Eindhoven/Valkenswaard Pre-Season Tournaments 1918-1945


This file provides an overview of three traditional pre-season tournaments played in Eindhoven and Valkenswaard (just south of Eindhoven and just north of the border with Belgium, which perhaps explains why the tournament for the Zilveren Valk is the only one with an international flavour, as it twice welcomed a foreign club). Apart from the three hosting clubs, who all won each of the three tournaments on at least one occasion, the only club to have taken each trophy home at least once is B.V.V. of Den Bosch.

Philipsbeker (P.S.V.) 1918-1934

In August 1918, the Philips Gloeilampenfabriek in Eindhoven offered a silver cup, the Philipsbeker, to the Brabantsche Voetbalbond (B.V.B.) as the prize for an annual football competition between its member clubs, the proceeds of which were to strengthen the (then precarious) financial position of the federation.
The first two editions lasted the entire season, and included several clubs from outside Noord-Brabant (as the B.V.B. covered a larger area than the province), with matches played in towns such as Heerlen and Middelburg; the last four clubs remaining in the competition qualified for the final match day at the Philips Sportpark in Eindhoven (which thus served as a Final Four tournament, to borrow a later American expression). For both editions the available information is incomplete, and any additions or corrections are most welcome.
Starting with the third edition in 1921, only eight clubs entered, with quarterfinals held in the week(s) before the final tournament in Eindhoven. It was further reduced to a one-day, four-team tournament in 1929 and discontinued after hosts P.S.V. won the second trophy outright in 1934.
Not connected with the Philips' Kunstvoorwerp contested in Maastricht in 1918 and in Breda in 1919 or the international tournament organised by P.S.V. in the eighties.

Palmares

Year     Winners                            Runners-Up
first trophy
1918/19  N.A.C. (Breda)                 1-1 N.O.A.D. (Tilburg)             [aet; N.A.C. on lots]
1919/20  Willem II (Tilburg)            2-0 N.A.C. (Breda)
1921     Willem II (Tilburg)            3-0 N.A.C. (Breda)
1922     Willem II (Tilburg)            4-1 Eindhoven
second trophy
1923     Willem II (Tilburg)            5-1 N.O.A.D. (Tilburg)
1924     Willem II (Tilburg)            3-1 Eindhoven
1925     Eindhoven                      3-0 Willem II (Tilburg)
1926     Eindhoven                      3-1 N.O.A.D. (Tilburg)             [aet]
1927     B.V.V. (Den Bosch)             3-1 P.S.V. (Eindhoven)
1928     P.S.V. (Eindhoven)             3-1 L.O.N.G.A. (Tilburg)
1929     P.S.V. (Eindhoven)             6-1 T.A.C. (Tilburg)
1930     De Valk (Valkenswaard)         2-1 P.S.V. (Eindhoven)
1931     P.S.V. (Eindhoven)             3-1 T.A.C. (Tilburg)
1932     P.S.V. (Eindhoven)             7-3 Eindhoven
1933     Eindhoven                      2-0 P.S.V. (Eindhoven)
1934     P.S.V. (Eindhoven)             7-1 Eindhoven

Number of Wins (16 editions 1918-1934; number of lost finals between square brackets)

 5 [ 3] P.S.V. (Eindhoven)
 5 [ 1] Willem II (Tilburg) 

 3 [ 4] Eindhoven

 1 [ 2] N.A.C. (Breda)
 1      B.V.V. (Den Bosch)
 1      De Valk (Valkenswaard)

   [ 3] N.O.A.D. (Tilburg)
   [ 2] T.A.C. (Tilburg)
   [ 1] L.O.N.G.A. (Tilburg)

1918/19

Known Participants (13, of which 12 actually played):
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
Middelburg          (Middelburg)
N.A.C.              (Breda)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
Sparta              (Sint-Michielsgestel)   [did not show]
Swift               (Breda)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Velocitas           (Breda)
V.V.V.              (Venlo)
Wilhelmina          (Den Bosch)

Round 1 [Sep 8]
B.V.V.              w/o Sparta              [Sparta dns]
P.S.V.              abd Swift               [abandoned at 1-2 due to heavy rain]

Round 1 Replay [Sep 15]
P.S.V.              0-2 Swift               

Round 2
[Sep 15]
Middelburg          1-3 N.O.A.D.            
Wilhelmina          2-0 B.V.V.              
[Nov 17]
V.V.V.              0-1 Swift               

Round 3
[Oct 6]
N.A.C.              7-2 De Valk             
[Dec 26]
N.O.A.D.            4-0 Swift               
[Apr 6 (postponed from Feb 23)]
Eindhoven           0-1 Velocitas           

NB: it is not known when and by whom Velocitas were eliminated;
    all matches final day at Philips Sportpark, Eindhoven.

Semifinals [Aug 17]
Helmond             1-4 N.O.A.D.            
Wilhelmina          0-3 N.A.C.              

Final [Aug 17]
N.A.C.              1-1 N.O.A.D.            [aet, N.A.C. on lots]

1919/20

Participants (20; some may not have played):
Beek Vooruit        (Beek (renamed Prinsenbeek in 1951))
Brabantia           (Boxtel)
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Gestel              (Sint-Michielsgestel)
G.U.D.O.K.          (Tilburg)
Helmond             (Helmond)
Hercules            (Breda)      
H.V.V.              (Heerlen)
L.S.V.              (Leerdam)
Middelburg          (Middelburg)
N.A.C.              (Breda)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
Swift               (Breda)
Traplust            (Woensel, Eindhoven)
Velocitas           (Den Bosch)
V.V.V.              (Venlo)
Wilhelmina          (Den Bosch)
Willem II           (Tilburg)
Zalt Bommel         (Zaltbommel)

Round 1
[Sep 7]
H.V.V.              0-9 P.S.V.              
Eindhoven           4-0 Swift               
Helmond             4-1 Hercules            
Traplust            7-1 Velocitas           
Brabantia           1-3 Gestel              
G.U.D.O.K.          9-1 Beek Vooruit        
[Oct 12?]
B.V.V.              bt  L.S.V.              
Zalt Bommel         bye

Round 2
[Dec 7]
P.S.V.              4-0 Gestel              
[Dec 21]
Zalt Bommel         lt  B.V.V.              
[Mar 14 (postponed from Dec 26)]
G.U.D.O.K.          awd Eindhoven           [awarded to G.U.D.O.K.; abandoned at 2-0,
[date?]                                      Eindhoven walked off]
Helmond             bt  Traplust            

NB: Middelburg, N.A.C., V.V.V., Wilhelmina and Willem II, the five
    Eerste Klasse teams to have entered the competition, received
    byes until round 3.

Round 3
[Jan 18]
V.V.V.              1-1 P.S.V.              [P.S.V. qualified as away team]
[date?]
N.A.C.              bt  Middelburg          
[Apr 11]
Willem II           6-3 Wilhelmina          
[Jun 6]
Helmond             1-1 B.V.V.              [B.V.V. qualified as away team]
G.U.D.O.K.          bye

Intermediate Round [Apr 18]
N.A.C.              7-1 G.U.D.O.K.          

NB: all matches final day at Philips Sportpark, Eindhoven.

Semifinals [Jun 13]
N.A.C.              3-0 B.V.V.              
P.S.V.              0-1 Willem II           

Final [Jun 13]
Willem II           2-0 N.A.C.              

1921

NB: first edition played as a pre-season tournament in the summer.

Participants (8):
B.V.B. Bondselftal  
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
N.A.C.              (Breda)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
Willem II           (Tilburg)

Quarterfinals [Aug 14]
P.S.V.              2-3 Willem II           
N.A.C.              3-1 Eindhoven           
B.V.V.              2-1 N.O.A.D.            
Helmond             4-0 B.V.B. Bondselftal  

NB: all matches final day at Philips Sportpark, Eindhoven.

Semifinals [Aug 21]
Willem II           3-1 B.V.V.              [aet]
Helmond             0-3 N.A.C.              

Final [Aug 21]
Willem II           3-0 N.A.C.                 

1922

Participants (8, of which 7 actually played):
B.V.B. Bondselftal  
Bredania            (Breda)
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
Wilhelmina          (Den Bosch)
Willem II           (Tilburg)

Quarterfinals [Aug 20]
P.S.V.              4-0 B.V.B. Bondselftal  
Wilhelmina          o/w B.V.V.              [in Waalwijk; Wilhelmina withdrew]
Helmond             0-4 Willem II           
Eindhoven           3-1 Bredania            

NB: all matches final day at Philips Sportpark, Eindhoven.

Semifinals [Aug 27]
P.S.V.              3-3 Willem II           [Willem II on lots]
Eindhoven           2-1 B.V.V.              

Final [Aug 27]
Willem II           4-1 Eindhoven           

NB: by winning the tournament for the third time in succession,
    Willem II obtain permanent ownership of the (first) trophy.

1923

Participants (8, of which 7 actually played):
B.V.B. Bondselftal  
Bredania            (Breda)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
Willem II           (Tilburg)
't Zesde            (Breda)

Quarterfinals
[Aug 15]
't Zesde            o/w Willem II           ['t Zesde withdrew]
[Aug 17]
Helmond             abd Eindhoven           [abandoned at 2-1 due to heavy rain]
[Aug 19]
P.S.V.              3-1 Bredania            
N.O.A.D.           15-0 B.V.B. Bondselftal  
[Aug 25]
Helmond             5-2 Eindhoven           [replay]

NB: all matches final day at Philips Sportpark, Eindhoven.

Semifinals [Aug 26]
Willem II           4-1 Helmond             
P.S.V.              0-1 N.O.A.D.            

Final [Aug 26]
N.O.A.D.            1-5 Willem II           

1924

Participants (7):
Bredania            (Breda)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
L.O.N.G.A.          (Tilburg)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Willem II           (Tilburg)

Quarterfinals
[Aug 23]
Eindhoven           1-0 N.O.A.D.            
[Aug 24]
De Valk             4-2 L.O.N.G.A.          
[Aug 31]
P.S.V.              1-1 Bredania            [Bredania qualified as away team]
Willem II           bye (as holders)

NB: all matches final day at Philips Sportpark, Eindhoven.

Semifinals [Sep 7]
Willem II           3-2 De Valk             
Eindhoven           3-1 Bredania            

Final [Sep 7]
Willem II           3-1 Eindhoven           

1925

Participants (8):
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
L.O.N.G.A.          (Tilburg)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Wilhelmina          (Den Bosch)
Willem II           (Tilburg)

Quarterfinals
[Aug 23]
De Valk             1-3 L.O.N.G.A.          
[Aug 30]
N.O.A.D.            0-2 P.S.V.              
[Sep 6]
Eindhoven           4-1 B.V.V.              
Willem II           3-2 Wilhelmina          

NB: all matches final day at Philips Sportpark, Eindhoven.

Semifinals [Sep 13]
L.O.N.G.A.          2-3 Eindhoven           
P.S.V.              0-0 Willem II           [Willem II on lots]

Final [Sep 13]
Eindhoven           3-0 Willem II           

1926

Participants (8):
Bredania            (Breda)
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
L.O.N.G.A.          (Tilburg)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Wilhelmina          (Den Bosch)

Quarterfinals
[Aug 22]
De Valk             2-4 Wilhelmina          
[Aug 29]
Eindhoven           8-3 L.O.N.G.A.          
B.V.V.              1-1 Bredania            [Bredania qualified as away team]
N.O.A.D.            3-0 P.S.V.              

