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The 2013–14
Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...
(also known as ''
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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
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of the
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and the
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.
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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 Zulte Waregem 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 two legs, where the team winning on aggregate 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. Third Division teams entered in Round 3, with
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teams joining in the following round. Teams from the
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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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(5), Couvin-Mariembourg (4), Gouy (6) and
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(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

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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.


Quarter-finals

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


Semi-finals

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

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External links

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