2012–13 KNVB Cup
# 2012–13 KNVB Cup

The 2012–13 KNVB Cup was the 95th season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 21 August 2012 with the matches of Round 1 and ended with the final on 9 May 2013.

PSV Eindhoven were the defending champions, having won the cup the previous season. The winners qualified for the play-off round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

## Participants

92 teams participated in the 2012-13 cup. The 18 clubs of the Eredivisie and the 18 clubs of the Eerste divisie qualified automatically, entering in the second round. Other teams qualify by winning period titles in the previous year's competition or by winning a local KNVB Cup, called 'districtsbeker', for clubs from level 3 onwards, in the previous season.

| League | Clubs | Clubs | Clubs | Clubs |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Eredivisie (1) | ADO Den Haag | PSV Eindhoven | NEC Nijmegen | FC Utrecht |
| Eredivisie (1) | Ajax | SC Heerenveen | RKC Waalwijk | VVV-Venlo |
| Eredivisie (1) | AZ Alkmaar | Heracles Almelo | Roda JC Kerkrade | Vitesse |
| Eredivisie (1) | Feyenoord | NAC Breda | FC Twente | Willem II |
| Eredivisie (1) | FC Groningen | PEC Zwolle | | |
| Eerste divisie (2) | AGOVV Apeldoorn | FC Eindhoven | De Graafschap | Sparta |
| Eerste divisie (2) | Almere City FC | FC Emmen | Helmond Sport | Telstar |
| Eerste divisie (2) | SC Cambuur | Excelsior | MVV Maastricht | SC Veendam |
| Eerste divisie (2) | FC Den Bosch | Fortuna Sittard | FC Oss | FC Volendam |
| Eerste divisie (2) | FC Dordrecht | Go Ahead Eagles | | |
| Topklasse (3) | Achilles '29 | VV Gemert | HSC '21 | VV Noordwijk |
| Topklasse (3) | ADO '20 | Excelsior '31 | IJsselmeervogels | Rijnsburgse Boys |
| Topklasse (3) | AFC | SC Genemuiden | Jodan Boys | SVV Scheveningen |
| Topklasse (3) | BVV Barendrecht | GVVV | JVC Cuijk | VV Sneek Wit Zwart |
| Topklasse (3) | vv Capelle | Haaglandia | VV Katwijk | SV Spakenburg |
| Topklasse (3) | FC Chabab | HBS Craeyenhout | Kozakken Boys | De Treffers |
| Topklasse (3) | DETO | HHC Hardenberg | FC Lienden | VVSB |
| Topklasse (3) | EVV | HVV Hollandia | FC Lisse | WKE Emmen |
| Hoofdklasse (4) | MVV Alcides | RKSV Groene Ster | ONS Sneek | VV UNA |
| Hoofdklasse (4) | SV Argon | Hoogeveen | RKHVV | VVOG |
| Hoofdklasse (4) | DVS '33 | VV Kloetinge | RVVH | XerxesDZB |
| Hoofdklasse (4) | EHC | RKSV Leonidas | Sparta Nijkerk | VV De Zouaven |
| Hoofdklasse (4) | SC Feyenoord am. | VV Montfoort | VV Staphorst | |
| Tweede Klasse (6) | DESO | VV Internos | NVC | GVV Unitas |
| Derde Klasse (7) | VV Sittard | | | |

Teams marked green are still active in the tournament.

## Calendar

The calendar for the 2012–13 KNVB Cup is as follows.

| Rounds | Date |
| - | - |
| First round | 22 August 2012 |
| Second round | 25, 26 or 27 September 2012 |
| Third round | 30, 31 October 2012 or 1 November 2012 |
| Fourth round | 18, 19 or 20 December 2012 |
| Quarter-finals | 29, 30 or 31 January 2013 |
| Semi-finals | 26, 27 or 28 February 2013 |
| Final | 9 May 2013 |

## First round

56 amateur clubs competed in this stage of the competition for a place in the Second Round. These matches took place on 21 and 22 August 2012.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| IJsselmeervogels (3) | 6−2 | Argon (4) |
| Excelsior '31 (3) | 2−3 (a.e.t.) | FC Lienden (3) |
| Rijnsburgse Boys (3) | 2−1 | HSC '21 (3) |
| VV Kloetinge (4) | 3−1 | EVV (3) |
| VV De Zouaven (4) | 3−2 | DETO (3) |
| HBS Craeyenhout (3) | 3−2 | HHC Hardenberg (3) |
| Capelle (3) | 3−0 | GVV Unitas (6) |
| VV Noordwijk (3) | 4−1 | VV Sittard (7) |
| Hoogeveen (4) | 1−3 | DESO (6) |
| VV UNA (4) | 3−4 (a.e.t.) | SVV Scheveningen (3) |
| Chabab (3) | 1−2 | RVVH (4) |
| VV Staphorst (4) | 5−1 | Haaglandia (3) |
| Sparta Nijkerk (4) | 3−1 | WKE Emmen (3) |
| Kozakken Boys (3) | 5−0 | MVV Alcides (4) |
| SV Spakenburg (3) | 0−4 | Achilles '29 (3) |
| De Treffers (3) | 1−1 (a.e.t.) (5−6 p) | Montfoort (4) |
| SWZ Sneek (3) | 1−1 (a.e.t.) (6−5 p) | Jodan Boys (3) |
| JVC Cuijk (3) | 3−3 (a.e.t.) (5−4 p) | Barendrecht (3) |
| XerxesDZB (4) | 3−0 | NVC (6) |
| DVS '33 (4) | 0−1 | AFC (3) |
| Lisse (3) | 4−2 (a.e.t.) | RKHVV (4) |
| Gemert (3) | 2−1 | VVSB (3) |
| SC Feyenoord am. (4) | 0−2 (a.e.t.) | HVV Hollandia (3) |
| ADO '20 (3) | 3−2 (a.e.t.) | Katwijk (3) |
| GVVV (3) | 4−0 | RKSV Groene Ster (4) |
| VVOG (4) | 3−3 (a.e.t.) (4−2 p) | RKSV Leonidas (4) |
| VV Internos (6) | 0−5 | ONS Sneek (4) |
| EHC (4) | 4−1 | Genemuiden (3) |

## Second round

The 28 winners from the First Round entered in this stage of the competition along with the 18 Eerste Divisie clubs and the 18 Eredivisie clubs. These matches took place from 25 to 27 September 2012.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| SVV Scheveningen (3) | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | FC Oss (2) |
| AFC (3) | 0−1 (a.e.t.) | FC Den Bosch (2) |
| Go Ahead Eagles (2) | 4−4 (4–3 p) | VVV-Venlo (1) |
| Sparta (2) | 3–2 | AGOVV Apeldoorn (2) |
| Sparta Nijkerk (4) | 2−3 | De Graafschap (2) |
| JVC Cuijk (3) | 2−4 (a.e.t.) | FC Eindhoven (2) |
| HVV Hollandia (3) | 1−0 | Fortuna Sittard (2) |
| VV Staphorst (4) | 2−0 | Montfoort (4) |
| ADO '20 (3) | 4−1 | Almere City FC (2) |
| VVOG (4) | 0−0 (4–5 p) | FC Emmen (2) |
| Lisse (3) | 0−5 | RKC Waalwijk (1) |
| ONS Sneek (4) | 1−1 (5–4 p) | SBV Excelsior (2) |
| Roda JC (1) | 0−1 (a.e.t.) | PEC Zwolle (1) |
| RVVH (4) | 0−1 | FC Twente (1) |
| Rijnsburgse Boys (3) | 1−0 | FC Volendam (2) |
| VV Kloetinge (4) | 0−4 | Telstar (2) |
| DESO (6) | 1−5 | SC Cambuur (2) |
| NEC (1) | 2−3 (a.e.t.) | Feyenoord (1) |
| VV Gemert (3) | 0−3 | Vitesse Arnhem (1) |
| Kozakken Boys (3) | 0−4 | SC Heerenveen (1) |
| SWZ Sneek (3) | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | VV Noordwijk (3) |
| Willem II (1) | 0−2 | FC Dordrecht (2) |
| IJsselmeervogels (3) | 0−2 | ADO Den Haag (1) |
| XerxesDZB (3) | 3−3 (6–5 p) | Helmond Sport (2) |
| GVVV (3) | 1−2 | FC Groningen (1) |
| FC Lienden (3) | 0−4 | Heracles Almelo (1) |
| MVV Maastricht (2) | 1−3 | NAC Breda (1) |
| Capelle (3) | 3−4 (a.e.t.) | HBS Craeyenhout (3) |
| FC Utrecht (1) | 0−3 | Ajax (1) |
| Achilles '29 (3) | 2−3 | PSV Eindhoven (1) |
| VV De Zouaven (4) | 0−1 | EHC (4) |
| AZ (1) | 4−1 | SC Veendam (2) |

