2008 Belgian Cup Final
# 2008 Belgian Cup Final

The 2008 Belgian Cup Final, named Cofidis Cup after the sponsor, was played on Sunday, 18 May 2008 between Gent and Anderlecht, won by Anderlecht. It is the 53rd Belgian Cup Final.

## Road to the Final

| Gent | Gent | Gent | Round | Anderlecht | Anderlecht |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tienen H 2–0 | Marić 7' Thijs 47' | Round Six | Round Six | Hamme H 2–1 | Legear 31' Mpenza 71' |
| Mons A 1–0 (AET) | Vermuth 122' | Round Seven | Round Seven | Waasland H 2–0 | Akın 60' Boussoufa 62' |
| Kortrijk A 1–5 | Ruiz 72' | Quarter Finals First Leg | Quarter Finals First Leg | Dender H 3–0 | Vlček 1', 46' Mpenza 87' |
| Kortrijk H 4–0 | Marić 12', 20' Mutavdžić 82' Ljubijankič 93' | Quarter Finals Second Leg | Quarter Finals Second Leg | Dender A 1–1 | Goor 17' |
| Standard Liège A 2–2 | Azofeifa 70' Ruiz 90' | Semi-finals First Leg | Semi-finals First Leg | Germinal Beerschot H 1–0 | Dheedene 87' (OG) |
| Standard Liège H 4–0 | Foley 45+2' Ruiz 68' Moia 70' Vermuth 82' | Semi-finals Second Leg | Semi-finals Second Leg | Germinal Beerschot A 1–1 | Vlček 54' |

* Both clubs received a bye to round six.
* In square brackets is a letter that represents the opposition's division
   * [D1] = Belgian First Division
   * [D2] = Belgian Second Division

## Match details

| Gent | Anderlecht |
| - | - |

GENT: :

| GK | 29 | Bojan Jorgacević |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 17 | Roberto Rosales |
| CB | 27 | Jonas De Roeck | | 86' |
| CB | 3 | Marko Šuler |
| LB | 24 | Aleksandar Mutavdžić |
| CM | 8 | Bernd Thijs | 12' |
| CM | 28 | Miloš Marić | 89' |
| CM | 99 | Khalilou Fadiga | | 75' |
| RW | 15 | Adékambi Olufadé | | 75' |
| CF | 18 | Dominic Foley (c) |
| LW | 20 | Bryan Ruiz |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | 11 | Gil Vermuth | | 75' |
| FW | 30 | Zlatan Ljubijankič | | 75' |
| MF | 10 | Randall Azofeifa | | 86' |
| Manager: ||||
| Trond Sollied ||||

ANDERLECHT: :

| GK | 13 | Silvio Proto |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 27 | Marcin Wasilewski | | 64' |
| CB | 26 | Nicolás Pareja |
| CB | 6 | Jelle Van Damme |
| LB | 3 | Olivier Deschacht (c) | 75' |
| DM | 5 | Lucas Biglia |
| AM | 30 | Guillaume Gillet |
| CM | 8 | Jan Polák |
| RW | 7 | Stanislav Vlček | | 46' |
| LW | 11 | Mbark Boussoufa | 83' |
| CF | 29 | Nicolás Frutos | | 91' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 1 | Daniel Zítka |
| MF | 14 | Bart Goor | | 91' |
| LW | 36 | Jonathan Legear |
| RW | 12 | Thomas Chatelle | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Ahmed Hassan | 73' | 64' |
| Manager: ||||
| Ariel Jacobs ||||

### Match rules

* 90 minutes
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
* Five named substitutes
* Maximum of 3 substitutions
