The 2012 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between PSV Eindhoven and Heracles Almelo that took place on 8 April 2012 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2011–12 KNVB Cup competition and the 94th Dutch Cup final.[1]

2012 KNVB Cup final
Event2011–12 KNVB Cup
Date8 April 2012
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
RefereePol van Boekel
Attendance50,000
2011
2013

PSV Eindhoven beat Heracles Almelo 3–0 and won their 9th and most recent KNVB Cup trophy.[2]

This match was also Heracles Almelo's first and only appearance in a KNVB Cup final in their club's entire history.[3]

Route to the final

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PSV Eindhoven Round Heracles Almelo
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
0–8 (A)
Second round
0–1 (A)
3–0 (H)
Third round
4–0 (H)
1–2 (a.e.t.) (A)
Fourth round
4–0 (H)
3–2 (H)
Quarter-finals
3–0 (H)
1–3 (A)
Semi-finals
2–4 (a.e.t.) (A)

Match

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Details

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PSV Eindhoven3–0Heracles Almelo
Report
Attendance: 50,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PSV Eindhoven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Heracles Almelo


GK 21   Przemysław Tytoń
CB 4   Marcelo
CB 3   Wilfred Bouma
LB 5   Erik Pieters
RB 13   Atiba Hutchinson
CM 6   Kevin Strootman
CM 20   Zakaria Labyad   75'
AM 7   Ola Toivonen (c)
LW 14   Dries Mertens   86'
RW 10   Georginio Wijnaldum
CF 17   Jeremain Lens   80'
Substitutes:
RB 2   Stanislav Manolev
RB 8   Orlando Engelaar   75'
LW 9   Tim Matavž   80'
CB 18   Timothy Derijck
CF 19   Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
CF 22   Memphis Depay   86'
GK 33   Khalid Sinouh
Manager:
  Phillip Cocu
GK 22   Remko Pasveer
CB 4   Antoine van der Linden (c)
CB 14   Ben Riestra
LB 5   Mark Looms
RB 2   Tim Breukers
DM 17   Kwame Quansah
DM 7   Lerin Duarte   66'
AM 23   Willie Overtoom   71'
CM 11   Everton
RW 21   Darl Douglas   66'
CF 19   Samuel Armenteros
Substitutes:
LB 5   Jason Davidson
RW 10   Marko Vejinović   66'
RW 15   Ninos Gouriye   71'
DM 20   Thomas Bruns   66'
GK 26   Dennis Telgenkamp
CB 32   Mike te Wierik
CM 27   Luís Pedro
Manager:
  Peter Bosz

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

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  1. ^ "KNVB bekerfinale: opstelling PSV". PSV.nl (in Dutch). 8 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Cocu's PSV seal Dutch Cup success". UEFA.com. 8 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Historie". Heracles.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2019.