1945–46 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1945–46 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Lausanne-Sport 1944–45 1946–47 The 1945–46 Swiss Cup was the 21st season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since the 1925–26 season by the Swiss Football Association. Overview This season's cup competition began with the first round, which was played on the week-end of the 30 September 1945. The competition was to be completed on Easter Monday, 22 April 1946, with the final, which, since 1937, was traditionally held in the country's capital, at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The lower league teams that had qualified themselves for the competition and the clubs from the 1945–46 Swiss 1. Liga joined the competition in the first round. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga A (NLA) and from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were given byes for the first two rounds. These teams joined the competition in the third round, which was played on the week-end of 5 November. 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 2007 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit46.html Switzerland 1945/46 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2024-11-16 Round 1 In the first round, the lower league teams that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's own regional cup competitions or had achieved their association's requirements, competed here together with all of the teams from this years 1. Liga. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The games of the first round were played on Saturday 30 September. Summary Region Ostschweiz |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945 Kreuzlingen 2–0 FC Neuhausen FC Wil 6–0 Frauenfeld FC Weinfelden 2–4 FC Amriswil Arbon 1–0 FC St. Margarethen FC Rheineck 0–6 FC Widnau FC Uzwil 0–3 FC Fortuna (SG) Region Zürich |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945 FC Rüti (ZH) 0–1 FC Lachen Chur 4–1 FC Glarus FC Töss (Winterthur) 3–1 FC Phönix (Winterthur) Winterthur 2–1 FC Tössfeld (Winterthur) FC Adliswil 3–2 Polizei Zürich FC Bülach 4–1 FC Unterstrass (ZH) SV Höngg 2–0 FC Wiedikon FC Horgen 7–1 FC Stäfa (ZH) Uster 3–1 FC Wetzikon AS Ticinese 0–2 SV Seebach FC Oerlikon 4–1 FC Altstetten (Zürich) Blue Stars 9–0 FC Schlieren (ZH) Region Innerschweiz |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945 FC Altdorf (Uri) 9–1 FC Zug Emmenbrücke 1–7 Luzerner SC Region Aargau |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945 Baden 0–0 Red Star FC Erlinsbach 1–2 FC Rohr FC Brugg 1–0 Wettingen FC Olten 4–0 SV Sissach Zofingen 2–3 FC Schönenwerd Schöftland 2–1 Sporting Aarau FC Gränichen 4–2 FC Kulm |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 October 1945 Wohlen 5–1 FC Dietikon Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 October 1945 Red Star 0–1 Baden Region Nordwestschweiz |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945 Old Boys 2–0 FC Breitenbach FC Allschwil 1–2 Black Stars FC Birsfelden 3–1 Binningen FC Liestal 0–1 FC Pratteln Laufen 2–3 FC Porrentruy SC Kleinhüningen 4–0 FC Riehen Muttenz 2–3 Concordia Region Zentralschweiz |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945 FC Klus-Balsthal 2–3 FC Bözingen 34 FC Gerlafingen 2–4 Solothurn FC Langenthal 5–3 FC Subingen FC Langnau im Emmental 2–3 Kickers Luzern FC Interlaken 1–3 Thun Central Fribourg 4–3 Minerva Bern FC Längasse (Bern) 0–4 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 FC Belp 0–2 Zähringia Bern Burgdorf 3–1 FC Biberist Lengnau 4–1 FC Aurore Bienne FC Nidau 1–3 FC Madretsch (Biel) FC Mett 2–3 FC Reconvilier Moutier 2–1 US Bienne-Boujean Region Romande |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945 Carouge Stade 2–0 Chênois US Campagnes Meinier 4–2 Stade Français (GE) Amical Abattoirs (GE) 0–3 FC Gardy-Jonction (GE) Stade Lausanne 3–3 FC Forward Morges CS La Tour-de-Peilz 0–1 Racing Club Lausanne Villeneuve Sports 1–2 Bex FC Aigle 3–1 FC Saint-Maurice ES Malley 1–0 FC Ambrosiana Lausanne FC Renens 5–2 FC Lucens Vevey Sports 5–0 FC Broc Bulle 1–2 Montreux-Sports FC Saint-Léonard 2–3 FC Sierre FC Chippis 3–2 FC Grône Monthey 6–1 Sion FC Le Sentier 8–0 FC Cossonay FC Grandson 0–3 Concordia Yverdon FC Tavannes 1–2 FC Tramelan Le Locle-Sports 1–0 SEP Saint-Imier FC Fleurier 3–4 FC Fontainemelon FC Colombier 1–1 Couvet-Sports Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 October 1945 FC Forward Morges 1–3 Stade Lausanne |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|28 October 1945 Couvet-Sports (t) 1–1 * FC Colombier Note: (t): Couvet-Sports qualified on toss of a coin. Region Ticino |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 September 1945 SC Balerna 3–2 Chiasso FC Agno 2–3 Mendrisio GC Biasca 1–0 US Pro Daro US Giubiasco 7–0 Bodio Round 2 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 November 1945 Mendrisio 1–1 Chiasso FC Porrentruy 1–2 FC Birsfelden Racing Club Lausanne 0–6 Vevey Sports FC Pratteln 2–4 FC Olten Baden 1–3 Blue Stars FC Amriswil 2–1 Arbon FC Lachen 3–2 Uster FC Adliswil 4–3 SV Höngg FC Schönenwerd 1–5 Schöftland Solothurn 3–2 FC Madretsch (Biel) Central Fribourg 3–2 FC Victoria Bern Zähringia Bern 0–6 Thun Black Stars 2–1 SC Kleinhünungen Concordia 1–0 Old Boys FC Reconvilier 0–8 Moutier FC Sierre 4–0 FC Chippis Martigny-Sports 4–0 FC Aigle FC Renens 2–8 ES Malley FC Gardy-Jonction (GE) 1–2 Stade Lausanne FC Bülach 2–3 Winterthur FC Rohr 1–3 FC Gränichen Concordia Yverdon 5–1 FC Le Sentier FC Wil 1–10 FC Töss Kickers Luzern 0–4 FC Altdorf (Uri) FC Brugg 1–5 Wohlen FC Widnau 0–0 abd Chur FC Bözingen 34 0–4 Lengnau GC Biasca 3–0 US Giubiasco FC Fontainemelon 6–0 Couvet-Sports Bex 1–3 Monthey US Champagnes Meinier 3–1 Stade Carouge |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 November 1945 FC Tramelan 2–1 Le Locle-Sports FC Fortuna (SG) 3–4 Kreuzlingen SV Seebach 0–1 FC Oerlikon FC Langenthal 1–4 Burgdorf FC Horgen 2–3 Luzerner SC Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 November 1945 Chiasso 0–0 Mendrisio (t) FC Widnau 4–0 Chur Note: (t): Mendrisio qualified on toss of a coin. Round 3 The teams from this season's NLA and this season's NLB entered the cup competition in this round. However, the teams from the NLA were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The third round was played on the week-end of 25 November. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 November 1945 FC Tramelan 0–4 Biel-Bienne La Chaux-de-Fonds 3–0 Moutier Thun 1–2 Young Boys Mendrisio 0–2 Locarno Wohlen 2–3 Bern Young Fellows 4–1 Kreuzlingen Bellinzona 4–1 FC Oerlikon FC Amriswil 0–4 Zürich Lugano 5–1 GC Biasca Grasshopper Club 5–0 Luzerner SC Concordia Yverdon 2–1 Étoile-Sporting Concordia Basel 5–0 FC Helvetia Bern Nordstern 4–1 FC Olten Schöftland 1–5 Basel Winterthur 3–5 St. Gallen FC Adliswil 2–4 Luzern Fribourg 4–2 Montreux-Sports Aarau 4–0 Burgdorf Lengnau 3–1 SC Derendingen Schaffhausen 2–1 FC Lachen Brühl 2–1 FC Altdorf (Uri) SC Zug 3–1 FC Töss (Winterthur) Solothurn 4–1 FC Birsfelden FC Gränichen 5–3 Black Stars FC Widnau 2–3 Blue Stars Stade Lausanne 5–1 US Champagnes Meinier |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 December 1945 Central Fribourg 1–7 Grenchen Monthey 2–7 Servette Lausanne-Sport 9–0 ES Malley Cantonal Neuchâtel 6–2 FC Fontainemelon Urania Genève Sport 12–0 FC Sierre CS International Genève 3–4 Vevey Sports Matches 25 November 1945 FC Amriswil (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?v=1778&oid=9&lng=1 FC Amriswil Ostschweizer Fussballverband de 2024-11-16 0–4 FCZ summary Zürich 3 0:1 Walter20 0:2 Haug44 0:3 Haug50 0:4 Haug Tellenfeld, Amriswil 1,200 SUI Imhof (St. Gallen) 25 November 1945 Schöftland (red) Aargauer Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.afv.ch/default.aspx?v=276&oid=5&lng=1 SC Schöftland Aargauer Fussballverband de 2024-11-16 1–5 FCB summary Basel Lüthy 7 1:0 12 1:1 Suter40 o.g. 1:244 1:3 Bertsch1:4 Baderpen.) (1:5 Bader Gemeindesportplatz, Schöftland 900 SUI Schmidsberger (Zürich) 25 November 1945 Aarau 4–0 FCA summary Burgdorf (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2024 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?v=1407&oid=6&lng=1 SC Burgdorf Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch de 2024-11-16 Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 30 December 1945 Monthey 2–7 Servette summary Servette 2x Belli 2x Pasteur 2x Tamini 1x Facchinetti Stade Philippe Pottier, Monthey Round 4 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 December 1945 Grasshopper Club 5–2 Concordia St. Gallen 5–1 Brühl Lugano 1–0 Zürich Nordstern 1–1 Young Fellows Bellinzona 0–2 Locarno FC Gränichen 1–1 SC Zug Bern 3–0 Stade Lausanne Schaffhausen 2–0 Blue Stars Biel-Bienne 5–0 La Chaux-de-Fonds |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 January 1946 Cantonal Neuchâtel 0–2 Grenchen Lausanne-Sport 6–1 FC Concordia Yverdon Urania Genève Sport 3–1 Lengnau Aarau 1–0 Luzern Solothurn 1–2 Young Boys |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 January 1946 Servette 9–0 Vevey Sports Fribourg 0–4 Basel Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 January 1946 SC Zug 2–1 FC Gränichen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 January 1946 Young Fellows 3–1 Nordstern Matches 30 December 1945 Lugano 1–0 yes FCZ summary Zürich Roberto Bergamini 102 1:0 Campo Marzio, Lugano 3,500 SUI Paul von Wartburg (Bern) 6 January 1946 Aarau 1–0 yes FCA summary Luzern 1:0 Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 13 January 1946 Servette 9–0 Servette summary Vevey Sports 2x Facchinetti 1x Buchoux 3x Belli 2x Fatton 1x Tamini Stade des Charmilles, Geneva 13 January 1946 Fribourg 0–4 FCB summary Basel Thomet 69′ 75 0:1 Oberer80 0:2 Wenk84 0:3 Wenk86 0:4 Bader Stade Universitaire, Freiburg 2,500 SUI Eugen Scherz (Bern) Round 5 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 January 1946 Schaffhausen 0–2 Biel-Bienne Grenchen 2–0 Locarno |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 January 1946 Lausanne-Sport 2–0 Urania Genève Sport SC Zug 1–3 Bern Young Fellows 1–1 Locarno |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 February 1946 Basel 3–4 Servette |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 February 1946 Grasshopper Club 7–2 St. Gallen Young Boys 5–1 Aarau Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 February 1946 Locarno 2–1 Young Fellows Matches 3 February 1946 14:30 Basel 3–4 FCB summary Servette Bertsch 12 1:0Suter 27 2:0Bader 29 3:0 50 3:1 Fatton62 3:2 Tamini66 3:3 Facchinetti90 3:4 Tamini Landhof, Basel 7,000 SUI Ernst Dörflinger (Grenchen) 10 February 1946 Young Boys 5–1 FCA summary Aarau Wankdorf Stadium, Bern Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 March 1946 Grasshopper Club 2–1 Grenchen Bern 0–0 Lausanne-Sport Locarno 0–2 Young Boys Biel-Bienne 1–2 Servette Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 March 1946 Lausanne-Sport 4–1 Bern Matches 17 March 1946 Biel-Bienne 1–2 Servette summary Servette 2x Fatton Stadion Gurzelen, Biel/Bienne Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 April 1946 Young Boys 0–2 Grasshopper Club Servette 1–1 Lausanne-Sport Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 April 1946 Lausanne-Sport 3–2 Servette Matches 7 April 1946 Young Boys 0–2 summary Grasshopper Club 11 0:1 Bickel77 0:2 Amadò Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 7 April 1946 Servette 1–1 summary Lausanne-Sport Facchinetti 52 1:0 56 1:1 Aeby Stade des Charmilles, Geneva Replay 14 April 1946 Lausanne-Sport 3–2 yes summary Servette Aeby 66 2:1Maillard II 70 2:2Eggimann 114 3:2 47 0:1 Facchinetti62 0:2 Pasteur Pontaise, Lausanne Final The final was held in the capital Bern, at the former Wankdorf Stadium, on Easter Monday 1946. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 April 1946 Grasshopper Club 3–0 Lausanne-Sport Telegram 22 April 1946 15:00 Grasshopper Club 3–0 Fussball-Schweiz summary Lausanne-Sport Neukom 11 1:0Friedländer 77 2:0Friedländer 79 pen.) (3:0 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 20,000 SUI Vogt (Basel) Grasshopper Club won the cup and this was the club's eleventh cup title to this date. Further in Swiss football 1945–46 Nationalliga A 1945–46 Nationalliga B 1945–46 Swiss 1. Liga References Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1945–46 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1945–46 at RSSSF Swiss Cupseasons 1944–45 1946–47 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup