1996 Belgian Cup final

1996 Belgian Cup final
Event1995–96 Belgian Cup
Date26 May 1996
VenueKing Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
RefereeRobert Jeurissen
Attendance30,000

The 1996 Belgian Cup final, took place on 26 May 1996 and was a Bruges derby between Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge. It was the 41st Belgian Cup final. Cercle Brugge took the lead through an early goal by Gábor Torma, but two goals by Mario Stanić still in the first half tilted the tie in favour of Club Brugge.

Route to the final

Club Brugge Cercle Brugge
Opponent Result Legs Round Opponent Result Legs
K.F.C. Poederlee (III) 1–0 1–0 home Sixth round Lommel (I) 2–1 2–1 home
Beveren (I) 4–1 4–1 away Seventh round Lokeren (II) 4–1 4–1 home
RFC Liège (III) 2–1 (a.e.t.) 2–1 (a.e.t.) home Quarter-finals Beerschot (II) 2–1 (a.e.t.) 2–1 (a.e.t.) home
Sint-Truiden (I) 6–2 3–1 home, 3–1 away Semi-finals Antwerp (I) 6–3 3–0 away; 3–3 home

Match

Details

Club Brugge2–1Cercle Brugge
Stanić 27', 41' Report Torma 5'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Robert Jeurissen
Club Brugge
Cercle Brugge
GK 1 Dany Verlinden
RB 2 Gunter Verjans
CB 4 Dirk Medved
CB 3 Pascal Renier
LB 5 Vital Borkelmans
RM 7 Sven Vermant  80'
CM 6 Franky Van der Elst (c)
CM 8 Lorenzo Staelens
LM 11 Gert Claessens  75'
CF 10 Gert Verheyen  89'
CF 9 Mario Stanić
Substitutes:
DF Pascal Plovie  89'
DF Hervé Nzelo Lembi  75'
DF Tjörven De Brul  80'
Manager:
Hugo Broos
GK 1 Wim Henneman
RWB 2 Bert Lamaire  66'
CB 6 Thierry Siquet
CB 5 Wim Kooiman
CB 4 Alex Camerman
LWB 10 Tibor Selymes (c)
RM 8 Björn Renty  56'
CM 3 Geoffrey Claeys
LM 7 Kurt Soenens
CF 9 Davy Cooreman  83'
CF 11 Gábor Torma
Substitutes:
MF Ilie Stan  81'
DF Bernard Beuken  56'
MF Joe Bwalya  66'
Manager:
Jerko Tipurić

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.