2016 Belgian Cup final explained

2016 Belgian Cup final
Event:2015–16 Belgian Cup
Team1:Club Brugge
Team1score:1
Team2:Standard Liège
Team2score:2
Date:20 March 2016
Stadium:King Baudouin Stadium
City:Brussels
Referee:Johan Verbist
Attendance:50,093
Previous:2015
Next:2017

The 2016 Belgian Cup final, named Croky Cup after the sponsor, was the 61st Belgian Cup final and took place on 20 March 2016 between Club Brugge and Standard Liège. It was the first time the two teams met in the final since the 2006–07 Belgian Cup Final. Standard Liège won the match by 2 goals to 1, with the final goal coming two minutes from time.

Route to the final

See also: 2015–16 Belgian Cup.

Standard LiègeClub Brugge
OpponentResultLegsRoundOpponentResultLegs
Coxyde (II)3–23–2 awaySixth roundPatro Eisden Maasmechelen (II)4–0 4–0 away
Sint-Truiden2–02–0 homeSeventh roundLokeren1–01–0 home
Kortrijk2–02–0 homeQuarter-finalsWesterlo2–02–0 away
Genk3–12–0 home; 1–1 away Semi-finalsGent2–21–2 away; 1–0 home

Match

Details

GK 1 Ludovic Butelle
RB 19 Thomas Meunier
CB 40 Björn Engels
CB 5 Benoît Poulain
LB 28 Laurens De Bock
MF 25
MF 20
MF 3 Timmy Simons (c)
MF 8
FW 10
FW 22
Substitutes:
DF 2
MF 6 Claudemir
FW 9
GK 16 Sébastien Bruzzese
MF 18
CB 44 Brandon Mechele
FW 55
Manager:
Michel Preud'homme
GK 1
RW 33 Collins Fai
CB 13
CB 33 Miloš Kosanović
LB 27
CM 7 Giannis Maniatis
CM 17 Mathieu Dossevi
CM 23 Adrien Trebel (c)
LW 10
CF 18
CF 22
Substitutes:
DF 2 Réginal Goreux
FW 9
FW 11 Benjamin Tetteh
FW 15 Farouk Miya
GK 28
MF 30
DF 36
Manager:
Yannick Ferrera

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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.