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| Union SG | 1–0 | Antwerp |
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Referee: Erik Lambrechts
| Event | 2023–24 Belgian Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 9 May 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels | ||||||
| Referee | Erik Lambrechts | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||||
The 2024 Belgian Cup Final, named Croky Cup after the sponsor, will be the 69th Belgian Cup final and is scheduled to be played on 9 May 2024. Union SG qualified on 28 February for its third ever Cup final, 110 years after last reaching it in 1914. One day later, current cup holders Antwerp became their opponent, qualifying for its sixth final. Antwerp would be the first club to defend its title since Club Brugge won the 1996 Belgian Cup final after having already won the 1995 Belgian Cup final.
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| Opponent | Result | Legs | Scorers | Round | Opponent | Result | Legs | Scorers |
| Meux (IV) | 2–1 | 2–1 home | Leysen, Rasmussen | Seventh round | Lierse Kempenzonen (II) | 4–1 | 4–1 away | Alderweireld, Ilenikhena, De Laet, Oularé ( o.g. ) |
| Beveren (II) | 2–0 | 2–0 away | Bateau ( o.g. ), Koyalipou ( o.g. ) | Eighth round | Charleroi (I) | 5–2 | 5–2 home | Ejuke, Boukamir ( o.g. ), Janssen (2), Ilenikhena |
| Anderlecht (I) | 2–1 | 2–1 home | Lapoussin, Rodríguez (pen.) | Quarter-finals | OH Leuven (I) | 3–2 | 3–2 away | Janssen (2 of which 1 pen. ), Van Den Bosch |
| Club Brugge (I) | 3–2 | 1–2 away; 2–0 home | Machida; Amoura, Sykes | Semi-finals | Oostende (II) | 4–1 | 1–1 away; 3–0 home | Doumbia; Ilenikhena (2), Van Den Bosch |
| Union SG | 1–0 | Antwerp |
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