1968–69 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1968–69 Switzerland St. Gallen Bellinzona 1967–68 1969–70 The 1968–69 Swiss Cup was the 44th season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV). Overview This season's cup competition began on the weekend of 7 and 8 September 1968, with the games of the first round. The competition was to be completed on Whit Monday 26 May 1969 with the final, which was traditionally held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were given byes for the first two rounds and entered the competition in the third round. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga A (NLA) were granted byes for the first three rounds. These teams joined the competition in the fourth round, which was played on the week-end of 2 and 3 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 first two rounds, no replays were foreseen, at the end of extra time if the scores were level, a toss of a coin would decide the outcome of the match. After this first stage, from round 3 onwards, 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 decide the outcome of these encounters. The cup winners qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season. Round 1 In this first phase, the lower league teams (1. Liga and lower) that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's regional cup competitions or their association's requirements, competed here. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The lower-tier team in each drawn encounter was granted the home advantage, if so wished. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 and 8 September 1968 FC Feuerthalen 1–0 FC Tössfeld (Winterthur) Vaduz 3–4 FC Rheineck Gossau 2–1 FC Bad Ragaz (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2023 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?v=1693&oid=9&lng=1 FC Bad Ragaz Ostschweizer Fussballverband de 2023-11-16 Schaffhausen 5–0 FC Adliswil FC Meisterschwanden 2–4 Buochs SC Schöftland 1–1 * Luzerner SC (t) FC Küsnacht ZH 1–0 Uster SC Zug 3–1 FC Küsnacht am Rigi AS Gambarogno 0–1 Locarno FC Ponte Tresa 1–5 US Giubiasco Emmenbrücke 2–1 Menziken FC Polizei ZH 2–0 Red Star Blue Stars 3–1 FC Wetzikon FC Turicum 2–1 FC Lachen FC Buchs SG 0–4 FC Amriswil FC Oerlikon ZH 4–1 FC Wallisellen Frauenfeld 4–1 FC Wil Dürrenast 4–2 Central Fribourg Bern 2–0 Länggasse BE Burgdorf 5–1 Minerva Bern FC Oensingen 2–0 FC Kirchberg BE SC Zofingen 5–0 Kappel bei Olten FC Breitenbach 0–1 Concordia FC Pratteln Forfait awd 3-0 * Black Stars Old Boys 0–2 SC Kleinhüningen Nordstern 2–5 FC Breite Basel FC Porrentruy 3–1 Fontenais Delémont 3–0 FC Aesch Moutier 2–4 FC Trimbach FC Langenthal 3–2 Selzach FC Flamatt 1–3 Rotweiss Bümpliz FC Ecublens 0–3 Chênois FC Le Locle 2–1 FC Couvet Vevey Sports 3–1 FC Salgesch Stade Nyonnais 3–0 US Lausanne ES Malley 3–2 US Campagnes GE FC Compesières GE 3–0 Stade Lausanne Martigny-Sports 2–1 Monthey Meyrin 0–2 FC Plan-les-Ouates Yverdon-Sport 3–0 Grünstern Ipsach FC Boudry 3–0 FC Aurore Bienne Bulle 3–2 FC Raron FC Fétigny 1–4 FC Portalban Cantonal Neuchâtel 2–1 FC Fontainemelon (t): Luzerner SC qualified on toss of a coin The Black Stars player Stebel was sent off by the referee. The player then punched the referee, who was then taken to the hospital. FC Pratteln were leading by 2–0 at this point, but the match was abandoned. The game was awarded forfeit 3–0 win for FC Pratteln by the ASF/SFV. Round 2 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 and 22 September 1968 Chênois 1–0 Le Locle Vevey Sports 1–0 Stade Nyonnais ES Malley 3–0 FC Compesières GE Martigny-Sports 2–0 FC Plan-les-Ouates Yverdon-Sport 3–1 FC Boudry FC Langenthal 4–2 Burgdorf Bulle 2–0 Rotweiss Bümpliz Bern 8–1 FC Portalban Dürrenast 0–3 Cantonal Neuchâtel Concordia 3–0 FC Trimbach FC Oensingen 1–3 FC Pratteln FC Breite 0–2 Delémont Feuerthalen 1–3 Rheineck Gossau 2–1 Schaffhausen Buochs 6–2 Luzerner SC FC Küsnacht ZH 0–1 SC Zug Locarno 0–1 US Giubiasco SC Zofingen 0–1 Emmenbrücke FC Polizei ZH 0–2 *abd Blue Stars |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 September 1968 FC Porrentruy 3–0 SC Kleinhüningen FC Turicum ZH 3–4 FC Amriswil FC Oerlikon ZH 4–0 Frauenfeld Match Polizei-Blue Stars was abandoned at 32' due to heavy rain and then replayed. Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 September 1968 FC Polizei ZH 2–1 Blue Stars Round 3 The teams from the NLB entered the cup competition in this round. However, they were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The lower-tier team in each encounter was granted home advantage, if they so wished. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 and 13 October 1968 Young Fellows 0–0 Emmenbrücke Grenchen 4–0 FC Porrentruy Solothurn 1–0 Concordia Baden 1–0 FC Amriswil Fribourg 0–1 Martigny-Sports Urania Genève Sport 1–2 Chênois SC Zug 0–1 Chiasso Cantonal Neuchâtel 1–1 Aarau Yverdon-Sport 3–4 Xamax Mendrisiostar 0–0 US Giubiasco Rheineck 0–6 Wettingen FC Oerlikon ZH 2–3 Brühl Delémont 1–3 Thun ES Malley 1–1 Etoile Carouge Buochs 3–0 FC Polizei ZH Bern 3–1 FC Pratteln FC Langenthal 3–2 Gossau Bulle 1–0 Vevey Sports Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 October 1968 Emmenbrücke 0–2 Young Fellows Aarau (t) 0–0 Cantonal Neuchâtel US Giubiasco (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio 2024 https://matchcenter-ftc.football.ch/default.aspx?v=568&oid=12&lng=3 US Giubiasco Federazione ticinese di calcio it 2024-11-16 0–0 Mendrisiostar (t) Etoile Carouge 2–0 ES Malley Aarau won on toss of a coin. Mendrisiostar won on toss of a coin. Matches 13 October 1968 Cantonal Neuchâtel 1–1 yes FCA summary Aarau Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel SUI 16 October 1968 Aarau 0–0 yes FCA summary Cantonal Neuchâtel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau SUI Aarau won on toss of a coin. Round 4 The teams from the NLA entered the cup competition in the fourth round, they were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. The draw was still respecting regionalities, but the lower-tier team was not automatically granted home advantage. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 November 1968 Chênois 1–2 Servette Biel-Bienne 1–0 Aarau Thun 1–2 Basel |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 or 3 November 1968 FC Langenthal 3–3 Luzern Buochs 1–4 Bellinzona Etoile Carouge 1–8 Lausanne-Sport Bulle 2–4 La Chaux-de-Fonds Grenchen 0–0 Winterthur Baden 4–5 Grasshopper Club St. Gallen 3–2 Wettingen Young Boys 9–1 Bern Xamax 2–2 Sion Martigny-Sports 1–1 Solothurn Chiasso 2–1 Brühl Zürich 6–3 Young Fellows Locarno 1–0 Mendrisiostar Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 November 1968 Luzern 6–4 FC Langenthal (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2024 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1412& FC Langenthal Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch de 2024-11-16 Sion 4–1 Xamax |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 November 1968 Winterthur 1–2 Grenchen Solothurn 3–2 Martigny-Sports Matches 2 November 1968 Chênois 1–2 yes Servette summary Servette 2x Desbiolles Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex SUI 2 November 1968 Biel-Bienne 1–0 FCA summary Aarau Stadion Gurzelen, Biel/Bienne SUI 2 November 1968 Thun 1–2 Summary Basel Balmer 43 1:1 17 0:1 Fischli63 1:2 Odermatt Stadion Lachen, Thun 4,500 SUI Anton Bucheli (Luzern) 3 November 1968 Zürich 6–3 FCZ summary Young Fellows Kuhn 22 1:0Winiger 30 2:0Martinelli 40 3:0Künzli 58 4:1Martinelli 66 5:1Künzli 70 6:1 53 3:1 Kaiserauer85 6:2 von Burg90 6:3 von Burg Letzigrund, Zürich 1,800 SUI Eugen Boller (Reinach)/(Bottmingen) Round 5 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 December 1968 Basel 3–1 Luzern Bellinzona 3–2 Lausanne-Sport La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–3 Servette Grenchen 0–1 Grasshopper Club St. Gallen 2–1 Young Boys Solothurn 0–3 Chiasso Zürich 0–1 Lugano |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|1 February 1969'' Sion 3–1 Biel-Bienne Matches 15 December 1968 14:30 Basel 3–1 FCB summary Luzern Ramseier 19 1:0Benthaus 75 2:1Hauser 90 pen. 3:1 74 1:1 Gwerder0 ? Flury St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 9.200 SUI Fernand Burioli (Lausanne) 15 December 1968 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–3 1–3 Servette summary Servette Heutschi Desbiolles Pottier Centre Sportif de la Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds SUI 15 December 1968 Zürich 0–1 FCZ summary Lugano Neumann 17Münch 79 17 Simonetti20 0:1 Blumer Letzigrund, Zürich 17,500 SUI Gilbert Droz (Marin) Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 February 1969 Lugano 0–1 St. Gallen Servette 1–0 Basel |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 February 1969 Bellinzona 3–1 Sion Chiasso 3–3 Grasshopper Club Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 March 1969 Grasshopper Club 1–0 Chiasso Matches 22 February 1969 14:30 Servette 1–0 FCB summary Basel Pottier 89 1:0 53 Wenger Stade des Charmilles, Geneva 7,000 SUI Rudolf Scheurer (Bettlach) Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 April 1969 St. Gallen 3–0 Servette Bellinzona 2–1 Grasshopper Club Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Whit Monday 1969. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 May 1969 St. Gallen 2–0 Bellinzona Telegram 26 May 1969 15:00 St. Gallen 2–0 Fussball-Schweiz summary Bellinzona Nafziger 61 1:071 2:0 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 24,000 SUI Gilbert Droz (Marin)St. Gallen''' won the cup and this was the club's first cup title to this date. Further in Swiss football 1968–69 Nationalliga A 1968–69 Swiss 1. Liga References Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1968–69 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1968–69 at RSSSF Swiss Cupseasons 1967–68 1969–70 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup