1997–98 Belgian Cup

1997–98 Belgian Cup
Tournament details
Country	Belgium
Final positions
Champions	Genk
Runner-up	Club Brugge
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	124 (3.76 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Khalilou Fadiga; Gert Verheyen; Gert Claessens; Branko Strupar; Souleymane Oulare; Darko Pivaljević; Edwin van Ankeren; Ralph Hasenhüttl; (3 goals)
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Belgian Cup was the 43rd season of the main knockout competition in Belgian association football, the Belgian Cup.

Final rounds

The final phase started in the round of 32 when all clubs from the first division entered the competition (18 clubs plus 14 clubs from the qualifications).^[1] All rounds were played in one leg except for the semifinals. The final game was played at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels and won by Genk against Club Brugge.

Bracket

Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semifinals			Final

Diest	1

Germinal Ekeren	5
		Germinal Ekeren	2

		Neeroeteren	0
Neeroeteren	1

Merchtem-Brussegem	0
				Germinal Ekeren	2

				Gent	0
KV Mechelen	2

Lommelse	0
		KV Mechelen	1

		Gent	2
Gent	4*

Aalst	3
						Germinal Ekeren	2	0

						Genk	2	0
Genk	2

Lebbeke	1
		Genk	3

		Lierse	1
Lierse	5

Strombeek	1
				Genk	3

				Sint-Truidense	1
Sint-Truidense	4

Kortrijk	0
		Sint-Truidense	2

		Anderlecht	1
Anderlecht	2

Westerlo	1
									Genk	4

									Club Brugge	0
Club Brugge	4

Oostende	1
		Club Brugge	6

		Patro Eisden	0
Patro Eisden	3

Molenbeek	1
				Club Brugge	5

				Standard Liège	1
Standard Liège	2

Visétois	1
		Standard Liège	2

		Beveren	1
Sint-Niklase	2

Beveren	5
						Club Brugge	1	2

						Mouscron	1	1
Harelbeke	4

Lokeren	1
		Harelbeke	1

		Mouscron	2
Cercle Brugge	1

Mouscron	2*
				Mouscron	5

				Antwerp	0
Antwerp	4

OC Charleroi	2
		Antwerp	2

		Denderleeuw	0
Tielen	1

Denderleeuw	2