like many national cup competitions, the name of the tournament has changed with sponsorship. from 1995, the competition went from being the knvb cup tournament to being known as the amstel cup after the then sponsor amstel. on 16 august 2005, the name was changed to the gatorade cup after the drinks company gatorade. in 2006, the name returned to being the knvb cup tournament with gatorade remaining as the principal sponsor.