2013–14 Belgian Cup

The 2013–14 Belgian Cup (also known as Cofidis Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 59th season of the main knockout football competition in Belgium. It commenced on 26 July 2013 with the first matches of Round 1 and ended on 22 March 2014. The winners qualified for the play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League and the 2014 Belgian Super Cup. Genk were the defending champions, but they did not retain their title as they were eliminated at the quarter-final by Oostende.

2013–14 Belgian Cup
Country Belgium
ChampionsLokeren
Runners-upZulte Waregem
Matches played335

Lokeren won the trophy after beating Zulte Waregem 1-0 in the final on 22 March 2014.

Competition format

The competition consists of ten rounds. The first seven rounds are held as single-match elimination rounds. When tied after 90 minutes in the first three rounds, penalties are taken immediately. In rounds four to seven, when tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes are played, then penalties are taken if still necessary. The quarter- and semifinals 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 2012–13 league affiliation. Teams from the fourth-level Promotion or lower began in Round 1. Third Division teams entered in Round 3, with Second Division teams joining in the following round. Teams from the Belgian First Division enter in Round 6.

RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Leagues entering at this round
Round 1286216none216Levels 4 to 8 in football league pyramid
Round 2182112104 (+8 bye)nonenone
Round 3126925636Belgian Third Division
Round 480644618Belgian Second Division
Round 5483232nonenone
Round 632321616Belgian Pro League
Round 7161616nonenone
Quarter-Finals888nonenone
Semi-Finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

First round

These round of matches were played on 26, 27 & 28 July 2013.[1]

On top of these fixtures, 8 teams received a bye to the second round, namely Torpedo Hasselt (6), Belgica Edegem (6), Wilrijk (6), Assesse (6), Spy (5), Couvin-Mariembourg (4), Gouy (6) and Wellin (5).

Second round

These round of matches were played on 3 & 4 August 2013.[2]

Third round

These round of matches are to be played on 10 & 11 August 2013.[3]

Fourth round

These round of matches were played on 17 & 18 August 2013.[4]

Fifth round

These round of matches were played on 24 & 25 August 2013.[5]

Final Stages

Bracket
Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
 Oostende 5 5  
 Ath (3) 1 1      Oostende 0 0 (8) pen.  
 Lommel United (2) 2 2    Lierse 0 0 (7)  
 Lierse 3 3        Oostende 0 1 aet 1  
 Mechelen 5 5        Genk 0 0 0  
 Boussu Dour (2) 1 1      Mechelen 1 1
 Genk 3 3    Genk 2 2  
 Tubize (2) 1 1        Oostende 1 1 2 (8) pen.  
 Westerlo (2) 1 1 (4) pen.        Lokeren 1 1 2 (9)  
 Mons 1 1 (3)      Westerlo (2) 2 2 (4) pen.  
 Anderlecht 7 7    Anderlecht 2 2 (3)  
 Eupen (2) 0 0        Westerlo (2) 0 2 2
 Roeselare (2) 1 1        Lokeren 1 4 5  
 Waasland-Beveren 5 5      Waasland-Beveren 1 1
 ASV Geel (2) 0 0    Lokeren 3 3  
 Lokeren 1 1        Lokeren 1
 Gent 4 4        Zulte Waregem 0
 Oosterzonen (3) 0 0      Gent 3 3  
 Visé (2) 0 0    OH Leuven 0 0  
 OH Leuven 2 2        Gent 1 0 1 (5) pen.  
 Overijse (4) 0 0        Kortrijk 0 1 1 (4)  
 Kortrijk 1 1      Kortrijk 0 1 aet
 Oudenaarde (3) 0 0    Club Brugge 0 0  
 Club Brugge 1 1        Gent 0 0 0
 Charleroi 1 1        Zulte Waregem 1 0 1  
 Westhoek (4) 0 0      Charleroi 0 0  
 Hamme (3) 1 1    Zulte Waregem 3 3  
 Zulte Waregem 2 2        Zulte Waregem 1 2 3 a.g.
 Wolvertem (4) 0 0        Cercle Brugge 0 3 3  
 Cercle Brugge 3 3      Cercle Brugge 1 1
 WS Brussels (2) 0 0    Standard Liège 0 0  
 Standard Liège 4 4  

Round 6

The draw for round 6 was made on 28 August 2013 and the matches took place on 25 September 2013.[6] The 16 teams from the Belgian Pro League entered at this stage, and each will play one of the 16 winners from the previous round.

