2016–17 Belgian Cup
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Dates | 30 July 2016 – 18 March 2017 |
Teams | 312 |
Champions | Zulte Waregem (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Oostende |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
The 2016–17 Belgian Cup, called the Croky Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 62nd season of Belgium's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 30 July 2016 and is scheduled to end with the final in March 2017. The winners of the competition will qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group Stage. Standard Liège were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the 6th round by ASV Geel.
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 2016–17 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.
Round | Clubs remaining |
Clubs involved |
Winners from previous round |
New entries this round |
Leagues entering at this round |
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Round 1 | 312 | 224 | none | 224 | Belgian Third Amateur Division and Belgian Provincial Leagues |
Round 2 | 200 | 160 | 112 | 48 | Belgian Second Amateur Division |
Round 3 | 120 | 96 | 80 | 16 | Belgian First Amateur Division |
Round 4 | 72 | 48 | 48 | none | none |
Round 5 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 8 | Belgian First Division B |
Round 6 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | Belgian First Division A |
Round 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | none |
Quarter-Finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none |
Semi-Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none |
Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |
Round and draw dates[]
The schedule is as follows.
Round | Draw date | Match date |
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First Round | 26 June 2016 | 30 and 31 July 2016 |
Second Round | 6 and 7 August 2016 | |
Third Round | 13 and 14 August 2016 | |
Fourth Round | 20 and 21 August 2016 | |
Fifth Round | 26, 27 and 28 August 2016 | |
Sixth Round | 29 August 2016 | 20 and 21 September 2016 |
Seventh Round | 21 September 2016 | 29 November 2016 to 1 December 2016 |
Quarter-finals | 1 December 2016 | 13 and 14 December 2016 |
Semi-finals | 14 December 2016 | Leg 1: 17 January 2017 |
Leg 2: 1 February 2017 | ||
Final | 18 March 2017 |
First round[]
This round of matches was played on 30 & 31 July 2016 [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.
Four teams from the lowest division at level nine of the Belgian football pyramid participated, namely Hermalienne, Lacs de l'eau d'heure, Negenmanneke and Pulle. These all got eliminated.
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Second round[]
The lowest ranked clubs still in the tournament were six teams from the third provincial level (level 8), of which only Ransartoise B managed to progress.
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- ^ The game was played at the ground of Walhain.
Third round[]
Ransartoise B was the lowest ranked team still in the tournament at this point being the only team from level 8, but they got eliminated by Ingelmunster.
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Fourth round[]
The lowest ranked clubs in this round were five teams from level 6, namely Katelijne, Lochristi, Paturageois, Racing Waregem and Vlijtingen. They all failed to progress.
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Fifth Round[]
Four teams from the Belgian Third Amateur Division (level 5) had managed to progress to this round but were all eliminated at this point: Francs Borains, Helchteren, Rebecq and Turnhout.
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Sixth Round[]
The sixth round saw the entry of the Belgian First Division A teams. The matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2016.
20 September 2016 | Club Brugge | 3–1 | Lommel United (2) | Bruges |
20:00 | Vormer ![]() Gedoz ![]() Limbombe ![]() |
Report | Adesanya ![]() |
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
20 September 2016 | Dessel Sport (3) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | Excel Mouscron | Dessel |
20:30 | Njengo ![]() Dreesen ![]() ![]() |
Report | Simić ![]() Marković ![]() Trézéguet ![]() |
Stadium: |
Penalties | ||||
Janssens ![]() Jutten ![]() Smet ![]() Njengo ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Dreesen ![]() ![]() |
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21 September 2016 | Anderlecht | 1–0 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven (2) | Anderlecht |
19:30 | Harbaoui ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
21 September 2016 | Lokeren | 3–2 | Cercle Brugge (2) | Lokeren |
20:00 | De Ridder ![]() De Schryver ![]() |
Report | Bourdin ![]() Kiš ![]() |
Stadium: Daknamstadion |
21 September 2016 | Roeselare (2) | 2–3 | Eupen | Roeselare |
20:00 | Diallo ![]() Van Eenoo ![]() |
Report | Mouchamps ![]() Dufour ![]() |
Stadium: Schiervelde Stadion |
21 September 2016 | Kortrijk | 2–0 | Sprimont-Comblain (3) | Kortrijk |
20:00 | Kage ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
21 September 2016 | Waasland-Beveren | 2–0 | Oosterzonen Oosterwijk (3) | Beveren |
20:00 | Marquet ![]() Jans ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion |
21 September 2016 | Harelbeke (4) | 1–6 | Sint-Truiden | Harelbeke |
20:30 | ![]() |
Report | Proschwitz ![]() Bezus ![]() Ceballos ![]() Tchenkoua ![]() Boli ![]() |
Stadium: |
21 September 2016 | Westerlo | 0–1 | Tubize (2) | Westerlo |
20:30 | Report | Diallo ![]() |
Stadium: Het Kuipje |
21 September 2016 | Cappellen (4) | 1–2 | Zulte Waregem | Kapellen |
20:30 | ![]() |
Report | Vetokele ![]() Leye ![]() |
Stadium: |
21 September 2016 | Lierse (2) | 1–2 | Gent | Lier |
20:30 | Zizo ![]() |
Report | Schoofs ![]() Perbet ![]() |
Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion |
21 September 2016 | Sporting Hasselt (3) | 2–3 | KV Mechelen | Hasselt |
20:30 | Sidibe ![]() ![]() |
Report | Croizet ![]() Kolovos ![]() |
Stadium: |
21 September 2016 | Antwerp (2) | 0–2 | Oostende | Antwerp |
20:30 | Report | Berrier ![]() Musona ![]() |
Stadium: Bosuilstadion |
21 September 2016 | ASV Geel (3) | 2–1 | Standard Liège | Geel |
20:30 | ![]() |
Report | Raman ![]() |
Stadium: De Leunen |
21 September 2016 | Charleroi | 5–0 | Bocholt (4) | Charleroi |
20:30 | Diandy ![]() Bedia ![]() Benavente ![]() Fall ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
Seventh Round[]
29 November 2016 | Eupen | 3–2 | Club Brugge | Eupen |
20:00 | García ![]() Onyekuru ![]() Blondelle ![]() |
Report | Vanaken ![]() Vossen ![]() |
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
29 November 2016 | Sint-Truiden | 2–2 (4–3 p) | KV Mechelen | Sint-Truiden |
20:45 | Kotysch ![]() Boli ![]() |
Report | Vitas ![]() El Messaoudi ![]() |
Stadium: Stayen Referee: |
Penalties | ||||
Peeters ![]() Fernandes ![]() Ono ![]() Boli ![]() De Petter ![]() Cuevas ![]() |
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30 November 2016 | Kortrijk | 1–0 | Excel Mouscron | Kortrijk |
20:00 | Totovytskyi ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: |
30 November 2016 | Tubize (2) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Oostende | Tubize |
20:00 | Keita ![]() Q. Laurent ![]() Diallo ![]() |
Report | Cyriac ![]() Pedersen ![]() Siani ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Leburton Referee: |
30 November 2016 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–3 | Genk | Beveren |
20:00 | Gano ![]() |
Report | Samatta ![]() Ndidi ![]() |
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Referee: Sébastien Delferière |
30 November 2016 | ASV Geel (3) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Zulte Waregem | Geel |
20:30 | Bangoura ![]() |
Report | Derijck ![]() Meïté ![]() |
Stadium: De Leunen Referee: |
30 November 2016 | Gent | 1–0 | Lokeren | Ghent |
20:45 | Perbet ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: |
1 December 2016 | Charleroi | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Anderlecht | Charleroi |
20:30 | Marcq ![]() Baby ![]() |
Report | Spajić ![]() Teodorczyk ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: |
Penalties | ||||
Pollet ![]() Benavente ![]() Marcq ![]() Bedia ![]() Hendrickx ![]() |
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Quarter-finals[]
The matches were played on 13 and 14 December 2016.
13 December 2016 | Eupen | 4–0 | Kortrijk | Eupen |
20:30 | Diallo ![]() García ![]() Sylla ![]() Onyekuru ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: |
14 December 2016 | Zulte Waregem | 2–0 | Sint-Truiden | Waregem |
20:00 | Leye ![]() Madu ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Regenboogstadion Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
14 December 2016 | Charleroi | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Genk | Charleroi |
20:30 | Willems ![]() |
Report | Karelis ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: |
14 December 2016 | Oostende | 1–0 | Gent | Ostend |
20:45 | Cyriac ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Albertpark Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
Semi-finals[]
The semi-finals will be played over two legs, with the first legs played on 17 and 18 January 2017 and the second legs on 31 January and 1 February 2017.
First Legs[]
17 January 2017 | Oostende | 1–1 | Genk | Ostend |
20:30 | Vandendriessche ![]() |
report | Malinovskyi ![]() |
Stadium: Albertpark Referee: |
18 January 2017 | Zulte Waregem | 1–0 | Eupen | Waregem |
20:45 | Coopman ![]() |
report | Stadium: Regenboogstadion Referee: |
Second Legs[]
31 January 2017 | Genk | 0–1 (1–2 agg.) | Oostende | Genk |
20:30 | Report | Musona ![]() |
Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 8,687 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
1 February 2017 | Eupen | 0–2 (0–3 agg.) | Zulte Waregem | Eupen |
20:30 | Hämäläinen ![]() Marrone ![]() |
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Serge Gumienny |
Final[]
The final took place on 18 March 2017 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.
Oostende | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Zulte Waregem |
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Dimata ![]() Musona ![]() |
report | Derijck ![]() Coopman ![]() Guèye ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Siani ![]() Canesin ![]() Marušić ![]() Musona ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
References[]
- ^ "1st Round". Soccerway. November 2016.
- Belgian Cup
- 2016–17 European domestic association football cups
- 2016–17 in Belgian football