# Belgian Basketball Cup

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.

## History

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.

## Format

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.

## Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the cup competition has known several names:
* Base Cup (2013–2016)
* bpost cup (2016–2019)
* EuroMillions Cup (2020–2022)
* Lotto Cup (2022-)

## Finals

Key :
| OT | Match was won after overtime |
| Season | Location | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | MVP |
| 1953–54 | | | Semailles | 70–59 | Altitude B.C. | — |
| 1954–55 | | | Semailles | 57–49 | Amicale Sportive | — |
| 1955–56 | | | Semailles | 71–69 | Antwerpse | — |
| 1956–57 | | | Brabo | 67–56 | Canter | — |
| 1957–58 | | | Semailles | 62–57 | Brabo | — |
| 1958–59 | | | Racing C.B. | 66–65 | Antwerpse | — |
| 1959–60 | | | Royal IV | 58–47 | Racing C.B. | — |
| 1960–61 | | | Antwerpse | 72–61 | V.G. Oostende | — |
| 1961–62 | | | V.G. Oostende | 65–63 | Racing C.B. | — |
| 1962–63 | | | Standard Liège | 66–59 | Sint Niklaas | — |
| 1963–64 | | | Racing Mechelen | 121–62 | Athlon Ieper | — |
| 1964–65 | | | Racing Mechelen | 89–73 | Racing White | — |
| 1965–66 | | | Royal IV | 88–68 | Okapi Aalst | — |
| 1966–67 | | | Royal IV | 70–67 | Avanti Brugge | — |
| 1967–68 | | | Royal IV | 75–51 | Oxaco Tornado | — |
| 1968–69 | | | Standard Liège | 80–72 | Racing Bell Mechelen | — |
| 1969–70 | | | Racing Bell Mechelen | 70–56 | Bus Fruit Lier | — |
| 1970–71 | | | Racing Bell Mechelen | 72–67 | Standard CL | — |
| 1971–72 | | | Antwerpse | 91–77 | Bus Fruit Lier | — |
| 1972–73 | | | Royal IV | 86–84 | Bus Fruit Lier | — |
| 1973–74 | | | Antwerpse | 75–72 | Bus Fruit Lier | — |
| 1974–75 | | | Lier | 108–102 | Maes Pils | — |
| 1975–76 | | | IJsboerke Kortrijk | 70–69 | Immo Scheers Lier | — |
| 1976–77 | | | Standard Liège | 102–85 | Eveil Monceau | — |
| 1977–78 | | | Avanti Brugge | 72–69 | Standard Boule d'Or | — |
| 1978–79 | | | Oostende | 77–66 | Fresh Air | — |
| 1979–80 | | | Verviers-Pepinster | 73–72 | Oostende | — |
| 1980–81 | | | Oostende | 101–73 | Hellas Gent | — |
| 1981–82 | | | Oostende | 78–67 | Aarschot | — |
| 1982–83 | | | Oostende | 86–66 | Maccabi Brussels | — |
| 1983–84 | | | Maccabi Brussels | 80–64 | Verviers-Pepinster | — |
| 1984–85 | | | Oostende | 108–94 | Opel Merksem | — |
| 1985–86 | | | Maes Pils | 98–70 | Boule d'Or Andenne | — |
| 1986–87 | | | Maes Pils | 112–71, 84–101 | Assubel Mariembourg | — |
| 1987–88 | | | Maccabi Brussels | 72–61 | Assubel Mariembourg | — |
| 1988–89 | | | Oostende | 72–66 | Maccabi Brussels | — |
| 1989–90 | | | Maes Pils | 96–58 | Leuven | — |
| 1990–91 | | | Oostende | 75–74 (OT) | Bobcat Gent | — |
| 1991–92 | | | Bobcat Gent | 68–55 | Oostende | — |
| 1992–93 | | | Maes Pils | 97–72 | Verviers-Pepinster | — |
| 1993–94 | | | Maes Pils | 87–80 | Leuven | — |
| 1994–95 | | | Basket Brussels | 69–60 | Spirou | — |
| 1995–96 | | | Spirou | 65–63 | Oostende | — |
| 1996–97 | | | Oostende | 90–80 | Spirou | — |
| 1997–98 | | | Oostende | 90–80 | Aalst | — |
| 1998–99 | | | Spirou | 91–85 (3OT) | Oostende | — |
| 1999–00 | | | Racing Antwerpen | 82–65 | Oostende | — |
| 2000–01 | | | Oostende | 93–79 | Spirou | — |
| 2001–02 | | | Spirou | 96–65 | Power Wevelgem | — |
| 2002–03 | | | Spirou | 115–68 | Spirou Gilly | — |
| 2003–04 | | | Liège | 87–83 | Oostende | — |
| 2004–05 | | | Leuven Bears | 87–80 | Spirou | — |
| 2005–06 | | | Mons-Hainaut | 69–59 | Spirou | — |
| 2006–07 | Leuven | Sportoase | Antwerp Giants | 70–64 | Liège | — |
| 2007–08 | Charleroi | Spiroudome | Oostende | 66–63 | Spirou | — |
| 2008–09 | Leuven | Sportoase | Spirou | 63–51 | Liège | — |
| 2009–10 | Liège | Country Hall Ethias | Oostende | 82–63 | Spirou | — |
| 2010–11 | Antwerp | Lotto Arena | Mons-Hainaut | 68–66 | Oostende | — |
| 2011–12 | Antwerp | Lotto Arena | Okapi Aalstar | 96–89 (OT) | Antwerp Giants | — |
| 2012–13 | Antwerp | Lotto Arena | Oostende | 77–76 | Okapi Aalstar | Matt Lojeski |
| 2013–14 | Brussels | Palais/Paleis 12 | Oostende | 88–79 | Antwerp Giants | Dušan Đorđević |
| 2014–15 | Brussels | Forest National Vorst Nationaal | Oostende | 94–93 (OT) | Liège | — |
| 2015–16 | Brussels | Forest National Vorst Nationaal | Oostende | 72–54 | Antwerp Giants | Khalid Boukichou |
| 2016–17 | Brussels | Forest National Vorst Nationaal | Oostende | 76–60 | Limburg United | Dušan Đorđević |
| 2017–18 | Brussels | Forest National Vorst Nationaal | Oostende | 84–80 | Mons-Hainaut | Dušan Đorđević |
| 2018–19 | Brussels | Forest National Vorst Nationaal | Antwerp Giants | 76–70 | Oostende | Ismaël Bako |
| 2019–20 | Brussels | Forest National Vorst Nationaal | Antwerp Giants | 83–78 | Spirou | Luka Rupnik |
| 2020–21 | Brussels | Palais/Paleis 12 | Oostende | 65–64 | Kangoeroes Mechelen | Loïc Schwartz |
| 2021–22 | Brussels | Forest National Vorst Nationaal | Limburg United | 79–73 | Oostende | Tyrell Nelson |
| 2022–23 | Brussels | Forest National Vorst Nationaal | Antwerp Giants | 77–71 | Oostende | Spencer Butterfield |
| 2023-24 | Brussels | Forest National Vorst Nationaal | Limburg United | 70-58 | Spirou | David Collins |
| 2024-25 | - | - | - | - | |