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1977–78 Swiss Cup

The 1977–78 Swiss Cup was the 53rd season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition.

Tournament details
Switzerland
Servette
Grasshopper Club

The 1977–78 Swiss Cup was the 53rd season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition.

The cup competition began on the weekend of 11 and 12 June 1977 with the first games of the first round. The first round was completed on 7 August. The Swiss Cup competition was to be completed on Whit Monday 15 May 1978 with the final, which was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. However, because the final ended with a draw, it required a replay and this took place on Sunday 4 June.

The clubs from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were granted byes for the first round. These teams entered the competition for the second round, played on the weekend of 13 and 14 of August. The teams from this season's Nationalliga A (NLA) were granted byes for the first three rounds. These teams joined the competition in the fourth round on 10 and 11 September. The matches were played in a knockout format. Up until the fifth-round, in the event of a draw at the end of extra time, the match was decided with a penalty shoot-out. In and after the fifth-round, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.

The teams from the lower divisions, who had qualified for this round through their regional football association's cup competitions or their requirements, competed in the first round.

The teams from the NLB entered the cup competition in the second round. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The lower-tier team in each drawn tie was granted the home advantage.

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
13 and 14 August 1977
Laufen3–0Delémont
SC Kleinhüningen4–2FC Aesch
AS Gambarogno0–2Mendrisiostar
Balerna1–5Bellinzona
FC Schattdor0–1SC Zug
Emmenbrücke8–0FC Pfäffikon
FC Superga (La Chaux-de-Fonds)1–3FC Kirchberg
FC Neuhausen0–2 (a.e.t.)Aarau
FC Wiesendangen1–0 (a.e.t.)FC Brüttisellen
FC Flawil3–2 (a.e.t.)Chur
Martigny-Sports2–1FC Raron
Dürrenast3–3 (a.e.t.)(3–4 p)Central Fribourg
FC Orsières1–2Bulle
FC Epalinges2–4Meyrin
Muttenz3–2 (a.e.t.)FC Langenthal
Solothurn1–2Nordstern
SC Düdingen1–3FC Lerchenfeld
FC Le Locle1–2US Boncourt
FC Porrentruy1–2Biel-Bienne
FC Selzach1–3FC Courtemaîche
FC Einsielden1–2 (a.e.t.)Red Star
Brugg3–1 (a.e.t.)Winterthur
FC Dietikon0–1Luzern
FC Morbio2–3 (a.e.t.)Lugano
Courtepin1–8Fribourg
Stade Lausanne2–3Vevey Sports
FC Altdorf (Uri)1–3Chiasso
FC Adliswil0–1Kriens
FC Rüti ZH0–3Gossau
FC Buchs4–2 (a.e.t.)FC Glattbrugg
US Danis-Tavanasa4–5 (a.e.t.)FC Uzwil
FC Zug1–1 (a.e.t.)(3–4 p)Schaffhausen
Köniz2–0FC Estavayer-le-Lac
FC Aegerten-Brügg1–1 (a.e.t.)(3–4 p)La Chaux-de-Fonds
FC Suhr4–3Wettingen
Concordia2–5Grenchen
FC Portalban2–3FC Romont
FC Saint-Maurice0–2Monthey
Stade Nyonnais3–1FC Renens
FC Collex-Bossy2–1FC Onex
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
20 August 1977
Mendrisiostar2–0Bellinzona
SC Zug2–2 (a.e.t.)(5–3 p)Emmenbrücke
Bulle4–1Meyrin
Martigny-Sports2–1Central Fribourg
FC Kirchberg1–2Aarau
Muttenz2–1Nordstern
Biel-Bienne2–0FC Courtemaîche
Luzern3–2 (a.e.t.)Lugano
Fribourg2–1 (a.e.t.)Vevey Sports
FC Uzwil2–1Schaffhausen
Gossau2–0Buochs
Chiasso6–1Kriens
FC Romont0–5Monthey
21 August 1977
FC Wiesendangen0–5FC Flawil
Red Star5–3Brugg
Laufen3–0SC Kleinhüningen
FC Suhr1–1 (a.e.t.)(5–6 p)Grenchen
Köniz1–4La Chaux-de-Fonds
FC Lerchenfeld4–3 (a.e.t.)US Boncourt
Stade Nyonnais4–0FC Collex-Bossy

The teams from the NLA entered the cup competition in the fourth round. The draw was still respecting regionalities and the lower-tier team was again granted the home advantage.

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
10 September 1977
Laufen0–4Grasshopper Club
Aarau3–0FC Flawil
Martigny-Sports1–3Bulle
Muttenz1–4Zürich
FC Lerchenfeld2–4Basel
Biel-Bienne2–0Etoile Carouge
Red Star0–3St. Gallen
Luzern2–1Young Boys
Fribourg3–0Chênois
Chiasso0–0 (a.e.t.)(5–4 p)Young Fellows
Gossau1–2FC Uzwil
La Chaux-de-Fonds4–3Xamax
Grenchen0–3Sion
Monthey0–2Lausanne-Sport
Stade Nyonnais1–12Servette
11 September 1977
Mendrisiostar1–4SC Zug
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
11 October 1977
Aarau1–2Bulle
Lausanne-Sport1–2 (a.e.t.)Servette
12 October 1977
SC Zug0–7Grasshopper Club
Zürich1–3Basel
Biel-Bienne1–2St. Gallen
Luzern1–0 (a.e.t.)Fribourg
Chiasso3–0FC Uzwil
La Chaux-de-Fonds1–0Sion
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
9 November 1977
Grasshopper Club2–0Bulle
Basel4–1St. Gallen
Luzern2–3Chiasso
La Chaux-de-Fonds0–2Servette
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
27 March 1978
Chiasso0–1Servette
2 May 1978
Grasshopper Club5–1Basel

The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Whit Monday 1978.

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
15 May 1978
Servette2–2 (a.e.t.)Grasshopper Club

Replay

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
4 June 1978
Servette1–0Grasshopper Club

Servette won the cup and this was the club's fourth cup title to this date.

  • 1977–78 Nationalliga A

  • 1977–78 Swiss 1. Liga

  • Fussball-Schweiz

  • 1977–78 at fcb-achiv.ch

  • Switzerland 1977–78 at RSSSF

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Preceded by1976–77Swiss CupseasonsSucceeded by1978–79
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