The 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield was the 25th edition of the
Johan Cruyff Shield
The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footba ...
(
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
: ''Johan Cruijff Schaal''), an annual Dutch football match played between the winners of the previous season's
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is ...
and
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. O ...
. The match was contested by the winners of the
2020–21 Eredivisie
The 2020–21 Eredivisie was the 65th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 12 September 2020 and concluded on 16 May 2021.
On 2 February 2021, the KNVB announced that effective immediately clubs would be ...
and the
2020–21 KNVB Cup on 7 August 2021.
As
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Gree ...
won both the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup, the Eredivisie runners-up,
PSV Eindhoven
Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, wh ...
, participated in the 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield.
The defending champions were Ajax, who won the
2019 Johan Cruyff Shield. The 2020 Johan Cruyff Shield was cancelled as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
The virus reached the Netherlands on 27 February 2020, when its first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Tilburg. It involved a 56-year-old Dutchma ...
.
PSV Eindhoven won the match 4–0 for their record twelfth Johan Cruyff Shield.
It was also the last match for referee
Björn Kuipers.
Match
Details
See also
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2020–21 Eredivisie
The 2020–21 Eredivisie was the 65th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 12 September 2020 and concluded on 16 May 2021.
On 2 February 2021, the KNVB announced that effective immediately clubs would be ...
*
2020–21 KNVB Cup
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AFC Ajax–PSV Eindhoven rivalry
The rivalry between Ajax and PSV , most commonly known as ''De Topper'' is one of the main football rivalries of the Netherlands. It is between Ajax, of Amsterdam and PSV, from Eindhoven and is highly contested. Although not as charged as De Klass ...
References
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Johan Cruyff Shield
AFC Ajax matches
PSV Eindhoven matches
August 2021 sports events in the Netherlands