- KNVB District Cup
The KNVB District Cup ( _nl. Districtsbeker) is a cup competition for amateur football clubs in the
Netherlands . The competition is held in each of the six districts of theRoyal Netherlands Football Association . The winners of the six cup competitions contest theKNVB Amateur Cup . All the semifinalists (24 teams in total) qualify for next year'sKNVB Cup .History
The cup competition, which started in the 1959-1960 season, initially saw a separation between Saturday clubs and Sunday clubs, who played in separate cup competitions. This separation was abolished in 1980; Saturday clubs and Sunday clubs from one district now play for the one cup of that district.
The
reserve team s of professional football clubs played in the District Cup competitions until1997 , when theKNVB Reserve Cup was established.In order to minimize the number of match days, between 2003 and 2006 the final eight teams in the district cups were divided into two groups. They played each other in group matches of 2 halves of 20 minutes, with all group matches played on the same day. The winners of the two groups qualified for the final.
Recent winners
ee also
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KNVB Cup
*KNVB Amateur Cup
*KNVB Reserve Cup
*Football in the Netherlands
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