KNVB Beker

The KNVB Beker is the Dutch national cup competition organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1898, based on the English FA Cup format.

The KNVB Beker was established in 1898, with the first tournament beginning in the 1898-99 season.

RAP Amsterdam won the first KNVB Beker in 1899, defeating HVV Den Haag 1-0 in extra time.

The KNVB Beker is organized and owned by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB).

The tournament uses a knockout system with teams from the top four tiers of Dutch league football plus semi-finalists from regional district cups competing in single-elimination matches.

The number of games varies by team depending on when they enter and how far they progress through the knockout rounds.

Multiple teams have won the KNVB Beker. AFC Ajax holds the record with 20 titles, followed by Feyenoord with 12 and PSV with 9.

The KNVB Beker is a cup competition; the Eredivisie is the top league tier above it in the league structure.

The KNVB Beker includes teams from the Eerste Divisie, Tweede Divisie, and Derde Divisie below the Eredivisie.

No, the KNVB Beker is a cup competition with knockout format, not a league with relegation.