The 2007–08 KNVB Cup was the 90th edition of the

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national

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annua; knockout tournament for the

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. 87 teams contested, beginning on 25 August 2007 and ending at the final on 27 April 2008 at

Feijenoord Stadion Stadion Feijenoord (), more commonly known by its nickname De Kuip (, the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the Feijenoord district in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same na ...

, in

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unsuccessfully defended its 2007 title in the

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on 16 January 2008 losing to

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, 4–2.

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successfully pursued its 11th Cup title defeating

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. The c ...

, 2–0, at

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Stadion,

. Feyenoord qualified in the

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Teams

* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2007-08 * All 20 participants of the Eerste Divisie 2007-08 * Two youth teams * 47 teams from lower (amateur) leagues, the only teams that entered in the first round (one amateur team entered in the second round)

First round

Only amateur clubs from the

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and below participated in this round. Türkiyemspor were expelled from the cup tournament as a result of financial problems, their opponents VVSB advanced to the second round automatically. ----

Second round

The

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

and

Eerste divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

teams; the two youth teams and one extra amateur team entered the tournament this round. ---- ---- _E Eredivisie; ₁ Eerste Divisie; _A Amateur teams

Third round

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Round of 16

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Quarter finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Feyenoord played in the

References

External links

Results by Ronald Zwiers
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