2018–19 Belgian Cup

The 2018–19 Belgian Cup, called the Croky Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 64th season of Belgium's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 29 July 2018 and ended with the final in May 2019. The winners of the competition qualify for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League Group Stage. Standard Liège were the defending champions.

2018–19 Belgian Cup
Country Belgium
Dates29 July 2018 – 1 May 2019
ChampionsMechelen
Runners-upGent

Competition format

The competition consists of ten rounds. Except for the semi-finals, all rounds are single-match elimination rounds. When tied after 90 minutes in the first three rounds, penalties are taken immediately. In rounds four to seven and the quarterfinals, when tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes are played, then penalties are taken if still necessary. The semi-finals 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 2018–19 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 enter in round 6.

RoundClubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering at this round
Round 1312224none224Belgian Third Amateur Division and Belgian Provincial Leagues
Round 220016011248Belgian Second Amateur Division
Round 3120968016Belgian First Amateur Division
Round 4724848nonenone
Round 54832248Belgian First Division B
Round 632321616Belgian First Division A
Round 7161616nonenone
Quarter-Finals888nonenone
Semi-Finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

Round and draw dates

Round Draw date Match date
First Round 29 June 2018 28 and 29 July 2018
Second Round 4 and 5 August 2018
Third Round 11 and 12 August 2018
Fourth Round 18 and 19 August 2018
Fifth Round 24, 25 and 26 August 2018
Sixth Round 27 August 2018 25, 26 and 27 September 2018
Seventh Round 4 to 6 December 2018
Quarter-finals 18 to 20 December 2018
Semi-finals Leg 1: 22 to 24 January 2019
Leg 2: 29 to 31 January 2019
Final 1 May 2019

First round

This round of matches is scheduled to be played on 28 & 29 July 2018[1] and includes 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.

Notes

    Second round

    Notes

      Third round

      Fourth round

      Fifth Round

      Some fifth round ties were reversed as amateur teams (tiers 3 and below) automatically received home advantage in case they met the stadium requirements regarding seating, lighting and safety. Amateur teams are allowed to sell their home advantage.

      25 August 2018 Match 265Lierse Kempenzonen (3)2–3[A]Lommel (2)Lier
      20:00 CEST Meeus 31'
      Buyens 66'
      Report Rocha 46', 81'
      Valcke 83'
      Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion
      26 August 2018 Match 266Westhoek (4)0–4Virton (3)Ypres
      16:00 GMT Report Lazaar 13'
      Lecomte 23'
      Koré 44', 53'
      Stadium: Crackstadion
      Attendance: 200
      26 August 2018 Match 267Givry (5)4–4 (a.e.t.)
      (3–5 p)
      Knokke (3)Givry
      16:00 GMT Baillet
      Schinckus (pen.)
      Sylla
      Freid
      Vanfleteren
      Vandewalle
      Van Eyk
      26 August 2018 Match 268Duffel (4)3–0Westerlo (2)Duffel
      16:00 GMT Vertonghen 26'
      Van den Buys 43', 74'
      Stadium: Sportcentrum@Duffel
      25 August 2018 Match 269Sint-Niklaas (4)0–1 (a.e.t.)Harelbeke (4)Nieuwkerken-Waas
      20:00 GMT
      25 August 2018 Match 270Union SG (2)3–0[B]City Pirates Antwerp (4)Forest, Brussels
      20:00 GMT Gérard 5'
      Vercauteren 54'
      Tau 80'
      Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
      27 August 2018 Match 271KV Mechelen (2)2–0[B]Albert Quévy-Mons (5)Mechelen
      20:30 GMT Tainmont 65', 82' Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
      26 August 2018 Match 272Olsa Brakel (4)2–3 (a.e.t.)Eendracht Aalst (3)Brakel
      16:00 GMT Lkoutbi 69', 89' Heymans 48'
      De Rock 90'
      Bounou 116'
      26 August 2018 Match 273Heist (3)3–0Menen (4)Heist-op-den-Berg
      16:00 GMT Webers (pen.)
      Orye
      25 August 2018 Match 274Tubize (2)7–0Stade Brainois (5)Tubize
      20:00 GMT Diawara
      Henrique
      Rosenthal
      Naah
      Traore
      Stadium: Stade Leburton
      26 August 2018 Match 275Olympic Charleroi (4)2–1[A]Roeselare (2)Charleroi
      16:00 GMT Gorry 43'
      Luvuezo 61'
      Van der Weg 4' Stadium: Stade de la Neuville
      25 August 2018 Match 276Hoogstraten (4)4–0Entente Acren Lessines (4)Hoogstraten
      Van Huffel 43'
      Maes 52', 75'
      Meeuwis 58'
      Match 277ASV Geel (3)0–2[A]Beerschot Wilrijk (2)Geel
      Vanzeir 28' (pen.)
      Okotie 66'
      Stadium: De Leunen
      25 August 2018 Match 278Deinze (3)6–0RWDM47 (3)Deinze
      Mertens 4', 42'
      Brulmans 23', 46'
      Tarfi 62'
      Lallemand 78'
      Report Stadium: Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion
      26 August 2018 Match 279Mandel United (4)1–1 (a.e.t.)
      (6–5 p)
      Temse (4)
      Debouver 84' Van Kerckhoven 59'
      25 August 2018 Match 280Dessel Sport (3)3–1[A]OH Leuven (2)Dessel
      20:00 GMT Lenaerts 5'
      Breugelmans 23'
      Vosters 84'
      Report Aguemon 69' Stadium: Armand Melisstadion
      1. ^
        Order of legs reversed as non-professional team received home advantage.
      2. ^
        Order of legs reversed as stadium of non-professional team did not meet requirements or the home advantage was sold.

      Sixth Round

      The draw for the sixth round was made on 28 August 2018 and included the 16 teams from the Belgian First Division A, which were all seeded and could not meet each other. All non-professional teams (division 3 and below) automatically received home advantage if their stadium had sufficient capacity and floodlight luminosity, which was the case for all teams except Duffel and Mandel United.

      25 September 2018 Eupen (1) 3–0Tubize (2)Eupen
      20:00 CEST Lotiès 11'
      Yagan 37'
      Laurent 90'
      Report Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
      25 September 2018 Waasland-Beveren (1)1–2 Mandel United (4) Beveren
      20:00 CEST Salquist 69' de Oliveira 15'
      Beyens 39'
      Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
      25 September 2018 Harelbeke (4)0–1 Kortrijk (1) Harelbeke
      20:30 CEST Report Chevalier 78' Stadium: Forestiersstadion
      26 September 2018 Genk (1) 4–0Lommel (2)Genk
      20:00 CEST Wouters 2'
      Zhegrova 8'
      Seck 71'
      Ingvartsen 88'
      Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
      26 September 2018 Olympic Charleroi (4)2–5 Lokeren (1) Charleroi
      20:00 CEST Somé 44'
      Virgone 63'
      Report Skúlason 4', 79' (pen.)
      Filipović 24'
      Cevallos 28' (pen.)
      Saroka 49'
      Stadium: Stade de la Neuville
      26 September 2018 Virton (3)2–4 Gent (1) Virton
      20:00 CEST François 28'
      Joachim 63'
      Report Awoniyi 3', 89'
      Limbombe 78', 90+4'
      Stadium: Stade Yvan Georges
      26 September 2018 Heist (3)1–2 Zulte Waregem (1) Heist-op-den-Berg
      20:30 CEST Ventose 63' Report De Pauw 18'
      Harbaoui 39' (pen.)
      26 September 2018 Sint-Truiden (1) 3–0Duffel (4)Sint-Truiden
      20:30 CEST De Bruyn 27'
      Bezus 36' (pen.)
      Nazon 47'
      Report Stadium: Stayen
      26 September 2018 Dessel Sport (3)0–3 Excel Mouscron (1) Dessel
      20:30 CEST Report Pierrot 51'
      Benson 65', 90+3'
      Stadium: Armand Melisstadion
      26 September 2018 Hoogstraten (4)1–3 Oostende (1) Hoogstraten
      20:30 CEST Bokila 52' Report Guri 9'
      Faes 61'
      Milović 63'
      26 September 2018 Eendracht Aalst (3)0–2 Charleroi (1) Aalst
      20:30 CEST Report Osimhen 90+2'
      Benavente 90+5'
      Stadium: Pierre Cornelisstadion
      26 September 2018 Standard Liège (1)1–2 Knokke (3) Liège
      20:30 CEST 58' Report Luyindama 47' (o.g.)
      Dhondt 73'
      Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
      26 September 2018 Deinze (3) 2–0Club Brugge (1)Deinze
      20:30 CEST Tarfi 33'
      De Greef 70'
      Report Stadium: Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion
      26 September 2018 KV Mechelen (2) 3–1Antwerp (1)Mechelen
      20:45 CEST De Witte 29'
      Engvall 51'
      Van Damme 87'
      Report Mbokani 36' Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
      27 September 2018 Anderlecht (1)0–3 Union SG (2) Anderlecht
      20:45 CEST Report Niakaté 43', 76', 83' Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

      Seventh Round

      The draw for the seventh round was made immediately after the last game of the sixth round, between Anderlecht and Union SG, was finished. Six teams outside the top division qualified for this round, with Mandel United from the Belgian Second Amateur Division the lowest still in the competition.

      The matches will be played on 4, 5 and 6 December 2018.

      4 December 2018 Kortrijk (1) 1–0Zulte Waregem (1)Kortrijk
      20:30 CET Batsula 40' Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
      Referee: Nathan Verboomen
      4 December 2018 Gent (1) 3–0Beerschot Wilrijk (2)Ghent
      20:45 CET Yaremchuk 19'
      Rosted 43'
      Chakvetadze 90'
      Report Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
      Referee: Jan Boterberg
      5 December 2018 Mechelen (2) 2–0Lokeren (1)Mechelen
      20:30 CET Engvall 80'
      De Camargo 82'
      Report Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne
      5 December 2018 Deinze (3)1–3 Eupen (1) Deinze
      20:30 CET Mertens 19' Report Bushiri 8'
      Mulumba 13'
      Boone 47' (o.g.)
      Stadium: Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion
      5 December 2018 Sint-Truiden (1) 3–2Mandel United (4)Sint-Truiden
      20:30 CET De Norre 60'
      Boli 82'
      Kamada 84'
      Report Rodrigo 79' (pen.)
      Pyck 90'
      Stadium: Stayen
      5 December 2018 Charleroi (1)1–3 Genk (1) Charleroi
      20:45 CET Gholizadeh 35' Report Dewaest 54'
      Mæhle 76'
      Gano 90+3'
      Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
      6 December 2018 Union SG (2) 3–2Knokke (3)Forest
      20:45 CET Ferber 12'
      Tau 58', 68'
      Mehlem Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 70'
      Report Vandewalle 40'
      Andries 86'
      Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien

      Quarter-finals

      The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 5 December 2018, with the matches were played on 18 and 19 December 2018. Both Mechelen and Union SG, the two remaining teams from outside the top division managed to qualify for the Semi-finals.

      18 December 2018 Sint-Truiden (1)1–3 Gent (1) Sint-Truiden
      20:45 CET Boli 90+1' Report Dompé 37', 61'
      Yaremchuk 59'
      Stadium: Stayen
      Attendance: 3,000
      Referee: Bram Van Driessche
      19 December 2018 Mechelen (2) 3–0Kortrijk (1)Mechelen
      20:00 CET Cocalić 22'
      Storm 33'
      De Camargo 73'
      Report Mboyo Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 53'
      Charisis Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 89'
      Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne
      Attendance: 10,520
      Referee: Jonathan Lardot
      19 December 2018 Eupen (1)0–1 Oostende (1) Eupen
      20:00 CET Report Zivkovic 74'
      Milović Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 77'
      Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
      Attendance: 1,800
      Referee: Bert Put
      19 December 2018 Union SG (2) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
      (4–3 p)
      Genk (1)Forest
      20:45 CET Tau 18'
      Ferber 71'
      Report Gano 48', 76' Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
      Attendance: 6,217
      Referee: Erik Lambrechts
      Penalties
      Pinto-Borges soccer ball with check mark
      Ferber soccer ball with red X
      Kis soccer ball with check mark
      Tau soccer ball with check mark
      Selemani soccer ball with check mark
      soccer ball with check mark Gano
      soccer ball with red X Samatta
      soccer ball with check mark Pozuelo
      soccer ball with red X Berge
      soccer ball with check mark Paintsil

      Semi-finals

      The draw for the semi-finals was made on 19 December, after completion of the last matches of the quarter-finals. As the two teams remaining from the 2018–19 Belgian First Division B, Mechelen and Union SG, were drawn against each other, at least one team from outside the top division will play the final, which last happened in the 2001 Belgian Cup Final when Belgian Second Division champions Lommel lost to Westerlo.

      The matches will be played on 23, 24, 29 and 30 January 2019.

      First Legs

      23 January 2019 Mechelen (2)0–0Union SG (2)Mechelen
      20:45 CET Report Peyre Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 47' Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne
      Attendance: 14,002
      Referee: Bram Van Driessche
      24 January 2019 Gent (1)2–2Oostende (1)Ghent
      20:45 CET Yaremchuk 24'
      Plastun Red card 29'
      Rosted Red card 55'
      Bronn 77'
      Report De Sutter 26'
      Nkaka Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 60'
      De Bock 79'
      Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
      Referee: Christof Dierick

      Second Legs

      29 January 2019 Union SG (2)1–2
      (1–2 agg.)
      Mechelen (2) Forest
      20:45 CET Lemoine 90+2' (o.g.) Report de Camargo 31'
      Tainmont 66'
      Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
      Attendance: Nicolas Laforge
      Referee: 6,500
      30 January 2019 Oostende (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
      (4–4 agg.)
      (3–4 p)
      Gent (1) Ostend
      20:45 CET De Sutter 9'
      Sakala 32'
      Report Sørloth 85'
      Bezus 90+2'
      Stadium: Versluys Arena
      Referee: Erik Lambrechts
      Penalties
      Sakala soccer ball with check mark
      Coopman soccer ball with red X
      Milović soccer ball with red X
      Vanlerberghe soccer ball with check mark
      Boonen soccer ball with check mark
      Vandendriessche soccer ball with red X
      soccer ball with check mark Derijck
      soccer ball with red X Chakvetadze
      soccer ball with check mark Sørloth
      soccer ball with check mark Bronn
      soccer ball with red X Jonathan David
      soccer ball with check mark Bezus

      Final

      The final took place on 1 May 2019 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.

      Gent1–2KV Mechelen
      Dompé 32' report Storm 38'
      Mera 62'
      Referee: Erik Lambrechts

      References

      1. "1st Round" (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. June 2018.
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