Attendance 30,000 | Date 31 July 2016 | |
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Similar 2016–17 Austrian Football, 2016–17 First Professio, 2016 DFL‑Supercup | ||
The 2016 Johan Cruyff Shield was the twenty-first 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, 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.
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.
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2016 Johan Cruyff Shield Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA