1985–86 KNVB Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 64 |
| Defending champions | FC Utrecht |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ajax |
| Runner-up | RBC |
The KNVB Cup 1985–86 started on October 9, 1985. It was held for the 68th time. The final was held on May 28, 1986 at Stadion Feijenoord in Rotterdam, with Ajax beating RBC 3–0.
Teams
- All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1985-86
- All 19 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1985-86
- 27 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
First round
| October 9, 12, 13 and 30, 1985 | |||
| Ajax E | 3–0 | Sparta E | |
| ASWH A | 2–1 | FC Emmen 1 | |
| AVW'66A | 1–3 | NEC E | |
| De BatavenA | 0–2 | VVOG A | |
| DETOA | 2–8 | HFC Haarlem E | |
| DHCA | 0–1 | FC Twente E | |
| VV Drachten A | 1–6 | FC Volendam 1 | |
| HFC EDO A | 3–3 | Kozakken BoysA | |
| EHC Hoensbroek A | 2–7 | NAC 1 | |
| FC Eindhoven 1 | 0–1 | RBC 1 | |
| Excelsior E | 1–3 | FC Den Haag 1 | |
| FC Groningen E | 5–1 | FC Den Bosch E | |
| FC Utrecht E | 3–1 | Helmond Sport 1 | |
| Feyenoord E | 4–0 | MVV E | |
| Fortuna Sittard E | 3–0 | FC Wageningen 1 | |
| Go Ahead Eagles E | 1–1 | SC Veendam 1 | |
| GVVV A | 3–1 | HSV HoekA | |
| SV Marken A | 3–1 | VV Rheden A | |
| VV Oostkapelle A | 3–2 | BSV Limburgia A | |
| VV Papendrecht A | 2–1 | DWV Amsterdam A | |
| RCH Heemstede A | 3–2 | Willem II 1 | |
| ROHDA Raalte A | 4–1 | Spijkenisse A | |
| Rood Wit St.Willebrord A | 0–2 | SC Heracles E | |
| SC Cambuur 1 | 1–2 | DS '79 1 | |
| Sportclub Enschede A | 1–1 | sc Heerenveen 1 | |
| SVV 1 | 3–2 | Roda JC E | |
| Telstar 1 | 1–0 | RKC 1 | |
| SV Urk A | 1–4 | AZ'67 E | |
| Vitesse 1 | 0–3 | PSV E | |
| RKVV Voerendaal A | 0–0 | De Graafschap 1 | |
| VVV E | 0–5 | PEC Zwolle 1 | |
| Wilhelmina'08A | 0–1 | SV Spakenburg A |
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Replays
| October 30 and November 2, 1985 | |||
| De Graafschap | 4–1 | RKVV Voerendaal | |
| Kozakken Boys | (p) 0-0 | HFC EDO | |
| sc Heerenveen | 2–1 | Sportclub Enschede | |
| SC Veendam | (p) 0-0 | Go Ahead Eagles |
Second round
| November 23 and 24, 1985 March 11 and February 9, 1986 | |||
| AZ'67 | 0–0 | FC Groningen | |
| FC Twente | 2–3 | NEC | |
| FC Utrecht | 0–4 | Ajax | |
| Feyenoord | 4–1 | PSV | |
| Fortuna Sittard | 3–0 | ASWH Hendrik I.Ambacht | |
| Kozakken Boys Werkendam | 0–2 | PEC Zwolle | |
| SV Marken | 3–1 | SC Heracles | |
| NAC Breda | 2–0 | SVV | |
| VV Oostkapelle | 2–2 | Telstar | |
| RBC | 3–2 | DS '79 | |
| ROHDA Raalte | 1–0 | GVVV Veenendaal | |
| sc Heerenveen | 1–1 | RCH Heemstede | |
| SC Veendam | 1–1 | De Graafschap | |
| SV Spakenburg | 1–1 | FC Den Haag | |
| FC Volendam | 0–2 | VV Papendrecht | |
| VVOG Harderwijk | 2–2 | HFC Haarlem |
Replays
| December 18, 1985 January 18, February 8 and 9, 1986 | |||
| FC Den Haag | 2–0 | SV Spakenburg | |
| FC Groningen | 2–0 (aet) | AZ'67 | |
| De Graafschap | 2–1 | SC Veendam | |
| HFC Haarlem | 4–1 | VVOG Harderwijk | |
| RCH Heemstede | 2–1 (aet) | sc Heerenveen | |
| Telstar | 2–0 | VV Oostkapelle |
Third round
| March 8, 18 and 19, 1986 | |||
| FC Den Haag | 4–2 | NAC Breda | |
| FC Groningen | 3–0 | VV Papendrecht | |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2–1 | Feyenoord | |
| HFC Haarlem | 0–0 | PEC Zwolle | |
| NEC | 1–0 | De Graafschap | |
| RBC | 1–1 | Telstar | |
| RCH Heemstede | 1–3 | Ajax | |
| ROHDA Raalte | 1–3 | SV Marken |
Replays
| April 9, 1986 | |||
| PEC Zwolle | 0–1 | HFC Haarlem | |
| Telstar | 0–0 (p) | RBC |
From quarterfinals to final
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 March | ||||||||||
| NEC | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 May | ||||||||||
| Fortuna Sittard | 1 | |||||||||
| NEC | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 March | ||||||||||
| Ajax | 3 | |||||||||
| Ajax | 1 | |||||||||
| 28 May | ||||||||||
| FC Groningen | 0 | |||||||||
| Ajax | 3 | |||||||||
| 22 March | ||||||||||
| RBC | 0 | |||||||||
| HFC Haarlem | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 May | ||||||||||
| RBC | 1 | |||||||||
| RBC | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 March | ||||||||||
| FC Den Haag | 1 | |||||||||
| SV Marken | 0 | |||||||||
| FC Den Haag | 1 | |||||||||
Details of the Final
| Ajax | 3–0 | RBC |
| Bosman '46 Silooy 67' Bosman 80' |
May 28, 1986 Amsterdam |
Ajax would play in the Cup Winners' Cup.