1973 Swiss League Cup
The 1973 Swiss League Cup was the second Swiss League Cup competition. It was played in summer 1973 as a pre-season tournament to the 1973–74 Swiss football season. It was won by Grasshopper Club Zürich who defeated FC Winterthur 5–4 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in the final.
Overview
The League Cup was created to allow clubs from the top two tiers to compete in a tournament in advance of the league season. There was a seeding, the top eight teams from last seasons Nationalliga A were directly qualified for the round of 16. The other six teams from the top-tier and all the teams from the second-tier played a qualification round. As opposed to in the inaugural version last season, where the teams were divided into regional groups to play a round-robin, this year the 20 teams were drawn in a two-legged elimination tournament, yet only the best eight winners qualified for the round of 16. In the main competition, the matches were played in a single knockout format. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. In the event of a draw at the end of extra time, a penalty shoot-out was foreseen.Qualification round
The first legs were played on 16 June and the return legs were played on 23 June 1973.Summary
- The best eight winners qualified. Buochs and Young Boys did not qualify.
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Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Summary
The final took place on Wednesday 10 October 1973 at Letzigrund in Zürich.Telegram
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Grasshopper Club won the cup and this was the club's first League Cup title to this date.