1965–66 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1965–66 Switzerland Zürich Servette 1964–65 1966–67 The 1965–66 Swiss Cup was the 41st season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the ASF/SFV. Overview This season's cup competition began on the weekend of 11 and 12 September 1965, with the games of the first round. The competition was to be completed on Easter Monday 11 April 1966 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 6 and 7 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 decide the outcome of the encounter. The cup winners qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season. Round 1 In the first phase, the first and second rounds, 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 first round was played on the weekend of 11 and 12 September 1965. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 and 12 September 1965 FC Rorschach 4–3 Kreuzlingen FC Arbon 0–4 Vaduz Frauenfeld 1–0 FC Küsnacht Chur 3–2 Schaffhausen FC Uznach 1–0 FC Widnau Ballspielclub Zürich 0–7 FC Amriswil FC Turicum 2–1 Uster FC Oerlikon ZH 4–3 FC Dübendorf FC Dietikon 2–0 FC Tössfeld Winterthur FC Horgen 1–9 Red Star Polizei Zürich 3–0 FC Lachen Alle 5–1 FC Devellier SC Aegerten Brügg 2–2 FC Fontainemelon FC Bözingen 34 2–2 US Bienne-Boujean Burgdorf 2–3 SC Sparta Bern Minerva Bern 4–3 FC Victoria Bern FC Ostermundigen 1–7 FC Langenthal FC Olten 7–0 FC Subingen FC Trimbach 0–0 FC Gerlafingen Fulgor Grenchen 1–2 Bern Concordia 1–2 FC Birsfelden Nordstern 5–1 FC Aesch FC Breitenbach 2–3 Delémont FC Oberdorf 1–2 Wettingen Wohlen 9–0 FC Sursee FC Buchs 1–3 FC Turgi Kriens 5–1 Schötz Buochs 2–3 Emmenbrücke FC Mezzovicco 2–2 Locarno Mendrisio 3–1 FC Rapid Lugano FC Solduno 0–1 SC Zug Bulle 5–4 Vevey Sports FC Fétigny 4–0 Yverdon-Sport Fribourg 3–0 FC Richemond Fribourg FC Hauterive 0–1 Stade Lausanne Montreux-Sports 1–0 FC Lutry Bavois 1–1 FC Forward Morges Colombier 2–1 Neuchâtel Xamax Etoile Carouge 6–0 FC Renens FC Plan-les-Ouates 2–4 Chênois FC Concordia Lausanne 1–4 FC Versoix FC Star Sécheron 0–6 Meyrin FC Visp 0–1 FC Raron Martigny-Sports 0–1 Monthey Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 September 1965 FC Fontainemelon 3–0 SC Aegerten Brügg US Bienne-Boujean 4–0 FC Bözingen 34 FC Gerlafingen 3–2 FC Trimbach FC Forward Morges 6–0 Bavois |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 September 1965 Locarno 2–1 FC Mezzovicco Round 2 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 and 3 October 1965 Frauenfeld 4–1 FC Rorschach FC Amriswil 3–1 FC Uznach Vaduz 0–3 Chur Red Star 2–1 Emmenbrücke FC Dietikon 2–1 Polizei Zürich FC Oerlikon 2–1 FC Turgi Wettingen 3–0 FC Turicum US Bienne-Boujean 4–2 SC Sparta Bern Bern 2–0 Minerva Bern Colombier 0–4 FC Fontainemelon FC Olten 1–3 FC Langenthal FC Birsfelden 2–0 Delémont Alle 4–3 Nordstern Wohlen 2–1 FC Gerlafingen Kriens 1–3 SC Zug Mendrisio 0–4 Locarno Stade Lausanne 0–1 Étoile-Sporting FC Forward Morges 1–2 Chênois Meyrin 2–1 FC Versoix FC Raron 1–3 Monthey FC Fétigny 2–1 Fribourg Montreux-Sports 1–2 Bulle 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. The third round was played on the week-end of 16 and 17 October. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 and 17 October 1965 Wohlen 1–0 Locarno FC Dietikon 1–6 Blue Stars Winterthur 5–1 FC Oerlikon ZH Bellinzona 4–1 Red Star US Bienne-Boujean 0–1 Thun Etoile Carouge 1–1 Cantonal Neuchâtel Chênois 2–1 FC Fétigny FC Le Locle-Sports 5–1 Bulle Chiasso 1–0 SC Zug FC Amriswil 0–8 Brühl Alle 0–2 FC Porrentruy Bern 0–4 Solothurn FC Langenthal 1–2 Aarau St. Gallen 5–3 Wettingen Baden 3–2 FC Birsfelden Meyrin 6–0 Monthey Chur 0–1 Frauenfeld FC Fontainemelon 4–2 Moutier Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 October 1965 Cantonal Neuchâtel 2–1 Etoile Carouge Matches 17 October 1965 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 1–2 FCA summary Aarau Rankmatte, Langenthal 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. The fourth round was played on the week-end of 6 and 7 November. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 and 7 November 1965 Lugano 5–2 Wohlen Blue Stars 1–6 Zürich Winterthur 0–2 Bellinzona Thun 2–1abd at 86' * Grenchen Cantonal Neuchâtel 2–0 Chênois Grasshopper Club 1–2 Young Fellows Sion 0–1 Le Locle-Sports Chiasso 1–2 Brühl FC Porrentruy 2–5 Young Boys Solothurn 5–1 Aarau Basel 3–1 Biel-Bienne Luzern 3–1 Frauenfeld Servette 5–2 FC Fontainemelon Urania Genève Sport 1–5 Lausanne-Sport St. Gallen 2–1 Baden Meyrin 1–2 La Chaux-de-Fonds The match Thun–Grenchen was abandoned after 86 minutes, as Grenchen placed a protest. The protest was, later, refused and FC Thun were awarded the match forfeit 3–0 by the ASF/SFV and thus they qualified for the next round. Matches 7 November 1965 Blue Stars 1–6 FCZ summary Zürich Max Brun 58 1:4 15 0:1 Bäni24 0:2 Martinelli25 0:3 Stürmer50 og65 1:5 Meyer70 1:6 Leimgruber Hardturm, Zürich 4,000 SUI Mario Clematide (Zollikofen) 7 November 1965 Solothurn 5–1 FCA summary Aarau Brühlstrasse (Stadion FC Solothurn), Solothurn 7 November 1965 14:30 Basel 3–1 FCB summary Biel-Bienne Frigerio 32 1:0Frigerio 80 2:1Hauser 82 3:1 74 1:1 Stäuble Landhof, Basel 6,000 SUI Anton Bucheli (Luzern) 7 November 1965 Servette 5–2 5–2 Servette summary FC Fontainemelon FC Val-de-Ruz (red) 2022 https://fcvdr.ch/histoire/ Histoire History fcvdr.ch fr 2024-11-16 (red) Association neuchâteloise de football 2024 https://matchcenter-anf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=1258901&oid=15&lng=2 FC Val-de-Ruz Association neuchâteloise de football fr 2024-11-16 2x Georgy3x Daina Stade des Charmilles, Geneva Round 5 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 and 19 December 1965 Lugano 1–2 Zürich Bellinzona 2–2 Thun Cantonal Neuchâtel 2–1 Young Fellows Le Locle-Sports 1–3 Brühl Young Boys 5–1 Solothurn Basel 3–1 Luzern Servette 1–0 Lausanne-Sport St. Gallen 1–2 La Chaux-de-Fonds Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 December 1965 Thun 2–3 Bellinzona Matches 19 December 1965 Lugano 1–2 FCZ summary Zürich Flavio Signorelli 46 1:1 12 pen Brodmann87 1:2 Künzli Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano 11,000 SUI Othmar Huber (Thun) 19 December 1965 14:30 Basel 3–1 FCB summary Luzern Frigerio 53 1:0Frigerio 72 2:1Stocker 84 3:1 64 1:1 Borchert Landhof, Basel 8,500 SUI Karl Göppel (Zürich) 19 December 1965 Servette 1–0 Servette summary Lausanne-Sport Németh 1:0 Stade des Charmilles, Geneva Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|27 February 1966 Zürich 5–1 Bellinzona Cantonal Neuchâtel 3–2 Brühl Young Boys 1–2 Basel Servette 2–1 La Chaux-de-Fonds Matches 27 February 1966 Zürich 5–1 FCZ summary Bellinzona Brodmann 17 1:0Stürmer 20 2:0Stürmer 27 3:0Kuhn 66 4:1Brodmann 78 pen 53 3:1 Guidotti Letzigrund, Zürich 5,700 SUI 27 February 1966 14:30 Young Boys 1–2 Summary Basel Theunissen 50 1:1 10 0:1 Frigerio87 1:2 Frigerio Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 15,000 SUI Strässle (Steinach) 27 February 1966 Servette 2–1 2–1 Servette summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Dezsö Didier Makay Németh Stade des Charmilles, Geneva Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 March 1966 Zürich 4–2 Cantonal Neuchâtel Basel 1–3 Servette Matches 20 March 1966 Zürich 4–2 FCZ summary Cantonal Neuchâtel Stürmer 5 1:0Martinelli 18 2:0Brodmann 22 penKünzli 54 4:1 48 3:1 Pigueron83 pen Savary Letzigrund, Zürich 3,700 SUI Eugen Boller (Bottmingen) 20 March 1966 15:00 Basel 1–3 FCB summaryServette summary Servette Hauser 7 1:1 3 0:1 Németh45 1:2 Jacques «Jacky» Bédert88 1:3 Daina Landhof, Basel 17,000 SUI Othmar Huber (Thun) Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Easter Monday 1966. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 April 1966 Servette 0–2 Zürich Telegram 11 April 1966 15:00 Servette 0–2 Fussball-Schweiz summaryFCZ summary Zürich Winiger 32 0:2Künzli 65 0:2 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 53,435 SUI Anton Bucheli (Luzern) Zürich won the cup and this was the club's very first cup title to this date. As they also won the 1965–66 Nationalliga A to become Swiss champions (for the fourth time), this was their first the domenstic double. (red) dbFCZ 2023 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=51 FCZ Saison 1965/66 de-ch FCZ season 1965/66 dbFCZ 2024-11-16 Further in Swiss football 1965–66 Nationalliga A 1965–66 Swiss 1. Liga References Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1967–68 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1965–66 at RSSSF Swiss Cupseasons 1964–65 1966–67 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup