2005–06 KNVB Cup
87 teams contested, beginning on 2 August 2005 and ending at the final on 7 May 2006.Ajax beat PSV 2–1 in the final, winning the trophy for the sixteenth time.They had previously been playing in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.E six Eredivisie entrants Both Ajax and PSV already secured a Champions League spot in the national competition.Therefore, the UEFA Cup ticket the winner of this tournament would win, could now be won in the Eredivisie play-offs.