# 1988–89 KNVB Cup

The 1988-89 KNVB Cup was the 71st edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 64 teams contested, beginning on 1 October 1988 and ending at the final on 25 May 1989.
PSV beat FC Groningen 4–1 and won the cup for the fifth time.

## Teams

* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1988-89
* All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1988-89
* 27 teams from lower (amateur) leagues

## First round

The matches of the first round were played on 1-2 October 1988.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| NSVV $_A$ | 1–4 | FC Twente $_E$ |
| VV OVV $_A$ | 0–4 | BVV Den Bosch $_E$ |
| Quick Boys $_A$ | 1–2 | Fortuna Sittard $_E$ |
| RCH $_A$ | 0–5 | Feyenoord $_E$ |
| VV Rheden $_A$ | 1–2 | PSV $_E$ |
| Rijnsburgse Boys $_A$ | 3–2 | SC Cambuur $_1$ |
| ROHDA Raalte $_A$ | 1–1 (p) | FC Den Haag $_1$ |
| RVVH $_A$ | 0–7 | MVV $_E$ |
| SC Enschede $_A$ | 0–2 | RBC $_1$ |
| SC Heracles $_1$ | 2–3 | FC Utrecht $_E$ |
| SV Spakenburg $_A$ | 3–2 | DS '79 $_1$ |
| SVV $_1$ | 0–6 | Ajax $_E$ |
| TOP Oss $_A$ | 2–3 (aet) | Veendam $_E$ |
| SV Venray $_A$ | 1–2 | PEC Zwolle $_E$ |
| VC Vlissingen $_A$ | 2–1 | De Graafschap $_1$ |
| VVOG $_A$ | 3–1 | Excelsior $_1$ |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| ACV $_A$ | 1–3 (aet) | sc Heerenveen $_1$ |
| VV Bennekom $_A$ | 1–2 | FC Groningen $_E$ |
| Blauw-Wit $_A$ | 1–0 | Go Ahead Eagles $_1$ |
| VV de Bataven $_A$ | 0–3 | FC Wageningen $_1$ |
| De Treffers $_A$ | 0–4 | HFC Haarlem $_E$ |
| DHC Delft $_A$ | 1–4 | Vitesse Arnhem $_1$ |
| DOS Kampen $_A$ | 0–4 | AZ $_1$ |
| VV DOVO $_A$ | 3–5 | VVV $_E$ |
| USV Elinkwijk $_A$ | 0–1 | FC Eindhoven $_1$ |
| FC Emmen $_1$ | 2–7 | Willem II $_E$ |
| Enter Vooruit $_A$ | 0–3 | FC Volendam $_E$ |
| VV Geldrop/AEK $_A$ | 2–5 | Roda JC $_E$ |
| Helmond Sport $_1$ | 2–0 | NEC $_1$ |
| IJsselmeervogels $_A$ | 0–2 | RKC Waalwijk $_E$ |
| TSV Longa $_A$ | 1–4 | Sparta $_E$ |
| NAC Breda $_1$ | 0–0 (p) | Telstar $_1$ |
$_E$ Eredivisie; $_1$ Eerste Divisie; $_A$ Amateur teams

## Second round

The matches of the second round were played on November 18, 19 and 20, 1988.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| PSV | 2–1 | FC Volendam |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | 2–4 | Willem II |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1–6 | Feyenoord |
| SV Spakenburg | 1–4 | AZ |
| VC Vlissingen | 2–0 | BVV Den Bosch |
| VVOG | 3–1 (aet) | Helmond Sport |
| VVV | 3–4 (aet) | FC Groningen |
| FC Wageningen | 1–5 | Vitesse Arnhem |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Ajax | 4–1 | PEC Zwolle |
| Blauw-Wit | 1–3 | Sparta |
| FC Eindhoven | 2–3 (aet) | Telstar |
| FC Den Haag | 1–0 | Roda JC |
| FC Twente | 1–0 | Veendam |
| FC Utrecht | 5–0 | RBC |
| Fortuna Sittard | (p) 1-1 | HFC Haarlem |
| MVV | 1–3 | sc Heerenveen |

## Round of 16

The matches of the round of 16 were played between February 1 and 15, 1989.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| Ajax | 2–1 | FC Utrecht |
| AZ | 2–1 | Fortuna Sittard |
| FC Den Haag | 3–2 | Sparta |
| Feyenoord | 0–2 | Willem II |
| PSV | 2–0 | FC Twente |
| Telstar | 0–2 (aet) | VC Vlissingen |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 1–0 | sc Heerenveen |
| VVOG | 0–1 | FC Groningen |

## Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played between March 8 and March 15, 1989.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| VC Vlissingen | 0–3 | FC Den Haag (on Feb. 19) |
| AZ | 0–2 | PSV |
| FC Groningen | 3–0 | Ajax |
| Willem II | (p) 1-1 | Vitesse Arnhem |

## Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on April 12, 1989.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
| FC Groningen | 5–1 | Willem II |
| PSV | 5–2 | FC Den Haag |

## Final

PSV also won the Dutch Eredivisie championship, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists FC Groningen could play in the Cup Winners' Cup.