2002–03 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 2002–03 Switzerland Basel Neuchâtel Xamax 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 Swiss Cup was the 78th season of Switzerland's cup competition held annually by the Swiss Football Association (SFV-ASF). It began on 9 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 11 May 2003 with the Final held at St. Jakob-Park, Basel. The cup winners qualified for a place in the first round of the UEFA Cup. Overview This season's cup competition began on the week-end 9, 10–11 August with the first round. The competition ended on Sunday 11 May 2003 with the final, which was held for the third time in succession at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel. The 48 clubs from the 2002–03 Swiss 1. Liga were granted byes for the first round and were to join the competition in the second round. The 11 clubs from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first three rounds. The Liechtensteiner football club Vaduz who played their league season in the NLB competed only in the Liechtenstein Cup and were not admitted to the Swiss Cup. The 12 clubs from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first four rounds. The winners of the cup were to qualify for the first round of the first round of the UEFA 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 136 amateur clubs participated from the fourth-tier and lower. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition, however the U-21 teams who played in the fourth-tier were qualified. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|9 August 2002 FC Espagnol Lausanne 1–14 Lausanne-Sport U-21 Young Boys U-21 7–0 Köniz FC Saxon Sports 2–3 US Collombey-Muraz Kickers Luzern 1–0 FC Sursee |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 August 2002 FC Collex-Bossy 3–0 FC Crissier FC Saint-Imier 2–5 FC Stade Payerne FC Olten 2–3 Muttenz FC Polizei Zürich 0–2 FC Brugg FC Schwamendingen 3–1 Red Star FC Widnau 2–3 Brühl Old Boys 1–0 Dornach FC Lancy-Sports 4–1 FC Dardania Lausanne FC Fortuna (SG) 1–2 FC Rorschach AS Timau Basel 1–5 Nordstern Basel FC Ebikon 3–2 SC Schöftland Bazenheid 4–1 FC Beringen FC Tavannes/Tramelan 2–4 FC Breitenbach Bülach 0–3 Winterthur U-21 FC Landquart-Herrschaft 2–3 Freienbach FC Kirchberg 2–0 FC Oberwinterthur FC Portalban/Gletterens 0–1 Le Locle Sports Düdingen 6–0 FC Langenthal |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 August 2002 FC Geneva 3–4 Signal FC (Bernex) FC Oberglatt 1–4 FC Kilchberg-Rüschlikon FC Abtwil-Engelburg 2–1 SC Veltheim (Winterthur) FC Ependes 1–3 FC Valmont FC Salgesch 3–5 Montreux-Sports SC Baudepartment Basel 3–2 FC Subingen FC Rafz 2–7 FC Wülfingen FC Amriswil 3–1 FC Horgen AC Vallemaggia 1–2 FC Ascona FC Onex 0–1 A.P. Genève FC Étoile-Laconnex 2–1 US Terre Sainte Lugano U-21 4–0 AC Basso Malcatone |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 August 2002 FC Seuzach 2–2 4–3 FC Wittenbach FC Spiez 1–5 Dürrenast FC Schönbühl 2–3 Bümpliz FC Vignoble 1–5 FC Renens Bavois 3–1 FC Deportivo SC Hota Luzern 1–2 Hochdorf FC Zürich Affoltern 0–4 FC Regensdorf FC Concordia LS 0–3 FC Epalinges FC Visp 2–3 FC Sierre FC Raron 1–5 Monthey FC Klus-Balsthal 4–4 3–5 FC Alle FC Rüti 0–1 Cham SC Goldau 1–2 FC St. Margrethen AS Lamone-Cadempino 1–3 US Verscio ASI Audax-Friul 1–1 5–4 FC La Tour/Le Pâquier FC Fontenais 0–3 Laufen FC Überstorf 0–1 Belfaux FC Küssnacht 1–3 FC Bodio |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 August 2002 FC Orpund 1–3 FC Ostermundigen Herzogenbuchsee 3–1 FC Aarberg Breitenrain 3–1 FC Konolfingen Echallens U-21 5–2 FC Châtel-St-Denis CS Romontis 1–2 Xamax U-21 FC Savièse 1–6 Sion U-21 FC Sempach 0–2 SC Emmen FC Glattbrugg 0–10 FC Seefeld Zürich Wettingen 93 2–1 FC Lenzburg FC Dietikon 2–3 Inter Club Zurigo FC Wetzikon 2–4 Herisau FC Ebnat-Kappel 2–3 FC Hinwil FC Sargans 1–2 FC Schmerikon FC Cornol 0–5 FC Courtételle FC Hünibach 0–6 SV Lyss FC Urdorf 0–7 FC Eschenbach |} Source: Switzerland Cup 2002/03 RSSSF 5 April 2023 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwitcup03.html Round 2 The 54 teams, including the U-21 teams, from the 2002–03 1. Liga that had been granted byes for the first round, joined the competition in this the second round. These teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted the home advantage. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 August 2002 FC Kilchberg-Rüschlikon 1–4 FC Altstetten (Zürich) |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|24 August 2002 FC Collex-Bossy 0–4 Servette U-21 FC Sierre (red) Walliser Fussballverband 2025 https://matchcenter.avf-wfv.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=999& FC Sierre Walliser Fussballverband avf-wfv.ch fr 2025-11-16 0–4 ES Malley Bümpliz 1–6 Bulle FC Courtételle 3–1 Vevey Sports Kickers Luzern 0–2 Zofingen Old Boys 0–3 FC Alle FC Lancy-Sports 0–3 Naters FC Étoile-Laconnex 2–6 Chênois FC Renens (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football 2025 https://matchcenter-acvf.football.ch/default.aspx?lng=2&cxxlnus=1&v=1123& FC Renens Association cantonale vaudoise de football - acvf.football.ch de 2025-11-16 2–3 Signal FC (Bernex) Herzogenbuchsee 1–3 Münsingen Herisau 0–8 St. Gallen U-21 FC Valmont 0–3 Bex FC Ebikon 1–4 Luzern U-21 Bazenheid 0–3 Grasshopper Club U-21 Brühl 1–2 Kreuzlingen ASI Audax-Friul 1–7 Baulmes Belfaux 0–2 Basel U-21 Echallens U-21 1–0 Colombier Montreux-Sports 0–3 Meyrin US Collombey-Muraz 0–6 Martigny-Sports FC Epalinges 0–4 Étoile-Carouge FC Wittenbach 2–1 FC Amriswil FC Bodio (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio 2025 https://matchcenter-ftc.football.ch/default.aspx?v=545&oid=12&lng=3 FC Bodio Federazione ticinese di calcio de 2025-11-16 0–2 Mendrisio US Verscio 0–5 Chiasso Bavois 0–8 La Chaux-de-Fonds SC Emmen 3–0 FC Regensdorf Breitenrain 3–2 Grenchen FC Kirchberg 0–4 Zürich U-21 SV Lyss 2–1 FC Ostermundigen (((red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura-2025)) 2025 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/?oid=6&lng=1&v=1349 FC Ostermundigen Fussballverband Bern/Jura de 2025-11-16 FC Ostermundigen 2025 https://fcostermundigen.ch/uploads/341/content/8bc94e50b03049b0aac7778449158501596871a6ebc1b8518fac21353aaf3be4.pdf Die Entstehung des FC Rapid Ostermundigen The creation of FC Rapid Ostermundigen fcostermundigen.ch de-ch 2025-11-16 Monthey 0–4 Stade Nyonnais Wettingen 93 1–5 YF Juventus |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 August 2002 Lausanne-Sport U-21 2–0 Grand-Lancy FC Wülfingen 1–1 4–5 Frauenfeld FC Rorschach (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2025 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1318140& FC Rorschach-Goldach 17 Ostschweizer Fussballverband - ofv.swiss de 2025-11-16 1–4 Gossau Dürrenast 2–1 Wangen bei Olten Xamax U-21 1–3 Serrières SC Baudepartment Basel 1–5 Solothurn Young Boys U-21 3–1 Fribourg Düdingen 1–2 Biel-Bienne Muttenz 2–1 Nordstern Basel FC Schwamendingen 0–2 Schötz Laufen 1–2 FC Breitenbach Hochdorf 0–3 Aarau U-21 FC St. Margrethen 3–3 4–3 Tuggen Cham 2–1 Rapperswil-Jona FC Sion U-21 2–4 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy Inter Club Zurigo 0–1 Biaschesi A.P. Genève 0–5 Echallens FC Le Locle (red) Association neuchâteloise de football 2025 https://matchcenter-anf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=919&oid=15&lng=2 FC Le Locle Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch fr 2025-11-16 1–4 FC Stade Payerne Winterthur U-21 2–1 SV Schaffhausen Freienbach 1–5 Chur Lugano U-21 2–0 Locarno FC Seefeld Zürich (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2025 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=1590&oid=11&lng=1 FC Seefeld Zürich Fussballverband Region Zürich - fvrz.ch de 2025-11-16 2–4 Buochs FC Eschenbach 1–0 FC Abtwil-Engelburg FC Schmerikon 0–1 FC Hinwil Brugg 3–0 Zug 94 FC Ascona (red) Amateur Liga 2025 https://matchcenter.al-la.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=532& FC Ascona Amateur Liga - al-la.ch de 2025-11-16 2–4 Malcantone Agno |} Source: Round 3 |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 September 2002 FC Echallens II 1–4 Baulmes Étoile-Carouge 3–1 ES Malley |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 September 2002 Schötz 2–1 Zofingen Lausanne-Sport U-21 0–3 Martigny-Sports FC Courtételle 1–4 Basel U-21 Buochs 1–1 4–3 Biaschesi Frauenfeld 1–5 Grasshopper Club U-21 FC Hinwil 0–2 Zürich U-21 Kreuzlingen 0–4 YF Juventus Muttenz 3–1 Serrières Mendrisio 0–2 Aarau U-21 Chur 3–1 Gossau FC Stade Payerne (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football 2025 https://matchcenter-acvf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=1113&oid=16&lng=2 FC Stade Payerne Association cantonale vaudoise de football fr 2025-11-16 2–5 Meyrin Chênois 3–1 Stade Lausanne Ouchy SC Emmen (red) Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband 2025 https://matchcenter.ifv.ch/default.aspx?v=349&oid=7&lng=1 SC Emmen Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband de 2025-11-16 0–2 Luzern U-21 Cham 0–0 8–7 Malcantone Agno SV Lyss (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2025 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1296& SV Lyss Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch de 2025-11-16 0–5 Young Boys U-21 Naters 1–0 Servette U-21 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 September 2002 FC St. Margrethen 2–1 FC Wittenbach Bex 0–2 Echallens Dürrenast 2–0 Bulle FC Breitenbach 2–2 7–6 Biel-Bienne Lugano U-21 1–3 Chiasso Winterthur U-21 1–3 FC Altstetten (Zürich) FC Eschenbach 0–5 St. Gallen U-21 Signal FC (Bernex) (red) Association cantonale genevoise de football 2025 https://matchcenter.acgf.ch/default.aspx?v=825&oid=14&lng=2 Signal FC Bernex-Confignon Association cantonale genevoise de football - acgf.ch fr 2025-11-16 0–0 2–4 Stade Nyonnais Brugg 2–5 Solothurn FC Alle 0–6 Münsingen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 October 2002 Breitenrain 2–4 La Chaux-de-Fonds |} Source: Round 4 Eleven teams from the 2002–03 Nationalliga B (NLB) were granted byes for the first three rounds and they joined the competition in the fourth round. Second-tier club Vaduz who competed their league season in the NLB, however, played only in the Liechtenstein Cup and not here in the Swiss Cup. These eleven 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. |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|9 October 2002 Buochs 4–3 Luzern U-21 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 October 2002 Étoile-Carouge 1–2 Yverdon-Sport |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 October 2002 Chênois 3–0 Stade Nyonnais |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 October 2002 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–1 5–3 Baulmes Basel U-21 3–0 Lausanne-Sport YF