2008–09 Belgian Cup

The Belgian Cup 2008–09 was the 54th season of the main knockout football competition in Belgium. It is commonly named Cofidis Cup, after its sponsor Cofidis. It was won by Genk.

Bracket

Legend

• * = after extra-time
• D2 = second division
• D3 = third division

Results

In the first two rounds, teams from the provincial leagues and promotion division played each other. In the third round, teams from the third division joined in. Round four was the starting point for the teams from the second division. After the fifth round, only 14 teams remained.

Round 6

Teams from the Belgian First Division 2008–09Jupiler Pro League entered the competition at this stage. Teams from the first division were seeded and couldn't meet each other, except for the newly promoted teams, Kortrijk and Tubize, who did not belong to this seeded group.

Apart from the 18 teams directly qualified, 14 other teams had qualified through winning in the fifth round:

• 7 teams from Second Division (D2): Beveren, OH Leuven, Lierse, KV Oostende, Ronse, Tournai and KVSK United.
• 7 teams from Third Division (D3): Dessel, Diegem, RC Mechelen, Mol-Wezel, Seraing, Turnhout and Veldwezelt.

The draw was made on September 3, 2008.

Round 7

The draw for the seventh round and the quarterfinals was made on November 21, 2008. The match between Cercle Brugge and Charleroi was postponed from January 13 to January 21 due to insufficient pitch conditions.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were two-legged.

First legs

Second legs

The matches Kortrijk–KV Mechelen and Roeselare–Cercle Brugge were postponed to 17 February due to insufficient pitch conditions.

Semi-finals

The semifinals were also two-legged. The draw was made on February 10, 2009.

First legs

Second legs

Final

External links

• soccerway.com

References

1. 2008–09 Belgian First Division
2. 2008–09 UEFA Cup
3. 2008–09 in Belgian football
4. 2008–09 FA Cup
5. 2008–09 UEFA Cup knockout stage
6. 2008–09 Eurocup Basketball
7. 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage
8. 2008 Belgian Super Cup
9. 2008–09 UEFA Champions League
10. 2008–09 CEV Cup
11. Axel Witsel
12. 2008–09 K.V. Mechelen season
13. Belgium national under-21 football team
14. Standard Liège
15. 2008–09 Chelsea F.C. season
16. Marouane Fellaini
17. Belgium national football team
18. UEFA Euro 2008
19. 2009 Belgian Cup final
20. 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup