The Johan Cruijff Schaal is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after legendary Dutch football player Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national football league (the Eredivisie) and the winner of the national KNVB Cup. In case one team wins both the national league and the national cup, said team will face the runners-up of the national league. The match traditionally opens the Dutch football season in August one week before the Eredivisie starts. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Johan Cruijff Johan Cruijff (born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football trainer/coach and former star player. ... There are several Super Cups: European Super Cup, a trophy for the top European football team Super Cup, an English football tournament held in 1985-86 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Dutch Eredivisie The Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. ... The KNVB Cup is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) since 1899. ...

The trophy

The trophy is a silver plate with a 60 centimeter diameter. It is similar to the trophies received by the champions of the Eredivisie. The engraved text on the trophy is as follows:

• Border, top: "Johan Cruijff Schaal X" (or: "Johan Cruyff trophy X", so Cruijff with 'ij' as opposed to the international spelling using a 'y' and a number in Roman numerals).
• Centre: "KNVB 5-8-2005" (KNVB standing for "Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond" or "Royal Dutch Football Association" followed by the date of the match).
• Border, bottom: "PSV - Ajax" (the squads playing the match, with the champion of the national league named first)

History

Super Cup

The first Super Cup match was played on 25 June 1949. The league champions SVV beat cup winners Quick Nijmegen by two goals to nil. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

It was the first and the last Super Cup match for many decades. The Dutch FA brought the non-tradition back in 1991 under the name PTT Telecom Cup, with the match always being played in stadium De Kuip in Rotterdam. After three years, sponsor PTT Telecom retreated and the name Super Cup was reinstated. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Feijenoord Stadion, nicknamed de Kuip (the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, completed in 1937. ... Rotterdam Location Flag Country The Netherlands Province South Holland Population 604,819 (2005) Coordinates 51° 55 N.; 4° 30 E. Website www. ...

Johan Cruijff Schaal

In 1996 the format was changed to the current set-up. It would be played in the Amsterdam ArenA under the name 'Johan Cruijff Schaal'. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Amsterdam ArenA is a football stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in Amsterdam Zuidoost, near the Bijlmermeer quarter. ...

In 2003, the supporters of both teams, namely FC Utrecht and PSV Eindhoven were rather unhappy with the set-up and stayed away from the stadium. The Utrecht fans complained about protocols concerning their travel to Amsterdam (strict rules imposed for the threat of hooliganism) and the PSV fans were dissatisfied with the seats assigned to them. Only 700 of the 13000 available tickets were sold. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... FC Utrecht is a Dutch major league football club which was founded on July 1, 1970. ... Philips Sport Vereniging (English: Philips Sports Union), widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a sports club from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. ...

The prize money in 2003 amounted to 135 thousand euro. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The euro (currency sign: €; banking code: EUR) is official currency in the following twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; collectively also known as the Eurozone. ...

The contestants in 2004 were AFC Ajax and FC Utrecht. Utrecht won with a final score of 4-2 after trailing 1-2 up until the 85th minute of the match. Thirty-three thousand spectators witnessed the most remarkable come-back in the trophy's history. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced Ah-yahx), is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... FC Utrecht is a Dutch major league football club which was founded on July 1, 1970. ...

Because PSV won both the national championship and the cup, AFC Ajax (who had finished second in the league) formed the opposition and won with two goals to one. It was only the fourth home-victory of Ajax over PSV in ten years. PSV Eindhoven PSV (Philips Sport Vereniging or Philips Sports Union) is a professional football club from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced Ah-yahx), is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ...

Results

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Winners

PSV: 7 times
AFC Ajax: 5 times
Feyenoord: 2 times
FC Utrecht: 1 time
SVV: 1 time