Dutch KNVB Beker draw: Ajax to meet AZ again, PSV off to 's-Hertogenbosch

Ajax's Raul Moro on the ball during the KNVB Beker game against Excelsior Maassluis
Ajax's Raul Moro on the ball during the KNVB Beker game against Excelsior MaassluisMarcel van Dorst / DeFodi Images / Profimedia

Ajax were drawn to AZ again during Friday's round-of-16 draw for the Dutch KNVB Beker.

Ajax beat amateurs Excelsior Maassluis 7-2 on Wednesday, whereas AZ beat PEC Zwolle on December 3rd 3-1 in a rescheduled second-round meeting. Ajax and AZ faced each other in the round of 16 last season too, as AZ beat the Amsterdam giants 2-0.

Elsewhere, Eredivisie champions PSV will visit nearby 's-Hertogenbosch to play second-tier FC Den Bosch. Holders Go Ahead Eagles are set to host Heracles Almelo in one of four all-Eredivisie matchups. De Treffers, the only remaining amateur team, will face NEC Nijmegen.

The next round of the KNVB Beker will be played between January 13 and 15.

Full draw

sc Heerenveen - RKC Waalwijk

AZ - Ajax

FC Utrecht - FC Twente

Sparta Rotterdam - FC Volendam

FC Den Bosch - PSV

Almere City - Telstar

De Treffers - NEC

Go Ahead Eagles - Heracles Almelo