1996–97 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1996–97 Switzerland 156 Sion Luzern 155 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Swiss Cup was the 72nd season of Switzerland's football cup competition organised annually by the Swiss Football Association. The competition began on 10 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 8 June 1997 with the Final held at the former Wankdorf in Bern. The winners earned a place in the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup. Overview The competition began on the week-end of 10–11 August 1996 with the games of the first round and it ended on Sunday 8 June 1997 with the final, which was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first round and the 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the following season. When possible, the draw respected regionalities and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. In the entire 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 in the entire competition. Round 1 In the first round a total of 132 amateur clubs participated from the third-tier and lower. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10–11 August 1995 Muttenz 1–0 Old Boys SC Derendingen 0–2 Grenchen ASI Audax-Friul 0–2 Serrières FC Lutry 0–2 FC Renens FC Sierre 2–0 FC Bramois FC Chêne Aubonne 0–3 Bex Agno 0–4 Bellinzona FC Bonaduz 1–2 FC Glarus FC Collex-Bossy 0–3 Chênois FC Perlen-Buchrain 0–4 Zug 94 Uster 4–0 FC Juventina Wettingen FC Amriswil 0–5 Brühl St. Gallen FC Baar 1–1 6–5 Emmenbrücke CS Belprahon 0–9 SV Lyss FC Cheseaux 1–4 Baulmes Lancy-Sports 2–3 FC Vernier CS La Tour-de-Peilz 1–5 Stade Lausanne SC Münchenbuchsee 0–4 Bümpliz FC Pully 1–2 Vevey Sports Rapperswil-Jona 2–1 FC Stäfa FC Seefeld Zürich 6–2 SV Seebach (Zürich) St-Blaise FC 1–3 La Chaux-de-Fonds FC Bütschwil 0–2 FC Flawil FC Courroux 4–2 FC Lamboing FC Subingen 0–2 FC Klus-Balsthal FC Schönenwerd 0–3 Schötz FC Altdorf (Uri) 1–4 FC Suhr Brugg 0–5 FC Altstetten (Zürich) FC Entlebuch 0–6 Buochs FC Gunzwil 0–3 FC Sursee FC Nottwil 0–2 FC Muri FC Seuzach 1–4 Red Star FC Spreitenbach 0–1 FC Dübendorf FC Visp 1–2 FC Raron FC Willisau 0–3 FC Emmen US Collombey-Muraz 0–1 Naters FC Wülflingen 1–2 YF Juventus CS Romontois 0–7 Fribourg FC Savièse 3–2 Martigny-Sports FC Donneloye 0–6 Montreux-Sports Köniz 1–1 5–6 Münsingen FC Therwil 0–9 FC Riehen Breitenrain 1–3 FC Langenthal FC Dietikon 0–2 Bülach FC Fehraltorf 0–7 Freienbach FC Konolfingen 2–1 FC Langnau Central Fribourg 2–1 Bulle FC Valmont-Montagny 0–3 Echallens FC Noiraigue 2–1 Colombier FC Trübbach 0–1 FC Rorschach FC Bern 1–3 FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) FC Bévilard 1–4 Biel-Bienne Nordstern Basel 2–2 1–2 Concordia Basel FC Uznach 0–2 Frauenfeld FC Villmergen 0–4 FC Hochdorf FC Kloten 2–0 SV Schaffhausen FC Puplinge 0–5 Stade Nyonnais Signal FC (Bernex) 3–2 Grand-Lancy FC Saint-Gingolph 1–4 Monthey AC Vallemaggia 0–2 Chiasso FC Cornol-La Baroche 0–2 FC Bözingen 34 Losone Sportiva 0–1 FC Ascona Biaschesi 1–0 Mendrisio FC Ostermundigen 1–2 Thun FC Sargans 3–1 Tuggen Wohlen 3–0 FC Kölliken Round 2 The teams from the 1996–97 Nationalliga B (NLB) were granted byes for the first round and joined the competition in the second round. These 12 teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. Teams from the 1. Liga (third-tier) against teams from the NLB: |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30–31 August 1996 FC Sursee 2–1 Baden Vevey Sports 1–4 Étoile Carouge Chênois 2–1 Meyrin Echallens 0–1 Yverdon-Sports FC Glarus 0–7 Wil Teams from the 2. Liga (fourth-tier) against teams from the NLB: |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30–31 August 1996 FC Tresa/Monteggio 0–1 Locarno Blue Stars 1–6 FC Schaffhausen Brühl 1–3 Gossau Muttenz 0–2 Delémont Uster 0–5 Winterthur SC Emmen 1–3 Kriens Teams from the 3. Liga (fifth-tier) against teams from the NLB: |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|31 August 1996 FC Konolfingen 0–11 Solothurn Teams from the 1. Liga amongst themselves: |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30–31 August 1996 Rapperswil-Jona 3–1 Freienbach Bex 1–1 2–4 Montreux-Sports FC Hochdorf 1–0 FC Muri Chiasso 1–2 Bellinzona Fribourg 2–1 Bümpliz La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–4 Serrières Zug 94 5–1 Schötz FC Riehen 5–3 FC Suhr Thun 0–3 Münsingen Stade Nyonnais 2–1 Stade Lausanne Teams from the 2. Liga (fourth-tier) against teams from the 1. Liga: |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30–31 August 1996 FC Effretikon 1–3 FC Altstetten (Zürich) FC Bellach 2–3 Grenchen FC Sierre 0–1 Monthey FC Fislisbach 3–7 YF Juventus FC Bözingen 34 0–5 SV Lyss FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 3–0 FC Klus-Balsthal FC Flawil 0–2 FC Rorschach FC Steg 0–3 Naters FC Langenthal 1–2 Biel-Bienne FC Seefeld Zürich 2–1 Red Star FC Arlesheim 4–2 Concordia Basel FC Kloten 2–5 Bülach Kreuzlingen 4–1 Frauenfeld FC Marly 1–2 Central Fribourg FC Châtel-St.Denis 3–2 FC Noiraigue Signal FC (Bernex) 0–3 FC Renens Biaschesi 0–1 *FF awd 3–0 FC Ascona Note to the match Biaschesi–Ascona; the result was annulled and game awarded as a 3–0 victory for Biaschesi because a player of Ascona was not qualified. Teams from the 3. Liga (fifth-tier) against teams from the 1. Liga: |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30–31 August 1996 FC Mellingen 0–2 Buochs FC Schlieren 0–5 FC Dübendorf Teams from the 2. Liga amongst themselves: |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30–31 August 1996 FC Le Locle 0–0 5–4 Baulmes FC Gland 1–1 4–5 FC Vernier FC Einsiedeln 1–2 FC Sargans FC Raron 4–3 FC Savièse Teams from the 3. Liga (fifth-tier) against teams from the 2. Liga: |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30–31 August 1996 FC Baar 6–2 Wohlen FC Courroux 0–1 Dornach FC Uzwil 3–0 FC St. Margrethen Round 3 The first-tier clubs from the 1994–95 Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds, eight of them joined the competition in this round. The four clubs that were competing in the UEFA European competitions, Grasshopper Club (1996–97 Champions League), Xamax, Aarau (both 1996–97 UEFA Cup) and Sion (1996–97 Cup Winners' Cup) were granted byes for this round as well. The eight participating first-tier teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 September 1996 FC Sargans 0–4 FC Altstetten FC Seefeld ZH 0–3 Winterthur FC Arlesheim 6–0 FC Le Locle Biel-Bienne 0–2 FC Riehen FC Châtel-St-Denis 1–3 Étoile-Carouge Fribourg 4–0 Central Fribourg Serrières 0–0 5–4 Solothurn FC Sursee 0–2 Zug 94 Montreux-Sports 0–2 Servette FC Renens 0–2 Monthey FC Rorschach 0–4 St. Gallen FC Baar 0–2 Bellinzona Bülach 2–3 FC Wil FC Raron 0–4 Chênois Grenchen 0–3 Luzern Locarno 0–3 Lugano Stade Nyonnais 1–8 Lausanne-Sport |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 September 1996 Münsingen 1–3 Basel SR Delémont 1–2 Young Boys Rapperswil-Jona 2–0 FC Dübendorf FC Vernier 1–2 Naters YF Juventus 0–1 FC Schaffhausen Dornach 0–3 Yverdon-Sport Biaschesi 0–4 Buochs Kreuzlingen 0–1 Gossau FC Uzwil 0–10 Zürich |} Grasshopper Club, Xamax, Aarau and Sion were granted byes for this round, because they were playing European competitions. Matches 21 September 1996 15:00 FC Arlesheim (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz 2025 https://matchcenter.fvnws.ch/default.aspx?v=484&oid=8&lng=1 FC Arlesheim Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz de-ch 2025-11-16 6–0 RSSSF summary FC Le Locle (red) Association neuchâteloise de football 2025 https://matchcenter-anf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=919&oid=15&lng=2 FC Le Locle Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch fr 2025-11-16 Huggel 34 1:0Kunz 44 2:0Huggel 45+6 3:0Chénaux 60 4:0De Jesus 70 5:0Huggel 74 6:0 In den Widen, Arlesheim 1,000 21 September 1996 Montreux-Sports 0–2 Servette summary Servette 12 0:1 Fatusi48 0:2 Fatusi Stade de Chailly, Montreux 22 September 1996 14:30 FC Münsingen 1–3 yes Summary Basel Moreno 17Bruttin 90 1:1P. Leimgruber 102 30 Tabakovic36 0:1 Nyarko49 Giallanza70 Smajić98 1:2 Frick117 1:3 Armentano Sportanlage Sandreutenen, Münsingen 1,800 SUI Vincent Dafflon 22 September 1996 SR Delémont 1–2 YB summary Young Boys Marchand 17 1:0 40 1:1 Kehrli62 1:2 Gerber La Blancherie, Delémont 1.100 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) 22 September 1996 FC Uzwil (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2025 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?v=1751&oid=9&lng=1 FC Uzwil Ostschweizer Fussballverband de 2025-11-16 0–10 FCZ summary Zürich 12 0:1 Andersen28 0:2 Andersen41 0:3 Tarone50 0:4 Tarone53 0:5 Andersen60 0:6 Castillo73 0:7 Studer78 0:5 Castillo82 0:9 Mazzarelli88 0:10 Di Jorio Rüti, Uzwil 1,600 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) Round 4 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 March 1997 FC Altstetten (Zürich) 0–2 Kriens FC Arlesheim 0–11 Lausanne-Sport Buochs 1–1 2–3 St. Gallen SV Lyss 0–3 Fribourg Rapperswil-Jona 2–3 FC Schaffhausen FC Wil 3–1 Zürich CS Chênois 1–2 Étoile-Carouge Naters 0–2 Yverdon-Sport Basel 2–1 Young Boys |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 March 1997 Bellinzona 2–3 Winterthur Gossau 0–4 Grasshopper Club Lugano 0–3 Luzern Monthey 4–2 Serrières FC Riehen 0–2 Sion Servette 4–0 Xamax Zug 94 1–4 Aarau |} Matches 5 March 1997 FC Wil 3–1 FCZ summary Zürich Puce 12 1:1Hafner 46 2:1Hafner 63Python 63 3:1Puce 65 12 0:1 Andersen33 Nonda 33. Shabani Nonda (Foul), 62. Roman Hafner (Foul), 65. Daniel Puce (Unsportlichkeit) Stadion Bergholz, Wil 1,600 SUI Nicolas Daina 15 March 1997 20:00 Basel 2–1 FCB summaryYB summary Young Boys Giallanza 20Kondé 26 1:1La Placa 46 2:1Kondé 70Tabakovic 88H. Yakin 90 5 Baumann21 0:1 Okolosi65 Lengen St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 11,000 SUI Marcel Vollenweider (Rüti, Zürich) 6 March 1997 Gossau 0–4 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club 34 0:1 Moldovan49 0:2 Moldovan67 0:3 Smiljanic82 0:4 Türkyilmaz Sportanlage Buechenwald, Gossau 6 March 1997 Servette 4–0 Servette summary Xamax Sesa 67 1:0Ippoliti 73 2:0Sesa 85 3:0Karlen 90+1 4:0 Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 6 March 1997 Zug 94 1–4 FCA summary Aarau Baumann 81 1:4 24 0:1 Ćirić73 0:2 Ćirić76 0:3 Ćirić78 0:4 Saibene Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug 1,400 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) Round 5 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 March 1997 Monthey 2–3 Luzern FC Schaffhausen 0–0 3–1 Aarau FC Wil 2–3 Lausanne-Sport Étoile-Carouge 3–2 Kriens Basel 1–4 Servette Sion 2–1 Grasshopper Club |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|31 March 1997 Fribourg 1–0 Winterthur Yverdon-Sport 0–1 St. Gallen |} Matches 29 March 1997 FC Schaffhausen 0–0 yes 3–1 FCA summary Aarau Gerstenmájer Stübi Bossi Meier Marongi Roembiak Pavličević Wiederkehr Kilian Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen 1,693 SUI Erwin Fölmli Round of 16 29 March 1997 20:00 Basel 1–4 FCB Summary Servette Foda 4Schupp 79 pen. 1:3 5 pen. 0:1 Sesa10 Němeček17 Margarini35 0:2 Cantaluppi45 Juárez67 Cantaluppi70 0:3 Karlen83 o.g. 1:4 Schupp St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 10,000 SUI Dieter Schoch (Attiswil) 29 March 1997 Sion 2–1 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club Meyrieu 20 1:0Bertone 90 2:1 85 1:1 Yakin Stade Tourbillon, Sion Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 May 1997 FC Schaffhausen 1–0 Servette Étoile-Carouge 0–6 Luzern Fribourg 2–1 Lausanne-Sport FC Sion 5–0 St. Gallen |} Matches 6 May 1997 FC Schaffhausen 1–0 Servette summary Servette Nungesser 38 1:0 Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen 1,923 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) 6 May 1997 Étoile-Carouge 0–6 RSSSF summary Luzern Mosca 2 38 57 15 0:1 Moser17 0:2 Wolf55 Sawu58 0:3 Yenai64 0:4 Koilov80 0:5 Moser89 0:6 Brown Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge 1,112 SUI Jürg Herrmann (Hinterkapplen (Wohlen bei Bern)) 6 May 1997 Fribourg 2–1 RSSSF summary Lausanne-Sport Brülhart 40Jacquet 51 1:1Reigoso 108 penFlammini 120 33 0:1 Sané Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg 5,100 SUI Adrian Stalder (Oberburg, Bern) 6 May 1997 FC Sion 5–0 RSSSF summary St. Gallen Lonfat 13 1:0Veiga 30Lukic 33 2:0Milton 41Lukic 59 3:0Bonvin 64 4:0Lukic 67 5:0 2 Hellinga29 Bühlmann30 Mouidi47 Brunner73 Moura Stade Tourbillon, Sion 8,500 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 May 1997 Luzern 2–1 FC Schaffhausen Sion 5–2 Fribourg |} Matches 19 May 1997 Luzern 2–1 RSSSF summary FC Schaffhausen Wyss 38Yenai 46 1:1Sawu 90 2:1 8 0:1 Engesser50 Bossi Stadion Allmend, Luzern 9,500 SUI Kurt Zuppinger (Bremgarten) 19 May 1997 Sion 5–2 RSSSF summary Fribourg Lukic 36 1:0Lonfat 39 2:0Zambaz 54 3:1Ouattara 81 4:1Milton 83 5:1 51 2:1 Bourquenoud86 5:2 Flammini Stade Tourbillon, Sion 15,000 SUI Werner Müller (Obererlinsbach) Final Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 June 1997 Sion 3–3 5–4 Luzern Telegram 8 June 1997 15:00 Sion 3–3 yes Report Luzern Meyrieu 1Gaspoz 28Lukić 84 pen. 17 68 pen. Wolf42 Kögl Wankdorf, Bern 28,500 SUI Claude Détruche (Thônex) 5–4 Lukić Outtara Zambaz Gaspoz Assis Quentin Wolf Wyss Moser Kögl Sermeter Sawu Sion won the cup and this was the club's ninth cup title to this date and their third cup win in succession. See also 1996–97 Nationalliga A 1996–97 Nationalliga B 1996–97 Swiss 1. Liga Sources and references Switzerland 1996/97 at RSSSF Seasons inSwiss Cup 1995–96 1997–98 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup