The first edition of the

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was held on 18 August 1996 at the

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. Although this was the seventh Dutch Supercup match to be played, it was the first one held under the Johan Cruyff Shield title (), with former editions being played under the name Dutch Supercup (). This was also the first Supercup game to be held at the Amsterdam Arena. From this year on each Supercup game would be played there, with each

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final being played at

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. The match was the first competitive game to be played at the Amsterdam Arena, after a friendly match between

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and

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four days earlier. It featured the winners of the 1995–96 Eredivisie champions Ajax, and the winners of the 1995–96 KNVB Cup,

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. The match ended in a 3–0 victory for PSV, with a goal from René Eijkelkamp and two for

Marc Degryse Marc Gabriel Degryse (born 4 September 1965), nicknamed ''Le Lutin d'Ardooie'' ("The Lutin/ Imp of Ardooie") and ''The Little One'',

, making them the first winners of the Johan Cruyff Shield.

Match details

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