| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Genk | 
| Runner-up | KV Mechelen | 
The Belgian Cup 2008–09 was the 54th season of the main knockout football competition in Belgium. It is commonly named Cofidis Cup, after its sponsor Cofidis. It was won by Genk.
Bracket
| Sixth round | Seventh round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gent | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | OH Leuven | 0 | Gent | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mouscron | 3 | Mouscron | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tubize | 1 | Gent | 1 0* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genk | 6 | Genk | 0 2* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Seraing | 0 | Genk | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Diegem | 1 | Lokeren | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lokeren | 2 | Genk | 2 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Germinal Beerschot | 1 | D2 | Lierse | 2 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | RC Mechelen | 4 | D3 | RC Mechelen | 0 (10) | |||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | KV Oostende | 0 | Zulte-Waregem | 0 (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zulte-Waregem | 1 | D3 | RC Mechelen | 1 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Dessel | 1 | D2 | Lierse | 0 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dender | 3 | Dender | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mons | 0 | D2 | Lierse | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Lierse | 2 | Genk | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cercle Brugge | 2 | KV Mechelen | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Mol-Wezel | 1 | Cercle Brugge | 2* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleroi | 3 | Charleroi | 1* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Ronse | 1 | Cercle Brugge | 1 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club Brugge | 1 | Roeselare | 0 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Beveren | 0 | Club Brugge | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Turnhout | 1 | Roeselare | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Roeselare | 4 | Cercle Brugge | 2 1* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| KV Mechelen | 4 | KV Mechelen | 1 2* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Veldwezelt | 2 | KV Mechelen | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Anderlecht | 3 | Anderlecht | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Tournai | 1 | KV Mechelen | 1 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kortrijk | 1 (3) | Kortrijk | 0 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Standard Liège | 1 (2) | Kortrijk | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | KVSK United | 1 | Westerlo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Westerlo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend
- * = after extra-time
- D2 = second division
- D3 = third division
Results
In the first two rounds, teams from the provincial leagues and promotion division played each other. In the third round, teams from the third division joined in. Round four was the starting point for the teams from the second division. After the fifth round, only 14 teams remained.
Round 6
Teams from the Jupiler Pro League entered the competition at this stage. Teams from the first division were seeded and couldn't meet each other, except for the newly promoted teams, Kortrijk and Tubize, who did not belong to this seeded group.
Apart from the 18 teams directly qualified, 14 other teams had qualified through winning in the fifth round:
- 7 teams from Second Division (D2): Beveren, OH Leuven, Lierse, KV Oostende, Ronse, Tournai and KVSK United.
- 7 teams from Third Division (D3): Dessel, Diegem, RC Mechelen, Mol-Wezel, Seraing, Turnhout and Veldwezelt.
The draw was made on September 3, 2008.
| Cercle Brugge | 2 – 1 | Mol-Wezel (D3) | 
|---|---|---|
| De Smet  14' Gombami  35' | Jansen  9' | 
| KV Oostende (D2) | 0 – 1 | Zulte-Waregem | 
|---|---|---|
| Leye  35' | 
| Turnhout (D3) | 1 – 4 | Roeselare | 
|---|---|---|
| Janssens  52' | Janssens  11' (o.g.) Tanghe  26' Mulisa  49' Dissa  65' | 
| Mouscron | 3 – 1 | Tubize | 
|---|---|---|
| Okwunwanne  11', 29' Lepoint  38' | Chantry  90' (o.g.) | 
| KV Mechelen | 4 – 2 | Veldwezelt (D3) | 
|---|---|---|
| Vleminckx  68', 90', 90' Rossini  85' | Baidjoe  28' Henke  70' | 
| Club Brugge | 1 – 0 | Beveren (D2) | 
|---|---|---|
| Clement  45' | 
| Germinal Beerschot | 1 – 4 | RC Mechelen (D3) | 
|---|---|---|
| Vandenbergh  59' | Verstraeten  28' Calicchio  52' Silva  73', 90' | 
Round 7
The draw for the seventh round and the quarterfinals was made on November 21, 2008. The match between Cercle Brugge and Charleroi was postponed from January 13 to January 21 due to insufficient pitch conditions.[1]
| Club Brugge | 0 – 1 | Roeselare | 
|---|---|---|
| Perišić  50' | 
| KV Mechelen | 2 – 1 | Anderlecht | 
|---|---|---|
| Vleminckx  18' (pen.) Mununga  50' | Rnić  29' | 
| RC Mechelen (D3) | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Zulte-Waregem | 
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Casagolda  Marcos  El Ayadi  T. Scheers  Silva  Verstappen  Engelen  Claessens  Goessens  Nnaji  Clepkens  | 10 – 9 |  Leye  Berrier  Taravel  Roelandts  Minne  Van Nieuwenhuyze  Van Zundert  Roelandts  Colpaert  Subotić  Bossut | 
| Gent | 2 – 1 | Mouscron | 
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz  36' Ljubijankić  72' | Deranja  94' | 
| Cercle Brugge | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Charleroi | 
|---|---|---|
| De Smet  48' (pen.) Snelders  106' | Mujangi Bia  37' | 
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were two-legged.
First legs
| RC Mechelen (D3) | 1 – 0 | Lierse (D2) | 
|---|---|---|
| Calicchio  74' | 
Second legs
The matches Kortrijk – KV Mechelen and Roeselare – Cercle Brugge were postponed to 17 February due to insufficient pitch conditions.[2]
Lierse won 3–1 on aggregate
Genk won 2–1 on aggregate
KV Mechelen won 1–0 on aggregate
| Roeselare | 2 – 1 | Cercle Brugge | 
|---|---|---|
| Perišić  8', 79' (pen.) | Serebrennikov  34' | 
2–2 on aggregate, Cercle Brugge won on away goals
Semifinals
The semifinals were also two-legged. The draw was made on February 10, 2009.
First legs
| Cercle Brugge | 2 – 1 | KV Mechelen | 
|---|---|---|
| Gombani  61' De Smet  75' | Vleminckx  82' | 
Second legs
| KV Mechelen | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Cercle Brugge | 
|---|---|---|
| Vleminckx  28' Mununga  68' | Sergeant  45' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 5 – 3 | ||
3–3 on aggregate, KV Mechelen won on penalties
Genk won 6–3 on aggregate
Final
| Genk | 2–0 | KV Mechelen | 
|---|---|---|
| Ogunjimi  42', 62' | 
External links
References
- ↑ Terrein van Cercle Brugge is onbespeelbaar Archived 2009-01-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- ↑ Roeselare-Cercle gaat dan toch niet door Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)