1928–29 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1928–29 Switzerland 105 Urania Genève Sport Young Boys 1927–28 1929–30 The 1928–29 Swiss Cup was the 4th edition of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since the 1925–26 season by the Swiss Football Association. Overview Preamble In Switzerland, after the end of the first world war, the 1920s saw a rapid rise in the popularity of top-level football and also a decade of rapid growth in grassroots football and many new football clubs were formed. By the mid-1920s, every larger Swiss town had a football pitch and its own football club. Top level organised football also experienced a boom and the larger already existing clubs were also expanding and growing. Between 1922 and 1930, twelve new football stadiums were built, each with a capacity of over 10,000 spectators. Furthermore, semi- and fully professional football players began to emerge and transfer fees started to become a reality. Fabian Brändle Christian Koller 2018 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299279864_4_zu_2_Die_goldene_Zeit_des_Schweizer_Fussballs_1918-1939 Die goldene Zeit des Schweizer Fussballs 1918–1939 The golden times in Swiss football 1918–1939 Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (HLS) de-ch 2024-11-16 The structure of the Swiss championships provided a top-tier Serie A with 27 teams (3 groups of 9 clubs) and a second-tier Promotion Series with 54 teams divided into 8 groups (4 groups of 8 teams, 1 group with 7 and 1 group with nine teams). From the third-tier the football system was arranged in the regional leagues, named Serie B, C and D. However, the Swiss league system was suffering a crisis and this would expand further during the following years. There were continuous disagreements between smaller and larger clubs. These were mainly concerning promotion/relegation procedures which included play-offs between lower-tier group winners and upp-tier group losers. Not only that, but also due to the expanding professionalism, because the larger clubs would contest for the better players by offering them a wage. Christian Koller Marianne Meier 16 June 2025 https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/048188/2025-06-16/ Fussball Schweiz Football Switzerland Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (HLS) de-ch 2025-06-16 Format This season 105 clubs applied for participation for the Swiss Cup. Therefore, the preliminary round was expanded to 82 teams. These played a knock out round for a slot in the first principal round. This expansion, therefore, required that selected top-tier clubs also had to compete in the preliminary round and this again caused further irritations and disagreements. (red) Schweizerischer Fussballverband (SFV) 2024 https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/geschichte/geschichte.aspx Geschichte History SFV de-ch 2024-11-16 This season's cup competition began with the preliminary round, which was held in advance of the main competition. This qualifying round, with one exception, was played on the first Sunday in September 1928 and one week in advance of the league season. The first principal round was played, with one exception on Sunday 7 October. The competition was to be completed on Whit Monday 1930 with the final, which this year took place at the Stade de Frontenex in Genève. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. 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, if agreed between the clubs, a second extra time was played. If the score was still level at the final whistle, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. If no replay was agreed or the replay ended in a draw after extra time, a toss of a coin would establish the team that qualified for the next round. Erik Garin Peter Kungler 2024 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit30.html Switzerland 1929/30 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2024-11-16 Preliminary round The lower league teams that had not qualified for the main competition competed here in a knockout qualification round. Selected top-tier clubs also had to compete in the preliminary round. The aim of this preliminary stage was to reduce the number of lower league teams before the first round was played. The winners of the qualification were to join the other clubs from the top-tier that were automatically qualified. The draw in the preliminary stage and in the early rounds of the main competition respected local regionalities. The qualification round was played in advance of the lower leagues regional season. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 August 1928 Spielvereinigung Schaffhausen 0–0 FC Münchenstein |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 September 1928 Luzern 5–0 Juventus Zürich Kickers Luzern 6–2 SC Kleinhüningen FC Oerlikon (ZH) 5–0 FC Neumünster (ZH) Helvetik Basel 1–2 FC Altstetten (Zürich) Wohlen 3–2 SC Zug FC Birsfelden 2–1 FC Langenthal Uster 3–1 SC Veltheim (Winterthur) Basel 1–0 Baden FC Allschwil 3–2 FC Amriswil Lugano 13–0 FC Romanshorn SV Seebach (Zürich) 3–4 Frauenfeld Winterthurer Sportverein 3–1 Red Star Sparta Schaffhausen 2–3 Black Stars Giovanni Calciatori Luganesi 7–1 FC Breite (Basel) FC Sissach 2–4 Bülach Winterthur 2–0 FC Töss (Winterthur) Locarno 10–1 Hakoah Zürich FC Adliswil 2–3 FC Thalwil Sirius Zürich 4–2 SV Höngg Minerva Bern 10–1 La Côte-Sport Rolle FC Bex 3–8 Stade Lausanne FC Yverdon 1–4 FC Viktoria Bern (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2024 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?v=1355&oid=6&lng=1 FC Weissenstein Fussballverband Bern/Jura de 2024-11-16 Adrian Lüpold 22 May 2019 https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/das-kam-bei-der-fraktion-von-viktoria-nicht-gut-an-658416238648 Das kam bei der Fraktion von Viktoria nicht gut an This did not go down well with the Viktoria faction Bernerzeitung de-ch 2024-11-16 Sainte-Croix-Sports 4–2 Cercle des Sports Bienne Stade Nyonnais 1–2 Delémont FC Bözingen 2–5 FC Gloria-Sports (Le Locle) FC Länggasse (Bern) 3–1 Couvet-Sports Lancy-Champagne-Sport 1–6 FC Le Locle FC Jonction (Genève) 3–2 Lausanne-Sport Fribourg 3–1 Sport Boys Bern Vevey Sports 5–1 Villeneuve-Sports FC Nidau 6–2 FC Reconvilier FC Olten 4–1 FC Orbe FC Tavannes 2–1 CAA Genève Sylva-Sports (Le Locle) 3–1 FC Renens FC Tramelan 6–5 Monthey Concordia Yverdon 4–0 Central Fribourg FC Xamax (Neuchâtel) 1–0 FC Forward Morges FC Fleurier 2–5 Zähringia Bern FC Madretsch (Biel) 8–6 Montreux-Sports CS La Tour-de-Peilz 2–1 Racing-Club Lausanne Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 September 1928 FC Münchenstein 5–3 Spielvereinigung Schaffhausen Matches 2 September 1928 10:30 Basel 1–0 FCB summary Baden Enderlin (I) 80 1:0 Landhof, Basel SUI Feurer (Delémont) Basel played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier), Baden in the Serie Promotion (second tier). First principal round The winners of the qualification round were to join the clubs from the lower leagues that had already qualified and the teams from the top-tier, most of which were automatically qualified. The draw in the early rounds of the main competition respected local regionalities, whenever possible. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 September 1928 Urania Genève Sport 3–0 FC Nidau |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 October 1928 Servette 10–0 Zähringia Bern FC Jonction (Genève) 2–0 FC Gloria (Le Locle) Biel-Bienne 2–1 Bern Grenchen 5–1 FC Olten La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–5 FC Madretsch (Biel) Solothurn 8–4 Sylva-Sports (Le Locle) FC Tramelan 2–8 Étoile-Sporting Sainte-Croix-Sports 1–2 Fribourg Cantonal Neuchâtel 3–0 CS La Tour-de-Peilz Minerva Bern 2–1 Etoile Carouge Young Boys 7–0 FC Xamax (Neuchâtel) Concordia Yverdon 3–1 FC Le Locle Stade Lausanne 6–2 Delémont FC Tavannes 8–1 Vevey Sports FC Länggasse (Bern) 0–3 FC Viktoria Bern St. Gallen 0–4 SC Veltheim (Winterthur) Aarau 2–1 Nordstern Brühl 3–4 Young Fellows Wohlen 1–4 Grasshopper Club Black Stars 0–1 Blue Stars Locarno 3–1 Old Boys Winterthurer Sportverein 2–4 Chiasso FC Münchenstein 1–9 * Zürich Uster 0–11 Lugano Concordia Basel 14–4 FC Thalwil Basel 10–2 Bülach Kickers Luzern 6–4 FC Oerlikon (ZH) Frauenfeld 1–2 FC Liestal Giovanni Calciatori Luganesi 4–2 FC Allschwil Luzern 4–1 FC Altstetten (Zürich) Sirius Zürich 1–6 FC Birsfelden Note the match Münchenstein–Zürich was played in Zürich. Matches 7 October 1928 Servette 10–0 Servette summary Zähringia Bern 1x Röthlisberger 2x Landi 4x Passello 2x Lüthy 1x Garibaldi Parc des Sports, Geneva Servette played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier), Zähringia in the Serie B (third tier). 7 October 1928 Aarau 2–1 FCA summary Nordstern Both teams played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 7 October 1928 13:15 FC Münchenstein (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz 2024 https://matchcenter.fvnws.ch/default.aspx?v=497&oid=8&lng=1 FC Münchenstein Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz (FVNWS) de-ch 2024-11-16 9–1 FCZ summary Zürich 15 1:0 A. Lehmann2:0 A. Lehmann3:0 A. Lehmann4:1 Kaspar5:1 A. Lehmann6:1 A. Lehmann7:1 A. Lehmann8:1 A. Lehmann Heinrich 9:1 A. Lehmann Cordazzo 3:1 Letzigrund, Zürich 600 SUI Hirt (Zürich) Note the match Münchenstein–Zürich was played in Zürich. Münchenstein played the 1928/29 season in the Serie B (third tier), Zürich in the Serie A (top-tier). 7 October 1928 15:00 Basel 10–2 FCB summary Bülach Schlecht 3 1:0Bielser 30 2:1Enderlin (I) 50 pen. 3:1Enderlin (I) 51 4:1Strasser 54 5:1Bielser 57 6:1Bielser 61 7:1Enderlin (I) 62 8:1Bielser 70 9:2Schlecht 80 10:2 10 1:1 Mattenleger67 8:2 Rüegg Landhof, Basel SUI Karl Wunderlin (Basel) Basel played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier), Bülach in the Serie B (third tier). Round 2 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 November 1928 Locarno 1–2 Giovanni Calciatori Luganesi Luzern 4–1 FC Birsfelden Aarau 0–2 Young Fellows Kickers Luzern 1–4 Zürich Lugano 5–1 Grasshopper Club Basel 2–3 Concordia Basel Blue Stars 1–3 FC Liestal Cantonal Neuchâtel 3–1 Stade Lausanne Fribourg 5–1 FC Jonction (Genève) FC Madretsch (Biel) 6–4 Solothurn Biel-Bienne 5–0 Minerva Bern Étoile-Sporting 3–0 Grenchen Urania Genève Sport 2–2 Servette Young Boys 12–3 FC Viktoria Bern Concordia Yverdon 2–3 FC Tavannes |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 November 1928 Chiasso 2–4 Winterthur Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 November 1928 Servette 0–1 Urania Genève Sport Matches 4 November 1928 Aarau 0–2 FCA summary Young Fellows Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau Both teams played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 4 November 1928 Kickers Luzern 1–4 FCZ summary Zürich Gloor 1:4 12 0:1 Eggler2:0 Stelzer0:3 A. Lehmann0:4 Stelzer (Lucerne) 2,000 SUI Afflerbach (Basel) Kickers Luzern played the 1928/29 season in the Serie Promotion (second tier), Zürich in the Serie A (top-tier). 4 November 1928 14:30 Basel 2–3 FCB summary Concordia Basel Enderlin (I) 52 1:2Müller 55 2:2 16 0:1 Christen35 0:2 Ehrenbolger (I)83 2:3 Christen Landhof, Basel 3,580 SUI Alfred Spengler (Olten) Both teams played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 4 November 1928 Urania Genève Sport 2–2 yes Servette summary Servette Dorsaz Passello Stade de Frontenex, Genève Both teams played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier). Replay 18 November 1928 Servette 0–1 yes Servette summary Urania Genève Sport Parc des Sports, Geneva Round 3 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 December 1928 Luzern 0–2 Lugano FC Liestal 2–3 Giovanni Calciatori Luganesi Winterthur 5–3 Zürich Young Fellows 0–1 Concordia Basel Cantonal Neuchâtel 1–0 FC Tavannes Young Boys 5–0 FC Madretsch (Biel) Biel-Bienne 2–3 Étoile-Sporting Fribourg ppd Urania Genève Sport Rescheduled |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 January 1929 Urania Genève Sport 2–0 Fribourg Matches 2 December 1928 Luzern 0–2 RSSSF summary Lugano 14 0:1 Fink0:2 Hintermann Sportplatz Allmend, Lucerne Luzern played the 1928/29 season in the Serie Promotion (second tier), Zürich in the Serie A (top-tier). 2 December 1928 FC Liestal (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz 2024 https://matchcenter.fvnws.ch/default.aspx?v=496&oid=8&lng=1 FC Liestal Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz (FVNWS) de-ch 2024-11-16 2–3 RSSSF summary Giovanni Calciatori Luganesi Donizetti Andreoni Morandi Sportplatz Gitterli, Liestal Liestal played the 1928/29 season in the Serie Promotion (second tier), GC Luganesi in the Serie B (third tier). 