Belgian Football Cup 2017/18
The Belgian Football Cup 2017/18 began on July 28, 2017 with the first round of matches and ended with the final on March 17, 2018 in Brussels . A total of 312 teams took part. In the first two rounds only clubs from divisions 4-9 played. In the third round the clubs of the 3rd division were added, in the fifth round those of the 2nd division . The clubs of the 1st division started in the 6th round. All 16 first division teams reached the round of 16 together. Up until the semi-finals, all matches were played in just one game. If it was a draw after 90 minutes, extra time followed and possibly a penalty shoot-out. There were also second legs in the semifinals. If both teams scored the same number of goals after the second leg, the away goals rule applied , with the same number of away goals an extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out followed.
The final took place on March 17, 2018 in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels in front of 44,807 spectators. Standard Liège won the cup with a 1-0 win in extra time against KRC Genk . The reigning cup winner SV Zulte Waregem was eliminated in the round of 16 against the reigning champions Club Bruges .
6th round
date | Result | ||
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19th September 2017 | KV Kortrijk | 5: 3 (3: 2) | RES Durbuy |
19th September 2017 | Royal Antwerp | 2: 0 (0: 0) | Lierse SK |
19th September 2017 | VV St. Truiden | 4: 2 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 0) | Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
20th September 2017 | KV Mechelen | 3: 0 (2: 0) | Bocholter VV |
20th September 2017 | Royal Excelsior Mouscron | 3: 1 (2: 0) | AFC Tubize |
20th September 2017 | Lommel United | 1: 2 (1: 2) | Waasland-Beveren |
20th September 2017 | Cercle Bruges | 0: 1 (0: 1) | KRC Genk |
20th September 2017 | KV Ostend | 3: 1 (1: 0) | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise |
20th September 2017 | RFC Liege | 2: 3 (1: 1) | SV Zulte-Waregem |
20th September 2017 | KAS Eupen | 3: 2 (2: 2) | FC Rupel Boom |
20th September 2017 | Sporting Lokeren | 2: 0 (1: 0) | KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk |
20th September 2017 | AS Verbroedering Geel | 2: 3 (0: 1) | KAA Gent |
20th September 2017 | KSV Roeselare | 1: 5 (1: 4) | Club Bruges |
20th September 2017 | Standard Liege | 4: 0 (2: 0) | KSK Heist |
20th September 2017 | KVC Westerlo | 0: 1 (0: 0) | RSC Anderlecht |
September 21, 2017 | Sporting Charleroi | 4: 0 (2: 0) | RAA La Louvière |
Round of 16
date | Result | ||
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November 28, 2017 | KV Ostend | 2: 0 (2: 0) | VV St. Truiden |
November 28, 2017 | Royal Excelsior Mouscron | 0: 1 (0: 0) | Sporting Charleroi |
29th November 2017 | KV Kortrijk | 4: 2 (1: 0) | Royal Antwerp |
29th November 2017 | KV Mechelen | 1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1) (4: 5 in.E.) |
KRC Genk |
29th November 2017 | KAA Gent | 2: 1 (1: 0) | Sporting Lokeren |
29th November 2017 | Waasland-Beveren | 2: 0 (1: 0) | KAS Eupen |
29th November 2017 | RSC Anderlecht | 0: 1 (0: 1) | Standard Liege |
November 30, 2017 | SV Zulte Waregem | 2: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 0: 1) | Club Bruges |
Quarter finals
date | Result | ||
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December 12, 2017 | KV Kortrijk | 4: 1 (3: 1) | KAA Gent |
December 12, 2017 | KV Ostend | 2: 3 (1: 1) | Standard Liege |
December 13, 2017 | KRC Genk | 3: 3 n.V. (3: 3, 2: 2) (4: 2 in good. |
Waasland-Beveren |
December 16, 2017 | Club Bruges | 5: 1 (4: 1) | Sporting Charleroi |
Semifinals
date | total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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January 30th / 6th February 2018 | KV Kortrijk | a ) | 3: 3 (KRC Genk | 3: 2 (2: 2) | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
January 31/8. February 2018 | Standard Liege | 6: 4 | Club Bruges | 4: 1 (2: 0) | 2: 3 (1: 1) |
final
KRC Genk | Standard Liege | |||||||
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Danny Vukovic - Clinton Mata , Joseph Aidoo , Omar Colley , Bojan Nastić - Ibrahima Seck , Alejandro Pozuelo , Ruslan Malinovskyi (110th Dries Wouters ) - Thomas Buffel , Niko Karelis (74th Mbwana Samatta ), Dieumerci Ndongala (64th Leandro Trossard ) Coach: Philippe Clement |
Jean-François Gillet - Luis Pedro Cavanda , Christian Luyindama , Giorgos Koutroubis , Collins Fai - Edmílson Junior (97th Duje Čop ), Răzvan Marin , Mehdi Carcela-González (105th Moussa Djenepo ), Gojko Cimirot - Paul-José Mpoku , Renaud Emond (120th + 2 ' Sébastien Pocognoli ) Coach: Ricardo Sá Pinto |
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0: 1 Renaud Emond (92.) | ||||||||
Dieumerci Ndongala (62nd), Clinton Mata (82nd), Bojan Nastić (90th), Mbwana Samatta (90th + 1 '), Thomas Buffel (109th) | Paul-José Mpoku (67.), Collins Fai (82.), Răzvan Marin (103.), Mehdi Carcela (105.), Christian Luyindama (105.), Moussa Djenepo (116.) | |||||||
Bojan Nastić (120th + 1 ') |