1927–28 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1927–28 Switzerland 101 Servette Grasshopper Club 1926–27 1928–29 The 1927–28 Swiss Cup was the 3rd edition of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since the 1925–26 season by the Swiss Football Association. This competition was to be continued annually. 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 beginning to suffer 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, 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 101 clubs applied for participation for the Swiss Cup. Therefore, the preliminary round was expanded to 48 teams. These played a knock out for 24 slots in the first principal round. This expansion, therefore, required that selected top-tier clubs also had to compete in the preliminary round and this caused further irritations. (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 With one exception, this qualifying round was played on the first Sunday in September 1927, thus in advance of the domestic league season. The first principal round was played on Sunday 2 October 1927. The competition was to be completed on Sunday 25 March 1928 with the final, which this year took place at the Stade des Charmilles 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 if the replay ended in a draw after extra time, a toss of a coin would establish which team was qualified for the next round. Erik Garin Peter Kungler 2024 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit28.html Switzerland 1927/28 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. 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. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|28 August 1927 Grenchen 13–1 FC La Neuveville |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 September 1927 Baden 2–0 Kickers Luzern SV Seebach (Zürich) 5–7 * Abd/replayed Wohlen FC Bülach 5–1 Sirius Zürich GC Luganesi 1–0 VfR Rasenspiele Basel Chiasso 6–0 FC Horgen Frauenfeld 8–4 FC Thalwil FC Höngg 4–2 FC Diana Zürich Arbon 1–0 FC Romanshorn Luzern 7–1 Uster FC Töss (Winterthur) 5–2 SC Kleinhüningen FC Langenthal 4–2 FC Waedenswil FC Adliswil 3–0 SV Schaffhausen FC Birsfelden 4–2 FC Neumünster (ZH) FC Liestal 3–1 Locarno Red Star 5–2 Ballspielclub Zürich SC Veltheim (Winterthur) 6–1 Kreuzlingen Winterthurer SV 4–3 FC Oerlikon (ZH) FC Münchenstein 4–0 FC Neuhausen FC Reconvilier 4–2 FC Länggasse (Bern) CAA Genève 2–1 FC Jonction (Genève) Zähringia Bern 4–1 FC Bözingen Central Fribourg 0–0 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 Burgdorf 2–3 Stade Nyonnais FC Yverdon 2–5 Cantonal Neuchâtel Concordia Yverdon 7–3 Vevey Sports Racing-Club Lausanne 4–3 Delémont Black Stars 6–1 Helvetik Basel FC Biberist-Derendingen 6–1 Villeneuve-Sports FC Olten 4–0 Le Locle-Sports Sion 3–1 Cercle des Sports Bienne Monthey 3–1 FC Breite (Basel) FC Renens 6–1 Thun Couvet-Sports 7–0 CS La Tour-de-Peilz FC Forward Morges 7–4 FC Orbe Stade Lausanne 3–2 Montreux-Sports FC Madretsch (Biel) 5–0 FC Tramelan Minerva Bern 2–1 FC Allschwil Bellinzona FFAwd 3–0 * Hakoah Zürich Sparta Schaffhausen FFAwd 3–0 * SC Sankt Johann Basel Note to the match Seebach–Wohlen: the match was abandoned in extra time, the result annulled and the game replayed. Note to the match Bellinzona–Hakoah Zürich: Hakoah Zürich declaired forfeit and the match was awarded as a 3–0 victory for Bellinzona. Note to the match Sparta Schaffhausen–Sankt Johann: Sankt Johann declaired forfeit and the match was awarded as a 3–0 victory for Sparta Schaffhausen. Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 September 1927 FC Viktoria Bern 3–1 Central Fribourg |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1927 SV Seebach (Zürich) 2–0 Wohlen 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 that 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"|2 October 1927 Young Boys 9–1 Étoile-Sporting Grenchen 3–1 Urania Genève Sport Aarau 5–2 Lausanne-Sport Biel-Bienne 1–3 Servette Zürich 3–2 Nordstern Basel 0–1 Young Fellows Blue Stars 5–4 Lugano Fribourg 3–2 CAA Genève Monthey 1–2 Etoile Carouge FC Olten 2–0 Cantonal Neuchâtel Stade Nyonnais 0–4 Solothurn Racing-Club Lausanne 2–3 La Chaux-de-Fonds Grasshopper Club 17–0 Arbon SC Veltheim (Winterthur) 0–3 St. Gallen Red Star 1–4 Old Boys Vereinigten FC Winterthur-Veltheim 6–0 Baden Concordia Basel 12–0 Bellinzona Chiasso 6–0 FC Höngg Brühl 6–2 SV Seebach (Zürich) Bern 13–1 FC Biberist-Derendingen Stade Lausanne 2–1 FC Renens Couvet-Sports 1–2 FC Viktoria Bern Frauenfeld 1–2 Winterthurer Sportverein FC Madretsch (Biel) 5–0 FC Forward Morges Concordia Yverdon 1–2 Minerva Bern Sparta Schaffhausen 4–1 FC Adliswil FC Liestal 5–1 FC Töss (Winterthur) GC Luganesi 2–3 Luzern Sion 0–9 Black Stars FC Reconvilier 0–5 Zähringia Bern FC Birsfelden 4–0 FC Neuhausen Bülach 4–2 FC Langenthal Matches 2 October 1927 Aarau 5–2 FCA summary Lausanne-Sport Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau Both teams played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 2 October 1927 Biel-Bienne 1–3 Servette summary Servette Jäggi IV Lüthy Jäggi III Stadion Gurzelen, Biel/Bienne Both teams played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 2 October 1927 15:15 Zürich 3–2 FCZ summary Nordstern Stutz 18 1:0Stelzer 55 2:0Eggler 3:0 3:1 Karl Breitensteinpen Letzigrund, Zürich SUI Both teams played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 2 October 1927 15:15 Basel 0–1 FCB summary Young Fellows Zürich 60 0:1 Winkler Landhof, Basel SUI Edmond Dizérens (Lausanne) Both teams played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier). Round 2 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 November 1927 FC Viktoria Bern 2–0 Black Stars |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 November 1927 Vereinigten FC Winterthur-Veltheim 1–3 Zürich Chiasso 5–1 Blue Stars Concordia Basel 0–2 Young Fellows Fribourg 1–3 Aarau La Chaux-de-Fonds 3–2 Solothurn Old Boys 2–1 * Winterthurer Sportverein Young Boys 12–2 Stade Lausanne Etoile Carouge 3–1 FC Olten Servette 5–2 FC Madretsch (Biel) Brühl 1–2 FC Liestal Grasshopper Club 12–1 Bülach FC Birsfelden 1–2 St. Gallen Bern 9–1 Zähringia Bern Minerva Bern 5–3 Grenchen Sparta Schaffhausen 1–4 Luzern Note the match Old Boys–Winterthurer Sportverein was played in Winterthur. Matches 13 November 1927 Vereinigten FC Winterthur-Veltheim 1–3 FCZ summary Zürich Karl Kuhn 87 1:3 18 0:1 Eggler27 0:2 Aeschlimann35 pen 0:3 Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur 2,300 SUI Stirnemann (Aarau) Both teams played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 13 November 1927 Old Boys 2–1 Summary Winterthurer Sportverein Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur 2,300 SUI Stirnemann (Aarau) Old Boys played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier), Winterthurer Sportverein in the Serie Promotion (second tier). 13 November 1927 Servette 5–2 Servette summary FC Madretsch (Biel) Jäggi III Jäggi IV Jäggi IV Chabanel Lüthy Parc des Sports, Geneva Servette played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier), Madretsch in the Serie Promotion (second tier). 13 November 1927 Fribourg 1–3 FCA summary Aarau Stade Saint-Léonard, Fribourg Both teams played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier). Round 3 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 December 1927 Grasshopper Club 9–0 Chiasso Zürich 1–4 Young Fellows Luzern 1–2 St. Gallen Minerva Bern 0–4 Etoile Carouge Bern 0–4 Servette Aarau 1–0 Young Boys La Chaux-de-Fonds 7–0 FC Viktoria Bern FC Liestal 2–2 Old Boys Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 December 1927 Old Boys FFAwd 3–0 * FC Liestal Note to match Old Boys–Liestal: Liestal declaired forfeit and the match was awarded as a 3–0 victory for Old Boys. Matches 4 December 1927 Grasshopper Club 9–0 RSSSF summary Chiasso 5x Max Abegglen 2x Neuenschwander 1x Frankenfeldt 1x Weber Sportplatz Hardturmstrasse, Zürich Both teams played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 4 December 1927 14:45 Zürich 1–4 FCZ summary Young Fellows Heinrich 12 1:0 22 1:1 Denk1:2 Muntwyler60 1:3 Muntwyler85 1:4 Winkler Letzigrund, Zürich 4,000 SUI Paschoud (Bern) Both teams played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 4 December 1927 Luzern 1–2 RSSSF summary St. Gallen Mümheim pen Frei Huber Sportplatz Allmend, Lucerne Luzern played the 1927/28 season in the Serie Promotion (second tier), St. Gallen in the Serie A (top-tier). 4 December 1927 Minerva Bern 0–4 RSSSF summary Etoile Carouge 28 0:1 Arn32 0:2 A. Abegglen 85 0:3 Wassilieff87 0:4 Arn Spitalacker, Bern Minerva played the 1927/28 season in the Serie B (third tier), Etoile Carouge in the A (top-tier). 4 December 1927 Bern 0–4 Servette summary Servette 10 0:1 Thurling35 pen Jäggi IV 63 0:3 Bailly70 0:4 Jäggi IV Stadion Neufeld, Bern Both teams played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 4 December 1927 Aarau 1–0 FCA summary Young Boys Wernle 20 pen Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau Both teams played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 4 December 1927 La Chaux-de-Fonds 7–0 RSSSF summary FC Viktoria Bern Held 4 1:0Mader 10 2:2Mader 30 3:0Held 57 4:0Mader 58 5:0Leuba62 6:0Held77 7:0 Centre Sportif de la Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds played the 1927/28 season in the Serie A (top-tier), Viktoria Bern in the Serie Promotion (second tier). 4 December 1927 FC Liestal 2–2 yes RSSSF summary Old Boys Bossi Lorenzelli Sportanlage Gitterli, Liestal Liestal played the 1927/28 season in the Serie B (third tier), Old Boys in the Serie A (top-tier). 11 December 1927 Old Boys FFAwd 3–0 RSSSF summary FC Liestal Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel Liestal declaired forfeit and the match was awarded as a 3–0 victory for Old Boys who qualified for the next round. Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 February 1928 Etoile Carouge 1–3 Young Fellows La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–0 Aarau Old Boys 0–7 Grasshopper Club St. Gallen 1–3 Servette Matches 5 February 1928 Etoile Carouge 1–3 RSSSF summary Young Fellows Borcier 78 1:3 12 0:1 Winkler17 0:2 Brendle35 0:3 Winkler Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge 5 February 1928 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–0 FCA summary Aarau Grimm 20 1:0 Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds 5 February 1928 Old Boys 0–7 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 5 February 1928 St. Gallen 1–3 Servette summary Servette Tschumper 52 1:1 12 0:1 Jäggi IV 58 1:2 Passello75 1:3 Jäggi IV Espenmoos, St. Gallen Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 March 1928 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–2 Servette Grasshopper Club 3–1 Young Fellows Matches 4 March 1928 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–2 Servette summary Servette Maeder 79 pen 1:2 65 0:1 Jäggi IV70 0:2 Passello Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds 2,800 SUI Alfred Spengler (Olten) 4 March 1928 Grasshopper Club 3–1 RSSSF summary Young Fellows (Haag) 9 ogFrankenfeldt 72 2:1Max Abegglen 75 3:1 55 og (Pasche) Hardturm Sportplatz, Zürich 9,000 SUI René Mercet (Lausanne) Final The final was held at the end of March 1928. The location for the final was decided by a toss of a coin between the two finalists. Servette won the draw and so the final was held at the Stade des Charmilles in Genève. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 March 1928 Servette 5–1 Grasshopper Club Telegram 25 March 1928 Servette 5–1 Fussball-Schweiz summarysummary Grasshopper Club Bailly 12 1:0Jäggi IV 41 2:1Passello 44 3:1Passello 51 4:1Passello 80 5:1 15 1:1 Max Abegglen Stade des Charmilles, Genève 12,000 SUI Paul Ruoff (Bern) Servette won the cup and this was the club's first cup title. Raymond Passello was the first player to score a hat-trick in a Swiss Cup final. Grasshopper Club reached the final for the third consecutive season, so this was the first ever cup game that the team lost in the competition. Further in Swiss football 1927–28 Swiss Serie A 1927–28 FC Basel season References Sources Fussball-Schweiz Switzerland 1927–28 at RSSSF Swiss Cupseasons 1926–27 1928–29 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup