1977–78 Swiss League Cup

Swiss League Cup 1977–78 Switzerland 32 St. Gallen Grasshopper Club 31 1976–77 1978–79 The 1977–78 Swiss League Cup was the sixth edidition of the Swiss League Cup competition since its introduction in 1972. The first round was played in summer 1977 as a pre-season warm-up to the 1977–78 Swiss football season, the later rounds were played after the winter-break. Overview The League Cup had been created five 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. But, in the passed few season, only the first round was played in advance of the season, the later rounds were played in the second half of the league season. 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 |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 August 1977 Aarau 0–1 La Chaux-de-Fonds Kriens 0–2 Young Fellows Zürich Zürich 9–0 Bellinzona Xamax 5–0 Grenchen Fribourg 1–4 Bulle Nordstern Basel 2–1 Luzern Wettingen 0–3 Basel Stade Nyonnais 0–9 Sion Vevey-Sports 1–1 5–6 Étoile Carouge Young Boys 1–0 Servette Chur 1–3 Winterthur Gossau 1–4 Chiasso Frauenfeld 0–7 Grasshopper Club Lugano 0–2 St. Gallen Lausanne-Sport 3–1 Chênois |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 August 1977 Biel-Bienne 6–1 FC Aurore Bienne (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2024 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?v=1283&oid=6&lng=1 FC Aurore Bienne Fussballverband Bern/Jura de 2024-11-16 Matches 6 August 1977 Aarau 0–1 FCA summary La Chaux-de-Fonds 35 0:1 Hochuli Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 850 SUI Otto Wyniger 6 August 1977 Zürich 9–0 FCZ summary Bellinzona Cucinotta 20 1:0Cucinotta 28 2:0Risi41 pen. 3:0Fischbach 42 4:0Torstensson 46 5:0Risi 48 6:0Cucinotta 65 7:0Cucinotta 77 8:0Scheiwiler 9:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 1,588 SUI Jaberg (Thun) 6 August 1977 Wettingen 0–3 Summary Basel 8 0:1 Schönenberger38 0:2 Fischli75 0:3 Lauscher Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen 3,500 SUI Rudolf Renggli (Luzern) 6 August 1977 Young Boys 1–0 YB summaryServette summary Servette Schmid 73 1:0 83 Thouvenel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 4,200 SUI André Daina (Éclépens) Second round Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 February 1978 Winterthur 1–1 8–6 St. Gallen Xamax 1–2 La Chaux-de-Fonds Biel-Bienne 0–6 Lausanne-Sport Basel 2–1 Chiasso |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 February 1978 Étoile Carouge 0–1 Sion Nordstern Basel 0–2 Grasshopper Club Zürich 3–0 Young Fellows Zürich Young Boys 3–0 Bulle Matches 11 February 1978 15:00 Basel 2–1 yes FCB summary Chiasso Stohler 76 pen. 1:1Tanner 111 2:1Lauscher 58 0:1 Franz Ostinelli St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 1,150 SUI Otto Isler (Zürich) 12 February 1978 Étoile Carouge 0–1 RSSSF summary Sion Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge 12 February 1978 Zürich 3–0 FCZ summary Young Fellows Zürich Cucinotta 38 1:0Zwicker 55 2:0Cucinotta 90 3:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 1,200 SUI Wolfer (Volketswil) 12 February 1978 Young Boys 3–0 YB summary Bulle Schmid 31 1:0Brechbühl 66 2:0Burkhardt 79 3:0 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 628 SUI Franz Gächter (Suhr, Aargau) Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 March 1978 Lausanne-Sport 0–1 Zürich |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|27 March 1978 Sion 1–2 St. Gallen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 April 1978 Basel 4–3 Young Boys |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 April 1978 Grasshopper Club 8–0 La Chaux-de-Fonds Matches 12 March 1978 Lausanne-Sport 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 9 0:1 Scheiwiler Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 2,800 SUI Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) 27 March 1978 Sion 1–2 yes RSSSF summary St. Gallen Pillet 75 1:1 20 0:1 Ries115 1:2 Ries Stade Tourbillon, Sion 11 April 1978 20:00 Basel 4 – 3 yes Summary BSC Young Boys Marti 68 1:1Schönenberger 72 2:1Schönenberger 74 3:1(Rebmann) 97 o.g. 4:3 17 pen. 0:1 Zwygart88 3:2 Schmid88 3:3 Mast St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 2,600 SUI Otto Isler (Zürich) 25 April 1978 Grasshopper Club 8–0 RSSSF summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Bouli 9 1:0Bouli 13 2:0Wehrli 33 3:0Hey 70 4:0Ponte 77 5:0Elsener 81 6:0Ponte 87 7:0Ponte 89 8:0 Hardturm, Zürich Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|9 May 1978 Grasshopper Club 5–1 Zürich Basel 1–1 4–5 St. Gallen Matches 9 May 1978 Grasshopper Club 5–1 summary Zürich Ponte 13 1:0Ponte 43 2:0Bosco 68 3:0Ponte 70 4:0Hey 75 5:0 88 5:1 Zwicker Hardturm, Zürich 3,700 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau) 9 May 1978 Basel 1–1 yes 4–5 Summary St. Gallen Schönenberger 51 1:1 16 0:1 Schlegel Schönenberger Lauscher Maradan Tanner Küng Stöckli Brander Feuz Ries Schüepp St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 1,700 SUI Jean-Marie Macheret Final The final was held at the Schützenwiese in Winterthur on 15 August 1978. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 August 1978 St. Gallen 3–2 Grasshopper Club Telegram 15 August 1978 St. Gallen 3–2 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club Labhart 6 1:0Labhart 60 2:1R. Müller 80 3:2 19 1:1 Nafzger61 2:2 Wehrli Schützenwiese, Winterthur 3,500 SUI Bruno Della Bruna (Lumino) St. Gallen won the cup and this was the club's first League Cup title to this date. Further in Swiss football 1977–78 Nationalliga A 1977–78 Swiss 1. Liga 1977–78 Swiss Cup References Swiss League Cup results 1976–79 at RSSSF 1977–78 League Cup