# 1985–86 KNVB Cup

The 1985–86 KNVB Cup was the 68th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 9 October 1985 and ending at the final on 28 May 1986, at De Meer Stadion in Amsterdam.
Ajax beating RBC 3–0.

## Teams

* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1985-86
* All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1985-86
* 27 teams from lower (amateur) leagues

## First round

| 9. 12, 1 and 30 October 1985 |
| Ajax $_E$ | 3–0 | Sparta $_E$ |
| ASWH $_A$ | 2–1 | FC Emmen $_1$ |
| AVW'66$_A$ | 1–3 | NEC $_E$ |
| De Bataven$_A$ | 0–2 | VVOG $_A$ |
| DETO$_A$ | 2–8 | HFC Haarlem $_E$ |
| DHC$_A$ | 0–1 | FC Twente $_E$ |
| VV Drachten $_A$ | 1–6 | FC Volendam $_1$ |
| HFC EDO $_A$ | 3–3 | Kozakken Boys$_A$ |
| EHC Hoensbroek $_A$ | 2–7 | NAC $_1$ |
| FC Eindhoven $_1$ | 0–1 | RBC $_1$ |
| Excelsior $_E$ | 1–3 | FC Den Haag $_1$ |
| FC Groningen $_E$ | 5–1 | FC Den Bosch $_E$ |
| FC Utrecht $_E$ | 3–1 | Helmond Sport $_1$ |
| Feyenoord $_E$ | 4–0 | MVV $_E$ |
| Fortuna Sittard $_E$ | 3–0 | FC Wageningen $_1$ |
| Go Ahead Eagles $_E$ | 1–1 | SC Veendam $_1$ |
| GVVV $_A$ | 3–1 | HSV Hoek$_A$ |
| SV Marken $_A$ | 3–1 | VV Rheden $_A$ |
| VV Oostkapelle $_A$ | 3–2 | BSV Limburgia $_A$ |
| VV Papendrecht $_A$ | 2–1 | DWV Amsterdam $_A$ |
| RCH Heemstede $_A$ | 3–2 | Willem II $_1$ |
| ROHDA Raalte $_A$ | 4–1 | Spijkenisse $_A$ |
| Rood Wit St.Willebrord $_A$ | 0–2 | SC Heracles $_E$ |
| SC Cambuur $_1$ | 1–2 | DS '79 $_1$ |
| Sportclub Enschede $_A$ | 1–1 | sc Heerenveen $_1$ |
| SVV $_1$ | 3–2 | Roda JC $_E$ |
| Telstar $_1$ | 1–0 | RKC $_1$ |
| SV Urk $_A$ | 1–4 | AZ'67 $_E$ |
| Vitesse Arnhem $_1$ | 0–3 | PSV $_E$ |
| RKVV Voerendaal $_A$ | 0–0 | De Graafschap $_1$ |
| VVV $_E$ | 0–5 | PEC Zwolle $_1$ |
| Wilhelmina'08$_A$ | 0–1 | SV Spakenburg $_A$ |
$_E$ Eredivisie; $_1$ Eerste Divisie; $_A$ Amateur teams

### Replays

| October 30 and November 2, 1985 |
| De Graafschap | 4–1 | RKVV Voerendaal |
| Kozakken Boys | (p) 0-0 | HFC EDO |
| sc Heerenveen | 2–1 | Sportclub Enschede |
| SC Veendam | (p) 0-0 | Go Ahead Eagles |

## Second round

| November 23 and 24, 1985 March 11 and February 9, 1986 |
| AZ'67 | 0–0 | FC Groningen |
| FC Twente | 2–3 | NEC |
| FC Utrecht | 0–4 | Ajax |
| Feyenoord | 4–1 | PSV |
| Fortuna Sittard | 3–0 | ASWH Hendrik I.Ambacht |
| Kozakken Boys Werkendam | 0–2 | PEC Zwolle |
| SV Marken | 3–1 | SC Heracles |
| NAC Breda | 2–0 | SVV |
| VV Oostkapelle | 2–2 | Telstar |
| RBC | 3–2 | DS '79 |
| ROHDA Raalte | 1–0 | GVVV Veenendaal |
| sc Heerenveen | 1–1 | RCH Heemstede |
| SC Veendam | 1–1 | De Graafschap |
| SV Spakenburg | 1–1 | FC Den Haag |
| FC Volendam | 0–2 | VV Papendrecht |
| VVOG Harderwijk | 2–2 | HFC Haarlem |

### Replays

| December 18, 1985 January 18, February 8 and 9, 1986 |
| FC Den Haag | 2–0 | SV Spakenburg |
| FC Groningen | 2–0 (aet) | AZ'67 |
| De Graafschap | 2–1 | SC Veendam |
| HFC Haarlem | 4–1 | VVOG Harderwijk |
| RCH Heemstede | 2–1 (aet) | sc Heerenveen |
| Telstar | 2–0 | VV Oostkapelle |

## Third round

| March 8, 18 and 19, 1986 |
| FC Den Haag | 4–2 | NAC Breda |
| FC Groningen | 3–0 | VV Papendrecht |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2–1 | Feyenoord |
| HFC Haarlem | 0–0 | PEC Zwolle |
| NEC | 1–0 | De Graafschap |
| RBC | 1–1 | Telstar |
| RCH Heemstede | 1–3 | Ajax |
| ROHDA Raalte | 1–3 | SV Marken |

### Replays

| April 9, 1986 |
| PEC Zwolle | 0–1 | HFC Haarlem |
| Telstar | 0–0 (p) | RBC |

## From quarterfinals to final

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 22 March | 22 March | | | |
| NEC | 2 | | | |
| NEC | 2 | 7 May | 7 May | | |
| Fortuna Sittard | 1 | 7 May | 7 May | |
| Fortuna Sittard | 1 | NEC | 1 | |
| 23 March | 23 March | | NEC | 1 | |
| 23 March | 23 March | Ajax | 3 | |
| Ajax | 1 | Ajax | 3 | |
| Ajax | 1 | | | | 28 May | 28 May |
| FC Groningen | 0 | | | | 28 May | 28 May |
| FC Groningen | 0 | | | | Ajax | 3 |
| 22 March | 22 March | | | | | Ajax | 3 |
| 22 March | 22 March | | | | RBC | 0 |
| HFC Haarlem | 0 | | | | RBC | 0 |
| HFC Haarlem | 0 | 8 May | 8 May | | | |
| RBC | 1 | 8 May | 8 May | | | |
| RBC | 1 | RBC | 2 | | | |
| 23 March | 23 March | | RBC | 2 | | | |
| 23 March | 23 March | FC Den Haag | 1 | |
| SV Marken | 0 | FC Den Haag | 1 | |
| FC Den Haag | 1 | | | |

## Final
### Match details

| GK | Stanley Menzo |
| RB | Sonny Silooy |
| CB | Ronald Koeman |
| CB | Ronald Spelbos |
| LB | Peter Boeve |
| RM | Gerald Vanenburg | 46' |
| CM | Frank Rijkaard |
| LM | Arnold Mühren |
| RM | John van 't Schip |
| CF | Marco van Basten (c) |
| LF | Rob de Wit |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | John Bosman | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Johan Cruijff ||
| GK | Frank Brugel (c) |
| RB | Peter Pijpers |
| CB | Ruud Brood |
| CB | Mario Molenaar |
| LB | Tommie Kerstens |
| RM | Albert Jurgens |
| CM | Wim van der Steene | 51' |
| LM | Gerry Jumelet |
| RF | Clemens Bastiaansen |
| CF | Gerrie Voets |
| LF | Dirk van der Laan |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | Arie Romijn | 51' |
| Manager: ||
| Hans Verèl ||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
* Maximum of two substitutions.
Ajax would play in the Cup Winners' Cup.