1998 Belgian Cup final Football match1998 Belgian Cup finalEvent1997–98 Belgian Cup Genk Club Brugge 4 0 Date16 May 1998VenueKing Baudouin Stadium, BrusselsRefereeArmand Ancion← 1997 1999 → The 1998 Belgian Cup final, took place on 16 May 1998 between Genk and Club Brugge. It was the 43rd Belgian Cup final. Genk played their first Cup final ever and took a convincing victory, by four goals to nil. Route to the finalSee also: 1997–98 Belgian Cup Genk Club Brugge Opponent Result Legs Round Opponent Result Legs Lebbeke (IV) 2–1 2–1 home Sixth round Oostende (II) 4–1 4–1 home Lierse 3–1 3–1 home Seventh round Patro Eisden (II) 6–0 6–0 home Sint-Truiden 3–1 3–1 home Quarter-finals Standard Liège 5–1 5–1 home Germinal Ekeren 2–2 (away goals) 2–2 away, 0–0 home Semi-finals Mouscron 3–2 1–1 home; 2–1 away MatchDetails16 May 199820:00 Genk4–0Club Brugge Oularé 26', 27'Guðjónsson 39'Peeters 59' Report King Baudouin Stadium, BrusselsAttendance: 35,000Referee: Armand Ancion Genk Club Brugge GK István Brockhauser RB Jacky Peeters CB Wilfried Delbroek CB Domenico Olivieri (c) 88' CB Marc Vangronsveld LB Davy Oyen CM Andy Stroy CM Philippe Clement 87' RW Þórður Guðjónsson LW Marc Hendrikx CF Souleymane Oularé 86' Substitutes: RW Salif Keïta 86' CM Ngoy Nsumbu 87' CF Ernest Konon 88' Manager: Aimé Anthuenis GK Dany Verlinden RB Tjörven De Brul CB Milan Lešnjak CB Lorenzo Staelens 84' LB Aleksandar Ilić CM Eric Addo CM Franky Van der Elst (c) 63' RW Gert Verheyen AM Khalilou Fadiga LW Darko Anić CF Edgaras Jankauskas 46' Substitutes: RB Olivier De Cock 46' CM Sven Vermant 63' RB Eric Deflandre 84' Manager: Eric Gerets 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. External linksOfficial website (in French and Dutch) RSSSF Belgium Cups 1997/98Belgian CupSeasons 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 Finals 1912 1913 1914 1914–1926 1927 1927–1934 1935 1935–1953 1954 1955 1956 1956–1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 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 1997–98 in Belgian football « 1996–971998–99 » League competitions First Division Second Division Cup competitions Belgian Cup (Final) Super Cup UEFA competitions Champions League Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Related to national team 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying (Group 7) Georges Leekens K.R.C. Genk matchesBelgian Cup Finals 1998 2000 2009 2013 2018 2021 Belgian Super Cups 1998 1999 2000 2002 2009 2011 2013 2019 2021 Club Brugge KV matchesBelgian Cup Finals 1914 1968 1970 1977 1979 1983 1986 1991 1994 1995 1996 1998 2002 2004 2005 2007 2015 2016 2020 2025 Belgian Super Cups 1980 1986 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2015 2016 2018 2020 2021 2022 2024 European Cup Final 1978 UEFA Cup Final 1976
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