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Tournament details | |
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Country | Belgium |
Dates | 25 July 2021 – 18 April 2022 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Gent |
Runner-up | Anderlecht |
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.
Competition format
The 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
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
This 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
This round of matches were played on 31 July and 1 August 2021.[1]
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