1989–90 Belgian Cup

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1989–90 Belgian Cup
Tournament details
Country	Belgium
Final positions
Champions	FC Liège
Runner-up	Germinal Ekeren
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Gunther Hofmans (9)
← 1988–89 1990–91 →

The 1989–90 Belgian Cup was the 35th season of the main knockout competition in Belgian association football, the Belgian Cup.

Final rounds

The final phase started when all clubs from the top two divisions in Belgian football entered the competition in the round of 64 (18 clubs from first division, 16 clubs from second division and 30 clubs from the qualifications).^[1] The first two rounds were played in one leg, while the next 3 rounds (round of 16, quarter-finals and semifinals) were played in two legs. The final game was played at the Heysel Stadium between FC Liège and Germinal Ekeren, FC Liège winning 2–1.

Bracket

1st Round		2nd Round		3rd Round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals

Rita Berlaar	1
Leuven	2	Leuven	1
Looi Sport	0	Genk	2
Genk	5			Genk	0	3
Waregem	2			Waregem	1	2
Bornem	0	Waregem	3
Eeklo	3	Eeklo	1
Saint-Gilloise	1						Genk	0	1
KV Mechelen	3						Lokeren	1	0
Heist Sportief	0	KV Mechelen	3
Seraing	4	Seraing	1
Overpelt Fabriek	0			KV Mechelen	1	2
Lokeren	3			Lokeren	3	1
Oostende	3	Lokeren	2
Lierse	2	Lierse	0
KSK Roeselare	1									Lokeren	0	0
Tongeren	1									FC Liège	1	3
Hamme	0	Tongeren	0
Antwerp	0	Hoeselt	0
Hoeselt	1			Hoeselt	0	1
FC Liège	6			FC Liège	1	6
Tienen	1	FC Liège	4
Kortrijk	8	Kortrijk	0
Lauwe	1						FC Liège	1	2
Eendracht Zele	1						Anderlecht	0	2
Wavre	0	Eendracht Zele	2
Lommel	3	Lommel	5
Mol	1			Lommel	1	1
Cercle Brugge	1			Anderlecht	5	4
Menen	0	Cercle Brugge	0							Finals
Hutoise	1	Anderlecht	1
Anderlecht	3									FC Liège		2
Ourodenberg-Aarschot	1									Germinal Ekeren		1
Patro Eisden	0	Ourodenberg-Aarschot	2
Oostham	1	KRC Mechelen	1
KRC Mechelen	3			Ourodenberg-Aarschot	1	0
Aubel	1			Diest	1	4
Diest	3	Diest	3
Westerlo	1	Westerlo	2
R Charleroi SC	0						Diest	2	0
Gent	3						Standard Liège	3	7
ROC Charleroi	0	Gent	2
Beerschot	2	Beerschot	0
Wervik	1			Gent	5	0
Wetteren	0			Standard Liège	2	4
Standard Liège	1	Standard Liège	3
Club Brugge	6	Club Brugge	2
Mouscron	0									Standard Liège	1	0
Zwarte Leeuw	0									Germinal Ekeren	0	1
Sint-Truiden	4	Sint-Truiden	3
Aalst	3	Aalst	1
Hoogstraten	0			Sint-Truiden	1	3
Francs Borains	0			Beveren	1	0
Beveren	2	Beveren	4
Heultje	3	Heultje	1
Molenbeek	2						Sint-Truiden	0	0
Sint-Niklase	0						Germinal Ekeren	3	6
Germinal Ekeren	4	Germinal Ekeren	3
Berchem Sport	2	Turnhout	0
Turnhout	3			Germinal Ekeren	1	2
Harelbeke	0			Boom	0	2
Boom	2	Boom	1
Beringen	2	Beringen	0
Geel	0

Final

19 May 1990

FC Liège	2–1	Germinal Ekeren
Ernes 3' Malbaša 83'		Hofmans 15'

Heysel Stadium, Brussels

References

^ Hereng, Jacques; De Veene, Carlos (1990). Football. Artis-Historia. p. 44.

v t e Belgian Cup
Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–1926 1926–27 1927–1934 1934–35 1935–1953 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–1963 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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Winners	Club Brugge (11) Anderlecht (9) Standard Liège (8) Genk (5) Antwerp (4) Gent (4) Union SG (3) Beerschot VAC (2) Beveren (2) Cercle Brugge (2) Germinal Beerschot (2) Lierse (2) Lokeren (2) KV Mechelen (2) Waterschei (2) Zulte Waregem (2) Daring Bruxelles (1) RC Bruxelles (1) La Louvière (1) RFC Liège (1) Tournai (1) Waregem (1) Westerlo (1)
List of finals Winning managers

v t e 1989–90 in Belgian football
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League competitions	First Division Second Division
Cup competitions	Belgian Cup (Final)
UEFA competitions	European Cup Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying (Group 2) Walter Meeuws

v t e 1989–90 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '89 '90 England Faroe Islands '89 '90 Finland '89 '90 France East Germany West Germany Georgia Greece Hungary Iceland '89 '90 Israel Italy Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '89 '90 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '89 '90 Spain Sweden '89 '90 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '89 '90 Finland '89 '90 France Georgia East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '89 '90 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '89 '90 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Greece Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union '89 '90
Supercups	East Germany West Germany
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Baltic League
On request of the Soviet Union, UEFA imposed sanctions against Georgia and Lithuania