2015–16 KNVB Cup

The 2015–16 KNVB Cup is the 98th season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The winner qualifies for the group stage of the Europa League the following season and the Johan Cruyff Shield, the Dutch Supercup match between the Cup winner and the champions of the Eredivisie.

2015–16 KNVB Cup

Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Teams	85
Final positions
Champions	Feyenoord (12th title)
Runner-up	FC Utrecht
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Patrick Gerritsen (5 goals)
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Qualification

Teams qualified for the Cup through the following: (reserve teams are excluded)

Competition (tiers and how they qualified)	Number of teams	Round in which they enter
Eredivisie, Eerste Divisie (1, 2)	35	Second round
Topklasse (3, champions and winners of period titles of the 2014–15 Topklasse)	10
Topklasse (remaining teams of the 2015–16 Topklasse)	16	First round
KNVB District Cups (15 from tier 4, 4 from tier 5, 2 from tier 6 and 3 from tier 7, the semi-finalists of the 2014–15 KNVB District Cups)	24

Calendar

The calendar is as follows:

Round	Draw date (location of the draw)	Date
First round	1 July 2015 (at the KNVB headquarters in Zeist)	26 August 2015
Second round		22–24 September 2015
Third round	24 September 2015 (at De Kuip, Rotterdam)	27–29 October 2015
Round of 16	29 October 2015 (at the Rabobank IJmond Stadion, Velsen-Zuid)	15–17 December 2015
Quarter-finals	17 December 2015 (at De Kuip, Rotterdam)	2–4 February 2016
Semi-finals	4 February 2016 (at the Philips Stadion, Eindhoven)	2 and 3 March 2016
Final		24 April 2016

Source: Royal Dutch Football Association^[1]

First round

Only amateur teams compete in this round. Matches were played on 26 August 2015. Due to heavy rainfall four matches were abandoned during the game and finished one week later on 2 September 2015

WKE Emmen (3) v GVVV Veenendaal (3)

	WKE Emmen (3)	3–0	GVVV Veenendaal (3)	Emmen
	Van der Voort   28' (o.g.) Eleveld   42' Görtz   59'			Stadium: Sportpark Grote Geert Attendance: 450 Referee: Martin Pérez

VV Dubbeldam (7) v DOVO (4)

	VV Dubbeldam (7)	1–4	DOVO (4)	Dordrecht
	Van der Weijden   6'		11' Patrick   72' Toonen   75', 77' Raterink	Stadium: Sportpark Schenkeldijk Attendance: 600 Referee: Merlijn Gerritsen

SC Genemuiden (4) v ZVV Zaanlandia (7)

	SC Genemuiden (4)	4–0	ZVV Zaanlandia (7)	Genemuiden
	Martijn Jansen   19'   66' Jasper Bremmer   35' Erik Rotman   77'			Stadium: Sportpark de Wetering Attendance: 750 Referee: Sam Dröge

Ter Leede (4) v LONGA '30 (5)

	Ter Leede (4)	7–3	LONGA '30 (5)	Sassenheim
	Ammerlaan   2'   43'   74' Verplancke   35'   63' Schreurs   38' Van der Kooye   50'		55'   90' Heinsbroek   64' Klein Goldewijk	Stadium: Sportpark De Roodemolen Attendance: 125 Referee: Clay Ruperti

VV Hoogland (5) v Rijnsburgse Boys (3)

	VV Hoogland (5)	0–3	Rijnsburgse Boys (3)	Hoogland
			20' Leonard   59'   66' Vlug	Stadium: Sportpark Langenoord Attendance: 600 Referee: Gino d'Onorio

HSV Hoek (4) v EVV (3)

	HSV Hoek (4)	0–1	EVV (3)	Hoek
			48' Beckers	Stadium: Sportpark Denoek Attendance: 300 Referee: Colin Prooi

HSC '21 (3) v Excelsior Maassluis (3)

	HSC '21 (3)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Excelsior Maassluis (3)	Haaksbergen
	Postma   66'   103'		69' Vink	Stadium: Groot Scholtenhagen Attendance: 422 Referee: Kevin Puts

Blauw Geel '38 (4) v SVV Scheveningen (3)

	Blauw Geel '38 (4)	0–1	SVV Scheveningen (3)	Veghel
			44' Goeman	Stadium: Prins Willem Alexander Sportpark Attendance: 300 Referee: Lorenzo Cairo

