1974–75 Swiss Cup


The 1974–75 Swiss Cup was the 50th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition.

Overview

The cup competition began on 16 June 1974, with the first games of the first round, but this round was not completed until 10 August with all the required games. The entire competition was to be completed on Easter Monday 31 March 1975 with the final, which was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first round. These entered the competition for the second round, played on the weekend of 10 and 11 of August. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first three rounds. These teams joined the competition in the fourth round, which was played on 21 and 22 September.
The matches were played in a knockout format. In the first two rounds, in the event of a draw at the end of extra time, the match was decided with a penalty shoot-out. In and after the third-round, in the event of a draw at the end of extra time, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. The quarter- and semi-finals were played as two legged fixtures. The final was again played in one match. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.

Round 2

The teams from the NLB entered the cup competition in the second round, they were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The lower-tier team in each drawn tie was granted the home advantage.

Matches

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Round 3

Summary

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Matches

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Round 4

The teams from the NLA entered the cup competition in the fourth round, they were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. The draw was still respecting regionalities and the lower-tier team was again granted the home advantage.

Summary

Annulled: Protest from Bern due to a technical error of the referee. Replayed.
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Matches

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Round 5

Summery

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Quarter-finals

Summary


The first legs were played on and the return legs were played on

Matches

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Chênois won on away goals rule.
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Semi-finals

Summary


The first legs were played on and the return legs were played on

Matches

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Final

The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Easter Monday 1975.

Telegram

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Basel won the cup and this was the club's fifth cup title to this date.

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