NB: all matches final day at Philips Sportpark, Eindhoven.

Semifinals [Sep 5]
N.O.A.D.            2-1 Bredania            
Eindhoven           3-2 Wilhelmina          

Final [Sep 5]
Eindhoven           3-1 N.O.A.D.            [aet]

1927

Participants (8, of which 7 actually played):
Bredania            (Breda)
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
L.O.N.G.A.          (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
T.A.C.              (Tilburg)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Quarterfinals [Aug 21]
B.V.V.              4-2 L.O.N.G.A.          
Eindhoven           3-1 Bredania            
P.S.V.              w/o T.A.C.              [T.A.C. dns]
Helmond             1-2 De Valk             

NB: all matches final day at Philips Sportpark, Eindhoven.

Semifinals [Sep 4]
Eindhoven           1-3 B.V.V.              
P.S.V.              2-0 De Valk             

Final [Sep 4]
P.S.V.              1-3 B.V.V.              

NB: B.V.V. had won the Dennenheuvel-wisselbeker ten weeks before by
    beating P.S.V. by the same margin in the final.

1928

Participants (6):
Breda               (Breda)
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Helmond             (Helmond)
L.O.N.G.A.          (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Quarterfinals
[Aug 15]
L.O.N.G.A.          8-1 Breda               
[Aug 19]
Helmond             2-2 B.V.V.              [B.V.V. qualified as away team]
P.S.V.              bye
De Valk             bye

NB: all matches final day at Philips Sportpark, Eindhoven.

Semifinals [Sep 2]
L.O.N.G.A.          3-1 B.V.V.              
P.S.V.              1-0 De Valk             

Final [Sep 2]
P.S.V.              3-1 L.O.N.G.A.          

1929

Participants (4):
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
L.O.N.G.A.          (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
T.A.C.              (Tilburg)

Semifinals [Sep 8]
B.V.V.              1-3 T.A.C.              
P.S.V.              3-3 L.O.N.G.A.          [aet; P.S.V. on lots]

Final [Sep 8]
P.S.V.              6-1 T.A.C.              

1930

Participants (4):
L.O.N.G.A.          (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
T.A.C.              (Tilburg)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Sep 7]
P.S.V.              2-0 T.A.C.              
De Valk             6-1 L.O.N.G.A.          

Final [Sep 7]
P.S.V.              1-2 De Valk             

1931

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
T.A.C.              (Tilburg)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Sep 6]
P.S.V.              3-0 De Valk             
T.A.C.              5-2 Eindhoven           

Final [Sep 6]
P.S.V.              3-1 T.A.C.              

1932

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Sep 4]
P.S.V.              4-3 De Valk             [aet]
Eindhoven           2-1 Helmond             [aet]

Final [Sep 4]
P.S.V.              7-3 Eindhoven           

1933

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Sep 3]
Eindhoven           6-0 De Valk             
P.S.V.              2-1 Helmond             

Final [Sep 3]
P.S.V.              0-2 Eindhoven           

1934

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Sep 2]
P.S.V.              1-0 De Valk             
Eindhoven           2-1 Helmond             

Final [Sep 2]
P.S.V.              7-1 Eindhoven           

NB: by winning the tournament for the fifth time since 1923, P.S.V. obtain
    permanent ownership of the (second) trophy.

Zilveren Valk (De Valk) 1923-1944

The Zilveren Valk was contested in an annual tournament organised by De Valk from Valkenswaard, just south of Eindhoven. After P.S.V. had won the first trophy outright in 1928 and Eindhoven the second just two years later, there was a three-year hiatus before a third trophy was put on offer, which required three (instead of two) consecutive wins or five (instead of three) wins overall before permanent ownership could be claimed.
After the last known edition (in 1944) both De Valk and Eindhoven were just one win away from obtaining the trophy, but no records of later editions have been found. (Any further information would be most welcome.)
Two editions (those of 1934 and 1937) included a club from the Belgian province of Limburg.

