2019–20 Swiss Cup

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{{infobox football tournament season

|title = Swiss Cup

|year = 2019–20

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|country = Switzerland

|num_teams = 64

|champions = Young Boys

|count=7

|runner-up = Basel

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|prevseason = 2018–19

|nextseason = 2020–21

|defending_champions=Basel|date=16 August 2019 – 30 August 2020
(originally until 24 May 2020)}}

The 2019–20 Swiss Cup was the 95th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 16 August 2019 with the first games of Round 1 was originally scheduled to end on 24 May 2020 but the final was rescheduled to 30 August 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|title=Formulaire de compétition et calendrier|url=https://www.football.ch/fr/ASF/Coupes-Suisse/helvetia-Coupe-Suisse/Statistiques-et-resultats.aspx|website=football.ch|publisher=Swiss Football Association|access-date=12 August 2019|language=fr}}{{Cite web|last=Baumgartner|first=Stefan|title=Helvetia Schweizer Cup 2019/20 wird zu Ende gespielt|url=https://www.football.ch/SFV/Schweizer-Cups/schweizer-cup/News/helvetia-schweizer-cup-2019-20-wird-zu-ende-gespielt.aspx|access-date=2020-06-07|website=ASF SFV|language=de}}{{Cite web|title=Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate|url=https://www.football.ch//sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/statistik-und-resultate.aspx/oid-1/s-2020/cp-3954/cr-109/a-cre/|access-date=2020-08-09|website=www.football.ch|language=de}}

Basel were the title holders. They were beaten in the final by Young Boys of Bern, securing their first Swiss Cup title since 1987.

Participating clubs

All teams from 2018–19 Super League and 2018–19 Challenge League as well as the top 4 teams from 2018–19 Promotion League automatically entered this year's competition. The remaining 41 teams had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Reserve teams and A-teams from Liechtenstein were not allowed in the competition, the latter only entered the 2019–20 Liechtenstein Cup.

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| style="text-align:center; width:16%;"| 2019–20 Super League
10 teams

| style="text-align:center; width:16%;"| 2019–20 Challenge League
9 teams

| style="text-align:center; width:15%;"| 2019–20 Promotion League
9 teams

| style="text-align:center; width:17%;"| 2019–20 1. Liga
10 teams

| style="text-align:center; width:16%;"| 2019–20 2. Liga Interregional
12 teams

| style="text-align:center; width:16%;"| 2019–20 Regional leagues
14 teams

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Sixth tier

  • FC Altstätten (SG)
  • FC Béroche-Gorgier (NE)
  • FC Concordia Basel (BS)
  • FC Iliria (SO)
  • FC Perly-Certoux (GE)
  • FC Mutschellen (AG)
  • Pully Football (VD)
  • FC Rothorn (BE)
  • FC Saxon Sports (VS)
  • FC Schoenberg (FR)
  • FC Seefeld (ZH)
  • FC Uster (ZH)
  • FC Wetzikon (ZH)

Eighth tier

  • FC Escholzmatt-Marbach (LU)

Teams in bold are still active in the competition.

TH Title holders.

Round 1

Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

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| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|16 August 2019

{{OneLegResult|Étoile Carouge FC (3)||0–1|BSC Young Boys (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Concordia Basel (6)||0–5|FC Lugano (1)}}

|-

| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|17 August 2019

{{OneLegResult|SC YF Juventus (3)||0–3|FC Winterthur (2)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Red Star Zürich (4)||1–3|FC Wil (2)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Wohlen (4)||2–1|FC Wettswil-Bonstetten (4)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Wetzikon (6)||1–3|Meyrin FC (4)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Black Stars (3)||1–2|FC Zürich (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Échallens Région (4)||0–6|Servette FC (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|Pully Football (6)||1–4{{cite web | last = Schweizerische Fussballverband | year = 2019 | url = https://www.football.ch/SFV/Schweizer-Cups/schweizer-cup/Statistik-und-Resultate.aspx/oid-1/s-2020/cp-3954/cr-0/tg-3200871/ | title = Pully Football 1:4 FC Basel 1893| publisher = Schweizerische Fussballverband (SFV)| access-date = 2019-08-17}}|FC Basel (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Seefeld (6)||1–9|Grasshopper Zürich (2)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Altstätten (6)||1–3|FC Bassecourt (4)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Rothorn (6)||1–3 {{aet}}|FC Sursee (5)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Allschwil (5)||1–10|FC Sion (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Bulle (4)||2–1 {{aet}}|FC Chiasso (2)}}

{{OneLegResult|AC Taverne (5)||1–4|SC Kriens (2)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Iliria (6)||1–6|FC Lausanne-Sport (2)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Perly-Certoux (6)||0–5|FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy (2)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Muri (5)||2–3|FC Rapperswil-Jona (3)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Rotkreuz (5)||0–2|FC Freienbach (5)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Saxon Sports (6)||2–4|FC Spiez (5)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Gambarogno-Contone (5)||0–5|AC Bellinzona (3)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Monthey (5)||1–4|FC St. Gallen (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Mutschellen (6)||0–3|FC Stade Nyonnais (3)}}

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| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc;"|18 August 2019

{{OneLegResult|SC Cham (3)||2–2 {{pso|1–3}}|FC Aarau (2)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Linth 04 (4)||3–1|FC Schaffhausen (2)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Béroche-Gorgier (6)||1–1 {{pso|5–4}}|FC Olten (5)}}

{{OneLegResult|Signal FC Bernex-Confignon (5)||0–2|FC Thun (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Escholzmatt-Marbach (8)||0–14{{cite web | last = Schweizerische Fussballverband | year = 2019 | url = https://www.football.ch/SFV/Schweizer-Cups/schweizer-cup/Statistik-und-Resultate.aspx/oid-1/s-2020/cp-3954/cr-0/tg-3200853/ | title = Escholzmatt-Marbach 0:14 FC Bavois| publisher = Schweizerische Fussballverband (SFV)| access-date = 2019-08-18}}|FC Bavois (3)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Schoenberg (6)||1–5|Olympique de Genève FC (4)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Uster (6)||1–3|Lancy FC (4)}}

{{OneLegResult|Yverdon Sport FC (3)||1–2|Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|AS Calcio Kreuzlingen (5)||0–2|FC Luzern (1)}}

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Round 2

The winners of Round 1 played in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.

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|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|13 September 2019

{{OneLegResult|Grasshopper Club Zürich (2)||1–0|Servette FC (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Winterthur (2)||2–0|FC St. Gallen (1)}}

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|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|14 September 2019

{{OneLegResult|FC Spiez (5)||0–4|FC Linth 04 (4)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Sursee (5)||1–2|FC Bulle (4)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Freienbach (5)||2–11|BSC Young Boys (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|SC Kriens (2)||2–4|FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy (2)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Béroche-Gorgier (6)||2–1|Lancy FC (4)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Lausanne-Sport (2)||3–0|FC Lugano (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|Olympique de Genève FC (4)||1–2|FC Bavois (3)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Wil (2)||1–2|FC Zürich (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|Meyrin FC (4)||0–3{{cite web | last = Schweizerische Fussballverband | year = 2019 | url = https://www.football.ch/SFV/Schweizer-Cups/schweizer-cup/Statistik-und-Resultate.aspx/oid-1/s-2020/cp-3954/cr-0/tg-3292257/ | title = Meyrin FC - FC Basel 1893 | publisher = Schweizerische Fussballverband (SFV)| access-date = 2019-09-14}}|FC Basel (1)}}

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|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|15 September 2019

{{OneLegResult|FC Stade Nyonnais (3)||0–1|FC Thun (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|AC Bellinzona (3)||1–2|Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Bassecourt (4)||0–3|FC Rapperswil-Jona (3)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Aarau (2)||1–2|FC Sion (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Wohlen (4)||0–4|FC Luzern (1)}}

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Round 3

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|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|29 October 2019

{{OneLegResult|FC Béroche-Gorgier (6)||1–7|FC Bavois (3)}}

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|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|30 October 2019

{{OneLegResult|Grasshopper Club Zürich (2)||0–1|FC Luzern (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Winterthur (2)||1–0|FC Thun (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Spiez (5)||0–2|FC Sion (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Zürich (1)||0–4|BSC Young Boys (1)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy (2)||1–2{{cite web | last = Schweizerische Fussballverband | year = 2019 | url = https://www.football.ch/SFV/Schweizer-Cups/schweizer-cup/Statistik-und-Resultate.aspx/oid-1/s-2020/cp-3954/cr-0/tg-3294320/ | title = Stade Lausanne Ouchy - FC Basel 1893 | publisher = Schweizerische Fussballverband (SFV)| access-date = 2019-10-30}}|FC Basel (1)}}

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|colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC"|31 October 2019

{{OneLegResult|FC Bulle (4)||2–3|FC Rapperswil-Jona (3)}}

{{OneLegResult|FC Lausanne-Sport (2)||6–0|Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (1)}}

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Quarter-finals

{{footballbox collapsible

| date = 14 June 2020

| time = 16:00

| team1 = FC Lausanne-Sport

| score = 2–3

| aet = yes

| team2 = FC Basel

| goals1 = Zeqiri {{goal|72}}
Geissmann {{goal|73}}

| goals2 = {{goal|54||67}} Cabral
{{goal|105+2}} Widmer

| report =

| stadium = Stade Olympique de la Pontaise

| location = Lausanne

| attendance = 300

| referee = Alain Bieri

}}

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| date = 5 August 2020

| time = 18:00

| team1 = FC Winterthur

| score = 4–0

| team2 = FC Bavois

| goals1 = Buess {{goal|20}}
Pepsi {{goal|45+1}}
Callà {{goal|75}}
Mahamid {{goal|87}}

| goals2 =

| report =

| stadium = Utogrund

| location = Zurich

| attendance = 400

| referee = Alessandro Dudic

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| date = 6 August 2020

| time = 18:00

| team1 = FC Luzern

| score = 1–2

| aet = yes

| team2 = BSC Young Boys

| goals1 = Margiotta {{goal|33}}

| goals2 = {{goal|35}} Nsame
{{goal|116}} Gaudino

| report =

| stadium = Swissporarena

| location = Lucerne

| attendance = 1,000

| referee = Adrien Jaccottet

}}

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| date = 6 August 2020

| time = 18:00

| team1 = FC Rapperswil-Jona

| score = 1–2

| team2 = FC Sion

| goals1 = Ferreira {{goal|67}}

| goals2 = {{goal|3}} Uldriķis
{{goal|22|pen.}} Grgić

| report =

| stadium = Stadion Grünfeld

| location = Rapperswil-Jona

| attendance = 1,000

| referee = Lionel Tschudi

}}

Semi-finals

{{footballbox collapsible

| date = 9 August 2020

| time = 16:00

| team1 = BSC Young Boys

| score = 3–1

| team2 = FC Sion

| goals1 = Nsame {{goal|72}}
Martins {{goal|90}}
Mambimbi {{goal|90+3}}

| goals2 = {{goal|80}} Uldriķis

| report =

| stadium = Stadion Wankdorf

| location = Bern

| attendance = 600

| referee = Fedayi San

}}

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| date = 25 August 2020

| time = 20:15

| team1 = FC Basel

| score = 6–1

| team2 = FC Winterthur

| goals1 = Stocker {{goal|2}}
Widmer {{goal|5}}
van Wolfswinkel {{goal|22}} {{goal|62}}
Pululu {{goal|51}}
Frei {{goal|63}}

| goals2 = {{goal|32}} Buess

| report =

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park

| location = Basel

| attendance = 1,000

| referee = Stefan Horisberger

}}

Final

{{footballbox

|date=30 August 2020

|time=17:30

|score=1–2{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 30 August 2020 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=31527 | title = FC Basel - BSC Young Boys 1:2 (1:0) | format = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | access-date = 2023-11-16}}

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|team1=FC Basel

|team2=BSC Young Boys

|goals1=*Widmer {{yel|12}}

| goals2 =

|stadium=Stadion Wankdorf

|location=Bern

|attendance=1,000

|referee=Sandro Schärer}}

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GK{{flagicon|SRB}} Đorđe Nikolić
DF{{flagicon|SUI}} Silvan Widmer
DF{{flagicon|SUI}} Jasper van der Werff
DF{{flagicon|PAR}} Omar Alderete
DF{{flagicon|ITA}} Raoul Petretta
MF{{flagicon|SUI}} Fabian Frei
MF{{flagicon|SUI}} Yannick Marchand{{suboff|80}}
MF{{flagicon|SUI}} Valentin Stocker (c){{suboff|86}}
MF{{flagicon|NED}} Ricky van Wolfswinkel
ST{{flagicon|ANG}} Afimico Pululu
ST{{flagicon|GER}} Kemal Ademi
colspan=4|Substitutes:
DF{{flagicon|SUI}} Eray Cömert{{subon|80}}
MF{{flagicon|SUI}} Samuele Campo{{subon|86}}
colspan=4|Manager:
colspan="4"|{{Flagicon|SUI}} Marcel Koller

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GK{{flagicon|SUI}} David von Ballmoos
DF{{flagicon|FRA}} Jordan Lefort
DF{{flagicon|GUI}} Mohamed Ali Camara
DF{{flagicon|SUI}} Fabian Lustenberger (c){{suboff|49}}
DF{{flagicon|SUI}} Ulisses Garcia{{suboff|82}}
MF{{flagicon|SRB}} Miralem Sulejmani{{suboff|66}}
MF{{flagicon|SUI}} Michel Aebischer
MF{{flagicon|LUX}} Christopher Martins{{suboff|66}}
MF{{flagicon|CMR}} Moumi Ngamaleu{{suboff|82}}
MF{{flagicon|SUI}} Christian Fassnacht
ST{{flagicon|CMR}} Jean-Pierre Nsame
colspan=4|Substitutes:
DF{{flagicon|SUI}} Cédric Zesiger{{subon|49}}
MF{{flagicon|GER}} Gianluca Gaudino{{subon|66}}
MF{{flagicon|SUI}} Vincent Sierro{{subon|66}}
MF{{flagicon|SUI}} Marvin Spielmann{{subon|82}}
FW{{flagicon|FRA}} Guillaume Hoarau{{subon|82}}
colspan=4|Manager:
colspan="4" |{{flagicon|SUI}} Gerardo Seoane

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Top scorers

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Rank

!Player{{Cite web |title=Cup 2019/2020 - Top Scorer |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/goalgetter/sui-cup-2019-2020/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}

!Club(s)

!Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} Jean-Pierre Nsame

|BSC Young Boys

|7

rowspan="3" |2

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BIH}} Mehmed Begzadić

| align="left" |FC Bavois

| rowspan="3" |5

align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Nassim Ben Khalifa

|align="left"|Grasshopper Club Zürich

align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Anđelko Savić

|align="left"|FC Bavois

rowspan=7|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Adrian Alvarez

|align="left"|FC Bavois

|rowspan=7|4

align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Alex Gauthier

|align="left"|FC Bavois

align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Pajtim Kasami

|align="left"|FC Sion

align="left"|{{flagicon|CMR}} Moumi Ngamaleu

|align="left"|BSC Young Boys

align="left"|{{flagicon|CMR}} Jean-Pierre Nsame

|align="left"|BSC Young Boys

align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Bastien Toma

|align="left"|FC Sion

align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Andi Zeqiri

|align="left"|FC Lausanne-Sport

References

{{Reflist}}

Sources

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit2020.html Switzerland 2019–20 by Karel Stokkermans at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]