The2004–05 Belgian Cup was the 50th season of the main knockout competition inBelgianassociation football.^[1]

After 10 rounds of play,Beerschot were crowned champions following a 2–1 win againstClub Brugge in thefinal at theKing Baudouin Stadium inBrussels.

Clubs from thefirst division entered the competition in the round of 32. All rounds were played in one leg except for the quarter-finals and semi-finals.^[2]

Club Brugge were the defending champions having beatenBeveren 4–2 in the2004 final at theKing Baudouin Stadium inBrussels.^[3]

In the round of 32, Club Brugge began the defence of their title with a 3–0 win againstEendracht Aalst on 21 November 2004. On the same day,Beerschot defeatedTongeren 2–0.^[2]

The next round saw Beerschot defeatMons 1–0 on 19 January 2005 while Club Brugge won 4–0 againstOlympic Charleroi on the same day.^[2]

On 2 February 2005, the first legs of the quarter-finals took place. Club Brugge drew 2–2 withLouviéroise, Beerschot drew 1–1 withGenk,Charleroi defeatedLierse 3–1 andLokeren won 2–1 againstGent.^[2]

The second legs were played between 16 March and 13 April. Lokeren defeated Gent 1–0 (3–1 onaggregate) and Lierse won 2–0 against Charleroi (3–3 on aggregate, Lierse advance onaway goals) on 16 March. On 6 April, Club Brugge defeated Louviéroise 3–2 (5–4 on aggregate) and, on 13 April, Beerschot defeated Genk 3–1after extra time (4–2 on aggregate).^[2]

On 20 April, the first legs of the semi-finals saw Club Brugge defeat Lierse 1–0 and Beerschot drew 1–1 with Lokeren. Club Brugge won 1–0 against Lierse in the second leg (2–0 on aggregate) on 10 May and, the following day, Beerschot drew 0–0 with Lokeren (1–1 on aggregate, Beerschot advanced on away goals).^[2]

Source:^[2]

Defending champions Club Brugge played Beerschot in the final at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on 28 May 2005.^[2]

Karel Snoeckx gave Beerschot the lead midway through the first half.Gert Verheyen equalised 10 minutes into the second half but Beerschot regained the lead immediately afterwards throughKris De Wree and won the match 2–1.^[2]

28 May 2005

20:30CEST

Club Brugge	1–2	Germinal Beerschot
Verheyen 55'	Report	Snoeckx 23' De Wree 56'

King Baudouin Stadium,Brussels

Attendance: 40,000

Referee:Frank De Bleeckere

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