1972 Swiss League Cup

Swiss League Cup 1972 Switzerland 24 FC Basel FC Winterthur 39 1973 The 1972 Swiss League Cup was the inaugural Swiss League Cup competition. It was played in the summer of 1972 as a pre-season tournament to the 1972–73 Swiss football season. It was won by FC Basel who defeated FC Winterthur 4–1 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 the top ten teams from the second-tier played a qualification round. These 16 teams were divided into four regional groups, each with four teams. Within the group they played a single round-robin, after which the top two teams from each group qualified for the main competition. The matches in the qualification were played 90 minutes and then beended. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. Based on the league table, the top two teams from each group qualified for the main competition. In the main competition 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 penalty shoot-out would decide which team qualified for the next round. No replays were foreseen. Qualification round Group South main WDL Q 2 LUG Lugano 1 2 0 9 8 BEL Bellinzona 1 1 1 11 7 CHI Chiasso 1 1 1 5 9 MEN Mendrisiostar 0 2 1 4 5 – – – 4–5 6–1 – 2–2 – 2–1 2–2 1–1 – green1 Advanced to next round A A y noflag 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Draw. complete RSSSF Group East main WDL Q 2 STG St. Gallen 3 0 0 10 3 LUZ Luzern 2 0 1 9 4 BRÜ Brühl St. Gallen 1 0 2 1 8 FCA Aarau 0 0 3 1 6 4–2 – 3–1 – 5–0 2–0 0–3 – 1–0 – – – green1 Advanced to next round A A y noflag 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Draw. complete RSSSF Group West A main WDL Q 2 LCF La Chaux-de-Fonds 3 0 0 9 4 CSC CS Chênois 2 0 1 8 7 VEV Vevey-Sports 1 0 2 3 5 XAM Xamax 0 0 3 5 9 – – – 3–5 1–0 – 0–2 – 3–2 1–2 2–4 – green1 Advanced to next round A A y noflag 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Draw. complete RSSSF Group West B main WDL Q 2 GRE Grenchen 2 1 0 17 4 FRI Fribourg 2 1 0 14 6 BBI Biel-Bienne 1 0 2 2 8 MAR Martigny-Sports 0 0 3 3 18 – – – 3–3 – 7–2 0–4 1–4 – 1–10 – 0–1 green1 Advanced to next round A A y noflag 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Draw. complete RSSSF Round of 16 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 August 1972 Basel 8–0 Servette Lausanne-Sport 2–0 La Chaux-de-Fonds Grenchen 0–0 0–3 Sion Bellinzona 0–1 Young Boys Luzern 4–2 St. Gallen Fribourg 0–1 Chênois Zürich 0–2 Grasshopper Club Winterthur 4–1 Lugano |} Matches 5 August 1972 20:00 Basel 8–0 FCB summaryServette summary Servette Balmer 12 1:0Hitzfeld 21 2:0Hitzfeld 25 3:0Stohler 49 4:0Stohler 57 5:0Wenger 73 6:0Riner 77 7:0Wenger 86 8:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 5,000 SUI Gérard Racine (Biel/Bienne) 5 August 1972 Bellinzona 0–1 YB summary Young Boys 51 0:1 Muhmenthaler Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona 1,200 SUI Hans Wieland (Grenchen) 5 August 1972 17:30 Zürich 0–2 FCZ summary Grasshopper Club 37 pen Citherlet78 0:2 Meier Letzigrund, Zürich 7,600 SUI Walter Hungerbühler (St. Gallen) Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 August 1972 Basel 2–1 Lausanne-Sports Sion 3–1 Young Boys Bern Luzern 4–1 Chênois Grasshopper Club 1–2 Winterthur |} Matches 8 August Basel 2–1 yes FCB summary Lausanne-Sport Balmer 78 1:1Schönebeck 120 2:1 69 0:1 Piccand St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 8,300 SUI Anton Bucheli (Luzern) 8 August 1972 Sion 3–1 YB summary Young Boys Bern Elsig 14 1:0Vergères 58 2:0Luisier 76 3:0 85 3:1 Bruttin Stade Tourbillon, Sion 2,000 SUI Rudolf Scheurer (Bettlach, Switzerland) 8 August 1972 Luzern 4–1 RSSSF summary Chênois Becker 49 1:1Signorelli 60 2:1Bosco 65 3:1Becker 77 4:1 38 0:1 Meier Stadion Allmend, Luzern 2,800 SUI Bruno Della Bruna (Lumino) 8 August 1972 Grasshopper Club 1–2 RSSSF summary Winterthur Elsener 79 1:2 40 0:1 Nielsen67 0:2 Meyer Hardturm, Zürich 2,600 SUI André Favre (Echallens) Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 October 1972 Basel 6–1 Sion Luzern 0–2 Winterthur |} Matches 11 October 1972 Basel 6–1 FCB summary Sion Hitzfeld 16 1:0Balmer 26 2:0Demarmels 42 3:1Demarmels 57Odermatt 64 4:1Demarmels 75 5:1Wenger 81 6:1 26 2:1 Hermann47 Valentini47 Wampfler76 Barberis St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 5,500 SUI Anton Bucheli (Luzern) 11 October 1972 Luzern 0–2 RSSSF summary Winterthur 31 0:1 Wanner54 0:2 Odermatt Stadion Allmend, Luzern 4,400 SUI Bruno Della Bruna (Lumino) Final The final took place on 11 November 1972 at Letzigrund in Zürich Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 November 1972 Basel 4–1 Winterthur |} Telegram 11 November 1972 14:30 Basel 4–1 FCB summary FC Winterthur Hitzfeld 6 1:0Hitzfeld 22 2:0Balmer 40 3:1Hitzfeld 90 pen. 4:1 25 2:1 Nielsen Letzigrund, Zürich 7,600 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau) Basel won the very first Swiss Football League Cup. Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) president Lucien Schmidlin presented the trophy to Captain Karl Odermatt. Further in Swiss football 1972–73 Nationalliga A 1972–73 Swiss Cup 1972–73 Swiss 1. Liga References Swiss League Cup results at rsssf.org FCB League Cup fixtures at fcb-archiv.ch 1972 League Cup