2001–02 Swiss Cup
The 2001–02 Swiss Cup was the 77th season of Switzerland's cup competition held annually by the Swiss Football Association. The competition began on 10 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 12 May 2002 with the Final held at St. Jakob-Park, Basel. The cup winners were qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup.
Overview
This season's cup competition began on the week-end 10, 11–12 August with the first round. The competition ended on Sunday 12 May 2002 with the final, which was held for the second time in the new St. Jakob-Park in Basel. The 48 clubs from the 2001–02 Swiss 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 were to qualify 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 136 amateur clubs participated from the fourth-tier and lower. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition, however the U-21 teams who played in the fourth-tier were qualified. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.Round 2
The 54 teams, including the U-21 teams, from the 2001–02 1. Liga that had been granted byes for the first round, joined the competition in this 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 the home advantage.Round 4
The twelve teams from the 2001–02 Nationalliga B (NLB) were granted byes for the first three rounds and they joined the competition in the fourth 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 5
The twelve first-tier clubs from the 2001–02 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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- FC Wittenbach played the 2001/02 season in the 2. Liga interregional following their promotion in the previous season.
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- FC Ascona played the 2001/02 season in the 2. Liga interregional
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 was considered as home team in the final.Telegram
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Basel won the cup and this was the club's sixth cup title to this date. Five days earlier the team had also became league champions and this was the second time in the clubs' history that they had secured the double. Since Basel won the championship and qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League, Grasshoppers qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup.