2017 KNVB Cup final
# 2017 KNVB Cup final

The 2017 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between Vitesse and AZ on 30 April 2017 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2016–17 KNVB Cup competition and the 99th Dutch Cup Final. Vitesse beat AZ 2–0 to secure their first KNVB Cup trophy and win even their first silverware in their 125-year history.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel was Vitesse's hero of the game as he scored both goals in the final 10 minutes of the match.

## Route to the final

| AZ | AZ | Round | Vitesse | Vitesse |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | | Opponent | Result |
| FC Lienden | 4–1 (A) | Second round | De Dijk | 7–2 (A) |
| Emmen | 1–0 (H) | Third round | RKC | 4–1 (H) |
| ASWH | 2–0 (H) | Round of 16 | De Jodan Boys | 4–0 (H) |
| Heerenveen | 1–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Feyenoord | 2–0 (H) |
| SC Cambuur | 0–0 (3–2 on pens) (H) | Semi-finals | Sparta | 2–1 (A) |

## Match

### Details

| AZ | Vitesse |
| - | - |
| GK | 24 | Tim Krul |
| RB | 17 | Jonas Svensson |
| CB | 3 | Rens van Eijden | | 83' |
| CB | 4 | Ron Vlaar (c) |
| LB | 5 | Ridgeciano Haps |
| CM | 30 | Stijn Wuytens |
| CM | 23 | Derrick Luckassen | 77' |
| AM | 8 | Joris van Overeem | | 67' |
| RW | 7 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh |
| LW | 19 | Dabney dos Santos | | 79' |
| ST | 9 | Wout Weghorst |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Sergio Rochet |
| DF | 12 | Pantelis Hatzidiakos |
| DF | 2 | Mattias Johansson |
| DF | 22 | Thomas Ouwejan |
| MF | 18 | Iliass Bel Hassani | | 79' |
| MF | 6 | Ben Rienstra |
| MF | 20 | Mats Seuntjens | | 67' |
| FW | 28 | Fred Friday | | 83' |
| FW | 29 | Levi Garcia | |
| FW | 11 | Muamer Tankovic | |
| Manager: ||
| John van den Brom ||
| GK | 1 | Eloy Room |
| RB | 5 | Kelvin Leerdam | | 88' |
| CB | 19 | Matt Miazga |
| CB | 37 | Guram Kashia (c) |
| LB | 6 | Arnold Kruiswijk |
| CM | 18 | Marvelous Nakamba |
| CM | 34 | Lewis Baker |
| AM | 25 | Navarone Foor | | 90+1' |
| RW | 7 | Milot Rashica |
| CF | 13 | Ricky van Wolfswinkel | 77' |
| LW | 11 | Nathan | | 73' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 24 | Jeroen Houwen |
| GK | 23 | Michael Tørnes |
| DF | 28 | Alexander Büttner |
| DF | 17 | Kevin Diks | | 88' |
| DF | 43 | Lassana Faye |
| DF | 3 | Maikel van der Werff | | 90+1' |
| MF | 8 | Mukhtar Ali |
| MF | 30 | Arshak Koryan |
| FW | 10 | Adnane Tighadouini | | 73' |
| FW | 9 | Yuning Zhang |
| FW | 16 | Mitchell van Bergen |
| Manager: ||
| Henk Fräser ||

* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
* Maximum of three substitutions.
