The 2004–05 Belgian Cup was the 50th season of the main knockout competition in Belgian

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. After 10 rounds of play, Beerschot were crowned champions following a 2–1 win against

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in the

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at the

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Overview

Clubs from the first division entered the competition in the round of 32. All rounds were played in one leg except for the quarter-finals and semi-finals.

were the defending champions having beaten

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4–2 in the 2004 final at the

. In the round of 32, Club Brugge began the defence of their title with a 3–0 win against

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on 21 November 2004. On the same day, Beerschot defeated

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2–0. The next round saw Beerschot defeat

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1–0 on 19 January 2005 while Club Brugge won 4–0 against Olympic Charleroi on the same day. On 2 February 2005, the first legs of the quarter-finals took place. Club Brugge drew 2–2 with Louviéroise, Beerschot drew 1–1 with

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defeated Lierse 3–1 and

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won 2–1 against Gent. The second legs were played between 16 March and 13 April. Lokeren defeated Gent 1–0 (3–1 on aggregate) and Lierse won 2–0 against Charleroi (3–3 on aggregate, Lierse advance on

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) on 16 March. On 6 April, Club Brugge defeated Louviéroise 3–2 (5–4 on aggregate) and, on 13 April, Beerschot defeated Genk 3–1

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(4–2 on aggregate). On 20 April, the first legs of the semi-finals saw Club Brugge defeat Lierse 1–0 and Beerschot drew 1–1 with Lokeren. Club Brugge won 1–0 against Lierse in the second leg (2–0 on aggregate) on 10 May and, the following day, Beerschot drew 0–0 with Lokeren (1–1 on aggregate, Beerschot advanced on away goals).

Bracket

Source:

Final

Defending champions Club Brugge played Beerschot in the final at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on 28 May 2005. Karel Snoeckx gave Beerschot the lead midway through the first half.

Gert Verheyen Gert Verheyen (;} also spelled Verheijen; born 20 September 1970) is a Belgian retired footballer and manager, who was last in charge of Oostende. In a 20-year professional career, he was mainly associated with Anderlecht and Club Brugge (esp ...

equalised 10 minutes into the second half but Beerschot regained the lead immediately afterwards through Kris De Wree and won the match 2–1.

References

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