1998–99 Swiss Cup
The 1998–99 Swiss Cup was the 74th season of Switzerland's football cup competition organised annually by the Swiss Football Association. The competition began on 4 August with the first game of the first round and ended on 13 June 1999 with the final held at the former Wankdorf in Bern. The winners earned a place in the first round of the UEFA Cup.
Overview
The competition began on 4 August with the first two games of the first round, but the majority of the matches were played during the week-end of 8–9 August. the competition ended on Sunday 13 June 1999 with the final held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. This year saw some modifications in the early rounds. The 54 clubs from the 1998–99 1. Liga were granted byes for the first round and were to join the competition in the second round. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first three rounds. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first four rounds. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the first round of the UEFA Cup in the following season.When possible, the draw respected regionalities 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 in the entire competition.
Round 1
In the first round a total of 114 amateur clubs participated from the fourth-tier and lower. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.- A number of scores remain unknown.
Round 2
The 54 teams from the 1998–99 1. Liga, that had been granted byes for the first round, joined the competition in this the second round. They were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted the home advantage.Round 5
The 12 first-tier clubs from the 1998–99 Nationalliga A had been granted byes for the first four rounds and they joined the competition in this round. The first-tier 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 6
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.Telegram
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Lausanne-Sport won the cup and this was the club's 9th cup title to this date and their second in a row.