2016–17 Belgian Cup


The 2016–17 Belgian Cup is the 62nd season of Belgium's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 30 July 2016 and is scheduled to end with the final in March 2017. The winners of the competition will qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group Stage. Standard Liège were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the 6th round by ASV Geel.

Competition format

The competition consists of ten 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 are 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 2016–17 league affiliation. Teams from the fifth-level Belgian Third Amateur Division or lower began in round 1. Belgian Second Amateur Division teams entered in round 2, Belgian First Amateur Division teams entered in round 3, Belgian First Division B teams in round 5 and finally the Belgian First Division A teams enter in round 6.
RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Leagues entering at this round
Round 1312224none224Belgian Third Amateur Division and Belgian Provincial Leagues
Round 220016011248Belgian Second Amateur Division
Round 3120968016Belgian First Amateur Division
Round 4724848nonenone
Round 54832248Belgian First Division B
Round 632321616Belgian First Division A
Round 7161616nonenone
Quarter-Finals888nonenone
Semi-Finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

Round and draw dates

The schedule is as follows.
RoundDraw dateMatch date
First Round26 June 201630 and 31 July 2016
Second Round26 June 20166 and 7 August 2016
Third Round26 June 201613 and 14 August 2016
Fourth Round26 June 201620 and 21 August 2016
Fifth Round26 June 201626, 27 and 28 August 2016
Sixth Round29 August 201620 and 21 September 2016
Seventh Round21 September 201629 November 2016 to 1 December 2016
Quarter-finals1 December 201613 and 14 December 2016
Semi-finals14 December 2016Leg 1: 17 January 2017
Semi-finals14 December 2016Leg 2: 1 February 2017
Final14 December 201618 March 2017

First round

This round of matches was played on 30 & 31 July 2016 and includes teams playing in the Belgian Third Amateur Division and Belgian Provincial Leagues. Teams from the Belgian Third Amateur Division were seeded and could not play each other.
Four teams from the lowest division at level nine of the Belgian football pyramid participated, namely Hermalienne, Lacs de l'eau d'heure, Negenmanneke and Pulle. These all got eliminated.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Francs Borains 2–1Montkainoise
2Paturageois Eendracht Wervik
3Westkapelle OMS Ingelmunster
4Kanegem 0–8Tournai
5Vlamertinge 1–3Lauwe
6RUS Beloeil Eernegem
7Péruwelz 5–0Olympic Warcoing
8Kortemark SVV Damme
9Estaimbourg 1–2Rumbeke
10Sassport Boezinge 2–1Zwevegem
11Wingene Oostnieuwkerke
12Loppem 1–4Antoinien
13Racing Waregem 5–1USG Tertre-Hautrage
14Wielsbeke 4–0Lauwe
15Oostduinkerke 2–3Oostkamp
16SV Kortrijk 4–0Neufvilloise
17Havelange 1–4Tamines
18Jumet 0–3Solrezienne
19Anderlues Profondeville
20Aische 1–0Conruzien
21Courcelles 0–4Onhaye
22Manage 1–0Assesse
23Rochefort 1–0Quevy-Mons
24Lacs de l'eau d'heure 1–5Beauraing 61 A
25Grand-Leez 1–3Gerpinnes
26Nismes 1–2Ransartoise B
27Houdinois 3–0Floreffe
28Beauraing 61 B Flavion Sport
29Andenne Fosses
30ES de la Molignée 2–5Thudinienne
31Stade Gedinnois 2–0Ligny
32Flawinne 0–3Saint-Hadelin Haversin
33Lebbeke 3–0Melsele
34Bambrugge Lede
35Ninove 7–1Adegem
36Stekene 0–3Sint-Lenaarts
37Oudenhove 2–5Sint-Gillis Waas
38Berlare 3–0Kruibeke
39Elene-Grotenberge 1–5Wetteren-Kwatrecht
40Zele 6–2Merendree
41Maldegem 0–3Merelbeke
42Ronse 1–0Lovendegem
43Voorde Dikkelvenne
44Drongen 10–1Asse-Terheide
45Belzele 1–4Eine
46Aalter 2–1Appelterre-Eichem
47Kemzeke 4–0Zelzate
48De Pinte 0–1Lochristi
49Diest 4–1Stade Everois
50Rebecq 5–0Huldenberg
51Betekom Braine
52Machelen Diegem Sport
53Ways-Genappe 0–5Wolvertem Merchtem
54Waterloo 1–0Melsbroek
55Roosbeek 1–4Léopold
56Aarschot 3–0Sterrebeek

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
57Tremelo Ganshoren
58Pepingen 5–0Negenmanneke
59Eppegem 5–1Ophain
60RWDM47 2–1Wambeek
61Wolfsdonk Sport 0–1Racing Jet Wavre
62Saint-Michel 0–5Stockel B
63Zuun 0–1Etterbeek
64Beigem Ixelles
65Huy 1–0Geer
66Cointe-Liège A 3–1Ougrée
67Cointe-Liège B 2–4Herstal
68Strée 1–2Richelle
69Seraing Athlétique Warnant
70Verlaine 3–1Andrimont
71Tilleur 8–0Étoile Verviétoise
72Weywertz 4–1Chênéenne
73Beaufays B 2–0Milanello Milmort
74Eupen 1963 5–2Hermalienne
75Union Rutten 1–2Stade Disonais
76URSL Visé 6–1Ster-Francorchamps
77Jeunesse Lorraine Arlonaise 2–1Marloie Sport
78Sibret Longlier
79Mormont 0–1Ethe Belmont
80Durbuy 2–1Gouvy
81Compogne Bertogne 0–4Bertrix
82Meix-Devant-Virton Aywaille
83Libramont 2–1Habaysienne
84Wellinoise 0–1Habay-La-Neuve
85Champlonaise 4–0Saint-Pierre
86Rochois 3–1Nothomb-Post
87Bercheux 1–3Florenvillois
88Harzé Freylangeoise
89Meeuwen 0–3Helson Helchteren
90Esperanza Pelt 1–0Zepperen-Brustem
91Herk-De-Stad 0–4Wellen
92Zonhoven 0–3Leopoldsburg
93Opitter 2–1Gestel
94Peerder Sportvrienden 1–3Witgoor Sport Dessel
95Herselt 1–5Bilzerse Waltwilder
96Vlijtingen 2–0Zonhoven
97Beekhoek Sport Bolderberg
98Weerstand Koersel 3–1Grimbie 69
99Eendracht Termien 6–1Thor Hasselt
100Heur-Tongeren 2–0Lutlommel
101Turnhout 4–1Lyra
102Racing Mechelen 1–3Schriek
103Lille 2–1Nijlen
104Katelijne 2–0City Pirates Antwerpen
105Vosselaar 6–2Willebroek
106Minderhout 1–4Mariekerke
107Linda Olen 2–5Houtvenne
108Brasschaat 1–3Mariaburg
109Retie Branddonk 4–0Pulle
110Wavria Ekeren
111Ternesse Wommelgem 1–3Zwijndrecht
112Antonia 2–1Dosko Baarle-Hertog

