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1972–73 Swiss Cup

The 1972–73 Swiss Cup was the 48th season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the Swiss Football Association.

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Zürich
Basel

The 1972–73 Swiss Cup was the 48th season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the Swiss Football Association.

This season's cup competition began on the weekend of 2 and 3 September 1972, with the first games of the first round. The competition was to be completed on Easter Monday 23 April 1973 with the final, which was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) entered the competition in the third round. 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 the week-end of 4 and 5 November.

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 toss of a coin would decide the outcome of the match. For the first time, the quarter- and semi-finals were played as two legged fixtures. This was going to be a test, that would last for three years. The final was again played in one single match. The cup-winners qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.

In this first phase, the lower league teams (1. Liga and lower) that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's cup competitions or the association's requirements, competed here. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The lower-tier team in each drawn tie was granted the home advantage.

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
2 and 3 September 1972
FC Fétigny0–1Yverdon-Sport
Stade Nyonnais1–3FC Renens
Minerva Bern2–1FC Deitingen
Zähringia Bern0–4Bern
Thun2–1Köniz
FC Raron3–1FC Assens
Wohlen0–3Emmenbrücke
FC Bischofszell4–1FC Tössfeld (Winterthur)
FC Uzwil4–4 (a.e.t.)Schaffhausen
FC Beringen0–2FC Wil
Gossau3–1FC Oberwinterthur
FC Stäfa ZH1–0FC Dietikon
Baden1–1 (a.e.t.)FC Glattbrugg
ASI Audax-Friul NE3–4FC Beauregard Fribourg
Central Fribourg5–2FC Courtepin
FC Glarus2–1Uster
Vaduz2–3FC Landquart
FC Crissier1–1 (a.e.t.)FC Vernier
Meyrin1–2Urania Genève Sport
Laufen6–2 (a.e.t.)FC Breite Basel
FC Porrentruy2–1Moutier
SC Derendingen1–0FC Aurore Bienne
FC Aesch1–3FC Langenthal
Concordia2–3SC Kleinhüningen
Nordstern2–3 (a.e.t.)FC Olten
FC Bettlach4–0FC Bözingen 34
Delémont2–1FC Trimbach
Solothurn3–1SV Lyss
FC Le Locle1–2Dürrenast
Frauenfeld3–0FC Rheineck
Brugg1–6Chur
FC Orbe0–1FC Fontainemelon
FC Couvet0–1FC Sainte-Croix
FC Obergeissenstein LU2–0FC Perlen
Kriens5–0US Giubiasco
FC Turgi3–3 (a.e.t.)FC Dübendorf
Ibach1–2SC Zug
Locarno5–0Losone Sportiva
AS Gambarogno0–0 (a.e.t.)FC Rapid Lugano
Armonia Lugano2–1 (a.e.t.)FC Bodio
Red Star1–1 (a.e.t.)FC Albisrieden ZH
Blue Stars3–0FC Adliswil
FC Vernayaz1–0FC Sierre
Star Sécheron0–1Monthey

Replays

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
6 September 1972
Schaffhausen3–4FC Uzwil
FC Glattbrugg0–3Baden
FC Vernier2–0FC Crissier
FC Dübendorf1–1 (a.e.t.) *FC Turgi
FC Rapid Lugano0–2AS Gambarogno
FC Albisrieden ZH2–0Red Star
  • FC Turgi qualified on toss of a coin
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
16 and 17 September 1972
Yverdon-Sport3–0FC Renens
Minerva Bern1–5Bern
Thun3–2 (a.e.t.)FC Raron
AS Gambarogno0–0 (a.e.t.)Emmenbrücke
Bischofszell0–2FC Uzwil
FC Wil1–4 (a.e.t.)Gossau
FC Stäfa ZH1–2Baden
FC Beauregard Fribourg1–4Central Fribourg
FC Glarus3–2 (a.e.t.)FC Landquart
FC Vernier2–1 (a.e.t.)Urania Genève Sport
Laufen2–1FC Porrentruy
SC Derendingen4–0FC Langenthal
SC Kleinhüningen2–2 (a.e.t.)FC Olten
Bettlach1–1Delémont
Delémont2–1 (a.e.t.)Bettlach
Solothurn3–2Dürrenast
Frauenfeld0–1Chur
FC Fontainemelon7–1FC Sainte-Croix
FC Obergeissenstein1–3Kriens
FC Turgi3–2 (a.e.t.)SC Zug
Locarno4–0Armonia Lugano
FC Albisrieden ZH1–2Blue Stars
FC Vernayaz0–0Monthey

Replays

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
21 September 1972
Monthey1–2FC Vernayaz
24 September 1972
FC Olten5–3SC Kleinhüningen
26 September 1972
Delémont2–1 (a.e.t.)Bettlach
1 October 1972
Emmenbrücke2–3AS Gambarogno

The teams from the NLB entered the cup competition in this round. However, 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.

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
7 October 1972
Chênois3–1Yverdon-Sport
US Gambarogno1–4Aarau
Brühl2–1FC Wil
Bellinzona1–0Baden
Xamax2–0Central Fribourg
Luzern18–1FC Glarus
Etoile Carouge5–2FC Vernier
Biel-Bienne2–1Solothurn
Young Fellows3–0Chur
Vevey Sports3–0FC Fontainemelon
Mendrisiostar3–1FC Turgi
8 October 1972
FC Vernayaz1–4Martigny-Sports
Laufen1–2SC Derendingen
Locarno0–1Blue Stars
FC Olten0–2Delémont
FC Uzwil2–1Buochs
Bern2–0Thun

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.

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
4 and 5 November 1972
Sion2–0Chênois
Bern0–6Servette
Aarau0–2 (a.e.t.)Winterthur
FC Uzwil2–1Brühl
Bellinzona1–4Zürich
Xamax0–2Lausanne-Sport
Lugano2–4Luzern
Etoile Carouge4–0La Chaux-de-Fonds
SC Derendingen1–4Fribourg
Delémont0–2Biel-Bienne
Grasshopper Club4–1Young Fellows
Vevey Sports5–1Grenchen
Chiasso3–0Kriens
St. Gallen0–1Wettingen
Young Boys3–0Blue Stars
Basel6–0Martigny-Sports
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
25 and 26 November 1972'
Sion2–1Servette
FC Uzwil0–2Winterthur
Zürich2–1Lausanne-Sport
Fribourg1–2Biel-Bienne
Grasshopper Club5–1Vevey Sports
Chiasso4–0Wettingen
Young Boys0–4Basel
Etoile Carouge0–0Luzern

Replay

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
29 November 1972
Luzern0–2Etoile Carouge

For the first time since three years, the quarter- and semi-finals were played as two legged fixtures. This was going to be a test, that would last for three years.

The first legs of the quarter-finals were played on 10 December and the return legs on 17 December 1972.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sion2–4Winterthur1–21–2
Zürich5–1Etoile Carouge1–14–0
Biel-Bienne2–1Grasshopper Club1–11–0
Chiasso3–7Basel0–23–5

The first legs were played on 25 March and the return legs were played on 28 March 1973.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winterthur2–3Zürich1–11–2 (a.e.t.)
Biel-Bienne1–6Basel0–11–5

The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Easter Monday 1973.

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
23 April 1973
Zürich2–0 (a.e.t.)Basel

For the third time in four years, following their encounters in 1970 and 1972, the two teams FCZ and FCB battled it out for the national cup title. After a 1–4 loss in extra time at the start of this trilogy and a 0–1 defeat last season, the club from the Rhine knee was shaky at the reunion. FCZ promptly triumphed in front of 45,000 spectators at Bern's Wankdorf stadium under the motto "All good things come in threes." On Easter Monday, 23 April 1973, they secured the fourth cup trophy in their history (the first, incidentally, had come in 1966, against Servette).

  • 1972–73 Nationalliga A

  • 1972–73 Swiss 1. Liga

  • Fussball-Schweiz

  • FCB Cup games 1972–73 at fcb-achiv.ch

  • Switzerland 1972–73 at RSSSF

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Preceded by1971–72Swiss CupseasonsSucceeded by1973–74
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