2016–17 Luxembourg Cup Explained

Luxembourg Cup
Year:	2016–17
Country:	Luxembourg
Num Teams:	104
Champions:	F91 Dudelange
Runner-Up:	Fola Esch
Prevseason:	2015–16
Nextseason:	2017–18

The 2016–17 Luxembourg Cup was the 92nd version of the association football knockout tournament. This competition began on 3 September 2016 and ended on 28 May 2017.^[1]

Format

This season's Luxembourg Cup was a single elimination knockout tournament between 104 clubs. The winner of this cup earned a spot in the Europa League. Any matches which are level after regulation proceeded to extra time and then to penalties to determine a winner.^[1]

Preliminary round

Four preliminary round matches were played 24 August 2016.^[1] |-!colspan="3" align="center"|24 August

First round

Thirty-six first round matches were played 2, 3, 4 and 7 September 2016.^[1] |-!colspan="3" align="center"|2 September|-!colspan="3" align="center"|3 September|-!colspan="3" align="center"|4 September|-!colspan="3" align="center"|7 September

Second round

Thirty-two second round matches were played 16–18 September 2016.^[1] The draw for the second round was held 8 September 2016.^[2] |-!colspan="3" align="center"|16 September|-!colspan="3" align="center"|17 September|-!colspan="3" align="center"|18 September

Third round

Sixteen third round matches were played 28–30 October 2016.^[1] The draw for the third round was held 20 September 2016.^[3] |-!colspan="3" align="center"|28 October|-!colspan="3" align="center"|29 October|-!colspan="3" align="center"|30 October

Fourth round

Eight fourth round matches were played 19–20 November 2016.^[1] The draw for the fourth round was held 8 November 2016.^[4] |-!colspan="3" align="center"|19 November|-!colspan="3" align="center"|20 November

Quarter–finals

Four quarter-final matches were played 15–17 April 2017.^[1] The draw for the quarter-finals was held 20 January 2017.^[5]

Semi–finals

Two semi-final matches were played 26–27 April 2017.^[1] The draw for the semi-finals was held 18 April 2017.^[6]

Final

The final was played on 28 May 2017.^[1]

See also

• 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division

External links

• soccerway.com
• uefa.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cup:Season Rules . scoresway.com . 26 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160911090247/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=508&view=rules . 11 September 2016 . dead .
2. Web site: Tirage du 8 septembre 2016: Coupe de Luxembourg, 2e tour . FLF . 8 September 2016 . 9 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160909184316/http://flf.lu/Competitions/Actualites/Tirage-du-8-septembre-2016-Coupe-de-Luxembourg,-2e.aspx . live .
3. Web site: Tirages Coupe de Luxembourg, Coupe FLF, Coupe des Seniors Réserves, Coupe des Dames . FLF . 3 October 2016 . 5 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005222607/http://www.flf.lu/Competitions/Coupes/Tirages-Coupes-Seniors.aspx . live .
4. Web site: Tirages Coupe de Luxembourg, Coupe des Dames, Coupe des Seniors Réserves . FLF . 8 November 2016 . 9 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161109090358/http://www.flf.lu/Competitions/Coupes/Tirages-Coupe-de-Luxembourg,-Coupe-des-Dames,-Coup.aspx . live .
5. Web site: Tirages du 20/01/2017 . FLF . 20 January 2017 . 2 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202062303/http://www.flf.lu/Competitions/Coupes/Tirages-du-20-01-2017.aspx . live .
6. Web site: Tirages Coupe de Luxembourg, Coupe FLF, Coupe des Seniors Réserves . FLF . 18 April 2017 . 19 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419103951/http://www.flf.lu/Competitions/Actualites/Tirages-Coupe-de-Luxembourg,-Coupe-FLF,-Coupe-des.aspx . live .