1994 Belgian Cup final

1994 Belgian Cup final
Event1993–94 Belgian Cup
Date22 May 1994
VenueStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
RefereeLéon Schelings
Attendance17,660

The 1994 Belgian Cup final took place on 22 May 1994 between Anderlecht and Club Brugge. Anderlecht defeated Club Brugge 2-0. It was the 39th Belgian Cup final, and the second final in which Club Brugge and Anderlecht met each other. In 1977, Club Brugge defeated Anderlecht 4-3.

Route to the final

Anderlecht Club Brugge
Opponent Result Legs Round Opponent Result Legs
Gent 2–1 2–1 away Round of 32 KV Mechelen 4–2 4–2 home
Harelbeke 3–1 (a.e.t.) 3–1 away Round of 16 Standard Liège 3–2 (a.e.t.) 3–2 home
Beerschot 3–1 3–1 home Quarter-finals Antwerp 3–0 3–0 away
RWD Molenbeek 2–2 (a.g.) 0–0 home; 2–2 away Semi-finals Germinal Ekeren 7–1 4–0 home; 3–1 away

Match

Summary

After a long battle with Club Brugge, Anderlecht had managed to win the 1993–94 Belgian First Division on the penultimate matchday. Club Brugge was left without a trophy but had a chance for revenge and a consolation prize with the cup final only a week after the end of the league. In the league, Club Brugge had not lost against Anderlecht (0-0 and 0-3) and was deemed slight favorite before the match.

Due to construction at the King Baudouin Stadium, the game was exceptionally played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Liège.

Anderlecht, who were mainly dangerous on counterattacks, managed to score during the first half following a bad pass from Dirk Medved. Bruno Versavel rounded goalkeeper Dany Verlinden to open the scoring. After half time Lorenzo Staelens, who had scored a hattrick against Anderlecht in the league, scored an equalizer which was disallowed after an earlier foul by a teammate. Immediately thereafter Luc Nilis scored the 2-0 on assist from Bruno Versavel. No further goals were scored, allowing Anderlecht to win both league and cup for the third time in their history

Details

Anderlecht2–0Club Brugge
Versavel 36'
Nilis 74'
Attendance: 17,660
Referee: Léon Schelings
Anderlecht
Club Brugge
GK 1 Filip De Wilde
RB 2 Philip Haagdoren
CB 3 Graeme Rutjes
CB 4 Philippe Albert
LB 5 Michel De Wolf
MF 11 Danny Boffin  35'
MF 6 Marc Emmers
MF 8 Johan Walem
MF 7 Bruno Versavel
FW 9 John Bosman  86'
FW 10 Luc Nilis (c)
Substitutes:
GK Peter Maes
CB Bertrand Crasson  35'
MF Pär Zetterberg  86'
MF Frédéric Peiremans
FW Yaw Preko
Manager:
Johan Boskamp
GK 1 Dany Verlinden
RB 2 Dirk Medved  72'
CB 3 Pascal Plovie
CB 4 Paul Okon
LB 6 Pascal Renier
MF 5 Vital Borkelmans
MF 7 Gert Verheyen
MF 8 Franky Van der Elst (c)
MF 10 Lorenzo Staelens
FW 11 Daniel Amokachi
FW 9 René Eijkelkamp
Substitutes:
MF Sven Vermant  72'
Manager:
Hugo Broos

Linesmen:
Jean-Pierre Wauthelet
Marc Van den Broeck Assistant referee:
Robert Jeurissen

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also