1943–44 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1943–44 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport Basel 1942–43 1944–45 The 1943–44 Swiss Cup was the 19th season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since the 1925–26 season by the Swiss Football Association. Overview Preamble In Switzerland during the second world war, sport became an integral part of the "spiritual national defense". This was a political and cultural movement that had already become increasingly important during the late 1930s. Politicians, intellectuals and media professionals had increasingly called for measures to strengthen Switzerland's basic cultural values. As football games were also considered to be one of the activities that seemed important for maintaining the morale of the population, the military authorities put considerably fewer obstacles in the way of the top players and the clubs as they had during the previous World War. Christian Koller 2009 https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/7144/10/Koller_Kriegsmeisterschaften.pdf Vierzigerjahre (1940 bis 1949): Die Kriegsmeisterschaften Forties (1940 to 1949): The War Championships Zurich Open Repository and Archive de-ch 2024-11-16 ASF/SFV Therefore, it came about that the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) expanded themselves. To this date, the Association had 14 members in the top-tier and 25 members in the second-tier, calles 1. Liga. The decision of the extraordinary assembly, held on 9 October 1943 in Lugano, was to double the number of top-tier members to 28 clubs for the following season. The Nationalliga would then be divided into two strength classes each with 14 teams. The Nationalliga would become the new Nationalliga A (NLA), while the Nationalliga B (NLB) would be completely newly formed. From this moment, the 1. Liga would become the third-tier of the Swiss football league system and would also be increased in size, from 25 clubs in two groups, to 30 clubs in three groups with 10 teams each. Erste Liga (SFV) 2022 https://www.el-pl.ch/Portaldata/3/Resources/statistiken/Statistik-Auf-Absteiger-bis_heute_19.12.22.pdf Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2022 PDF page 1 First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2022 Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV de 2024-11-16 Format This season's cup competition began on 22 August 1943 with the first two games of the preliminary round, the rest were played one week later on the week-end of 29 August. The competition was to be completed on Easter Monday, 10 April 1944, with the final, which, since 1937, was traditionally held in the country's capital, at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The preliminary round was held for the lower league teams that had not qualified themselves for the competition. The lower league teams that had qualified joined the competition in the first round. The clubs from this season's 1. Liga were given a bye for the first round and joined the competition in the second round. The clubs from the 1943–44 Nationalliga were given byes for the first three rounds. These teams joined the competition in the fourth round, which was played on the third day of Christmas, 26 December. In total 222 clubs played in this season's Cup competition, 14 from the Nationalliga, 25 from the 1. Liga, 68 from the 2. Liga and 115 from fourth tier 3. Liga. The matches were played in a 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, if agreed between the clubs, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. Rules and regulations to this situation were altered and amended continuously by each regional football association, due to the current situation (second world war). If the replay ended in a draw after extra time, or if a replay had not been agreed, a toss of a coin would establish the team that qualified for the next round. Erik Garin 2017 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit44.html Switzerland 1943/44 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2024-11-16 Preliminary round The lower league teams that had not qualified themselves for the competition via their regional football association's own regional cup competitions or had not achieved their association's requirements, competed here in a kind of second chance round. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. The draw respected local regionalities. The preliminary round was played, with three exceptions, on Saturday 29 August 1943 and it consisted of 31 matches. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 August 1943 Bex 4–6 FC Saint-Maurice Sion 2–0 Martigny-Sports |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 August 1943 Carouge Stade 2–3 FC Gardy-Jonction (GE) Regina FC (GE) 4–0 Estella FC (GE) Amical-Abattoirs (GE) 3–1 FC Saint-Jean (GE) Stade Nyonnais 11–0 Saint-Prex FC Chênois 5–0 Awd 0–3 Compesières FC Pully FC 2–1 Vignoble Cully Echallens 0–3 FC Ambrosiana Lausanne FC Le Sentier 3–0 FC Cossonay FC Forward Morges 2–3 Racing Club Lausanne Stade Lausanne 1–6 ES Malley FC Tramelan 2–3 Moutier FC Yverdon 4–1 FC Stade Payerne Couvet-Sports 0–3 FC Fleurier Saint-Imier-Sports 1–0 FC Tavannes FC Salgesch/Salquenen 3–8 FC Sierre CS La Tour-de-Peilz 2–7 Monthey FC Orbe 1–6 Concordia Yverdon FC Floria Olympic 1–3 Le Locle-Sports FC Fontainemelon 0–3 Hauterive FC Le Neuveville 2–3 FC Madretsch (Biel) FC Bévillard 2–6 FC Reconvilier FC Mett 6–2 US Bienne-Boujean FC Langenthal 11–0 FC Herzogenbuchsee Köniz 1–2 Minerva Bern FC Langnau im Emmental 5–1 FC Längasse (Bern) FC Viktoria Bern (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2024 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?v=1355&oid=6&lng=1 FC Weissenstein Fussballverband Bern/Jura de 2024-11-16 Adrian Lüpold 22 May 2019 https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/das-kam-bei-der-fraktion-von-viktoria-nicht-gut-an-658416238648 Das kam bei der Fraktion von Viktoria nicht gut an This did not go down well with the Viktoria faction Bernerzeitung de-ch 2024-11-16 1–2 Zähringia Bern FC Weinfelden 0–1 FC Amriswil Frauenfeld 3–1 Kreuzlingen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 September 1943 FC Richemond (FR) 1–8 Central Fribourg Round 1 In the first round, the lower league teams that had already qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's own regional requirements competed here, together with the winners of the preliminary round. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. Most of the games of the first round were played on Saturday 26 September, however, some games were played a few weeks later. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 September 1943 FC Sargans 4–5 Red Star FC Neuhausen 1–4 Frauenfeld Winterthur 5–2 FC Tössfeld (Winterthur) FC Rorschach 3–1 Arbon FC Fortuna (SG) 4–5 FC Wil FC Horgen 4–2 Emmenbrücke FC Rüti (ZH) 3–1 FC Glarus FC Adliswil 3–1 FC Wetzikon FC Altstetten (Zürich) 12–0 Ass. Ticinese Black Boys (ZH) 2–3 Polizei Zürich FC Wiedikon 3–2 Blue Stars Baden 1–0 SV Seebach FC Turgi 2–1 Wettingen Sporting Aarau 0–4 FC Gränichen FC Trimbach 3–6 Zofingen Schöftland 4–1 Wohlen Old Boys 2–0annulled FC Riehen FC Pratteln 4–2 SV Sissach FC Liestal 1–6 Binningen Zähringia Bern 2–3 FC Langnau im Emmental FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 2–1 Minerva Bern FC Aegerten-Brügg 1–2 FC Langenthal Mendrisio 4–2 US Giubiasco FC Saint-Maurice 1–3 Monthey FC Sierre 2–1 Sion FC Porrentruy 3–1 FC Reconvilier FC Colombier 2–3 FC Hauterive Moutier 0–1 FC Fleurier Le Locle-Sports 2–1 Saint-Imier-Sports FC Yverdon 0–4 Concordia Yverdon FC Le Sentier 3–6 FC Ambrosiana Lausanne Amical-Abattoirs (GE) 2–1 FC Compesières FC Gardy-Jonction (GE) 2–3 Regina Genève Bulle 2–1 Central Fribourg FC Wädenswil 2–1 Gossau Laufen 9–0 FC Breitenbach FC Ems FFawd 0–3 GC Biasca Pully FC FFawd 0–3 Stade Nyonnais Wacker Grenchen FFawd 3–0 Burgdorf |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 October 1943 FC Mett 0–1 FC Madretsch (Biel) FC Gerlafingen 3–2 Lengnau SV Lyss 2–3 FC Grünstern (Ipsach) Ballspielclub Zürich 0–6 FC Allschwil FC Schaffhausen 4–0 Spvg Schaffhausen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 October 1943 FC Amriswil 2–1 FC Töss (Winterthur) Racing Club Lausanne 3–0 ES Malley Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 October 1943 Old Boys 4–1 FC Riehen Matches 26 September 1943 Sporting Aarau 0–4 FCA summary FC Gränichen Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau Round 2 The teams from this years 1. Liga joined the competition in this round, together with the winners of the first round. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 October 1943 Bern 1–0 FC Pratteln Black Stars 1–2 FC Helvetia Bern Binningen 2–3 FC Birsfelden Zofingen 5–2 US Bienne-Boujean FC Porrentruy 0–1 SC Kleinhüningen Moutier 3–0 Étoile-Sporting FC Concordia Yverdon 5–3 FC Renens Monthey 2–4 Montreux-Sports Vevey Sports 1–0 abdawd 3–0 FC Sierre Kickers Luzern 1–0 FC Horgen CS International Genève 3–1 Regina FC (GE) Fribourg 2–1 FC Langnau im Emmental Gossau 1–2 Brühl CA Genève 1–2 Stade Nyonnais FC Rorschach 0–4 Aarau Solothurn 3–1 GC Biasca Schaffhausen 2–4 SC Zug FC Rüti (ZH) 3–0 Concordia FC Allschwil 1–3 *annulled Nordstern FC Madretsch (Biel) 0–2 Urania Genève Sport Lengnau 1–4 FC Gränichen FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 2–1 FC Grünstern (Ipsach) Le Locle-Sports 2–1 FC Hauterive Amical-Abattoirs (GE) 2–1 FC Ambrosiana Lausanne FC Adliswil 5–4 FC Turgi Frauenfeld 2–1 FC Wil FC Wiedikon 2–4 FC Altstetten (Zürich) Old Boys 2–3 Laufen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 October 1943 US Pro Daro 5–2 Polizei Zurich Locarno 3–0 Red Star Mendrisio 1–3 Chiasso Baden 0–7 Bellinzona Bulle 1–2 Racing Club Lausanne SC Derendingen 3–3 Schöftland |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 October 1943 Wacker Grenchen 1–1 FC Langenthal FC Amriswil 0–6 Winterthur Note: the match Vevey-Sports–Sierre was abandoned at 63' and awarded 3–0. Note: the match Allschwil–Nordstern was annuked and replayed after a protest from Allschwil. Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|31 October 1943 FC Langenthal 4–0 Wacker Grenchen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 November 1943 FC Allschwil 3–4 Nordstern Schöftland 2–0 SC Derendingen Matches 10 October 1943 FC Rorschach (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1318140& FC Rorschach-Goldach 17 Ostschweizer Fussballverband - ofv.swiss de 2024-11-16 0–4 FCA summary Aarau Sportplatz Pestalozzi, Rorschach FC Rorschach played the 1943/44 season in the 2. Liga (third tier). Aarau played the 1943/44 season in the 1. Liga (second tier). Round 3 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 November 1943 FC Altstetten (Zürich) 0–1 SC Zug Bellinzona 4–0 Locarno Concordia Yverdon 1–2 CS International Genève Le Locle-Sports 0–3 Urania Genève Sport FC Helvetia Bern 0–2 FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) Zofingen 4–7 FC Gränichen FC Langenthal 0–1 Bern FC Rüti (ZH) 2–4 Brühl Stade Nyonnais 2–3 Vevey Sports Montreux-Sports 3–2 Racing-Club Lausanne Laufen 1–3 FC Birsfelden Amical-Abattoirs (GE) 0–5 Fribourg Solothurn 0–3 Aarau Kickers Luzern 3–1 FC Adliswil Chiasso 3–0 US Pro Daro Winterthur 3–2 Frauenfeld |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 November 1943 Schöftland 0–2 Moutier |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 December 1943 Nordstern 1–0 SC Kleinhüningen Matches 7 November 1943 Solothurn 0–3 FCA summary Aarau Stadion FC Solothurn Solothurn and Aarau both played the 1943/44 season in the 1. Liga (second tier). Round 4 The teams from this season's Nationalliga, who had received a bye for the first three rounds, entered the cup competition in this round. However, the teams from the Nationalliga were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The fourth round was played on the third day of Christmas, Boxing Day. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 December 1943 Zürich 2–0 SC Zug Bellinzona 1–0 Lugano CS International Genève 0–2 * Lausanne-Sport Servette 1–1 Urania Genève Sport FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 0–2 Biel-Bienne Grenchen 6–1 FC Gränichen Basel 4–1 Nordstern Bern 1–4 Young Boys Brühl 0–2 St. Gallen Cantonal Neuchâtel 1–1 Vevey Sports Montreux-Sports 1–5 La Chaux-de-Fonds Grasshopper Club 7–0 FC Birsfelden Fribourg 2–0 Aarau Kickers Luzern 1–4 Chiasso Luzern 1–0 Winterthur Moutier 1–3 Young Fellows Note: the match CS International–Lausanne-Sport was played in Lausanne. Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 January 1944 Urania Genève Sport 0–3 Servette Vevey Sports 2–0 Cantonal Neuchâtel Matches 26 December 1943 Zürich 2–0 FCZ summary SC Zug Bosshard 50 1:0Fader 85 2:0 Hardturm, Zürich 1,500 SUI Marco Grassi (Bellinzona) SC Zug played the 1943/44 season in the 1. Liga (second tier) 26 December 1943 Servette 1–1 yes summary Urania Genève Sport Belli Stade des Charmilles, Geneva Urania played the 1943/44 season in the 1. Liga (second tier). Replay 2 January 1944 Urania Genève Sport 0–3 summary Servette 0:1 Pasteur0:2 Belli0:3 Tamini Stade de Frontenex, Genève 26 December 1943 14:00 Basel 4–1 FCB summary Nordstern Basel Suter 21 1:0Bertsch 32 2:0Suter 77 pen. 3:1Hufschmid 4:1 56 2:1 Wiesner Landhof, Basel 4,000 SUI Josef Schürch (Winterthur) Nordstern played the 1943/44 season in the 1. Liga (second tier). 26 December 1943 Fribourg 2–0 FCA summary Aarau Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg Round 5 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 January 1944 Bellinzona 3–1 Chiasso |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|9 January 1944 Grasshopper Club 1–1 Zürich Vevey Sports 0–2 Lausanne-Sport Servette 8–1 Fribourg Young Fellows 1–2 Biel-Bienne Grenchen 1–0 La Chaux-de-Fonds Basel 6–2 St. Gallen Luzern 1–1 Young Boys Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 January 1944 Zürich 1–0 Grasshopper Club Young Boys 3–0 Luzern Matches 9 January 1944 Grasshopper Club 1–1 yes FCZ summary Zürich Amadò 72 pen.) (1:1) 36 pen.) (0:1) Walter Hardturm, Zürich 3,500 SUI Josef Schürch (Winterthur) Replay 23 January 1944 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summary Grasshopper Club Bosshard 15 1:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 5,000 SUI Paul von Wartburg (Bern) 9 January 1944 Servette 8–1 Servette summary Fribourg 3x Belli 1x Bacher 2x Tamini 1x Bachasse 1x Pasteur Stade des Charmilles, Geneva 9 January 1944 14:00 Basel 6–2 FCB summary St. Gallen Ebner 10 1:0Bertsch 22 2:0Ebner 44 3:0Ebner 56 4:1Suter 66 pen. 5:1Ebner 75 6:1 52 o.g. 3:10 66 Schenker52 6:2 Wagner Landhof, Basel 3,000 SUI Jean Lutz (Geneva) Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 February 1944 Zürich 1–0 Bellinzona Lausanne-Sport 3–2 Servette Biel-Bienne 1–1 Grenchen Basel 5–1 Young Boys Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|27 February 1944 Grenchen 0–1 Biel-Bienne Matches 13 February 1944 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summary Bellinzona Bosshard 30 1:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 5,000 SUI Anton Traub (Basel) 13 February 1944 Lausanne-Sport 3–2 Servette summary Servette Pasteur Belli Pontaise, Lausanne 13 February 1944 14:30 Basel 5–1 FCB summary Young Boys Weisshaar 26 1:1Vonthron 32 2:1Weisshaar 3:1Weisshaar 79 4:1Kappenberger 81 5:1 17 0:1 Bernhard Landhof, Basel 3,500 SUI Widmer (Geneva) Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 March 1944 Lausanne-Sport 1–0 Zürich Biel-Bienne 0–1 Basel Matches 12 March 1944 Lausanne-Sport 1–0 FCZ summary Zürich Monnard 75 1:0 Pontaise, Lausanne 8,000 SUI Hans Vogt (Basel) 12 March 1944 15:00 Biel-Bienne 0–1 FCB summary Basel 67 0:1 Vonthron Hardturm, Zürich 4,000 SUI Marco Grassi (Bellinzona) Final The final was traditionally held in the capital Bern, at the former Wankdorf Stadium. This took place on Easter Monday 1944. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 April 1944 Lausanne-Sport 3–0 Basel Telegram 10 April 1944 15:00 Lausanne-Sport 3–0 Fussball-Schweiz summaryFCB summary Basel Monnard 85 1:0Courtois 88 2:0Monnard 90 3:0 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 15,000 SUI Hans Wüthrich (Bern) Lausanne-Sport won the cup and this was the club's third cup title to this date. Six weeks later the team also won the domestic league therefore they secured themselves the double and this was the second time that they won the double. Further in Swiss football 1943–44 Nationalliga 1943–44 Swiss 1. Liga References Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1943–44 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1943–44 at RSSSF Swiss Cupseasons 1942–43 1944–45 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup