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8 unusual facts about Belgian Cup


Brian Priske

Priske became a first team regular, and helped the team win the 2007 Belgian Cup.

Dennis Praet

Praet debuted in Anderlecht's main team on 21 September 2011; in the Belgian Cup he started in the line-up against Lommel United, a game in which he offered two assists.

In the next round of the Belgian Cup he scored his first official goal for Anderlecht, against Rupel Boom FC.

Francky Dury

Already in his first season in the highest division he won the Belgian Cup (Beker van België), which yield Zulte-Waregem European football.

Gert Verheyen

In 1992 Verheyen signed with Club Brugge KV, where he would remain for the next 14 years, rarely missing a game and netting in double digits in ten of those campaigns, with the side collecting four leagues and two cups.

Belgian Cup: 1988–89, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2003–04; Runner-up 1997–98, 2004–05

Henrik Andersen

In the following years, he won three Jupiler League championships and two Belgian Cups with Anderlecht.

K.F.C. Rhodienne-Verrewinkel

It took part to the first Belgian league the same year and won 6 titles of Belgian Champion and 1 Cup until the first world war.


Philippe Léonard

He won the Belgian Cup in 1993, only 19, having scored in the final (Standard 2 – R. Charleroi SC 0), and also helped the side to two runner-up league places (1992–93 and 1994–95), each time bowing out to R.S.C. Anderlecht.

Stijn Stijnen

In 2006–07, Stijnen was between the posts as Brugge won the domestic cup (1–0 against Standard Liège), but the club only finished sixth in the league.


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