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1987–88 Swiss Cup
The 1987–88 Swiss Cup was the 63rd season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 1 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 23 May 1988 with the Final held at Wankdorf, Bern. The winners earned a place in the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup.
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| Switzerland |
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| Grasshoppers |
| FC Schaffhausen |
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The 1987–88 Swiss Cup was the 63rd season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 1 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 23 May 1988 with the Final held at Wankdorf, Bern. The winners earned a place in the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup.
The competition began on 9 August 1986 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on Whit Monday 8 June 1987 with the final held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The teams from the Nationalliga B were granted byes for the first round. The teams from the Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.
The draw was respecting regionalities, when possible, 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 first round a total of 156 clubs participated from the third-tier and lower. Reserve teams were not admitted to the competition.
- FC Plan-les-Ouates, FC Hägglingen, FC Kilchberg (ZH) and FC Morbio qualified to the next round with byes.
- Etoile Espagnole declaired forfeit, the match was awarded as a 3–0 victory to Urania.
The teams from the Nationalliga B joined the competition in this round. The draw respected regionalities, when possible and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.
The teams from the Nationalliga A joined the competition in this round. The draw was respecting regionalities, when possible and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 18 October 1987 | ||
| FC Bütschwil | 0–6 | Grasshopper Club |
| 24 October 1987 | ||
| FC Châtel-St-Denis | 0–2 | Servette |
| 25 October 1987 | ||
| Monthey | 1–4 | Lausanne-Sport |
| 28 October 1987 | ||
| Delémont | 0–2 | Xamax |
| 31 October 1987 | ||
| Colombier | 0–1 | Young Boys |
| FC Küsnacht (ZH) | 0–7 | St. Gallen |
| 7 November 1987 | ||
| FC Dübendorf | 2–1 | Vaduz |
| ES Malley | 4–1 | Martigny-Sports |
| FC Münchenstein | 1–9 | 'Lugano ' |
| Tuggen | 0–0 (a.e.t.)(4–5 p) | 'Winterthur ' |
| Solothurn | 2–1 | FC Sursee |
| 15 November 1987 | ||
| Grand-Lancy | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(2–3 p) | Étoile-Carouge |
| FC Ascona | 2–1 | Laufen |
| FC Olten | 2–1 | Aarau |
| FC Plan-les-Ouates | 0–5 | Echallens |
| FC Aigle | 0–5 | Chênois |
| FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Locarno |
| Biel-Bienne | 8–3 | Thun |
| FC Breitenbach | 0–3 | Wettingen |
| Chur | 1–2 | Frauenfeld |
| SC Derendingen | 0–2 | Baden |
| SC Emmen | 0–6 | Luzern |
| Grenchen | 3–1 | SC Zug |
| Old Boys | 2–1 | Basel |
| Vevey-Sports | 0–6 | Bulle |
| Brugg | 0–1 | Mendrisio |
| FC Bassecourt | 2–1 | FC Siviriez |
| Fribourg | 2–0 | Montreux-Sports |
| 18 November 1987 | ||
| Chiasso | 0–4 | Zürich |
| 24 November 1987 | ||
| Stade Lausanne | 0–3 | Sion |
| 13 March 1988 | ||
| FC Schaffhausen | 4–0 | Bellinzona |
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FC Bütschwil played the 1987/88 season in the 2. Liga (fourth-tier).
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FC Châtel-Saint-Denis played the 1987/88 season in the 1. Liga (third-tier).
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FC Colombier played the 1987/88 season in the 1. Liga (third-tier).
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FC Münchenstein played the 1987/88 season in the 2. Liga (fourth-tier).
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Old Boys played the 1987/88 season in the NLB (second-tier).
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Chiasso played the 1987/88 season in the NLB (second-tier).