2 December 1928 Winterthur 5–3 FCZ summary Zürich Martin I 2 1:1Huber 2:2Küng 3:2Keller 4:3Küng 5:3 1 0:1 Stelzer1:2 A. Lehmann61 3:3 A. Lehmann Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur Both teams played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 2 December 1928 Young Fellows 0–1 RSSSF summary Concordia Basel 77 0:1 Ehrenbolger (I) Utogrund, Zürich Both teams played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 2 December 1928 Cantonal Neuchâtel 1–0 RSSSF summary FC Tavannes Struppler 65 1:0 Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel Cantonal played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier), Tavannes in the Serie B (third tier). 2 December 1928 Young Boys 5–0 RSSSF summary FC Madretsch (Biel) Dasen 3 1:0Streun 5 2:03:04:0Baldi 6:0 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern Young Boys played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier), Madretsch in the Serie Promotion (second tier). 2 December 1928 Biel-Bienne 2–3 RSSSF summary Étoile-Sporting von Gunten 36 1:2Imhof 78 2:3 3 0:1 Treyball7 0:2 Matzinger60 1:3 Matzinger Stadion Gurzelen, Biel/Bienne Both teams played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 6 January 1929 Urania Genève Sport 2–0 RSSSF summary Fribourg Grettler Gremminger 80 2:0 Stade de Frontenex, Genève Both teams played the 1928/29 season in the Serie A (top-tier). Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|27 January 1929 Cantonal Neuchâtel 1–2 Giovanni Calciatori Luganesi |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 February 1929 Urania Genève Sport 3–0 Winterthur Étoile-Sporting 0–1 Young Boys Concordia Basel 0–0 * Lugano Note to match Concordia–Lugano: Result after 90 minutes. No extra time was played due to the bad condition of the pitch. Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 February 1929 Lugano 0–2 Concordia Basel Matches 27 January 1929 Cantonal Neuchâtel 1–2 yes RSSSF summary Giovanni Calciatori Luganesi A. Abegglen 28 1:0 60 1:1 Gambirasio118 1:2 Andreoni Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 3 February 1929 Urania Genève Sport 3–0 RSSSF summary Winterthur Grettler 35 1:0Stalder 2:0Barrière 3:0 Stade de Frontenex, Genève 3 February 1929 Étoile-Sporting 0–1 RSSSF summary Young Boys 80 0:1 Fässler Terrain des Eplatures, La Chaux-de-Fonds 3 February 1929 Concordia Basel 0–0 RSSSF summary Lugano Stadion Rankhof, Basel Note: This result was after 90 minutes. No extra time was played due to the bad condition of the pitch, thus a replay was required. Replay 10 February 1929 Lugano 0–2 RSSSF summary Concordia Basel 82 0:1 Christen85 0:2 Dettwyler Campo Marzio, Lugano Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 March 1929 Young Boys 5–2 Giovanni Calciatori Luganesi |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|28 April 1929 Urania Genève Sport 2–1 Concordia Basel Matches 3 March 1929 Young Boys 5–2 RSSSF summary Giovanni Calciatori Luganesi von Arx I 5 1:0Funk II 25 2:1von Arx II 37 3:1Dasen 69 4:2Dasen 79 5:2 6 pen 1:1 Gilardoni42 3:2 Andreoli Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 4,500 SUI Kempf (Zürich) 28 April 1929 Urania Genève Sport 2–1 RSSSF summary Concordia Basel Grettler 20 pen 1:0Grettler 31 2:0 69 2:1 Daetwyler Stade de Frontenex, Genève 5,000 SUI Hans Enderli (Winterthur) Final The final was held on Whit Monday 1930. The location for the final was decided by a toss of a coin between the two finalists. Urania Genève Sport won the draw and so the final was held at the Stade de Frontenex in Genève. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 May 1929 Urania Genève Sport 1–0 Young Boys Telegram 20 May 1929 15:00 Urania Genève Sport 1–0 Fussball-Schweiz summary Young Boys Barrière 17 1:0 Stade de Frontenex, Genève 8,000 SUI Hans Enderli (Winterthur) Urania Genève Sport won the cup and this was the club's first cup title. Further in Swiss football 1928–29 Swiss Serie A 1928–29 FC Basel season References Sources Fussball-Schweiz Switzerland 1928–29 at RSSSF FCB Cup games 1927–28 at fcb-achiv.ch Swiss Cupseasons 1927–28 1929–30 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup