The 2024–25 Swiss Cup, or Schweizer Pokal, is the 100th anniversary of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It features 64 teams from the first to the eight tier of the Swiss football league. The first round will be played from 16 to 18 August 2024.[1][2] The final will take place on 1 June 2025.[3]
Tournament details | |
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Country | Switzerland |
Date | 16 August 2024 – 1 June 2025 |
Teams | 64 |
Defending champions | Servette |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 63 |
Servette are the reigning Cup champion.[4] The winner qualifies for the third qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.
Participating teams
edit64 teams participate in the Swiss Cup.[5] They come from across the three levels of the Swiss football pyramid:
- The 21 eligible members of the Swiss Football League are automatically entered
- Twelve from the Super League
- Nine teams from the Challenge League[a]
- 17 teams can qualify from the First League (Promotion League and 1. Liga)[b]
- Seven top ranked eligible teams of 2023–24 Swiss Promotion League[a]
- Ten teams from the 1. Liga
- 25 teams can qualify from the Amateur League
- Nine teams from the 2. Liga Interregional
- 16 teams from the 13 regional football associations (regional associations of Bern-Jura, Zürich and Eastern Switzerland[c] have two participants)
- Final spot is awarded to the winner of the Suva Fairplay Trophy, awarded to the fairest football club of the last season
Super League 12 teams |
Challenge League 9 teams |
Promotion League 8 teams |
1. Liga 11 teams |
2. Liga Interregional 8 teams |
2. Liga 14 teams |
3. Liga 2 teams |
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Source: [8]
Schedule and venues
editThe table below shows the schedule of the competition.[2] The competitor of the lower league[f] has home ground advantage in all rounds except the final, if applicable.[1] The final will be held at Stadion Wankdorf, Bern.
Matchup restrictions apply in the first two rounds:[2]
- In Round 1, clubs of the Swiss Football League (SL and ChL) cannot be drawn against each other. Furthermore, matchups are regionally drawn.
- In Round 2, teams of the Swiss Super League cannot be drawn against each other.
- From Round 3 onwards, no more matchup restrictions apply.
Round | Match date |
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Round 1 (round of 64) | 16–18 August 2024 |
Round 2 (round of 32) | 13–15 September 2024 |
Round 3 (round of 16) | 3–5 December 2024 |
Round 4 (quarter-finals) | 25–27 February 2025 |
Round 5 (semi-finals) | 26–27 April 2025 |
Round 6 (final) | 1 June 2025 |
Source: [2]
Results
editFirst round
editMatchups for the first round were drawn on 3 July 2024 and will be played between 18 and 20 August 2024.[1] Representatives of the Swiss Football League (SL and ChL) could not be drawn against each other.[2] Furthermore, in the first round, the matchups are regionally restricted. Teams' leagues are indicated in brackets.[f]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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AC Taverne (1) | 1–3 | FC Wil (ChL) |
SC Kriens (PL) | 1–2 | AC Bellinzona (ChL) |
FC Dardania Lausanne (2) | 0–3 | Yverdon-Sport FC (SL) |
Lancy FC (1) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) 1–4 (p) |
Etoile Carouge FC (ChL) |
FC Wettswil-Bonstetten (1) | 1–2 | FC Winterthur (SL) |
FC Schattdorf (2) | 0–1 | FC Paradiso (PL) |
FC Ursy (2) | 0–6 | FC Stade Nyonnais (ChL) |
FC Subingen (2) | 0–8 | FC Basel (SL) |
FC Baden (PL) | 1–3 | FC Rapperswil-Jona (PL) |
FC Besa (2) | 1–0 | FC Chur 97 (2Int) |
FC Printse-Nendaz (2) | 0–10 | BSC Young Boys (SL) |
FC Echallens (1) | 1–6 | FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (ChL) |
FC Suhr (2) | 0–4 | FC Aarau (ChL) |
FC Mendrisio (1) | 1–4 | FC Luzern (SL) |
FC Wallbach (3) | 0–2 | FC Langenthal (1) |
FC Monthey (1) | 4–3 | FC Solothurn (1) |
FC Tuggen (1) | 0–2 | FC Schaffhausen (ChL) |
SC Emmen (2Int) | 3–2 | FC Altstätten (2Int) |
Zürich City SC (2) | 0–1 | SC Young Fellows Juventus (1) |
FC Le Communal Sport Le Locle (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–1 (p) |
FC Prishtina Bern (1) |
FC Aemme (2) | 2–1 | FC Haute-Ajoie (2) |
FC Biel-Bienne (PL) | 2–1 | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (ChL) |
SR Delémont (PL) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–4 (p) |
FC Sion (SL) |
FC Genolier-Begnins (2) | 1–3 | Vevey-Sports (PL) |
FC Champel (2) | 0–7 | FC Lausanne-Sport (SL) |
Signal FC (2Int) | 1–7 | Servette FC (SL) |
KF Dardania SG (2Int) | 1–2 | FC Gambarogno-Contone (2Int) |
SC Schwyz (3) | 0–6 | FC Thun (ChL) |
SC Brühl (PL) | 1–7 | FC Lugano (SL) |
FC Regensdorf (2) | 0–9 | Grasshopper Club Zürich (SL) |
Zug 94 (2Int) | 0–2 | FC Zürich (SL) |
FC Malcantone (2Int) | 0–4 | FC St. Gallen (SL) |
Second round
editThe second round were drawn on 18 August 2024, following the conclusion of the first round.[9] Teams of the Swiss Super League cannot be drawn against each other.[2]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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FC Monthey (1) | 0–2 | Etoile Carouge FC (ChL) |
SC Emmen (2Int) | 1–2 | Yverdon-Sport FC (SL) |
FC Thun (ChL) | 0–2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich (SL) |
SC Young Fellows Juventus (1) | 0–2 | FC Sion (SL) |
FC Besa (2) | 1–6 | FC Biel-Bienne (PL) |
FC Langenthal (1) | 1–0 | FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (ChL) |
FC Paradiso (PL) | 1–3 | FC St. Gallen (SL) |
FC Rapperswil-Jona (PL) | 1–3 | FC Lugano (SL) |
FC Le Communal Sport Le Locle (2) | 0–3 | FC Zürich (SL) |
Vevey-Sports (PL) | 2–4 | BSC Young Boys (SL) |
FC Wil (ChL) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–4 (p) |
FC Winterthur (SL) |
FC Schaffhausen (ChL) | 2–1 | Servette FC (SL) |
FC Aarau (ChL) | 1–0 | FC Luzern (SL) |
FC Gambarogno-Contone (2Int) | 1–2 | AC Bellinzona (ChL) |
FC Stade Nyonnais (ChL) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Basel (SL) |
FC Aemme (2) | 0–4 | FC Lausanne-Sport (SL) |
Third round
editThe third round were drawn on 15 September 2024, following the conclusion of the second round.[10] No more match-up restrictions apply.[2]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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FC Langenthal (1) | – | FC Biel-Bienne (PL) |
Grasshopper Club Zürich (SL) | – | FC Zürich (SL) |
FC Schaffhausen (ChL) | – | BSC Young Boys (SL) |
FC Basel (SL) | – | FC Sion (SL) |
Yverdon-Sport FC (SL) | – | FC Lugano (SL) |
FC Aarau (ChL) | – | Etoile Carouge FC (ChL) |
FC Winterthur (SL) | – | FC Lausanne-Sport (SL) |
AC Bellinzona (ChL) | – | FC St. Gallen (SL) |
Quarter-finals
editThe quarter-finals will be drawn on 5 December 2024, following the conclusion of the third round.[2]
Semi-finals
editThe semi-finals will be drawn on 27 February 2025, following the conclusion of the quarter-finals.[2]
Final
editThe final will take place on 1 June 2025 at the Stadion Wankdorf in Bern.[3][2]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Liechtenstein club and Challenge League member FC Vaduz is not eligible to participate in the Swiss Cup. This spot is awarded to the Promotion League
- ^ U21 squads of SFL teams are not eligible to participate in the Swiss Cup.
- ^ Includes the Cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, and Grisons.
- ^ FC Printse-Nendaz qualifies as the winner of the Valais Cup.[1][6]
- ^ SC Schwyz qualifies as the second fairest team in Switzerland.[1][7]
- ^ a b League rankings:
(SL): Swiss Super League
(ChL): Swiss Challenge League
(PL): Swiss Promotion League
(1): 1. Liga
(2I): 2. Liga Interregional
(2): 2. Liga
(3): 3. Liga
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Spiele der 1. Runde im Schweizer Cup 2024/25 terminiert" (in German). SFV. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Spieldaten und Modus". SFV. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Cupfinal". SFV. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Männer-Cupfinal: Servette FC erstmals seit 23 Jahren Cupsieger". SFV. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "SCHWEIZER CUP 2024/25 INFORMATIONEN UND WEISUNGEN FÜR DIE TEILNEHMENDEN KLUBS" (PDF) (in German). SFV. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Un événement historique à ne pas manquer !". Printse-Nendaz. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Rangliste Fairplay-Trophy der Suva 2023/24" (PDF). SFV. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Schweizer Cup: Auslosung der 1. Runde am 1. Juli im Livestream" (in Swiss High German). SFV. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Schweizer Cup: Revanche, Derby und David gegen Goliath in der 2. Runde" (in German). SFV. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Schweizer Cup: Zürcher Derby im Achtelfinal" (in German). SFV. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.