The 2019 Belgian Super Cup was a

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match that took place on 20 July 2019 between

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, the winners of the

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, and

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, the winners of the

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. In its eighth appearance, Genk won its second

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after already winning the 2011 edition, by a convincing 3–0 margin. Defender

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was twice able to score from a set piece delivery, with Dante Vanzeir scoring the final goal in the closing minutes. Mechelen could have become only the ninth different club to win the Belgian Super Cup, but failed to win again after an earlier loss in the 1987 Belgian Super Cup. With the victory of Genk, the Belgian Super Cup was won for the 15th consecutive year by the league winners, as the

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still marked the last year the cup winners overcame the league winners, when

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beat

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