Palmares

Year     Winners                            Runners-Up
first trophy
1923     P.S.V. (Eindhoven)             5-0 De Valk (Valkenswaard)
1924     De Valk (Valkenswaard)         2-2 Eindhoven                      [aet; De Valk on lots]
1925     B.V.V. (Den Bosch)             2-1 Eindhoven
1926     P.S.V. (Eindhoven)             1-0 B.V.V. (Den Bosch)
1927     De Valk (Valkenswaard)         3-0 P.S.V. (Eindhoven)
1928     P.S.V. (Eindhoven)             8-0 Eindhoven
second trophy
1929     Eindhoven                      7-1 B.V.V. (Den Bosch)
1930     Eindhoven                      2-1 Roermond
third trophy
1931-33    not played
1934     De Valk (Valkenswaard)         2-0 Eindhoven
1935     Helmond                        2-1 Picus (Eindhoven)
1936     De Valk (Valkenswaard)         2-0 Helmond                        [aet]
1937     Eindhoven                      3-1 De Valk (Valkenswaard)
1938     Picus (Eindhoven)              2-0 Vriendenschaar (Culemborg)
1939     De Valk (Valkenswaard)         5-2 Theole (Tiel)
1940     De Valk (Valkenswaard)         4-1 Helmond
1941       not played
1942     Eindhoven                      3-2 Weert '08
1943       not played
1944     Eindhoven                      6-0 Roermond

Number of Wins (17 editions 1923-1944; number of lost finals between square brackets)

 6 [ 2] De Valk (Valkenswaard)

 5 [ 4] Eindhoven    

 3 [ 1] P.S.V. (Eindhoven)

 1 [ 2] B.V.V. (Den Bosch) 
 1 [ 2] Helmond
 1 [ 1] Picus (Eindhoven)

   [ 2] Roermond
   [ 1] Theole (Tiel)
   [ 1] Vriendenschaar (Culemborg)
   [ 1] Weert '08

1923

Participants (4):
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 12]
P.S.V.              1-0 N.O.A.D.            
De Valk             3-0 B.V.V.              

Final [Aug 12]
De Valk             0-5 P.S.V.              

1924

Participants (4):
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 3]
Eindhoven           2-2 B.V.V.              [aet; Eindhoven on lots]
De Valk             3-1 P.S.V.              

Final [Aug 3]
De Valk             2-2 Eindhoven           [aet; De Valk on lots]

1925

Participants (4):
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 2]
De Valk             2-3 B.V.V.              
Eindhoven           3-0 P.S.V.              

Final [Aug 2]
Eindhoven           1-2 B.V.V.              

1926

Participants (4):
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 15]
Eindhoven           0-1 B.V.V.              
De Valk             1-2 P.S.V.              

Final [Aug 15]
P.S.V.              1-0 B.V.V.              

1927

Participants (4):
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 7]
De Valk             2-1 Eindhoven           
P.S.V.              4-0 B.V.V.              

Final [Aug 7]
De Valk             3-0 P.S.V.              

1928

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
L.O.N.G.A.          (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 5]
Eindhoven           1-1 L.O.N.G.A.          [Eindhoven on lots]
De Valk             2-3 P.S.V.              

Final [Aug 5]
P.S.V.              8-0 Eindhoven           

NB: by winning the tournament for the third time, P.S.V. obtain
    permanent ownership of the (first) trophy.

1929

Participants (4):
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Roermond            (Roermond)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 4]
De Valk             3-5 B.V.V.              
Eindhoven           1-0 Roermond            

Final [Aug 4]
Eindhoven           7-1 B.V.V.              

1930

Participants (4):
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Roermond            (Roermond)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 3]
De Valk             1-3 Roermond            
Eindhoven           2-1 B.V.V.              

