1953–54 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1953–54 Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds Fribourg 1952–53 1954–55 The 1953–54 Swiss Cup was the 29th season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the Swiss Football Association. Overview This season's cup competition began with the games of the first round, played on the week-end of the 4 October 1953. The competition was to be completed on Easter Monday, 19 April 1954, with the final, which was traditionally held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The modus of the competition had been modified for this season. Now, the clubs from the 1954–55 Swiss 1. Liga joined the competition in the first round, together with the qualified clubs from the lower divisions. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga A (NLA) and from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were given byes for the first three rounds, before it had been just two. These teams joined the competition in the fourth round, which was played during January 1954. However, during the season it was noted that the change in the modus did not improve the competition, but in fact had exactly the opposite effect. Therefore, after just one season, things would return to the previous modus. 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, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. If the replay ended in a draw after extra time, a toss of a coin would establish the team that qualified for the next round. Erik Garin 2017 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit54.html Switzerland 1953/54 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2024-11-16 Round 1 In the first phase, the lower league teams that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's regional cup competitions or their association's requirements, competed here together with the clubs from the 1954–55 Swiss 1. Liga. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The first round was played on the weekend of 4 October 1953. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 October 1953 FC Forward Morges (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football 2024 https://matchcenter-acvf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=1104&oid=16&lng=2 FC Forward Morges Association cantonale vaudoise de football fr 2024-11-16 2–1 Vevey Sports FC Plan-les-Ouates 1–4 Monthey SC Derendingen 4–6 FC Bassecourt Delémont 0–2 FC Porrentruy (red) Association de football Berne/Jura 2024 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?v=1247&oid=6&lng=2 FC Porrentruy Association de football Berne/Jura fr 2024-11-16 Chur 0–0 FC Wetzikon Nordstern 1–1 Concordia Red Star 0–4 Blue Stars FC Olten 1–5 FC Rapid Lugano US Bienne-Boujean 4–3 FC Luterbach CS La Tour-de-Peilz 1–2 Sion FC La Neuveville 3–1 Lengnau FC Victoria 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 4–3 FC Stade Payerne FC Brunnen 0–2 SC Zug Baden 3–0 FC Lachen Uster 3–2 Arbon Schöftland 3–0 Frauenfeld Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 October 1953 FC Wetzikon 0–1 Chur Concordia 0–3 Nordstern Round 2 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 October 1953 FC Forward Morges 3–1 Monthey FC Bassecourt 2–3 FC Porrentruy Chur 0–3 Nordstern Blue Stars 1–0 FC Rapid Lugano US Bienne-Boujean 5–2 Sion FC La Neuveville 2–1 FC Victoria Bern SC Zug 0–0 Baden Uster 1–2 Schöftland Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 October 1953 Baden 2–1 SC Zug Round 3 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 November 1953 FC Forward Morges 4–1 FC Porrentruy Nordstern 2–0 Blue Stars US Bienne-Boujean 4–2 FC La Neuveville Baden 5–1 Schöftland Round 4 The teams from the NLA and NLB entered the cup competition in this round, together with the remaining four lower classed teams from the first three rounds. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The modus was to be modified for the following season, so that more lower-classed teams could advance further and have the chance to play against the higher-classed teams. The fourth round was played, with two exceptions, on the week-end of 10 January 1954. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 January 1954 ES Malley 0–2 Servette |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 January 1954 La Chaux-de-Fonds 13–1 FC Forward Morges Urania Genève Sport 3–2 Yverdon-Sport Fribourg 6–2 US Bienne-Boujean Lausanne-Sport 5–1 Cantonal Neuchâtel Basel 0–1 Grenchen Thun 2–1 Luzern Bern 2–0 Solothurn Nordstern 3–0 Biel-Bienne Young Boys 5–1 Aarau Zürich 1–2 Bellinzona Young Fellows 3–1 Lugano St. Gallen 0–0abandoned Winterthur Schaffhausen 0–3 Chiasso Locarno 4–5 Grasshopper Club |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 January 1954 FC Wil 5–1 Baden The match St. Gallen–Winterthur was abandoned during the 9th minute of play due to snow. Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 January 1954 St. Gallen 3–2 Winterthur Matches 3 January 1954 ES Malley 0–2 Servette summary Servette 0:1 Pasteur0:2 Pasteur Centre sportif de la Tuilière, Malley 10 January 1954 14:30 Basel 0–1 FCB summary Grenchen 88 0:1 Pfister Landhof, Basel 5,200 SUI Gino Bergamini (Viganello) 10 January 1954 Young Boys 5–1 5–1 FCA summary Aarau Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 10 January 1954 Zürich 1–2 FCZ summary Bellinzona Leutenegger 17 1:0 37 1:1 Athos Simoni50 1:2 Renato Zurmühle Letzigrund, Zürich 1,800 SUI Roger Rapin (Lausanne) Round 5 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 January 1954 Chiasso 1–1 La Chaux-de-Fonds Young Boys 7–0 Urania Genève Sport Grasshopper Club 7–2 Bellinzona Lausanne-Sport 6–1 Thun Servette 3–2 Bern |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 January 1954 Young Fellows 3–1 Grenchen Fribourg 2–1 FC Wil St. Gallen 1–3 Nordstern Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 February 1954 La Chaux-de-Fonds 4–1 Chiasso Matches 17 January 1954 Servette 3–2 Servette summary Bern Epp Duret Duret Stade des Charmilles, Geneva Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 February 1954 Servette 2–4 La Chaux-de-Fonds Nordstern 1–4 Young Boys Grasshopper Club 2–0 Lausanne-Sport Fribourg 4–3 Young Fellows Matches 14 February 1954 Servette 2–4 Servette summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Epp Tamini Stade des Charmilles, Geneva Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|28 March 1954 La Chaux-de-Fonds 4–2 Young Boys Grasshopper Club 1–1 Fribourg Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 April 1954 Fribourg 3–1 Grasshopper Club Matches 28 March 1954 La Chaux-de-Fonds 4–2 Summary Young Boys Mauron 18 1:1Morand 30 2:1Fesselet 81 3:2Antenen 83 4:2 13 0:1 Sing74 2:2 Meier Centre Sportif de la Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 28 March 1954 Grasshopper Club 1–1 yes Summary Fribourg Vonlanthen 7 1:0 76 1:1 Vonlanden Hardturm, Zürich 4 April 1954 Fribourg 3–1 Summary Grasshopper Club Perruchoud 34 1:0Streiner 57 2:0Vonlanden 86 3:1 84 2:1 Ballaman Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Easter Monday 1954. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 April 1954 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–0 Fribourg Telegram 19 April 1954 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–0 Fussball-Schweiz summary Fribourg Fesselet 31 1:0Coutaz 77 2:0 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 26,000 SUI Emilio Guidi (Bellinzona) La Chaux-de-Fonds won the cup and this was the club's third cup title to this date. Three weeks later, on 9 May, they also won the Swiss league championship. This was the club's first domestic double. Further in Swiss football 1953–54 Nationalliga A 1953–54 Swiss 1. Liga References Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1953–54 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1953–54 at RSSSF Swiss Cupseasons 1952–53 1954–55 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup