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The 2013–14
Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België ; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...
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(also known as '' Cofidis Cup'' for sponsorship purposes) was the 59th season of the main knockout football competition in
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. It commenced on 26 July 2013 with the first matches of Round 1 and ended on 22 March 2014. The winners qualified for the play-off round of the
2014–15 UEFA Europa League The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League was the 44th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the sixth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The 2015 UEFA Europa League Final was ...
and the 2014 Belgian Super Cup.
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were the defending champions, but they did not retain their title as they were eliminated at the quarter-final by Oostende.
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won the trophy after beating
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1-0 in the final on 22 March 2014.


Competition format

The competition consists of ten rounds. The first seven rounds are held as single-match elimination rounds. When tied after 90 minutes in the first three rounds, penalties are taken immediately. In rounds four to seven, when tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes are played, then penalties are taken if still necessary. The quarter- and semifinals will be played over
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, where the team winning on
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advances. The final will be played as a single match. Teams enter the competition in different rounds, based upon their 2012–13 league affiliation. Teams from the fourth-level
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or lower began in Round 1.
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teams entered in Round 3, with Second Division teams joining in the following round. Teams from the
Belgian First Division The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 tea ...
enter in Round 6.


First round

These round of matches were played on 26, 27 & 28 July 2013. On top of these fixtures, 8 teams received a bye to the second round, namely Torpedo Hasselt (6), Belgica Edegem (6),
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(6),
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(6), Spy (5), Couvin-Mariembourg (4), Gouy (6) and Wellin (5).


Second round

These round of matches were played on 3 & 4 August 2013.


Third round

These round of matches are to be played on 10 & 11 August 2013.


Fourth round

These round of matches were played on 17 & 18 August 2013.


Fifth round

These round of matches were played on 24 & 25 August 2013.5th Round
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Final Stages


Bracket


Round 6

The draw for round 6 was made on 28 August 2013 and the matches took place on 25 September 2013. The 16 teams from the
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entered at this stage, and each will play one of the 16 winners from the previous round.


Round 7

The draw for round 7 was made on 28 August 2013 and the matches took place on 4 December 2013.


Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarterfinals took place together with the draw for rounds 6 and 7 on 25 September 2013. The matches will be played over two legs on 18 December 2013 (leg 1) and 15 January 2014 (leg 2).


First legs


Second legs


Semifinals

The matches will be played over two legs on 27 & 28 January 2014 (leg 1) and 5 February 2014 (leg 2).


First legs


Second legs


Final


See also

* 2013–14 Belgian Pro League


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 Belgian Cup Belgian Cup seasons
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