Johan Cruyff Shield
| Organising body | Royal Dutch Football Association |
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| Founded | 1949 1991–present |
| Region | Netherlands |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions | PSV Eindhoven (12th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | PSV Eindhoven (12 titles) |
| Website | Johan Cruyff Shield |
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The Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal, pronounced [ˌjoːɦɑŋ ˈkrœyf ˌsxaːl])[1] is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer 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, Eredivisie, and the winner of the national KNVB Cup. In the event of a team winning both the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup, the Johan Cruyff Shield will be contested between that team and the runner up in the national league. The match traditionally opens the Dutch football season in August one week before the Eredivisie starts.
The trophy[]
The trophy is a silver plate with a 60-centimetre 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 XV" (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 31-7-2008" (KNVB standing for "Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond" or "Royal Dutch Football Association" followed by the date of the match)
- Border, bottom: "Ajax - FC Twente" (the teams playing the match, with the champion of the national league named second)
History[]
Super Cup[]
The first Super Cup match was played on 25 June 1949. The league champions SVV beat cup winners Quick 1888 2–0.
The Dutch FA brought back the competition in 1991 under the name PTT Telecom Cup, with the match always being played in the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam. After three years, sponsor PTT Telecom retreated and the name Super Cup was reinstated.
Johan Cruyff Shield[]
In 1996 the format was changed to the current set-up and played in the Amsterdam Arena under the name Johan Cruyff Schaal (Dutch for Johan Cruyff Shield).
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 13,000 available tickets were sold. The prize money in 2003 amounted to €135,000. The contestants in 2004 were 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 comeback in the trophy's history.
Because PSV won both the national championship and the cup in 2005, Ajax (who had finished second in the league) formed the opposition and won 2–1. It was only the fourth home-victory of Ajax over PSV in ten years.
Starting from 2017, the match will be played in the stadium of the Eredivisie champions.
Results[]
Super Cup[]
| Year | Winners | Scorers | Score | Scorers | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | SVV |  ?' ?' |
2–0 | – | Quick 1888 |
| 1991 | Feyenoord | Damaschin 10' |
1–0 | – | PSV Eindhoven |
| 1992 | PSV Eindhoven | E. Koeman 25' |
1–0 | – | Feyenoord |
| 1993 | Ajax | Litmanen 18', 62' F. de Boer 47'Overmars 61' |
4–0 | – | Feyenoord |
| 1994 | Ajax | Litmanen 13' Oulida 21'Kluivert 25' |
3–0 | – | Feyenoord |
| 1995 | Ajax | R. de Boer 25' Kluivert 102' |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | Larsson 27' |
Feyenoord |
Johan Cruyff Shield[]
| Year | Winners | Scorers | Score | Scorers | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | PSV Eindhoven | Eijkelkamp 48' Degryse 61', 78' |
3–0 | – | Ajax |
| 1997 | PSV Eindhoven | Cocu 23', 90+1' De Bilde 90+2' |
3–1 | Van Houdt 84' |
Roda JC |
| 1998 | PSV Eindhoven | Khokhlov 23' Bruggink 53' |
2–0 | – | Ajax |
| 1999 | Feyenoord | Tomasson 13' Kalou 15'Paauwe 86' |
3–2 | Knopper 45' Grønkjær 53' |
Ajax |
| 2000 | PSV Eindhoven | Ramzi 29' Faber 44' |
2–0 | – | Roda JC |
| 2001 | PSV Eindhoven | Kežman 4' Bruggink 20'Rommedahl 71' |
3–2 | De Witte 34' Van der Doelen 89' |
FC Twente |
| 2002 | Ajax | Van der Vaart 41, 76' Mido 54' |
3–1 | Kežman 10' |
PSV Eindhoven |
| 2003 | PSV Eindhoven | Robben 14' Van Bommel 47'Kežman 88' |
3–1 | Van de Haar 21' |
FC Utrecht |
| 2004 | FC Utrecht | Schut 72' Somers 87', 90+1'Douglas 90+5' |
4–2 | Pienaar 51' Sneijder 80' |
Ajax |
| 2005 | Ajax | Boukhari 72' Babel 78' |
2–1 | Bouma 51' |
PSV Eindhoven |
| 2006 | Ajax | Rosales 7' Perez 69'Sneijder 82' |
3–1 | Cocu 48' |
PSV Eindhoven |
| 2007 | Ajax | Gabri 43' |
1–0 | – | PSV Eindhoven |
| 2008 | PSV Eindhoven | Lazović 55' Marcellis 67' |
2–0 | – | Feyenoord |
| 2009 | AZ | Holman 15' El Hamdaoui 24'Martens 28'Lens 67', 87' |
5–1 | Papadopulos 60' |
SC Heerenveen |
| 2010 | FC Twente | L. de Jong 8' |
1–0 | – | Ajax |
| 2011 | FC Twente | Janko 21' Ruiz 68' |
2–1 | Alderweireld 54' |
Ajax |
| 2012 | PSV Eindhoven | Toivonen 3', 53' Lens 12'Wijnaldum 90' |
4–2 | Alderweireld 44' Marcelo 75' (o.g.) |
Ajax |
| 2013 | Ajax | Gouweleeuw 69' (o.g.) Sigþórsson 75'S. de Jong 103' |
3–2 (a.e.t.) | Guðmundsson 51' Jóhannsson 67' |
AZ |
| 2014 | PEC Zwolle | Nijland 54' |
1–0 | – | Ajax |
| 2015 | PSV Eindhoven | L. de Jong 25', 64' Maher 50' |
3–0 | – | FC Groningen |
| 2016 | PSV Eindhoven | Pröpper 38' |
1–0 | – | Feyenoord |
| 2017 | Feyenoord | Toornstra 7' |
1–1 (4–2 pen.) | Büttner 58' |
Vitesse |
| 2018 | Feyenoord | 0–0 (6–5 pen.) | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 2019 | Ajax | Dolberg 1' Blind 53' |
2–0 | – | PSV Eindhoven |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands | ||||
| 2021 | PSV Eindhoven | Madueke 2', 29' Vertessen 76'Götze 89' |
4–0 | – | Ajax |
Winners by club[]
The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table: [2]
| Club | Won | Lost | Years Won | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSV Eindhoven | 12 | 7 | 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2021 | 1991, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019 |
| Ajax | 9 | 9 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2019 | 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2021 |
| Feyenoord | 4 | 6 | 1991, 1999, 2017, 2018 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2016 |
| FC Twente | 2 | 1 | 2010, 2011 | 2001 |
| FC Utrecht | 1 | 1 | 2004 | 2003 |
| AZ | 1 | 1 | 2009 | 2013 |
| SVV | 1 | – | 1949 | – |
| PEC Zwolle | 1 | – | 2014 | – |
| Roda JC | – | 2 | – | 1997, 2000 |
| Quick 1888 | – | 1 | – | 1949 |
| Heerenveen | – | 1 | – | 2009 |
| FC Groningen | – | 1 | – | 2015 |
| Vitesse | – | 1 | – | 2017 |
References[]
- ^ In isolation, Johan is pronounced [ˈjoːɦɑn].
- ^ "Netherlands - List of Super Cup Finals". www.rsssf.com.
External links[]
- Netherlands - List of Super Cup Finals, RSSSF.com
- Johan Cruyff Shield
- National association football supercups
- Recurring sporting events established in 1949
- Football competitions in the Netherlands
- Johan Cruyff