The 2021–22 KNVB Cup, for sponsoring reasons officially called the TOTO KNVB Beker, was the 104th edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 59 teams contested, beginning in August with the first of two preliminary rounds, and concluded on 17 April 2022 with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam.[1]
24 amateur teams qualified for this stage, with twelve teams receiving a bye to the second preliminary round. The draw for the first preliminary round was performed on 15 July 2020. The draw was conducted by Oskar van Logtestijn, player of vv Hoogland.[3]
The second preliminary round was contested by the six winners from the first preliminary round, the twelve teams which got a bye from the preliminary round, and the clubs from the Tweede Divisie and the amateur clubs which were disqualified from last year's cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The matches were played from 21 September through 23 September 2021.[3] The draw took place on 19 August 2021.[5]
The teams which participated in this round consisted of the 25 amateur teams which won their match in the second qualifying round, all sixteen professional teams from the Eerste Divisie, and thirteen clubs from the Eredivisie. Ajax, AZ, Feyenoord, PSV and Vitesse automatically advanced to the second round due to their participation in the European club competitions. The matches were played on 26, 27 and 28 October 2021.
The matches for the second round were played on 14, 15 and 16 December 2021. The five clubs which were playing in one of the various European club competitions as well as the 27 winners of the first round participated in this round. The draw was performed on 30 October 2021.[6]
The matches for the semi-finals were played on 2 and 3 March 2022. The first part of the draw was performed on 22 January 2022 with the teams playing at home being decided. The second part of the draw was performed on 12 February 2022.[9]
