2020–21 Belgian Cup
The 2020–21 Belgian Cup will be the 66th season of Belgium's annual football cup competition. The competition is scheduled to begin on 2 August 2020 and will end with the final on 24 or 25 April 2021. The winners of the competition will qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League Group Stage.
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| Dates | 2 August 2020 – 24 or 25 April 2021 |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Competition format
The competition consists of one preliminary round, followed by ten proper 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 is 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 2020–21 league affiliation. Teams from the fifth-level Belgian Division 3 or lower begin in round 1, with the exception of four teams from the Luxembourg Belgian Provincial League which will start in the preliminary round. Belgian Division 2 teams enter in round 2, Belgian National Division 1 teams enter 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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| Preliminary Round | 312 | 4 | none | 4 | 4 Luxembourg Belgian Provincial League teams |
| Round 1 | 310 | 221 | 2 | 219 | Belgian Division 3 (64 teams) and Belgian Provincial Leagues (156 teams) |
| Round 2 | 200 | 160 | 110 + 1 bye | 49 | Belgian Division 2 |
| Round 3 | 120 | 96 | 80 | 16 | Belgian National Division 1 |
| 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
| Round | Draw date | Match date |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | 14 July 2020 | 23 August 2020 |
| First Round | 30 August 2020 | |
| Second Round | 6 September 2020 | |
| Third Round | 13 September 2020 | |
| Fourth Round | 20 September 2020 | |
| Fifth Round | TBD | 11 October 2020 |
| Sixth Round | TBD | TBD |
| Seventh Round | TBD | TBD |
| Quarter-finals | TBD | TBD |
| Semi-finals | TBD | TBD |
| Final | 24 or 25 April 2021 |
Preliminary round
This round of matches will be played on 23 August 2020[1] and included four teams playing in the Luxembourg Belgian Provincial League.
First roundThis round of matches will be played on 30 August 2020[1] and includes teams playing in the Belgian Division 3 and Belgian Provincial Leagues. Teams were divided into eight geographical groups and teams from the Belgian Division 3 were seeded and could not play each other. Note: Wetteren was promoted into the Belgian Division 2 after the draw was made to fill up a vacant spot but no redraw was made.
Second roundThis round of matches will be played on 6 September 2020[1] and includes the 111 winners from the First Round together with 49 teams playing in the Belgian Division 2. Teams from the Belgian Division 2 were seeded and could not play each other. Note: Mandel United was promoted into the Belgian National Division 1 after the draw was made to fill up a vacant spot but no redraw was made.
Third roundThis round of matches will be played on 13 September 2020[1] and includes the 80 winners from the Second Round together with 16 teams playing in the Belgian National Division 1. Teams from the Belgian National Division 1 were seeded and could not play each other. Note: Lierse Kempenzonen was promoted into the Belgian First Division B after the draw was made to fill up a vacant spot but no redraw was made.
Fourth roundThis round of matches will be played on 20 September 2020[1] and includes the 48 winners from the Third Round.
Final
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