1960–61 Swiss Cup

Swiss Cup 1960–61 Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds Biel-Bienne 1959–60 1961–62 The 1960–61 Swiss Cup was the 36th season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the Swiss Football Association. Overview This season's cup competition began with the games of the first round, played on the week-end of the 11 September 1960. The competition was completed on Sunday, 23 April 1961, with the final, which was traditionally held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from the 1960–61 Swiss 1. Liga were given a bye for the first round, they played in the second round on the week-end of 25 and 26 September. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga A (NLA) and from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were given byes for the first two rounds. These teams joined the competition in the third round, which was played on the week-end of 16 and 17 of October. 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, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. If the replay ended in a draw after extra time, a second replay would take place. Should this 2nd replay end in a draw after extra time, a toss of a coin would establish the team qualified for the next round. The cup winners qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season. Erik Garin 2017 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit61.html Switzerland 1960/61 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2024-11-16 Round 1 In the first phase, the lower league teams that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's regional cup competitions or their association's requirements, competed here. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The first round was played on the weekend of 11 September 1961. Summary Region Ostschweiz |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960 Chur 5–1 FC Uznach FC Widnau 3–1 FC St. Margarethen FC Bürglen 1–2 Frauenfeld FC Flawil 2–1 FC Uzwil Region Zürich |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960 FC Neuhausen 3–2 FC Thayngen SC Veltheim 4–1 FC Unterstrass (ZH) Uster 4–6 FC Adliswil Polizei Zürich 8–4 FC Dübendorf SV Seebach 4–5 FC Küsnacht (ZH) Region Bern |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960 Le Locle-Sports 2–1 SV Lyss FC Mett 3–1 FC Reconvilier FC Madretsch (Biel) 1–5 US Bienne-Boujean Minerva Bern 2–3 FC Herzogenbuchsee Region Solothurn |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960 FC Biberist 4–2 FC Helvetia Bern SC Deitingen 2–3 FC Wolfwil FC Gerlafingen 5–1 SC Derendingen Region Nordwestschweiz |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960 FC Breitenbach 4–0 FC Courtemaîche FC Birsfelden 3–5 FC Trimbach FC Aesch 1–2 FC Breite Basel FC Riehen 0–1 SC Kleinhüningen Region Aargau |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960 FC Oberentfelden 3–7 FC Schönenwerd FC Gränichen 6–1 FC Laufenburg FC Turgi 3–6 Wohlen Region Innerschweiz |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960 FC Zug 3–1 SC Zug Kriens 4–4 Cham Kickers Luzern 6–2 Luzerner SC Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 September 1960 Cham 2–1 Kriens Region Ticino |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960 Biaschesi 0–2 US Pro Daro US Giubiasco 1–4 Mendrisio Region Romande |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|11 September 1960 FC Lutry 8–2 FC Assens US Lausanne 4–2 Stade Lausanne US Campagnes (GE) 1–3 Signal FC (Bernex) Bulle 3–1 Montreux-Sports FC Couvet 5–4 FC Fleurier FC Saint-Maurice 5–1 FC Saint-Léonard FC Fétigny 4–1 FC Estavayer-le-Lac Lancy-Sports 0–0 Chênois Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 September 1960 Chênois 4–0 Lancy-Sports Round 2 The clubs from the 1960–61 Swiss 1. Liga were given a bye for the first round, they now joined the competition here, in the second round. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|25 September 1960 Vaduz 6–3 FC Widnau FC Flawil 0–1 FC Wil Frauenfeld 0–2 Red Star St. Gallen 8–3 FC Neuhausen SC Veltheim 1–5 Blue Stars Chur 0–1 SV Höngg SC Cham 1–4 FC Rapid Lugano Polizei Zürich 5–4 Locarno Kickers Luzern 2–1 FC Solduno Bodio 3–0 FC Zug Mendrisio 3–0 AS Lamone-Cadempino US Pro Daro 2–1 Emmenbrücke Baden 4–0 Wohlen Concordia 3–1 FC Gränichen FC Dietikon 8–3 FC Adliswil Wettingen 0–1 FC Küsnacht (ZH) Old Boys 5–2 FC Schönenwerd Burgdorf 3–2 FC Herzogenbuchsee Solothurn 2–2 FC Trimbach Moutier 5–2 FC Wolfwil FC Gerlafingen 1–2 FC Langenthal FC Biberist 1–6 Lengnau Delémont 3–2 FC Breite (Basel) FC Breitenbach 2–0 Alle FC Bözingen 34 3–0 SC Kleinhüningen US Bienne-Boujean 0–3 Neuchâtel Xamax FC Porrentruy 10–0 FC Mett Chênois 3–2 Etoile Carouge FC Bassecourt 1–2 Le Locle-Sports FC Couvet 2–1 FC Stade Payerne Signal FC (Bernex) 1–0 ES Malley Bulle 1–3 FC Versoix FC Forward Morges 3–1 US Lausanne FC Lutry 0–5 FC Sierre FC Fétigny 4–5 FC Raron FC Saint-Maurice 0–2 Monthey Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|2 October 1960 FC Trimbach 3–6 Solothurn Round 3 The teams from the NLA and NLB entered the cup competition in this round. However, the teams from the NLA were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The third round was played on the week-end of 16 and 17 of October. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|16 October 1960 Schaffhausen 8–0 Vaduz Solothurn 0–2 Grenchen FC Porrentruy 3–0 Nordstern Concordia 2–1 Basel Bern 2–0 FC Bözingen 34 Le Locle-Sports 3–2 Fribourg Chênois 0–2 Urania Genève Sport Aarau 1–3 Lengnau FC Raron 0–4 Martigny-Sports Signal FC (Bernex) 3–1 FC Sierre Baden 2–4 Thun Old Boys 2–0 Neuchâtel Xamax Biel-Bienne 4–0 Burgdorf FC Langenthal 0–8 Young Boys Chiasso 1–0 FC Rapid Lugano Bellinzona 3–2 Kickers Luzern Brühl 5–2 FC Küsnacht (ZH) Winterthur 5–0 FC Wil Polizei Zürich 0–2 Young Fellows FC Forward Morges 0–2 Servette Monthey 1–4 Sion Lugano 7–0 Mendrisio Luzern 9–0 US Pro Daro FC Couvet 1–3 Vevey Sports Lausanne-Sport 3–0 FC Versoix FC Breitenbach 1–1 Yverdon-Sport St. Gallen 1–0abd after 45' Zürich Delémont ppd La Chaux-de-Fonds FC Dietikon ppd Grasshopper Club Blue Stars ppd Bodio SV Höngg ppd Red Star Moutier ppd Cantonal Neuchâtel Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|27 October 1960 La Chaux-de-Fonds 3–1 Delémont |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 October 1960 Blue Stars 2–1 Bodio SV Höngg 2–1 Red Star |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|6 November 1960 Yverdon-Sport 1–0 FC Breitenbach St. Gallen 1–4 Zürich FC Dietikon 2–3 Grasshopper Club Moutier 1–4 Cantonal Neuchâtel Matches 16 October 1960 15:00 Concordia Basel 2–1 Summary Basel Decker 37 1:1Wirz 69 2:1 11 o.g. 0:1 Foglia St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 1,000 SUI Roland David (Lausanne) Note: corners 0:18 16 October 1960 Aarau 1–3 FCA summary Lengnau (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2024 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?v=1295&oid=6&lng=1 FC Lengnau Fussballverband Bern/Jura de 2024-11-16 Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 16 October 1960 FC Forward Morges (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football 2024 https://matchcenter-acvf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=1104&oid=16&lng=2 FC Forward Morges Association cantonale vaudoise de football fr 2024-11-16 0–2 Servette summary Servette 0:1 Heuri0:2 Fatton Parc des Sports, Morges 6 November 1960 St. Gallen 1–4 FCZ summary Zürich Werner Knobloch 5 1:1 4 0:1 Reutlinger7 1:2 Leimgruber28 1:3 Leimgruber80 1:4 Pastega Espenmoos, St. Gallen 3,500 SUI Claude Stettler (Feuerthalen) Round 4 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 November 1960 La Chaux-de-Fonds 3–1 Lengnau Zürich 6–0 SV Höngg |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 November 1960 Schaffhausen 4–2 Blue Stars Grenchen ppd FC Porrentruy Concordia 2–1 Bern Cantonal Neuchâtel 3–0 Le Locle-Sports Yverdon-Sport 2–2 Urania Genève Sport Urania Genève Sport 2–1 Yverdon-Sport Martigny-Sports 1–1 Signal FC (Bernex) Thun 4–0 Old Boys Biel-Bienne 3–1 Young Boys Chiasso 3–1 Bellinzona Brühl 0–3 Winterthur Grasshopper Club 1–2 Young Fellows Servette 4–0 Sion Lugano 1–4 Luzern Vevey Sports 1–1 Lausanne-Sport Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|20 November 1960 Signal FC (Bernex) 2–4 Martigny-Sports |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 November 1960 Lausanne-Sport 1–1 Vevey Sports |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|4 December 1960 Grenchen 3–1 FC Porrentruy |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|7 December 1960 Urania Genève Sport 2–1 Yverdon-Sport Second replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 December 1960 Lausanne-Sport 2–1 Vevey Sports Matches 12 November 1960 Zürich 6–0 FCZ summary SV Höngg Leimgruber 1 1:0Pastega 0:2Waldner 18 3:0Leimgruber 45 4:0X. Stierli 80 5:0Wüthrich 86 6:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 1,200 SUI Fritz Schorer (Interlaken) 13 November 1960 Servette 4–0 4–0 Servette summary Sion og2x Fatton 1x Németh Stade des Charmilles, Geneva Round 5 Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|18 December 1960 Schaffhausen 0–0 Grenchen Concordia 1–2 Cantonal Neuchâtel Urania Genève Sport 0–1 La Chaux-de-Fonds Martigny-Sports 2–2 Lausanne-Sport Thun 3–4 Biel-Bienne Chiasso 1–0 Winterthur Young Fellows 2–0 Servette Luzern 1–0 Zürich Replays |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|8 January 1961 Grenchen 0–1 Schaffhausen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|12 February 1961 Lausanne-Sport 0–0 Martigny-Sports Second replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 February 1961 Lausanne-Sport 2–0 Martigny-Sports Matches 18 December 1960 Young Fellows 2–0 Servette summary Servette Utogrund, Zürich 18 December 1960 Luzern 1–0 FCZ summary Zürich Frey 58 1:0 Stadion Allmend, Lucerne 8,800 SUI Albert Guinnard (Gletterens) Quarter-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 February 1961 Cantonal Neuchâtel 1–1 Schaffhausen |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 February 1961 La Chaux-de-Fonds 4–1 Lausanne-Sport Chiasso 2–2 * Biel-Bienne Young Fellows 0–3 Luzern Note; the match Chiasso–Biel-Bienne was played at Stadion Gurzelen in Biel/Bienne Replay |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|26 February 1961 Schaffhausen 6–1 Cantonal Neuchâtel |- |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|19 March 1961 Biel-Bienne 1–0 Chiasso Semi-finals Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|3 April 1961 Schaffhausen 0–2 La Chaux-de-Fonds Biel-Bienne 3–1 Luzern Matches 3 April 1961 Schaffhausen 0–2 summary La Chaux-de-Fonds 10 0:1 Bertschi19 0:2 Antenen Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen 3 April 1961 Biel-Bienne 3–1 summary Luzern 25 penStäuble 61 2:1Edgar Graf 69 3:1 31 1:1 Künzle Stadion Gurzelen, Biel/Bienne Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Sunday 23 April 1961. Summary |colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|23 April 1961 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–0 Biel-Bienne Telegram 23 April 1961 15:00 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–0 Fussball-Schweiz summary Biel-Bienne Frigerio 45 1:0 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 20,000 SUI Fritz Schorer (Interlaken) La Chaux-de-Fonds won the cup and this was the club's sixth cup title to this date. Further in Swiss football 1960–61 Nationalliga A 1960–61 Swiss 1. Liga References Sources Fussball-Schweiz FCB Cup games 1960–61 at fcb-achiv.ch Switzerland 1960–61 at RSSSF Swiss Cupseasons 1959–60 1961–62 Category:Swiss Cup seasons Swiss Cup Swiss Cup