1990–91 Swiss Cup


The 1990–91 Swiss Cup was the 66th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 11 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 20 May 1991 with the Final held at former stadium Wankdorf in Bern. The winners earned a place in the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the following season.

Overview

The competition began on the week-end 11–12 August 1990 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on Whit Monday 20 May 1991 with the final held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The 24 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first round. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.
The draw was respecting regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. In the entire 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 to decide which team qualified for the next round. No replays were foreseen, except in the final.

Round 1

In the first round a total of 160 clubs participated from the third-tier and lower. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition.

Summary

  • Note to the match Allschwil–Pratteln was played in Pratteln.
  • Note to the match Saint-Gingolph–Monthey was not played, no referees, and replayed.
  • Note to the match Racing Club–Renens was annulled and awarded as a 3–0 vistory for Racing Club. The player Raphaël Baumgartner of Renens was not qualified.
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Round 2

The 24 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first round and joined the competition in the second round. These teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.

Summary

Teams from the Nationalliga B against teams from the 1. Liga:
Teams from NLB against teams from the 2. Liga:
Teams from NLB against teams from the 3. Liga:
Teams from the 1. Liga amongst themselves:
Teams from the 1. Liga against teams from the 2. Liga:
Teams from the 1. Liga against teams from the 3. Liga:
Teams from the 2. Liga amongst themselves:
Teams from the 2. Liga against teams from the 3. Liga:

Matches

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Round 3

The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds and they joined the competition in this round. These teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.

Matches

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Round 4

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Round 5

Matches

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Telegram

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Sion won the cup and this was the club's sixth cup title to this date.