2016–17 Belgian Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Country | Belgium |
Dates | 30 July 2016 – 18 March 2017 |
Teams | 312 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Zulte Waregem (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Oostende |
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
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
Second round
[edit ]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
- ^ The game was played at the ground of Walhain.
Third round
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
[edit ]The sixth round saw the entry of the Belgian First Division A teams. The matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2016.
Dreesen 90+1'
Breugelmans 112' Report Simić 19'
Marković 55'
Trézéguet 110' Stadium: Armand Melisstadion
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Bezus 8'
Ceballos 10'
Tchenkoua 24'
Boli 80' Stadium: Forestiersstadion
Seventh Round
[edit ]Onyekuru 51'
Blondelle 90+7' Report Vanaken 63'
Vossen 68' Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
Boli 81' Report Vitas 26'
El Messaoudi 65' Stadium: Stayen
Referee: Frederik Geldhof
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Q. Laurent 58'
Diallo 64' Report Cyriac 1', 47'
Pedersen 40'
Siani 119' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Leburton
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
Ndidi 80' Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Referee: Sébastien Delferière
Baby 90+3' Report Spajić 13'
Teodorczyk 82' Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Luc Wouters
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Quarter-finals
[edit ]The matches were played on 13 and 14 December 2016.
Referee: Christof Dierick
Semi-finals
[edit ]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
[edit ]Second Legs
[edit ]Final
[edit ]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 19', 54' Musona 116' (pen.) |
report | Derijck 25' Coopman 64' Guèye 111' |
Penalties | ||
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2–4 | soccer ball with check mark Derijck soccer ball with check mark Mühren soccer ball with check mark Meïté soccer ball with check mark Hämäläinen |
References
[edit ]- ^ "1st Round". Soccerway. November 2016.