FC Lisse (3) v RKSV Halsteren (4)

	FC Lisse (3)	2–1	RKSV Halsteren (4)	Lisse
	Fokkema   12' Buijs   78'		30' Bedaf	Stadium: Sportpark Ter Specke Attendance: 250 Referee: Andy Wiemer

ONS Boso Sneek (3) v VC Vlissingen (4)

	ONS Boso Sneek (3)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	VC Vlissingen (4)	Sneek
	Ramos   19' De Wagt   79'   102'		24' Abdenbi   31' Pinas	Stadium: Zuidersportpark Attendance: 500 Referee: Tom Koekoek

OJC Rosmalen (3) v Sparta Nijkerk (4)

	OJC Rosmalen (3)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Sparta Nijkerk (4)	Rosmalen
	Huijgens   38' De Jong   70'		5'   60' Tervoert	Stadium: Sportpark De Groote Wielen Attendance: 600 Referee: Marcel Roeleveld

SC Feyenoord (amateurs) (6) v UNA (3)

	SC Feyenoord (amateurs) (6)	2–1	UNA (3)	Rotterdam
	Obiku   2'   32'		77' Van de Gevel	Stadium: Sportcomplex Varkenoord Attendance: 300 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

JSV Nieuwegein (5) v HBS (3)

	JSV Nieuwegein (5)	1–3	HBS (3)	Nieuwegein
	Zwezerijnen   11'		2' (o.g.) Wright   7' Samoender   56' Koffeman	Stadium: Sportpark Galecop Attendance: 200 Referee: Derya Serik

TEC (3) v VV Berkum (5)

	TEC (3)	0–1	VV Berkum (5)	Tiel
			48' Bacuna	Stadium: Sportpark De Lok Attendance: 400 Referee: Alex van Kraay

Harkemase Boys (4) v De Treffers (3)

	Harkemase Boys (4)	1–3	De Treffers (3)	Harkema
	Renken   54'		10'   84' Verbeek   90+1' Maertzdorf	Stadium: Sportpark de Bosk Attendance: 800 Referee: Davy Otto

SV Blerick (6) v vv Capelle (3)

	SV Blerick (6)	1–5 (a.e.t.)	vv Capelle (3)	Venlo
	van Liempd   5'		30'   116' Van der Sande   107' Blokland   112'   120' Kleijn	Stadium: Sportpark 't Saorbrook Attendance: 400 Referee: Roy Witlox

IJsselmeervogels (3) v Koninklijke HFC (3)

	IJsselmeervogels (3)	0–1	Koninklijke HFC (3)	Spakenburg
			84' Opoku	Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat Attendance: 600 Referee: Richard Martens

USV Hercules (3) v VV Noordwijk (4)

	USV Hercules (3)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	VV Noordwijk (4)	Utrecht
	Fonfille   33' Van Ojen   111'		11' Borsboom   116' Wendt	Stadium: Sportpark Voordorp Attendance: 500 Referee: Frank van den Elzen

RKSV Groene Ster (4) v ACV (4)

	RKSV Groene Ster (4)	0–2	ACV (4)	Heerlerheide
			45' De Vries   83' Menting	Stadium: Sportpark Pronsebroek Attendance: 300 Referee: Stijn Berben

Excelsior '31 (4) v SCM (7)

	Excelsior '31 (4)	10–2	SCM (7)	Rijssen
	Köse   2'   57' Pot   7'   34'   64' Gerritsen   24'   29'   38'   73' Ten Bolscher   87'		40' Willems   45' Paulissen	Stadium: Sportpark de Koerbelt Attendance: 300 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

RKAVV (4) v VV Staphorst (4)

	RKAVV (4)	0–1	VV Staphorst (4)	Leidschendam
			37' Kroes	Stadium: Sportpark Kastelenring Attendance: 400 Referee: Paul van der Burg

Second round

Winners from the first round compete against all professional clubs.

