2008–09 Belgian Cup
| Country |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Genk | ||
| Runners-up | KV Mechelen | ||
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The Belgian Cup 2008–09 was the 54th season of the main knockout football competition in Belgium. It is commonly named Cofidis Cup, after its sponsor Cofidis. It was won by Genk.
Bracket
| Sixth Round | Seventh Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gent | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | OH Leuven | 0 | Gent | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mouscron | 3 | Mouscron | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tubize | 1 | Gent | 1 0* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genk | 6 | Genk | 0 2* | |||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Seraing | 0 | Genk | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Diegem | 1 | Lokeren | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lokeren | 2 | Genk | 2 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Germinal Beerschot | 1 | D2 | Lierse | 2 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | RC Mechelen | 4 | D3 | RC Mechelen | 0 (10) | |||||||||||||||||
| D2 | KV Oostende | 0 | Zulte-Waregem | 0 (9) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zulte-Waregem | 1 | D3 | RC Mechelen | 1 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Dessel | 1 | D2 | Lierse | 0 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dender | 3 | Dender | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mons | 0 | D2 | Lierse | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Lierse | 2 | Genk | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cercle Brugge | 2 | KV Mechelen | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Mol-Wezel | 1 | Cercle Brugge | 2* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charleroi | 3 | Charleroi | 1* | |||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Ronse | 1 | Cercle Brugge | 1 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club Brugge | 1 | Roeselare | 0 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Beveren | 0 | Club Brugge | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Turnhout | 1 | Roeselare | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roeselare | 4 | Cercle Brugge | 2 1* | |||||||||||||||||||
| KV Mechelen | 4 | KV Mechelen | 1 2* | |||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Veldwezelt | 2 | KV Mechelen | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anderlecht | 3 | Anderlecht | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Tournai | 1 | KV Mechelen | 1 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kortrijk | 1 (3) | Kortrijk | 0 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Standard Liège | 1 (2) | Kortrijk | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | KVSK United | 1 | Westerlo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westerlo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Legend
- * = after extra-time
- D2 = second division
- D3 = third division
Results
In the first two rounds, teams from the provincial leagues and promotion division played each other. In the third round, teams from the third division joined in. Round four was the starting point for the teams from the second division. After the fifth round, only 14 teams remained.
Round 6
Teams from the Jupiler Pro League entered the competition at this stage. Teams from the first division were seeded and couldn't meet each other, except for the newly promoted teams, Kortrijk and Tubize, who did not belong to this seeded group.
Apart from the 18 teams directly qualified, 14 other teams had qualified through winning in the fifth round:
- 7 teams from Second Division (D2): Beveren, OH Leuven, Lierse, KV Oostende, Ronse, Tournai and KVSK United.
- 7 teams from Third Division (D3): Dessel, Diegem, RC Mechelen, Mol-Wezel, Seraing, Turnhout and Veldwezelt.
The draw was made on September 3, 2008.
November 11, 2008 16:00 CET |
| Turnhout (D3) | 1 – 4 | Roeselare |
|---|---|---|
| Janssens |
Janssens Tanghe Mulisa Dissa |
Stadsparkstadion, Turnhout |
November 11, 2008 16:00 CET |
| Diegem (D3) | 1 – 2 | Lokeren |
|---|---|---|
| Vanhamel |
Touré Van Grunderbeeck |
November 11, 2008 19:00 CET |
| Genk | 6 – 0 | Seraing (D3) |
|---|---|---|
| Dugary Nemec Soetaers Bošnjak |
November 11, 2008 20:00 CET |
| KV Mechelen | 4 – 2 | Veldwezelt (D3) |
|---|---|---|
| Vleminckx Rossini |
Baidjoe Henke |
November 11, 2008 20:00 CET |
| KVSK United (D2) | 1 – 2 | Westerlo |
|---|---|---|
| Ketting |
Scheelen Ruiz |
Stedelijk Sportstadion, Lommel |
November 12, 2008 20:30 CET |
| Germinal Beerschot | 1 – 4 | RC Mechelen (D3) |
|---|---|---|
| Vandenbergh |
Verstraeten Calicchio Silva |
November 12, 2008 20:45 CET |
| Kortrijk | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Standard Liège |
|---|---|---|
| Coulibaly |
Mbokani | |
| Penalties | ||
| Kums Ibou Verbrugghe Barbosa |
3 – 2 | |
Round 7
The draw for the seventh round and the quarter finals was made on November 21, 2008. The match between Cercle Brugge and Charleroi was postponed from January 13 to January 21 due to insufficient pitch conditions.[1]
January 13, 2009 20:30 CET |
| Dender | 2 – 3 | Lierse (D2) |
|---|---|---|
| Destorme |
Wahed Dreesen Radzinski |
January 14, 2009 20:30 CET |
| RC Mechelen (D3) | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Zulte-Waregem |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Casagolda Marcos El Ayadi T. Scheers Silva Verstappen Engelen Claessens Goessens Nnaji Clepkens |
10 – 9 | |
January 21, 2009 20:00 CET |
| Cercle Brugge | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Charleroi |
|---|---|---|
| De Smet Snelders |
Mujangi Bia |
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were two-legged.
First legs
Second legs
The matches Kortrijk – KV Mechelen and Roeselare – Cercle Brugge were postponed to 17 February due to insufficient pitch conditions.[2]
February 4, 2009 20:30 CET |
| Lierse (D2) | 3 – 0 | RC Mechelen (D3) |
|---|---|---|
| Wahed Cavens Radzinski |
Lierse won 3–1 on aggregate
Genk won 2–1 on aggregate
KV Mechelen won 1–0 on aggregate
2–2 on aggregate, Cercle Brugge won on away goals
Semifinals
The semi finals were also two-legged. The draw was made on February 10, 2009.
First legs
Second legs
April 21, 2009 20:45 CEST |
| KV Mechelen | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Cercle Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| Vleminckx Mununga |
Sergeant | |
| Penalties | ||
| 5 – 3 |
3–3 on aggregate, KV Mechelen won on penalties
Genk won 6–3 on aggregate