Final [Aug 3]
Eindhoven           2-1 Roermond            

NB: by winning the tournament for the second time in succession,
    Eindhoven obtain permanent ownership of the (second) trophy.

1934

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Excelsior           (Hasselt, Belgium)
Picus               (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 19]
Eindhoven           6-1 Excelsior           
De Valk             3-2 Picus               [aet]

Final [Aug 19]
De Valk             2-0 Eindhoven           

1935

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
Picus               (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 18]
De Valk             1-3 Helmond             [aet]
Eindhoven           0-3 Picus               

Final [Aug 18]
Helmond             2-1 Picus               

1936

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Vriendenschaar      (Culemborg)

Semifinals [Sep 6]
De Valk             1-0 Vriendenschaar      
Eindhoven           0-1 Helmond             

Final [Sep 6]
De Valk             2-0 Helmond             [aet]

1937

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Roermond            (Roermond)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Waterschei T.H.O.R. (Genk, Belgium)

Semifinals [Aug 22]
De Valk             2-1 Waterschei T.H.O.R. 
Eindhoven           3-1 Roermond            

Final [Aug 22]
De Valk             1-3 Eindhoven           

1938

Participants (4):
E.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
Picus               (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Vriendenschaar      (Culemborg)

Semifinals [Sep 11]
De Valk             1-2 Vriendenschaar      
Picus               3-0 E.S.V.              

Final [Sep 11]
Picus               2-0 Vriendenschaar      

1939

Participants (4):
E.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
Picus               (Eindhoven)
Theole              (Tiel)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Sep 3]
Theole              0-0 E.S.V.              [Theole on pen or lots]
De Valk             1-0 Picus               

Final [Sep 3]
De Valk             5-2 Theole              

1940

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
Roermond            (Roermond)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Sep 1]
Eindhoven           1-3 Helmond
De Valk             3-0 Roermond            

Final [Sep 1]
De Valk             4-1 Helmond

1942

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Weert '08           (Weert)                 [war-time name of Wilhelmina]
Zwaluw              (Vught)

Semifinals [Aug 16]
De Valk             3-4 Eindhoven           
Weert '08           4-1 Zwaluw              

Final [Aug 16]
Eindhoven           3-2 Weert '08           

1944

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Roermond            (Roermond)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Weert '08           (Weert)                 [war-time name of Wilhelmina]

Semifinals [Jun 4]
Eindhoven           1-0 Weert '08           
De Valk             0-2 Roermond            

Final [Jun 4]
Eindhoven           6-0 Roermond           

Dennenheuvel-wisselbeker (Eindhoven) 1924-1945

The Dennenheuvel-wisselbeker was offered in 1924 by cigar manufacturers Gebrs. Maas in Eindhoven and hosted by Eindhoven (also known as E.V.V.), P.S.V.'s local rivals. Part of the receipts were used to support sanatorium Dennenheuvel in Ossendrecht. It is not known whether the trophy was contested between 1941 and 1944 or after 1945. Any additional information on this would be most welcome.

Palmares

Year     Winners                            Runners-Up
first trophy
1924     Bredania (Breda)               2-2 N.O.A.D. (Tilburg)             [aet; Bredania on lots]
1925     Eindhoven                      1-0 De Valk (Valkenswaard)
1926     B.V.V. (Den Bosch)             5-3 Eindhoven
1927     B.V.V. (Den Bosch)             3-1 P.S.V. (Eindhoven)
second trophy
1928     Eindhoven                      4-3 De Valk (Valkenswaard)         [aet]
1929       not played
1930     P.S.V. (Eindhoven)             3-2 L.O.N.G.A. (Tilburg)
1931     De Valk (Valkenswaard)         2-1 N.O.A.D. (Tilburg)             [aet]
1932     Willem II (Tilburg)            2-0 De Valk (Valkenswaard)
1933     N.O.A.D. (Tilburg)             4-1 Helmond
1934     Eindhoven                      4-0 De Valk (Valkenswaard)
1935     Willem II (Tilburg)            2-2 Eindhoven                      [aet; 3-3, 3-0 pen]
1936     De Valk (Valkenswaard)         3-2 Willem II (Tilburg)
1937     Eindhoven                      3-0 Roermond
third trophy
1938     Picus (Eindhoven)              2-2 Eindhoven                      [aet; Picus on pen]
1939     Eindhoven                      2-0 Picus (Eindhoven)
1940     De Valk (Valkenswaard)         3-1 Picus (Eindhoven)
1941-44    presumably not played
1945     Eindhoven                      1-1 P.S.V. (Eindhoven)             [aet; Eindhoven on lots]

