1974–75 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1974–75 Switzerland Basel Winterthur 1973–74 1975–76 The 1974–75 Swiss Cup was the 50th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. Overview The cup competition began on 16 June 1974, with the first games of the first round, but this round was not completed until 10 August with all the required games. The entire competition was to be completed on Easter Monday 31 March 1975 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 10 and 11 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 21 and 22 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. 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 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 June 1974 FC Ayent 3–4 FC Raron Marin-Sports 1–2 Le Locle-Sports FC Tafers 2–8 Central Fribourg FC Boudry 0–1 Bern FC Bettlach 0–0 Bözingen 34 FC Langenthal 1–4 Solothurn' FC Laufenburg 3–5 Baden FC Dietikon 0–2 Blue Stars FC Albisrieden ZH 4–2 FC Schwammendingen ZH SV Seebach ZH 6–2 FC Neuhausen FC Littau 1–5 Kriens Ibach 0–4 Emmenbrücke Kickers Luzern 2–8 Buochs Bodio 0–2 US Giubiasco FC Wollishofen ZH 1–0 Wohlen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 June 1974 AS Gambarogno 1–2 Locarno FC Schattdorf 6–2 FC Brunnen FC Rüti ZH 1–0 FC Uznach Bülach 2–1 Schaffhausen Rapid Ostermundingen 3–3 Dürrenast FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 10–1 Minerva Bern FC Einsielden 2–1 SC Zug FC Chalais 2–4 Monthey US Boncourt 1–3 Delémont FC Rafzerfeld 5–4 Frauenfeld SC Veltheim Winterthur 3–5 FC Uzwil Juventus Zürich 6–3 Red Star FC Collex-Bossy 1–3 Stade Nyonnais FC Vouvry 5–1 FC Sierre FC Gurmels 5–2 FC Beauregard Fribourg Corcelles-Cormondrèche 5–1 FC Portalban FC Pieterlen 2–1 Moutier FC Mett 3–5 Lengnau FC Aesch 2–3 Concordia FC Liestal 0–5 Laufen FC Olten 0–3 SC Schöftland FC Rothrist 2–5 FC Deitingen FC Selzach 2–2 FC Menziken FC Weinfelden 5–3 Kreuzlingen FC Kirchberg SG 4–5 Gossau FC Rebstein 3–2 Brühl Balzers 3–2 Chur FC St.Margrethen 4–1 FC Rorschach FC Morbio 0–2 FC Rapid Lugano |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 June 1974 Interstar GE 2–4 Meyrin Signal FC (Bernex) 5–1 Urania Genève Sport FC Assens 0–1 Bulle FC Fétigny 2–1 FC Renens FC Orbe 5–2 FC Moudon FC Crans-sur-Céligny 2–1 FC Pully Zähringia BE 5–2 ASI Audax-Friul Köniz 5–1 Thun SC Kleinhüningen 5–0 FC Porrentruy Old Boys 2–2 FC Pratteln FC Sursee 6–5 FC Brugg FC Widnau 0–3 FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 August 1974 Montreux-Sports 0–1 FC Vernayaz |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 August 1974 Stade Lausanne 1–2 Yverdon-Sport Round 2 The teams from the NLB entered the cup competition in the second round, 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"|10 and 11 August 1974 FC Gurmels 0–7 Fribourg FC Vouvry 0–1 FC Raron Concordia 0–1 Solothurn FC Pieterlen 1–4 SC Kleinhüningen SV Seebach ZH 2–1 Baden FC Rapid Lugano 0–2 Locarno FC Einsielden 5–3 FC Albisrieden FC Wollishofen ZH 2–3 FC Rüti ZH Stade Nyonnais 2–1 Martigny-Sports Signal FC (Bernex) 1–4 Etoile Carouge FC Schattdorf 0–6 Bellinzona Blue Stars 2–1 FC Tössfeld Balzers 1–2 Gossau FC St.Margrethen 2–5 FC Rebstein FC Sursee 2–3 Chiasso US Giubiasco 1–0 Mendrisiostar Le Locle-Sports 3–3 2–4 Delémont Corcelles-Cormondrèche 1–5 Biel-Bienne FC Fétigny 1–1 4–3 Köniz FC Crans-sur-Céligny 1–3 La Chaux-de-Fonds FC Rapid Ostermundigen 0–1 Grenchen Emmenbrücke 1–4 Kriens SC Schöftland 1–5 Buochs Laufen 2–6 Nordstern FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) 3–2 FC Uzwil FC Weinfelden 3–3 5–3 Juventus Zürich FC Bülach 3–3 4–3 Young Fellows Bözingen 34 0–1 Lengnau FC Rafzerfeld 0–7 Wettingen FC Selzach 1–2 Aarau Bulle 0–2 Monthey FC Vernayaz 1–8 Meyrin Zähringia BE 2–3 FC