The 2021–22 Belgian Cup, called the Croky Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 67th season of Belgium'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 the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League play-off round.
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Belgium |
| Dates | 25 July 2021 – 18 April 2022 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Gent |
| Runner-up | Anderlecht |
Competition format
editThe 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 their 2021–22 league affiliation. Teams from the fifth-level Belgian Division 3 or lower began in round 1, with the exception of six teams from the Belgian 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 the Belgian 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) and Belgian 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) and Belgian First Division B (2 teams) |
| Round 4 | 72 | 48 | 48 | none | none |
| Round 5 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 8 | Belgian First Division B (6 teams) and Belgian 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 and draw dates
edit| 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 |
Preliminary round
editThis round of matches were played on 25 July 2021[1] and included six teams playing in the Belgian Provincial Leagues.
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First round
editThis round of matches were played on 31 July and 1 August 2021.[1]
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Second round
editThis 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 the Belgian Division 2.
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Third round
editThis 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 the Belgian National Division 1 and 2 teams from the Belgian First Division B.
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Fourth round
editThis 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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Fifth round
editThis 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 the Belgian First Division B and 2 teams from the Belgian 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 2021 Match 265 | RFC Liège (3) | 1–3 | Westerlo (2) | Liège |
| 16:00 CEST | Mouchamps  24' |
Vaesen 37' Dierckx 42' (pen.), 90' |
Stadium: Stade de Rocourt |
| 14 September 2021 Match 266 | Excel Mouscron (2) | 3–1[D] | Wellen (5) | |
| 20:00 CEST | Ribeiro Costa 19' Chevalier 23' (pen.)Gueye 49' |
Versteeven 62' (pen.) |
| 14 September 2021 Match 267 | Lyra-Lierse Berlaar (4) | 0–5 | Deinze (2) | |
| 19:30 CEST | De Belder 17', 26' Vets 43' (o.g.)Prychynenko 63'Mertens 80' |
| 29 August 2021 Match 269 | Francs Borains (3) | 3–1 | Hoogstraten (4) | |
| 16:00 CEST | Caufriez 39' (pen.), 42' Habbas 59' |
Kuijlaars 79' |
| 4 September 2021 Match 270 | Dender EH (3) | 1–0 | Waasland-Beveren (2) | |
| 18:00 CEST | Hens 81' |
| 4 September 2021 Match 271 | Lierse Kempenzonen (2) | 2–0 | Rupel Boom (3) | |
| 20:00 CEST | Van Acker 52' Limbombe 57' |
| 29 August 2021 Match 272 | RAAL La Louvière (4) | 4–2 | Dikkelvenne (4) | |
| 16:00 CEST | Soumaré 12' Romeyns 14'Djoum 39'Azevedo-Janelas 68' |
Verheuge 51' Van Peteghem 71' |
| 29 August 2021 Match 274 | Knokke (3) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | RC Gent (4) | |
| 16:00 CEST | Vandewalle 7' Savaete 37'Koçur 120' (pen.) |
Vankerkhoven 5' Volckaert 90' |
| 29 August 2021 Match 275 | Belisia (4) | 1–0 | Zwarte Leeuw (5) | |
| 16:00 CEST | Emens 76' |
| 21 September 2021 Match 276 | Union SG (1) | 7–0 | Lebbeke (5) | Forest, Brussels |
| 20:30 CEST | Mitoma 16' Burgess 53'Avenatti 57'Aeyels 60' (o.g.)Undav 82'Lazare 84'Teuma 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien |
| 15 September 2021 Match 278 | Diegem (4) | 2–4 | Lommel (2) | |
| 20:00 CEST | Egerickx 6' Deflem 60' |
Roque 11' Kis 36'Vandersmissen 70'Saito 78' |
| 29 August 2021 Match 279 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel (3) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Mandel United (3) | |
| 16:00 CEST | ||||
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| 15 September 2021 Match 280 | Lokeren-Temse (4) | 0–3 | Seraing (1) | |
| 20:00 CEST | Mikautadze 7', 55', 88' |
Sixth round
editThe 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 of Union SG and Seraing 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 the Belgian Division 3 (tier 5).