Juventus 3–3 8–9 Baden Zürich U-21 2–2 2–0 Winterthur Chur 3–2 Wohlen Schötz 0–2 FC Schaffhausen Chiasso 5–1 St. Gallen U-21 |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 October 2002 Muttenz 0–1 Concordia Basel Martigny-Sports 0–1 Sion Dürrenast 0–3 Naters Solothurn 0–0 5–4 Echallens FC Breitenbach (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz 2025 https://matchcenter.fvnws.ch/default.aspx?v=523&oid=8&lng=1 FC Breitenbach Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz - fvnws.ch de 2025-11-16 0–5 Young Boys U-21 Münsingen 1–1 4–3 Meyrin Cham 1–3 Kriens FC St. Margrethen 1–3 Bellinzona |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 October 2002 FC Altstetten (Zürich) (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2025 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/?oid=11&lng=1&v=1570 FC Altstetten Fussballverband Region Zürich - fvrz.ch de 2025-11-16 0–4 Lugano Aarau U-21 0–2 Grasshopper Club U-21 |} Source: Round 5 The twelve first-tier clubs from the 2002–03 Nationalliga A had been granted byes for the first four rounds and 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"|9 November 2002 Young Boys U-21 0–2 Delémont Zürich U-21 0–2 Luzern Basel U-21 0–2 Neuchâtel Xamax Bellinzona 1–6 Grasshopper Club |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|10 November 2002 Grasshopper Club U-21 2–3 Kriens Chiasso 1–3 Lugano Naters 3–1 Münsingen Concordia Basel 0–4 Servette Solothurn 1–2 Young Boys FC Schaffhausen 2–1 Zürich Chur 0–2 St. Gallen Baden 2–0 Aarau Buochs 0–0 1–3 Wil Chênois 0–1 Thun |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 December 2002 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–0 Sion |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|22 February 2003 Yverdon-Sport 0–3 Basel |} Source: Matches 9 November 2002 17:30 Bellinzona 1–6 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club Morocutti 45 1:2 4 0:1 Barijho41 0:2 Barijho57 1:3 Nuñez81 1:4 Barijho86 1:5 Barijho90+2 1:6 Nuñez Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona 10 November 2002 14:30 Concordia Basel 0–4 Servette summary Servette 22 0:1 Thurre31 pen Obradovic54 0:3 Thurre77 0:4 Thurre Sports facilities St. Jakob, Münchenstein 543 SUI Nicole Petignat (Courgenay) 10 November 2002 14:30 Solothurn 1–2 YB summary Young Boys Riedwyl 10 1:1Riedwyl 40Müller50Nicolo84 9 0:1 Rochat35 1:2 Chapuisat61 Disler67 Tikva Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn 3,400 SUI Claudio Circhetta (Muttenz) 10 November 2002 14:30 FC Schaffhausen 2–1 FCZ summary Zürich Toco 27 1:0Toco 55 2:0 66 2:1 Yasar Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen 1,800 SUI Reto Rutz (Amriswil) 10 November 2002 14:30 Baden 2–0 FCA summary Aarau Blunschi 27 1:0Menezes 76 2:0 Esp Stadium, Fislisbach 2,405 SUI Martin Salm (Veltheim, Aargau) 22 February 2003 16:00 Yverdon-Sport 0–3 FCB summary Basel Gil 20Gilardi 80 16 0:1 Cantaluppi18 Haas40 0:2 Cantaluppi0 41 Rossi89 0:3 Atouba Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains 2,800 SUI Reto Rutz (Amriswil) Round 6 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 February 2003 Naters 0–4 St. Gallen Baden 0–2 Luzern Kriens 1–2 Wil Lugano 0–2 Grasshopper Club Young Boys 1–0 Delémont FC Schaffhausen 3–1 Thun La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–2 Neuchâtel Xamax |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 March 2003 Basel 2–0 Servette |} Source: Matches 23 February 2003 14:30 Lugano 0–2 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club Brunner 76 38 0:1 Eduardo2 36 45 Lichtsteiner60 0:2 Eduardo64 Gerber Cornaredo, Lugano 1,970 SUI Markus Nobs (Wohlen bei Bern) 23 February 2003 14:30 Young Boys 1–0 YB summary Delémont Häberli 24 1:0Eugster 55Descloux 84 13 Vernier29 Shereni45 Patrick50 Bui55 Reimann89 Hushi Stadion Neufeld, Bern 3,500 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) 4 March 2003 19:30 Basel 2–0 FCB summary Servette Barberis 28Cantaluppi 35 pen. 1:0Chipperfield 51 2:0 39 Comisetti68 Lombardo75 Bratić85 Kader St. Jakob-Park, Basel 10,721 SUI Guido Wildhaber (Kerzers) Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 March 2003 Wil 0–2 Xamax Luzern 1–2 Grasshopper Club Young Boys 3–4 Basel |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 March 2003 FC Schaffhausen 1–0 St. Gallen |} Source: Matches 26 March 2003 19:00 Wil 0–2 RSSSF summary Xamax 10 0:1 Rey90+1 Leandro Stadion Bergholz, Wil 1,681 SUI René Rogalla (Wallisellen) 26 March 2003 19:30 Luzern 1–2 RSSSF summary Grasshopper Club Muff 64 1:1 26 0:1 Rozental81 1:1 Petric Stadion Allmend, Luzern 6,129 SUI Guido Wildhaber (Kerzers) 26 March 2003 19:30 Young Boys 3–4 yes YB summaryFCB summary Basel Petrosyan 16Häberli 27Sermeter 39 1:2Sermeter 42 pen. 2:2Sermeter 55 3:2Patrick 88Sermeter 120 2 0:1 Giménez19 Duruz28 0:2 Giménez36 Tum2 41 44 Varela57 H. Yakin59 Haas65 3:3 Tum95 M. Yakin108 3:4 H. Yakin Stadion Neufeld, Bern 10,700 (sold out) SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) 30 March 2003 15:00 FC Schaffhausen 1–0 RSSSF summary St. Gallen Todisco 68 1:0Todisco Pesenti Rohrer Imhof Müller Jenny Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen 3,743 SUI Martin Salm (Veltheim, Aargau) Semi-finals The four winners of the quarter-finals played in the semi-finals. The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 April 2003 Basel 3–0 FC Schaffhausen Xamax 2–29–8 Grasshopper Club Source: Matches First semi-final 15 April 2003 20:15 Basel 3–0 FCB summary FC Schaffhausen Esposito 26 1–0Chipperfield 65Esposito 72 Tum 90 2–0Esposito 90+2 3–0 18 Leu23 Fehr St. Jakob-Park, Basel 26,960 SUI Reto Rutz (Amriswil) Second semi-final 16 April 2003 Xamax 2–2 yes 9–8 SFV summary Grasshopper Club Rey 52 1–2Rey 65 2–2 1 0–1 Baturina45 0–2 Petrić D'Amico Barea Sanou Leandro Simo Portillo Oppliger Buess M'Futi Gamboa Cabanas Schwegler Núñez Baturina Eduardo dos Santos Castillo Digenti Spycher Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 7,600 SUI Dieter Schoch (Attiswil) Final The final was played in the St. Jakob-Park on Sunday 11 May 2003. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 May 2003 Basel 6–0 Xamax Source: Telegram 11 May 2003 15:00 Basel 6–0 Fussball-Schweiz summaryFCB summary Xamax Huggel 13 1–0Giménez 35 2–0Giménez 43 3–0M. Yakin 65 4–0Smiljanić 77 5–0Barberis 83 6–0 57 Leandro87 Buess St. Jakob-Park, Basel 31,500 (sold out) SUI René Rogalla (Wallisellen) Swiss Football Verband (SFV) 11 May 2003 https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/statistik-und-resultate.aspx/oid-1/s-2003/cp-452/cr-109/tg-550465/ FC Basel 1893 - Neuchâtel Xamax FC Swiss Football Verband (SFV) website de 2023-11-16 Basel won the cup and this was the club's seventh cup title to this date and their second consecutive cup title. Further in Swiss football 2002-03 Nationalliga A 2002-03 Nationalliga B 2002-03 Swiss 1. Liga References Sources and external links Official site de Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz Switzerland 2002/03 at RSSSF FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre Josef Zindel Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag Basel 2018 978-3-7245-2305-5 de Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup, 2002-03 Swiss Cup