Number of Wins (17 editions 1924-1945; number of lost finals between square brackets)

 6 [ 3] Eindhoven    

 3 [ 4] De Valk (Valkenswaard)

 2 [ 1] Willem II (Tilburg) 
 2      B.V.V. (Den Bosch) 

 1 [ 2] N.O.A.D. (Tilburg)
 1 [ 2] Picus (Eindhoven)
 1 [ 2] P.S.V. (Eindhoven)
 1      Bredania (Breda)   

   [ 1] Helmond
   [ 1] L.O.N.G.A. (Tilburg)
   [ 1] Roermond

1924

Participants (4):
Bredania            (Breda)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Excelsior           (Rotterdam)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)

Semifinals
[Jun 9]
Bredania            2-2 Excelsior           [no extra time; Bredania on lots]
[Jun 14]
Eindhoven           1-3 N.O.A.D.            

Final [Jul 6]
Bredania            2-2 N.O.A.D.            [aet; Bredania on lots]

1925

Participants (5):
Bredania            (Breda)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Preliminary Round [May 16]
De Valk             5-2 Helmond             

Semifinals [May 24]
De Valk             2-1 Bredania            
Eindhoven           3-1 P.S.V.              

Final [May 24]
Eindhoven           1-0 De Valk             

1926

Participants (4):
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Willem II           (Tilburg)

Semifinals [Jun 27]
B.V.V.              4-2 Willem II           
Eindhoven           1-0 De Valk             

Final [Jun 27]
Eindhoven           3-5 B.V.V.              

1927

Participants (8):
B.V.V.              (Den Bosch)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
L.O.N.G.A.          (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
Roermond            (Roermond)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Willem II           (Tilburg)

Quarterfinals [Jun 19; all in Eindhoven]
Eindhoven           0-2 Helmond             
L.O.N.G.A.          1-8 B.V.V.              
Roermond            1-5 Willem II           
P.S.V.              4-0 De Valk             

Semifinals [Jun 26]
B.V.V.              4-1 Helmond             
P.S.V.              4-1 Willem II           

Final [Jun 26]
P.S.V.              1-3 B.V.V.              

NB: by winning the tournament for the second time in succession,
    B.V.V. obtain permanent ownership of the (first) trophy;
    B.V.V. would win the Philipsbeker ten weeks later by beating
    P.S.V. by the same margin in the final.

1928

Participants (6):
Bredania            (Breda)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
't Gooi             (Hilversum)
L.O.N.G.A.          (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Quarterfinals [all in Eindhoven]
[Jun 16]
P.S.V.              3-3 De Valk             [no extra time; De Valk on lots]
[Jun 17]
Eindhoven           6-3 Bredania            
't Gooi             1-0 L.O.N.G.A.          

NB: P.S.V. qualified for the semifinals as best losers, but they withdrew
    and their place was offered to L.O.N.G.A., who accepted.

Semifinals [Jun 24]
't Gooi             1-3 De Valk             
Eindhoven           4-0 L.O.N.G.A.          

Final [Jun 24]
Eindhoven           4-3 De Valk             [aet]

1930

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
L.O.N.G.A.          (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 31]
Eindhoven           3-5 L.O.N.G.A.          
P.S.V.              4-2 De Valk             

Final [Aug 31]
P.S.V.              3-2 L.O.N.G.A.          

1931

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 9]
Eindhoven           0-1 De Valk             
P.S.V.              1-2 N.O.A.D.            

Final [Aug 9]
De Valk             2-1 N.O.A.D.            [aet]

1932

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Willem II           (Tilburg)

Semifinals [Jul 31]
Eindhoven           2-2 De Valk             [De Valk on lots]
P.S.V.              1-3 Willem II           

Final [Jul 31]
Willem II           2-0 De Valk             

1933

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Helmond             (Helmond)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)

Semifinals [Aug 6]
P.S.V.              1-2 Helmond             
Eindhoven           3-3 N.O.A.D.            [N.O.A.D. on lots]

NB: third successive season in which both Eindhoven clubs were eliminated
    in the semifinals.

Final [Aug 6]
N.O.A.D.            4-1 Helmond             

1934

Participants (4):
A.G.O.V.V.          (Apeldoorn)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 12]
Eindhoven           5-2 A.G.O.V.V.          
De Valk             3-1 N.O.A.D.            [aet]

Final [Aug 12]
Eindhoven           4-0 De Valk             

1935

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Juliana             (Spekholzerheide)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
Willem II           (Tilburg)

Semifinals [Aug 11]
Eindhoven           2-1 N.O.A.D.            
Willem II           3-0 Juliana             

Final [Aug 11]
Eindhoven           2-2 Willem II           [aet; 3-3, 0-3 pen]

1936

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Roermond            (Roermond)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Willem II           (Tilburg)

Semifinals [Aug 23]
De Valk             5-0 Roermond            
Eindhoven           1-3 Willem II           

Final [Aug 23]
De Valk             3-2 Willem II           

1937

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Roermond            (Roermond)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Willem II           (Tilburg)

Semifinals [Aug 15]
Roermond            1-0 De Valk             [aet]
Eindhoven           3-2 Willem II           

Final [Aug 15]
Eindhoven           3-0 Roermond            

NB: by winning the tournament for the third time since 1928, Eindhoven
    obtain permanent ownership of the (second) trophy.

1938

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
Picus               (Eindhoven)
Roermond            (Roermond)

Semifinals [Sep 4]
Eindhoven           3-0 Roermond            
Picus               2-0 N.O.A.D.            

Final [Sep 4]
Eindhoven           2-2 Picus               [aet; Picus on pen]

1939

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Limburgia           (Brunssum)
Picus               (Eindhoven)
Roermond            (Roermond)

Semifinals [Aug 6]
Eindhoven           3-2 Limburgia           
Picus               2-0 Roermond            

Final [Aug 6]
Eindhoven           2-0 Picus               [abandoned at 2-0 with 4 minutes left when
                                             Picus player broke leg, result stood]

1940

Participants (4):
Brabantia           (Eindhoven)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Picus               (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)

Semifinals [Aug 25]
Eindhoven           2-2 De Valk             [2-3 pen]
Brabantia           1-1 Picus               [4-5 pen]

Final [Aug 25]
Picus               1-3 De Valk             

1945

Participants (8):
Brabantia           (Eindhoven)
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
De Spechten         (Eindhoven)             [formerly called Picus]
Tivoli              (Eindhoven)
De Valk             (Valkenswaard)
Veloc               (Eindhoven)
Woensel             (Eindhoven)

Quarterfinals
[Jun 5]
Eindhoven           7-2 Veloc               
[Jun 6]
De Spechten         lt  De Valk             
[Jun 7]
Brabantia           2-3 P.S.V.              
[Jun 8]
Tivoli              1-2 Woensel             

Semifinals
[Jun 12]
Eindhoven           bt  De Valk             
[Jun 13]
P.S.V.              4-1 Woensel             

Final [Jun 15]
Eindhoven           1-1 P.S.V.              [aet; Eindhoven on lots]


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