## Third round

These matches took place from 30 October to 1 November 2012.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| FC Twente (1) | 1–2 | FC Den Bosch (2) |
| Vitesse Arnhem (1) | 4–0 | VV Staphorst (4) |
| SWZ Sneek (3) | 1–4 | AZ (1) |
| XerxesDZB (4) | 0–4 | Feyenoord (1) |
| ONS Sneek (4) | 0–2 | Ajax (1) |
| SC Heerenveen (1) | 1–0 | HVV Hollandia (3) |
| PSV Eindhoven (1) | 3–1 | EHC (4) |
| RKC Waalwijk (1) | 2–4 | PEC Zwolle (1) |
| ADO '20 (3) | 6–1 | FC Eindhoven (2) |
| SC Cambuur (2) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Telstar (2) |
| De Graafschap (2) | 0–3 | Go Ahead Eagles (2) |
| FC Dordrecht (2) | 2–1 | SVV Scheveningen (3) |
| FC Groningen (1) | 1–0 | ADO Den Haag (1) |
| Rijnsburgse Boys (3) | 0–0 (7–6 p) | FC Emmen (2) |
| Heracles Almelo (1) | 2–0 | Sparta (2) |
| NAC Breda (1) | 1–1 (5–3 p) | HBS Craeyenhout (3) |

## Fourth round

These matches took place from 18 to 20 December 2012.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Vitesse Arnhem (1) | 10–1 | ADO '20 (3) |
| FC Dordrecht (2) | 2–4 | AZ (1) |
| FC Den Bosch (2) | 1–0 | SC Cambuur (2) |
| FC Groningen (1) | 0–3 | Ajax (1) |
| Go Ahead Eagles (2) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | PEC Zwolle (1) |
| SC Heerenveen (1) | 2–2 (6–7 p) | Feyenoord (1) |
| NAC Breda (1) | 1–3 | Heracles Almelo (1) |
| Rijnsburgse Boys (3) | 0–4 | PSV Eindhoven (1) |

## Quarter-finals

These matches will take place from 29 to 31 January 2013.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Vitesse Arnhem (1) | 0–4 | Ajax (1) |
| PSV Eindhoven (1) | 2–1 | Feyenoord (1) |
| FC Den Bosch (2) | 0–5 | AZ (1) |
| PEC Zwolle (1) | 3–2 | Heracles Almelo (1) |

## Participants per round

The number of participants per league per round was as follows:

| League | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eredivisie (1) | (bye) | 18 (28%) | 13 (41%) | 10 (63%) | 7 (87%) | 4 (100%) | 2 (100%) | 1 (100%) |
| Eerste divisie (2) | (bye) | 18 (28%) | 09 (28%) | 04 (25%) | 1 (13%) | 0 (000%) | 0 (000%) | 0 (000%) |
| Topklasse (3) | 32 (57%) | 17 (27%) | 06 (19%) | 02 (13%) | 0 (00%) | 0 (00%) | 0 (00%) | 0 (00%) |
| Hoofdklasse (4) | 19 (34%) | 10 (16%) | 04 (13%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) |
| Eerste klasse (5) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) |
| Tweede Klasse (6) | 04 (07%) | 01 (02%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) |
| Derde Klasse (7) | 01 (02%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) | 00 (00%) |
| Total | 56 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
