Liechtenstein Football Cup


The Liechtenstein Football Cup is Liechtenstein's premier football competition, and has been organised annually by the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) since 1946. The winner qualifies to take part in the UEFA Conference League.
As there is no national league in Liechtenstein, the Liechtenstein Football Cup is the only national football competition in the country. The country has only seven clubs, all of which historically have already established themselves in the Swiss league competitions. The national cup competition is currently the only route for Liechtenstein to be represented at the European football club competitions, since Liechtensteiner clubs are prevented from qualifying for European competition via the Swiss league system.
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Competition format

The competition has an unusual format in that not only can the first teams of the main seven football clubs enter, but also the reserve sides, which all play in lower divisions in the Swiss league system. This can lead to some unusual scenarios, such as in the second round of the 2006–07 cup, where FC Triesenberg's second team went through, but the first team was knocked out.
Teams from the same football club can be drawn together from the semi-finals onwards. In the 2009–10 competition semi-final stage, USV Eschen/Mauren were drawn with USV Eschen/Mauren II, and again in 2022-23 semi-finals, where FC Balzers were drawn with FC Balzers II.
The top 3 clubs based on league position can only meet from the quarter-finals onwards. A qualifying round also takes place if more than 16 teams enter, and a draw is made to determine which of the third-teams are required to participate in this round.

List of winners

FC Vaduz have won the competition on 51 occasions, which is a domestic football cup world record.
SeasonWinnerFinal scoreRunner-up
1945–46FC Triesen3–1FC Vaduz
1946–47FC Triesen2–0FC Vaduz
1947–48FC Triesen4–2FC Vaduz
1948–49FC Vaduz2–1FC Triesen
1949–50FC Triesen3–2FC Vaduz
1950–51FC Triesen3–1FC Vaduz
1951–52FC Vaduz2–0FC Triesen
1952–53FC Vaduz4–2FC Triesen
1953–54FC Vaduz1–0FC Triesen
1954–55FC Schaan1–0FC Vaduz
1955–56FC Vaduz4–1FC Schaan
1956–57FC Vaduz4–0FC Schaan
1957–58FC Vaduz2–0FC Triesen
1958–59FC Vaduz3–0FC Triesen
1959–60FC Vaduz3–2FC Schaan
1960–61FC Vaduz3–0FC Schaan
1961–62FC Vaduz4–0FC Schaan
1962–63FC Schaan3–1FC Ruggell
1963–64FC Balzers1–0FC Triesen
1964–65FC Triesen4–3FC Schaan
1965–66FC Vaduz7–0FC Schaan
1966–67FC Vaduz2–1FC Triesen
1967–68FC Vaduz4–2FC Triesen
1968–69FC Vaduz1–0FC Triesen
1969–70FC Vaduz2–1FC Schaan
1970–71FC Vaduz4–2FC Schaan
1971–72FC Triesen2–1FC Vaduz
1972–73FC Balzers2–1FC Ruggell
1973–74FC Vaduz2–2 FC Balzers
1974–75FC Triesen5–2FC Balzers
1975–76USV Eschen/Mauren3–1FC Balzers
1976–77USV Eschen/Mauren0–0 FC Vaduz
1977–78USV Eschen/Mauren3–1FC Ruggell
1978–79FC Balzers3–1USV Eschen/Mauren
1979–80FC Vaduz1–1 FC Balzers
1980–81FC Balzers3–0FC Ruggell
1981–82FC Balzers5–0USV Eschen/Mauren
1982–83FC Balzers1–1 USV Eschen/Mauren
1983–84FC Balzers2–0FC Vaduz
1984–85FC Vaduz3–1USV Eschen/Mauren

Records

A list of all Liechtenstein clubs reflecting their success in the Liechtenstein Cup after 76 competitions.
"League Tier" indicates in which tier of the Swiss Football League the clubs are active.
ClubLeague TierFinalsWonLost
FC Vaduz2645113
FC Balzers4281117
FC Triesen718810
USV Eschen/Mauren423518
FC Schaan814311
FC Ruggell67–7
FC Triesenberg72–2