2009 Belgian Cup Final
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The 2009 Belgian Cup Final, named Cofidis Cup after the sponsor, was played on Saturday, 23 May 2009 between Genk
and KV Mechelen and won by Genk with 2-0. It was the 54th Belgian Cup
Final.
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MECHELEN:
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GK
23
Olivier Renard
DF
8
Xavier Chen
DF
3
Jonas Ivens
(c)
DF
4
Jeroen Mellemans
DF
17
Nana Asare
MF
11
Joachim Mununga
MF
25
Wouter Vrancken
MF
6
Koen Persoons
MF
15
Julien Gorius
FW
18
Bjorn Vleminckx
MF
26
Kristof Imschoot
Substitutes:
GK
20
Wouter Biebauw
DF
2
David Grondin
MF
7
Kenneth van Goethem
FW
9
Giuseppe Rossini
MF
13
Antun Dunković
MF
19
Maxime Biset
DF
22
Romeo Van Dessel
Manager:
Peter Maes
MATCH RULES
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
and KV Mechelen and won by Genk with 2-0. It was the 54th Belgian Cup
Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...
Final.
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Davino Verhulst Davino Verhulst Davino Verhulst is a Belgian football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Willem II in the Dutch Eredivisie, on loan from RC Genk... |
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| DF | 3 | David Hubert David Hubert David Hubert is a Belgian footballer. A centre midfielder, he currently plays for K.R.C. Genk.-Biography:Hubert made his debut in February 2008 in the match against K.V.C. Westerlo... |
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| DF | 5 |  Eric MatoukouEric Matoukou Erick Benoit Matoukou is a Cameroonian football defender. He currently plays for the Ukrainian club Arsenal Kyiv on loan from Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He also played for Cameroon national team.... |
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| DF | 12 | Dimitri Daeseleire Dimitri Daeseleire Dimitri Daeseleire is a Belgian football player who plays as a right back. He currently plays for K. Sint-Truidense V.V..-Club:... |
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| DF | 30 |  João CarlosJoão Carlos Pinto Chaves João Carlos Pinto Chaves is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays in Russia for Anzhi Makhachkala, as a central defender.-Career:... (c) |
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| MF | 16 |  AneleAnele Ngcongca Calvin Anele Ngcongca is a South African football player who currently plays for Belgian Jupiler League club Racing Genk... |
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| MF | 6 | Ederson Ederson Tormena Ederson Tormena is a Brazilian football player who plays in the midfield. He currently plays for KRC Genk in Belgium.-Career:... |
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| MF | 33 |  Daniel PudilDaniel Pudil Daniel Pudil is a Czech football player who currently plays for Racing Genk.On 1 July 2008 Pudil signed for Belgian club Racing Genk.-External links:* at National-football-teams.com* at www.krcgenk.be* at www.jupilerleague.be... |
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| FW | 18 |  Elyaniv BardaElyaniv Barda Elyaniv Felix Barda , born December 15, 1981 in Beersheba, Israel) is an Israeli football forward and winger. Formerly a player for Israeli clubs Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv, he is currently contracted to Belgian club Racing Genk... |
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| FW | 17 | Stein Huysegems Stein Huysegems Stein Huysegems is a Belgian striker currently playing for Lierse SK. He has represented the Belgium national football team twice in 2004.-Career:... |
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| FW | 21 | Marvin Ogunjimi Marvin Ogunjimi Marvin Ogunjimi is a Belgian football forward of Nigerian descent, who currently plays for RCD Mallorca and the Belgian national team.-Club career:... |
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| GK | 26 | Sem Franssen |
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| FW | 7 | Kevin De Bruyne Kevin De Bruyne Kevin De Bruyne is a Belgian footballer who plays as for Racing Genk as an Attacking midfielder or a Winger.-Genk:Born in Drongen, De Bruyne began his career with Gent in 2003. Two years later, he joined Genk. He made his first team debut for Genk in a 3–0 defeat at Charleroi on 9 May 2009... |
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| MF | 10 | Tom Soetaers Tom Soetaers Tom Soetaers is a Belgian footballer is currently unattached to a club after recently departing KV Mechelen. He plays as a midfielder, mostly being deployed as a Left-Winger.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 19 | Jelle Vossen Jelle Vossen Jelle Vossen is a Belgian footballer who play as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Genk and the Belgian national team.... |
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| DF | 23 | Hans Cornelis Hans Cornelis Hans Cornelis is a Belgian football player who plays as a right back. He is currently playing for Cercle Brugge.... |
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| FW | 32 |  Adam NemecAdam Nemec Adam Nemec is a Slovak football striker, he currently plays for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.-MŠK Žilina:When playing for MSK Žilina Nemec became Slovakian champion in 2006-2007 and in the process of it, scored 14 goals.-Erzgebirge Aue:... |
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| MF | 88 |  Dániel TőzsérDaniel Tozser Dániel Tőzsér is a Hungarian footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Belgian side K.R.C. Genk. Tőzsér is left-footed and plays central, defensive or on the left side of midfield.-Debrecen:... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Pierre Denier |
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Olivier RenardOlivier Renard
Olivier Renard is a Belgian football goalkeeper who currently plays for KV Mechelen. He was transferred in January 2008 from Standard Liege...
Xavier ChenXavier Chen
Xavier Chen is a Belgian-born Taiwanese footballer who plays mostly as a right back. He currently plays for Y.R. K.V. Mechelen. He previously played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and K.V. Kortrijk and captained the Belgium national under-19 football team.Chen was born to a Taiwanese father and a French...
Jonas IvensJonas Ivens
Jonas Ivens is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as a defender for FC Groningen in the Dutch Eredivisie....
(c)
Jeroen Mellemans Nana AsareNana Akwasi Asare
Nana Akwasi Asare is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays professionally as a midfielder for Utrecht in the Netherlands.- Career :...
Joachim MunungaJoachim Mununga
Joachim Mununga is a Belgian football player from Congolese descent.- Career :Mununga promoted with AFC Tubize to the highest level of Belgian football in 2008...
Wouter VranckenWouter Vrancken
Wouter Vrancken is a former Belgian football player whose position is in the defensive midfield. He lastly played for K.V. Kortrijk.-References:*...
Koen PersoonsKoen Persoons
Koen Persoons is a Belgian professional footballer playing for Belgian Pro League outfit Lokeren.He is a defensive midfielder....
Julien GoriusJulien Gorius
Julien Gorius is a French footballer currently playing at KV Mechelen. He used to play for FC Metz and F. C. Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek.-References:*...
Bjorn VleminckxBjorn Vleminckx
Björn Vleminckx is a Belgian footballer currently playing for Club Brugge and the Belgian national team.- Career :...
Kristof ImschootKristof Imschoot
Kristof Imschoot is a Belgian footballer who plays for Enosis Neon Paralimni FC.- Career :Imschoot is a midfielder who was born in Dendermonde and made his debut in professional football, being part of the KSK Beveren squad in the 1999-2000 season. He also played for Lierse SK and Willem...
Wouter BiebauwWouter Biebauw
Wouter Biebauw is a Belgian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for K.V. Mechelen.-References:*...
David GrondinDavid Grondin
David Grondin is a former French footballer.-Career:Grondin had previously played for AS Saint-Etienne, Arsenal , AS Cannes , KSK Beveren , Dunfermline Athletic David Grondin (born 8 May 1980 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne) is a former French footballer.-Career:Grondin had previously played for AS...
Kenneth van GoethemKenneth van Goethem
Kenneth van Goethem is a Belgian football midfielder. He currently plays for OHL.-References:...
Giuseppe RossiniGiuseppe Rossini
Giuseppe Rossini is an Italian-born Belgian footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian first division club Zulte Waregem. He joined Zulte Waregem from Kortrijk in May 2011.-Youth career:...
Antun DunkovićAntun Dunkovic
Antun Dunković is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Royal Antwerp FC in Belgium....
Maxime BisetMaxime Biset
Maxime Biset is a Belgian football midfielder. He currently plays for KV Mechelen in Jupiler Pro League.- External links :*...
Romeo Van DesselRomeo Van Dessel
Romeo Van Dessel Romeo Van Dessel Romeo Van Dessel (born 9 April 1989 is an Belgian football (soccer) midfielder. He currently plays for Royal Antwerp F.C., on loan from K.V. Mechelen.-References:*...
Peter MaesPeter Maes
Peter Maes is a retired Belgian football player and a football coach currently managing Sporting Lokeren.-External links:...
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
- Maximum 7 named substitutes
- Maximum of 3 substitutions.>
Road to the Final
| Genk | |Round | |Mechelen | ||||
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| Seraing R.F.C. Seraing R.F.C. Seraing is a Belgian football club from the municipality of Seraing, province of Liège.-History:It was created in 1900 as F.C. Sérésien and it registered to the FA the same year as the matricule n°17. The prefix Royal was added in 1928. The named changed in 1994 to R.F.C... [D3 Belgian Third Division The Belgian Third Division is the third highest level in Belgian football. It has two leagues of 18 teams each at the same level. This competition, known as the Belgian Promotion was first played in the 1926-27 season with three leagues, then with four leagues between 1931 and 1952. From 1952... ] H 6–0 |
Dugary Dugary Ndabashinze Dugary Ndabashinze is a Burundian football midfielder. He currently plays for Belgium club K.R.C. Genk.- Trivia :... 12' Nemec Adam Nemec Adam Nemec is a Slovak football striker, he currently plays for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.-MŠK Žilina:When playing for MSK Žilina Nemec became Slovakian champion in 2006-2007 and in the process of it, scored 14 goals.-Erzgebirge Aue:... 42', 45', 69' Soetaers Tom Soetaers Tom Soetaers is a Belgian footballer is currently unattached to a club after recently departing KV Mechelen. He plays as a midfielder, mostly being deployed as a Left-Winger.-Club career:... 61' Bošnjak Ivan Bošnjak Ivan Bošnjak is a Croatian football player who is currently playing for Chinese club Chongqing Lifan.-Career:Bošnjak started his professional career at local club HNK Cibalia in the 1996–97 season... 75' |
Round Six | |Veldwezelt [D3 Belgian Third Division The Belgian Third Division is the third highest level in Belgian football. It has two leagues of 18 teams each at the same level. This competition, known as the Belgian Promotion was first played in the 1926-27 season with three leagues, then with four leagues between 1931 and 1952. From 1952... ] H 4–2 |
Vleminckx Bjorn Vleminckx Björn Vleminckx is a Belgian footballer currently playing for Club Brugge and the Belgian national team.- Career :... 68', 90', 90' Rossini Giuseppe Rossini Giuseppe Rossini is an Italian-born Belgian footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian first division club Zulte Waregem. He joined Zulte Waregem from Kortrijk in May 2011.-Youth career:... 85' |
