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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Belgium |
| Dates | 30 July 2016 – 18 March 2017 |
| Teams | 312 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Zulte Waregem(2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Oostende |
The2016–17Belgian Cup, called theCroky Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 62nd season ofBelgium'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 the2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group Stage.Standard Liège were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the 6th round by ASV Geel.
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 their2016–17 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 |
The schedule is as follows.
| Round | Draw date | Match date |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | 26 June 2016 | 30 and 31 July 2016 |
| Second Round | 6 and 7 August 2016 | |
| Third Round | 13 and 14 August 2016 | |
| Fourth Round | 20 and 21 August 2016 | |
| Fifth Round | 26, 27 and 28 August 2016 | |
| Sixth Round | 29 August 2016 | 20 and 21 September 2016 |
| Seventh Round | 21 September 2016 | 29 November 2016 to 1 December 2016 |
| Quarter-finals | 1 December 2016 | 13 and 14 December 2016 |
| Semi-finals | 14 December 2016 | Leg 1: 17 January 2017 |
| Leg 2: 1 February 2017 | ||
| Final | 18 March 2017 |
This round of matches was played on 30 & 31 July 2016[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.
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.
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The lowest ranked clubs still in the tournament were six teams from the third provincial level (level 8), of which only Ransartoise B managed to progress.
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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.
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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.
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Four teams from theBelgian Third Amateur Division (level 5) had managed to progress to this round but were all eliminated at this point: Francs Borains, Helchteren, Rebecq andTurnhout.
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The sixth round saw the entry of theBelgian First Division A teams. The matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2016.
| 20 September 2016 | Club Brugge | 3–1 | Lommel United (2) | Bruges |
| 20:00 | Vormer 38'Gedoz 45+2'Limbombe 63' | Report | Adesanya 26' | Stadium:Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 20 September 2016 | Dessel Sport (3) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–8p) | Excel Mouscron | Dessel |
| 20:30 | Njengo 24' Dreesen 90+1'Breugelmans 112' | Report | Simić 19' Marković 55'Trézéguet 110' | Stadium:Armand Melisstadion |
| Penalties | ||||
Janssens Jutten Smet Njengo Boiten  Breugelmans Tilburgs Dreesen Remen | SimićHubertMarkovićMohamedStojanovićDiedhiouVojvodaPeyreTrézéguet | |||
| 21 September 2016 | Anderlecht | 1–0 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven (2) | Anderlecht |
| 19:30 | Harbaoui 16' | Report | Stadium:Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
| 21 September 2016 | Lokeren | 3–2 | Cercle Brugge (2) | Lokeren |
| 20:00 | De Ridder 12',45+2' De Schryver 84' (o.g.) | Report | Bourdin 59' Kiš 62' | Stadium:Daknamstadion |
| 21 September 2016 | Roeselare (2) | 2–3 | Eupen | Roeselare |
| 20:00 | Diallo 85' (o.g.) Van Eenoo 90+3' | Report | Mouchamps 6' Dufour 54',76' | Stadium:Schiervelde Stadion |
| 21 September 2016 | Kortrijk | 2–0 | Sprimont-Comblain (3) | Kortrijk |
| 20:00 | Kage 80',88' | Report | Stadium:Guldensporen Stadion |
| 21 September 2016 | Waasland-Beveren | 2–0 | Oosterzonen Oosterwijk (3) | Beveren |
| 20:00 | Marquet 19' Jans 73' | Report | Stadium:Freethiel Stadion |
| 21 September 2016 | Harelbeke (4) | 1–6 | Sint-Truiden | Harelbeke |
| 20:30 | Descheemaecker 69' | Report | Proschwitz 7',18' Bezus 8'Ceballos 10'Tchenkoua 24'Boli 80' | Stadium:Forestiersstadion |
| 21 September 2016 | Westerlo | 0–1 | Tubize(2) | Westerlo |
| 20:30 | Report | Diallo 82' | Stadium:Het Kuipje |
| 21 September 2016 | Cappellen (4) | 1–2 | Zulte Waregem | Kapellen |
| 20:30 | Van den Heuvel 76' | Report | Vetokele 39' Leye 89' | Stadium:Stadion Jos Van Wellen |
| 21 September 2016 | Lierse (2) | 1–2 | Gent | Lier |
| 20:30 | Zizo 15' | Report | Schoofs 65' Perbet 90+1' | Stadium:Herman Vanderpoortenstadion |
| 21 September 2016 | Sporting Hasselt (3) | 2–3 | KV Mechelen | Hasselt |
| 20:30 | Sidibe 12' Caratta 20' | Report | Croizet 53',74' Kolovos 88' | Stadium:Stedelijk Sportstadion Hasselt |
| 21 September 2016 | Eendracht Aalst (4) | 0–4 | Genk | Aalst |
| 20:30 | Report | Karelis 16',24',45',51' | Stadium:Pierre Cornelisstadion |
| 21 September 2016 | Antwerp (2) | 0–2 | Oostende | Antwerp |
| 20:30 | Report | Berrier 18' Musona 64' | Stadium:Bosuilstadion |
| 21 September 2016 | ASV Geel (3) | 2–1 | Standard Liège | Geel |
| 20:30 | Damblon 33',40' | Report | Raman 58' | Stadium:De Leunen |
| 21 September 2016 | Charleroi | 5–0 | Bocholt (4) | Charleroi |
| 20:30 | Diandy 27' Bedia 39'Benavente 43',68'Fall 73' | Report | Stadium:Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| 29 November 2016 | Eupen | 3–2 | Club Brugge | Eupen |
| 20:00 | García 21' Onyekuru 51'Blondelle 90+7' | Report | Vanaken 63' Vossen 68' | Stadium:Kehrwegstadion Referee:Jonathan Lardot |
| 29 November 2016 | Sint-Truiden | 2–2 (4–3p) | KV Mechelen | Sint-Truiden |
| 20:45 | Kotysch 62' Boli 81' | Report | Vitas 26' El Messaoudi 65' | Stadium:Stayen Referee:Frederik Geldhof |
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| Peeters Fernandes Ono Boli De Petter Cuevas | VitasMatthysCroizetKolovosBjelicaEl Messaoudi | |||
| 30 November 2016 | Kortrijk | 1–0 | Excel Mouscron | Kortrijk |
| 20:00 | Totovytskyi 78' | Report | Stadium:Guldensporen Stadion Referee:Lawrence Visser |
| 30 November 2016 | Tubize (2) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Oostende | Tubize |
| 20:00 | Keita 56' (pen.) Q. Laurent 58'Diallo 64' | Report | Cyriac 1',47' Pedersen 40'Siani 119' (pen.) | Stadium:Stade Leburton Referee:Nathan Verboomen |
| 30 November 2016 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–3 | Genk | Beveren |
| 20:00 | Gano 89' | Report | Samatta 15',42' Ndidi 80' | Stadium:Freethiel Stadion Referee:Sébastien Delferière |
| 30 November 2016 | ASV Geel (3) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Zulte Waregem | Geel |
| 20:30 | Bangoura 9' | Report | Derijck 36' (pen.) Meïté 114' | Stadium:De Leunen Referee:Joeri Van de Velde |
| 30 November 2016 | Gent | 1–0 | Lokeren | Ghent |
| 20:45 | Perbet 78' | Report | Stadium:Ghelamco Arena Referee:Nicolas Laforge |
| 1 December 2016 | Charleroi | 2–2 (4–3p) | Anderlecht | Charleroi |
| 20:30 | Marcq 5' Baby 90+3' | Report | Spajić 13' Teodorczyk 82' | Stadium:Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee:Luc Wouters |
| Penalties | ||||
| Pollet Benavente Marcq Bedia Hendrickx | TielemansTeodorczykStanciuBruno | |||
The matches were played on 13 and 14 December 2016.
| 13 December 2016 | Eupen | 4–0 | Kortrijk | Eupen |
| 20:30 | Diallo 9' García 57' (pen.)Sylla 70' (pen.)Onyekuru 90' | Report | Stadium:Kehrwegstadion Referee:Wim Smet |
| 14 December 2016 | Zulte Waregem | 2–0 | Sint-Truiden | Waregem |
| 20:00 | Leye 23' Madu 90+1' | Report | Stadium:Regenboogstadion Referee:Alexandre Boucaut |
| 14 December 2016 | Charleroi | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Genk | Charleroi |
| 20:30 | Willems 84' | Report | Karelis 70',95',117' | Stadium:Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee:Christof Dierick |
| 14 December 2016 | Oostende | 1–0 | Gent | Ostend |
| 20:45 | Cyriac 66' | Report | Stadium:Albertpark Referee:Jonathan Lardot |
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.
| 17 January 2017 | Oostende | 1–1 | Genk | Ostend |
| 20:30 | Vandendriessche 22' | report | Malinovskyi 56' | Stadium:Albertpark Referee:Bart Vertenten |
| 18 January 2017 | Zulte Waregem | 1–0 | Eupen | Waregem |
| 20:45 | Coopman 87' | report | Stadium:Regenboogstadion Referee:Nicolas Laforge |
| 31 January 2017 | Genk | 0–1 (1–2agg.) | Oostende | Genk |
| 20:30 | Report | Musona 9' | Stadium:Luminus Arena Attendance: 8,687 Referee:Alexandre Boucaut |
| 1 February 2017 | Eupen | 0–2 (0–3agg.) | Zulte Waregem | Eupen |
| 20:30 | Hämäläinen 78' Marrone 90' | Stadium:Kehrwegstadion Referee:Serge Gumienny |
The final took place on 18 March 2017 at theKing Baudouin Stadium inBrussels.
| Oostende | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Zulte Waregem |
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| Dimata 19',54' Musona 116' (pen.) | report | Derijck 25' Coopman 64'Guèye 111' |
| Penalties | ||
| Siani Canesin Marušić Musona | 2–4 | DerijckMührenMeïtéHämäläinen |