25 September 2013 Oostende5 – 1Ath (3)Albertpark, Ostend
20:15 CEST Depoitre  15', 56'
Berrier  66'
Foket  82'
Wilmet  84'		 Sakanoko  33'
25 September 2013 Genk3 − 1Tubize (2)Cristal Arena, Genk
20:00 CEST Vossen  59' (pen.), 85'
Ojo  66'		 Lonsana  31'
25 September 2013 Mechelen3 − 0Boussu Dour (2)Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne, Mechelen
20:00 CEST Biset  35'
Diabang  60', 87'
Cordaro  64'
Prodell  88'		 Koffi  59'
25 September 2013 Westerlo (2)1 − 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)		MonsHet Kuipje, Westerlo
20:00 CEST Cools  9' Arbeitman  69'
Penalties
Paulussen
Lecomte
Trenson
Geudens
Maertens
Kennedy 		Angeli
Matthys
Arbeitman
Lorenzi
De Belder
Sapina
25 September 2013 Anderlecht7 − 0Eupen (2)Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht, Brussels
20:00 CEST Bruno  6' (pen.), 52'
De Zeeuw  26'
Acheampong  36'
Suárez  42'
Tielemans  49'
Cyriac  74'
25 September 2013 Roeselare (2)1 − 5Waasland-BeverenSchiervelde Stadion, Roeselare
20:00 CEST Di Lallo  23' Veselinović  6', 27'
Oumarou  13'
Henkens  14'
Tričkovski  71'
25 September 2013 ASV Geel (2)0 − 1LokerenDe Leunen, Geel
20:00 CEST Marić  57'
25 September 2013 Tempo Overijse (4)0 − 1KortrijkBegijnhofstadion, Overijse
20:00 CEST Santini  71'
25 September 2013 Gent4 − 0Oosterzonen Oosterwijk (3)Ghelamco Arena, Ghent
20:00 CEST Lepoint  45+11'
Soumahoro  56'
Privat  87'
Neto  89'
25 September 2013 Visé (2)0 − 2OH LeuvenStade de la Cité de l'Oie, Visé
20:00 CEST Ruytinx  54'
Messoudi  57' (pen.)
25 September 2013 Hamme (3)1 − 2Zulte WaregemGemeentelijk Stadion Vigor Wuitens Hamme, Hamme
20:00 CEST Quintelier  38' Cacérès  69'
Habibou  80'
25 September 2013 Charleroi1 − 0Westhoek (4)Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
20:00 CEST Kebano  39'
25 September 2013 Wolvertem (4)0 − 3Cercle BruggeFrans Lathouwersstadion, Wolvertem
20:00 CEST Van Eenoo  49'
Kabananga  79'
Staelens  82'
25 September 2013 Lommel United (2)2 − 3LierseSoevereinstadion, Lommel
20:30 CEST Vanaken  26'
Gano  49'		 Vercauteren  27'
Watt  82'
Ghaly  89'
25 September 2013 WS Brussels (2)0 − 4Standard LiègeStade Fallon, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
20:30 CEST M'Poku  5' (pen.)
Ezekiel  34'
Ghoochannejhad  45+1'
Biton  85'
25 September 2013 Oudenaarde (3)0 − 1Club BruggeBurgemeester Thienpontstadion, Oudenaarde
20:45 CEST Jørgensen  59'

Round 7

The draw for round 7 was made on 28 August 2013 and the matches took place on 4 December 2013.[6]

