2018–19 Swiss Cup

Football tournament season
2018–19 Swiss Cup
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland
Teams64
Defending championsZürich
Final positions
ChampionsBasel
(13th title)
Runner-upThun
← 2017–18
2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Swiss Cup was the 94th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 18 August 2018 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 19 May 2019 with the final.[1] The Super League side Zürich were the defending champion but they were eliminated by Basel in the semi-final on 25 April 2019 and bring the Basel won their 13th Swiss Cup title.

Participating clubs

All teams from 2017–18 Super League and 2017–18 Challenge League as well as the top 4 teams from 2017–18 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 teams from Liechtenstein are not allowed in the competition, the latter only enter the 2018–19 Liechtenstein Cup.

2018–19 Super League
10 teams
2018–19 Challenge League
9 teams
2018–19 Promotion League
9 teams
2018–19 1. Liga
10 teams
2018–19 2. Liga Interregional
12 teams
2018–19 Regional leagues
14 teams

Sixth tier

Seventh tier

  • FC Langnau (BE)
  • AC Malcantone (TI)
  • FC Meilen (ZH)

Eighth tier

  • FC Erde (VS)

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.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
18 August 2018
FC Willisau (5) 1–3 FC Breitenrain (3)
FC Frauenfeld (5) 0–5 FC Rapperswil-Jona (2)
FC Solothurn (4) 0–2 FC Stade Nyonnais (3)
Zug 94 (4) 1–2 FC Red Star Zürich (4)
FC Amriswil (5) 1–2 (a.e.t.) FC Aarau (2)
FC Veyrier Sports (5) 1–5 FC Thun (1)
SC Goldau (4) 1–3 FC Bavois (3)
AC Malcantone (7) 0–2 FC Moutier (5)
FC Uzwil (5) 0–3 FC Wil (2)
FC Bellach (6) 0–7 FC Chiasso (2)
AC Bellinzona (3) 4–0 SC YF Juventus (3)
FC Concordia Basel (6) 0–6 FC Zürich (1)
FC Kosova (4) 0–4 FC Lausanne-Sport (2)
FC Greifensee (6) 0–3 FC Winterthur (2)
FC Langnau (7) 0–6 SC Kriens (2)
FC Meilen (7) 0–6 Servette FC (2)
Meyrin FC (4) 1–6 SC Cham (3)
AS Novazzano (5) 0–4 FC Échallens Région (4)
FC Erde (8) 1–5 FC Azzurri 90 LS (4)
FC Montlingen (6) 0–3 FC Basel (1)
FC Grand-Saconnex (6) 3–5 FC Muri (5)
FC Köniz (3) 0–2 FC Sion (1)
FC Portalban/Gletterens (5) 3–4 (a.e.t.) FC Wohlen (3)
FC Biel-Bienne (4) 2–3 (a.e.t.) BSC Young Boys (1)
19 August 2018
SC Buochs (4) 0–2 Grasshopper Club Zürich (1)
FC Freienbach (5) 0–5 FC Schaffhausen (2)
FC Dietikon (5) 0–4 FC Lugano (1)
FC Ueberstorf (5) 0–6 FC St. Gallen (1)
FC Gland (6) 1–9 FC Luzern (1)
FC Fleurier (6) 3–1 FC Nidau (6)
FC Klingnau (6) 7–0 FC Bramois (6)
Yverdon Sport FC (3) 0–1 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (1)

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. Teams in bold continue to the third round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
14 September 2018
FC Bavois (3) 2–3 (a.e.t.) FC Rapperswil-Jona (2)
15 September 2018
FC Échallens Région (4) 2–7 FC Basel (1)
FC Red Star Zürich (4) 1–0 SC Cham (3)
AC Bellinzona (3) 1–2 FC Winterthur (2)
Servette FC (2) 3–3 (4–5 p) FC Luzern (1)
FC Wohlen (3) 0–1 FC Wil (2)
FC Breitenrain (3) 2–4 FC Zürich (1)
FC Schaffhausen (2) 2–3 (a.e.t.) BSC Young Boys (1)
FC Azzurri 90 LS (4) 0–1 FC Lugano (1)
16 September 2018
FC Moutier (5) 1–3 FC Thun (1)
FC Stade Nyonnais (3) 3–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich (1)
FC Aarau (2) 1–2 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (1)
FC Fleurier (6) 1–4 SC Kriens (2)
FC Klingnau (6) 0–2 (a.e.t.) FC Chiasso (2)
FC Lausanne-Sport (2) 0–1 FC Sion (1)
FC Muri (5) 0–7 FC St. Gallen (1)

Round 3

The winners of Round 2 played in this round. No team was seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the quarter-finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
31 October 2018
FC Stade Nyonnais (3) 0–1 BSC Young Boys (1)
FC Red Star Zürich (4) 2–3 FC Zürich (1)
FC Wil (2) 1–1 (2–4 p) FC Thun (1)
FC Winterthur (2) 0–1 FC Basel (1)
FC Lugano (1) 3–1 (a.e.t.) Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (1)
1 November 2018
FC Chiasso (2) 0–2 FC Luzern (1)
FC Rapperswil-Jona (2) 1–4 SC Kriens (2)
FC St. Gallen (1) 1–2 (a.e.t.) FC Sion (1)

Quarter-finals

The winners of Round 3 played in this round. No team was seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the Semi-finals.

FC Sion v FC Basel
27 February 2019 FC Sion2–4 (a.e.t.) FC Basel Sion
19:30 Morgado 71'
Grgić 79'
Ajeti 82'
Zuffi 88' (pen.)
Stocker 102', 120+2'
Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Stephan Klossner
FC Zurich v SC Kriens
28 February 2019 FC Zurich 2–1SC KriensZurich
20:15 Khelifi 16'
Winter 83'
Chihadeh 44' Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 3,650
Referee: Lionel Tschudi
FC Thun v FC Lugano
28 February 2019 FC Thun 3–2FC LuganoThun
19:30 Salanović 34'
Sutter 71'
Sorgić 82'
Čovilo 41'
Janko 90'
Stadium: Stockhorn Arena
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Urs Schnyder
FC Luzern v BSC Young Boys
6 March 2019 FC Luzern 4–0BSC Young BoysLucerne
18:00 Schürpf 6', 62'
Schneuwly 69'
Vargas 75'
Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 8,110
Referee: Sandro Schärer

Semi-finals

FC Luzern v FC Thun
23 April 2019 FC Luzern0–1 FC Thun Lucerne
20:15 Gelmi 80' Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 12,094
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet
FC Zürich v FC Basel
25 April 2019 FC Zürich1–3 FC Basel Zurich
20:15 Odey 90+4' Okafor 5'
Kuzmanović 87'
Ajeti 90+2'
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 13,403
Referee: Stephan Klossner

Final

FC Basel2–1[2]FC Thun
SFV summary
Report
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Fedayi San
GK Switzerland Jonas Omlin
DF Albania Taulant Xhaka
DF Czech Republic Marek Suchý (c)
DF Peru Carlos Zambrano
MF Paraguay Blás Riveros
MF Colombia Éder Álvarez Balanta
MF Switzerland Fabian Frei downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
MF Switzerland Valentin Stocker downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF Switzerland Luca Zuffi downward-facing red arrow 72'
ST Switzerland Noah Okafor
ST Switzerland Albian Ajeti
Substitutes:
MF Netherlands Ricky van Wolfswinkel upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
MF Switzerland Kevin Bua upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW Serbia Zdravko Kuzmanović upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Switzerland Marcel Koller
GK Switzerland Guillaume Faivre (c)
DF Switzerland Sven Joss
DF Switzerland Roy Gelmi
DF Switzerland Nicola Sutter downward-facing red arrow 26'
DF Switzerland Chris Kablan
MF Slovenia Kenan Fatkič
MF Switzerland Matteo Tosetti downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF Switzerland Moreno Costanzo
MF Switzerland Basil Stillhart
MF Switzerland Marvin Spielmann downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
ST Serbia Dejan Sorgić
Substitutes:
MF Switzerland Gregory Karlen upward-facing green arrow 26'
MF Liechtenstein Dennis Salanović upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF Switzerland Dominik Schwizer upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
Manager:
Switzerland Marc Schneider

References

  1. ^ "Formulaire de compétition et calendrier". football.ch (in French). Swiss Football Association. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (19 May 2019). "FC Basel - FC Thun 2:1 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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