The Belgian Cup (French: Coupe de Belgique; Dutch: Beker van België ]; German: Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht (9) and R Standard de Liège (6). Since January 15, 2008, the Belgian Cup is sponsored by Cofidis and the cup is now called Cofidis Cup.
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