4 December 2013 Oostende0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(8 – 7 p)		LierseAlbertpark, Ostend
20:00 CET
Penalties
Canesin
Berrier
Brillant
Brouckaert
Siani
Mushekwi
De Schutter
Schmisser 		Losada
Swinkels
Farag
Wils
Hoefkens
Menga
De Jonghe
Lambot
4 December 2013 Mechelen1 – 2GenkArgosstadion Achter de Kazerne, Mechelen
20:00 CET de Witte  68' (pen.) Kumordzi  13'
Hyland  90+1'
4 December 2013 Charleroi0 – 3Zulte WaregemStade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
20:00 CET Habibou  13'
Kums  50'
Colpaert  60'
4 December 2013 Cercle Brugge1 – 0Standard LiègeJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:00 CET Smolders  83' (pen.)
4 December 2013 Westerlo (2)2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)		AnderlechtHet Kuipje, Westerlo
20:30 CET MacDonald  7'
Trossard  101'		 Bruno  48', 107'
Penalties
Trenson
Vanthournout
Kennedy
Rentmeister
MacDonald 		Praet
Kljestan
Bruno
Milivojević
Mitrović
4 December 2013 Waasland-Beveren1 – 3LokerenFreethiel Stadion, Beveren
20:30 CET Maman  69' Bojović  14' (o.g.)
Dutra  31'
De Pauw  34'
4 December 2013 Gent3 – 0OH LeuvenGhelamco Arena, Ghent
20:30 CET Pedersen  38' (pen.)
Neto  58'
Privat  70'
4 December 2013 Kortrijk1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Club BruggeGuldensporen Stadion, Kortrijk
20:45 CET Santini  98'

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarterfinals took place together with the draw for rounds 6 and 7 on 25 September 2013.[6] The matches will be played over two legs on 18 December 2013 (leg 1) and 15 January 2014 (leg 2).

First legs
18 December 2013 Genk0 – 0OostendeCristal Arena, Genk
20:00 CET
18 December 2013 Westerlo (2)0 – 1LokerenHet Kuipje, Westerlo
20:00 CET Dutra  53'
18 December 2013 Zulte Waregem1 – 0Cercle BruggeRegenboogstadion, Waregem
20:00 CET De Fauw  7'
18 December 2013 Gent1 – 0KortrijkGhelamco Arena, Ghent
20:45 CET Soumahoro  85'

Second legs
14 January 2014 Kortrijk1 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 1 agg.)
(4 – 5 p)		GentGuldensporen Stadion, Kortrijk
20:45 CET Raman  33' Referee: Serge Gumienny
Penalties
De Smet
Chanot
Matton
Raman
Heylen
Petrović 		Neto
El Ghanassy
Soumahoro
Pedersen
Habibou
Van der Bruggen
15 January 2014 Cercle Brugge3 – 2
(3 – 3 agg.)		Zulte WaregemJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:00 CET Naudts  30'
A. Staelens  87'
Kabananga  90+4'		 Bongonda  41'
Hazard  57'
15 January 2014 Lokeren4 – 2
(5 – 2 agg.)		Westerlo (2)Daknamstadion, Lokeren
20:30 CET Vanaken  64'
Marić  69' (pen.)
Dutra  70'
Trompet  87'		 Cools  49'
Paulussen  53' (pen.)		 Referee: Bart Vertenten
15 January 2014 Oostende1 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 0 agg.)		GenkAlbertpark, Ostend
20:45 CET Siani  95' Referee: Sebastien Delferiere

Semifinals

The matches will be played over two legs on 27 & 28 January 2014 (leg 1) and 5 February 2014 (leg 2).

First legs
28 January 2014 Lokeren1 – 1OostendeDaknamstadion, Lokeren
20:45 CET Harbaoui  63' Mushekwi  18'
29 January 2014 Gent0 – 1Zulte WaregemGhelamco Arena, Ghent
20:45 CET Report Pourié  62' Attendance: 9,960
Referee: Sébastien Delferière

Second legs
5 February 2014 Oostende1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(8–9 p)		LokerenAlbertpark, Ostend
20:45 CET Depoitre  24' Harbaoui  3'
Penalties
Berrier
Jali
Schmisser
Wilmet
Siani
Hempte
Brillant
Mushekwi
De Schutter
Depoitre 		Patosi
Mertens
Scholz
Persoons
Harbaoui
Overmeire
Galitsios
Odoi
Kaya
Ansah
5 February 2014 Zulte Waregem0 – 0
(1–0 agg.)		GentRegenboogstadion, Waregem
20:45 CET

Final
Main article: 2014 Belgian Cup Final
22 March 2014 Lokeren1 – 0Zulte WaregemKing Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Scholz  57'
gollark: Er, if you count the water in that tank, there is one.
gollark: Compact machine with integrated spatial IO frame.
gollark: Fun.
gollark: Belts above yellow are like cheating.
gollark: Well, and most other places.

See also

References
  1. 1st Round
  2. 2nd Round
  3. 3rd Round
  4. 4th Round
  5. 5th Round
  6. "Cup draw:Genk-Tubize, Anderlecht-Eupen, Oudenaarde-Club Brugge". sporza.be. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
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