KNVB Cup | |
Prev Season: | 2023–24 |
Defending Champions: | Feyenoord |
Num Teams: | 110 |
Year: | 2024–25 |
Dates: | 3 September 2024 – 21 April 2025 |
Venue: | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
Country: | Netherlands |
Caption: | KNVB Cup trophy |
Next Season: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 KNVB Cup, for sponsoring reasons officially called the TOTO KNVB Beker, is the 107th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 110 teams will contest, beginning in September with the first of two preliminary rounds, and ending in April 2024 with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam. The winners will qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League league stage. Feyenoord are the defending champions, having defeated NEC Nijmegen 1–0 in the previous season's final.
Round | Draw | Match Dates[1] [2] | |
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First preliminary round | align=center | 18 July 2024 | 3–4 September 2024 |
Second preliminary round | align=center | 5 September 2024 | 24–25 September 2024 |
First round | align=center | 28 September 2024 | 29–31 October 2024 |
Second round | align=center | 1 November 2024 | 17–19 December 2024 |
Round of 16 | align=center rowspan="4" | TBA | 14–16 January 2025 |
Quarter-finals | 4–6 February 2025 | ||
Semi-finals | 25–26 February 2025 | ||
Final | 21 April 2025 |
The draw for the first round took place on 28 September 2024, with matches being played on 29, 30 and 31 October. Ajax, AZ, Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles, PSV and FC Twente are exempt from this round due to their participation in European football.
The second round consisted of 32 teams; the 26 winners from the first round, as well as the six Eredivisie clubs which automatically advanced to the second round due to their participation in European club competitions. The draw took place on 1 November 2024, with the matches being played on 17, 18 and 19 December 2024.