| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Belgium |
| Dates | 29 July 2018 – 1 May 2019 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Mechelen |
| Runners-up | Gent |
The2018–19Belgian Cup, called theCroky Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 64th season ofBelgium's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 29 July 2018 and ended with the final in May 2019. The winners of the competition qualify for the2019–20 UEFA Europa League Group Stage.Standard Liège were the defending champions.
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 overtwo legs, where the team winning onaggregate advances. The final will be played as a single match.
Teams enter the competition in different rounds, based upon their2018–19 league affiliation. Teams from the fifth-levelBelgian 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 theBelgian First Division A teams enter in round 6.
| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 312 | 224 | none | 224 | Belgian Third Amateur Division andBelgian Provincial Leagues |
| Round 2 | 200 | 160 | 112 | 48 | Belgian Second Amateur Division |
| Round 3 | 120 | 96 | 80 | 16 | Belgian First Amateur Division |
| Round 4 | 72 | 48 | 48 | none | none |
| Round 5 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 8 | Belgian First Division B |
| Round 6 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | Belgian First Division A |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | 29 June 2018 | 28 and 29 July 2018 |
| Second Round | 4 and 5 August 2018 | |
| Third Round | 11 and 12 August 2018 | |
| Fourth Round | 18 and 19 August 2018 | |
| Fifth Round | 24, 25 and 26 August 2018 | |
| Sixth Round | 27 August 2018 | 25, 26 and 27 September 2018 |
| Seventh Round | 4 to 6 December 2018 | |
| Quarter-finals | 18 to 20 December 2018 | |
| Semi-finals | Leg 1: 22 to 24 January 2019 | |
| Leg 2: 29 to 31 January 2019 | ||
| Final | 1 May 2019 |
This round of matches is scheduled to be played on 28 & 29 July 2018[1] and includes teams playing in theBelgian Third Amateur Division andBelgian Provincial Leagues. Teams from the Belgian Third Amateur Division were seeded and could not play each other.
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Some fifth round ties were reversed as amateur teams (tiers 3 and below) automatically received home advantage in case they met the stadium requirements regarding seating, lighting and safety. Amateur teams are allowed to sell their home advantage.
| 25 August 2018Match 265 | Lierse Kempenzonen(3) | 2–3[A] | Lommel(2) | Lier |
| 20:00CEST | Meeus 31'Buyens 66' | Report | Rocha 46',81' Valcke 83' | Stadium:Herman Vanderpoortenstadion |
| 26 August 2018Match 266 | Westhoek(4) | 0–4 | Virton(3) | Ypres |
| 16:00GMT | Report | Lazaar 13' Lecomte 23'Koré 44',53' | Stadium:Crackstadion Attendance: 200 |
| 26 August 2018Match 267 | Givry(5) | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–5p) | Knokke(3) | Givry |
| 16:00GMT | Baillet Schinckus (pen.)Sylla Freid | Vanfleteren Vandewalle Van Eyk |
| 26 August 2018Match 268 | Duffel(4) | 3–0 | Westerlo(2) | Duffel |
| 16:00GMT | Vertonghen 26' Van den Buys 43',74' | Stadium:Sportcentrum@Duffel |
| 25 August 2018Match 269 | Sint-Niklaas(4) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Harelbeke(4) | Nieuwkerken-Waas |
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| 25 August 2018Match 270 | Union SG(2) | 3–0[B] | City Pirates Antwerp(4) | Forest,Brussels |
| 20:00GMT | Gérard 5' Vercauteren 54'Tau 80' | Stadium:Stade Joseph Marien |
| 27 August 2018Match 271 | KV Mechelen(2) | 2–0[B] | Albert Quévy-Mons(5) | Mechelen |
| 20:30GMT | Tainmont 65',82' | Stadium:Achter de Kazerne |
| 26 August 2018Match 272 | Olsa Brakel(4) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Eendracht Aalst(3) | Brakel |
| 16:00GMT | Lkoutbi 69',89' | Heymans 48' De Rock 90'Bounou 116' |
| 26 August 2018Match 273 | Heist(3) | 3–0 | Menen(4) | Heist-op-den-Berg |
| 16:00GMT | Webers (pen.) Orye |
| 25 August 2018Match 274 | Tubize(2) | 7–0 | Stade Brainois(5) | Tubize |
| 20:00GMT | Diawara Henrique Rosenthal Naah Traore | Stadium:Stade Leburton |
| 26 August 2018Match 275 | Olympic Charleroi(4) | 2–1[A] | Roeselare(2) | Charleroi |
| 16:00GMT | Gorry 43' Luvuezo 61' | Van der Weg 4' | Stadium:Stade de la Neuville |
| 25 August 2018Match 276 | Hoogstraten(4) | 4–0 | Entente Acren Lessines(4) | Hoogstraten |
| Van Huffel 43' Maes 52',75'Meeuwis 58' |
| Match 277 | ASV Geel(3) | 0–2[A] | Beerschot Wilrijk(2) | Geel |
| Vanzeir 28' (pen.) Okotie 66' | Stadium:De Leunen |
| 25 August 2018Match 278 | Deinze(3) | 6–0 | RWDM47(3) | Deinze |
| Mertens 4',42' Brulmans 23',46'Tarfi 62'Lallemand 78' | Report | Stadium:Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion |
| 26 August 2018Match 279 | Mandel United(4) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5p) | Temse(4) | |
| Debouver 84' | Van Kerckhoven 59' |
| 25 August 2018Match 280 | Dessel Sport(3) | 3–1[A] | OH Leuven(2) | Dessel |
| 20:00GMT | Lenaerts 5' Breugelmans 23'Vosters 84' | Report | Aguemon 69' | Stadium:Armand Melisstadion |
The draw for the sixth round was made on 28 August 2018 and included the 16 teams from theBelgian First Division A, which were all seeded and could not meet each other. All non-professional teams (division 3 and below) automatically received home advantage if their stadium had sufficient capacity and floodlight luminosity, which was the case for all teams except Duffel and Mandel United.
| 25 September 2018 | Eupen (1) | 3–0 | Tubize(2) | Eupen |
| 20:00CEST | Lotiès 11' Yagan 37'Laurent 90' | Report | Stadium:Kehrwegstadion |
| 25 September 2018 | Waasland-Beveren(1) | 1–2 | Mandel United (4) | Beveren |
| 20:00CEST | Salquist 69' | de Oliveira 15' Beyens 39' | Stadium:Freethiel Stadion |
| 25 September 2018 | Harelbeke(4) | 0–1 | Kortrijk (1) | Harelbeke |
| 20:30CEST | Report | Chevalier 78' | Stadium:Forestiersstadion |
| 26 September 2018 | Genk (1) | 4–0 | Lommel(2) | Genk |
| 20:00CEST | Wouters 2' Zhegrova 8'Seck 71'Ingvartsen 88' | Report | Stadium:Luminus Arena |
| 26 September 2018 | Olympic Charleroi(4) | 2–5 | Lokeren (1) | Charleroi |
| 20:00CEST | Somé 44' Virgone 63' | Report | Skúlason 4',79' (pen.) Filipović 24'Cevallos 28' (pen.)Saroka 49' | Stadium:Stade de la Neuville |
| 26 September 2018 | Virton(3) | 2–4 | Gent (1) | Virton |
| 20:00CEST | François 28' Joachim 63' | Report | Awoniyi 3',89' Limbombe 78',90+4' | Stadium:Stade Yvan Georges |
| 26 September 2018 | Cercle Brugge(1) | 1–2 | Beerschot Wilrijk (2) | Bruges |
| 20:00CEST | Gakpé 11' | Report | Noubissi 26' Hoffer 87' | Stadium:Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 26 September 2018 | Heist(3) | 1–2 | Zulte Waregem (1) | Heist-op-den-Berg |
| 20:30CEST | Ventose 63' | Report | De Pauw 18' Harbaoui 39' (pen.) |
| 26 September 2018 | Sint-Truiden (1) | 3–0 | Duffel(4) | Sint-Truiden |
| 20:30CEST | De Bruyn 27' Bezus 36' (pen.)Nazon 47' | Report | Stadium:Stayen |
| 26 September 2018 | Dessel Sport(3) | 0–3 | Excel Mouscron (1) | Dessel |
| 20:30CEST | Report | Pierrot 51' Benson 65',90+3' | Stadium:Armand Melisstadion |
| 26 September 2018 | Hoogstraten(4) | 1–3 | Oostende (1) | Hoogstraten |
| 20:30CEST | Bokila 52' | Report | Guri 9' Faes 61'Milović 63' |
| 26 September 2018 | Eendracht Aalst(3) | 0–2 | Charleroi (1) | Aalst |
| 20:30CEST | Report | Osimhen 90+2' Benavente 90+5' | Stadium:Pierre Cornelisstadion |
| 26 September 2018 | Standard Liège(1) | 1–2 | Knokke (3) | Liège |
| 20:30CEST | Sá 58' | Report | Luyindama 47' (o.g.) Dhondt 73' | Stadium:Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
| 26 September 2018 | Deinze (3) | 2–0 | Club Brugge(1) | Deinze |
| 20:30CEST | Tarfi 33' De Greef 70' | Report | Stadium:Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion |
| 26 September 2018 | KV Mechelen (2) | 3–1 | Antwerp(1) | Mechelen |
| 20:45CEST | De Witte 29' Engvall 51'Van Damme 87' | Report | Mbokani 36' | Stadium:Achter de Kazerne |
| 27 September 2018 | Anderlecht(1) | 0–3 | Union SG (2) | Anderlecht |
| 20:45CEST | Report | Niakaté 43',76',83' | Stadium:Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
The draw for the seventh round was made immediately after the last game of the sixth round, between Anderlecht and Union SG, was finished. Six teams outside the top division qualified for this round, withMandel United from theBelgian Second Amateur Division the lowest still in the competition.
The matches will be played on 4, 5 and 6 December 2018.
| 4 December 2018 | Kortrijk (1) | 1–0 | Zulte Waregem(1) | Kortrijk |
| 20:30CET | Batsula 40' | Report | Stadium:Guldensporen Stadion Referee:Nathan Verboomen |
| 4 December 2018 | Gent (1) | 3–0 | Beerschot Wilrijk(2) | Ghent |
| 20:45CET | Yaremchuk 19' Rosted 43'Chakvetadze 90' | Report | Stadium:Ghelamco Arena Referee:Jan Boterberg |
| 5 December 2018 | Excel Mouscron(1) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5p) | Oostende (1) | Mouscron |
| 20:00CET | Boya 14' Diedhiou  47'Mbombo 82'Leye 116' | Report | Boonen 45+2' Guri 80'Zivkovic 102' | Stadium:Stade Le Canonnier |
| Penalties | ||||
Leye Mbombo Vojvoda Benson  Boya Chibani | CanesinCoopmanMilovićGuriZivkovicMarquet | |||
| 5 December 2018 | Mechelen (2) | 2–0 | Lokeren(1) | Mechelen |
| 20:30CET | Engvall 80' De Camargo 82' | Report | Stadium:AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne |
| 5 December 2018 | Deinze(3) | 1–3 | Eupen (1) | Deinze |
| 20:30CET | Mertens 19' | Report | Bushiri 8' Mulumba 13'Boone 47' (o.g.) | Stadium:Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion |
| 5 December 2018 | Sint-Truiden (1) | 3–2 | Mandel United(4) | Sint-Truiden |
| 20:30CET | De Norre 60' Boli 82'Kamada 84' | Report | Rodrigo 79' (pen.) Pyck 90' | Stadium:Stayen |
| 5 December 2018 | Charleroi(1) | 1–3 | Genk (1) | Charleroi |
| 20:45CET | Gholizadeh 35' | Report | Dewaest 54' Mæhle 76'Gano 90+3' | Stadium:Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| 6 December 2018 | Union SG (2) | 3–2 | Knokke(3) | Forest |
| 20:45CET | Ferber 12' Tau 58',68'Mehlem  33'  70' | Report | Vandewalle 40' Andries 86' | Stadium:Stade Joseph Marien |
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 5 December 2018, with the matches were played on 18 and 19 December 2018. Both Mechelen and Union SG, the two remaining teams from outside the top division managed to qualify for the Semi-finals.
