The Belgian Cup is a knockout competition for football clubs in Belgian football, organized by the Royal Belgian Football Association. It was first unofficially organized in 1908 as a tournament between teams representing the various Provinces of Belgium, with players from the various clubs reallocated into teams based on their province of origin, with the team representing West Flanders defeating the Antwerp team in the first edition final. The first club edition of the Belgian Cup occurred during the 1911–12 season.

The tournament is currently open to all clubs registered in the Belgian football league system, although clubs outside the top 5 levels, playing in the regional Belgian Provincial Leagues can only qualify through regional cup tournaments. The competition culminates at the end of the league season (usually in May) with the Belgian Cup Final, although in recent years it has sometimes taken place in March or April ahead of the end of season playoffs.

The vast majority of Belgian Cup Final matches have been in Brussels: most of these were played at the King Baudouin Stadium, which has been the location since 1996. The other venues used for the final before 1996 were the Stade Maurice Dufrasne (1994), the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (1985, 1987, 1993 & 1995), Olympiastadion (1986 & 1992), the Stade Joseph Marien (1927 & 1935), the Stade du Vivier d'Oie (1914), the former Rue du Forest Stadium (1913) and the temporary pitch of Daring Club de Bruxelles located in Jette (1912).

As of 2022, the record for the most wins is held by Club Brugge with 11 victories. The cup has been won by the same team in two or more consecutive years on six occasions, with only Anderlecht winning consecutive finals more than once. The cup is currently held by Gent, who defeated Anderlecht in the 2022.

Results

Key to list of winners
(R) Replay
* Match went to extra time
† Match decided by a penalty shoot–out after extra time
‡ Winning team won the Double (League title and FA Cup)
Italics Team from outside the top level of Belgian football
  • The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
  • The wikilinks in the "Score" column point to the article about that season's final game.
Belgian Cup finals
Final No. Season Winners Score Runners–up Venue Attendance
1st 1911–12 RC Bruxelles 1–0 RC Gand Unnamed temporary pitch of Daring Club de Bruxelles 600
2nd 1912–13 Union SG ‡ 3–2 CS Brugeois Rue du Forest Stadium 900
3rd 1913–14 Union SG 2–1 FC Brugeois Stade du Vivier d'Oie 4,000
4th 1926–27 CS Brugeois ‡ 2–1 Tubantia Dudenpark 1,500
5th 1934–35 Daring Bruxelles 3–2 Lyra Stade Joseph Marien 5,000
6th 1953–54 Standard Liège 3–1 RC Mechelen Heysel Stadium 18,000
7th 1954–55 Antwerp 4–0 Waterschei Heysel Stadium 20,000
8th 1955–56 Tournai 2–1 Verviers Heysel Stadium 10,000
9th 1963–64 Gent * 4–2 * Diest Heysel Stadium 6,000
10th 1964–65 Anderlecht ‡ * 3–2 * Standard Liège Heysel Stadium 35,000
11th 1965–66 Standard Liège 1–0 Anderlecht Heysel Stadium 32,452
12th 1966–67 Standard Liège * 3–1 * KV Mechelen Heysel Stadium 32,003
13th 1967–68 Club Brugge † 1–1 †[lower-alpha 1] Beerschot Heysel Stadium 34,000
14th 1968–69 Lierse 2–0 Racing White Heysel Stadium 26,000
15th 1969–70 Club Brugge 6–1 Daring Bruxelles Heysel Stadium 42,000
16th 1970–71 Beerschot * 2–1 * Sint-Truiden Heysel Stadium 37,715
17th 1971–72 Anderlecht ‡ 1–0 Standard Liège Heysel Stadium 51,303
18th 1972–73 Anderlecht 2–1 Standard Liège Heysel Stadium 43,900
19th 1973–74 Waregem 4–1 Tongeren Heysel Stadium 30,700
20th 1974–75 Anderlecht 1–0 Antwerp Heysel Stadium 47,700
21st 1975–76 Anderlecht 4–0 Lierse Heysel Stadium 40,000
22nd 1976–77 Club Brugge ‡ 4–3 Anderlecht Heysel Stadium 55,000
23rd 1977–78 Beveren 2–0 Charleroi Heysel Stadium 34,082
24th 1978–79 Beerschot 1–0 Club Brugge Heysel Stadium 42,000
25th 1979–80 Waterschei 2–1 Beveren Heysel Stadium 32,700
26th 1980–81 Standard Liège 4–0 Lokeren Heysel Stadium 46,035
27th 1981–82 Waterschei 2–0 Waregem Heysel Stadium 23,032
28th 1982–83 Beveren 3–1 Club Brugge Heysel Stadium 45,000
29th 1983–84 Gent 2–0 Standard Liège Heysel Stadium 35,000
30th 1984–85 Cercle Brugge † 1–1 †[lower-alpha 2] Beveren Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
31st 1985–86 Club Brugge 3–0 Cercle Brugge Olympiastadion 28,000
32nd 1986–87 KV Mechelen 1–0 RFC Liège Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 26,117
33rd 1987–88 Anderlecht 2–0 Standard Liège Heysel Stadium 35,000
34th 1988–89 Anderlecht 2–0 Standard Liège Heysel Stadium 32,300
35th 1989–90 RFC Liège 2–1 Germinal Ekeren Heysel Stadium
36th 1990–91 Club Brugge 3–1 KV Mechelen Heysel Stadium 25,000
37th 1991–92 Antwerp † 2–2 †[lower-alpha 3] KV Mechelen Olympiastadion 20,000
38th 1992–93 Standard Liège 2–0 Charleroi Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
39th 1993–94 Anderlecht ‡ 2–0 Club Brugge Stade Maurice Dufrasne 17,660
40th 1994–95 Club Brugge 3–1 Germinal Ekeren Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 18,500
41st 1995–96 Club Brugge ‡ 2–1 Cercle Brugge King Baudouin Stadium 30,000
42nd 1996–97 Germinal Ekeren * 4–2 * Anderlecht King Baudouin Stadium 21,520
43rd 1997–98 Genk 4–0 Club Brugge King Baudouin Stadium 35,000
44th 1998–99 Lierse 3–1 Standard Liège King Baudouin Stadium 40,000
45th 1999–2000 Genk 4–1 Standard Liège King Baudouin Stadium 50,000
46th 2000–01 Westerlo 1–0 Lommel King Baudouin Stadium 20,000
47th 2001–02 Club Brugge 3–1 Excelsior Mouscron King Baudouin Stadium
48th 2002–03 La Louvière 3–1 Sint-Truiden King Baudouin Stadium 32,000
49th 2003–04 Club Brugge 4–2 Beveren King Baudouin Stadium 40,000
50th 2004–05 Germinal Beerschot 2–1 Club Brugge King Baudouin Stadium 40,000
51st 2005–06 Zulte Waregem 2–1 Excelsior Mouscron King Baudouin Stadium 24,000
52nd 2006–07 Club Brugge 1–0 Standard Liège King Baudouin Stadium 45,380
53rd 2007–08 Anderlecht 3–2 Gent King Baudouin Stadium 50,000
54th 2008–09 Genk 2–0 KV Mechelen King Baudouin Stadium 48,000
55th 2009–10 Gent 3–0 Cercle Brugge King Baudouin Stadium 36,000
56th 2010–11 Standard Liège 2–0 Westerlo King Baudouin Stadium 39,000
57th 2011–12 Lokeren 1–0 Kortrijk King Baudouin Stadium 35,000
58th 2012–13 Genk 2–0 Cercle Brugge King Baudouin Stadium 40,000
59th 2013–14 Lokeren 1–0 Zulte Waregem King Baudouin Stadium 40,000
60th 2014–15 Club Brugge 2–1 Anderlecht King Baudouin Stadium 45,000
61st 2015–16 Standard Liège 2–1 Club Brugge King Baudouin Stadium 44,379
62nd 2016–17 Zulte Waregem † 3–3 †[lower-alpha 4] Oostende King Baudouin Stadium 35,000
63rd 2017–18 Standard Liège * 1–0 * Genk King Baudouin Stadium 44,807
64th 2018–19 KV Mechelen 2–1 Gent King Baudouin Stadium 44,771
65th 2019–20 Antwerp 1–0 Club Brugge King Baudouin Stadium 0[lower-alpha 5]
66th 2020–21 Genk 2–1 Standard Liège King Baudouin Stadium 0[lower-alpha 6]
67th 2021–22 Gent † 0–0 †[lower-alpha 7] Anderlecht King Baudouin Stadium 42,500
68th 2022–23 Antwerp ‡ 2–0 KV Mechelen King Baudouin Stadium 42,000

Results by team

Teams shown in italics and with red background are no longer in existence.

Results by team
Club Wins First final won Last final won Runners-up Last final lost Total final
appearances
Club Brugge 11 1968 2015 5 2020 16
Anderlecht 9 1965 2008 5 2022 14
Standard Liège 8 1954 2018 10 2021 18
Genk 5 1998 2021 1 2018 6
Gent 4 1964 2022 2 2019 6
Antwerp 4 1955 2023 1 1975 5
Cercle Brugge 2 1927 1985 5 2013 7
KV Mechelen 2 1987 2019 5 2023 7
Beveren 2 1978 1983 3 2004 5
Germinal Beerschot[upper-alpha 1] 2 1997 2005 2 1995 4
Zulte Waregem 2 2006 2017 1 2014 3
Lokeren 2 2012 2014 1 1981 3
Lierse 2 1969 1999 1 1976 3
Waterschei 2 1980 1982 1 1955 3
Beerschot[upper-alpha 2] 2 1971 1979 1 1968 3
Union SG 2 1913 1914 0 — 2
Westerlo 1 2001 1 2011 2
RFC Liège 1 1990 1 1987 2
Waregem 1 1974 1 1982 2
Daring Bruxelles 1 1935 1 1970 2
La Louvière 1 2003 0 — 1
Tournai 1 1956 0 — 1
Racing Bruxelles 1 1912 0 — 1
Excelsior Mouscron 0 — 2 2006 2
Sint-Truiden 0 — 2 2003 2
Charleroi 0 — 2 1993 2
Kortrijk 0 — 1 2012 1
Lommel 0 — 1 2001 1
Tongeren 0 — 1 1974 1
Racing White 0 — 1 1969 1
Diest 0 — 1 1964 1
Verviers 0 — 1 1956 1
KRC Mechelen 0 — 1 1954 1
Lyra 0 — 1 1935 1
Tubantia Borgerhout 0 — 1 1927 1
RC Gand 0 — 1 1912 1
  1. ↑ Germinal Beerschot's total includes one win and two defeats under the earlier name of Germinal Ekeren, but does not include the results of Beerschot which are listed separately, as despite both referring to themselves as Beerschot these were distinct teams.
  2. ↑ Beerschot's total does not include the results of Germinal Beerschot which are listed separately, as despite both referring to themselves as Beerschot these were distinct teams.

Repeated final pairings

A total of 10 final pairings have been repeated on 16 occasions. 6 of these pairings (7 repeated occasions) have included Club Brugge as a finalist. Three of these pairings have been played more than twice. The most common final is Anderlecht v Standard Liège, having occurred on six occasions. This is also the only final pairing to have been played in consecutive seasons, and this is on three occasions. The longest span between repeated finals is Anderlecht v Club Brugge, occurring 38 years apart in 1977 and 2015.

Pairings shown in italics and with red background can no longer occur due to one or both teams no longer existing.

Rank Pairing Occasions Years No. won by teams
1 Anderlecht v Standard Liège 6 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1988, 1989 Anderlecht: 5 wins (1965, 1972, 1973, 1988, 1989); Standard Liège: 1 win (1966)
2 Anderlecht v Club Brugge 3 1977, 1994, 2015 Anderlecht: 1 win (1994); Club Brugge: 2 wins (1977, 2015)
Genk v Standard Liège 3 2000, 2018, 2021 Genk: 2 wins (2000, 2021); Standard Liège: 1 win (2018)
4 Anderlecht v Gent 2 2008, 2022 Anderlecht: 1 win (2008); Gent: 1 win (2022)
Beerschot AC v Club Brugge[upper-alpha 1] 2 1995, 2005 Beerschot: 1 win (2005); Club Brugge: 1 win (1995)
Beerschot VAC v Club Brugge 2 1968, 1979 Beerschot: 1 win (1979); Club Brugge: 1 win (1968)
Beveren v Club Brugge 2 1983, 2004 Beveren: 1 win (1983); Club Brugge: 1 win (2004)
Cercle Brugge v Club Brugge 2 1986, 1996 Both won by Club Brugge
Antwerp v KV Mechelen 2 1992, 2023 Both won by Antwerp
Club Brugge v Standard Liège 2 2007, 2016 Club Brugge: 1 win (2007); Standard Liège: 1 win (2016)
  1. ↑ Both matches between Beerschot AC and Club Brugge were played by the predecessor teams of Beerschot, namely, under the name Germinal Ekeren in 1995 and as Germinal Beerschot in 2005, the team eventually became known as Beerschot but has dissolved in 2013.

Notes

  1. ↑ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Club Brugge won the penalty shoot–out 7–6.
  2. ↑ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Cercle Brugge won the penalty shoot–out 5–4.
  3. ↑ Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes and extra time. Antwerp won the penalty shoot–out 9–8.
  4. ↑ Score was 3–3 after 90 minutes and extra time. Zulte Waregem won the penalty shoot–out 4–2.
  5. ↑ The 2020 final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium.
  6. ↑ The 2021 final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium.
  7. ↑ Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Gent won the penalty shoot–out 4–3.
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