2019 KNVB Cup final

The 2019 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between Eredivisie clubs Willem II and Ajax that took place on 5 May 2019 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2018–19 KNVB Cup, the 101st season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition.

2019 KNVB Cup Final

De Kuip in Rotterdam hosted the final.
Event	2018–19 KNVB Cup
Willem II Ajax 0 4
Date	5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)
Venue	De Kuip, Rotterdam
Referee	Serdar Gözübüyük^[1]
Attendance	45,709
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The winners of this match would compete in the 2019 Johan Cruyff Shield and play in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, assuming they haven't qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. Since Ajax had qualified for the latter, the spot for the winners were reverted to the league.

Route to the final

Further information: 2018–19 KNVB Cup

Willem II		Round	Ajax
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
FC Volendam	2–1 (A)	First round	HVV Te Werve	7–0 (A)
SV Spakenburg	5–0 (H)	Second round	Go Ahead Eagles	3–0 (H)
AFC	3–0 (H)	Round of 16	Roda JC	1–1 (4–2 pen.) (A)
FC Twente	3–2 (A)	Quarter-finals	SC Heerenveen	3–1 (H)
AZ Alkmaar	1–1 (2–1 pen.) (H)	Semi-finals	Feyenoord	3–0 (A)

Match

Details

5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)

18:00 CEST

Willem II	0–4	Ajax
	Report	Blind   38' Huntelaar   39', 67' Kristensen   76'

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 45,709

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Willem II

Ajax

GK 1   Timon Wellenreuther RB 2   Fernando Lewis CB 25   Thomas Meißner CB 4   Jordens Peters (c)   62' LB 3   Freek Heerkens RM 15   Damil Dankerlui   62' CM 26   Renato Tapia CM 8   Pol Llonch   78' LM 5   Diego Palacios CF 9   Alexander Isak CF 10   Vangelis Pavlidis Substitutes: GK 12   Michael Woud GK 28   Luuk Brand DF 24   James McGarry DF 27   Victor van den Bogert MF 14   Daniel Crowley   62' MF 16   Marios Vrousai   62' MF 17   Dries Saddiki MF 20   Karim Coulibaly MF 22   Atakan Akkaynak MF 23   Vurnon Anita Manager:   Adrie Koster

GK 24   André Onana RB 2   Rasmus Nissen Kristensen CB 4   Matthijs de Ligt (c) CB 17   Daley Blind LB 31   Nicolás Tagliafico CM 12   Noussair Mazraoui CM 6   Donny van de Beek CM 21   Frenkie de Jong   79' RW 22   Hakim Ziyech   58' CF 9   Klaas-Jan Huntelaar LW 10   Dušan Tadić   73' Substitutes: GK 26   Kostas Lamprou GK 28   Bruno Varela DF 3   Joël Veltman DF 8   Daley Sinkgraven DF 16   Lisandro Magallán MF 19   Zakaria Labyad   73' MF 20   Lasse Schöne   79' MF 30   Dani de Wit MF 40   Jurgen Ekkelenkamp FW 7   David Neres   58' FW 23   Lassina Traoré FW 25   Kasper Dolberg Manager:   Erik ten Hag

Assistant referees:^[1] Charles Schaap Jan de Vries Fourth official:^[1] Allard Lindhout Video assistant referee:^[1] Pol van Boekel Assistant video assistant referee:^[2] Angelo Boonman

Match rules^[3] 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out (ABBA) if scores still level. Maximum of twelve named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

References

1. "Serdar Gözübüyük fluit finale van de TOTO KNVB Beker" [Serdar Gözübüyük whistles final of the Toto KNVB Cup]. TotoKNVBBeker.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
2. "Bekerfinale onder leiding van Gözübüyük" [Cup final led by Gözübüyük]. tilbo.com (in Dutch). 30 April 2019. from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
3. "Reglement voor het toernooi om de TOTO KNVB Beker seizoen 2018/'19" [Regulations for the tournament of the Toto KNVB Cup 2018–19 season] (PDF). KNVB.de (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 23 July 2018. from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.