The seventeenth edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield () was held on 5 August 2012 at the Amsterdam Arena. The match was played between 2011âÂÂ12 KNVB Cup winners PSV Eindhoven and the 2011âÂÂ12 Eredivisie winners Ajax. PSV won the match 4âÂÂ2 in front of 50,000 fans.