Lerchenfeld Bern 5–1 Central Fribourg |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 August 1974 FC Pratteln 5–0 FC Deitingen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17 August 1974 FC Orbe 6–2 Yverdon-Sport Matches 10 August 1974 FC Selzach (red) Solothurner Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.sofv.ch/default.aspx?v=1845&oid=10&lng=1 FC Selzach Solothurner Fussballverband de 2024-11-16 1–2 FCA summary Aarau Zilweg, Selzach Round 3 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 August 1974 Kriens 3–2 Buochs |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|31 August 1974 Fribourg 2–0 FC Raron La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–1 Grenchen Monthey 0–0 Meyrin SV Seebach ZH 1–2 Locarno Solothurn 5–0 SC Kleinhüningen FC Einsielden 2–4 FC Rüti ZH Gossau 4–1 FC Rebstein FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) 2–1 FC Weinfelden FC Bülach 2–3 Lengnau Wettingen 3–0 Aarau FC Lerchenfeld (Thun) 1–2 Bern |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|1 September 1974 FC Pratteln 2–6 Nordstern Delémont 1–3 Biel-Bienne FC Orbe 6–0 FC Fétigny Stade Nyonnais 2–4 Etoile Carouge Bellinzona 6–1 Blue Stars Chiasso 2–0 US Giubiasco Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 September 1974 Meyrin 1–2 Monthey Matches 31 August 1974 Wettingen 3–0 FCA summary Aarau Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen 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"|21 September 1974 Locarno 4–2 FC Rüti ZH Chiasso 0–1 Basel Fribourg 1–1 Neuchâtel Xamax Etoile Carouge 5–1 Vevey Sports Gossau 0–3 Zürich Biel-Bienne 0–1 Sion Kriens 2–0 Luzern FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) 1–8 St. Gallen Lengnau 0–4 Lausanne-Sport Bern 1–6 Annulled Servette |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 September 1974 Bellinzona 3–1 Lugano Nordstern 2–5 Winterthur FC Orbe 0–3 Grenchen Solothurn 1–2 Chênois Wettingen 2–4 Grasshopper Club Meyrin 0–3 Young Boys Annulled: Protest from Bern due to a technical error of the referee. Replayed. replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 October 1974 Neuchâtel Xamax 3–1 Fribourg |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 October 1974 Bern 0–4 Servette Matches 21 September 1974 20:30 Chiasso 0–1 FCB summary Basel Sulmoni 35 25 0:1 Odermatt65 Tanner Stadio Comunale, Chiasso 3,600 SUI Rudolf Renggli (Luzern) 21 September 1974 Gossau 0–3 yes FCZ summary Zürich 98 0:1 Rutschmann104 0:2 Kuhn108 0:3 Jeandupeux Sportanlage Buechenwald, Gossau 4,500 SUI Hans Schuhmacher (Pfungen) 22 September 1974 Meyrin 0–3 YB summary Young Boys 38 0:1 Bruttin83 0:2 Cornioley87 0:3 Muhmenthaler Stade des Arbères, Meyrin 1,200 SUI Roland Racine (Prilly) 16 October 1974 Replay Bern 0–4 Servette summary Servette 0:1 Andrey0:2 Pfister0:3 Pfister0:4 Castella Stadion Neufeld, Bern Round 5 Summery |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 October 1974 Grasshopper Club 0–0 Young Boys Chênois 1–0 Locarno |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 October 1974 Etoile Carouge 2–1 Bellinzona Zürich 1–3 Basel Sion 1–2 Grenchen Kriens 1–2 Winterthur St. Gallen 0–1 Lausanne-Sport Xamax 0–0 Servette Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|27 October 1974 Young Boys 2–1 Grasshopper Club |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|31 October 1974 Servette 3–1 Xamax Matches 15 Obtober 1974 Grasshopper Club 0–0 yes YB summary Young Boys Elsener 25T. Niggl 111 57 Bruttin97 Cornioley110 Trümpler Hardturm, Zürich 3,000 SUI Mario Osta (Oberuzwil) 16 Obtober 1974 20:15 Zürich 1–3 FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Martinelli 6 1:0Zigerlig 18Bionda 61Heer 81 12 1:1 Hitzfeld16 Hasler26 Fischli 40 Odermatt52 1:2 Ramseier62 1:3 Hitzfeld Letzigrund, Zürich 13,500 SUI Bruno Della Bruna Lumino 16 October 1974 Xamax 0–0 yes Servette summary Servette Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 27 October 1974 Young Boys 2–1 YB summary Grasshopper Club Siegenthaler 42 1:0Schild 83 2:0 44 H. Niggl66 Grahn8586 2:1 Gross Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 9,500 SUI Rudolf Renggli (Luzern) 31 October 1974 Servette 3–1 Servette summary Xamax 2x Zapico 1x Guyot Stade des Charmilles, Geneva Quarter-finals Summary The first legs were played on and the return legs were played on main y Etoile Carouge 2–4 Basel 1–2 1–2 Grenchen 2–2 Winterthur 2–0 0–2 (2–3 p) Lausanne-Sport 3–6 Young Boys 1–2 2–4 Chênois 2–2 (a) Servette 1–0 1–2 Matches 30 October 1974 20:15 Étoile Carouge 1–2 FCB summary Basel Manai 8 1:0Fatton 78Manai 82 19 1:1 Balmer26 Balmer 58 Ramseier80 pen. 1:2 Hitzfeld Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge 3,600 SUI Gérard Racine (Biel/Bienne) 3 November 1974 14:30 Basel 2–1 4–2 Summary Étoile Carouge Hitzfeld 19 1:0Mundschin 42 2:0 78 o.g. 2:1 Ramseier St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 5,000 SUI Pierre Despont Lausanne 30 October 1974 Lausanne-Sport 1–2 YB summary Young Boys Chapuisat 2 9 58Vergères 72 1:1 37 0:1 Bruttin78 1:2 Bruttin Pontaise, Lausanne 4,500 SUI Otto Isler (Zürich) 3 November 1974 Young Boys 4–2 6–3 YB summary Lausanne-Sport Andersen 33 1:1Siegenthaler 36 2:1Siegenthaler 69 3:2Burgener 83 og 21 0:1 Rub47 2:2 Rub Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 10,000 SUI Uldry 3 November 1974 Chênois 1–0 Servette summary Servette Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex 6 November 1974 Servette 2–1 2–2 Servette summary Chênois Pfister Pfister Stade des Charmilles, Geneva Chênois won on away goals rule. Semi-finals Summary The first legs were played on and the return legs were played on main y Chênois 2–6 Basel 1–4 1–2 Winterthur 2–1 Young Boys 2–1 0–0 Matches 9 March 1975 15:00 Chênois 1–4 FCB summary Basel Marietan 28Mundschin 79 o.g. 1:1 2 0:1 Hitzfeld25 Fischli80 1:2 Hitzfeld82 1:3 Stohler87 1:4 Demarmels Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex 2,200 SUI Ulysse Darbellay (Roche) Semi-finalSecond leg 11 March 1975 20:00 Basel 2–1 6–2 FCB summary Chênois Rahmen 64 1:0Hitzfeld 65Hitzfeld 83 2:0 70 Clivaz90 2:1 Bizzini St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 5,800 SUI Bruno Della Bruna (Lumino) 9 March 1975 15:00 Winterthur 2–1 YB summary Young Boys Risi 6 1:0Grünig 35Grünig 67 2:0 72 2:1 Trümpler77 Trümpler Schützenwiese, Winterthur 7,500 SUI André Favre (Echallens) 11 March 1975 20:00 Young Boys 0–0 1–2 YB summary Winterthur Andersen 70 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 10,000 SUI René Matthieu (Sierre) Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Easter Monday 1975. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|31 March 1975 Basel 2–1 Winterthur Telegram 31 March 1975 14:30 Basel 2–1 yes FCB summary Winterthur Demarmels 48 1:0 Walter Balmer 115 66 1:1 E. Meyer Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 28,000 SUI Gérard Racine (Biel/Bienne) Basel won the cup and this was the club's fifth cup title to this date. Hansjörg Schifferli 23 August 2020 https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/der-fcw-und-eine-sehr-schwierige-beziehung-311511183728 Der FCW und eine sehr schwierige Beziehung The FCW and a very difficult relationship tagesanzeiger.ch de-ch 2024-11-16 Further in Swiss football 1974–75 Nationalliga A 1974–75 Swiss 1. Liga 1974–75 FC Basel season References Sources Fussball-Schweiz Cup 1974–75 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1974–75 at RSSSF Swiss Cupseasons 1973–74 1975–76 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup