# 1990–91 KNVB Cup

The 1990-91 KNVB Cup was the 73rd edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 67 teams contested, beginning on 13 October 1990 and ending at the final on 2 June 1991.
Feyenoord beat BVV Den Bosch 1–0 and won the cup for the seventh time.

## Teams

* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1990-91, eleven of which entering in the second round
* All 20 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1990-91
* 28 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
* One youth team

## First round

The matches of the first round were played on 13 - 14 October 1990.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| NSVV $_A$ | 2–2 (p: 2–4) | SC Heracles $_1$ |
| Oranje Nassau $_A$ | 0–1 (aet) | FC Zwolle $_1$ |
| Quick Boys $_A$ | 5–2 | Helmond Sport $_1$ |
| Rijnsburgse Boys $_A$ | 3–2 | Veendam $_1$ |
| SC Genemuiden $_A$ | 2–3 (aet) | De Graafschap $_1$ |
| Spartaan 1920 $_A$ | 0–4 | FC Eindhoven $_1$ |
| VV Spijkenisse $_A$ | 1–4 | VVV $_1$ |
| SC Enschede $_A$ | 0–2 | NEC $_E$ |
| De Treffers $_A$ | 2–3 | Willem II $_E$ |
| VV TSC $_A$ | 0–2 | SV Meerssen $_A$ |
| De Valleivogels $_A$ | 3–5 (aet) | VC Vlissingen $_1$ |
| Young Vitesse | 1–2 (aet) | BVV Den Bosch $_1$ |
| Vitesse Delft $_A$ | 1–4 | Dordrecht'90 $_1$ |
| VVOG $_A$ | 0–3 | FC Wageningen $_1$ |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Achilles 1894 $_A$ | 2–1 | RBC $_1$ |
| ACV $_A$ | 0–4 | Sparta $_E$ |
| AFC $_A$ | 0–1 | Cambuur Leeuwarden $_1$ |
| RKSV Babberich $_A$ | 2–3 | Excelsior $_1$ |
| VV Bennekom $_A$ | 0–6 | MVV $_E$ |
| Concordia/SVD $_A$ | 1–4 | SVV $_E$ |
| DVC $_A$ | 0–3 | HFC Haarlem $_1$ |
| VV DWV $_A$ | 1–2 | Telstar $_1$ |
| USV Elinkwijk $_A$ | 4–3 (aet) | AZ $_1$ |
| VV Geldrop/AEK $_A$ | 3–2 | sc Heerenveen $_E$ |
| RKSV Halsteren $_A$ | 1–2 | Go Ahead Eagles $_1$ |
| VV Hoogeveen $_A$ | 0–3 | FC Emmen $_1$ |
| TSV Longa $_A$ | 0–2 | FC Utrecht $_E$ |
| VV Noordwijk $_A$ | 1–5 | NAC Breda $_1$ |
$_E$ Eredivisie; $_1$ Eerste Divisie; $_A$ Amateur teams

### Intermediary Round

There was only room for 32 teams in the next round, so this intermediary round was held on 14 November 1990.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Achilles 1894 | 1–2 | NAC Breda |
| Cambuur Leeuwarden | 1–2 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| FC Eindhoven | 1–3 (aet) | FC Wageningen |
| MVV | 0–2 | FC Utrecht |
| Quick Boys | 1–2 | NEC |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | 0–2 | Dordrecht'90 |
| SC Heracles | 5–2 | Telstar |

## Second round

The matches of the second round were played on 14, 15 and 16 December 1990. The eleven highest ranked Eredivisie teams from last season entered the tournament this round.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| PSV $_E$ | 2–1 | FC Zwolle |
| Roda JC $_E$ | 4–0 | FC Emmen |
| SC Heracles | 0–1 | Feyenoord $_E$ |
| Sparta | 1–0 | FC Volendam $_E$ |
| SV Meerssen | 2–2 (p: 4–5) | De Graafschap |
| SVV | 2–1 | Fortuna Sittard $_E$ |
| VC Vlissingen | 1–3 | FC Groningen $_E$ |
| VVV | 0–1 | FC Utrecht |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Dordrecht'90 | 1–0 | FC Twente $_E$ |
| USV Elinkwijk | 1–3 (aet) | Willem II |
| Excelsior | 0–5 | Ajax $_E$ |
| FC Den Haag $_E$ | 5–3 | HFC Haarlem |
| VV Geldrop/AEK | 1–4 | BVV Den Bosch |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2–3 | Vitesse Arnhem $_E$ |
| NAC Breda | 1–0 | RKC Waalwijk $_E$ |
| NEC | 1–2 | FC Wageningen |
$_E$ eleven Eredivisie entrants

## Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on 23 January 1991.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Ajax | 3–1 | FC Groningen |
| BVV Den Bosch | 3–1 | Sparta |
| Feyenoord | 2–1 | NAC Breda |
| PSV | 8–1 | FC Wageningen |
| Willem II | 5–0 | SVV |
| Roda JC | 2–1 | FC Utrecht (on 11 Jan.) |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 3–1 | FC Den Haag (on 13 January) |
| De Graafschap | 1–1 (p: 3–4) | Dordrecht'90 (on 27 February) |

## Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on 27 February 1991.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| BVV Den Bosch | 0–0 (p: 4–3) | Vitesse Arnhem |
| Roda JC | 1–0 | Ajax |
| Willem II | 2–3 (aet) | PSV |
| FC Dordrecht | 1–3 | Feyenoord (on 12 March) |

## Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 27 March and 11 April 1991.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| BVV Den Bosch | 2–2 (p: 4–2) | Roda JC |
| PSV | 0–1 | Feyenoord |

## Final

Feyenoord would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.