2018–19 Belgian Cup

The 2018–19 Belgian Cup 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)1–2Mandel United (4)Beveren
      20:00 CEST Salquist  69' de Oliveira  15'
      Beyens  39'      		 Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
      25 September 2018 Harelbeke (4)0–1Kortrijk (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)2–5Lokeren (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)2–4Gent (1)Virton
      20:00 CEST François  28'
      Joachim  63'      		 Report Awoniyi  3', 89'
      Limbombe  78', 90+4'      		 Stadium: Stade Yvan Georges
      26 September 2018 Cercle Brugge (1)1–2Beerschot Wilrijk (2)Bruges
      20:00 CEST Gakpé  11' Report Noubissi  26'
      Hoffer  87'      		 Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
      26 September 2018 Heist (3)1–2Zulte 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)0–3Excel Mouscron (1)Dessel
      20:30 CEST Report Pierrot  51'
      Benson  65', 90+3'      		 Stadium: Armand Melisstadion
      26 September 2018 Hoogstraten (4)1–3Oostende (1)Hoogstraten
      20:30 CEST Bokila  52' Report Guri  9'
      Faes  61'
      Milović  63'
      26 September 2018 Eendracht Aalst (3)0–2Charleroi (1)Aalst
      20:30 CEST Report Osimhen  90+2'
      Benavente  90+5'      		 Stadium: Pierre Cornelisstadion
      26 September 2018 Standard Liège (1)1–2Knokke (3)Liège
      20:30 CEST Sá  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)0–3Union 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 Excel Mouscron (1)3–3 (a.e.t.)
      (4–5 p)      		Oostende (1)Mouscron
      20:00 CET Boya  14'
      Diedhiou  47'
      Mbombo  82'
      Leye  116'      		 Report Boonen  45+2'
      Guri  80'
      Zivkovic  102'      		 Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
      Penalties
      Leye
      Mbombo
      Vojvoda
      Benson
      Boya
      Chibani       		Canesin
      Coopman
      Milović
      Guri
      Zivkovic
      Marquet
      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)1–3Eupen (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)1–3Genk (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  33'  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)1–3Gent (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  45'  53'
      Charisis  39'  89'      		 Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne
      Attendance: 10,520
      Referee: Jonathan Lardot
      19 December 2018 Eupen (1)0–1Oostende (1)Eupen
      20:00 CET Report Zivkovic  74'
      Milović  68'  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
      Ferber
      Kis
      Tau
      Selemani       		Gano
      Samatta
      Pozuelo
      Berge
      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  44'  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  29'
      Rosted  55'
      Bronn  77'      		 Report De Sutter  26'
      Nkaka  57'  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
      Coopman
      Milović
      Vanlerberghe
      Boonen
      Vandendriessche       		Derijck
      Chakvetadze
      Sørloth
      Bronn
      David
      Bezus

      Final
      Main article: 2019 Belgian Cup 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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