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.

2008–09 Belgian Cup
Tournament details
Country Belgium
Final positions
ChampionsGenk
Runner-upKV Mechelen

Bracket

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Sixth round Seventh round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Gent 3
D2 OH Leuven 0 Gent 2
Mouscron 3 Mouscron 1
Tubize 1 Gent 1 0*
Genk 6 Genk 0 2*
D3 Seraing 0 Genk 1
D3 Diegem 1 Lokeren 0
Lokeren 2 Genk 2 4
Germinal Beerschot 1 D2 Lierse 2 1
D3 RC Mechelen 4 D3 RC Mechelen 0 (10)
D2 KV Oostende 0 Zulte-Waregem 0 (9)
Zulte-Waregem 1 D3 RC Mechelen 1 0
D3 Dessel 1 D2 Lierse 0 3
Dender 3 Dender 2
Mons 0 D2 Lierse 3
D2 Lierse 2 Genk 2
Cercle Brugge 2 KV Mechelen 0
D3 Mol-Wezel 1 Cercle Brugge 2*
Charleroi 3 Charleroi 1*
D2 Ronse 1 Cercle Brugge 1 1
Club Brugge 1 Roeselare 0 2
D2 Beveren 0 Club Brugge 0
D3 Turnhout 1 Roeselare 1
Roeselare 4 Cercle Brugge 2 1*
KV Mechelen 4 KV Mechelen 1 2*
D3 Veldwezelt 2 KV Mechelen 2
Anderlecht 3 Anderlecht 1
D2 Tournai 1 KV Mechelen 1 0
Kortrijk 1 (3) Kortrijk 0 0
Standard Liège 1 (2) Kortrijk 3
D2 KVSK United 1 Westerlo 1
Westerlo 2

Legend

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Results

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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

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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:

The draw was made on September 3, 2008.

11 November 2008 Cercle Brugge 2–1Mol-Wezel (D3)Bruges
15:00 CET De Smet   14'
Gombami   35'
Jansen   9' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion
11 November 2008 Dessel (D3)1–3 Dender Denderleeuw
16:00 CET Didier   36' Blondelle   45'
Destorme   70'
Sylla   82'
Stadium: Florent Beeckmanstadion
11 November 2008 KV Oostende (D2)0–1 Zulte-Waregem Ostend
16:00 CET Leye   35' Stadium: Albertpark
11 November 2008 Turnhout (D3)1–4 Roeselare Turnhout
16:00 CET Janssens   52' Janssens   11' (o.g.)
Tanghe   26'
Mulisa   49'
Dissa   65'
Stadium: Stadsparkstadion
11 November 2008 Mons0–2 Lierse (D2) Mons
16:00 CET J. Mertens   74'
J. Cavens   86'
Stadium: Stade Charles Tondreau
11 November 2008 Diegem (D3)1–2 Lokeren Lokeren
16:00 CET Vanhamel   22' Touré   45'
Van Grunderbeeck   90' (o.g.)
Stadium: Daknamstadion
11 November 2008 Mouscron 3–1TubizeMouscron
18:00 CET Okwunwanne   11', 29'
Lepoint   38'
Chantry   90' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
11 November 2008 Anderlecht 3–1Tournai (D2)Brussels
18:00 CET Losada   12'
Legear   67'
Suárez   86'
Frutos   21' Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
11 November 2008 Genk 6–0Seraing (D3)Genk
19:00 CET Dugary   12'
Nemec   42', 45', 69'
Soetaers   61'
Bošnjak   75'
Stadium: Cristal Arena
11 November 2008 Gent 3–0OH Leuven (D2)Ghent
19:00 CET Foley   12'
Sorokin   33'
Azofeifa   57'
Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion
11 November 2008 KV Mechelen 4–2Veldwezelt (D3)Mechelen
20:00 CET Vleminckx   68', 90', 90'
Rossini   85'
Baidjoe   28'
Henke   70'
Stadium: Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne
11 November 2008 KVSK United (D2)1–2 Westerlo Lommel
20:00 CET Ketting   17' Scheelen   40'
Ruiz   46'
Stadium: Stedelijk Sportstadion
12 November 2008 Charleroi 3–1Ronse (D2)Charleroi
20:00 CET Bia   35', 64'
Habibou   84'
Broyer   69' Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
12 November 2008 Club Brugge 1–0Beveren (D2)Bruges
20:00 CET Clement   45' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion
12 November 2008 Germinal Beerschot1–4 RC Mechelen (D3) Antwerp}
20:30 CET Vandenbergh   59' Verstraeten   28'
Calicchio   52'
Silva   73' (90)
Stadium: Olympisch Stadion