SVV Scheveningen (3) v Telstar (2)

22 September 2015	SVV Scheveningen (3)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Telstar (2)	Scheveningen
17:00				Stadium: Sportpark Houtrust Attendance: 500 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

vv Capelle (3) v MVV Maastricht (2)

22 September 2015	vv Capelle (3)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	MVV Maastricht (2)	Capelle aan den IJssel
17:00	45' Balrak		13' Labylle	Stadium: Sportpark 't Slot Attendance: 650 Referee: Rob Dieperink

OJC Rosmalen (3) v Sparta Rotterdam (2)

22 September 2015	OJC Rosmalen (3)	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Sparta Rotterdam (2)	Rosmalen
17:00	4' Scholts   56' Geerts   66' (pen.) Chraou		12' Stokkers   20', 75' Verhaar   115' Hiwat	Stadium: Sportpark De Groote Wielen Attendance: 400 Referee: Davy Otto

AFC (3) v FC Emmen (2)

22 September 2015	AFC (3)	2–3	FC Emmen (2)	Amsterdam
17:00	60' Sutorius   87' Jesse		11' Seip   58' Gyasi   78' Streutker	Stadium: Sportpark Goed Genoeg Attendance: 300 Referee: Allard Lindhout

NAC Breda (2) v Heerenveen (1)

22 September 2015	NAC Breda (2)	0–1	Heerenveen (1)	Breda
18:30			83' Veerman	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

DOVO (4) v Willem II (1)

22 September 2015	DOVO (4)	0–3	Willem II (1)	Veenendaal
20:00			26', 72' Haemhouts   88' De Sa	Stadium: Sportpark Het Panhuis Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

ONS Boso Sneek (3) v FC Utrecht (1)

22 September 2015	ONS Boso Sneek (3)	0–2	FC Utrecht (1)	Sneek
20:00			3' Barazite   90' Rubin	Stadium: Zuidersportpark Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Pol Van Boekel

SV Spakenburg (3) v Ter Leede (4)

22 September 2015	SV Spakenburg (3)	3–0	Ter Leede (4)	Spakenburg
20:00	24' Van der Wilt   71' Gouriye   90' Tol			Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tim Wesdorp

ACV (4) v Excelsior '31 (4)

22 September 2015	ACV (4)	1–2	Excelsior '31 (4)	Assen
20:00	24' De Jonge Rosa		65' Hempenius   66' Mulkes	Stadium: Marsdijk Attendance: 500 Referee: Christian Mulder

Kozakken Boys (3) v VV Staphorst (4)

22 September 2015	Kozakken Boys (3)	4–2	VV Staphorst (4)	Werkendam
20:00	7' Irilmazbilek   15', 59' Eloisghiri   68' Hammouti		29' Brakke   72' Mijnheer	Stadium: Sportpark de Zwaaier Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

EVV (3) v Almere City FC (2)

22 September 2015	EVV (3)	0–3	Almere City FC (2)	Echt
20:00			25' Kip   70' Braken   89' Boldewijn	Stadium: Sportpark In De Bandert Attendance: 450 Referee: Steven van der Vrande

FC Lienden (3) v FC Volendam (2)

22 September 2015	FC Lienden (3)	1–0	FC Volendam (2)	Lienden
20:00	45' Grot			Stadium: Sportpark de Abdijhof Attendance: 800 Referee: Martin Pérez

VV Noordwijk (4) v NEC (1)

22 September 2015	VV Noordwijk (4)	0–3	NEC (1)	Noordwijk
20:00			35' Santos   54' Ritzmaier   88' Rayhi	Stadium: Sportpark Duinwetering Attendance: 871 Referee: Erwin Blank

SC Genemuiden (4) v ADO Den Haag (1)

22 September 2015	SC Genemuiden (4)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	ADO Den Haag (1)	Genemuiden
20:00	42', 49' Van der Kolk   100' Riemens		18' Gorré   37' Havenaar   120' Marengo	Stadium: Sportpark De Wetering Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Christiaan Bax

SC Feyenoord (amateurs) (6) v FC Dordrecht (2)

22 September 2015	SC Feyenoord (amateurs) (6)	0–2	FC Dordrecht (2)	Rotterdam
20:00			27' Janga   42' Chacón	Stadium: Sportcomplex Valkenoord Attendance: 800 Referee: Karel van den Heuvel

FC Lisse (3) v HHC Hardenberg (3)

22 September 2015	FC Lisse (3)	0–4	HHC Hardenberg (3)	Lisse
20:00			31', 87' Hooiveld   60' Werkman   78' Philip Ties	Stadium: Sportpark Ter Specke Attendance: 400 Referee: Sander de Brito Roque

PSV (1) v SC Cambuur (1)

22 September 2015	PSV (1)	3–2	SC Cambuur (1)	Eindhoven
20:45	16' Locadia   43' (o.g.) Heerings   78' (pen.) De Jong		66', 69' (pen.) Ogbeche	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Dennis Higler

Koninklijke HFC (3) v FC Eindhoven (2)

23 September 2015	Koninklijke HFC (3)	3–2	FC Eindhoven (2)	Haarlem
16:00	52' Tamerus   60' El Yaakoubi   63' Van den Ban		36' Massop   76' Vink	Stadium: Complex Spanjaardslaan Referee: Van Herk

HSC '21 (3) v Go Ahead Eagles (2)

23 September 2015	HSC '21 (3)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (9–10 p)	Go Ahead Eagles (2)	Haaksbergen
17:00	52' Ter Hogt   66' Grondman		62' David   78' Teijsse	Stadium: Groot Scholtenhagen Referee: Björn Kuipers

Rijnsburgse Boys (3) v VVSB (3)

23 September 2015	Rijnsburgse Boys (3)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	VVSB (3)	Rijnsburg
17:00	10' Wijks   90+2' Hessing   110' Ignacio		52', 67' Van Niel   99' Van der Slot	Stadium: Sportpark Middelmors Referee: Laurens Gerrets

HBS (3) v FC Oss (2)

23 September 2015	HBS (3)	4–1	FC Oss (2)	The Hague
17:00	14', 49' De Geer   28' Westdijk   79' Six		25' Bakx	Stadium: Sportpark Craeyenhout Referee: Martin Van Den Kerkhof

FC Groningen (1) v FC Twente (1)

23 September 2015	FC Groningen (1)	2–1	FC Twente (1)	Groningen
18:30	53' Linssen   60' Maduro		21' Ter Avest	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 13,605 Referee: Kevin Blom

AZ (1) v VVV Venlo (2)

23 September 2015	AZ (1)	6–1	VVV Venlo (2)	Alkmaar
20:00	8' Van der Linden   37' Tanković   70' Mühren   78', 80', 82' Henriksen		69' Van Crooy	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 7,188 Referee: Richard Liesveld

Heracles Almelo (1) v Vitesse (1)

23 September 2015	Heracles Almelo (1)	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Vitesse (1)	Almelo
20:00	90+4' Gosens   94' (pen.) Tannane   104' Gladon   114' Weghorst		17' Oliynyk	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 10,587 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Fortuna Sittard (2) v Achilles '29 (2)

23 September 2015	Fortuna Sittard (2)	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Achilles '29 (2)	Sittard
20:00	39' Hutten		10' Hielke Penterman   94' Sürmeli   108' Boogers	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 1,130 Referee: Higler

VV Berkum (5) v JVC Cuijk (3)

23 September 2015	VV Berkum (5)	4–4 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	JVC Cuijk (3)	Zwolle
20:00	38' Wellenberg   65' Bacuna   101' Kok   115' Van der Meulen		53', 112', 118' Zaimi   85' Eind	Stadium: Sportpark de Vegtlust Referee: Joey Kooij

BVV Barendrecht (3) v Excelsior (1)

23 September 2015	BVV Barendrecht (3)	0–2	Excelsior (1)	Barendrecht
20:00			3' Van Weert   90+1' Van Mieghem	Stadium: Sportpark de Bongerd Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

WKE Emmen (3) v FC Den Bosch (2)

23 September 2015	WKE Emmen (3)	2–5 (a.e.t.)	FC Den Bosch (2)	Emmen
20:00	36', 66' Albertus		11', 65', 100' Jordy Thomassen   104' Havar   106' Boddaert	Stadium: Sportpark Grote Geert Referee: Siemen Mulder

De Treffers (3) v Roda JC (1)

23 September 2015	De Treffers (3)	0–3	Roda JC (1)	Groesbeek
20:00			40' Faik   55' Jurić   79' Van Hyfte	Stadium: Sportpark Zuid Referee: Ed Janssen

Ajax (1) v De Graafschap (1)

23 September 2015	Ajax (1)	2–0	De Graafschap (1)	Amsterdam
20:45	41' Fischer   85' Heitinga			Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 24,738 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

RKC Waalwijk (2) v Helmond Sport (2)

24 September 2015	RKC Waalwijk (2)	1–2	Helmond Sport (2)	Waalwijk
18:30	Cicilia   37'		De Reuver   45' Van de Sande   83'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Richard Martens

Feyenoord (1) v PEC Zwolle (1)

24 September 2015	Feyenoord (1)	3–0	PEC Zwolle (1)	Rotterdam
20:45	Marcellis   19' (o.g.) Kuyt   60', 69'			Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Third round

The 32 winners from the previous round progress to this stage.

PSV (1) v SC Genemuiden (4)

27 October 2015	PSV (1)	6–0	SC Genemuiden (4)	Eindhoven
18:30	De Jong   8' Pereiro   61', 63', 86' Pröpper   65' Moreno   68'			Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Heracles Almelo (1) v Koninklijke HFC (3)

27 October 2015	Heracles Almelo (1)	3–1	Koninklijke HFC (3)	Almelo
20:00	Gladon   18' Breukers   61' Bel Hassani   83'		26' Den Hartigh	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 8,011 Referee: Edwin de Graaf

Almere City FC (2) v FC Den Bosch (2)

27 October 2015	Almere City FC (2)	0–3	FC Den Bosch (2)	Almere
20:00			6' Zeldenrust   54' Pozder   90' Esajas	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 1,276 Referee: Christiaan Bax

VV Berkum (5) v HHC Hardenberg (3)

27 October 2015	VV Berkum (5)	0–3	HHC Hardenberg (3)	Zwolle
20:00			29', 52' Van der Leij   43' Krohne	Stadium: Sportpark De Vegtlust Attendance: 600 Referee: Ed Janssen

Achilles '29 (2) v SV Spakenburg (3)

27 October 2015	Achilles '29 (2)	2–1	SV Spakenburg (3)	Groesbeek
20:00	Dingil   16' Van Straaten   68'		90' Van den Meiracker	Stadium: Sportpark De Heikant Attendance: 1,913 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

FC Dordrecht (2) v vv Capelle (3)

27 October 2015	FC Dordrecht (2)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	vv Capelle (3)	Dordrecht
20:00			112' Pattinama	Stadium: GN Bouw Stadion Attendance: 2,243 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

VVSB (3) v FC Emmen (2)

27 October 2015	VVSB (3)	3–1	FC Emmen (2)	Katwijk
20:00	Ruigrok   13' Van Niel   59' Bekooij   87'		63' Mannes	Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Zuid Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Christian Mulder

Go Ahead Eagles (2) v Willem II (1)

27 October 2015	Go Ahead Eagles (2)	0–2	Willem II (1)	Deventer
20:45			66', 72' Zivkovic	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 1,278 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

HBS (3) v Kozakken Boys (3)

28 October 2015	HBS (3)	1–2	Kozakken Boys (3)	The Hague
18:30	Westdijk   5'		16' Bot   36' Grot	Stadium: Sportpark Craeyenhout Attendance: 800 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Feyenoord (1) v Ajax (1)

28 October 2015	Feyenoord (1)	1–0	Ajax (1)	Rotterdam
19:45	Veltman   90+5' (o.g.)			Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Pol van Boekel

FC Lienden (3) v Roda JC (1)

28 October 2015	FC Lienden (3)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Roda JC (1)	Lienden
20:00	Broekhof   81'		84' Van Hyfte	Stadium: Sportpark de Abdijhof Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Karel van den Heuvel

Excelsior '31 (4) v Excelsior (1)

28 October 2015	Excelsior '31 (4)	4–3	Excelsior (1)	Rijssen
20:00	Köse   24' Patrick Gerritsen   30', 60' Ezafzafi   88'		7', 10', 64' Van Weert	Stadium: Sportpark De Koerbelt Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Björn Kuipers

FC Utrecht (1) v FC Groningen (1)

28 October 2015	FC Utrecht (1)	5–3 (a.e.t.)	FC Groningen (1)	Utrecht
20:45	Ramselaar   1' Diemers   55' Ayoub   80' Barazite   97' Peterson   100'		34' De Leeuw   47' Linssen   82' Drost	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 14,503 Referee: Richard Liesveld

NEC (1) v Sparta Rotterdam (2)

29 October 2015	NEC (1)	4–0	Sparta Rotterdam (2)	Nijmegen
18:30	Breinburg   4', 22' Foor   54' Santos   89'			Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Attendance: 6,003 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

Heerenveen (1) v Helmond Sport (2)

29 October 2015	Heerenveen (1)	1–0	Helmond Sport (2)	Heerenveen
20:00	Veerman   45'			Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 11,515 Referee: Siemen Mulder

Telstar (2) v AZ (1)

29 October 2015	Telstar (2)	0–1	AZ (1)	Velsen
20:45			68' Van Overeem	Stadium: TATA Steel Stadion Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Dennis Higler

Fourth round

The 16 winners from the previous round progress to this stage.

HHC Hardenberg (3) v NEC (1)

15 December 2015	HHC Hardenberg (3)	2–0	NEC (1)	Hardenberg
18:30	Kobussen   48' Krohne   78'			Stadium: Sportpark De Boshoek Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Excelsior '31 (4) v FC Den Bosch (2)

15 December 2015	Excelsior '31 (4)	1–3	FC Den Bosch (2)	Rijssen
20:00	Vosskuhler   37'		Slivka   10' Zeldenrust   59' (pen.) Bodaert   75'	Stadium: Sportpark De Koerbelt Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Roda JC (1) v Heerenveen (1)

15 December 2015	Roda JC (1)	3–1	Heerenveen (1)	Kerkrade
20:45	Jurić   18', 26' (pen.) Ngombo   89'		Van Peppen   66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 7,258 Referee: Kevin Blom

Achilles '29 (2) v FC Utrecht (1)

16 December 2015	Achilles '29 (2)	0–5	FC Utrecht (1)	Groesbeek
18:30			Haller   5', 48', 50' Barazite   8' Joosten   64'	Stadium: Sportpark De Heikant Referee: Dennis Higler

Kozakken Boys (3) v AZ (1)

16 December 2015	Kozakken Boys (3)	1–3	AZ (1)	Werkendam
19:45	Jongeneel   72'		Gouweleeuw   41' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Mühren   88'	Stadium: Sportpark De Zwaaier Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Siemen Mulder

vv Capelle (3) v VVSB (3)

16 December 2015	vv Capelle (3)	2–3	VVSB (3)	Rotterdam
20:00	van der Sande   33' Balrak   89'		Jozic   49' Parami   70' Serbony   78'	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Christiaan Bax

Heracles Almelo (1) v PSV Eindhoven (1)

16 December 2015	Heracles Almelo (1)	2–3	PSV Eindhoven (1)	Almelo
20:00	Bel Hassani   18' Tannane   50'		Locadia   36', 90+1' Castro   69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 7,874 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Feyenoord (1) v Willem II (1)

17 December 2015	Feyenoord (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Willem II (1)	Rotterdam
20:45	Vilhena   88' Kuyt   119' (pen.)		Andersen   25'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Ed Janssen

Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the previous round progress to this stage.

AZ (1) v HHC Hardenberg (3)

2 February 2016	AZ (1)	1–0	HHC Hardenberg (3)	Alkmaar
20:45	Janssen   9'			Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 7,623 Referee: Pol van Boekel

FC Den Bosch (2) v VVSB (3)

3 February 2016	FC Den Bosch (2)	2–3	VVSB (3)	's-Hertogenbosch
18:30	Carlone   21' Khalouta   31'		Bekooy   82' Van der Slot   83' Parami   87'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 5,266 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Roda JC (1) v Feyenoord (1)

3 February 2016	Roda JC (1)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Feyenoord (1)	Kerkrade
20:45			Botteghin   105'	Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 12,595 Referee: Ed Janssen

PSV (1) v FC Utrecht (1)

4 February 2016	PSV (1)	1–3	FC Utrecht (1)	Eindhoven
20:45	Leeuwin   74' (o.g.)		Ramselaar   32', 58' Haller   41'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Richard Liesveld

Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the previous round progress to this stage.

FC Utrecht (1) v VVSB (3)

2 March 2016	FC Utrecht (1)	3–0	VVSB (3)	Utrecht
20:45	Van der Slot   73' (o.g.) Haller   75' Joosten   90+1'			Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 23,750 Referee: Dennis Higler

Feyenoord (1) v AZ (1)

3 March 2016	Feyenoord (1)	3–1	AZ (1)	Rotterdam
20:45	Henriksen   15' (o.g.) Kramer   78' Kuyt   85' (pen.)		Henriksen   46'	Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Final

Main article: 2016 KNVB Cup Final

The 2 winners from the previous round progress to the final. The winner of the semi-final match between Feyenoord and AZ is marked as the 'home' team in the final, as that was the first match to be drawn at the draw for the semi-finals.

24 April 2016

18:00

Feyenoord	2–1	FC Utrecht
Kramer   42' Bednarek   75' (o.g.)		Leeuwin   51'

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 45,592

References

1. [Schedule professional football 2015–16 season Eredivisie/Jupiler League] (PDF) (in Dutch). Zeist: Royal Dutch Football Association. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 28 June 2015.