1996–97 Belgian Cup

1996–97 Belgian Cup
Tournament details
Country	Belgium
Final positions
Champions	Germinal Ekeren
Runner-up	Anderlecht
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	112 (3.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Oleg Iachtchouk (5 goals)
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Belgian Cup was the 42nd season of the main knockout competition in Belgian association football, the Belgian Cup.

Final rounds

The final phase started in the round of 32 when all clubs from the first division entered the competition (18 clubs plus 14 clubs from the qualifications).^[1] All rounds were played in one leg except for the semifinals. For the first time, a replay was introduced for teams drawing in the quarter-finals only. The final game was played at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels and won by Germinal Ekeren against Anderlecht.

Bracket

Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semifinals			Final

Charleroi	1

Louviéroise	0
		Charleroi	2(3)

		Standard Liège	2(4)
Standard Liège	3

Patro Eisden	2
				Standard Liège	1/0

				Germinal Ekeren	1/3+
Germinal Ekeren	4

Geel	0
		Germinal Ekeren	4*

		Lokeren	3
Sint-Truidense	1

Lokeren	2
						Germinal Ekeren	0	3

						Aalst	0	3
Heirnis Gent	1(8)

Antwerp	1(7)
		Heirnis Gent	1

		Aalst	2
Aalst	3

Mouscron	0
				Aalst	2/1+

				Denderleeuw	2/0
Denderleeuw	2

Lommelse	0
		Denderleeuw	1(5)

		Kortrijk	1(4)
Genk	0

Kortrijk	1
									Germinal Ekeren	4*

									Anderlecht	2
KV Mechelen	3

Hemptinne-Eghezée	0
		KV Mechelen	1(4)

		Tielen	1(5)
Tielen	2*

Sint-Niklase	1
				Tielen	2

				Lierse	1
Club Brugge	2

Lierse	3*
		Lierse	2

		Tilleur	1
Cercle Brugge	2(6)

Tilleur	2(7)
						Tielen	0	2

						Anderlecht	1	3
Hamme	3

Beerschot	0
		Hamme	2

		Gent	5
Gent	1

Molenbeek	0
				Gent	1

				Anderlecht	3
Oostende	0

Anderlecht	2
		Anderlecht	6

		Poederlee	0
Poederlee	1

Harelbeke	0

* after extra time + after replay

Final

1 June 1997

16:00

Germinal Ekeren	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Anderlecht
Johnson 65' (o.g.) Kinet 85' Radzinski 93' Hofmans 96'		Iachtchouk 32' Johnson 57'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 21,520

Referee: Marnix Sandra

References

^ "RSSSF Archive".

v t e Belgian Cup
Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 Not held 1926–27 Not held 1934–35 Not held 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 Not held 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Finals	1912 1913 1914 Not held 1927 Not held 1935 Not held 1954 1955 1956 Not held 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Winners	Club Brugge (11) Anderlecht (9) Standard Liège (8) Genk (5) Antwerp (4) Gent (4) Union SG (3) Beerschot VAC (2) Beveren (2) Cercle Brugge (2) Germinal Beerschot (2) Lierse (2) Lokeren (2) KV Mechelen (2) Waterschei (2) Zulte Waregem (2) Daring Bruxelles (1) RC Bruxelles (1) La Louvière (1) RFC Liège (1) Tournai (1) Waregem (1) Westerlo (1)
List of finals Winning managers

v t e 1996–97 in Belgian football
« 1995–96 1997–98 »
League competitions	First Division Second Division
Cup competitions	Belgian Cup (Final) Super Cup
UEFA competitions	Champions League Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying (Group 7) Wilfried Van Moer Georges Leekens

v t e 1996–97 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '96 '97 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzeg-Bosnia, Republika Srpska) Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '96 '97 Finland '96 '97 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '96 '97 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '96 '97 Latvia '96 '97 Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '96 '97 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia '96 '97 San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '96 '97 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '96 '97 Finland '96 '97 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '96 '97 Israel Italy Latvia '96 '97 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '96 '97 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
League cups	England Finland '96 '97 France Iceland '96 '97 Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales
Supercups	England Germany
UEFA competitions	Champions League (Qualifying, Group stage, knockout stage, Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

1996–97 Belgian Cup

Final rounds

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Final

References

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