1997 Belgian Cup final
Event1996–97 Belgian Cup
Germinal Ekeren Anderlecht
4 2
After extra time
Date1 June 1997
VenueKing Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
RefereeMarnix Sandra
Attendance21,520

The 1998 Belgian Cup final, took place on 1 June 1997 between Germinal Ekeren and Anderlecht. It was the 42nd Belgian Cup final. Germinal Ekeren came back from a 0-2 deficit to force extra time and eventually came out 4-2 winners.

Route to the final

Germinal Beerschot Anderlecht
Opponent Result Legs Round Opponent Result Legs
Verbroedering Geel (II) 4–0 4–0 home Sixth round Oostende (II) 4–1 4–1 home
Lokeren 4–3 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (a.e.t.) home Seventh round Poederlee (III) 6–0 6–0 home
Standard Liège 1–1 1–1 away Quarter-finals Gent 3–1 3–1 away
Standard Liège 3–0 3–0 home Quarter-finals replay
Eendracht Aalst 3–3 (away goals) 0–0 home, 3–3 away Semi-finals Tielen (II) 4–2 1–0 away; 3–2 home

Match

Details

Germinal Ekeren4–2 (a.e.t.)Anderlecht
Johnson 65' (o.g.)
Kinet 85'
Radzinski 93'
Hofmans 96'		 Iachtchouk 32'
Johnson 57'
Attendance: 21,520
Referee: Marnix Sandra
Germinal Ekeren
Anderlecht
GK1Belgium Philippe Vande Walle (c)
RB7Belgium Rudy Janssens
CB6Belgium Mike Verstraeten
CB8Hungary Flórián Urbán
CB2Belgium Bernard Wégriadownward-facing red arrow 56'
LB9Belgium Didier Dheedene
CM15Belgium Marc Schaessensdownward-facing red arrow 80'
CM10Belgium Gunther Hofmans
CM14Belgium Christophe Kinet
CF12Netherlands Edwin van Ankerendownward-facing red arrow 46'
CF13Canada Tomasz RadzinskiYellow card
Substitutes:
CF11Belgium Alex Czerniatynskiupward-facing green arrow 80'
CB5Hungary Ervin Kovácsupward-facing green arrow 56'
CM17Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Cvijan Miloševićupward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Belgium Herman Helleputte
GK1Belgium Geert De Vlieger
RB12Belgium Olivier Doll
CB18Bosnia and Herzegovina Suvad Katana
CB14Ghana Samuel Johnsondownward-facing red arrow 84'
LB4Nigeria Celestine Babayaro
RM11Belgium Danny Boffin
CM10Sweden Pär Zetterberg (c)downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM5Belgium Johan Walem
LM2Romania Tibor SelymesYellow card
RF22Ukraine Oleg Iachtchouk
LF13Belgium Bruno Versaveldownward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
RB30Belgium Stéphane Stassinupward-facing green arrow 46'
CM28Belgium Walter Baseggioupward-facing green arrow 63'
CF8Ghana Yaw Prekoupward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Netherlands Johan Boskamp

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.


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