1973–74 Swiss Cup

April 2025 Swiss Cup 1973–74 Switzerland Sion Xamax 1972–73 1974–75 The 1973–74 Swiss Cup was the 49th season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–1926 by the Swiss Football Association. Overview This season's cup competition began on the weekend of 11 and 12 August 1973, with the first games of the first round. The competition was to be completed on Easter Monday 15 April 1974 with the final, which was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were granted byes for the first round. These entered the competition for the second round, played on the weekend of 24 to 26 of August. 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 22 and 23 September. The matches were played in a knockout format. In the first two rounds, in the event of a draw at the end of extra time, the match was decided with a penalty shoot-out. This was the first season that penalty shoot-outs were introduced to this competition and this would replace the toss of a coin. In and after the third-round, 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. The quarter- and semi-finals were played as two legged fixtures. The final was again played in one match. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season. Round 1 In this first phase, the lower league teams (1. Liga and lower) that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's cup competitions or their requirements, competed here. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 August 1973 FC Saint-Prex 2–1 Stade Nyonnais Signal FC (Bernex) 1–1 Urania Genève Sport FC Collex-Bossy 4–0 PTT Lausanne FC Moudon 0–3 Meyrin CS Interstar GE 1–4 Yverdon-Sport FC Orbe 3–4 FC Assens FC Vernayaz 4–1 FC Chalais Folgore Lausanne 5–1 FC Sierre FC Salgesch 0–3 Monthey Montreux-Sports 1–0 FC Raron FC Saint-Maurice 4–1 CS La Tour-de-Peilz FC Fétigny 2–4 Central Fribourg FC Portalban 3–5 Rot-Weiss Bümpliz Arconciel 1–5 Bulle FC Beauregard Fribourg 4–0 FC Courtepin FC Courrendlin 0–4 FC Porrentruy FC Breitenbach 2–2 11–12 ASI Audax Neuchâtel Béroche St-Aubain 0–2 Le Locle-Sports FC Breite Basel 1–5 Concordia FC Binningen 5–1 FC Reconvilier SC Kleihünungen 3–4 Delémont Aegerten-Brügg 2–3 Moutier FC Liestal 0–5 Laufen Muttenz 2–0 FC Fleurier US Boncourt 0–0 FC Superga (La Chaux-de-Fonds) FC Frutigen 2–3 Bern Burgdorf 2–1 Thun FC Herzogenbuchsee 1–2 Dürrenast FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 3–4 FC Langenthal FC Olten 1–4 Solothurn SC Derendingen 2–1 FC Brugg SC Schöftland 2–0 FC Deitingen Blustavia SO 1–3 Köniz Reinach AG 1–6 Baden FC Altstetten (Zürich) 4–2 FC Menziken SV Seebach ZH 3–3 5–4 Red Star FC Horgen 0–4 Kriens FC Villmergen 1–0 FC Neuhausen FC Beringen 2–5 Schaffhausen FC Kilchberg 1–3 FC Adliswil FC Bülach 1–2 Blue Stars FC Steinhausen 2–7 FC Brunnen Unterstrass ZH 2–3 Emmenbrücke FC Perlen 3–6 Buochs Balerna 2–4 Locarno FC Ponte Tresa 1–0 FC Rapid Lugano FC Altdorf (Uri) 2–4 SC Zug Losone Sportiva 1–1 FC Bodio FC Schwyz 2–4 US Giubiasco Juventus Zürich 5–4 FC Sursee Arbon 0–4 Gossau FC Rüti ZH 4–1 Weinfelden-Bürglen Töss Winterthur 2–3 Chur FC Münchwilen 0–7 Frauenfeld FC Schmerikon 1–8 Brühl FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) 1–4 FC Widnau FC Staad F–F * FC Uzwil Staad–Uzwil not played: no referee; Forfait: awd 0-3 Round 2 The teams from the NLB entered the cup competition in this round with the teams from the lower divisions. 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 drawn tie was granted the home advantage. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 August 1973 Urania Genève Sport A–A * Vevey Sports |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 August 1973 Monthey 1–2 Martigny-Sports FC Porrentruy 1–4 Biel-Bienne Burgdorf 0–7 Aarau FC Brunnen 1–5 Luzern Concordia 1–3 Le Locle-Sports |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 August 1973 FC Assens 0–2 Fribourg FC Collex-Bossy 2–5 Etoile Carouge US Boncourt 3–5 Nordstern Solothurn 3–3 2–3 Grenchen FC Rebstein 2–3 FC Tössfeld FC Altstetten (Zürich) 0–4 Young Fellows SC Schöftland 0–3 Wettingen Locarno 3–0 Bellinzona Buochs 2–3 US Giubiasco SC Zug 1–0 Kriens FC Ponte Tresa 0–1 Losone Sportiva ASI Audax Neuchâtel 3–1 Moutier Emmenbrücke 1–2 Mendrisiostar FC Beauregard Fribourg 5–6 Bulle FC Saint-Prex 0–1 Yverdon-Sport FC Binningen 1–0 Muttenz Frauenfeld 3–2 Brühl Central Fribourg 3–2 Meyrin Rot-Weiss Bümpliz 1–3 Bern Blue Stars 3–1 Schaffhausen FC Adliswil 2–4 Juventus Zürich FC Villmergen 3–2 FC Langenthal FC Rüti ZH 1–4 Gossau SV Seebach ZH 3–0 Chur Montreux-Sports 3–1 Folgore Lausanne FC Saint-Maurice 0–1 FC Vernayaz Baden 3–0 Dürrenast Delémont 2–1 Laufen FC Widnau 3–1 FC Uzwil SC Derendingen F–F * Köniz A–A: The match Urania Genève–Vevey Sports was abandoned at half-time due to rain and was replayed. F–F: The match Derendingen–Köniz ended in a goalless draw after extra time and Derendingen won 9–8 on penalties. But because the player Hofer of Derendingen was not qualified to play the result was annulled and awarded with a 0–3 forfeit. Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 September 1973 Urania Genève Sport 1–3 Vevey Sports Matches 25 August 1973 Burgdorf (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2024 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?v=1407&oid=6&lng=1 SC Burgdorf Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch de 2024-11-16 0–7 FCA summary Aarau Stadion Neumatt, Burgdorf Round 3 From this round onwards, 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. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 September 1973 Biel-Bienne 2–0 Grenchen Central Fribourg 4–2 Bern Luzern 1–1 Blue Stars FC Villmergen 2–4 Aarau FC Tössfeld 2–1 Young Fellows Fribourg 2–3 Vevey Sports SC Zug 1–0 US Giubiasco Nordstern 2–1 Le Locle-Sports |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|9 September 1973 Martigny-Sports 3–1 Etoile Carouge Montreux-Sports 5–1 FC Vernayaz Bulle 4–3 Yverdon-Sport Audax Neuchâtel 2–1 Delémont FC Binningen 2–3 Köniz Losone Sportiva 3–2 Baden Mendrisiostar 4–0 Locarno FC Widnau 2–5 Juventus Zürich Frauenfeld 3–2 Wettingen Gossau 4–2 SV Seebach ZH Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 September 1976 Blue Stars 1–6 Luzern Matches 8 September 1973 FC Villmergen (red) Aargauer Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.afv.ch/default.aspx?v=284&oid=5&lng=1 FC Villmergen Aargauer Fussballverband de 2024-11-16 2–4 yes FCA summary Aarau Badmatte. Villmergen 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 and the lower-tier team was again granted the home advantage. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 September 1973 Bulle 1–4 Sion Köniz 0–2 Servette Biel-Bienne 1–2 Basel Central Fribourg 2–5 Lausanne-Sport Luzern 2–1 Young Boys Juventus Zürich 1–5 Zürich Aarau 1–2 St. Gallen Martigny-Sports 0–6 Xamax Gossau 0–1 Chiasso FC Tössfeld 2–3 Winterthur Losone Sportiva 0–2 Grasshopper Club Audax Neuchâtel 1–8 Vevey Sports SC Zug 3–7 Lugano Nordstern 1–3 La Chaux-de-Fonds |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 September 1973 Frauenfeld 1–2 Mendrisiostar Montreux-Sports 0–3 Chênois Matches 22 September 1973 Köniz 0–2 Servette summary Servette 0:1 Riner0:2 Wegmann Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut, Köniz 22 September 1973 20:15 Biel-Bienne 1–2 FCB summary Basel Peters 30 1:0 31 1:1 Hitzfeld46 1:2 Demarmels Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne 7,300 SUI Fernand Burioli Lausanne 22 September 1973 Luzern 2–1 YB summary Young Boys Schaller 59 1:1Milder 80 pen 35 0:1 Cornioley Stadion Allmend, Lucerne 5,370 SUI Bruno Della Bruna (Lumino) 22 September 1973 Juventus Zürich 1–5 FCZ summary Zürich Kappeler 68 1:3 19 0:1 Marti21 0:2 Katić32 0:3 Stierli73 1:4 Katić77 1:5 Iselin Mülligen, Zürich 2,400 SUI Hans Wieland (Grenchen) 22 September 1973 Aarau 1–2 FCA summary St. Gallen Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau Round 5 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 October 1973 Grasshopper Club 3–1 Vevey Sports Xamax 2–0 Chiasso Chênois 2–1 Winterthur Lugano 1–1 La Chaux-de-Fonds |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 October 1973 Sion 3–0 Servette Mendrisiostar 1–4 Basel Lausanne-Sport 4–0 Luzern Zürich 2–3 St. Gallen Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 October 1973 La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–1 Lugano Matches 7 October 1973 Sion 3–0 Servette summary Servette Stade de Tourbillon, Sion 7 October 1973 14:45 Mendrisiostar 1–4 FCB summary Basel Bianchi 1:4 9 0:1 Stohler41 0:2 Paolucci62 0:3 Cubillas75 0:4 Cubillas Centro Sportivo Comunale, Mendrisio 3,000 SUI Roland Keller (Bern) 7 October 1973 Zürich 2–3 FCZ summary St. Gallen Stierli 14 1:0Jeandupeux 19 2:0Bionda 47 2:1 Leuzinger55 2:2 Blättler72 2:3 Blättler Blättler Nasdalla Letzigrund, Zürich 7,600 SUI René Matthieu (Sierre) Quarter-finals Summary The first legs were played on and the return legs were played on main y Sion 3–2 Basel 1–0 2–2 Lausanne-Sport 4–3 St. Gallen 3–1 1–2 Xamax 7–1 Chênois 5–1 2–0 Grasshopper Club 2–2 (a) Lugano 1–0 1–2 Grasshopper Club won on the away goals rule. Matches First leg 31 October 1973 Sion 1–0 FCB summary Basel Lopez 57 1:0 Stade Tourbillon, Sion 6,000 SUI Gérard Racine (Biel/Bienne) Second leg 4 November 1973 18:00 Basel 2–2 2–3 FCB summary Sion Hitzfeld 4 1:0Hasler 66 2:0 84 2:1 Vergères90 2:2 Lopez St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 8,000 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau) Sion won 3–2 on aggregate Semi-finals Summary The first legs were played on and the return legs were played on main y Sion 1–1 (a) Lausanne-Sport 0–0 1–1 Xamax 1–1 (a) Grasshopper Club 0–0 1–1 Matches 23 March 1974 First leg Sion 0–0 Lausanne-Sport Stade de Tourbillon, Sion 26 March 1974 Second leg Lausanne-Sport 1–1 1–1 Sion Müller 28 1:0 44 1:1 Pillet Pontaise, Lausanne Sion won on the away goals rule. 23 March 1974 First leg Xamax 0–0 Grasshopper Club Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 26 March 1974 Second leg Grasshopper Club 1–1 1–1 Xamax Elsener 60 1:1 49 pen Elsig Xamax won on the away goals rule. Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Easter Monday 1974. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 April 1974 Sion 3–2 Xamax Telegram 15 April 1974 15:00 Sion 3–2 Fussball-Schweiz summary Xamax Luttrop 7 penBarberis 14 2:0Pillet 43 3:0 84 3:1 Elsig87 3:2 Mathez Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 30,000 SUI Hans Wieland (Grenchen) Sion won the cup and this was the club's second cup title to this date. Further in Swiss football 1973–74 Nationalliga A 1973–74 Swiss 1. Liga References Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1973–74 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1973–74 at RSSSF Swiss Cupseasons 1972–73 1974–75 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup