The 2016 Johan Cruyff Shield was the 21st edition of the
Johan Cruyff Shield (
Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal), an annual Dutch football match played between the winners of the previous season's
Eredivisie and
KNVB Cup. The match was contested by
Feyenoord, the
2015–16 KNVB Cup winners, and
PSV Eindhoven, champions of the
2015–16 Eredivisie. It was held at the
Amsterdam Arena on 31 July 2016. Watched by a crowd of 30,000 and a television audience of 1.7 million, PSV won the match 1–0.[1][2]
This was the first Johan Cruyff Shield to be played after the death of its eponym
Johan Cruyff. The trophy was awarded by Susila Cruyff, his daughter.[3]
The 2016 Johan Cruyff Shield was the 21st edition of the
Johan Cruyff Shield (
Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal), an annual Dutch football match played between the winners of the previous season's
Eredivisie and
KNVB Cup. The match was contested by
Feyenoord, the
2015–16 KNVB Cup winners, and
PSV Eindhoven, champions of the
2015–16 Eredivisie. It was held at the
Amsterdam Arena on 31 July 2016. Watched by a crowd of 30,000 and a television audience of 1.7 million, PSV won the match 1–0.[1][2]
This was the first Johan Cruyff Shield to be played after the death of its eponym
Johan Cruyff. The trophy was awarded by Susila Cruyff, his daughter.[3]