2019–20 Swiss Cup

2019–20 Swiss Cup
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland
Date16 August 2019 – 30 August 2020
(originally until 24 May 2020)
Teams64
Defending championsBasel
Final positions
ChampionsYoung Boys (7th title)
Runner-upBasel

The 2019–20 Swiss Cup was the 95th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 16 August 2019 with the first games of Round 1 was originally scheduled to end on 24 May 2020 but the final was rescheduled to 30 August 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3]

Basel were the title holders. They were beaten in the final by Young Boys of Bern, securing their first Swiss Cup title since 1987.

Participating clubs

All teams from 2018–19 Super League and 2018–19 Challenge League as well as the top 4 teams from 2018–19 Promotion League automatically entered this year's competition. The remaining 41 teams had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Reserve teams and A-teams from Liechtenstein were not allowed in the competition, the latter only entered the 2019–20 Liechtenstein Cup.

2019–20 Super League
10 teams 		2019–20 Challenge League
9 teams 		2019–20 Promotion League
9 teams 		2019–20 1. Liga
10 teams 		2019–20 2. Liga Interregional
12 teams 		2019–20 Regional leagues
14 teams

Sixth tier

  • FC Altstätten (SG)
  • FC Béroche-Gorgier (NE)
  • FC Concordia Basel (BS)
  • FC Iliria (SO)
  • FC Perly-Certoux (GE)
  • FC Mutschellen (AG)
  • Pully Football (VD)
  • FC Rothorn (BE)
  • FC Saxon Sports (VS)
  • FC Schoenberg (FR)
  • FC Seefeld (ZH)
  • FC Uster (ZH)
  • FC Wetzikon (ZH)

Eighth tier

  • FC Escholzmatt-Marbach (LU)

Teams in bold are still active in the competition.

TH Title holders.

Round 1

Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
16 August 2019
Étoile Carouge FC (3) 0–1 BSC Young Boys (1)
FC Concordia Basel (6) 0–5 FC Lugano (1)
17 August 2019
SC YF Juventus (3) 0–3 FC Winterthur (2)
FC Red Star Zürich (4) 1–3 FC Wil (2)
FC Wohlen (4) 2–1 FC Wettswil-Bonstetten (4)
FC Wetzikon (6) 1–3 Meyrin FC (4)
FC Black Stars (3) 1–2 FC Zürich (1)
FC Échallens Région (4) 0–6 Servette FC (1)
Pully Football (6) 1–4[4] FC Basel (1)
FC Seefeld (6) 1–9 Grasshopper Zürich (2)
FC Altstätten (6) 1–3 FC Bassecourt (4)
FC Rothorn (6) 1–3 (a.e.t.) FC Sursee (5)
FC Allschwil (5) 1–10 FC Sion (1)
FC Bulle (4) 2–1 (a.e.t.) FC Chiasso (2)
AC Taverne (5) 1–4 SC Kriens (2)
FC Iliria (6) 1–6 FC Lausanne-Sport (2)
FC Perly-Certoux (6) 0–5 FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy (2)
FC Muri (5) 2–3 FC Rapperswil-Jona (3)
FC Rotkreuz (5) 0–2 FC Freienbach (5)
FC Saxon Sports (6) 2–4 FC Spiez (5)
FC Gambarogno-Contone (5) 0–5 AC Bellinzona (3)
FC Monthey (5) 1–4 FC St. Gallen (1)
FC Mutschellen (6) 0–3 FC Stade Nyonnais (3)
18 August 2019
SC Cham (3) 2–2 (1–3 p) FC Aarau (2)
FC Linth 04 (4) 3–1 FC Schaffhausen (2)
FC Béroche-Gorgier (6) 1–1 (5–4 p) FC Olten (5)
Signal FC Bernex-Confignon (5) 0–2 FC Thun (1)
FC Escholzmatt-Marbach (8) 0–14[5] FC Bavois (3)
FC Schoenberg (6) 1–5 Olympique de Genève FC (4)
FC Uster (6) 1–3 Lancy FC (4)
Yverdon Sport FC (3) 1–2 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (1)
AS Calcio Kreuzlingen (5) 0–2 FC Luzern (1)

Round 2

The winners of Round 1 played in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
13 September 2019
Grasshopper Club Zürich (2) 1–0 Servette FC (1)
FC Winterthur (2) 2–0 FC St. Gallen (1)
14 September 2019
FC Spiez (5) 0–4 FC Linth 04 (4)
FC Sursee (5) 1–2 FC Bulle (4)
FC Freienbach (5) 2–11 BSC Young Boys (1)
SC Kriens (2) 2–4 FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy (2)
FC Béroche-Gorgier (6) 2–1 Lancy FC (4)
FC Lausanne-Sport (2) 3–0 FC Lugano (1)
Olympique de Genève FC (4) 1–2 FC Bavois (3)
FC Wil (2) 1–2 FC Zürich (1)
Meyrin FC (4) 0–3[6] FC Basel (1)
15 September 2019
FC Stade Nyonnais (3) 0–1 FC Thun (1)
AC Bellinzona (3) 1–2 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (1)
FC Bassecourt (4) 0–3 FC Rapperswil-Jona (3)
FC Aarau (2) 1–2 FC Sion (1)
FC Wohlen (4) 0–4 FC Luzern (1)

Round 3

Team 1  Score  Team 2
29 October 2019
FC Béroche-Gorgier (6) 1–7 FC Bavois (3)
30 October 2019
Grasshopper Club Zürich (2) 0–1 FC Luzern (1)
FC Winterthur (2) 1–0 FC Thun (1)
FC Spiez (5) 0–2 FC Sion (1)
FC Zürich (1) 0–4 BSC Young Boys (1)
FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy (2) 1–2[7] FC Basel (1)
31 October 2019
FC Bulle (4) 2–3 FC Rapperswil-Jona (3)
FC Lausanne-Sport (2) 6–0 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (1)

Quarter-finals

14 June 2020 FC Lausanne-Sport2–3 (a.e.t.) FC Basel Lausanne
16:00 Zeqiri 72'
Geissmann 73'		 54', 67' Cabral
105+2' Widmer		 Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Attendance: 300
Referee: Alain Bieri
5 August 2020 FC Winterthur 4–0FC BavoisZurich
18:00 Buess 20'
Pepsi 45+1'
Callà 75'
Mahamid 87'		 Stadium: Utogrund
Attendance: 400
Referee: Alessandro Dudic
6 August 2020 FC Luzern1–2 (a.e.t.) BSC Young Boys Lucerne
18:00 Margiotta 33' 35' Nsame
116' Gaudino		 Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet
6 August 2020 FC Rapperswil-Jona1–2 FC Sion Rapperswil-Jona
18:00 Ferreira 67' 3' Uldriķis
22' (pen.) Grgić		 Stadium: Stadion Grünfeld
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Semi-finals

9 August 2020 BSC Young Boys 3–1FC SionBern
16:00 Nsame 72'
Martins 90'
Mambimbi 90+3'		 80' Uldriķis Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 600
Referee: Fedayi San
25 August 2020 FC Basel 6–1FC WinterthurBasel
20:15 Stocker 2'
Widmer 5'
van Wolfswinkel 22' 62'
Pululu 51'
Frei 63'		 32' Buess Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Stefan Horisberger

Final

FC Basel1–2[8]BSC Young Boys
 ASF/SFV
Attendance: 1,000
GK Serbia Đorđe Nikolić
DF Switzerland Silvan Widmer
DF Switzerland Jasper van der Werff
DF Paraguay Omar Alderete
DF Italy Raoul Petretta
MF Switzerland Fabian Frei
MF Switzerland Yannick Marchand downward-facing red arrow 80'
MF Switzerland Valentin Stocker (c) downward-facing red arrow 86'
MF Netherlands Ricky van Wolfswinkel
ST Angola Afimico Pululu
ST Germany Kemal Ademi
Substitutes:
DF Switzerland Eray Cömert upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF Switzerland Samuele Campo upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Switzerland Marcel Koller
GK Switzerland David von Ballmoos
DF France Jordan Lefort
DF Guinea Mohamed Ali Camara
DF Switzerland Fabian Lustenberger (c) downward-facing red arrow 49'
DF Switzerland Ulisses Garcia downward-facing red arrow 82'
MF Serbia Miralem Sulejmani downward-facing red arrow 66'
MF Switzerland Michel Aebischer
MF Luxembourg Christopher Martins downward-facing red arrow 66'
MF Cameroon Moumi Ngamaleu downward-facing red arrow 82'
MF Switzerland Christian Fassnacht
ST Cameroon Jean-Pierre Nsame
Substitutes:
DF Switzerland Cédric Zesiger upward-facing green arrow 49'
MF Germany Gianluca Gaudino upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF Switzerland Vincent Sierro upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF Switzerland Marvin Spielmann upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW France Guillaume Hoarau upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Switzerland Gerardo Seoane

Top scorers

Rank Player[9] Club(s) Goals
1 Cameroon Jean-Pierre Nsame BSC Young Boys 7
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed Begzadić FC Bavois 5
Switzerland Nassim Ben Khalifa Grasshopper Club Zürich
Switzerland Anđelko Savić FC Bavois
3 Switzerland Adrian Alvarez FC Bavois 4
Switzerland Alex Gauthier FC Bavois
Switzerland Pajtim Kasami FC Sion
Cameroon Moumi Ngamaleu BSC Young Boys
Cameroon Jean-Pierre Nsame BSC Young Boys
Switzerland Bastien Toma FC Sion
Switzerland Andi Zeqiri FC Lausanne-Sport

References

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