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| Lokeren [D1] H 1–0 |
Vossen Jelle Vossen Jelle Vossen is a Belgian footballer who play as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Genk and the Belgian national team.... 35' |
Round Seven | Anderlecht R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the... [D1] H 2–1 |
Vleminckx Bjorn Vleminckx Björn Vleminckx is a Belgian footballer currently playing for Club Brugge and the Belgian national team.- Career :... 18' (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) Mununga Joachim Mununga Joachim Mununga is a Belgian football player from Congolese descent.- Career :Mununga promoted with AFC Tubize to the highest level of Belgian football in 2008... 50' |
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| Gent [D1] A 0–1 |
Quarter Finals First Leg |
Kortrijk K.V. Kortrijk Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk is a Belgian professional football club based in Kortrijk, West Flanders. They have been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2008-09 season, and they achieved they best ranking ever during the 2009-10 season, finishing 4th after the play-offs... [D1] H 1–0 |
Persoons Koen Persoons Koen Persoons is a Belgian professional footballer playing for Belgian Pro League outfit Lokeren.He is a defensive midfielder.... 74' |
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| Gent [D1] H 2–0 (AET) |
Vossen Jelle Vossen Jelle Vossen is a Belgian footballer who play as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Genk and the Belgian national team.... 32' Alex Alexandre Afonso da Silva Alexandre Afonso da Silva known better as Alex is a Brazilian football midfielder, who plays for Omonia in Cypriot First Division.- Career :... 96' (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
Quarter Finals Second Leg |
Kortrijk K.V. Kortrijk Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk is a Belgian professional football club based in Kortrijk, West Flanders. They have been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2008-09 season, and they achieved they best ranking ever during the 2009-10 season, finishing 4th after the play-offs... [D1] A 0–0 |
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| Lierse Lierse S.K. Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups... [D2 Belgian Second Division The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,... ] H 2–2 |
Barda Elyaniv Barda Elyaniv Felix Barda , born December 15, 1981 in Beersheba, Israel) is an Israeli football forward and winger. Formerly a player for Israeli clubs Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv, he is currently contracted to Belgian club Racing Genk... 13' De Mul Tom De Mul Tom De Mul is a Belgian footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a right winger.-Club career:Born in Kapellen, Antwerp, De Mul began his career in K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, but joined the Ajax Amsterdam youth academy at age 15, like countryman Thomas Vermaelen a year before... 74' (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
Semi-finals First Leg |
Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge K.S.V. Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging is a Belgian football team from Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003-04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Division following relegation in 1997. Their matricule is the n°12. The club play... [D1] A 1–2 |
Vleminckx Bjorn Vleminckx Björn Vleminckx is a Belgian footballer currently playing for Club Brugge and the Belgian national team.- Career :... 82' |
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| Lierse Lierse S.K. Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups... [D2 Belgian Second Division The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,... ] A 4–1 |
De Mul Tom De Mul Tom De Mul is a Belgian footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a right winger.-Club career:Born in Kapellen, Antwerp, De Mul began his career in K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, but joined the Ajax Amsterdam youth academy at age 15, like countryman Thomas Vermaelen a year before... 47', 90' Huysegems Stein Huysegems Stein Huysegems is a Belgian striker currently playing for Lierse SK. He has represented the Belgium national football team twice in 2004.-Career:... 53', 88' |
Semi-finals Second Leg |
Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge K.S.V. Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging is a Belgian football team from Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003-04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Division following relegation in 1997. Their matricule is the n°12. The club play... [D1] H 2–1 (AET) p.s.: 5–3 |
Vleminckx Bjorn Vleminckx Björn Vleminckx is a Belgian footballer currently playing for Club Brugge and the Belgian national team.- Career :... 28' Mununga Joachim Mununga Joachim Mununga is a Belgian football player from Congolese descent.- Career :Mununga promoted with AFC Tubize to the highest level of Belgian football in 2008... 68' |
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- Both clubs received a bye to round six.
- In square brackets is a letter that represents the opposition's division
- [D1] = Belgian First Division
- [D2] = Belgian Second DivisionBelgian Second DivisionThe Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...
- [D3] = Belgian Third DivisionBelgian Third DivisionThe Belgian Third Division is the third highest level in Belgian football. It has two leagues of 18 teams each at the same level. This competition, known as the Belgian Promotion was first played in the 1926-27 season with three leagues, then with four leagues between 1931 and 1952. From 1952...