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2019–20 Belgian Cup

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2019–20 Belgian Cup
Tournament details
CountryBelgium
Dates26 July 2019 – 1 August 2020
Final positions
ChampionsAntwerp
Runner-upClub Brugge

The 2019–20 Belgian Cup, called the Croky Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 65th season of Belgium's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 26 July 2019 and ended with the final on 1 August 2020. The winners of the competition qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League Group Stage. KV Mechelen were the defending champions, but were unable to defend their title as the club got banned from the competition for one season after being found guilty of match-fixing as part of the 2017–19 Belgian football fraud scandal.

Competition format

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The competition consisted of ten rounds. Except for the semi-finals, all rounds were single-match elimination rounds. When tied after 90 minutes in the first three rounds, penalties were taken immediately. In rounds four to seven and the quarterfinals, when tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes were played, then penalties were taken if still necessary. The semi-finals were played over two legs, where the team winning on aggregate advanced. The final was played as a single match.

Teams entered the competition in different rounds, based upon their 2019–20 league affiliation. Teams from the fifth-level Belgian Third Amateur Division or lower began in round 1. Belgian Second Amateur Division teams entered in round 2, Belgian First Amateur Division teams entered in round 3, Belgian First Division B teams in round 5 and finally the Belgian First Division A teams entered in round 6. With KV Mechelen being banned from the competition, one of the Belgian First Division B teams (Union SG) was drawn randomly to receive a bye in round 5 and progressed automatically to round 6.

Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering at this round
Round 1 311 224 none 224 Belgian Third Amateur Division and Belgian Provincial Leagues
Round 2 199 160 112 48 Belgian Second Amateur Division
Round 3 119 96 80 16 Belgian First Amateur Division
Round 4 73 50 46 + 4 byes none none
Round 5 48 32 25 7 Belgian First Division B
Round 6 32 32 16 16 Belgian First Division A (except KV Mechelen) + Union SG
Round 7 16 16 16 none none
Quarter-Finals 8 8 8 none none
Semi-Finals 4 4 4 none none
Final 2 2 2 none none

Round and draw dates

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Round Draw date Match date
First Round 29 June 2019 26, 27 and 28 July 2019
Second Round 3 and 4 August 2019
Third Round 10 and 11 August 2019
Fourth Round 17 and 18 August 2019
Fifth Round 23, 24 and 25 August 2019
Sixth Round 26 August 2019 24, 25 and 26 September 2019
Seventh Round 26 September 2019 3, 4 and 5 December 2019
Quarter-finals 5 December 2019 17, 18 and 19 December 2019
Semi-finals 19 December 2019 Leg 1: 22 and 23 January 2020
Leg 2: 5 and 6 February 2020
Final 1 August 2020

First round

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This round of matches were played on 27, 28 & 29 July 2019[1] and included teams playing in the Belgian Third Amateur Division and Belgian Provincial Leagues. Teams from the Belgian Third Amateur Division were seeded and could not play each other.

Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

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Fifth round

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Non-professional teams (tiers 3 and below) always receive the home advantage when playing professional teams, if their stadium meets the seating and safety requirements. As a result Lokeren and Roeselare had to give up their home advantage in this round.

25 August 2019 Match 268 Duffel (4) 2–1Knokke (4)Duffel
16:00 CEST Nawel 21'
Verheyden 39'
Descheemaecker 78' (pen.) Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportcentrum
25 August 2019 Match 269 Ronse (4) 4–2Wijgmaal (4)Ronse
16:00 CEST Stadium: Orphale Cruckestadion
24 August 2019 Match 270 Mandel United (4) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Gullegem (4)Izegem
20:00 CEST Verspeeten 119' Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportcentrum
23 August 2019 Match 271 Oud-Heverlee Leuven (2) 6–0Wetteren (5)Leuven
20:30 CEST Maertens 2'
Aguemon 21'
Henry 63'
Sowah 79', 90'
Allemeersch 86'
report Stadium: Den Dreef
25 August 2019 Match 272 Francs Borains (4) 6–1Torhout (5)Boussu
16:00 CEST Laï 16'
H. Chaabi 45' (pen.)
Turcan 50'
Zorbo 57' (pen.)
Gomis 65'
Ebosse 73'
report 36' Stadium: Stade Robert Urbain
25 August 2019 Match 273 Cappellen (4) 1–0Hamme (4)Kapellen
16:00 CEST Stadium: Stadion Jos Van Wellen
24 August 2019 Match 274Heist (3)0–4 [A] Lokeren (2) Heist-op-den-Berg
20:00 CEST Said 6', 30'
Vande Cauter 41' (o.g.)
Hupperts 67'
Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportcentrum
25 August 2019 Match 275Onhaye (4)0–1 Eendracht Aalst (4) Onhaye
16:00 CEST Cocchiere 55'
24 August 2019 Match 276La Louvière Centre (3)1–2 Westerlo (2) La Louvière
20:00 CEST Dansoko 90' Buyl 31'
De Schryver 81'
Stadium: Stade du Tivoli
24 August 2019 Match 277 Dessel Sport (3) 3–1Virton (2)Dessel
17:00 CEST Vansimpsen 15', 72'
Breugelmans 42'
report Turpel 86' Stadium: Armand Melisstadion
23 August 2019 Match 278 Verlaine (4) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Bambrugge (6)Verlaine
20:00 CEST Guillaume 65' Coppens 75' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Des Six Bonniers
24 August 2019 Match 279 Seraing (3) 1–0 [A]Roeselare (2)Seraing
20:00 CEST Cascio 65' (pen.) report Stadium: Stade du Pairay
24 August 2019 Match 280 Beerschot (2) 6–1Dikkelvenne (4)Antwerp
16:00 CEST Brogno 8'
Noubissi 40'
Saint-Louis 51', 77'
Prychynenko 87' (pen.)
Placca Fessou 90'
Dudouit 88' (o.g.) Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
25 August 2019 Match 281 Rebecq (4) 2–1Tilleur (4)Rebecq
16:00 CEST Stadium: Complexe Gobard
25 August 2019 Match 282 Rupel Boom (3) 4–2 (a.e.t.)Vosselaar (4)Boom
16:00 CEST Spaenhoven 38'
Binst 69', 110', 117'
Van De Vel 26'
Verheyen 89'
Stadium: Gemeentelijk Parkstadion
24 August 2019 Match 283 Lommel (2) 4–0Temse (4)Lommel
20:00 CEST Hendrickx 38'
Santermans 47'
Cerigioni 52'
Zaroury 79'
report Stadium: Soevereinstadion
  1. ^
    Order of legs reversed as non-professional team received home advantage.

Sixth round

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The draw for the sixth round was made on 26 August 2019 and included the teams from the Belgian First Division A and Union SG, the latter replacing KV Mechelen which were banned from the competition after being found guilty of match-fixing. The 16 teams entering at this stage were seeded and could not meet each other.

24 September 2019 Cercle Brugge (1)0–1 Rebecq (4) Bruges
20:00 CEST report Rosy 10' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
24 September 2019 Waasland-Beveren (1)3–4 Westerlo (2) Beveren
20:00 CEST Emmers 35'
Durmishaj 41' (pen.), 45' (pen.)
report Janssens 33' (pen.)
Keïta 51' (o.g.)
Gboho 55'
De Schryver 90'
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
24 September 2019 Ronse (4)0–3 Genk (1) Ronse
20:30 CEST report Odey 58'
Heynen 71' (pen.)
Onuachu 82'
Stadium: Orphale Cruckestadion
25 September 2019 Cappellen (4)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3-5 p)
Eupen (1) Kapellen
20:00 CEST report Stadium: Stadion Jos Van Wellen
Penalties
R. Kil soccer ball with check mark
S. Kil soccer ball with check mark
Walen De Keyser soccer ball with check mark
Van Kerckhoven soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Ciampichetti
soccer ball with check mark Milićević
soccer ball with check mark Verdon
soccer ball with check mark Schouterden
soccer ball with check mark Rocha
25 September 2019 Zulte Waregem (1) 4–2Duffel (4)Waregem
20:00 CEST Govea 44'
Bruno 59', 81'
Larin 71'
report Verlinden 5'
Cobos Copado 86' (pen.)
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
25 September 2019 Rupel Boom (3)2–3 Charleroi (1) Boom
20:00 CEST Laureys 41', 88' report Rezaei 31', 86'
Gholizadeh 50'
Stadium: Gemeentelijk Parkstadion
25 September 2019 Union SG (2) 3–0Verlaine (4)Forest, Brussels
20:00 CEST Young 34'
Fixelles 89' (pen.)
Ferber 90+3'
report Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
25 September 2019 Seraing (3)1–3 Kortrijk (1) Seraing
20:00 CEST Sanogo 32' report Hornby 23'
Kage 37'
De Sart 90+2'
Stadium: Stade du Pairay
25 September 2019 Mandel United (4)0–2 Oostende (1) Izegem
20:00 CEST report Rajsel 9' (pen.)
Sakala 89'
Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportcentrum
25 September 2019 Sint-Truiden (1) 2–0 (a.e.t.)Oud-Heverlee Leuven (2)Sint-Truiden
20:30 CEST Boli 98'
Botaka 114'
report Stadium: Stayen
25 September 2019 Eendracht Aalst (4)0–4 Gent (1) Aalst
20:30 CEST report Kvilitaia 9', 63'
Kubo 70'
Mbayo 83'
Stadium: Pierre Cornelisstadion
25 September 2019 Dessel Sport (3)0–1 Excel Mouscron (1) Dessel
20:30 CEST report Olinga 11' Stadium: Armand Melisstadion
25 September 2019 Francs Borains (4)0–3 Club Brugge (1) Boussu
20:30 CEST report Tau 73'
Okereke 81', 85'
Stadium: Stade Robert Urbain
25 September 2019 Beerschot (2)2–3 (a.e.t.) Anderlecht (1) Antwerp
20:45 CEST Holzhauser 20'
Brogno 89'
report Nasri 41'
Bourdin 79' (o.g.)
Kiese Thelin 106'
Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
26 September 2019 Antwerp (1) 4–2 (a.e.t.)Lokeren (2)Antwerp
20:30 CEST Mbokani 5'
Miyoshi 33', 98'
Baby 114'
report Beridze 1'
Navarro 83'
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
26 September 2019 Standard Liège (1) 2–1Lommel (2)Liège
20:30 CEST Boljević 17', 90+2' report Sanyang 54' Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Seventh Round

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The draw for the seventh round was made immediately after the last game of the sixth round, between Antwerp and Lokeren, was finished. Only three teams outside the top division qualified for this round, with Rebecq from the Belgian Second Amateur Division the lowest still in the competition.

The matches will be played on 3, 4 and 5 of December 2019.

3 December 2019 Antwerp (1) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Genk (1)Antwerp
20:45 CET Juklerød 29'
Mbokani 72', 105'
report Mæhle 4'
Hoedt 80' (o.g.)
Ito 105+1'
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
Penalties
Refaelov soccer ball with check mark
Hoedt soccer ball with red X
Buta soccer ball with check mark
Juklerød soccer ball with check mark
Mbokani soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Samatta
soccer ball with check mark Berge
soccer ball with check mark Lucumí
soccer ball with red X Ito
soccer ball with red X Wouters
4 December 2019 Zulte Waregem (1) 3–0Sint-Truiden (1)Waregem
20:00 CET Govea 14', 56'
Bruno 72'
report Stadium: Regenboogstadion
4 December 2019 Kortrijk (1) 2–1Eupen (1)Kortrijk
20:00 CET Mboyo 68' (pen.)
Ezatolahi 70' (o.g.)
report Marreh 15' Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
4 December 2019 Standard Liège (1) 3–0Rebecq (4)Liège
20:00 CET Boljević 23'
Čop 59'
Fai 66'
report Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
4 December 2019 Charleroi (1) 1–0Gent (1)Charleroi
20:45 CET Bruno 84' report Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
5 December 2019 Excel Mouscron (1)2–3 Anderlecht (1) Mouscron
20:45 CET Perica 12'
Omoigui 78'
Roofe 20'
Doku 44'
Luckassen 56'
Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals was made immediately after the last game of the seventh round, between Excel Mouscron and Anderlecht was finished. Only one team from outside the top division remained at this stage of the competition, Union SG playing in the Belgian First Division B, who also reached the semifinals the previous season.

The matches were played on 17, 18 and 19 December 2019.

17 December 2019 Zulte Waregem (1) 2–0Charleroi (1)Waregem
20:45 CET Berahino 48'
Larin 90+3'
report Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Referee: Jan Boterberg
18 December 2019 Union SG (2)0–1 Kortrijk (1) Forest, Brussels
20:00 CET report Kagelmacher 89' Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
18 December 2019 Standard Liège (1)1–3 Antwerp (1) Liège
20:45 CET Lestienne 24' De Laet 48'
Benson 67'
Mbokani 85'
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals was made immediately after the last game of the seventh round, between Anderlecht and Club Brugge was finished. The first leg matches were played on 22 and 23 January 2020, the second legs on 5 and 6 February 2020.

First Legs

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22 January 2020 Club Brugge (1)1–1Zulte Waregem (1)Bruges
20:45 CET Rits 54' report Berahino 60' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Wesley Alen
23 January 2020 Antwerp (1)1–1Kortrijk (1)Antwerp
20:45 CET Mbokani 84' report Stojanović 70' Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Second Legs

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5 February 2020 Zulte Waregem (1)1–2 Club Brugge (1) Waregem
20:45 CET Oberlin 78' report Mechele 54'
De Ketelaere 87'
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

Club Brugge win 3–2 on aggregate

6 February 2020 Kortrijk (1)0–1 Antwerp (1) Kortrijk
20:45 CET report Refaelov 36' (pen.) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Antwerp win 2–1 on aggregate

Final

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Club Brugge0–1Antwerp
Refaelov 25'

Notes

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  1. ^ The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium.

References

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  1. ^ "1st Round" (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. August 2019.