1973 Swiss League Cup

Swiss League Cup 1973 Switzerland 28 Grasshopper Club Winterthur 35 1972 1974–75 The 1973 Swiss League Cup was the second Swiss League Cup competition. It was played in summer 1973 as a pre-season tournament to the 1973–74 Swiss football season. It was won by Grasshopper Club Zürich who defeated FC Winterthur 5–4 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in the final. Overview The League Cup was created to allow clubs from the top two tiers to compete in a tournament in advance of the league season. There was a seeding, the top eight teams from last seasons Nationalliga A were directly qualified for the round of 16. The other six teams from the top-tier and all the teams from the second-tier played a qualification round. As opposed to in the inaugural version last season, where the teams were divided into regional groups to play a round-robin, this year the 20 teams were drawn in a two-legged elimination tournament, yet only the best eight winners qualified for the round of 16. In the main competition, the matches were played in a single 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 penalty shoot-out was foreseen. Qualification round The first legs were played on 16 June and the return legs were played on 23 June 1973. Summary main y Grenchen 10–2 Brühl St. Gallen 6–1 4–1 Mendrisiostar 5–1 Chiasso 4–1 1–0 Biel-Bienne 9–4 Martigny-Sports 8–1 1–3 St. Gallen 7–4 Wettingen 2–2 5–2 Buochs 4–4 Young Fellows Zürich 3–2 1–2 Luzern 11–1 Bellinzona 6–1 5–0 Chênois 1–6 Fribourg 1–4 0–2 Xamax 9–5 La Chaux-de-Fonds 5–2 4–3 Young Boys 5–4 Aarau 1–2 4–2 Vevey-Sports 6–2 Étoile Carouge 4–0 2–2 The best eight winners qualified. Buochs and Young Boys did not qualify. Matches First leg 16 June 1973 Young Boys 1–2 YB summaryFCA summary Aarau Brechbühl 83 1:2 44 0:1 Osterwalder50 0:2 Osterwalder Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 1,200 SUI Anton Bucheli (Luzern) Return leg 23 June 1973 Aarau 2–4 FCA summaryYB summary Young Boys Züttel 32 1:2Züttel 80 2:4 25 0:1 Zahnd30 0:2 Cornioley60 1:3 Muhmenthaler61 1:4 Bruttin Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 629 SUI Adolf Schumacher (Lucerne) Round of 16 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 August 1973 Biel-Bienne 2–1 Lausanne-Sport Lugano 3–0 Grenchen Xamax 4–1 Basel Sion 0–2 Servette Vevey-Sports 2–1 Fribourg Winterthur 1–0 Luzern Zürich 1–1 3–4 Grasshopper Club St. Gallen 2–0 Mendrisiostar |} Matches 11 August 1973 20:15 Neuchâtel Xamax 4–1 FCB summary Basel Rub 10 1:0Citherlet 29 2:1Richard 33Elsig 38 3:1Richard 68 4:1 3 Hitzfeld15 1:1 Rahmen Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 6,000 SUI André Favre (Echallens) 11 August 1973 Sion 0–2 Servette summary Servette 23 0:1 Petrović54 0:2 Pfister Stade Tourbillon, Sion 3,500 SUI Fernand Burioli (Lausanne) 11 August 1973 Zürich 1–1 yes 3–4 FCZ summary Grasshopper Club Kuhn 83 pen 1:1 21 0:1 Grahn Kuhn Jeandupeux Bionda Botteron Zigerlig Gross Noventa Meier Winiger Grahn Letzigrund, Zürich 11,000 SUI Hans Wieland (Grenchen) Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 August 1973 Vevey-Sports 1–4 Grasshopper Club Lugano 2–4 Servette Xamax 1–2 Biel-Bienne St. Gallen 1–2 Winterthur |} Matches 14 August 1973 Vevey-Sports 1–4 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club Lambelet 53 1:2 23 0:1 Noventa45 0:2 Grahn61 1:3 Grahn73 1:4 Elsener Stade de Copet, Vevey 14 August 1973 Lugano 2–4 Servette summary Servette Lubanski 3 1:0Luttrop 73 2:2 5 1:1 Petrović31 1:2 Petrović87 2:3 Schnyder89 2:4 Riner Cornaredo, Lugano 2,400 SUI Anton Bucheli (Luzern) 14 August 1973 Xamax 1–2 RSSSF summary Biel-Bienne Citherlet 2 1:0 54 1:1 Peters75 1:2 Gobet Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 5,300 SUI Ulysse Darbellay (Roche, Vaud) 14 August 1973 St. Gallen 1–2 RSSSF summary Winterthur Blättler 78 1:1 38 0:1 Risi90 1:2 Grünig Espenmoos, St. Gallen 4,600 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau) Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 September 1973 Grasshopper Club 2–0 Servette |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 September 1973 Biel-Bienne 0–3 Winterthur |} Matches 8 September 1973 Grasshopper Club 2–0 Servette summary Servette Grahn 30 1:0(Marchi) 43 og Hardturm, Zürich 4,000 SUI Karl Keller (Basel) 12 September 1973 Biel-Bienne 0–3 RSSSF summary Winterthur 51 0:1 Meili80 0:2 Nielsen82 0:3 Künzli Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne 3,100 SUI Pierre Despont (Lausanne) Final Summary The final took place on Wednesday 10 October 1973 at Letzigrund in Zürich. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 October 1973 Grasshopper Club 2–2 5–4 Winterthur |} Telegram 10 October 1973 Grasshopper Club 2–2 yes 5–4 RSSSF summary Winterthur Elsener 71 1:2Ohlhauser 76 2:2 25 0:1 Risi66 0:2 Risi Winiger Meier T. Niggl Gröbli Grahn Fehr Nielsen Arnold Risi Küng Letzigrund, Zürich 3,700 SUI Anton Bucheli (Luzern) Grasshopper Club won the cup and this was the club's first League Cup title to this date. Further in Swiss football 1973–74 Nationalliga A 1973–74 Swiss 1. Liga 1973–74 Swiss Cup References Swiss League Cup results at RSSSF 1973 League Cup