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 12 March 1988 | ||
| ES Malley | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | Étoile-Carouge |
| Biel-Bienne | 2–3 | Servette |
| Young Boys | 4–0 | FC Olten |
| Xamax | 3–1 | Lugano |
| 13 March 1988 | ||
| Grenchen | 1–2 | Sion |
| FC Ascona | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (8–9 p) | Frauenfeld |
| Bulle | 4–1 | FC Bassecourt |
| Echallens | 2–1 | Fribourg |
| Wettingen | 0–2 * | Grasshopper Club |
| Lausanne-Sport | 2–0 | Chênois |
| Luzern | 3–2 | Locarno |
| Mendrisio | 0–1 | St. Gallen |
| Old Boys | 3–1 | Winterthur |
| Zürich | 6–1 | FC Dübendorf |
| 23 March 1988 | ||
| Solothurn | 3–0 | Buochs |
| 27 March 1988 | ||
| FC Schaffhausen | 1–0 | Baden |
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The match Wettingen–Grasshopper Club was played in Zürich
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Malley and Étoile-Carouge both played the 1987/88 season in the NLB (second-tier).
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Biel-Bienne played the 1987/88 season in the NLB (second-tier) and Sevette in the NLA (top-tier).
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Young Boys played the 1987/88 season in the NLA (top-tier) and Olten in the NLB (second-tier)
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Xamax played the 1987/88 season in the NLA (top-tier) and Lugano in the NLB (second-tier)
- Grenchen played the 1987/88 season in the NLB (second-tier) and Sion in the NLA (top-tier).
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Ascona and Frauenfeld both played the 1987/88 season in the 1. Liga (third-tier)
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Bulle played the 1987/88 season in the NLB (second-tier) and Bassecourt in the 2. Liga (fourth-tier).
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Echallens and Fribourg both played the 1987/88 season in the 1. Liga (third-tier)
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Wettingen played the 1987/88 season in the NLB (second-tier) and the Grasshoppers in the NLA (top-tier).
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Lausanne-Sport played the 1987/88 season in the NLA (top-tier) and Chênois in the NLB (second-tier)
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Luzern played the 1987/88 season in the NLA (top-tier) and Locarno in the NLB (second-tier)
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Mendrisio played the 1987/88 season in the 1. Liga (third-tier) and St. Gallen in the NLA (top-tier).
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Old Boys and Winterthur both played the 1987/88 season in the NLB (second-tier).
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Zürich played the 1987/88 season in the NLA (top-tier) and Dübendorf in the 1. Liga (third-tier).
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Solothurn played the 1987/88 season in the NLB (second-tier) and Buochs in the 1. Liga (third-tier).
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Schaffhausen and Baden both played the 1987/88 season in the NLB (second-tier).
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 26 March 1988 | ||
| Étoile-Carouge | 1–0 | Frauenfeld |
| Grasshopper Club | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Servette |
| Lausanne-Sport | 0–1 | Zürich |
| 27 March 1988 | ||
| Sion | 0–3 | Xamax |
| Solothurn | 1–3 | Bulle |
| 2 April 1988 | ||
| Young Boys | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Old Boys |
| 9 April 1988 | ||
| FC Schaffhausen | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Echallens |
| 19 April 1988 | ||
| Luzern | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | St. Gallen |
- The match Solothurn–Bulle was played in Bulle.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 19 April 1988 | ||
| Bulle | 0–1 | Étoile-Carouge |
| Xamax | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–5 p) | Young Boys |
| Zürich | 1–2 | Grasshopper Club |
| 26 April 1988 | ||
| FC Schaffhausen | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | FC St. Gallen |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 10 May 1988 | ||
| Étoile-Carouge | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Grasshopper Club |
| Young Boys | 0–1 | FC Schaffhausen |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 23 May 1988 | ||
| Grasshopper Club | 2–0 | FC Schaffhausen |
Grasshopper Club won the cup and this was the club's 17th Swiss Cup title to this date.
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1987–88 Nationalliga A
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1987–88 Nationalliga B
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1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga
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Fussball-Schweiz
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RSSSF Page
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| Preceded by1986–87 | Swiss Cupseasons | Succeeded by1988–89 |
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