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Belgian Basketball Cup

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Belgian Basketball Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023-24 Belgian Basketball Cup
SportBasketball
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
CountryBelgium
ContinentFIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		Limburg United (2nd title)
(2023–24)
Most titlesOostende (20th titles)
Related
competitions		Pro Basketball League
Belgian Supercup
Official websitebasketbelgium.be

The Belgian Basketball Cup (Beker van België / Coupe de Belgique), for sponsorship reasons the Lotto Basketball Cup, is the top tier national basketball cup competition in Belgium. The tournament is played in a knock-out format, in which teams are drawn against each other. Oostende is the most successful club in the competition's history, as it won 19 titles. Antwerp Giants are the last team to have won the Cup, having won the 2023 edition.[1]

History

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Former logo of the Belgian Cup

In 2013, the cup got a new name in The Base Cup, referring to the new main sponsor Base. The mobile telephony provider signed a sponsorship contract for 3 years. This led to, in the 2013–14 season, the first time a Final Four was held instead of semi-finals with two legs since 2003.[2]

Format

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Teams from the Basketball League Belgium Division I, the Top Division 1 and Top Division 2 (the first three divisions in Belgian basketball) compete in the competition. In the first round teams from the Top Division I and 2 play in 12 groups. From the second round, teams from the BLB Division I enter the competition. In the second round, the quarter- and semi-finals a double legged format is used. When a Division I team faces off against a team from a lower league, no second leg is played. The Final is decided by a single game.[3]

Sponsorship names

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Due to sponsorship reasons, the cup competition has known several names:

  • Base Cup (2013–2016)
  • bpost cup (2016–2019)
  • EuroMillions Cup (2020–2022)[4]
  • Lotto Cup (2022-)[5]

Finals

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Key
OT Match was won after overtime
Season Location Venue Winner Score Runner-up MVP[a] Ref(s)
1953–54
 Semailles
70–59
 Altitude B.C. — [6]
1954–55
 Semailles
57–49
 Amicale Sportive — [6]
1955–56
 Semailles
71–69
 Antwerpse[b] — [6]
1956–57
 Brabo
67–56
 Canter — [6]
1957–58
 Semailles
62–57
 Brabo — [6]
1958–59
 Racing C.B.
66–65
 Antwerpse — [6]
1959–60
 Royal IV
58–47
 Racing C.B. — [6]
1960–61
 Antwerpse
72–61
 V.G. Oostende — [6]
1961–62
 V.G. Oostende
65–63
 Racing C.B. — [6]
1962–63
 Standard Liège
66–59
 Sint Niklaas — [6]
1963–64
 Racing Mechelen
121–62
 Athlon Ieper — [6]
1964–65
 Racing Mechelen
89–73
 Racing White — [6]
1965–66
 Royal IV
88–68
 Okapi Aalst — [6]
1966–67
 Royal IV
70–67
 Avanti Brugge[c] — [6]
1967–68
 Royal IV
75–51
 Oxaco Tornado — [6]
1968–69
 Standard Liège
80–72
 Racing Bell Mechelen — [6]
1969–70
 Racing Bell Mechelen
70–56
 Bus Fruit Lier — [6]
1970–71
 Racing Bell Mechelen
72–67
 Standard CL — [6]
1971–72
 Antwerpse
91–77
 Bus Fruit Lier — [6]
1972–73
 Royal IV
86–84
 Bus Fruit Lier — [6]
1973–74
 Antwerpse
75–72
 Bus Fruit Lier — [6]
1974–75
 Lier
108–102
 Maes Pils — [6]
1975–76
 IJsboerke Kortrijk
70–69
 Immo Scheers Lier — [6]
1976–77
 Standard Liège
102–85
 Eveil Monceau — [6]
1977–78
 Avanti Brugge
72–69
 Standard Boule d'Or — [6]
1978–79
 Oostende
77–66
 Fresh Air — [6]
1979–80
 Verviers-Pepinster
73–72
 Oostende — [6]
1980–81
 Oostende
101–73
 Hellas Gent — [6]
1981–82
 Oostende
78–67
 Aarschot — [6]
1982–83
 Oostende
86–66
 Maccabi Brussels[d] — [6]
1983–84
 Maccabi Brussels
80–64
 Verviers-Pepinster — [6]
1984–85
 Oostende
108–94
 Opel Merksem — [6]
1985–86
 Maes Pils
98–70
 Boule d'Or Andenne — [6]
1986–87
 Maes Pils
112–71, 84–101
 Assubel Mariembourg — [6]
1987–88
 Maccabi Brussels
72–61
 Assubel Mariembourg — [6]
1988–89
 Oostende
72–66
 Maccabi Brussels — [6]
1989–90
 Maes Pils
96–58
 Leuven — [6]
1990–91
 Oostende
75–74 (OT)
 Bobcat Gent — [6]
1991–92
 Bobcat Gent
68–55
 Oostende — [6]
1992–93
 Maes Pils
97–72
 Verviers-Pepinster — [6]
1993–94
 Maes Pils
87–80
 Leuven — [6]
1994–95
 Basket Brussels
69–60
 Spirou — [6]
1995–96
 Spirou
65–63
 Oostende — [6]
1996–97
 Oostende
90–80
 Spirou — [6]
1997–98
 Oostende
90–80
 Aalst — [6]
1998–99
 Spirou
91–85 (3OT)
 Oostende — [6]
1999–00
 Racing Antwerpen
82–65
 Oostende — [6]
2000–01
 Oostende
93–79
 Spirou — [6]
2001–02
 Spirou
96–65
 Power Wevelgem — [6]
2002–03
 Spirou
115–68
 Spirou Gilly[e] — [6]
2003–04
 Liège
87–83
 Oostende — [6]
2004–05
 Leuven Bears
87–80
 Spirou — [6]
2005–06
 Mons-Hainaut
69–59
 Spirou — [6]
2006–07
 Leuven Sportoase Antwerp Giants
70–64
 Liège — [7]
2007–08
 Charleroi Spiroudome Oostende
66–63
 Spirou — [8]
2008–09
 Leuven Sportoase Spirou
63–51
 Liège — [9]
2009–10
 Liège Country Hall Ethias Oostende
82–63
 Spirou — [10]
2010–11
 Antwerp Lotto Arena Mons-Hainaut
68–66
 Oostende — [11]
2011–12
 Okapi Aalstar
96–89 (OT)
 Antwerp Giants — [12]
2012–13
 Oostende
77–76
 Okapi Aalstar Belgium Matt Lojeski [13]
2013–14
 Brussels Palais/Paleis 12 Oostende
88–79
 Antwerp Giants Serbia Dušan Đorđević [14]
2014–15
 Forest National
Vorst Nationaal		 Oostende
94–93 (OT)
 Liège —
2015–16
 Oostende
72–54
 Antwerp Giants Belgium Khalid Boukichou
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2016–17
 Oostende
76–60
 Limburg United Serbia Dušan Đorđević
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2017–18
 Oostende
84–80
 Mons-Hainaut Serbia Dušan Đorđević
2018–19
 Antwerp Giants
76–70
 Oostende Belgium Ismaël Bako
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2019–20
 Antwerp Giants
83–78
 Spirou Slovenia Luka Rupnik
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2020–21
 Palais/Paleis 12 Oostende
65–64
 Kangoeroes Mechelen Belgium Loïc Schwartz [19][20]
2021–22
 Forest National
Vorst Nationaal		 Limburg United
79–73
 Oostende United States Tyrell Nelson [21]
2022–23
 Antwerp Giants
77–71
 Oostende United States Spencer Butterfield [1]
2023-24
 Limburg United
70-58
 Spirou United States David Collins [22]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Most Valuable Player award was introduced in 2013.
  2. ^ Antwerpse started the 1956 Final with a 20-point lead
  3. ^ Avanti Brugge started the 1967 Final with a 10-point lead because the team was from the Third Division.
  4. ^ In the 1983 Final, Maccabi Brussels got a 10-point lead before the match because the team was from the second division
  5. ^ Spirou Gilly got a 15-point leader before the start of the match, because the club was from the second division

References

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  1. ^ a b "Antwerp Giants kloppen favoriet Oostende in spannende bekerfinale". sporza.be (in Dutch). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ "The Base Cup is de nieuwe formule van de Beker van België Basket" (in Dutch). 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ Resultaten en kalender
  4. ^ "Beker van België basketbal wordt 'The EuroMillions Cup'". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Beker van België basketbal wordt Lotto Basketball Cup voor heren en dames". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 7 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba "Basketball - Coupe de Belgique - Palmarès". Lessports.info (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Antwerp Giants winnen Beker van België". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Oostende wint Beker van België basketbal" (in Dutch). HLN.be. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Charleroi wint Beker van België basketbal" (in Dutch). hln.be. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Oostende wint Beker van België basketbal" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad.be. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Bergen wint beker van België". hbvl.be. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Okapi Aalstar pakt beker na heuse thriller". HLN.be. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Oostende pakt basketbeker na thriller tegen Aalst". Gva.be. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Oostende vloert Antwerp Giants in bekerfinale". Sporza.be. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  15. ^ "Oostende te sterk voor Antwerp Giants in finale Beker van België" (in Dutch). ATV.be. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Oostende verovert achttiende Beker van België basketbal" (in Dutch). Metrotime.be. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  17. ^ "De Antwerp Giants zetten een punt achter de bekerdominantie van Oostende" [Antwerp Giants end Ostend cup dominance] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  18. ^ "Antwerp Giants kloppen Charleroi en veroveren tweede beker op rij | Meer Sport | hln.be".
  19. ^ "Oostende klopt moedig Mechelen in razendspannende bekerfinale". 21 March 2021.
  20. ^ "MVP Loïc Schwartz blijft koelbloedig: "Het ervaren duo Gjergja-Djordjevic gidste ons"".
  21. ^ "Stunt van formaat: Limburg United klopt ongeslagen Oostende en wint de Beker van België" [Huge stunt: Limburg United defeats unbeaten Oostende and wins Cup of Belgium]. sporza.be (in Dutch). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  22. ^ "Limburg United viert tienjarig bestaan met tweede Beker van België in 3 jaar" [Limburg United celebrates its tenth anniversary with a second Belgian Cup in 3 years.]. sporza.be (in Dutch). 10 March 2024.
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