| 26 October 2021 | KV Oostende (1) | 8–1 | Onhaye (5) | Oostende |
| 20:00 CEST | Kvasina 5', 26', 41' Fortès 37'Atanga 50', 60'Ambrose 75' (pen.)Ndicka 80' |
Delplank 3' |
Stadium: Diaz Arena |
| 26 October 2021 | RWDM (2) | 1–2 | Zulte Waregem (1) | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean |
| 20:30 CET | Nangis 40' |
Kutesa 1' Vossen 90+2' (pen.) |
Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium |
| 26 October 2021 | KV Mechelen (1) | 2–1 | Union SG (1) | Mechelen |
| 20:30 CEST | Shved 16' Hairemans 65' |
Vanzeir 82' |
Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne Referee: Arthur Denil |
| 26 October 2021 | Excel Mouscron (2) | 0–1 | Standard Liège (1) | Mouscron |
| 20:45 CEST | Klauss 7' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
| 27 October 2021 | Dender EH (3) | 0–1 | K.A.S.Eupen (1) | |
| 20:00 CET | Gnaka 7' |
| 27 October 2021 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel (3) | 0–6 | K.R.C. Genk (1) | Sportpark Terschueren, Sint-Eloois-Winkel |
| 20:00 CEST | Ugbo 34' (pen.), 80' Arteaga 36', 38'Paintsil 44'Toma 87' |
| 27 October 2021 | K.A.A. Gent (1) | 4–0 | Belisia (4) | Ghelamco Arena, Gent |
| 20:00 CEST | Odjidja-Ofoe 6' Okumu 25'Mboyo 43'Chakvetadze 64' (pen.) |
| 27 October 2021 | R.F.C. Seraing (1) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Sint-Truidense V.V. (1) | |
| 20:00 CET | Mouandilmadji 35' Maziz 80', 104' |
Matsubara 53' Koita 57' |
| 27 October 2021 | R. Charleroi S.C. (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Lommel (2) | Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi |
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| 27 October 2021 | Francs Borains (3) | 0–4 | K Beerschot VA (1) | |
| 20:30 CET | Noubissi 2' Caicedo 58'Holzhauser 80'Vaca 90' |
| 27 October 2021 | Club Brugge (1) | 3–0 | Deinze (2) | Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge |
| 20:45 CEST | Izquierdo 48' Dost 74', 77' |
| 27 October 2021 | RAAL La Louvière (4) | 1–7 | R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) | Stade Communal du Tivoli, La Louvière |
| 20:45 CEST | Franco 35' (pen.) |
Zirkzee 20', 45' Hoedt 32', 90'Refaelov 39', 79'Raman 75' |
| 28 October 2021 | Cercle Brugge (1) | 3–0 | K.V.K. Tienen (3) | Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge |
| 20:00 CEST | Denkey 33' Matondo 42'Cassaert 63' |
| 28 October 2021 | K.V.C. Westerlo (2) | 2–1 | R.Antwerp F.C. (1) | |
| 20:00 CET | Van den Keybus 32' Foster 44' |
Samatta 75' |
Seventh round
editThe 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.) (3–4 p) | R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) | Seraing |
| 20:45 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Pairay Referee: Bert Put | |
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Del Fabro  Nadrani Sanogo  Mikautadze Maziz |
Gómez Amuzu Cullen Verschaeren Murillo |
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| 1 December 2021 | K.A.S. Eupen (1) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | S.V. Zulte Waregem (1) | Eupen |
| 18:00 CET |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 1 December 2021 | K.V.C. Westerlo (2) | 2–3 | OH Leuven (1) | Westerlo |
| 18:45 CET |
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Stadium: Het Kuipje |
| 1 December 2021 | Lommel (2) | 0–2 | K.A.A. Gent (1) | Lommel |
| 20:00 CET | Stadium: Soevereinstadion |
| 1 December 2021 | K.V. Mechelen (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | K.S.V. Cercle Brugge (1) | Mechelen |
| 20:30 CET |
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Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne |
| 1 December 2021 | K.V. Kortrijk (1) | 1–0 | K.V. Oostende (1) | Kortrijk |
| 20:30 CET |
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Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 1 December 2021 | K.R.C. Genk (1) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Club Brugge (1) | Genk |
| 20:45 CET |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Hrošovský Lucumí Bongonda Thorstvedt |
Dost De Ketelaere Rits Ricca Lang |
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| 2 December 2021 | Standard Liège (1) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | K Beerschot (1) | Liège |
| 20:45 CET | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
Quarter-finals
editThe 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 |
| 20:00 CET |
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Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Lothar D'Hondt |
| 22 December 2021 | K.A.A. Gent (1) | 3–1 | Standard Liège (1) | Ghent |
| 20:30 CET |
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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 |
| 18:45 CET | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 23 December 2021 | Club Brugge KV (1) | 4–1 | OH Leuven (1) | Bruges |
| 21:00 CET |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Bram van Driessche |
Semi-finals
editThe draw for the semi-finals was made right after the conclusion of the last match of the previous round.
First legs
edit| 2 February 2022 | K.A.A. Gent (1) | 0–1 | Club Brugge (1) | Ghent |
| 20:45 CET | Report | De Ketelaere 56' |
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 3 February 2022 | K.A.S. Eupen (1) | 2–2 | R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) | Eupen |
| 20:45 CET | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
Second legs
edit| 2 March 2022 | Club Brugge (1) | 0–3 (1–3 agg.) | K.A.A. Gent (1) | Bruges |
| 20:45 CET | report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 3 March 2022 | R.S.C. Anderlecht (1) | 3–1 (5–3 agg.) | K.A.S. Eupen (1) | Anderlecht |
| 20:45 CET | report |
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Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
Final
editNotes
edit- ^ Tie reversed after the original draw.
- ^ Bierbeek was forced to forfeit the game due to a positive COVID-19 test of one of its players, with the results of the testing for the other players not available in time for the match.
- ^ The match was originally played in Ninove on 21 August 2021 but was stopped in the first few minutes of the second half due to excessive rain and a waterlogged pitch. At that time, Lokeren was leading 1–2. One day later, the decision was made to replay the match entirely on 25 August 2021, but now on the field of Lokeren-Temse.
- ^ Tie reversed after the original draw, as the accommodation of Wellen was deemed insufficient.