1978–79 Swiss Cup


The 1978–79 Swiss Cup was the 54th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition.

Overview

The competition began on the weekend 5 and 6 August 1978 with the first games of the first round and was completed on Whit Monday 4 June 1979 with the final, which was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, but because it ended in a draw it required a replay, which took place on Wednesday 20 June. The teams from this season's Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first round. The games of the second round were played one week later, on the weekend 12 and 13 of August. The teams from this season's Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first three rounds. They joined the competition in the fourth round on 7 and 8 October. The matches were played in a knockout format. Up until the fifth-round, 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 fifth-round, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.

Round 1

The teams from the lower divisions, who had qualified for this round through their regional football association's cup competitions or their requirements, competed in the first round.

Round 2

The teams from the NLB joined the cup competition in the second round. Whenever possible, the draw was respecting regionalities and the lower-tier team was granted home advantage.

Matches

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Round 3

Matches

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Round 4

The teams from the NLA joined the cup competition in the fourth round. The draw was still respecting regionalities and the lower-tier team was granted home advantage.

Matches

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Round 5

Summary

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Matches

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Quarter-finals

Summary

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Semi-finals

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Final

The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Whit Monday 1978.

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Telegram

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Servette won the cup and this was the club's fifth cup title to this date, their second in succession. Because they won the Swiss championship as well, they won the domestic double, this for the first time in their history. In fact Sevette won the domestic treble because they won the 1978–79 Swiss League Cup. To top things up, they also won the 1978 Cup of the Alps and made it four trophies in one season.Der einzigartige Exploit">

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