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.
PSV Eindhoven beat Heracles Almelo 3–0 and won their 9th KNVB Cup trophy.
This match was also Heracles Almelo's first and, as of 2026, only appearance in a KNVB Cup final in their club's entire history.
Route to the final
+PSV EindhovenRoundHeracles Almelo
Match
Details
GK 21 Przemysław TytońCB 4 Marcelo CB 3 Wilfred BoumaLB 5 Erik PietersRB 13 Atiba HutchinsonCM6 Kevin StrootmanCM 20 Zakaria Labyad AM 7 Ola Toivonen (c)LW 14 Dries Mertens RW 10 Georginio WijnaldumCF17 Jeremain LensSubstitutes:RB2 Stanislav ManolevRB 8 Orlando Engelaar LW 9 Tim Matavž CB18 Timothy DerijckCF19 Jan Vennegoor of HesselinkCF 22 Memphis Depay GK33 Khalid SinouhManager: Phillip Cocu GK 22 Remko PasveerCB 4 Antoine van der Linden (c) CB 14 Ben RienstraLB 5 Mark LoomsRB 2 Tim BreukersDM 17 Kwame QuansahDM 7 Lerin Duarte AM 23 Willie Overtoom CM 11 EvertonRW21 Darl DouglasCF 19 Samuel ArmenterosSubstitutes:LB5 Jason DavidsonRW 10 Marko Vejinović RW 15 Ninos Gouriye DM 20 Thomas Bruns GK26 Dennis TelgenkampCB32 Mike te WierikCM27 Luís PedroManager: Peter Bosz Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions.
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