2023 Queen's Cup
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| Date | 1 June 2023 | ||||||
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| Venue | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Pieter Gerkens (Royal Antwerp) | ||||||
| Referee | Gert Wolvenne | ||||||
| Attendance | 52,913 | ||||||
The 2023 Queen's Cup was the 65th Queen's Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the Eredivisie's Northern Conference Feyenoord and Southern Conference Royal Antwerp. Held on 1 June 2023, the match was played at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam with an attendance of 52,913 and was televised live on Eleven Sports.
In a tight and historic match, Southern Conference winners Royal Antwerp, coming off their recent conference title in sixty-six years, defeated Northern Conference winners Feyenoord. Initially, Feyenoord led by 1-0 with an early 4th-minute goal from forward Santiago Giménez. However, in the ensuing second half, Royal Antwerp equalised in the 83rd minute via a goal from forward Vincent Janssen before following up with a tiebreaking goal at the 90th minute from defensive midfielder Pieter Gerkens whose goal saw the club win its first Queen's Cup title for which he was later named player of the match in regards to his historic winning goal.