2021–22 Belgian Cup

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2021–22 Belgian Cup
Tournament details
CountryBelgium
Dates25 July 2021 – 18 April 2022
Final positions
ChampionsGent
Runner-upAnderlecht

The 2021–22 Belgian Cup, called the Croky Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 67th season of Belgium's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 25 July 2021 and ended with the final on 18 April 2022. The winners of the competition qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League play-off round.

Competition format[edit]

The competition consists of one preliminary round, followed by ten proper rounds. All rounds were single-match elimination rounds, with the exception of the semi-finals which are again held over two legs. When tied after 90 minutes in the first three rounds, penalties were taken immediately. From round four, when tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes was played, then penalties were taken if still necessary.

Teams entered the competition in different rounds, based upon their 2021–22 league affiliation. Teams from the fifth-level Belgian Division 3 or lower began in round 1, with the exception of six teams from the Belgian Provincial Leagues which were randomly drawn to start in the preliminary round. Belgian Division 2 teams entered in round 2, Belgian National Division 1 teams entered in round 3, Belgian First Division B teams in round 5 (except two already in round 3) and finally the Belgian First Division A teams entered in round 6 (except two already in round 5).

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 New entries
this round		 Leagues entering at this round
Preliminary Round 312 6 none 6 Belgian Provincial Leagues (6 teams)
Round 1 309 220 3 217 Belgian Division 3 (63 teams) and Belgian Provincial Leagues (154 teams)
Round 2 199 158 110 48 Belgian Division 2 (48 teams)
Round 3 120 96 79 17 Belgian National Division 1 (15 teams) and Belgian First Division B (2 teams)
Round 4 72 48 48 none none
Round 5 48 32 24 8 Belgian First Division B (6 teams) and Belgian First Division A (2 teams)
Round 6 32 32 16 16 Belgian First Division A (16 teams)
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]

Round Draw date Match date
Preliminary Round 28 June 2021 25 July 2021
First Round 31 July & 1 August 2021
Second Round 7 & 8 August 2021
Third Round 14-18 August 2021
Fourth Round 21-25 August 2021
Fifth Round 29 August 2021
Sixth Round TBD 26 - 28 October 2021
Seventh Round TBD 1 & 2 December 2021
Quarter-finals TBD 21 - 23 December 2021
Semi-finals TBD Leg 1: 1 - 3 February 2022
Leg 2: 1 - 3 March 2022
Final 16 or 17 April 2022

Preliminary round[edit]

This round of matches were played on 25 July 2021[1] and included six teams playing in the Belgian Provincial Leagues.

First round[edit]

This round of matches were played on 31 July and 1 August 2021.[1]

Second round[edit]

This round of matches was played on 7 and 8 August 2021[1] and included the 110 winners from the First Round together with 48 teams playing in the Belgian Division 2.

Third round[edit]

This round of matches were played from 14 till 18 August 2021[1] and includes the 79 winners from the Second Round together with 15 teams playing in the Belgian National Division 1 and 2 teams from the Belgian First Division B.

Fourth round[edit]

This round of matches were played from 21 till 25 of August 2021[1] and includes the 48 winners from the Third Round.

Fifth round[edit]

This round of matches was scheduled to be played on 29 August 2021[1] and included the 24 winners from the Fourth Round together with 6 teams from the Belgian First Division B and 2 teams from the Belgian First Division A. In the end, the matches were spread over multiple weeks, with the final fixture almost a month later on 21 September, mainly to accommodate the teams from the professional leagues which had already started their season.

5 September 2021 Match 265RFC Liège (3)1–3 Westerlo (2) Liège
16:00 CEST Mouchamps 24' Vaesen 37'
Dierckx 42' (pen.), 90'		 Stadium: Stade de Rocourt
14 September 2021 Match 266 Excel Mouscron (2) 3–1[D]Wellen (5)
20:00 CEST Ribeiro Costa 19'
Chevalier 23' (pen.)
Gueye 49'		 Versteeven 62' (pen.)
14 September 2021 Match 267Lyra-Lierse Berlaar (4)0–5 Deinze (2)
19:30 CEST De Belder 17', 26'
Vets 43' (o.g.)
Prychynenko 63'
Mertens 80'
29 August 2021 Match 268 Onhaye (5) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Aalst (4)
16:00 CEST Lorenzon 96'
29 August 2021 Match 269 Francs Borains (3) 3–1Hoogstraten (4)
16:00 CEST Caufriez 39' (pen.), 42'
Habbas 59'		 Kuijlaars 79'
4 September 2021 Match 270 Dender EH (3) 1–0Waasland-Beveren (2)
18:00 CEST Hens 81'
4 September 2021 Match 271 Lierse Kempenzonen (2) 2–0Rupel Boom (3)
20:00 CEST Van Acker 52'
Limbombe 57'
29 August 2021 Match 272 RAAL La Louvière (4) 4–2Dikkelvenne (4)
16:00 CEST Soumaré 12'
Romeyns 14'
Djoum 39'
Azevedo-Janelas 68'		 Verheuge 51'
Van Peteghem 71'
4 September 2021 Match 273Visé (3)0–1 RWDM (2)
19:30 CEST Libert 81'
29 August 2021 Match 274 Knokke (3) 3–2 (a.e.t.)RC Gent (4)
16:00 CEST Vandewalle 7'
Savaete 37'
Koçur 120' (pen.)		 Vankerkhoven 5'
Volckaert 90'
29 August 2021 Match 275 Belisia (4) 1–0Zwarte Leeuw (5)
16:00 CEST Emens 76'
21 September 2021 Match 276 Union SG (1) 7–0Lebbeke (5)Forest, Brussels
20:30 CEST Mitoma 16'
Burgess 53'
Avenatti 57'
Aeyels 60' (o.g.)
Undav 82'
Lazare 84'
Teuma 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
29 August 2021 Match 277 Tienen (3) 1–0Jodoigne (5)
16:00 CEST Mputu 50'
15 September 2021 Match 278Diegem (4)2–4 Lommel (2)
20:00 CEST Egerickx 6'
Deflem 60'		 Roque 11'
Kis 36'
Vandersmissen 70'
Saito 78'
29 August 2021 Match 279 Sint-Eloois-Winkel (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Mandel United (3)
16:00 CEST
Penalties
15 September 2021 Match 280Lokeren-Temse (4)0–3 Seraing (1)
20:00 CEST Mikautadze 7', 55', 88'

Sixth round[edit]

The draw for the sixth round was made on 24 September 2021, a few days after the conclusion of the last match of the previous round. Newly entering at this round were the teams from the Belgian First Division A, with the exception of Union SG and Seraing which had entered in the prior round. The 16 teams entering at this stage were seeded and could not meet each other. The lowest team still in the competition was Onhaye, from the Belgian Division 3 (tier 5).

26 October 2021 KV Oostende (1) 8–1Onhaye (5)Oostende
20:00 CEST Kvasina 5', 26', 41'
Fortès 37'
Atanga 50', 60'
Ambrose 75' (pen.)
Ndicka 80'		 Delplank 3' Stadium: Diaz Arena
26 October 2021 RWDM (2)1–2 Zulte Waregem (1) Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
20:30 CET Nangis 40' Kutesa 1'
Vossen 90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
26 October 2021 KV Mechelen (1) 2–1Union SG (1)Mechelen
20:30 CEST Shved 16'
Hairemans 65'		 Vanzeir 82' Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne
Referee: Arthur Denil
26 October 2021 Excel Mouscron (2)0–1 Standard Liège (1) Mouscron
20:45 CEST Klauss 7' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
27 October 2021 Dender EH (3)0–1 K.A.S.Eupen (1)
20:00 CET Gnaka 7'
27 October 2021 K.A.A. Gent (1) 4–0Belisia (4)Ghelamco Arena, Gent
20:00 CEST Odjidja-Ofoe 6'
Okumu 25'
Mboyo 43'
Chakvetadze 64' (pen.)
27 October 2021 R.F.C. Seraing (1) 3–2 (a.e.t.)Sint-Truidense V.V. (1)
20:00 CET Mouandilmadji 35'
Maziz 80', 104'		 Matsubara 53'
Koita 57'
27 October 2021 Francs Borains (3)0–4 K Beerschot VA (1)
20:30 CET Noubissi 2'
Caicedo 58'
Holzhauser 80'
Vaca 90'
27 October 2021 Club Brugge (1) 3–0Deinze (2)Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge
20:45 CEST Izquierdo 48'
Dost 74', 77'
27 October 2021 Lierse Kempenzonen (2)1–2 OH Leuven (1)
20:45 CET Liongola 80' Kaba 62' (pen.), 86'
27 October 2021 RAAL La Louvière (4)1–7 R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) Stade Communal du Tivoli, La Louvière
20:45 CEST Franco 35' (pen.) Zirkzee 20', 45'
Hoedt 32', 90'
Refaelov 39', 79'
Raman 75'
28 October 2021 K.V.C. Westerlo (2) 2–1R.Antwerp F.C. (1)
20:00 CET Van den Keybus 32'
Foster 44'		 Samatta 75'

Seventh round[edit]

The draw for the seventh round was made on 28 October 2021, immediately after completion of the last match of round six between Westerlo and Antwerp. Lommel and Westerlo, both playing in the Belgian First Division B (tier 2) are the only teams left not playing at the highest level. Matches will be played mid-week from 30 November 2021 to 2 December 2021.

30 November 2021 R.F.C. Seraing (1)3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) Seraing
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pairay
Referee: Bert Put
Penalties
Del Fabro soccer ball with red X
Nadrani soccer ball with red X
Sanogo soccer ball with check mark
Mikautadze soccer ball with check mark
Maziz soccer ball with check mark		 Gómez soccer ball with red X
Amuzu soccer ball with check mark
Cullen soccer ball with check mark
Verschaeren soccer ball with check mark
Murillo soccer ball with check mark
1 December 2021 K.A.S. Eupen (1) 3–2 (a.e.t.)S.V. Zulte Waregem (1)Eupen
18:00 CET
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
1 December 2021 K.V.C. Westerlo (2)2–3 OH Leuven (1) Westerlo
18:45 CET
Stadium: Het Kuipje
1 December 2021 Lommel (2)0–2 K.A.A. Gent (1) Lommel
20:00 CET
Stadium: Soevereinstadion
1 December 2021 K.V. Kortrijk (1) 1–0K.V. Oostende (1)Kortrijk
20:30 CET
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
2 December 2021 Standard Liège (1) 2–0 (a.e.t.)K Beerschot (1)Liège
20:45 CET
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Quarter-finals[edit]

The draw for the quarter-finals was made right after the conclusion of the last match of the previous round.

22 December 2021 K.V. Mechelen (1)1–3 K.A.S.Eupen (1) Mechelen
20:00 CET
Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
22 December 2021 K.A.A. Gent (1) 3–1Standard Liège (1)Ghent
20:30 CET
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
23 December 2021 R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) 3–0K.V. Kortrijk (1)Anderlecht
18:45 CET
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
23 December 2021 Club Brugge KV (1) 4–1OH Leuven (1)Bruges
21:00 CET
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Bram van Driessche

Semi-finals[edit]

The draw for the semi-finals was made right after the conclusion of the last match of the previous round.

First legs[edit]

2 February 2022 K.A.A. Gent (1) 0–1 Club Brugge (1) Ghent
20:45 CET Report De Ketelaere 56' Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
3 February 2022 K.A.S. Eupen (1) 2–2 R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) Eupen
20:45 CET
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Second legs[edit]

2 March 2022 Club Brugge (1)0–3
(1–3 agg.)		 K.A.A. Gent (1) Bruges
20:45 CET report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
3 March 2022 R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) 3–1
(5–3 agg.)		K.A.S. Eupen (1)Anderlecht
20:45 CET
report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Final[edit]

Main article: 2022 Belgian Cup final
Gent0–0 (a.e.t.)Anderlecht
Report
Penalties
 4–3

Notes[edit]

  1. ^
    Tie reversed after the original draw.
  2. ^
    Bierbeek was forced to forfeit the game due to a positive COVID-19 test of one of its players, with the results of the testing for the other players not available in time for the match.
  3. ^
    The match was originally played in Ninove on 21 August 2021 but was stopped in the first few minutes of the second half due to excessive rain and a waterlogged pitch. At that time, Lokeren was leading 1–2. One day later, the decision was made to replay the match entirely on 25 August 2021, but now on the field of Lokeren-Temse.
  4. ^
    Tie reversed after the original draw, as the accommodation of Wellen was deemed insufficient.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Rounds_P_to_5" (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. 28 June 2021.
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