Round 7

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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.[1]

11 January 2009 Club Brugge0–1 Roeselare Bruges
15:00 CET Perišić   50' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion
13 January 2009 Dender2–3 Lierse (D2) Denderleeuw
20:30 CET Destorme   54', 69' Wahed   59'
Dreesen   81'
Radzinski   91'
Stadium: Florent Beeckmanstadion
13 January 2009 KV Mechelen 2–1AnderlechtMechelen
20:45 CET Vleminckx   18' (pen.)
Mununga   50'
Rnić   29' Stadium: Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne
14 January 2009 Genk 1–0LokerenGenk
20:30 CET Vossen   36' Stadium: Cristal Arena
14 January 2009 Gent 2–1MouscronGhent
20:30 CET Ruiz   36'
Ljubijankić   72'
Deranja   94' Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion
14 January 2009 Kortrijk 3–1WesterloKortrijk
20:30 CET Coulibaly   39', 76', 84' Van Hout   91' Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
21 January 2009 Cercle Brugge 2–1 (a.e.t.)CharleroiBruges
20:00 CET De Smet   48' (pen.)
Snelders   106'
Mujangi Bia   37' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion

Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals were two-legged.

First legs

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28 January 2009 Cercle Brugge 1–0 Roeselare Bruges
20:30 CET Portier   26' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion
28 January 2009 RC Mechelen (D3) 1–0 Lierse (D2) Mechelen
20:30 CET Calicchio   74' Stadium: Oscar Vankesbeeck Stadion
28 January 2009 Gent 1–0 Genk Ghent
20:45 CET Ruiz   37' Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion

Second legs

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The matches KortrijkKV Mechelen and RoeselareCercle Brugge were postponed to 17 February due to insufficient pitch conditions.[2]

4 February 2009 Lierse (D2) 3–0
(3–1 agg.)
RC Mechelen (D3)Lier
20:30 CET Wahed   27'
Cavens   36' (pen.)
Radzinski   79'
Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion
4 February 2009 Genk 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)
GentGenk
20:45 CET Vossen   32'
Alex   96' (pen.)
Stadium: Cristal Arena
17 February 2009 Kortrijk0–0
(0–1 agg.)
KV Mechelen Kortrijk
20:30 CET Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
17 February 2009 Roeselare2–1
(2–2a agg.)
Cercle Brugge Roeselare
20:30 CET Perišić   8', 79' (pen.) Serebrennikov   34' Stadium: Schiervelde Stadion

Semi-finals

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

First legs

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3 March 2009 Genk 2–2 Lierse (D2) Genk
20:45 CET Barda   13' (pen.)
De Mul   74'
De Witte   23'
Tshiala   61'
Stadium: Cristal Arena
4 March 2009 Cercle Brugge 2–1 KV Mechelen Bruges
20:45 CET Gombani   61'
De Smet   75'
Vleminckx   82' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion

Second legs

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21 April 2009 KV Mechelen 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(5–3 p)
Cercle BruggeMechelen
20:45 CEST Vleminckx   28'
Mununga   68'
Sergeant   45' Stadium: Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne
22 April 2009 Lierse (D2)1–4
(3–6 agg.)
Genk Lier
20:45 CEST Janssens   85' De Mul   47', 90'
Huysegems   53', 88'
Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion

Final

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Genk2–0KV Mechelen
Ogunjimi   42', 62'
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References

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