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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Belgium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Genk |
| Runner-up | KV Mechelen |
Bracket edit
| Sixth round | Seventh round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 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 edit
- * = after extra-time
- D2 = second division
- D3 = third division
Results edit
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 edit
Teams from the Belgian First Division 2008–09Jupiler 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.
| 11 November 2008 | Cercle Brugge | 2–1 | Mol-Wezel (D3) | Bruges |
| 15:00 CET | De Smet  14'Gombami 35' |
Jansen 9' |
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion |
| 11 November 2008 | Dessel (D3) | 1–3 | Dender | Denderleeuw |
| 16:00 CET | Didier 36' |
Blondelle 45' Destorme 70'Sylla 82' |
Stadium: Florent Beeckmanstadion |
| 11 November 2008 | KV Oostende (D2) | 0–1 | Zulte-Waregem | Ostend |
| 16:00 CET | Leye 35' |
Stadium: Albertpark |
| 11 November 2008 | Turnhout (D3) | 1–4 | Roeselare | Turnhout |
| 16:00 CET | Janssens 52' |
Janssens 11' (o.g.) Tanghe 26'Mulisa 49'Dissa 65' |
Stadium: Stadsparkstadion |
| 11 November 2008 | Mons | 0–2 | Lierse (D2) | Mons |
| 16:00 CET | J. Mertens 74' J. Cavens 86' |
Stadium: Stade Charles Tondreau |
| 11 November 2008 | Diegem (D3) | 1–2 | Lokeren | Lokeren |
| 16:00 CET | Vanhamel 22' |
Touré 45' Van Grunderbeeck 90' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Daknamstadion |
| 11 November 2008 | Mouscron | 3–1 | Tubize | Mouscron |
| 18:00 CET | Okwunwanne 11', 29' Lepoint 38' |
Chantry 90' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier |
| 11 November 2008 | Anderlecht | 3–1 | Tournai (D2) | Brussels |
| 18:00 CET | Losada 12' Legear 67'Suárez 86' |
Frutos 21' |
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
| 11 November 2008 | Genk | 6–0 | Seraing (D3) | Genk |
| 19:00 CET | Dugary 12' Nemec 42', 45', 69'Soetaers 61'Bošnjak 75' |
Stadium: Cristal Arena |
| 11 November 2008 | Gent | 3–0 | OH Leuven (D2) | Ghent |
| 19:00 CET | Foley 12' Sorokin 33'Azofeifa 57' |
Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion |
| 11 November 2008 | KV Mechelen | 4–2 | Veldwezelt (D3) | Mechelen |
| 20:00 CET | Vleminckx 68', 90', 90' Rossini 85' |
Baidjoe 28' Henke 70' |
Stadium: Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne |
| 11 November 2008 | KVSK United (D2) | 1–2 | Westerlo | Lommel |
| 20:00 CET | Ketting 17' |
Scheelen 40' Ruiz 46' |
Stadium: Stedelijk Sportstadion |
| 12 November 2008 | Charleroi | 3–1 | Ronse (D2) | Charleroi |
| 20:00 CET | Bia 35', 64' Habibou 84' |
Broyer 69' |
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| 12 November 2008 | Club Brugge | 1–0 | Beveren (D2) | Bruges |
| 20:00 CET | Clement 45' |
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion |
| 12 November 2008 | Germinal Beerschot | 1–4 | RC Mechelen (D3) | Antwerp} |
| 20:30 CET | Vandenbergh 59' |
Verstraeten 28' Calicchio 52'Silva 73' (90) |
Stadium: Olympisch Stadion |
| 12 November 2008 | Kortrijk | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Standard Liège | Kortrijk |
| 20:45 CET | Coulibaly 9' |
Mbokani 22' |
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion | |
| Penalties | ||||
Kums  Ibou  Verbrugghe Barbosa |
Mbokani Toama Dante Marcos Dalmat |
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Round 7 edit
The draw for the seventh round and the quarterfinals 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]
| 11 January 2009 | Club Brugge | 0–1 | Roeselare | Bruges |
| 15:00 CET | Perišić 50' |
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion |
| 13 January 2009 | Dender | 2–3 | Lierse (D2) | Denderleeuw |
| 20:30 CET | Destorme 54', 69' |
Wahed 59' Dreesen 81'Radzinski 91' |
Stadium: Florent Beeckmanstadion |
| 13 January 2009 | KV Mechelen | 2–1 | Anderlecht | Mechelen |
| 20:45 CET | Vleminckx 18' (pen.) Mununga 50' |
Rnić 29' |
Stadium: Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne |
| 14 January 2009 | Genk | 1–0 | Lokeren | Genk |
| 20:30 CET | Vossen 36' |
Stadium: Cristal Arena |
| 14 January 2009 | RC Mechelen (D3) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (10–9 p) | Zulte-Waregem | Mechelen |
| 20:30 CET | Stadium: Oscar Vankesbeeck Stadion | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Casagolda Marcos El Ayadi T. Scheers Silva Verstappen Engelen Claessens Goessens Nnaji Clepkens |
Leye Berrier Taravel Roelandts Minne Van Nieuwenhuyze Van Zundert Roelandts Colpaert Subotić Bossut |
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| 14 January 2009 | Gent | 2–1 | Mouscron | Ghent |
| 20:30 CET | Ruiz 36' Ljubijankić 72' |
Deranja 94' |
Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion |
| 14 January 2009 | Kortrijk | 3–1 | Westerlo | Kortrijk |
| 20:30 CET | Coulibaly 39', 76', 84' |
Van Hout 91' |
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 21 January 2009 | Cercle Brugge | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Charleroi | Bruges |
| 20:00 CET | De Smet 48' (pen.) Snelders 106' |
Mujangi Bia 37' |
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion |
Quarter-finals edit
The quarter-finals were two-legged.
First legs edit
| 27 January 2009 | KV Mechelen | 1–0 | Kortrijk | Mechelen |
| 20:30 CET | Persoons 74' |
Stadium: Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne |
| 28 January 2009 | Cercle Brugge | 1–0 | Roeselare | Bruges |
| 20:30 CET | Portier 26' |
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion |
| 28 January 2009 | RC Mechelen (D3) | 1–0 | Lierse (D2) | Mechelen |
| 20:30 CET | Calicchio 74' |
Stadium: Oscar Vankesbeeck Stadion |
| 28 January 2009 | Gent | 1–0 | Genk | Ghent |
| 20:45 CET | Ruiz 37' |
Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion |
Second legs edit
The matches Kortrijk–KV Mechelen and Roeselare–Cercle Brugge were postponed to 17 February due to insufficient pitch conditions.[2]
| 4 February 2009 | Lierse (D2) | 3–0 (3–1 agg.) | RC Mechelen (D3) | Lier |
| 20:30 CET | Wahed 27' Cavens 36' (pen.)Radzinski 79' |
Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion |
| 4 February 2009 | Genk | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1 agg.) | Gent | Genk |
| 20:45 CET | Vossen 32' Alex 96' (pen.) |
Stadium: Cristal Arena |
| 17 February 2009 | Kortrijk | 0–0 (0–1 agg.) | KV Mechelen | Kortrijk |
| 20:30 CET | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 17 February 2009 | Roeselare | 2–1 (2–2a agg.) | Cercle Brugge | Roeselare |
| 20:30 CET | Perišić 8', 79' (pen.) |
Serebrennikov 34' |
Stadium: Schiervelde Stadion |
Semi-finals edit
The semifinals were also two-legged. The draw was made on February 10, 2009.
First legs edit
| 3 March 2009 | Genk | 2–2 | Lierse (D2) | Genk |
| 20:45 CET | Barda 13' (pen.) De Mul 74' |
De Witte 23' Tshiala 61' |
Stadium: Cristal Arena |
| 4 March 2009 | Cercle Brugge | 2–1 | KV Mechelen | Bruges |
| 20:45 CET | Gombani 61' De Smet 75' |
Vleminckx 82' |
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion |
Second legs edit
| 21 April 2009 | KV Mechelen | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (5–3 p) | Cercle Brugge | Mechelen |
| 20:45 CEST | Vleminckx 28' Mununga 68' |
Sergeant 45' |
Stadium: Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne |
| 22 April 2009 | Lierse (D2) | 1–4 (3–6 agg.) | Genk | Lier |
| 20:45 CEST | Janssens 85' |
De Mul 47', 90' Huysegems 53', 88' |
Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion |
Final edit
| Genk | 2–0 | KV Mechelen |
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| Ogunjimi 42', 62' |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ Terrein van Cercle Brugge is onbespeelbaar Archived 2009-01-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- ^ Roeselare-Cercle gaat dan toch niet door Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)