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Second round

The lowest ranked clubs still in the tournament were six teams from the third provincial level, of which only Ransartoise B managed to progress.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
113Tienen 2–0Florenvillois
114Hoogstraten 5–3Leopoldsburg
115Wolvertem Merchtem 2–1Solières Sport
116Opitter 1–3Sportkring Sint-Niklaas
117Warnant 1–3RFC Liège
118Givry 4–1Stade Gedinnois
119Zwijndrecht 1–2Spouwen-Mopertingen
120Sibret 1–7Eendracht Aalst
121Turnhout Grimbergen
122Charleroi Couillet Fleurus 2–1Houtvenne
123Torhout 3–1Aywaille
124Tessenderlo Eupen 1963
125Tamines Tempo Overijse
126Bornem RUS Beloeil
127Bolderberg 1–2La Louvière Centre
128Waremme 10–1Libramont
129Châtelet 2–0Zele
130Menen 3–1Wingene
131Heur-Tongeren 4–0Rupel Boom
132Lauwe 2–4Hades
133Union La Calamine 0–1Aische
134Flavion Sport 0–6Izegem
135Francs Borains 4–1Duffel
136Olsa Brakel 4–1Rochefort
137Etterbeek 0–8Walhain
138Stockel B 0–6Sint-Eloois-Winkel
139Mariekerke 0–1Westhoek
140Ciney 2–1Ninove
141Harelbeke 7–1SV Kortrijk
142Hamoir 5–0Ekeren
143Diest Halle
144Olympic Charleroi 0–3Wetteren-Kwatrecht
145Londerzeel Vosselaar
146Saint-Hadelin Haversin 0–3Namur
147Racing Waregem 2–1Olympia Wijgmaal
148Beauraing 61 A Woluwe-Zaventem
149Sparta Petegem 1–0Herstal
150Antoinien Zwarte Leeuw
151Acren Lessines 3–1Wielsbeke
152Gullegem 0–1Helson Helchteren

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
153Cointe-Liège A 2–7Knokke
154Profondeville 0–2Meux
155Berchem Sport 0–1Sint-Gillis Waas
156Temse Onhaye
157Machelen 0–9Gent-Zeehaven
158Couvin-Mariembourg 7–1Witgoor Sport Dessel
159Bocholt 10–0Harzé
160Drongen 0–3Cappellen
161Jeunesse Lorraine Arlonaise 0–4Durbuy
162Oostkamp Rebecq
163Tournai 0–2Lochristi
164Gerpinnes 1–3URSL Visé
165Solrezienne 1–3Waterloo
166Ronse 4–1Weerstand Koersel
167Lede 2–1Léopold
168Verlaine 1–0Eendracht Termien
169RWDM47 2–0Dikkelvenne
170Weywertz Aarschot
171Wellen 2–0Bertrix
172Vlijtingen 2–0Stade Disonais
173Rumbeke 1–2Betekom
174Kemzeke 0–5Paturageois
175Tilleur 1–3Ingelmunster
176Beaufays B 1–4Sassport Boezinge
177Pepingen Katelijne
178Richelle 1–0Kortemark
179Champlonaise 1–2Bilzerse Waltwilder
180Manage 1–2Merelbeke
181Fosses 1–4Antonia
182Berlare 4–0Rochois
183Esperanza Pelt Eppegem
184Lebbeke 2–0Aalter
185Ganshoren 2–0Racing Jet Wavre
186Huy 1–3Sint-Lenaarts
187Ixelles 1–3Houdinois
188Schriek 3–1Eine
189Ethe Belmont 3–0Péruwelz
190Mariaburg 1–6Lille
191Retie Branddonk 0–3Habay-La-Neuve
192Thudinienne 0–3Ransartoise B

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Third round

Ransartoise B was the lowest ranked team still in the tournament at this point being the only team from level 8, but they got eliminated by Ingelmunster.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
193Antonia 0–3Hamme
194Tienen Dender EH
195Virton Torhout
196Sprimont-Comblain 2–1Ciney
197ASV Geel 2–0URSL Visé
198Weywertz 0–3WS Brussels
199Turnhout 2–1Heist
200Bilzerse Waltwilder 0–3Seraing
201Deinze 2–0Richelle
202Merelbeke Oudenaarde
203Ganshoren 1–4Sporting Hasselt
204Hades 1–2Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
205Coxyde 0–6Londerzeel
206Beerschot Wilrijk 2–0Châtelet
207Westhoek 1–2Dessel Sport
208Walhain 1–2Oosterzonen Oosterwijk
209Olsa Brakel Hoogstraten
210Sint-Lenaarts 1–0RUS Beloeil
211Aische 1–3Charleroi Couillet Fleurus
212Ingelmunster Ransartoise B
213Katelijne 3–2Heur-Tongeren
214Vlijtingen 3–0Habay-La-Neuve
215Sportkring Sint-Niklaas 4–1La Louvière Centre
216Rebecq 4–1Schriek

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
217Wetteren-Kwatrecht Wellen
218Houdinois 0–4Ronse
219RFC Liège 1–2Eendracht Aalst
220Lille Spouwen-Mopertingen
221Durbuy 0–1Racing Waregem
222Sint-Gillis Waas 1–2Helson Helchteren
223Ethe Belmont 0–2Givry
224Knokke 3–2Sparta Petegem
225Verlaine 1–2Harelbeke
226Namur Menen
227Esperanza Pelt 1–5Couvin-Mariembourg
228Waremme 3–0Lede
229Paturageois 2–0Wolvertem Merchtem
230Tempo Overijse 4–1Temse
231Zwarte Leeuw Izegem
232Woluwe-Zaventem Lochristi
233Gent-Zeehaven Sint-Eloois-Winkel
234Waterloo 1–3Bocholt
235Betekom 1–3Lebbeke
236Eupen 1963 0–4Meux
237Cappellen 3–0Hamoir
238Sassport Boezinge 1–4Acren Lessines
239Berlare 0–2Halle
240Francs Borains 4–1RWDM47

Fourth round

The lowest ranked clubs in this round were five teams from level 6, namely Katelijne, Lochristi, Paturageois, Racing Waregem and Vlijtingen. They all failed to progress.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
241Rebecq 2–0Couvin-Mariembourg
242Katelijne 2–4Cappellen
243Ingelmunster 1–2Sint-Eloois-Winkel
244Beerschot Wilrijk Hamme
245Racing Waregem 0–3Eendracht Aalst
246Helson Helchteren Ronse
247Deinze Wetteren-Kwatrecht
248Hoogstraten 0–3 Dessel Sport
249Lochristi 1–4 Charleroi Couillet Fleurus
250Zwarte Leeuw 1–0Sint-Lenaarts
251Waremme 3–2Knokke
252Torhout 1–2 Francs Borains

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
253Spouwen-Mopertingen 2–3Harelbeke
254Givry 0–1Oudenaarde
255ASV Geel 3–2 Acren Lessines
256WS Brussels 0–1Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
257Dender EH 2–3Turnhout
258Meux 4–3Halle
259Namur 0–2Sprimont-Comblain
260Vlijtingen 1–2Oosterzonen Oosterwijk
261Paturageois 0–3Sporting Hasselt
262Sportkring Sint-Niklaas 2–0Tempo Overijse
263Bocholt 2–1Seraing
264Lebbeke 0–1Londerzeel

Fifth Round

Four teams from the Belgian Third Amateur Division had managed to progress to this round but were all eliminated at this point: Francs Borains, Helchteren, Rebecq and Turnhout.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
265Beerschot Wilrijk 1–2Cercle Brugge
266Antwerp 4–1Zwarte Leeuw
267Deinze 1–3Lommel United
268Francs Borains 0–4Tubize
269Londerzeel 1–2Roeselare
270Waremme 2–8Lierse
271Rebecq Oud-Heverlee Leuven
272Oosterzonen Oosterwijk 3–2Union SG

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
273Sprimont-Comblain Turnhout
274Sportkring Sint-Niklaas 0–1Sporting Hasselt
275Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 0–6Dessel Sport
276Charleroi Couillet Fleurus 0–2Harelbeke
277Bocholt 4–2Oudenaarde
278Helson Helchteren 1–2Eendracht Aalst
279Sint-Eloois-Winkel 0–1ASV Geel
280Meux 4–5Cappellen

Sixth Round

The sixth round saw the entry of the Belgian First Division A teams. The matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2016.

Seventh Round

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 13 and 14 December 2016.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals will be played over two legs, with the first legs played on 17 and 18 January 2017 and the second legs on 31 January and 1 February 2017.

First Legs

Second Legs

Final

The final took place on 18 March 2017 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.