1978–79 Swiss League Cup

Swiss League Cup 1978–79 Switzerland 32 Servette Basel 43 1977–78 1979–80 The 1978–79 Swiss League Cup was the seventh edidition of the Swiss League Cup competition since its introduction in 1972. The first and second rounds were played in summer 1978 as a pre-season warm-up to the 1978–79 Swiss football season, the later rounds were played after the winter-break. Overview The League Cup had been created six seasons earlier to allow clubs from the top two tiers to compete in a tournament in advance of the league season, with the semi-finals and final played in the Autumn. However, this planning was given up and modified. This season the first two rounds were played in advance of the season and the later rounds were played in the second half of the league season. This year the format was also modified, the first round was played as a two legged affair, however, the teams that competed in the 1978 Intertoto Cup played only a single tie, which was held on a neutral ground. In the remainder of the 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 to decide which team qualified for the next round. No replays were foreseen. First round Summary The first legs were played on 22 July and the return legs were played on 29 July 1978. main y Lugano 1–3 St. Gallen 1–2 0–1 Kriens 0–6 Chiasso 0–2 0–4 Fribourg 0–5 Lausanne-Sport 0–1 0–4 FC Bern 1–6 Xamax 0–3 1–3 Vevey-Sports 2–8 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–1 1–7 Servette 7–4 Étoile Carouge 4–0 3–4 Wettingen 1–0 Aarau 1–0 0–0 Biel-Bienne 0–7 Chênois 0–2 0–5 Frauenfeld 1–3 Winterthur 1–1 0–2 Bellinzona 4–6 Luzern 3–2 1–4 Basel 4–3 Grenchen 2–0 2–3 Young Fellows Zürich 1–7 Nordstern Basel 1–3 0–4 * The match Nordstern–Young Fellows was played 1 August. The one legged ties were all played in Oerlikon. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 July 1978 FC Unterstrass (Zürich) 1–8 Grasshopper Club |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|27 July 1978 Ibach 2–6 Zürich |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 August 1978 FC Raron (red) Walliser Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.avf-wfv.ch/?oid=17&lng=1&v=989 FC Raron Walliser Fussballverband - avf-wfv.ch fr 2024-11-16 0–6 Sion |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 August 1978 FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 1–3 Young Boys Matches Two legged ties First leg 22 July 1978 Servette 4–0 Servette summary Étoile Carouge Schnyder 1:0Pfister 2:0Guyot 3:0Hamberg 4:0 Charmilles Stadium, Geneva Second leg 29 July 1978 Étoile Carouge 4–3 7–4 Servette summary Servette Rieder 20 1:1Mouny 32 2:1Bussard 64 3:2Ducommun 80 4:2 11 0:1 Elia35 2:1 Elia86 4:3 Peterhans Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge Servette won 7–4 on aggregate. First leg 22 July 1978 Wettingen 1–0 FCA summary Aarau Läuppi 3 1:0 Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen Second leg 29 July 1978 Aarau 0–0 0–1 FCA summary Wettingen Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau Wettingen won 1–0 on aggregate. First leg 22 July 1978 18:30 Basel 2–0 FCB summary Grenchen Siegenthaler 24 1:0Maissen 56 2:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 900 SUI Bruno Burgener (Kriens) Second leg 29 July 1978 19:00 Grenchen 3–2 3–4 FCB summary Basel Wirth 43 1:1 Albanese 51 2:1 Huser 80 3:2 14 0:1 Stohler57 2:2 Baldinger Stadium Brühl, Grenchen 900 SUI Gerald Corminboeuf Basel won 4–3 on aggregate. One legged ties 26 July 1978 FC Unterstrass (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2024 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=1593&oid=11&lng=1 FC Unterstrass Fussballverband Region Zürich de 2024-11-16 1–8 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club Gusset 61 1:5 14 0:1 Sulser16 0:2 Bauer27 0:3 Wehrli45 0:4 Wehrli56 0:5 Traber63 1:6 Egli64 1:7 Wehrli83 1:8 Hey Neudorf, Zürich 1,300 SUI Franz Gächter (Suhr, Aargau) 26 July 1978 Ibach 2–6 FCZ summary Zürich Suter 58 1:4Schibig 74 pen. 2:6 20 1:0 Scheiwiler26 0:2 Botteron28 pen- 0:3 Risi36 og (Suter)61 1:5 Jerković67 1:6 Aliesch Fischbach Kundert Gerbihof, Ibach 1,200 SUI Marco Raveglia (San Vittore, Switzerland) 3 August 1978 FC Lerchenfeld (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2024 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?v=1448&oid=6&lng=1 FC Lerchenfeld Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch de 2024-11-16 1–3 YB summary Young Boys Walther 11 1:1 5 0:1 Odermatt65 1:2 Zwahlen69 1:3 Küttel Sportanlagen Waldeck, Thun 1,800 SUI Aschwanden Second round Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 August 1978 Young Boys 1–1 4–1 St. Gallen Chiasso 0–1 Grasshopper Club Lausanne-Sport 2–3 Xamax La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–1 Servette Wettingen 0–5 Zürich Chênois 2–1 Sion Winterthur 0–2 Luzern |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 October 1978 Basel 1–0 Nordstern Basel Matches 5 August 1978 Young Boys 1–1 yes 4–1 YB summary St. Gallen Zwygart 40 pen. 1:0Rebmann 70 51 1:1 Stöckl Zwygart Odermatt Brechbühl Müller Brander Stöckl Locher Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 2,200 SUI Bruno Burgener (Kriens) 5 August 1978 Chiasso 0–1 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club 70 0:1 Egli Stadio Comunale Riva IV, Chiasso 3,000 SUI Jean-Marie Macheret (Rueyres, Switzerland) 5 August 1978 La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–1 Servette summary Servette 16 0:1 Schnyder Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 3,000 SUI Franz Gächter (Suhr, Aargau) 5 August 1978 Wettingen 0–5 FCZ summary Zürich Strasser 65′ 39 0:1 Baur62 0:2 Risi65 0:3 Zwicker75 0:4 Zwicker82 pen Botteron Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen 2,300 SUI André Daina (Éclépens) 4 October 1978 Basel 1–0 FCB summary Nordstern Basel Stohler 52′Schönenberger 79 1:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 6,600 SUI Denis Perrenoud Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 November 1978 Basel 1–0 Luzern Xamax 3–1 Zürich Chênois 2–4 Servette Grasshopper Club 5–3 Young Boys Matches 11 November 1978 15:00 Basel 3–1 FCB summary Luzern Demarmels 42 1:0Marti 52 2:0Baldinger 54 3:0 66 pen. 3:1 Christen St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 1,400 SUI Werner Bösch 11 November 1978 Xamax 3–1 FCZ summary Zürich Zaugg 49 1:1Gross 51 2:1Rub 88 3:1 39 0:1 Risi Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel 2,000 SUI Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) 11 November 1978 Chênois 2–4 Servette summary Servette Tachet 37 1:1Seramondi 80 og 18 0:1 Pfister58 1:2 Hamberg61 1:3 Schnyder65 1:4 Schnyder Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex 11 November 1978 Grasshopper Club 5–3 YB summary Young Boys Hermann 21 1:0Müller 65 ogSulser 72 3:2Ponte 76 penMeyer 80 5:3 25 1:1 Hußner28 1:2 Hußner74 pen Odermatt Hardturm, Zürich 2,600 SUI Franz Gächter (Suhr, Aargau) Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 January 1979 Xamax 0–2 Basel |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 January 1979 Servette 3–1 Grasshopper Club Matches 24 February 1979 15:00 Xamax 0–2 FCB summary Basel 40 0:1 Baldinger66 Schönenberger Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel 1,150 SUI Hans Wolfer 25 February 1979 Servette 3–1 yes Servette summary Grasshopper Club Peterhans 94 1:0Bizzini 110 2:1Elia 120 3:1 101 1:1 Egli Charmilles Stadium, Geneva Final The final was held at the St. Jakob Stadium in Basel on 1 May 1979. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|1 May 1979 Servette 2–2 4–3 Basel Telegram 1 May 1979 19:00 Servette 2–2 yes 4–3 FCB summary Basel Peterhans 5 Barberis 37 Schnyder Barberis Guyot Trinchero Engel 18 87 Schönenberger Stohler Maradan Schönenberger von Wartburg Tanner St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 8,500 SUI Servette won the cup and this was the club's second consecutive League Cup title. Further in Swiss football 1978–79 Nationalliga A 1978–79 Swiss 1. Liga 1978–79 Swiss Cup References Swiss League Cup results 1978–79 at RSSSF 1978–79 League Cup