2016–17 Belgian Cup

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2016–17 Belgian Cup
Country Belgium
Dates30 July 2016 – 18 March 2017
Teams312
ChampionsZulte Waregem (2nd title)
Runners-upOostende

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
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
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.

Notes
  1. ^ Match played on the pitch of Andrimont.
  2. ^ Originally URS Lixhe-Lanaye was drawn against Ster-Francorchamps, but they merged with CS Visé to become URSL Visé

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.

Notes
  1. ^ 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.

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.

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.

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 3–1Lommel United (2)Bruges
20:00 Vormer Goal 38'
Gedoz Goal 45+2'
Limbombe Goal 63'		 Report Adesanya Goal 26' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
20 September 2016 Dessel Sport (3)3–3 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		 Excel Mouscron Dessel
20:30 Njengo Goal 24'
Dreesen Goal 90+1'
Goal 112'		 Report Simić Goal 19'
Marković Goal 55'
Trézéguet Goal 110'		 Stadium:
Penalties
Janssens Penalty scored
Jutten Penalty scored
Smet Penalty scored
Njengo Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Dreesen Penalty scored
Penalty missed		 Penalty scored Simić
Penalty scored Hubert
Penalty missed Marković
Penalty scored Mohamed
Penalty scored Stojanović
Penalty scored Diedhiou
Penalty scored Vojvoda
Penalty scored Peyre
Penalty scored Trézéguet
21 September 2016 Anderlecht 1–0Oud-Heverlee Leuven (2)Anderlecht
19:30 Harbaoui Goal 16' Report Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
21 September 2016 Lokeren 3–2Cercle Brugge (2)Lokeren
20:00 De Ridder Goal 12', 45+2'
De Schryver Goal 84' (o.g.)		 Report Bourdin Goal 59'
Kiš Goal 62'		 Stadium: Daknamstadion
21 September 2016 Roeselare (2)2–3 Eupen Roeselare
20:00 Diallo Goal 85' (o.g.)
Van Eenoo Goal 90+3'		 Report Mouchamps Goal 6'
Dufour Goal 54', 76'		 Stadium: Schiervelde Stadion
21 September 2016 Kortrijk 2–0Sprimont-Comblain (3)Kortrijk
20:00 Kage Goal 80', 88' Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
21 September 2016 Waasland-Beveren 2–0Oosterzonen Oosterwijk (3)Beveren
20:00 Marquet Goal 19'
Jans Goal 73'		 Report Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
21 September 2016 Harelbeke (4)1–6 Sint-Truiden Harelbeke
20:30 Goal 69' Report Proschwitz Goal 7', 18'
Bezus Goal 8'
Ceballos Goal 10'
Tchenkoua Goal 24'
Boli Goal 80'		 Stadium:
21 September 2016 Westerlo0–1Tubize (2)Westerlo
20:30 Report Diallo Goal 82' Stadium: Het Kuipje
21 September 2016 Cappellen (4)1–2 Zulte Waregem Kapellen
20:30 Goal 76' Report Vetokele Goal 39'
Leye Goal 89'		 Stadium:
21 September 2016 Lierse (2)1–2 Gent Lier
20:30 Zizo Goal 15' Report Schoofs Goal 65'
Perbet Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion
21 September 2016 Sporting Hasselt (3)2–3 KV Mechelen Hasselt
20:30 Sidibe Goal 12'
Goal 20'		 Report Croizet Goal 53', 74'
Kolovos Goal 88'		 Stadium:
21 September 2016 Eendracht Aalst (4)0–4 Genk Aalst
20:30 Report Karelis Goal 16', 24', 45', 51' Stadium:
21 September 2016 Antwerp (2)0–2 Oostende Antwerp
20:30 Report Berrier Goal 18'
Musona Goal 64'		 Stadium: Bosuilstadion
21 September 2016 ASV Geel (3)2–1Standard LiègeGeel
20:30 Goal 33', 40' Report Raman Goal 58' Stadium: De Leunen
21 September 2016 Charleroi 5–0Bocholt (4)Charleroi
20:30 Diandy Goal 27'
Bedia Goal 39'
Benavente Goal 43', 68'
Fall Goal 73'		 Report Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Seventh Round[]

29 November 2016 Eupen 3–2Club BruggeEupen
20:00 García Goal 21'
Onyekuru Goal 51'
Blondelle Goal 90+7'		 Report Vanaken Goal 63'
Vossen Goal 68'		 Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
29 November 2016 Sint-Truiden 2–2
(4–3 p)		KV MechelenSint-Truiden
20:45 Kotysch Goal 62'
Boli Goal 81'		 Report Vitas Goal 26'
El Messaoudi Goal 65'		 Stadium: Stayen
Referee:
Penalties
Peeters Penalty missed
Fernandes Penalty scored
Ono Penalty scored
Boli Penalty missed
De Petter Penalty scored
Cuevas Penalty scored		 Penalty scored Vitas
Penalty missed Matthys
Penalty scored Croizet
Penalty missed Kolovos
Penalty scored Bjelica
Penalty missed El Messaoudi
30 November 2016 Kortrijk 1–0Excel MouscronKortrijk
20:00 Totovytskyi Goal 78' Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee:
30 November 2016 Tubize (2)3–4 (a.e.t.) Oostende Tubize
20:00 Keita Goal 56' (pen.)
Q. Laurent Goal 58'
Diallo Goal 64'		 Report Cyriac Goal 1', 47'
Pedersen Goal 40'
Siani Goal 119' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade Leburton
Referee:
30 November 2016 Waasland-Beveren1–3 Genk Beveren
20:00 Gano Goal 89' Report Samatta Goal 15', 42'
Ndidi Goal 80'		 Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Referee: Sébastien Delferière
30 November 2016 ASV Geel (3)1–2 (a.e.t.) Zulte Waregem Geel
20:30 Bangoura Goal 9' Report Derijck Goal 36' (pen.)
Meïté Goal 114'		 Stadium: De Leunen
Referee:
30 November 2016 Gent 1–0LokerenGhent
20:45 Perbet Goal 78' Report Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee:
1 December 2016 Charleroi 2–2
(4–3 p)		AnderlechtCharleroi
20:30 Marcq Goal 5'
Baby Goal 90+3'		 Report Spajić Goal 13'
Teodorczyk Goal 82'		 Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee:
Penalties
Pollet Penalty scored
Benavente Penalty scored
Marcq Penalty scored
Bedia Penalty scored
Hendrickx Penalty scored		 Penalty scored Tielemans
Penalty missed Teodorczyk
Penalty scored Stanciu
Penalty scored Bruno

Quarter-finals[]

The matches were played on 13 and 14 December 2016.

13 December 2016 Eupen 4–0KortrijkEupen
20:30 Diallo Goal 9'
García Goal 57' (pen.)
Sylla Goal 70' (pen.)
Onyekuru Goal 90'		 Report Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee:
14 December 2016 Zulte Waregem 2–0Sint-TruidenWaregem
20:00 Leye Goal 23'
Madu Goal 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
14 December 2016 Charleroi1–3 (a.e.t.) Genk Charleroi
20:30 Willems Goal 84' Report Karelis Goal 70', 95', 117' Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee:
14 December 2016 Oostende 1–0GentOstend
20:45 Cyriac Goal 66' 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 Oostende1–1GenkOstend
20:30 Vandendriessche Goal 22' report Malinovskyi Goal 56' Stadium: Albertpark
Referee:
18 January 2017 Zulte Waregem1–0EupenWaregem
20:45 Coopman Goal 87' report Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Referee:

Second Legs[]

31 January 2017 Genk0–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Oostende Genk
20:30 Report Musona Goal 9' Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 8,687
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
1 February 2017 Eupen0–2
(0–3 agg.)		 Zulte Waregem Eupen
20:30 Hämäläinen Goal 78'
Marrone Goal 90'		 Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee: Serge Gumienny

Final[]

Main article: 2017 Belgian Cup Final

The final took place on 18 March 2017 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.

Oostende3–3 (a.e.t.)Zulte Waregem
Dimata Goal 19', 54'
Musona Goal 116' (pen.)		 report Derijck Goal 25'
Coopman Goal 64'
Guèye Goal 111'
Penalties
Siani Penalty scored
Canesin Penalty missed
Marušić Penalty scored
Musona Penalty missed		 2–4 Penalty scored Derijck
Penalty scored Mühren
Penalty scored Meïté
Penalty scored Hämäläinen
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 35,000

References[]

  1. ^ "1st Round". Soccerway. November 2016.
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