2007–08 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 2007–08 Switzerland 64 FC Basel AC Bellinzona Jocelyn Roux (7) 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 Swiss Cup (Swisscom Cup) was the 83rd season of Switzerland's football knockout competition. The winner was FC Basel. AC Bellinzona qualified for the UEFA Cup after finishing as runner-up due to Basel qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. Format In season 2007-08 the tournament structure was changed. The 10 clubs from the Swiss Super League as well as the 17 clubs of the Swiss Challenge League qualified directly for the cup and entered in the round of 64. FC Vaduz were not included in the cup as they play in the Liechtenstein Cup. 11 clubs from the 1st league as well as 26 clubs from the amateur leagues had to qualify in regional tournaments for the Swisscom Cup. This was played in the knockout system. Each round was held earlier because of the Euro 2008. The final was held in April instead of May or June. Each match was played over ninety minutes with extra time and a penalty shootout if required. Round of 64 (15 and 16 September 2007) : The winning teams qualify for the 1/32 Finals. Round of 32 (20 and 21 October 2007) : The winning teams qualify for the 1/16 Finals. Round of 16 (24 and 25 of November 2007) : The winning teams qualify for the Quarter-Finals. Quarter Finals (15 and 16 of December 2007) : The winning teams qualify for the Semi-Finals. Semifinals (27 and 28 of February 2008) : 4 teams, the victors qualify for the Final. Final (6 April 2008) : The victor wins the 83rd Swiss cup. Participating clubs 2007–08 Super League10 teams 2007–08 Challenge League17 teams 2007–08 1. Liga11 teams Amateur teams24 teamsBSC Young Boys FC Aarau FC Basel Grasshoppers Zürich FC Luzern Neuchâtel Xamax FC Sion FC St. Gallen FC Thun FC ZürichAC Bellinzona SC Cham FC Chiasso FC Concordia Basel SR Delémont FC Gossau SC Kriens FC La Chaux-de-Fonds FC Lausanne-Sport FC Locarno AC Lugano FC Schaffhausen Servette FC FC Wil FC Winterthur FC Wohlen Yverdon-Sport FCGC Biaschesi Etoile-Carouge FC FC Baden FC Baulmes FC Biel-Bienne SC Düdingen FC Echallens FC Red Star Zürich Stade Nyonnais FC Tuggen Urania Genève SportFourth level FC Bavois FC Bazenheid FC Hägendorf FC Langenthal FC Le Mont, Laussanne AC Malcantone FC Massongex FC Porrentruy Racing Club Genève FC Sarnen FC Seefeld, Zürich FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy FC Versoix Fifth level FC Bern SC Binningen ASC Gordola FC Colombier FC Flawil FC Léchelles FC Lusitanos FC Orpund FC Töss FC Winkeln, St. Gallen Sixth level FC Herrliberg Round 1 Teams in the Super League and Challenge league are seeded cannot play each other. The team that is in a lower league plays at home advantage. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 September 2007 FC Biel Bienne 1–1 (p. 6–7) Yverdon-Sport FC FC Baulmes 2–1 SR Delémont FC Wettingen 93 1–3 SC Kriens Racing Club GE 4–1 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 September 2007 FC Bazenheid 0–7 AC Bellinzona FC Echallens 0–3 FC Lausanne-Sport FC Red Star Zürich 0–5 FC Winterthur FC Seefeld ZH 0–4 Grasshopper Club Zürich FC Versoix 0–5 Stade Nyonnais FC Winkeln SG 2–6 FC Gossau FC Herrliberg 0–6 FC Zürich SC Düdingen 1–3 FC Concordia BS FC Bern 1–2 FC Langenthal FC Orpund 1–2 SC Binningen FC Sarnen 1–7 FC Aarau SC Brühl SG 4–6 FC Schaffhausen FC Baden 1–2 FC Locarno FC Le Mont LS 0–2 Neuchâtel Xamax FC Töss 0–8 FC St. Gallen FC UGS 0–7 FC Sion FC Flawil 2–3 FC Wil FC Stade LS Ouchy 0–4 Servette FC FC Hägendorf 1–5 SC Cham FC Massongex 0–5 Etoile-Carouge FC |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 September 2007 FC Bavois 1–3 BSC Young Boys FC Léchelles 0–9 FC Basel FC Porrentruy 0–4 FC Thun FC Lusitanos 0–6 FC Colombier GC Biaschesi 1–3 FC Luzern AC Malcantone 0–4 FC Wohlen ASC Gordola 1–5 FC Chiasso FC Tuggen 2–2 (p. 2–4) AC Lugano |} Source: Switzerland Cup 2007/08 RSSSF 4 April 2023 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwitcup08.html Round 2 Super League teams cannot play each other. A team in a lower league plays at home. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 October 2007 SC Binningen 1–6 FC Basel FC Baulmes 0–2 FC Lausanne-Sport FC Winterthur 2–3 Grasshopper Club Zürich FC Wohlen 0–0 (p. 4–5) AC Bellinzona SC Kriens 1–0 FC Aarau Etoile-Carouge FC 0–2 FC Sion |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 October 2007 FC Concordia BS 1–1 (p. 5–6) FC Zürich FC Colombier 1–3 Yverdon-Sport FC FC Gossau 2–0 FC St. Gallen FC Langenthal 2–5 FC Luzern FC Locarno 0–2 BSC Young Boys Racing Club GE 2–5 Neuchâtel Xamax FC SC Cham 0–1 FC Thun FC Schaffhausen 3–1 FC Wil Stade Nyonnais 2–1 Servette FC FC Chiasso 3–1 AC Lugano |} Source: Round 3 In this round there is no seeding. Lower league teams play at home. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 November 2007 FC Schaffhausen 0–1 Neuchâtel Xamax FC Lausanne-Sport 0–2 FC Gossau FC Luzern 0–1 FC Thun |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 November 2007 AC Bellinzona 2–1 FC Sion FC Chiasso 0–1 BSC Young Boys Grasshopper Club Zürich 0–1 FC Basel SC Kriens 0–3 FC Zürich Stade Nyonnais 2–1 Yverdon-Sport FC |} Source: Quarter-finals In this round there is no seeding. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 December 2007 FC Thun 2–1 FC Zürich FC Basel 2–0 Stade Nyonnais |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 December 2007 AC Bellinzona 2–1 FC Gossau Neuchâtel Xamax 3–2 BSC Young Boys |} Source: Semi-finals In this round there is no seeding. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|27 February 2008 AC Bellinzona 0–0 (p. 4–2) Neuchâtel Xamax FC Basel 1–0 FC Thun |} Source: Final This final did not take place in the traditional location of the Stade de Suisse in Bern. The pitch was being changed at the Stade de Suisse in order to be able to ready in June for the UEFA Euro 2008. As the replacement the St. Jakob-Park in Basel was picked. Also the date of the match was moved because of Euro 2008. The Final took place on 6 April 2008. 6 April 2008 15:45 AC Bellinzona 1 – 4 FCB Summary FC Basel Pouga 58 Derdiyok 30Majstorović 62Streller 64Huggel 66 St. Jakob-Park, Basel 33,000 SUI Cyril Zimmermann (Münsingen) GK ITA Lorenzo Bucchi DF ITA Davide Belotti 20 46DF SUI Alessandro MangiarrattiDF ITA Paolo CarboneMF ITA Giuseppe Miccolis 69MF PER Manuel Rivera Garrido 73MF ITA Jacopo La RoccaMF BIH Senad LulićMF GER Ifet TaljevićST BRA NeriST CMR Christian PougaSubstitutes:DF ITA Ludovico Moresi 46MF ITA Angelo Raso 69FW SUI Andrea Conti 73Manager:SUI Vladimir Petković GK ARG Franco CostanzoDF SUI Reto ZanniDF SWE Daniel MajstorovićDF FRA François Marque DF JPN Kōji NakataMF CMR Papa Malick BaMF SUI Eren Derdiyok 46MF SUI Benjamin Huggel MF SRB Ivan ErgićMF POR Carlitos 55ST BRA Eduardo 76Substitutes:MF SUI Marco Streller 46MF SUI David Degen 55MF SRB Marko Perović 76Manager:SUI Christian Gross References External links Official site de Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup