# 1984–85 KNVB Cup

The 1984-85 KNVB Cup 67th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 20 October 1984 and ending at the final on 6 June 1985.
FC Utrecht beat Helmond Sport 1–0 and won the cup for the first time.
Replays were held if teams were tied after ninety minutes.

## Teams

* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1984-85
* All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1984-85
* 28 teams from lower (amateur) leagues

## First round

The matches of the first round were played on 20-21 October 1984. The last six matches were played on 17-18 November.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| NAC $_E$ | 2–0 | AZ'67 $_E$ |
| VV Nieuw Lekkerland $_A$ | 3–3 | PEC Zwolle $_E$ |
| VV Noordwijk $_A$ | 4–2 | SC Veendam $_1$ |
| Pax Hengelo $_A$ | 1–7 | HFC Haarlem $_E$ |
| RCH $_A$ | 5–3 | Dijka Steenwijk $_A$ |
| ROHDA Raalte $_A$ | 0–0 | FC Volendam $_E$ |
| VV Sliedrecht $_A$ | 1–1 | Excelsior $_E$ |
| SV Spakenburg $_A$ | 1–1 | SC Cambuur $_1$ |
| De Treffers $_A$ | 1–3 | ACV $_A$ |
| Vitesse Arnhem $_1$ | 1–0 | Roda JC $_E$ |
| VV DOVO $_A$ | 0–5 | Ajax $_E$ |
| Kozakken Boys $_A$ | 0–2 | FC Den Bosch $_E$ |
| NSVV $_A$ | 4–2 | NEC $_1$ |
| Rijnsburgse Boys $_A$ | 4–1 | SV De Valleivogels $_A$ |
| VV Caesar $_A$ | 0–1 | Zwolsche Boys $_A$ |
| VV Geldrop/AEK $_A$ | 1–2 | Sparta $_E$ |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| AFC $_A$ | 1–1 | FC Wageningen $_1$ |
| AFC '34 $_A$ | 1–2 | RBC $_1$ |
| DETO $_A$ | 7–0 | RKSV Venlo $_A$ |
| VV Drachten $_A$ | 1–2 | Feyenoord $_E$ |
| FC Eindhoven $_1$ | 0–5 | Fortuna Sittard $_E$ |
| USV Elinkwijk $_A$ | 0–5 | PSV $_E$ |
| FC Den Haag $_1$ | 2–1 | SVV $_1$ |
| FC Twente $_E$ | 4–0 | DS '79 $_1$ |
| VV Gilze $_A$ | 0–4 | sc Heerenveen $_1$ (at H'veen) |
| Go Ahead Eagles $_E$ | 2–0 | RKC $_1$ |
| De Graafschap $_1$ | 2–0 | Willem II $_1$ |
| 'VV Heerjansdam' $_A$ | 3–2 | FC Groningen $_E$ |
| Helmond Sport $_1$ | 2–0 | SC Heracles $_1$ |
| IJsselmeervogels $_A$ | 1–4 | FC VVV $_1$ |
| TSV Longa $_A$ | 1–6 | FC Utrecht $_E$ (played at Utrecht) |
| MVV $_E$ | 2–1 | Telstar $_1$ |
$_E$ Eredivisie; $_1$ Eerste Divisie; $_A$ Amateur teams

### Replays

| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Excelsior | 4–0 | VV Sliedrecht |
| PEC Zwolle | 3–1 | VV Nieuw Lekkerland |
| SC Cambuur | 3–1 | SV Spakenburg |
| FC Volendam | 2–0 | ROHDA Raalte |
| FC Wageningen | 3–2 | AFC |

## Second round

The matches of the second round were played on November 17 and 18, 1984.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| PSV | 11–0 | Rijnsburgse Boys |
| RBC | 1–2 | FC Volendam |
| SC Cambuur | 1–1 | Vitesse Arnhem |
| FC Wageningen | 3–2 | RCH |
| Ajax | 6–0 | VV Heerjansdam (in December 2011) |
| FC Den Bosch | 2–0 | FC VVV (in December 2011) |
| FC Utrecht | 4–0 | Zwolsche Boys (on February 6, 1985) |
| Sparta | 5–1 | NSVV (on February 6, 1985) |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| FC Den Haag | 0–2 | Helmond Sport |
| FC Twente | 8–0 | De Graafschap |
| Feyenoord | 1–2 | Excelsior |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2–1 | PEC Zwolle |
| HFC Haarlem | 2–0 | ACV |
| sc Heerenveen | 1–3 | Fortuna Sittard |
| MVV | 5–0 | VV Noordwijk |
| NAC | 8–2 | DETO |

### Replay

| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 2–0 | SC Cambuur |

## Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played on March 13, 1985.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Ajax | 1–1 | PSV |
| Excelsior | 0–0 | MVV |
| FC Twente | 2–2 | FC Den Bosch |
| FC Utrecht | 2–0 | FC Volendam |
| Fortuna Sittard | 0–3 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| NAC | 1–1 | Helmond Sport |
| Sparta | 2–1 | HFC Haarlem |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 0–1 | FC Wageningen |

### Replays

| Home team | Result | Away team |
| FC Den Bosch | 6–3 | FC Twente |
| Helmond Sport | (p) 3-3 | NAC |
| MVV | 2–0 | Excelsior |
| PSV | 2–0 | Ajax |

## Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on March 27, 1985.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| FC Den Bosch | 1–2 | Helmond Sport |
| MVV | 1–1 | PSV |
| Sparta | 0–2 | FC Utrecht |
| FC Wageningen | 2–0 | Go Ahead Eagles |

### Replay

| Home team | Result | Away team |
| PSV | 6–3 | MVV |

## Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on May 7, 1985.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| FC Utrecht | 0–0 | PSV |
| FC Wageningen | 1–1 | Helmond Sport |

### Replays

The replays were played on May 21 and 22, 1985.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Helmond Sport | 2–1 | FC Wageningen |
| PSV | 2–2 (p) | FC Utrecht |

## Final

FC Utrecht would play in the Cup Winners' Cup.