1996 Belgian Cup final explained

1996 Belgian Cup final
Event:1995–96 Belgian Cup
Team1:Club Brugge
Team1score:2
Team2:Cercle Brugge
Team2score:1
Date:26 May 1996
Stadium:King Baudouin Stadium
City:Brussels
Referee:Robert Jeurissen
Attendance:30,000
Previous:1995
Next:1997

The 1996 Belgian Cup final, took place on 26 May 1996 and was a Bruges derby between Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge. It was the 41st Belgian Cup final. Cercle Brugge took the lead through an early goal by Gábor Torma, but two goals by Mario Stanić still in the first half tilted the tie in favour of Club Brugge.

Route to the final

See also: 1995–96 Belgian Cup.

Club BruggeCercle Brugge
OpponentResultLegsRoundOpponentResultLegs
K.F.C. Poederlee (III)1–01–0 homeSixth roundLommel (I)2–12–1 home
Beveren (I)4–14–1 awaySeventh roundLokeren (II)4–14–1 home
RFC Liège (III)2–1 (a.e.t.)2–1 (a.e.t.) homeQuarter-finalsBeerschot (II)2–1 (a.e.t.)2–1 (a.e.t.) home
Sint-Truiden (I)6–23–1 home, 3–1 awaySemi-finalsAntwerp (I)6–33–0 away; 3–3 home

Match

Details

GK 1 Dany Verlinden
RB 2 Gunter Verjans
CB 4 Dirk Medved
CB 3 Pascal Renier
LB 5 Vital Borkelmans
RM 7
CM 6 Franky Van der Elst (c)
CM 8 Lorenzo Staelens
LM 11
CF 10
CF 9 Mario Stanić
Substitutes:
DF
DF
DF
Manager:
Hugo Broos
GK 1 Wim Henneman
RWB 2
CB 6 Thierry Siquet
CB 5
CB 4 Alex Camerman
LWB 10 Tibor Selymes (c)
RM 8
CM 3
LM 7 Kurt Soenens
CF 9
CF 11 Gábor Torma
Substitutes:
MF
DF
MF
Manager:
Jerko Tipurić
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

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