| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Belgium |
| Dates | 25 July 2021 – 18 April 2022 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Gent |
| Runners-up | Anderlecht |
The2021–22Belgian Cup, called theCroky Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 67th season ofBelgium'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 the2022–23 UEFA Europa League play-off round.
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 their2021–22 league affiliation. Teams from the fifth-levelBelgian Division 3 or lower began in round 1, with the exception of six teams from theBelgian 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 theBelgian 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 |
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| Preliminary Round | 312 | 6 | none | 6 | Belgian Provincial Leagues (6 teams) |
| Round 1 | 309 | 220 | 3 | 217 | Belgian Division 3 (63 teams) andBelgian 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) andBelgian First Division B (2 teams) |
| Round 4 | 72 | 48 | 48 | none | none |
| Round 5 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 8 | Belgian First Division B (6 teams) andBelgian 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 | Draw date | Match date |
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| 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 |
This round of matches were played on 25 July 2021[1] and included six teams playing in theBelgian Provincial Leagues.
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This round of matches were played on 31 July and 1 August 2021.[1]
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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 theBelgian Division 2.
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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 theBelgian National Division 1 and 2 teams from theBelgian First Division B.
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This round of matches were played from 21 till 25 of August 2021[1] and includes the 48 winners from the Third Round.
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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 theBelgian First Division B and 2 teams from theBelgian 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 2021Match 265 | RFC Liège (3) | 1–3 | Westerlo (2) | Liège |
| 16:00CEST | Mouchamps | Vaesen Dierckx | Stadium:Stade de Rocourt |
| 14 September 2021Match 266 | Excel Mouscron (2) | 3–1[D] | Wellen (5) | |
| 20:00CEST | Ribeiro Costa Chevalier Gueye | Versteeven |
| 14 September 2021Match 267 | Lyra-Lierse Berlaar (4) | 0–5 | Deinze (2) | |
| 19:30CEST | De Belder Vets Prychynenko Mertens |
| 29 August 2021Match 269 | Francs Borains (3) | 3–1 | Hoogstraten (4) | |
| 16:00CEST | Caufriez Habbas | Kuijlaars |
| 4 September 2021Match 270 | Dender EH (3) | 1–0 | Waasland-Beveren (2) | |
| 18:00CEST | Hens |
| 4 September 2021Match 271 | Lierse Kempenzonen (2) | 2–0 | Rupel Boom (3) | |
| 20:00CEST | Van Acker Limbombe |
| 29 August 2021Match 272 | RAAL La Louvière (4) | 4–2 | Dikkelvenne (4) | |
| 16:00CEST | Soumaré Romeyns Djoum Azevedo-Janelas | Verheuge Van Peteghem |
| 29 August 2021Match 274 | Knokke (3) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | RC Gent (4) | |
| 16:00CEST | Vandewalle Savaete Koçur | Vankerkhoven Volckaert |
| 29 August 2021Match 275 | Belisia (4) | 1–0 | Zwarte Leeuw (5) | |
| 16:00CEST | Emens |
| 21 September 2021Match 276 | Union SG (1) | 7–0 | Lebbeke (5) | Forest,Brussels |
| 20:30CEST | Mitoma Burgess Avenatti Aeyels Undav Lazare Teuma | Stadium:Stade Joseph Marien |
| 15 September 2021Match 278 | Diegem (4) | 2–4 | Lommel (2) | |
| 20:00CEST | Egerickx Deflem | Roque Kis Vandersmissen Saito |
| 29 August 2021Match 279 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel (3) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4p) | Mandel United (3) | |
| 16:00CEST | ||||
| Penalties | ||||
| 15 September 2021Match 280 | Lokeren-Temse (4) | 0–3 | Seraing (1) | |
| 20:00CEST | Mikautadze |
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 ofUnion SG andSeraing 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 theBelgian Division 3 (tier 5).
| 26 October 2021 | KV Oostende (1) | 8–1 | Onhaye (5) | Oostende |
| 20:00CEST | Kvasina Fortès Atanga Ambrose Ndicka | Delplank | Stadium:Diaz Arena |
| 26 October 2021 | RWDM (2) | 1–2 | Zulte Waregem (1) | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean |
| 20:30CET | Nangis | Kutesa Vossen | Stadium:Edmond Machtens Stadium |
| 26 October 2021 | KV Mechelen (1) | 2–1 | Union SG (1) | Mechelen |
| 20:30CEST | Shved Hairemans | Vanzeir | Stadium:AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne Referee:Arthur Denil |
| 26 October 2021 | Excel Mouscron (2) | 0–1 | Standard Liège (1) | Mouscron |
| 20:45CEST | Klauss | Stadium:Stade Le Canonnier Attendance: 4,000 Referee:Alexandre Boucaut |
| 27 October 2021 | Dender EH (3) | 0–1 | K.A.S.Eupen (1) | |
| 20:00CET | Gnaka |
| 27 October 2021 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel (3) | 0–6 | K.R.C. Genk (1) | Sportpark Terschueren,Sint-Eloois-Winkel |
| 20:00CEST | Ugbo Arteaga Paintsil Toma |
| 27 October 2021 | K.A.A. Gent (1) | 4–0 | Belisia (4) | Ghelamco Arena,Gent |
| 20:00CEST | Odjidja-Ofoe Okumu Mboyo Chakvetadze |
| 27 October 2021 | Knokke (3) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–2p) | Kortrijk (1) | |
| 20:00CET | Lambo | Kadri | ||
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| 27 October 2021 | R.F.C. Seraing (1) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Sint-Truidense V.V. (1) | |
| 20:00CET | Mouandilmadji Maziz | Matsubara Koita |
| 27 October 2021 | R. Charleroi S.C. (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | Lommel (2) | Stade du Pays de Charleroi,Charleroi |
| 20:00CEST | ||||
| Penalties | ||||
| 27 October 2021 | Francs Borains (3) | 0–4 | K Beerschot VA (1) | |
| 20:30CET | Noubissi Caicedo Holzhauser Vaca |
| 27 October 2021 | Club Brugge (1) | 3–0 | Deinze (2) | Jan Breydelstadion,Brugge |
| 20:45CEST | Izquierdo Dost |
| 27 October 2021 | Lierse Kempenzonen (2) | 1–2 | OH Leuven (1) | |
| 20:45CET | Liongola | Kaba |
| 27 October 2021 | RAAL La Louvière (4) | 1–7 | R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) | Stade Communal du Tivoli,La Louvière |
| 20:45CEST | Franco | Zirkzee Hoedt Refaelov Raman |
| 28 October 2021 | Cercle Brugge (1) | 3–0 | K.V.K. Tienen (3) | Jan Breydelstadion,Brugge |
| 20:00CEST | Denkey Matondo Cassaert |
| 28 October 2021 | K.V.C. Westerlo (2) | 2–1 | R.Antwerp F.C. (1) | |
| 20:00CET | Van den Keybus Foster | Samatta |
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.) (3–4p) | R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) | Seraing |
| 20:45CET |
| Report | Stadium:Stade du Pairay Referee: Bert Put | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Del Fabro Nadrani Sanogo Mikautadze Maziz | Gómez Amuzu Cullen Verschaeren Murillo | |||
| 1 December 2021 | K.A.S. Eupen (1) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | S.V. Zulte Waregem (1) | Eupen |
| 18:00CET |
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| Stadium:Kehrwegstadion |
| 1 December 2021 | K.V.C. Westerlo (2) | 2–3 | OH Leuven (1) | Westerlo |
| 18:45CET |
| Stadium:Het Kuipje |
| 1 December 2021 | Lommel (2) | 0–2 | K.A.A. Gent (1) | Lommel |
| 20:00CET | Stadium:Soevereinstadion |
| 1 December 2021 | K.V. Mechelen (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | K.S.V. Cercle Brugge (1) | Mechelen |
| 20:30CET |
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| Stadium:AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne |
| 1 December 2021 | K.V. Kortrijk (1) | 1–0 | K.V. Oostende (1) | Kortrijk |
| 20:30CET |
| Stadium:Guldensporen Stadion |
| 1 December 2021 | K.R.C. Genk (1) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–5p) | Club Brugge (1) | Genk |
| 20:45CET |
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| Stadium:Cegeka Arena | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Hrošovský Lucumí Bongonda Thorstvedt | Dost De Ketelaere Rits Ricca Lang | |||
| 2 December 2021 | Standard Liège (1) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | K Beerschot (1) | Liège |
| 20:45CET | Stadium:Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
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 |
| 20:00CET |
| Stadium:Achter de Kazerne Referee: Lothar D'Hondt |
| 22 December 2021 | K.A.A. Gent (1) | 3–1 | Standard Liège (1) | Ghent |
| 20:30CET |
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| Stadium:Ghelamco Arena Referee:Jonathan Lardot |
| 23 December 2021 | R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) | 3–0 | K.V. Kortrijk (1) | Anderlecht |
| 18:45CET | Stadium:Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 23 December 2021 | Club Brugge KV (1) | 4–1 | OH Leuven (1) | Bruges |
| 21:00CET |
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| Stadium:Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Bram van Driessche |
The draw for the semi-finals was made right after the conclusion of the last match of the previous round.
| 2 February 2022 | K.A.A. Gent (1) | 0–1 | Club Brugge (1) | Ghent |
| 20:45CET | Report | De Ketelaere | Stadium:Ghelamco Arena Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 3 February 2022 | K.A.S. Eupen (1) | 2–2 | R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) | Eupen |
| 20:45CET | Stadium:Kehrwegstadion Referee:Jonathan Lardot |
| 2 March 2022 | Club Brugge (1) | 0–3 (1–3agg.) | K.A.A. Gent (1) | Bruges |
| 20:45CET | report |
| Stadium:Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Erik Lambrechts |
| 3 March 2022 | R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) | 3–1 (5–3agg.) | K.A.S. Eupen (1) | Anderlecht |
| 20:45CET | report |
| Stadium:Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Nicolas Laforge |
| Gent | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Anderlecht |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||