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2024–25 Swiss Cup

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2024–25 Swiss Cup
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland
Date16 August 2024 – 1 June 2025
Teams64
Defending championsServette
Tournament statistics
Matches played63

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]

Servette are the reigning Cup champion.[4] The winner qualifies for the third qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.

Participating teams

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64 teams participate in the Swiss Cup.[5] They come from across the three levels of the Swiss football pyramid:

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
  • Zug 94
  • Signal FC
  • FC Gambarogno-Contone
  • SC Emmen
  • KF Dardania SG
  • FC Chur 97
  • FC Altstätten
  • FC Malcantone
  • FC Aemme
  • FC Haute-Ajoie
  • FC Subingen
  • FC Le Communal Sport Le Locle
  • FC Suhr
  • Zürich City SC
  • FC Regensdorf
  • FC Dardania Lausanne
  • FC Genolier-Begnins
  • FC Ursy
  • FC Champel
  • FC Besa
  • FC Schattdorf
  • FC Printse-Nendaz [d]
  • FC Wallbach
  • SC Schwyz [e]

Source: [8]

Schedule and venues

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The 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
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

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First round

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Matchups 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
AC Taverne (1) Ticino 1–3 Canton of St. Gallen FC Wil (ChL)
SC Kriens (PL) Canton of Lucerne 1–2 Ticino AC Bellinzona (ChL)
FC Dardania Lausanne (2) Vaud 0–3 Vaud Yverdon-Sport FC (SL)
Lancy FC (1) Canton of Geneva 3–3 (a.e.t.)
1–4 (p)
Canton of Geneva Etoile Carouge FC (ChL)
FC Wettswil-Bonstetten (1) Canton of Zurich 1–2 Canton of Zurich FC Winterthur (SL)
FC Schattdorf (2) Canton of Uri 0–1 Ticino FC Paradiso (PL)
FC Ursy (2) Canton of Fribourg 0–6 Vaud FC Stade Nyonnais (ChL)
FC Subingen (2) Canton of Solothurn 0–8 Basel-Stadt FC Basel (SL)
FC Baden (PL) Aargau 1–3 Canton of St. Gallen FC Rapperswil-Jona (PL)
FC Besa (2) Canton of St. Gallen 1–0 Grisons FC Chur 97 (2Int)
FC Printse-Nendaz (2) Valais 0–10 Canton of Bern BSC Young Boys (SL)
FC Echallens (1) Vaud 1–6 Vaud FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (ChL)
FC Suhr (2) Aargau 0–4 Aargau FC Aarau (ChL)
FC Mendrisio (1) Ticino 1–4 Canton of Lucerne FC Luzern (SL)
FC Wallbach (3) Aargau 0–2 Canton of Bern FC Langenthal (1)
FC Monthey (1) Valais 4–3 Canton of Solothurn FC Solothurn (1)
FC Tuggen (1) Canton of Schwyz 0–2 Canton of Schaffhausen FC Schaffhausen (ChL)
SC Emmen (2Int) Canton of Lucerne 3–2 Canton of St. Gallen FC Altstätten (2Int)
Zürich City SC (2) Canton of Zurich 0–1 Canton of Zurich SC Young Fellows Juventus (1)
FC Le Communal Sport Le Locle (2) Canton of Neuchâtel 1–1 (a.e.t.)
3–1 (p)
Canton of Bern FC Prishtina Bern (1)
FC Aemme (2) Canton of Bern 2–1 Canton of Jura FC Haute-Ajoie (2)
FC Biel-Bienne (PL) Canton of Bern 2–1 Canton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (ChL)
SR Delémont (PL) Canton of Jura 1–1 (a.e.t.)
1–4 (p)
Valais FC Sion (SL)
FC Genolier-Begnins (2) Vaud 1–3 Vaud Vevey-Sports (PL)
FC Champel (2) Canton of Geneva 0–7 Vaud FC Lausanne-Sport (SL)
Signal FC (2Int) Canton of Geneva 1–7 Canton of Geneva Servette FC (SL)
KF Dardania SG (2Int) Canton of St. Gallen 1–2 Ticino FC Gambarogno-Contone (2Int)
SC Schwyz (3) Canton of Schwyz 0–6 Canton of Bern FC Thun (ChL)
SC Brühl (PL) Canton of St. Gallen 1–7 Ticino FC Lugano (SL)
FC Regensdorf (2) Canton of Zurich 0–9 Canton of Zurich Grasshopper Club Zürich (SL)
Zug 94 (2Int) Canton of Zug 0–2 Canton of Zurich FC Zürich (SL)
FC Malcantone (2Int) Ticino 0–4 Canton of St. Gallen FC St. Gallen (SL)

Second round

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The 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
FC Monthey (1) Valais 0–2 Canton of Geneva Etoile Carouge FC (ChL)
SC Emmen (2Int) Canton of Lucerne 1–2 Vaud Yverdon-Sport FC (SL)
FC Thun (ChL) Canton of Bern 0–2 Canton of Zurich Grasshopper Club Zürich (SL)
SC Young Fellows Juventus (1) Canton of Zurich 0–2 Valais FC Sion (SL)
FC Besa (2) Canton of St. Gallen 1–6 Canton of Bern FC Biel-Bienne (PL)
FC Langenthal (1) Canton of Bern 1–0 Vaud FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (ChL)
FC Paradiso (PL) Ticino 1–3 Canton of St. Gallen FC St. Gallen (SL)
FC Rapperswil-Jona (PL) Canton of St. Gallen 1–3 Ticino FC Lugano (SL)
FC Le Communal Sport Le Locle (2) Canton of Neuchâtel 0–3 Canton of Zurich FC Zürich (SL)
Vevey-Sports (PL) Vaud 2–4 Canton of Bern BSC Young Boys (SL)
FC Wil (ChL) Canton of St. Gallen 2–2 (a.e.t.)
2–4 (p)
Canton of Zurich FC Winterthur (SL)
FC Schaffhausen (ChL) Canton of Schaffhausen 2–1 Canton of Geneva Servette FC (SL)
FC Aarau (ChL) Aargau 1–0 Canton of Lucerne FC Luzern (SL)
FC Gambarogno-Contone (2Int) Ticino 1–2 Ticino AC Bellinzona (ChL)
FC Stade Nyonnais (ChL) Vaud 0–1 (a.e.t.) Basel-Stadt FC Basel (SL)
FC Aemme (2) Canton of Bern 0–4 Vaud FC Lausanne-Sport (SL)

Third round

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The 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
FC Langenthal (1) Canton of Bern Canton of Bern FC Biel-Bienne (PL)
Grasshopper Club Zürich (SL) Canton of Zurich Canton of Zurich FC Zürich (SL)
FC Schaffhausen (ChL) Canton of Schaffhausen Canton of Bern BSC Young Boys (SL)
FC Basel (SL) Basel-Stadt Valais FC Sion (SL)
Yverdon-Sport FC (SL) Vaud Ticino FC Lugano (SL)
FC Aarau (ChL) Aargau Canton of Geneva Etoile Carouge FC (ChL)
FC Winterthur (SL) Canton of Zurich Vaud FC Lausanne-Sport (SL)
AC Bellinzona (ChL) Ticino Canton of St. Gallen FC St. Gallen (SL)

Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals will be drawn on 5 December 2024, following the conclusion of the third round.[2]

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals will be drawn on 27 February 2025, following the conclusion of the quarter-finals.[2]

Final

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The final will take place on 1 June 2025 at the Stadion Wankdorf in Bern.[3][2]

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ U21 squads of SFL teams are not eligible to participate in the Swiss Cup.
  3. ^ Includes the Cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, and Grisons.
  4. ^ FC Printse-Nendaz qualifies as the winner of the Valais Cup.[1][6]
  5. ^ SC Schwyz qualifies as the second fairest team in Switzerland.[1][7]
  6. ^ 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Spieldaten und Modus". SFV. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Cupfinal". SFV. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Männer-Cupfinal: Servette FC erstmals seit 23 Jahren Cupsieger". SFV. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ "SCHWEIZER CUP 2024/25 INFORMATIONEN UND WEISUNGEN FÜR DIE TEILNEHMENDEN KLUBS" (PDF) (in German). SFV. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Un événement historique à ne pas manquer !". Printse-Nendaz. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Rangliste Fairplay-Trophy der Suva 2023/24" (PDF). SFV. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Schweizer Cup: Auslosung der 1. Runde am 1. Juli im Livestream" (in Swiss High German). SFV. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Schweizer Cup: Revanche, Derby und David gegen Goliath in der 2. Runde" (in German). SFV. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Schweizer Cup: Zürcher Derby im Achtelfinal" (in German). SFV. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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