Swiss Cup


The Swiss Cup is a football cup competition that has been organised annually since 1925–26 season by the Swiss Football Association.
The Swiss Cup final is usually the most important game of the year with a high attendance. The competition is also shaped by games in the first rounds when villages celebrate the tie of their club with a professional team leading to infrastructure improvements and often thousands of spectators at the local football pitch. Since 1999 the cup winners earns the chance to qualify for the UEFA Europa League or the UEFA Conference League in accordance with the rankings of Switzerland in the UEFA coefficient.

History

Forerunners

Before the foundation of the Swiss Cup, there were two attempts at creating a Swiss football cup competition: the Anglo Cup and the Och Cup.

Anglo Cup and winners

The Anglo Cup was played from 1909–1910 to 1912–1913.
SeasonWinnersRunners-upScoreNote
1909–10Young BoysSt. Gallen1–17–0 replay
1910–11Young BoysServette3–1
1911–12Young BoysStella Fribourg4–0
1912–13BaselFC Weissenbühl Bern5–0

Och Cup and winners

The Och Cup was played in 1920–21 and 1921–22. The Swiss football and athletics association stated the following in its annual report: “The well-known sports company Och Frères has provided the football department with a cup called the Och Cup. This cup is intended to replace the former "Anglo Cup" and is to be played according to the system of the English FA Cup ". FC Bern was the first club to win the new trophy, Concordia Basel won the second edition. Then in 1925, as the Swiss Football Association decided to launch its own official Swiss Cup, the Och Cup was played-out between the two previous winners. In the play-off on 11 January 1925, FC Bern beat Concordia Basel 2-0 and thus definitely came into possession of the Och Cup. The original trophy is now again in the possession of the Och family.
SeasonWinnersRunners-upScoreNote
1920–21FC BernLa Chaux-de-Fonds5–0Match one of three
1920–21FC BernZürich2–1Match two of three
1920–21La Chaux-de-FondsZürich–Not played
1921–22Concordia BaselÉtoile-Sporting1–0
1924–25FC BernConcordia Basel2–0

Foundation

Upon the initiative of Eugen Landolt the competition called "Swiss Cup" was organized in the season 1925–26 by the Swiss Football and Athletics Association, as the Swiss Football Association used to call itself.

Swiss Cup finals

SeasonWinnersRunners-upScoreNote
1925–26Grasshopper Club ZürichFC Bern2–1
1926–27Grasshopper Club ZürichYoung Fellows Zürich3–1
1927–28Servette FCGrasshopper Club Zürich5–1
1928–29Urania Genève SportYoung Boys1–0
1929–30Young BoysFC Aarau1–0
1930–31FC LuganoGrasshopper Club Zürich2–1
1931–32Grasshopper Club ZürichUrania Genève Sports5–1
1932–33FC BaselGrasshopper Club Zürich4–3
1933–34Grasshopper Club ZürichServette FC2–0
1934–35Lausanne-SportFC Nordstern Basel10–0
1935–36Young Fellows ZürichServette FC2–0
1936–37Grasshopper Club ZürichLausanne-Sport10–0
1937–38Grasshopper Club ZürichServette FC2–25–1 replay
1938–39Lausanne-SportFC Nordstern Basel2–0
1939–40Grasshopper Club ZürichFC Grenchen3–0
1940–41Grasshopper Club ZürichServette FC1–12–0 replay
1941–42Grasshopper Club ZürichFC Basel1–13–2 replay
1942–43Grasshopper Club ZürichFC Lugano2–1
1943–44Lausanne-SportFC Basel3–0
1944–45Young BoysFC St. Gallen2–0
1945–46Grasshopper Club ZürichLausanne-Sport3–0
1946–47FC BaselLausanne-Sport3–0
1947–48FC La Chaux-de-FondsFC Grenchen2–24–0 replay
1948–49Servette FCGrasshopper Club Zürich3–0
1949–50Lausanne-SportCantonal Neuchâtel1–14–0 replay
1950–51FC La Chaux-de-FondsFC Locarno3–2
1951–52Grasshopper Club ZürichFC Lugano2–0
1952–53Young BoysGrasshopper Club Zürich1–13–1 replay
1953–54FC La Chaux-de-FondsFC Fribourg2–0
1954–55FC La Chaux-de-FondsFC Thun3–1
1955–56Grasshopper Club ZürichYoung Boys1–0
1956–57FC La Chaux-de-FondsLausanne-Sport3–1
1957–58Young BoysGrasshopper Club Zürich1–14–1 replay
1958–59FC GrenchenServette FC1–0
1959–60FC LuzernFC Grenchen1–0
1960–61FC La Chaux-de-FondsFC Biel1–0
1961–62Lausanne-SportAC Bellinzona4–0
1962–63FC BaselGrasshopper Club Zürich2–0
1963–64Lausanne-SportFC La Chaux-de-Fonds2–0
1964–65FC SionServette FC2–1
1965–66FC ZürichServette FC2–0
1966–67FC BaselLausanne-Sport2–13–0 W/O, Lausanne walked off.
1967–68FC LuganoFC Winterthur2–1
1968–69FC St. GallenAC Bellinzona2–0
1969–70FC ZürichFC Basel4–1
1970–71Servette FCFC Lugano2–0
1971–72FC ZürichFC Basel1–0
1972–73FC ZürichFC Basel2–0
1973–74FC SionNeuchâtel Xamax3–2
1974–75FC BaselFC Winterthur2–1
1975–76FC ZürichServette FC1–0
1976–77Young BoysFC St. Gallen1–0
1977–78Servette FCGrasshopper Club Zürich2–21–0 replay
1978–79Servette FCYoung Boys1–13–2 replay
1979–80FC SionYoung Boys2–1
1980–81Lausanne-SportFC Zürich4–3
1981–82FC SionFC Basel1–0
1982–83Grasshopper Club ZürichServette FC2–23–0 replay
1983–84Servette FCLausanne-Sport1–0
1984–85FC AarauNeuchâtel Xamax1–0
1985–86FC SionServette FC3–1
1986–87Young BoysServette FC4–2
1987–88Grasshopper Club ZürichFC Schaffhausen2–0
1988–89Grasshopper Club ZürichFC Aarau2–1
1989–90Grasshopper Club ZürichNeuchâtel Xamax2–1
1990–91FC SionYoung Boys3–2
1991–92FC LuzernFC Lugano3–1
1992–93FC LuganoGrasshopper Club Zürich4–1
1993–94Grasshopper Club ZürichFC Schaffhausen4–0
1994–95FC SionGrasshopper Club Zürich4–2
1995–96FC SionServette FC4–2
1996–97FC SionFC Luzern3–3,
1997–98Lausanne-SportFC St. Gallen2–2,
1998–99Lausanne-SportGrasshopper Club Zürich2–0
1999–2000FC ZürichLausanne-Sport2–2,
2000–01Servette FCYverdon-Sport FC3–0
2001–02FC BaselGrasshopper Club Zürich2–1
2002–03FC BaselNeuchâtel Xamax6–0
2003–04FC WilGrasshopper Club Zürich3–2
2004–05FC ZürichFC Luzern3–1
2005–06FC SionYoung Boys1–1,
2006–07FC BaselFC Luzern1–0
2007–08FC BaselAC Bellinzona4–1
2008–09FC SionYoung Boys3–2
2009–10FC BaselFC Lausanne-Sport6–0
2010–11FC SionNeuchâtel Xamax2–0
2011–12FC BaselFC Luzern1–1,
2012–13Grasshopper Club ZürichFC Basel1–1,
2013–14FC ZürichFC Basel2–0
2014–15FC SionFC Basel3–0
2015–16FC ZürichFC Lugano1–0
2016–17FC BaselFC Sion3–0
2017–18FC ZürichYoung Boys2–1
2018–19FC BaselFC Thun2–1
2019–20Young BoysFC Basel2–1
2020–21FC LuzernFC St. Gallen3–1
2021–22FC LuganoFC St. Gallen4–1
2022–23Young BoysFC Lugano3–2
2023–24Servette FCFC Lugano0–0,
2024–25FC BaselFC Biel-Bienne4–1