# 1973–74 KNVB Cup

The 1973-74 KNVB Cup was the 56th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 26 September 1973 and ending at the final on 1 May 1974.
NAC unsuccessfully defended on 1 May 1974 in De Kuip, Rotterdam its 1973 title losing the 1974 KNVB Cup to PSV, 6–0. 38,000 attending. It was PSV's second title.

## Teams

* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1973-74, entering in the second round
* All 20 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1973-74
* 8 teams from lower (amateur) leagues

## First round

| 26 September 1973 |
| Almania $_A$ | 0–2 | Fortuna SC $_1$ |
| Excelsior $_1$ | 1–0 | FC Eindhoven $_1$ |
| FC Den Bosch $_1$ | 2–1 (aet) | SC Cambuur $_1$ |
| FC Dordrecht $_1$ | 1–4 | Willem II $_1$ |
| FC VVV $_1$ | 4–1 | SVV $_1$ |
| Fortuna Vlaardingen $_1$ | 1–1 (p) | SC Amersfoort $_1$ |
| SV Hoofddorp $_A$ | 0–5 | sc Heerenveen $_1$ |
| VV Hoogeveen $_A$ | 1–4 | Vitesse Arnhem $_1$ |
| IJsselmeervogels $_A$ | 1–3 | PEC Zwolle $_1$ |
| DVV Labor $_A$ | 0–3 | FC Wageningen $_1$ |
| VV Noordwijk $_A$ | 2–2 (p) | Helmond Sport $_1$ |
| TOP Oss $_A$ | 2–1 | Veendam $_1$ |
| FC Volendam $_1$ | 4–1 | De Volewijckers $_1$ |
| Xerxes Rotterdam $_A$ | 2–2 (p) | Heracles $_1$ |
$_1$ Eerste Divisie; $_A$ Amateur teams

## Second round

The Eredivisie teams entered this round.
| November 11 and December 30, 1973 |
| De Graafschap $_E$ | 1–2 (aet) | FC Groningen $_E$ |
| Excelsior | 3–1 (aet) | TOP Oss |
| FC Den Bosch | 2–0 | FC Den Haag $_E$ |
| FC Twente $_E$ | 2–0 | FC VVV |
| FC Utrecht $_E$ | 4–1 | Heracles |
| Fortuna SC | 0–1 | FC Amsterdam $_E$ |
| HFC Haarlem $_E$ | 1–2 (aet) | AZ'67 $_E$ |
| sc Heerenveen | 1–1 (p) | Feyenoord $_E$ |
| NAC $_E$ | 4–2 | Go Ahead Eagles $_E$ |
| NEC $_E$ | 1–0 | SC Amersfoort |
| PEC Zwolle | 1–2 | Sparta $_E$ |
| PSV $_E$ | 2–0 | Vitesse Arnhem |
| Roda JC $_E$ | 0–1 | Ajax $_E$ |
| Telstar $_E$ | 1–0 (aet) | MVV $_E$ |
| FC Wageningen | 1–1 (p) | Helmond Sport |
| Willem II | 2–2 (p) | FC Volendam |
$_E$ Eredivisie

## Third round

| January 20 and February 24, 1974 |
| Excelsior | 0–1 | PSV |
| FC Amsterdam | 0–1 | Feyenoord |
| FC Den Bosch | 0–0 (p) | Sparta |
| FC Twente | 0–2 | Ajax |
| FC Utrecht | 2–0 | Willem II |
| NAC | 1–0 | Helmond Sport |
| NEC | 1–2 | FC Groningen |
| Telstar | 1–1 (p) | AZ'67 |

## From quarterfinals to final

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 13 March | 13 March | | | |
| Ajax (aet) | 2 | | | |
| Ajax (aet) | 2 | 3 April | 3 April | | |
| AZ'67 | 1 | 3 April | 3 April | |
| AZ'67 | 1 | Ajax | 1 | |
| 13 March | 13 March | | Ajax | 1 | |
| 13 March | 13 March | PSV | 2 | |
| PSV | 2 | PSV | 2 | |
| PSV | 2 | | | | 1 May | 1 May |
| Feyenoord | 0 | | | | 1 May | 1 May |
| Feyenoord | 0 | | | | PSV | 6 |
| 13 March | 13 March | | | | | PSV | 6 |
| 13 March | 13 March | | | | NAC | 0 |
| FC Utrecht | 3 | | | | NAC | 0 |
| FC Utrecht | 3 | 3 April | 3 April | | | |
| FC Den Bosch | 1 | 3 April | 3 April | | | |
| FC Den Bosch | 1 | FC Utrecht | 2 | | | |
| 24 February | 24 February | | FC Utrecht | 2 | | | |
| 24 February | 24 February | NAC | 3 | |
| NAC | 4 | NAC | 3 | |
| FC Groningen | 0 | | | |

### Details of the final

PSV would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.