2012–13 Belgian Cup

The 2012–13 Belgian Cup (also known as Cofidis Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 58th season of the main knockout football competition in Belgium. It commenced on 25 July 2012 with the first matches of Round 1 and ended on 9 May 2013. Genk defeated Cercle Brugge 2–0 in the final, therefore qualifying for the play-off round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

2012–13 Belgian Cup
CountryBelgium
Teams292
ChampionsGenk
Runners-upCercle Brugge
Matches played297
Goals scored1073 (3.61 per match)

Lokeren were the defending champions, but they were knocked out of the cup by Gent after losing out on penalty kicks in the round of 16.

Competition format

The competition consists of ten rounds. The first seven rounds are held as single-match elimination rounds. When tied after 90 minutes in the first three rounds, penalties are taken immediately. In rounds four to seven, when tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes are played, then penalties are taken if still necessary. The quarter- and semifinals will be played over two legs, where the team winning on aggregate advances. The final will be played as a single match.

Teams enter the competition in different rounds, based upon their 2011–12 league affiliation. Teams from the fourth-level Promotion or lower began in Round 1. Third Division teams entered in Round 3, with Second Division teams joining in the following round. Teams from the Belgian First Division enter in Round 6.

RoundClubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering at this round
Round 1292222none222Levels 4 to 8 in football league pyramid
Round 2182112110 (+2 bye)nonenone
Round 3126925636Belgian Third Division
Round 480644618Belgian Second Division
Round 5483232nonenone
Round 632321616Belgian Pro League
Round 7161616nonenone
Quarter-Finals888nonenone
Semi-Finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

Preliminary rounds

The starting five rounds featured only teams of lower divisions and all matches were played during the summer and early autumn, mostly in July and August. The Roman numeral in brackets denotes the tier in which each team plays. Teams with no numeral next to their name play in tiers 6 to 8.

Round 1

Round 1 matches were played on 25, 26, 28 and 29 July 2012,[1] and included teams from tiers 4 to 8 in the Belgian league system.

112 teams progressed to the next round, of which 53 came from the Promotion league (tier 4), 37 came from the top Provinciaal leagues (tier 5) and 22 came from the lower Provinicaal leagues (tiers 6 to 8).

Round 2

The matches were played on 3, 4 and 5 August 2012.[2]

56 teams progressed to the third round, of which 32 came from the Promotion league (tier 4), 19 came from the top Provinciaal leagues (tier 5) and 5 came from the lower Provinciaal leagues (tiers 6 to 8).

Round 3

The matches were played on 11 and 12 August 2012.[3] All of the teams in the Belgian Third Division entered at this stage, joining the 56 winning teams from the previous round.

At the end of this round, 46 teams progressed, of which 26 came from the Third Division, 14 came from the Promotion league (tier 4) and 6 came from the top Provinciaal leagues (tier 5) - all remaining teams from tiers 6 to 8 were eliminated in this round.

Round 4

The matches were played on 18 and 19 August 2012.[4] All of the teams in the Belgian Second Division entered at this stage, joining the 46 winning teams from the previous round.

At the end of this round, 32 teams progressed to round 5, of which 14 came from the Second Division, 13 came from the Third Division, 3 came from the Promotion league and 2 came from the top Provinciaal leagues.

Round 5

The matches took place on 25 and 26 August 2012,[5] between the 32 winning teams from round 4.

Of the 16 teams who progressed to round 6, 8 came from the Second Division and 8 came from the Third Division.

Final Stages

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Gent 8
Bocholt 0 Gent 0 (4 pen.)
Lokeren 3 Lokeren 0 (2)
Dessel Sport 0 Gent 1 0 1
Anderlecht 2 Anderlecht 1 1 2
Boussu Dour 0 Anderlecht 2 (aet)
Mechelen 6 Mechelen 0
Bertrix 0 Anderlecht 1 1 1 (6)
Zulte Waregem 1 Genk 0 1 1 (7 pen.)
Coxyde 0 Zulte Waregem 2 (4 pen.)
Deinze 2 Charleroi 2 (2)
Charleroi 4 (aet) Zulte Waregem 0 1 1
Union 0 Genk 5 0 5
Genk 6 Genk 1
Mouscron-Péruwelz 2 Standard Liège 0
Standard Liège 3 (aet) Genk 2
Westerlo 2 Cercle Brugge 0
Lierse 0 Westerlo 5 (2)
Sint-Truiden 1 (4 pen.) Sint-Truiden 5 (4 pen.)
Beerschot 1 (2) Sint-Truiden 0 0 0
WS Woluwe 1 Kortrijk 0 1 1
Kortrijk 2 (aet) Kortrijk 1
Mons 3 Mons 0
Ciney 0 Kortrijk 1 2 3
Club Brugge 3 Cercle Brugge 2 2 4 (aet)
Woluwe Zaventem 0 Club Brugge 0
Hoogstraten 1 Cercle Brugge 1
Cercle Brugge 3 Cercle Brugge 2 2 4
Brussels 1 Oostende 1 1 2
Waasland-Beveren 3 (aet) Waasland-Beveren 0
Oostende 2 Oostende 3
OH Leuven 1

Round 6

The draw for round 6 was made on 6 September 2012, and the matches took place on 25 and 26 September 2012.[6] The 16 teams from the Belgian Pro League entered at this stage, and each will play one of the 16 winners from the previous round.

25 September 2012 Mouscron-Peruwelz (II)2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Standard Liège (I) Stade Le Canonnier, Mouscron
20:15 CEST Mezine 7'
Ruiz 99' (pen.)
Ajdarević 90+4' (pen.)
Domrane 93' (o.g.)
Van Damme 114'
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Wim Smet
26 September 2012 Mons (I) 3 − 0R.U.Wallonne Ciney (III)Stade Charles Tondreau, Mons
20:00 CEST Perbet 31', 90', 90+1' Attendance: 1,174
Referee: Jürgen Brinckman
26 September 2012 Lokeren (I) 3 − 0Dessel Sport (II)Daknamstadion, Lokeren
20:00 CEST Mokulu 14'
Harbaoui 17', 21'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Carlos Manuel Alho-Guereirro
26 September 2012 Gent (I) 8 − 0K.Bocholter VV. (III)Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent[7]
20:00 CEST Conté 9' (pen.), 22'
Raman 33'
Melli 43', 68'
Nahayo 62'
N'Diaye 75', 83'
Attendance: 3,096
Referee: Peter Vervecken
26 September 2012 WS Woluwe (II)1 − 2 (a.e.t.) Kortrijk (I) Stade Fallon, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
20:00 CEST Oliveira 22' (pen.) Nfor 3'
Pavlović 98'
Attendance: 650
Referee: Sam Loeman
26 September 2012 Anderlecht (I) 2 − 0Boussu Dour (II)Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
20:00 CEST Bruno 63'
Praet 87'
Attendance: 7,930
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
26 September 2012 Club Brugge (I) 3 − 0K.V. Woluwe-Zaventem (III)Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges
20:00 CEST Figueras 33'
Odjidja-Ofoe 37'
Vleminckx 85'
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Bart Vertenten
26 September 2012 Zulte Waregem (I) 1 − 0K.V.V. Coxyde (III)Regenboogstadion, Waregem
20:00 CEST Habibou 52' Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Christof Virant
26 September 2012 Union SG (III)0 − 6 Genk (I) Stade Joseph Marien, Forest
20:00 CEST Croux 14'
Plet 19'
Limbombe 27'
Vossen 33'
Nadson 50'
Kumordzi 88'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Laurent Colemonts
26 September 2012 Westerlo (II) 2 − 0Lierse (I)Het Kuipje, Westerlo
20:00 CEST Van Belle 6'
Goor 9' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Serge Gumienny
26 September 2012 Deinze (III)2 − 4 (a.e.t.) Charleroi (I) Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion, Deinze
20:00 CEST Vandenhende 34'
De Groote 56'
Rossini 48'
Badibanga 78'
Escoe 101'
Gnohéré 120+1'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Frederik Geldhof
26 September 2012 Oostende (II) 2 − 1OH Leuven (I)Albertparkstadion, Ostend
20:00 CEST Dissa 67'
Vandamme 80'
Dehond 82' Attendance: 795
Referee: Christof Dierick
26 September 2012 Mechelen (I) 6 − 0R. Entente Bertrigeoise (III)Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne, Mechelen[7]
20:00 CEST Destorme 11'
Van Damme 61'
Cordaro 65'
Enevoldsen 68', 88'
Pedersen 73'
Attendance: 2,713
Referee: Denis Vanbecelaere
26 September 2012 FC Brussels (II)1 − 3 (a.e.t.) Waasland-Beveren (I) Stade Edmond Machtens, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
20:00 CEST Siani 78' (pen.) Ndabashinze 71'
Plut 112'
Cavens 119' (pen.)
Attendance: 900
Referee: Johan Verbist
26 September 2012 Hoogstraten VV. (III)1 − 3 Cercle Brugge (I) Sportcomplex Seminarie, Hoogstraten
20:30 CEST Tilburgs 14' Uchebo 12'
Van Gassen 26' (o.g.)
Rudy 83'
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
26 September 2012 Sint-Truiden (II) 1 − 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 p)
Beerschot (I)Stayen, Sint-Truiden
20:45 CEST Ghoochannejhad 16' Veselinović 52' Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Sebastien Delferière
Penalties
Rossen soccer ball with check mark
Bonemme soccer ball with check mark
Ghoochannejhad soccer ball with check mark
Andrade soccer ball with red X
Verhulst soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Losada
soccer ball with red X Veselinović
soccer ball with red X Ojo
soccer ball with check mark Öztürk

Round 7

The draw for round 7 was made on 1 October 2012, and the matches will take place on 27, 28 and 29 November 2012.[8]

28 November 2012 Westerlo (II)5 − 5 (a.e.t.)
(2 − 4 p)
Sint-Truiden (II) Het Kuipje, Westerlo
20:00 CET Goor 61'
Owusu 87', 107'
Laureys 110'
Wilmet 116'
Ghoochannejhad 23', 109'
Edmilson 60'
Schouterden 91', 98'
Penalties
Van Belle soccer ball with red X
Wilmet soccer ball with check mark
Trenson soccer ball with check mark
Maertens soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Rossen
soccer ball with check mark Bonemme
soccer ball with check mark Dufer
soccer ball with check mark Ghoochannejhad
28 November 2012 Zulte Waregem (I) 2 − 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 − 2 p)
Charleroi (I)Regenboogstadion, Waregem
20:00 CET Lendrić 34'
Colpaert 80'
Bopp 25'
Kudemor 72'
Referee: Wim Smet
Penalties
Leye soccer ball with check mark
Lendrić soccer ball with check mark
Berrier soccer ball with check mark
Naessens soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Džinić
soccer ball with check mark Kudemor
soccer ball with check mark Satli
soccer ball with red X N'Ganga
28 November 2012 Kortrijk (I) 1 − 0Mons (I)Guldensporenstadion, Kortrijk
20:00 CET Chavarría 64'
28 November 2012 Waasland-Beveren (I)0 − 3 Oostende (II) Freethiel Stadion, Beveren
20:30 CET Moreels 8'
Vandamme 21'
Depoitre 64'
28 November 2012 Club Brugge (I)0 − 1 Cercle Brugge (I) Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges
20:45 CET Guðjohnsen 7'
29 November 2012 Genk (I) 1 − 0Standard Liège (I)Cristal Arena, Genk
20:45 CET Vossen 49'

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarterfinals took place together with the draw for round 7 on 1 October 2012. The matches will be played over two legs on 12 December 2012 (leg 1) and 16 January 2013 (leg 2).

First legs

11 December 2012 Gent (I) 1 − 1 Anderlecht (I) Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent
20:00 CET Mboyo 15' Jovanović 10'
12 December 2012 Cercle Brugge (I) 2 − 1 Oostende (II) Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges
20:00 CET Bakenga 24'
Mertens 80' (pen.)
De Schutter 90'
12 December 2012 Sint-Truiden (II) 0 − 0 Kortrijk (I) Stayen, Sint-Truiden
20:30 CET
13 December 2012 Zulte Waregem (I) 0 − 5 Genk (I) Regenboogstadion, Waregem
20:45 CET Barda 9'
Gorius 16'
De Ceulaer 36', 59'
Buffel 52'

Second legs

16 January 2013 Anderlecht (I) 1 − 0
(2 − 1 agg.)
Gent (I)Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
20:00 De Sutter 17' Referee: Serge Gumienny
16 January 2013 Genk (I) 0 − 1
(5 – 1 agg.)
Zulte Waregem (I)Cristal Arena, Genk
Leye 68' (pen.) Referee: Christof Dierick
16 January 2013 Kortrijk (I) 1 − 0
(1 – 0 agg.)
Sint-Truiden (II)Guldensporenstadion, Kortrijk
20:00 Dejaegere 80' Referee: Joeri Van De Velde
16 January 2013 Oostende (II)1 − 2
(2 – 4 agg.)
Cercle Brugge (I) Albertparkstadion, Ostend
20:00 Schmisser 72' Van Eenoo 50'
Mertens 90+3' (pen.)
Referee: Jérôme Efong Nzolo

Semifinals

The matches will be played over two legs on 29 January 2013 (leg 1) and 2 March 2013 (leg 2).

First legs

30 January 2013 Anderlecht (I) 1 – 0 Genk (I) Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
20:00 Jovanović 29' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sébastien Delferiere
3 March 2013 Kortrijk (I) 1 – 2 Cercle Brugge (I) Guldensporenstadion, Kortrijk
14:30 Chavarría 4' D'haene 26'
Bakenga 62'
Attendance: 6,360
Referee: Luc Woyters

Second legs

27 March 2013 Cercle Brugge (I) 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 agg.)
Kortrijk (I)Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges
20:45 CET Uchebo 73', 120' Pavlović 29'
Nfor 52'
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Serge Gumienny

Final

Cercle Brugge0–2Genk
Report
Line-ups
Kumordzi 85'
Vossen 89'
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Johan Verbist

See also

References

  1. "1ÈRE JOURNÉE". Cofidis Cup official website. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. "2ÈME JOURNÉE". Cofidis Cup official website. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. "3ÈME JOURNÉE". Cofidis Cup official website. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  4. "4ÈME JOURNÉE". Cofidis Cup official website. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  5. "5ÈME JOURNÉE". Cofidis Cup official website. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  6. "1/16 Finales". Cofidis Cup official website. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  7. Home and away teams reversed after draw
  8. "1/8 Finales". Cofidis Cup official website. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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