

## Second round

The matches of the second round were played on October 13 and 14, 1979. The Eredivisie clubs entered the tournament here.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| NAC $_E$ | 1–2 | FC Amsterdam |
| NEC $_E$ | 4–1 | RKAV Volendam |
| Roda JC $_E$ | 3–0 | sc Heerenveen |
| SC Cambuur | 1–4 | PSV $_E$ |
| SVV | 0–6 | AZ'67 $_E$ |
| Telstar | 0–4 | Go Ahead Eagles $_E$ |
| Vitesse Arnhem $_E$ | 3–1 | MVV $_E$ |
| Willem II $_E$ | 2–4 | FC Twente $_E$ |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| De Graafschap | 2–2 (p) | SC Amersfoort |
| VV DOVO | 1–4 | PEC Zwolle $_E$ |
| FC Eindhoven | 1–2 | DS '79 |
| Excelsior $_E$ | 0–1 | Sparta $_E$ |
| FC Den Bosch | 0–3 | FC Utrecht $_E$ |
| FC Den Haag $_E$ | 5–1 | VUC |
| Feyenoord $_E$ | 3–2 | Fortuna Sittard |
| HFC Haarlem $_E$ | 2–4 | Ajax $_E$ |
$_E$ Eredivisie

## Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played between February 13 and 17, 1980.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Ajax | 3–1 | Vitesse Arnhem |
| AZ'67 | 2–0 | FC Utrecht |
| DS '79 | 1–3 | PEC Zwolle |
| Feyenoord | 4–0 | FC Twente |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 1–2 (aet) | Sparta |
| PSV | 3–0 | FC Amsterdam |
| Roda JC | 5–1 | NEC |
| SC Amersfoort | 1–8 | FC Den Haag |

## Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on February 27 and March 12, 1980.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
| Ajax | 9–5 | Roda JC | 5–1 | 4–4 |
| AZ'67 | 2–2 (a) | Sparta | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| FC Den Haag | 3–4 | PSV | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Feyenoord | 5–2 | PEC Zwolle | 3–0 | 2–2 |

## Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 16 and 30, 1980.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
| PSV | 2–3 | Ajax | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Sparta | 1–4 | Feyenoord | 1–0 | 0–4 |

## Final

Feyenoord would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.