| 18 December 2018 | Sint-Truiden(1) | 1–3 | Gent (1) | Sint-Truiden |
| 20:45CET | Boli 90+1' | Report | Dompé 37',61' Yaremchuk 59' | Stadium:Stayen Attendance: 3,000 Referee:Bram Van Driessche |
| 19 December 2018 | Mechelen (2) | 3–0 | Kortrijk(1) | Mechelen |
| 20:00CET | Cocalić 22' Storm 33'De Camargo 73' | Report | Mboyo 45' 53' Charisis 39' 89' | Stadium:AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 10,520 Referee:Jonathan Lardot |
| 19 December 2018 | Eupen(1) | 0–1 | Oostende (1) | Eupen |
| 20:00CET | Report | Zivkovic 74' Milović 68' 77' | Stadium:Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 1,800 Referee:Bert Put |
| 19 December 2018 | Union SG (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3p) | Genk(1) | Forest |
| 20:45CET | Tau 18' Ferber 71' | Report | Gano 48',76' | Stadium:Stade Joseph Marien Attendance: 6,217 Referee:Erik Lambrechts |
| Penalties | ||||
| Pinto-Borges Ferber Kis Tau Selemani | GanoSamattaPozueloBergePaintsil | |||
The draw for the semi-finals was made on 19 December, after completion of the last matches of the quarter-finals. As the two teams remaining from the2018–19 Belgian First Division B, Mechelen and Union SG, were drawn against each other, at least one team from outside the top division will play the final, which last happened in the2001 Belgian Cup Final whenBelgian Second Division championsLommel lost toWesterlo.
The matches will be played on 23, 24, 29 and 30 January 2019.
| 23 January 2019 | Mechelen(2) | 0–0 | Union SG(2) | Mechelen |
| 20:45CET | Report | Peyre 44' 47' | Stadium:AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 14,002 Referee:Bram Van Driessche |
| 24 January 2019 | Gent(1) | 2–2 | Oostende(1) | Ghent |
| 20:45CET | Yaremchuk 24' Plastun 29'Rosted 55'Bronn 77' | Report | De Sutter 26' Nkaka 57' 60'De Bock 79' | Stadium:Ghelamco Arena Referee:Christof Dierick |
| 29 January 2019 | Union SG(2) | 1–2 (1–2agg.) | Mechelen (2) | Forest |
| 20:45CET | Lemoine 90+2' (o.g.) | Report | de Camargo 31' Tainmont 66' | Stadium:Stade Joseph Marien Attendance:Nicolas Laforge Referee: 6,500 |
| 30 January 2019 | Oostende(1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–4agg.) (3–4p) | Gent (1) | Ostend |
| 20:45CET | De Sutter 9' Sakala 32' | Report | Sørloth 85' Bezus 90+2' | Stadium:Versluys Arena Referee:Erik Lambrechts |
| Penalties | ||||
| Sakala Coopman Milović Vanlerberghe Boonen Vandendriessche | DerijckChakvetadzeSørlothBronnJonathan DavidBezus | |||
The final took place on 1 May 2019 at theKing Baudouin Stadium inBrussels.