title: 2013–14 KNVB Cup
text: # 2013–14 KNVB Cup
  
  The 2013–14 KNVB Cup was the 96th season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 28 August 2013 in the first round and concluded with the final on 20 April 2014.
  
  AZ were the defending champions, having won the cup the previous season. The winners qualified for the play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
  
  ## Participants
  
  82 teams participate in the 2013-14 cup. The 18 clubs of the Eredivisie and the 17 clubs of the Eerste divisie (excluding reserve teams) qualified automatically, entering in the second round. Other teams qualify by finishing in the top 12 of the Topklasse or by reaching the semi-finals in a local KNVB Cup, called 'districtsbeker', for clubs from level 3 onwards, in the previous season.
  
  | Division | Clubs | Clubs | Clubs | Clubs |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Eredivisie (1) | ADO Den Haag | Go Ahead Eagles | NEC | Roda JC Kerkrade |
  | Eredivisie (1) | Ajax | FC Groningen | PEC Zwolle | FC Twente |
  | Eredivisie (1) | AZ | SC Heerenveen | PSV | FC Utrecht |
  | Eredivisie (1) | SC Cambuur | Heracles Almelo | RKC Waalwijk | Vitesse Arnhem |
  | Eredivisie (1) | Feyenoord | NAC Breda | | |
  | Eerste Divisie (2) | Achilles '29 | FC Emmen | Helmond Sport | Telstar |
  | Eerste Divisie (2) | Almere City FC | Excelsior | MVV Maastricht | VVV-Venlo |
  | Eerste Divisie (2) | FC Den Bosch | Fortuna Sittard | FC Oss | FC Volendam |
  | Eerste Divisie (2) | FC Dordrecht | De Graafschap | Sparta Rotterdam | Willem II |
  | Eerste Divisie (2) | FC Eindhoven | | | |
  | Topklasse (3) | HHC Hardenberg | EVV | HSC'21 | vv Noordwijk |
  | Topklasse (3) | ADO '20 | Excelsior '31 | IJsselmeervogels | Rijnsburgse Boys |
  | Topklasse (3) | AFC | Be Quick 1887 | FC Lisse | SVV Scheveningen |
  | Topklasse (3) | BVV Barendrecht | GVVV | JVC Cuijk | WKE |
  | Topklasse (3) | vv Capelle | Ter Leede | vv Katwijk | FC Lienden |
  | Topklasse (3) | FC Chabab | HBS | Kozakken Boys | De Treffers |
  | Topklasse (3) | VVSB | | | |
  | Hoofdklasse (4) | SC Genemuiden | ASWH | EHC/Heuts | VV De Zouaven |
  | Hoofdklasse (4) | HVV Hollandia | Harkemase Boys | VV Smitshoek | SV Deurne |
  | Hoofdklasse (4) | DVS '33 | HSV Hoek | RVVH | VV Sneek Wit Zwart |
  | Hoofdklasse (4) | OJC Rosmalen | Rohda Raalte | | |
  | Eerste Klasse (5) | SHO | SVL | JOS Watergraafsmeer | |
  | Tweede Klasse (6) | Wilhelmina '08 | SV DFS | OWIOS | TEC |
  | Vierde Klasse (8) | RKSV Volkel | | | |
  
  ## Calendar
  
  The calendar for the 2013–14 KNVB Cup is as follows.
  
  | Rounds | Date |
  | - | - |
  | First round | 28 August 2013 |
  | Second round | 24, 25 or 26 September 2013 |
  | Third round | 29, 30 or 31 October 2013 |
  | Fourth round | 17, 18 or 19 December 2013 |
  | Quarter-finals | 21, 22 or 23 January 2014 |
  | Semi-finals | 25, 26 or 27 March 2014 |
  | Final | 20 April 2014 |
  
  ## First round
  
  36 amateur clubs competed in this stage of the competition for a place in the second round. These matches took place on 28 August 2013. 11 amateur teams received a bye.
  
  ## Second round
  
  The 18 winners from the first round entered in this stage of the competition along with the 17 Eerste Divisie clubs, the 18 Eredivisie clubs and the 11 amateur club, that received a bye. These matches took place from 24 to 26 September 2013.
  
  ## Third round
  
  These matches took place on 29, 30 and 31 October 2013.
  
  ## Fourth round
  
  These matches took place on 17, 18 and 19 December 2013.
  
  ## Quarter-finals
  
  These matches took place on 21 and 22 January 2014.
  
  