# 2005–06 KNVB Cup

The 2005–06 KNVB Cup was the 88th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 87 teams contested, beginning on 2 August 2005 and ending at the final on 7 May 2006.
Ajax beat PSV 2–1 in the final, winning the trophy for the sixteenth time.

## Teams

* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2005-06
* All 20 participants of the Eerste Divisie 2005-06
* 47 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
* Two youth teams

## Qualifying round

| August 2, 2005 |
| AFC | 1–0 | Be Quick '28 |

## First round

| August 6, 2005 |
| Ajax (amateurs) $_A$ | 0–4 | Go Ahead Eagles $_1$ |
| Harkemase Boys $_A$ | 1–4 | Vitesse Arnhem $_E$ |
| RKVV Westlandia $_A$ | 1–1 (p: 1-3) | TOP Oss $_1$ |
| ACV $_A$ | 1–3 | FC Volendam $_1$ |
| HSV Hoek $_A$ | 0–3 | FC Eindhoven $_1$ |
| SV Triborgh $_A$ | 0–5 | Roda JC $_E$ |
| SV Urk $_A$ | 1–4 | FC Omniworld $_1$ |
| IJsselmeervogels $_A$ | 1–3 | BV Veendam $_1$ |
| RKSV Nuenen$_A$ | 0–8 | Helmond Sport $_1$ |
| WKE $_A$ | 1–4 | Cambuur Leeuwarden $_1$ |
| VUC $_A$ | 1–4 (aet) | MVV $_1$ |
| Quick Boys $_A$ | 0–2 (aet) | FC Twente $_E$ |
| FC Vinkenslag $_A$ | 0–6 | NAC Breda $_E$ |
| HSC '21 $_A$ | 1–0 | Stormvogels Telstar $_1$ |
| Kozakken Boys $_A$ | 0–4 | RKC Waalwijk $_E$ |
| FC Türkiyemspor $_A$ | 0–1 | Rijnsburgse Boys $_A$ |
| VV Caesar $_A$ | 0–5 | ASWH $_A$ |
| SC Joure $_A$ | 0–2 | Young Ajax |
| EVV Echt $_A$ | 1–4 | FC Dordrecht $_1$ |
| August 9, 2005 |
| VV Nijenrodes $_A$ | 0–7 | FC Zwolle $_1$ |
| RKSV DCG $_A$ | DQ | Heracles Almelo $_E$ |
| Ter Leede $_A$ | 0–1 | FC Groningen $_E$ |
| Drachtster Boys $_A$ | 0–3 | WSV Apeldoorn $_A$ |
| VV Gemert $_A$ | 2–1 | RBC Roosendaal $_E$ |
| OJC Rosmalen $_A$ | 0–6 | VVV-Venlo $_1$ |
| Excelsior Maassluis $_A$ | 2–1 | FC Den Bosch $_1$ |
| AFC $_A$ | DQ | De Graafschap $_1$ |
| Be Quick 1887 $_A$ | 2–3 (aet) | AGOVV Apeldoorn $_1$ |
| Sparta '25 $_A$ | 0–7 | NEC $_E$ |
| USV Elinkwijk $_A$ | 0–10 | FC Utrecht $_E$ |
| Unitas '30$_A$ | 0–4 | Fortuna Sittard $_1$ |
| NEC (amateurs) $_A$ | 1–4 | Excelsior $_1$ |
| Groesbeekse Boys $_A$ | 0–12 | ADO Den Haag $_E$ |
| VV SHO $_A$ | DQ | Young PSV |
| De Treffers $_A$ | 2–1 | VV Baronie $_A$ |
| RKSV Schijndel $_A$ | 0–5 | Sparta Rotterdam $_E$ |
| SV Argon $_A$ | 0–1 | HFC Haarlem $_1$ |
| WHC Wezep $_A$ | 3–4 (aet) | FC Emmen $_1$ |
| ADO '20 $_A$ | 1–2 | Excelsior '31 $_A$ |
| August 16, 2005 |
| UDI '19 $_A$ | 0–0 (p: 4-3) | SV Capelle $_A$ |
$_E$ Eredivisie; $_1$ Eerste Divisie; $_A$ Amateur teams

## Second round

| September 20, 2005 |
| Young Ajax | 3–1 | Cambuur Leeuwarden |
| Fortuna Sittard | 1–3 | FC Twente |
| FC Emmen | 2–1 | UDI '19 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 4–1 (aet) | TOP Oss |
| WSV Apeldoorn | 0–2 | Helmond Sport |
| Excelsior | 2–5 | NEC |
| AFC | 1–1 (p: 5-3) | FC Omniworld |
| FC Dordrecht | 3–0 | VV Gemert |
| HFC Haarlem | 1–3 (aet) | MVV |
| Excelsior Maassluis | 1–4 | VVV-Venlo |
| FC Volendam | 3–2 | BV Veendam |
| September 21, 2005 |
| Roda JC | 4–0 | Rijnsburgse Boys |
| HSC '21 | 0–2 | FC Eindhoven |
| FC Groningen | 2–1 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| ASWH | 0–4 | FC Utrecht |
| FC Zwolle | 2–4 | NAC Breda |
| De Treffers | 4–0 | Excelsior '31 |
| RKSV DCG | 1–3 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| Vitesse | 3–3 (p: 5-6) | AGOVV Apeldoorn |
| September 28, 2005 |
| ADO Den Haag | 11–1 | VV SHO |

## Third round

| October 25, 2005 |
| Helmond Sport | 1–0 (aet) | De Treffers |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 0–1 | Roda JC |
| AFC | 0–2 | MVV |
| Young AFC Ajax | 1–0 (aet) | AGOVV Apeldoorn |
| FC Dordrecht | 0–4 | FC Volendam |
| FC Eindhoven | 2–0 | FC Emmen |
| NEC | 2–2 (p: 5-4) | NAC Breda |
| FC Utrecht | 1–2 (aet) | VVV-Venlo |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1–2 (aet) | FC Twente |
| FC Groningen | 3–0 | ADO Den Haag |

## Last 16

Six Eredivisie teams entered the tournament this round. They had previously been playing in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.
| December 20, 2005 |
| sc Heerenveen $_E$ | 2–0 | VVV-Venlo |
| MVV | 3–1 | Willem II $_E$ |
| PSV $_E$ | 3–0 | FC Twente |
| Helmond Sport | 2–1 | Young Ajax |
| December 21, 2005 |
| AZ $_E$ | 2–0 | NEC |
| Roda JC | 1–0 | Feyenoord $_E$ |
| December 22, 2005 |
| FC Groningen | 3–0 | FC Volendam |
| FC Eindhoven | 1–6 | Ajax $_E$ |
$_E$ six Eredivisie entrants

## Quarter finals

| January 31, 2006 |
| Helmond Sport | 0–2 | Roda JC |
| AZ | 4–0 | MVV |
| February 1, 2006 |
| FC Groningen | 2–3 | PSV |
| February 2, 2006 |
| sc Heerenveen | 0–3 | Ajax |

## Semi-finals

| March 22, 2006 |
| Ajax | 4–1 (aet) | Roda JC |
| PSV | 2–0 (aet) | AZ |

## Final

Both Ajax and PSV already secured a Champions League spot in the national competition. Therefore, the UEFA Cup ticket the winner of this tournament would win, could now be won in the Eredivisie play-offs.