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

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

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

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

First round

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

Second round

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

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

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

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Vaesen File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Dierckx File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (pen.), 90'		 Stadium: Stade de Rocourt
29 August 2021 Match 268 Onhaye (5) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Aalst (4)
16:00 CEST Lorenzon File:Soccerball shade.svg 96'
4 September 2021 Match 270 Dender EH (3) 1–0Waasland-Beveren (2)
18:00 CEST Hens File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
29 August 2021 Match 272 RAAL La Louvière (4) 4–2Dikkelvenne (4)
16:00 CEST Soumaré File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Romeyns File:Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Djoum File:Soccerball shade.svg 39'
Azevedo-Janelas File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'		 Verheuge File:Soccerball shade.svg 51'
Van Peteghem File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'
4 September 2021 Match 273Visé (3)0–1 RWDM (2)
19:30 CEST Libert File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
29 August 2021 Match 275 Belisia (4) 1–0Zwarte Leeuw (5)
16:00 CEST Emens File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'
29 August 2021 Match 277 Tienen (3) 1–0Jodoigne (5)
16:00 CEST Mputu File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'
15 September 2021 Match 280Lokeren-Temse (4)0–3 Seraing (1)
20:00 CEST Mikautadze File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 55', 88'

Sixth round

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 Excel Mouscron (2)0–1 Standard Liège (1) Mouscron
20:45 CEST Klauss File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 7'

Seventh round

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.

1 December 2021 Lommel (2)0–2 K.A.A. Gent (1) Lommel
20:00 CET
Stadium: Soevereinstadion

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

First legs

2 February 2022 K.A.A. Gent (1) 0–1 Club Brugge (1) Ghent
20:45 CET Report De Ketelaere File:Soccerball shade.svg 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

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

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

Notes

  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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Rounds_P_to_5" (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. 28 June 2021.
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