1955–56 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1955–56 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Young Boys 1954–55 1956–57 The 1955–56 Swiss Cup was the 31st season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the Swiss Football Association. Overview This season's cup competition began with the games of the first round, played on the week-end of the 25 September 1955. The competition was to be completed on Whit Monday, 21 May 1956, with the final, which was traditionally held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from the 1955–56 Swiss 1. Liga were given a bye for the first round, they joined the competition in the second round on the week-end of 16 October. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga A (NLA) and from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were given byes for the first two rounds. These teams joined the competition in the third round, which was played on the week-end of 20 November. 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, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. If 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 2017 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit56.html Switzerland 1955/56 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2024-11-16 Round 1 In the first phase, the lower league teams that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's regional cup competitions or their association's requirements, competed here. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The first round was played on the weekend of 25 September 1955. Summary Region Ostschweiz |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955 Svgg Schaffhausen 3–4 FC Weinfelden FC Amriswil (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?v=1778&oid=9&lng=1 FC Amriswil Ostschweizer Fussballverband de 2024-11-16 5–1 FC Bischofszell Arbon 3–2 FC Widnau FC Uznach 5–1 Chur Region Zürich |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955 FC Stäfa (ZH) 3–1 FC Küsnacht (ZH) FC Industrie Der Vorstand FCIT 2024 https://fcit.ch/geschichte Fusion / Unsere Geschichte – FC Industrie Turicum Merger / Our History – FC Industrie Turicum FC Industrie Turicum de-ch 2024-11-16 (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2024 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=822596&oid=11&lng=1 FC Industrie Turicum Fussballverband Region Zürich de 2024-11-16 1–3 FC Wiedikon FC Ticinese Zürich 2–7 FC Horgen FC Wollishofen 2–1 Juventus Zürich FC Tössfeld (Winterthur) 7–3 SC Veltheim SV Seebach 5–2 FC Neuhausen Region Bern |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955 FC Tramelan 4–3 FC Bözingen 34 FC Grünstern (Ipsach) 2–4 FC Länggasse (Bern) Bümpliz 1–1 FC Interlaken FC Herzogenbuchsee 3–2 FC Kirchberg (BE) Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 October 1955 FC Interlaken 0–2 Bümpliz Region Solothurn |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955 FC Gerlafingen 3–1 FC Klus-Balsthal SC Derendingen 1–0 FC Blustavia (Solothurn) Region Nordwestschweiz |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955 Muttenz 1–4 Zofingen SV Sissach 0–0 Binningen Dornach 4–3 Old Boys Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 October 1955 Binningen 5–0 SV Sissach Region Aargau |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955 FC Kölliken 1–2 FC Muhen FC Turgi 0–1 Wohlen Region Innerschweiz |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955 Emmenbrücke 4–0 Luzerner SC FC Altdorf (Uri) 5–1 Cham Region Ticino |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955 AS Lamone-Cadempino 1–5 FC Solduno Region Romande |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1955 FC Geneva (GE) 3–4 FC Versoix Chênois 1–2 CA Genève (GE) FC Crissier 2–9 FC Renens FC Vallorbe 3–2 Beaumont Lausanne FC Lutry 1–2 FC Chailly/Lausanne FC Saint-Maurice 2–1 FC Visp FC Domdidier 1–1 FC Estavayer-le-Lac FC Flamatt 1–5 Central Fribourg FC Hauterive 1–2 FC Fleurier Le Locle-Sports 1–4 Étoile-Sporting FC Coutetelle 1–2 Alle Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 October 1955 FC Estavayer-le-Lac 1–4 FC Domdidier Round 2 The clubs from the 1955–56 Swiss 1. Liga had been given a bye for the first round, they now joined the competition here, in the second round. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 October 1955 FC Weinfelden 0–3 FC Wil Red Star 2–2 FC Amriswil Arbon 3–2 FC Rorschach FC Uznach 2–3 Brühl FC Stäfa (ZH) 1–2 Aarau FC Wiedikon 6–1 FC Oerlikon (ZH) FC Horgen 2–1 Baden FC Wollishofen 4–2 SC Zug FC Tössfeld 1–3 Bodio Polizei Zürich 5–1 SV Seebach FC Tramelan 0–4 Yverdon-Sport FC Länggasse (Bern) 1–1 *3–0 Forfeit US Lausanne FC Interlaken 1–3 FC Sierre FC Herzogenbuchsee 3–5 Burgdorf FC Gerlafingen 1–2 US Bienne-Boujean SC Derendingen 4–2 FC Helvetia Bern Zofingen 1–2 FC Birsfelden Binningen 1–0 FC Bassecourt Dornach 5–3 SC Kleinhüningen Concordia 7–1 FC Muhen FC Olten 4–1 Wohlen Emmenbrücke 4–0 Mendrisio Locarno 3–1 FC Altdorf (Uri) FC Solduno 3–1 US Pro Daro FC Versoix 4–6 Sion CA Genève 3–3 Martigny-Sports FC Renens 0–2 Montreux-Sports FC Vallorbe 2–3 CS International Genève Vevey Sports 5–2 FC Chailly/Lausanne FC Saint-Maurice 2–0 CS La Tour-de-Peilz FC Forward Morges 6–2 FC Domdidier Central Fribourg 5–1 Monthey FC Fleurier 3–4 Moutier Étoile-Sporting 0–3 Saint-Imier-Sports Alle 0–3 Delémont FC Riehen 2–5 FC Porrentruy Note: Match Länggasse–US Lausanne awarded 3–0 Forfeit because the player Oskar Porredos of US Lausanne was not qualified. Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 November 1955 FC Amriswil 1–0 Red Star Martigny-Sports 3–0 CA Genève Matches 16 October 1955 FC Stäfa (ZH) (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2024 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=1506&oid=11&lng=1 FC Stäfa Fussballverband Region Zürich - fvrz.ch de 2024-11-16 1–2 yes FCA summary Aarau Sportanlage Frohberg, Stäfa Round 3 The teams from the NLA and NLB entered the cup competition in this round. However, the teams from the NLA were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The third round was played on the week-end of 19 and 20 November 1956. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 November 1956 Binningen 0–5 Basel |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 or 20 November 1956 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–1 Vevey Sports Fribourg 6–1 Martigny-Sports SC Derendingen 1–2 Grenchen FC Porrentruy 4–3 Dornach Lausanne-Sport 6–0 Central Fribourg Cantonal Neuchâtel 6–1 FC Saint-Maurice ES Malley 1–2 Yverdon-Sport Bern 4–1 Moutier FC Forward Morges 0–3 Urania Genève Sport FC Olten 1–2 Emmenbrücke Biel-Bienne 7–1 FC Birsfelden Nordstern 5–1 Saint-Imier-Sports Locarno 2–1 Chiasso Young Fellows 3–0 FC Wiedikon Brühl 2–2 FC Horgen Bellinzona 9–1 FC Sierre Delémont 5–3 Lengnau Luzern 3–0 Burgdorf FC Länggasse (Bern) 0–2 Solothurn Concordia 3–0 Thun Bodio 0–2 Lugano Arbon 0–7 Grasshopper Club Schaffhausen 2–0 FC Amriswil FC Wil 0–2 Winterthur St. Gallen 1–2 Polizei Zürich Blue Stars 3–0 FC Wollishofen FC Solduno 3–1 FC Rapid Lugano CS International Genève 1–1 Montreux-Sports Young Boys 5–0 US Bienne-Boujean |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 November 1956 Servette 2–0 Sion Aarau 1–0 Zürich Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 December 1956 FC Horgen 2–4 Brühl Montreux-Sports 2–4 CS International Genève Matches 19 November 1955 SC Binningen 0–5 FCB summary Basel 23 0:1 Keller27 pen. 0:2 Thüler58 0:3 Sanmann72 0:4 Keller82 pen. 0:5 Landhof, Basel 1,000 SUI Fritz Schorer (Interlaken) Note: SC Binningen waived the home ground advantage and played in the Landhof. 20 November 1956 Servette 2–0 Servette summary Sion Pasteur 1:0Pasteur 2:0 Stade des Charmilles, Geneva 20 November 1956 Aarau 1–0 FCA summaryFCZ summary Zürich Lüscher 20 1:0 Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 4,200 SUI Fritz Zutter (Bern) Round 4 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 December 1955 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–2 Fribourg Grenchen 3–1 FC Porrentruy Lausanne-Sport 2–5 Cantonal Neuchâtel Yverdon-Sport 2–5 Servette Bern 0–1 Urania Genève Sport Basel 6–2 Emmenbrücke Biel-Bienne 4–2 Nordstern Locarno 2–1 Young Fellows Brühl 1–2 Bellinzona Delémont 4–1 Luzern Solothurn 0–1 Concordia Aarau 1–2 Lugano Grasshopper Club 5–3 Schaffhausen Winterthur 5–4 Polizei Zürich Blue Stars 9–0 FC Solduno CS International Genève 0–6 Young Boys Matches 18 December 1955 Yverdon-Sport 2–5 Servette summary Servette 2x Anker 1x Bernard Coutaz 1x Théo Brinek 1x Rothacher Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains 18 December 1955 14:30 Basel 6 – 2 FCB summary FC Emmenbrücke Oberer 1:2Hügi (II) 31 2:2Hügi (II) 63 3:2Stäuble 64 4:2Bielser 83 5:2Hügi (II) 80 6:2 0:1 Kehl23 0:2 Steffen Landhof, Basel 2,300 SUI W. Weiersmüller (Suhr) 18 December 1955 Aarau 1–2 FCA summary Lugano Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 5,300 Round 5 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 February 1956 Fribourg 0–1 Grasshopper Club Grenchen 1–0 Winterthur Cantonal Neuchâtel 5–1 Blue Stars Servette 0–1 Young Boys Urania Genève Sport 3–1 Lugano Basel 7–3 Biel-Bienne Locarno 0–1 Bellinzona Delémont 2–3 Concordia Matches 19 February 1956 Servette 0–1 Servette summary Young Boys Stade des Charmilles, Geneva 19 February 1956 14:30 Basel 7 – 3 FCB summary Biel-Bienne Stäuble 2 1:0Stäuble 38 2:3Thüler pen. 3:3Sanmann 48 4:3Hügi (II) 70 5:3Sanmann 74 6:3Stäuble 80 7:3 18 1:1 Kohler23 1:2 Riederer33 1:3 Allemann Landhof, Basel 1,500 SUI Joseph Surdez (Delémont) Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 April 1956 Grenchen 5–0 Concordia Grasshopper Club 2–0 Bellinzona Cantonal Neuchâtel 1–0 Basel Young Boys 2–0 Urania Genève Sport Matches 2 April 1956 15:00 Cantonal Neuchatel 1–0 FCB summary Basel Lanz 85 1:0 Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel 6,000 SUI Fritz Buchmüller (Zürich) Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 April 1956 Grenchen 0–4 Grasshopper Club Cantonal Neuchâtel 0–1 Young Boys Matches 22 April 1956 Grenchen 0–4 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club Vukosavljević 19 0:1Vukosavljević 26 0:2Moser 65 0:3Vukosavljević 82 0:4 Stadium Brühl, Grenchen 22 April 1956 Cantonal Neuchâtel 0–1 RSSSF summary Young Boys 16 0:1 Scheller Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Whit Monday 1956. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 May 1956 Grasshopper Club 1–0 Young Boys Telegram 21 May 1956 Grasshopper Club 1–0 Fussball-Schweiz summary Young Boys Vukosavljević 84 1:0 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 50,000 SUI Gottfried Dienst (Basel) Grasshopper Club won the cup and this was the club's thirteenth cup title to this date. Further in Swiss football 1955–56 Nationalliga A 1955–56 Swiss 1. Liga References Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1955–56 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1955–56 at RSSSF Swiss Cupseasons 1954–55 1956–57 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup