1926–27 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1926–27 Switzerland 88 Grasshopper Club Young Fellows 1925–26 1927–28 The 1926–27 Swiss Cup was the second edition of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised by the Swiss Football Association since the last season 1925–26. This competition was to be continued annually. Overview Preamble The 1920s not only saw a rapid rise in the popularity of top-level football, but also a decade of rapid growth in grassroots football. In the interwar period, young men were gripped by a "football fever" that was repeatedly lamented in educational circles. In the first post-war season, the football section of the Swiss Football and Athletics Federation (SFAV) had 126 clubs with 20,696 members. By the 1930/31 season, this number had risen to 328 clubs with 66,966 members. After the end of the first world war, especially during the early 1920s, many new football clubs were formed. By around 1925 at the latest, every larger Swiss town seems to have had a football pitch and its own club. Top level organised football also experienced a boom. Not only were small clubs being formed, the larger already existing clubs were expanding and growing too. Between 1922 and 1930, twelve new football stadiums were built, each with a capacity of over 10,000 spectators. However, the hoped-for spectator increases failed to materialise. Furthermore, semi- and fully professional football players began to emerge and transfer fees started to become a reality. Roughly speaking, the Swiss football movement had tripled in size in about a decade. 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 Switzerland also developed one of the first professional leagues in Europe, which contributed to the professionalisation of the sport. The clubs were modern and innovative, this put Swiss football on the European stage and during this period, many talented players ashined. The golden age of Swiss football was an era of growth, success, and innovation. The combination of sporting success and the development of professional structures laid the foundation for the future development of football in Switzerland and made the country one of the most innovative in European football at that time. However, at this time, the Swiss league system was beginning to suffer a crisis and this would expand further during the following years. The structure of the Swiss championships provided for a Serie A with 27 teams (3 groups of 9 clubs), a Promotion Series of 54 teams (4 groups of 8 teams, 1 group with 7 and 1 group with nine teams) and, subsequently, the regional Serie B, C and D. There were continuous disagreements between smaller and larger clubs. For example, the smaller clubs wanted direct promotion without going through play-offs, while the larger clubs, with some professional and semi-professional players, were insisting on separating the championship from the lower leagues, in a system similar to that which had already been implemented in Italy in 1922. However, this wish was not adhered to. 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 In the meantime, to try and relieve these uprising confrontations and the resulting awkward situation, the competition called Swiss Cup was organized for the season 1925–26 by the SFAV. The first edition was a success and this season 88 clubs applied to participate for the "Sandoz Trophy," which is still in use today. Therefore, the preliminary round was expanded, 48 teams played a knock out round, to qualify for the 24 slots in the first round. (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 Format This season's cup competition began with the afore mentioned preliminary round, which was held in advance of the main competition. This qualifying round was played on the first Sunday in September 1926, thus also in advance of the domestic league season. The first principal round was played on the first Sunday in October. The competition was to be completed on Sunday 3 April 1927 with the final, which this year took place at the Förrlibuck in Zürich. The preliminary round was held for the lower league teams that were not qualified for the main competition. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. The 27 clubs from this season's top-tier, the 1926–27 Serie A, joined the cup competition in the first principal round, which was played on Sunday 3 October 1926. 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/zwit27.html Switzerland 1926/27 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. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. 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 clubs from the top-tier that were automatically qualified. The draw in the qualifying stage, and also in the early rounds of the main competition, respected local regionalities. The qualification round was played in advance of the lower leagues regional season, early in September. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 September 1926 SV Seebach (Zürich) 5–4 FC Horgen Ballspielclub Zürich 6–2 FC Diana Zürich Luzern 4–2 FC Romanshorn FC Töss (Winterthur) 3–0 Locarno FC Liestal 1–3 Frauenfeld Chiasso 5–1 Wohlen Baden 1–3 Sparta Schaffhausen FC Oerlikon (ZH) 1–4 FC Birsfelden Bellinzona 3–2 FC Neumünster (ZH) FC Flawil 3–9 Arbon FC Neuhausen 2–6 Kickers Luzern FC Wädenswil 2–9 SC Sankt Johann Basel FC Renens 8–2 Thun FC Breite (Basel) 1–3 Racing-Club Lausanne FC Olten 3–0 Concordia Yverdon FC Madretsch (Biel) 1–6 Black Stars Montreux-Sports 7–4 FC Langenthal FC Bözingen 1–3 Vevey Sports Zähringia Bern 1–2 Villeneuve-Sports FC Bex 5–2 Delémont Central Fribourg 0–6 Monthey 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 3–1 Cercle des Sports Bienne Burgdorf 3–2 Helvetik Basel FC Allschwil 2–1 Stade Lausanne 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"|3 October 1926 Frauenfeld 5–3 St. Gallen Concordia Basel 1–2 Grasshopper Club Young Boys 4–0 FC Olten Minerva Bern 1–2 Vevey Sports CS La Tour-de-Peilz 2–1 FC Bex Burgdorf 0–4 Racing-Club Lausanne Biel-Bienne 4–0 FFAwd 0–3 * Cantonal Neuchâtel FC Renens 3–4 Étoile-Sporting FC Forward Morges 4–2 Stade Nyonnais Etoile Carouge 4–1 CAA Genève Montreux-Sports 1–3 Bern Urania Genève Sport 2–0 FC Viktoria Bern Monthey 1–3 Black Stars FC Orbe 0–4 Solothurn Aarau 0–3 La Chaux-de-Fonds Fribourg 2–0 FC Allschwil Grenchen 8–1 Villeneuve-Sports Lausanne-Sport 1–4 Servette Basel 0–2 Old Boys Lugano 11–4 SC Sankt Johann Basel SV Seebach (Zürich) 0–5 FC Töss (Winterthur) FC Birsfelden 0–4 Vereinigten FC Winterthur-Veltheim Zürich 4–1 Red Star Bellinzona 9–2 Sportverein Winterthur Brühl 4–1 Sirius Zürich SC Kleinhüningen 2–0 Ballspielclub Zürich Kickers Luzern 1–0 Sparta Schaffhausen Luzern 0–4 Young Fellows Nordstern 3–0 Hakoah Zürich Blue Stars 3–0 FC Kreuzlingen-Emmishofen Chiasso 6–0 FC Höngg Arbon 1–2 SC Veltheim (Winterthur) Note to match Biel-Bienne–Cantonal: The player Würthrich of Biel-Bienne was not qualified. The result was annulled and awarded as 3–0 victory for Cantonal Neuchâtel. Matches 3 October 1926 Aarau 0–3 FCA summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau Both teams played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 3 October 1926 Lausanne-Sport 1–4 Servette summary Servette Passello Zila Bailly Lüthy Pontaise, Lausanne Both teams played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 3 October 1926 14:00 Basel 0–2 yes FCB summary Old Boys 94 0:1 Müller99 0:2 Landhof, Basel 2,000 SUI Blum Zürich Both teams played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 3 October 1926 Zürich 4–1 FCZ summary Red Star Baumeister 18 1:0Baumeister 2:0Pfändler 48 3:0Baumeister 75 4:0 88 4:1 Meier Letzigrund, Zürich 250 SUI Krämer (Basel) Zürich played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier), Red Star in the Serie Promotion (second-tier). Round 2 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 November 1926 Frauenfeld 4–11 Grasshopper Club Young Boys 7–0 Vevey Sports CS La Tour-de-Peilz 4–3 Racing-Club Lausanne Cantonal Neuchâtel 1–3 Étoile-Sporting FC Forward Morges 1–2 Etoile Carouge Bern 3–0 Urania Genève Sport Black Stars 1–7 Solothurn La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–0 Fribourg Grenchen 3–1 Servette Old Boys 2–4 Lugano FC Töss (Winterthur) 2–0 Vereinigten FC Winterthur-Veltheim Zürich 2–0 Bellinzona Brühl 5–2 SC Kleinhüningen Kickers Luzern 1–6 Young Fellows Nordstern 3–2 Blue Stars Chiasso 0–0 SC Veltheim (Winterthur) Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|28 November 1926 SC Veltheim (Winterthur) 1–3 Chiasso Matches 7 November 1926 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–0 RSSSF summary Fribourg Daep 74 penOttolini 88 2:0 Centre Sportif de la Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds Both teams played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 7 November 1926 Grenchen 3–1 Servette summary Servette Schupbach II 1:0Schupbach II 2:0Chiesa 3:0 85 2:1 Lüthy Stadium Brühl, Grenchen Both teams played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 7 November 1926 Zürich 2–0 FCZ summary Bellinzona Schnorf 80 1:0Eggler 89 2:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 1,000 SUI W. Hafner (Basel) Zürich played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier), Bellinzona in the Serie B (third tier). Round 3 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 December 1926 Grasshopper Club 10–0 FC Töss (Winterthur) Etoile Carouge 0–3 Bern CS La Tour-de-Peilz 2–3 Solothurn Young Boys 6–3 Étoile-Sporting Nordstern 5–1 Zürich Chiasso 1–6 Lugano |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 December 1926 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–3 * Grenchen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 January 1927 Brühl 1–2 Young Fellows Note to match La Chaux-de-Fonds–Grenchen: Due to bad weather in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the match was played in Grenchen. Matches 5 December 1926 Grasshopper Club 10–0 RSSSF summary FC Töss (Winterthur) 7x Max Abegglen 1x M. Weiler 1x de Lavallaz 1x W. Weiler Sportplatz Hardturmstrasse, Zürich Grasshopper Club played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier), Töss in the Serie Promotion (second tier). 5 December 1926 Etoile Carouge 0–3 RSSSF summary Bern 5 0:1 Stämpfli55 pen Ramseyer85 0:3 Brand Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge Both teams played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 5 December 1926 CS La Tour-de-Peilz (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football 2024 https://matchcenter-acvf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=1136&oid=16&lng=2 CS La Tour-de-Peilz Association cantonale vaudoise de football fr 2024-11-16 2–3 RSSSF summary Solothurn Defago 60 1:3Gloor 70 2:3 20 0:1 Jäggi I30 pen40 0:3 Stade de Bel-Air, La Tour-de-Peilz CS La Tour-de-Peilz played the 1926/27 season in the Serie Promotion (second tier), Solothurn in the Serie A (top-tier). 5 December 1926 Young Boys 6–3 RSSSF summary Étoile-Sporting Fässler 5 1:0Wilkins 17 2:1Dasen 25 3:1Brendle Brendle Dasen 90 6:3 6 1:1 Perrenoud55 Matzingerog (Leuenberger) Letzigrund, Zürich Both teams played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 5 December 1926 Nordstern 5–1 FCZ summary Zürich Bucco 9 1:0Leonhardt 2:0Bucco 3:0Bucco 65 4:0Afflerbach 69 pen 5:1Hossli 0 75 66 4:1 Hauser Rankhof, Basel 1,800 SUI Paul Ruoff (Bern) Both teams played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 5 December 1926 Chiasso 1–6 RSSSF summary Lugano Perruchi 42 1:3 16 0:1 Hintermann28 0:2 Fink31 0:3 Sturzenegger60 1:4 Fink80 1:5 A. Poretti90 1:6 Pescini Stadio Comunale, Chiasso Chiasso played the 1926/27 season in the Serie Promotion (second tier). Lugano in the Serie A (top-tier). 26 December 1926 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–3 RSSSF summary Grenchen Ottolini 55 1:3Held 65 2:3 5 pen25 0:2 Schüpbach I35 0:3 Schüpbach I Stadium Brühl, Grenchen Due to bad weather in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the match was rescheduled from 5 December, but was played in Grenchen. Both teams played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier). 2 January 1927 Brühl 1–2 RSSSF summary Young Fellows Niederer Leiber Leiber Paul-Grüninger-Stadion, St. Gallen Both teams played the 1926/27 season in the Serie A (top-tier). Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 February 1927 Lugano 2–3 Grasshopper Club Solothurn 1–2 Bern Nordstern 1–0 Grenchen Young Fellows 4–0 Young Boys Matches 6 February 1927 Lugano 2–3 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club Fornara 37 1:1Sturzenegger 38 1:2 10 0:1 Max Abegglen 55 2:2 Tschirren58 2:3 Tschirren Campo Marzio, Lugano 6 February 1927 Solothurn 1–2 RSSSF summary Bern Jäggi I Molteni Stämpfli Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn 6 February 1927 Nordstern 1–0 RSSSF summary Grenchen Bucco 80 1:0 Rankhof, Basel 6 February 1927 Young Fellows 4–0 RSSSF summary Young Boys Winkler 20 1:0Kehrli 49 2:0Hächler 65 3:0Winkler 80 4:0 Utogrund, Zürich Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 March 1927 Nordstern 2–3 Young Fellows Bern 0–2 Grasshopper Club Matches 6 March 1927 Nordstern 2–3 yes RSSSF summary Young Fellows Bucco 7 1:0Leonhard 40 2:0 63 2:1 Muntwyler85 2:2 Heinrich97 2:3 Leiber Rankhof, Basel 5,000 SUI Edmond Dizerens (Lausanne) 6 March 1927 Bern 0–2 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club 50 0:1 Frankenfeldt76 0:2 Max Abegglen Stadion Neufeld, Bern 5,000 SUI Jacques Hirrle (Basel) Final The final was held at the beginning of April 1927. The location for the final was decided by a toss of a coin between the two finalists. FC Young Fellows won this draw and so the final was held at their home ground, the Förrlibuck in Zürich. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 April 1927 Grasshopper Club 3–1 Young Fellows Telegram 3 April 1927 Grasshopper Club 3–1 Fussball-Schweiz summary Young Fellows Tschirren 55 1:1Max Abegglen 72 2:1W. Weiler 75 3:1 46 0:1 Muntwyler Förrlibuck, Zürich 10,000 SUI Paul Ruoff (Bern) Grasshopper Club won the cup for the second time in a row. Further in Swiss football 1926–27 Swiss Serie A 1926–27 FC Basel season References Sources Fussball-Schweiz Switzerland 1926–27 at RSSSF Swiss Cupseasons 1925–26 1927–28 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup