1984–85 KNVB Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 64 |
| Defending champions | Feyenoord |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Utrecht |
| Runner-up | Helmond Sport |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Hallvar Thoresen (8) |
The 1984-85 KNVB Cup 67th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 46 teams contested, beginning on 20 October 1984 and ending at the final on 6 June 1985.
FC Utrecht beat Helmond Sport 1–0 and won the cup for the first time.
Replays were held if teams were tied after ninety minutes.
Teams
- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1984-85
- All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1984-85
- 28 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
The matches of the first round were played on 20-21 October 1984. The last six matches were played on 17-18 November.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| NAC E | 2–0 | AZ'67 E |
| VV Nieuw Lekkerland A | 3–3 | PEC Zwolle E |
| VV Noordwijk A | 4–2 | SC Veendam 1 |
| Pax Hengelo A | 1–7 | HFC Haarlem E |
| RCH A | 5–3 | Dijka Steenwijk A |
| ROHDA Raalte A | 0–0 | FC Volendam E |
| VV Sliedrecht A | 1–1 | Excelsior E |
| SV Spakenburg A | 1–1 | SC Cambuur 1 |
| De Treffers A | 1–3 | ACV A |
| Vitesse Arnhem 1 | 1–0 | Roda JC E |
| VV DOVO A | 0–5 | Ajax E |
| Kozakken Boys A | 0–2 | FC Den Bosch E |
| NSVV A | 4–2 | NEC 1 |
| Rijnsburgse Boys A | 4–1 | SV De Valleivogels A |
| VV Caesar A | 0–1 | Zwolsche Boys A |
| VV Geldrop/AEK A | 1–2 | Sparta E |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| AFC A | 1–1 | FC Wageningen 1 |
| AFC '34 A | 1–2 | RBC 1 |
| DETO A | 7–0 | RKSV Venlo A |
| VV Drachten A | 1–2 | Feyenoord E |
| FC Eindhoven 1 | 0–5 | Fortuna Sittard E |
| USV Elinkwijk A | 0–5 | PSV E |
| FC Den Haag 1 | 2–1 | SVV 1 |
| FC Twente E | 4–0 | DS '79 1 |
| VV Gilze A | 0–4 | sc Heerenveen 1 (at H'veen) |
| Go Ahead Eagles E | 2–0 | RKC 1 |
| De Graafschap 1 | 2–0 | Willem II 1 |
| 'VV Heerjansdam' A | 3–2 | FC Groningen E |
| Helmond Sport 1 | 2–0 | SC Heracles 1 |
| IJsselmeervogels A | 1–4 | FC VVV 1 |
| TSV Longa A | 1–6 | FC Utrecht E (played at Utrecht) |
| MVV E | 2–1 | Telstar 1 |
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Replays
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Excelsior | 4–0 | VV Sliedrecht |
| PEC Zwolle | 3–1 | VV Nieuw Lekkerland |
| SC Cambuur | 3–1 | SV Spakenburg |
| FC Volendam | 2–0 | ROHDA Raalte |
| FC Wageningen | 3–2 | AFC |
Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 17 and 18, 1984.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| PSV | 11–0 | Rijnsburgse Boys |
| RBC | 1–2 | FC Volendam |
| SC Cambuur | 1–1 | Vitesse Arnhem |
| FC Wageningen | 3–2 | RCH |
| Ajax | 6–0 | VV Heerjansdam (in December 2011) |
| FC Den Bosch | 2–0 | FC VVV (in December 2011) |
| FC Utrecht | 4–0 | Zwolsche Boys (on February 6, 1985) |
| Sparta | 5–1 | NSVV (on February 6, 1985) |
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Den Haag | 0–2 | Helmond Sport |
| FC Twente | 8–0 | De Graafschap |
| Feyenoord | 1–2 | Excelsior |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2–1 | PEC Zwolle |
| HFC Haarlem | 2–0 | ACV |
| sc Heerenveen | 1–3 | Fortuna Sittard |
| MVV | 5–0 | VV Noordwijk |
| NAC | 8–2 | DETO |
Replay
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Vitesse Arnhem | 2–0 | SC Cambuur |
Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on March 13, 1985.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 1–1 | PSV |
| Excelsior | 0–0 | MVV |
| FC Twente | 2–2 | FC Den Bosch |
| FC Utrecht | 2–0 | FC Volendam |
| Fortuna Sittard | 0–3 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| NAC | 1–1 | Helmond Sport |
| Sparta | 2–1 | HFC Haarlem |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 0–1 | FC Wageningen |
Replays
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Den Bosch | 6–3 | FC Twente |
| Helmond Sport | (p) 3-3 | NAC |
| MVV | 2–0 | Excelsior |
| PSV | 2–0 | Ajax |
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on March 27, 1985.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Den Bosch | 1–2 | Helmond Sport |
| MVV | 1–1 | PSV |
| Sparta | 0–2 | FC Utrecht |
| FC Wageningen | 2–0 | Go Ahead Eagles |
Replay
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| PSV | 6–3 | MVV |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on May 7, 1985.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Utrecht | 0–0 | PSV |
| FC Wageningen | 1–1 | Helmond Sport |
Replays
The replays were played on May 21 and 22, 1985.
| Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Helmond Sport | 2–1 | FC Wageningen |
| PSV | 2–2 (p) | FC Utrecht |
Final
| Utrecht | 1–0 | Helmond Sport |
|---|---|---|
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FC Utrecht would play in the Cup Winners' Cup.