1997–98 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1997–98 Switzerland 182 Lausanne-Sport St. Gallen 181 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 Swiss Cup was the 73rd season of Switzerland's football cup competition organised annually by the Swiss Football Association. The competition began on 3 August 1997 with the first game of Round 1 and ended on 1 June 1998 with the final, which was held at the former Wankdorf in Bern. The winners earned a place in the qualifying round of the Cup Winners' Cup. Overview The competition began on 3 August with the first game of the first round, but the majority of the matches were played during the week-end of 9–10 August. the competition ended on Whit Monday 1 June 1996 with the final held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. This year saw some modifications in the early rounds. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first three rounds. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first four rounds. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the following season. When possible, the draw respected regionalities and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. In the entire competition, 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 in the entire competition. Round 1 In the first round a total of 158 amateur clubs participated from the third-tier and lower. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 August 1997 FC Konolfingen 1–1 5–4 FC Interlaken |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 August 1997 FC Birr 1–5 FC Schwamendingen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 August 1997 FC Herzogenbuchsee 0–4 FC Kirchberg SG FC St. Margrethen 1–2 Kreuzlingen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 August 1997 FC Hergiswil 1–3 FC Dulliken |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|9 August 1997 FC Porrentruy 4–1 Old Boys FC Kirchberg (BE) 0–3 SC Derendingen SC Worb 1–4 FC Marly FC Wyler Bern 1–2 FC Ostermundigen FC Therwil 2–5 Burgdorf SC Siebnen 0–2 FC Buttikon FC Ecublens 2–1 FC La Sallaz Lausanne FC Portalban-Gletterens 4–1 FC Moudon FC Orpund 3–1 FC Fontainemelon FC Massongex 0–2 FC Savièse FC Visp 1–2 FC Salgesch FC Collex-Bossy 1–1 3–2 Signal FC (Bernex) ES Malley 5–2 FC Vernier FC Forward Morges 3–4 FC Epalinges FC La Tour/Le Paquier 0–2 FC Châtel-St-Denis US Collombey-Muraz 1–0 FC Chalais FC Etagnières 0–3 FC Saint-Légier FC Stade Payerne 3–1 CS Romontois FC Altbüron-Grossdietwil 1–2 FC Willisau FC Sarnen 1–1 5–4 FC Schönenwerd FC Winznau 3–2 Zofingen FC Turgi 1–3 Brugg CB Laax 1–4 FC Walenstadt FC Töss (Winterthur) 2–4 FC Mönchaltorf FC Tössfeld (Winterthur) 2–3 FC Fortuna (SG) FC Wülflingen 0–2 FC Uznach Biaschesi 3–0 Malcantone Agno |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 August 1997 FC Zollikofen 3–3 6–7 FC Azzurri Bienne Black Stars 3–0 Moutier FC Pfäffikon 5–2 FC Horgen FC Wetzikon 2–0 FC Bazenheid SC Aadorf 0–3 FC Winkeln SG FC Wallisellen 3–0 FC Juventina Wettingen FC Oetwil am See 1–2 FC Baar FC Beringen 1–2 FC Widnau FC Echichens 1–3 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne Laufen 3–2 FC Alle FC Bilten 3–10 FC Stäfa ZH FC Trübbach 1–6 Cham FC Flawil 1–2 SC Veltheim (Winterthur) FC Develier 0–3 FC Aesch FC St-Paul Vésenaz 1–0 FC Cologny-Geneva SC Reiden 0–1 FC Subingen FC Alpnach 8–3 SC Schöftland FC Goldau 2–6 Wohlen FC Cortaillod 0–4 FC Lamboing Uster 0–1 Blue Stars FC Landquart 1–0 FC Flums AS Italiana Bern 2–1 Düdingen FC Tresa/Monteggio 0–3 AS Lamone-Cadempino US Arbedo 4–1 SC Erstfeld FC Bôle 3–1 FC Deportivo FC Fislisbach 0–6 FC Seefeld Zürich |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 August 1997 Dornach 4–0 SC Baudepartement Basel |} Round 2 |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|17–24 August 1997 FC Ecublens 0–2 Stade Lausanne FC Lamboing 0–4 Serrières FC Sarnen 1–1 3–2 Schötz FC Portalban-Gletterens 1–1 4–2 FC Renens FC Bôle 0–5 Colombier FC Marly 2–1 SC Bümpliz Black Stars 2–3 Biel-Bienne FC Azzurri Bienne 3–1 FC Noiraigue Burgdorf 1–6 Grenchen SC Derendingen 1–6 Wangen bei Olten FC Porrentruy 1–3 Concordia Basel AS Italiana Bern 0–3 Bulle Dornach 2–3 SV Lyss FC Aesch 1–4 Köniz FC Ostermundigen 3–2 Central Fribourg FC Subingen 3–1 FC Riehen Laufen 5–3 FC Klus-Balstahl FC Konolfingen 1–10 Fribourg FC Orpund 3–5 La Chaux-de-Fonds FC Willisau 2–3 Münsingen FC Savièse 2–1 Naters Le Mont-sur-Lausanne 0–3 Chênois FC Salgesch 0–6 Monthey FC Collex-Bossy 1–2 Vevey Sports FC St-Paul Vésenaz 1–4 Grand-Lancy ES Malley 2–3 Stade Nyonnais FC Epalinges 0–6 Meyrin FC Châtel-St-Denis 3–1 Montreux-Sports US Collombey-Muraz 3–1 Martigny-Sports FC Widnau 0–2 FC Uznach FC Saint-Légier 1–3 Echallens FC Winznau 1–8 Muttenz FC Dulliken 0–2 Hochdorf FC Alpnach 1–5 Buochs Wohlen 1–3 FC Sursee FC Wallisellen 1–6 FC Altstetten (Zürich) Blue Stars 2–3 Bellinzona FC Schwamendingen 0–1 FC Muri FC Seefeld Zürich 0–2 Red Star Brugg 1–1 (p. 8–7) FC Suhr FC Stäfa ZH 1–7 SC Cham FC Baar 1–3 Zug 94 FC Landquart 1–4 Tuggen FC Buttikon 1–4 Freienbach FC Pfäffikon 1–8 Rapperswil-Jona FC Walenstadt 1–1 8–9 FC Glarus FC Mönchaltorf 0–2 FC Dübendorf FC Wetzikon 0–5 YF Juventus FC Fortuna (SG) 1–4 FC Rorschach FC Winkeln (SG) 0–1 Bülach SC Veltheim (Winterthur) 0–2 Gossau Kreuzlingen 1–1 7–5 Frauenfeld AS Lamone-Cadempino 0–3 Chiasso GC Biaschesi 1–1 5–4 Mendrisio US Arbedo 3–7 FC Ascona FC Stade Payerne 1–6 1awd 3–0 Bex |} 1 1: Note to match Stade Payerne–Bex: the result was voided and awarded as a 3–0 victory for Stade Payerne, because Bex fielded the ineligible player Saydou Diallo. Round 3 |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6–7 September 1997 FC Dübendorf 4–5 YF Juventus Wangen bei Olten 1–0 Hochdorf FC Savièse 2–4 Echallens FC Stade Payerne 1–0 Chênois FC Glarus 0–3 Brugg FC Ascona 1–1 (p. ?) Buochs Concordia Basel 0–1 Chiasso Bulle 1–2 Monthey FC Sursee 0–3 Muttenz Bülach 0–1 Red Star Zug 94 1–2 Rapperswil-Jona FC Marly 3–3 4–3 Biel-Bienne FC Azzurri Bienne 1–7 Grenchen Freienbach 0–2 Tuggen FC Châtel-St-Denis 5–0 US Collombey-Muraz SV Lyss 2–0 Köniz FC Ostermundigen 1–6 Serrières Cham 2–1 FC Uznach FC Subingen 0–0 2–3 FC Muri Laufen 2–2 4–5 Bellinzona Frauenfeld 3–1 FC Rorschach Colombier 0–1 Fribourg Vevey Sports 4–3 Grand-Lancy FC Sarnen 0–2 GC Biaschesi FC Portalban-Gletterens 0–2 Stade Nyonnais La Chaux-de-Fonds 3–1 Münsingen Gossau 4–1 FC Altstetten (Zürich) Meyrin 3–1 Stade Lausanne |} Round 4 The teams from the 1997–98 Nationalliga B (NLB) were granted byes for the first three rounds and they joined the competition in the fourth round. These 12 teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 September 1997 FC Stade Payerne 0–2 Stade Nyonnais La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–3 Thun Grenchen 0–1 Solothurn FC Châtel-St-Denis 0–3 Meyrin Gossau 1–3 FC Schaffhausen FC Muri 0–2 Bellinzona Frauenfeld 0–3 SV Schaffhausen Fribourg 0–0 3–5 Vevey Sports |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 September 1997 YF Juventus 2–2 4–3 Biaschesi Wangen bei Olten 1–3 Wil Echallens 0–5 Delémont Brugg 1–3 Buochs Chiasso 1–4 Lugano Monthey 2–1 Yverdon-Sport Muttenz 1–3 Red Star Rapperswil-Jona 0–3 Winterthur Tuggen 0–4 Locarno SV Lyss 2–1 Serrières Cham 0–4 Baden |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 September 1997 FC Marly 0–4 Young Boys |} Matches 21 September 1997 15:00 FC Marly (red) Freiburger Fussballverband 2025 https://matchcenter.aff-ffv.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=744& FC Marly Freiburger Fussballverband - aff-ffv.ch fr 2025-11-16 0–4 YB summary Young Boys 29 0:1 Fryand48 0:2 Niederhäuser55 0:3 Kehrli65 0:4 Fryand 29. 0:1. 48. 0:2. 55. Kehrli 0:3. 65. Fryand 0:4. Stade de la Gérine 1,173 SUI Gilles Golay Round 5 The first-tier clubs from the 1994–95 Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first four rounds, they joined the competition in this round. The first-tier teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 November 1997 Buochs 2–7 Basel Lugano 5–0 SV Schaffhausen Red Star 0–6 Grasshopper Club Winterthur 1–1 7–6 Luzern Young Boys 1–4 Lausanne-Sport Meyrin 3–1 SV Lyss |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 November 1997 YF Juventus 2–4 Wil FC Schaffhausen 0–1 Zürich Delémont 2–2 3–4 Sion Bellinzona 1–3 St. Gallen Stade Nyonnais 1–2 Xamax Vevey Sports 0–4 Servette Monthey 0–1 Thun Solothurn 1–3 Étoile-Carouge Locarno 1–4 Kriens Baden 1–4 Aarau |} Matches 15 November 1997 16:00 SC Buochs 2 – 7 yes FCB summary Basel Cavallucci 22 pen.Meier 33Bieri 54 2:1Von Flüe 90Barmettler 119 17 0:1 Zuffi22 Nemtsoudis54 Henry86 2:2 Subiat96 2:3 Subiat101 2:4 Subiat112 2:5 Knup117 2:6 Knup120+1 2:7 Henry Stadion Seefeld, Buochs 2,500 SUI René Rogalla (Wallisellen) 15 November 1997 Red Star 0–6 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club 9 0:1 Moldovan29 0:2 Türkyilmaz36 0:3 Kavelachvili64 0:4 Türkyilmaz66 0:5 Yakin76 0:6 Yakin Allmend Brunau, Zürich 15 November 1997 Young Boys 1–4 YB summary Lausanne-Sport Moser 6 1:0 32 1:1 Thurre37 og (Lengen)45 1:3 N'Kufo75 1:4 N'Kufo Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 4,400 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) 16 November 1997 FC Schaffhausen 0–1 yes FCZ summary Zürich Gerstenmájer 15Stübi 42Ogg 50Pinelli 95Šlekys 0 113Galbarini 118 31 Hodel86 Ferreri101 0:1 Di Jorio116 Di Jorio Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen 2,194 SUI Jürg Herrmann (Hinterkapplen (Wohlen bei Bern)) 16 November 1997 Vevey Sports 0–4 Servette summary Servette 13 0:1 Sesa27 0:2 Varela68 0:3 Sesa76 0:4 Rey Stade de Copet, Vevey 16 November 1997 Baden 1–4 FCA summary Aarau Casamento 24 1:1 5 0:1 Drakopulos52 1:2 Wiederkehr76 1:3 Skrzypczak78 1:4 de Napoli Esp Stadium, Fislisbach 5,015 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) Round 6 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|21 February 1998 Wil 0–0 6–5 Zürich Sion 1–2 St. Gallen Xamax 2–0 Basel |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 February 1998 Lugano 1–0 Servette Thun 2–1 Grasshopper Club Winterthur 1–3 Lausanne-Sport Étoile-Carouge 3–3 3–0 Kriens |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|1 April 1998 Meyrin 2–5 Aarau |} Matches 21 February 1998 Wil 0–0 yes 6–5 FCZ summary Zürich Fuchs 15Agnaldo 60 6 Opango40 Sutter48 Fischer Besio Winkler Fuchs Python Paradiso Soller Steingruber Fischer Hodel Iodice Baldassari Nonda Guzik Weiler Stadion Bergholz, Wil 2,200 SUI Philippe Leuba (Chexbres) 21 February 1998 18:15 Xamax 2–0 FCB summary Basel Wittl 34Jeanneret 50Martinović 64Halili 71Hamann 76 15 Webber2 20 45 Henry90+1 Gaudino Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel 3,900 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) 22 February 1998 Lugano 1–0 Servette summary Servette Wegmann 32 1:0 Cornaredo, Lugano 22 February 1998 Thun 2–1 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club Plevka 45 penKurtulus 72 2:1 6 0:1 Türkyilmaz Stadion Lachen, Thun 1 April 1998 Meyrin 2–5 FCA summary Aarau Brunner 25 1:1Studer 90 2:5 16 0:1 Zdrilic40 1:2 Viceconte45 1:3 Kilian45+1 1:4 Viceconte48 1:5 Roembiak Stade des Arbères, Meyrin 850 SUI Markus Nobs (Wohlen bei Bern) Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 April 1998 Lugano 1–0 Aarau |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 April 1998 Wil 2–1 Étoile-Carouge Lausanne-Sport 1–1 4–1 Xamax Thun 0–5 St. Gallen |} Matches 12 April 1998 Lugano 1–0 FCA summary Aarau Vivas 66 1:0 Cornaredo, Lugano 3,200 SUI Jürg Herrmann (Hinterkapplen (Wohlen bei Bern)) 13 April 1998 Wil 2–1 RSSSF summary Étoile-Carouge Agnaldo 6 1:0(Morisod) 85 og 33 1:1 Hertig Stadion Bergholz, Wil 13 April 1998 Lausanne-Sport 1–1 yes 4–1 RSSSF summary Xamax Celestini 49 pen 53 1:1 Martinovic Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 13 April 1998 Thun 0–5 RSSSF summary St. Gallen 3 0:1 Zwyssig32 0:2 H. Yakin58 0:3 Bühlmann71 0:4 Bühlmann74 0:5 Vidallé Stadion Lachen, Thun Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|5 May 1998 Wil 0–2 Lausanne-Sport |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 May 1998 St. Gallen 2–1 Lugano |} Matches 5 May 1998 Wil 0–2 RSSSF summary Lausanne-Sport 62 0:1 Verdanyan67 0:2 N'Diaye Stadion Bergholz, Wil 3,400 SUI Urs Meier (Würenlos) 13 May 1998 St. Gallen 2–1 RSSSF summary Lugano Vidallé 28 1:0H. Yakin 56 2:0 90+1 2:1 Gimenez Espenmoos, St. Gallen 11,200 SUI Dominique Tavel (Lonay) Final Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|1 June 1998 Lausanne-Sport 2–2 4–3 St. Gallen Telegram 1 June 1998 15:00 Lausanne-Sport 2–2 yes 4–3 Fussball-Schweiz summary St. Gallen Rehn 58 1:2Thurre 89 2:2 30 0:1 Vurens48 0:2 Vurens Celestini Londono Douglas Puce Hellinga Sène Fiechter Zwyssig Bühlmann Wankdorf, Bern 25,000 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) Lausanne-Sport won the cup and this was the club's 8th cup title to this date. Further in Swiss football 1997–98 Nationalliga A 1997–98 Nationalliga B 1997–98 Swiss 1. Liga Sources and references RSSSF Page Seasons inSwiss Cup 1996–97 1998–99 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup