2008–09 Belgian Cup

2008–09 Belgian Cup
Tournament details
Country Belgium
Final positions
ChampionsGenk
Runner-upKV Mechelen

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 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

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 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:

The draw was made on September 3, 2008.

11 November 2008 Cercle Brugge 2–1Mol-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 Mons0–2 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 3–1TubizeMouscron
18:00 CET Okwunwanne 11', 29'
Lepoint 38'		 Chantry 90' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
11 November 2008 Anderlecht 3–1Tournai (D2)Brussels
18:00 CET Losada 12'
Legear 67'
Suárez 86'		 Frutos 21' Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
11 November 2008 Genk 6–0Seraing (D3)Genk
19:00 CET Dugary 12'
Nemec 42', 45', 69'
Soetaers 61'
Bošnjak 75'		 Stadium: Cristal Arena
11 November 2008 Gent 3–0OH Leuven (D2)Ghent
19:00 CET Foley 12'
Sorokin 33'
Azofeifa 57'		 Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion
11 November 2008 KV Mechelen 4–2Veldwezelt (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 3–1Ronse (D2)Charleroi
20:00 CET Bia 35', 64'
Habibou 84'		 Broyer 69' Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
12 November 2008 Club Brugge 1–0Beveren (D2)Bruges
20:00 CET Clement 45' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion
12 November 2008 Germinal Beerschot1–4 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 LiègeKortrijk
20:45 CET Coulibaly 9' Mbokani 22' Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Penalties
Kums soccer ball with red X
Ibou soccer ball with check mark
Verbrugghe soccer ball with check mark
Barbosa soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Mbokani
soccer ball with red X Toama
soccer ball with check mark Dante
soccer ball with red X Marcos
soccer ball with red X Dalmat

Round 7

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 Brugge0–1 Roeselare Bruges
15:00 CET Perišić 50' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion
13 January 2009 Dender2–3 Lierse (D2) Denderleeuw
20:30 CET Destorme 54', 69' Wahed 59'
Dreesen 81'
Radzinski 91'		 Stadium: Florent Beeckmanstadion
13 January 2009 KV Mechelen 2–1AnderlechtMechelen
20:45 CET Vleminckx 18' (pen.)
Mununga 50'		 Rnić 29' Stadium: Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne
14 January 2009 Genk 1–0LokerenGenk
20:30 CET Vossen 36' Stadium: Cristal Arena
14 January 2009 RC Mechelen (D3) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(10–9 p)		Zulte-WaregemMechelen
20:30 CET Stadium: Oscar Vankesbeeck Stadion
Penalties
Casagolda soccer ball with check mark
Marcos soccer ball with red X
El Ayadi soccer ball with check mark
T. Scheers soccer ball with check mark
Silva soccer ball with check mark
Verstappen soccer ball with check mark
Engelen soccer ball with check mark
Claessens soccer ball with check mark
Goessens soccer ball with check mark
Nnaji soccer ball with check mark
Clepkens soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Leye
soccer ball with check mark Berrier
soccer ball with check mark Taravel
soccer ball with check mark Roelandts
soccer ball with red X Minne
soccer ball with check mark Van Nieuwenhuyze
soccer ball with check mark Van Zundert
soccer ball with check mark Roelandts
soccer ball with check mark Colpaert
soccer ball with check mark Subotić
soccer ball with red X Bossut
14 January 2009 Gent 2–1MouscronGhent
20:30 CET Ruiz 36'
Ljubijankić 72'		 Deranja 94' Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion
14 January 2009 Kortrijk 3–1WesterloKortrijk
20:30 CET Coulibaly 39', 76', 84' Van Hout 91' Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
21 January 2009 Cercle Brugge 2–1 (a.e.t.)CharleroiBruges
20:00 CET De Smet 48' (pen.)
Snelders 106'		 Mujangi Bia 37' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were two-legged.

First legs

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

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.)		GentGenk
20:45 CET Vossen 32'
Alex 96' (pen.)		 Stadium: Cristal Arena
17 February 2009 Kortrijk0–0
(0–1 agg.)		 KV Mechelen Kortrijk
20:30 CET Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
17 February 2009 Roeselare2–1
(2–2a agg.)		 Cercle Brugge Roeselare
20:30 CET Perišić 8', 79' (pen.) Serebrennikov 34' Stadium: Schiervelde Stadion

Semi-finals

The semifinals were also two-legged. The draw was made on February 10, 2009.

First legs

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

21 April 2009 KV Mechelen 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(5–3 p)		Cercle BruggeMechelen
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

Further information on this match: 2009 Belgian Cup final
Genk2–0KV Mechelen
Ogunjimi 42', 62'
Attendance: 45.000

References

  1. ^ Terrein van Cercle Brugge is onbespeelbaar Archived 2009-01-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Roeselare-Cercle gaat dan toch niet door Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)