When the KNVB Cup second round draw is and where to watch it

The second round draw takes place Friday 30 October on ESPN 1, with six European representatives and 26 first-round winners competing.

The KNVB Cup second round draw will be held on Friday 30 October, the day after the first round concludes. The draw will be broadcast live on ESPN 1 as part of the programme De Voetbalkantine, which starts at 17:00, though the actual draw is expected to begin after 17:30.

Six clubs have received byes to the second round as European representatives: PSV and Feyenoord (Champions League), AZ and NEC (Europa League), and Ajax and FC Twente (Conference League). They will be joined by the 26 winners from the first round in the draw.

The second round matches will be played on 1–3 December. The quarter-finals follow on 12–14 January, semi-finals on 2–4 February, and the final is scheduled for 18 April.