2024–25 Swiss Cup

2024–25 Swiss Cup

Tournament details
Country	Switzerland
Date	16 August 2024 – 1 June 2025
Teams	64
Defending champions	Servette
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63

The 2024–25 Swiss Cup, or Schweizer Pokal, is the 100th anniversary of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It features 64 teams from the first to the eight tier of the Swiss football league. The first round will be played from 16 to 18 August 2024.[1][2] The final will take place on 1 June 2025.[3]

Servette are the reigning Cup champion.[4] The winner qualifies for the third qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.

Participating teams

64 teams participate in the Swiss Cup.[5] They come from across the three levels of the Swiss football pyramid:

• The 21 eligible members of the Swiss Football League are automatically entered
  • Twelve from the Super League
  • Nine teams from the Challenge League[a]
• 17 teams can qualify from the First League (Promotion League and 1. Liga)[b]
  • Seven top ranked eligible teams of 2023–24 Swiss Promotion League[a]
  • Ten teams from the 1. Liga
• 25 teams can qualify from the Amateur League
  • Nine teams from the 2. Liga Interregional
  • 16 teams from the 13 regional football associations (regional associations of Bern-Jura, Zürich and Eastern Switzerland[c] have two participants)
• Final spot is awarded to the winner of the Suva Fairplay Trophy, awarded to the fairest football club of the last season

Super League 12 teams	Challenge League 9 teams	Promotion League 8 teams	1. Liga 11 teams	2. Liga Interregional 8 teams	2. Liga 14 teams	3. Liga 2 teams
FC Basel Grasshopper Club Zürich FC Lausanne-Sport FC Lugano FC Luzern Servette FC FC Sion FC St. Gallen FC Winterthur BSC Young Boys Yverdon-Sport FC FC Zürich	FC Aarau AC Bellinzona Étoile Carouge FC FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy FC Schaffhausen FC Thun FC Wil 1900 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS FC Stade Nyonnais	FC Baden FC Biel-Bienne SC Brühl SR Delémont SC Kriens FC Paradiso FC Rapperswil-Jona Vevey-Sports	FC Monthey FC Solothurn FC Langenthal FC Prishtina Bern FC Tuggen SC Young Fellows Juventus FC Wettswil-Bonstetten FC Echallens Lancy FC FC Mendrisio AC Taverne	Zug 94 Signal FC FC Gambarogno-Contone SC Emmen KF Dardania SG FC Chur 97 FC Altstätten FC Malcantone	FC Aemme FC Haute-Ajoie FC Subingen FC Le Communal Sport Le Locle FC Suhr Zürich City SC FC Regensdorf FC Dardania Lausanne FC Genolier-Begnins FC Ursy FC Champel FC Besa FC Schattdorf FC Printse-Nendaz [d]	FC Wallbach SC Schwyz [e]

Source: [8]

Schedule and venues

The table below shows the schedule of the competition.[2] The competitor of the lower league[f] has home ground advantage in all rounds except the final, if applicable.[1] The final will be held at Stadion Wankdorf, Bern.

Matchup restrictions apply in the first two rounds:[2]

• In Round 1, clubs of the Swiss Football League (SL and ChL) cannot be drawn against each other. Furthermore, matchups are regionally drawn.
• In Round 2, teams of the Swiss Super League cannot be drawn against each other.
• From Round 3 onwards, no more matchup restrictions apply.

Round	Match date
Round 1 (round of 64)	16–18 August 2024
Round 2 (round of 32)	13–15 September 2024
Round 3 (round of 16)	3–5 December 2024
Round 4 (quarter-finals)	25–27 February 2025
Round 5 (semi-finals)	26–27 April 2025
Round 6 (final)	1 June 2025

Source: [2]

Results

First round

Matchups for the first round were drawn on 3 July 2024 and will be played between 18 and 20 August 2024.[1] Representatives of the Swiss Football League (SL and ChL) could not be drawn against each other.[2] Furthermore, in the first round, the matchups are regionally restricted. Teams' leagues are indicated in brackets.[f]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
AC Taverne (1)	1–3	FC Wil (ChL)
SC Kriens (PL)	1–2	AC Bellinzona (ChL)
FC Dardania Lausanne (2)	0–3	Yverdon-Sport FC (SL)
Lancy FC (1)	3–3 (a.e.t.) 1–4 (p)	Etoile Carouge FC (ChL)
FC Wettswil-Bonstetten (1)	1–2	FC Winterthur (SL)
FC Schattdorf (2)	0–1	FC Paradiso (PL)
FC Ursy (2)	0–6	FC Stade Nyonnais (ChL)
FC Subingen (2)	0–8	FC Basel (SL)
FC Baden (PL)	1–3	FC Rapperswil-Jona (PL)
FC Besa (2)	1–0	FC Chur 97 (2Int)
FC Printse-Nendaz (2)	0–10	BSC Young Boys (SL)
FC Echallens (1)	1–6	FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (ChL)
FC Suhr (2)	0–4	FC Aarau (ChL)
FC Mendrisio (1)	1–4	FC Luzern (SL)
FC Wallbach (3)	0–2	FC Langenthal (1)
FC Monthey (1)	4–3	FC Solothurn (1)
FC Tuggen (1)	0–2	FC Schaffhausen (ChL)
SC Emmen (2Int)	3–2	FC Altstätten (2Int)
Zürich City SC (2)	0–1	SC Young Fellows Juventus (1)
FC Le Communal Sport Le Locle (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–1 (p)	FC Prishtina Bern (1)
FC Aemme (2)	2–1	FC Haute-Ajoie (2)
FC Biel-Bienne (PL)	2–1	Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (ChL)
SR Delémont (PL)	1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–4 (p)	FC Sion (SL)
FC Genolier-Begnins (2)	1–3	Vevey-Sports (PL)
FC Champel (2)	0–7	FC Lausanne-Sport (SL)
Signal FC (2Int)	1–7	Servette FC (SL)
KF Dardania SG (2Int)	1–2	FC Gambarogno-Contone (2Int)
SC Schwyz (3)	0–6	FC Thun (ChL)
SC Brühl (PL)	1–7	FC Lugano (SL)
FC Regensdorf (2)	0–9	Grasshopper Club Zürich (SL)
Zug 94 (2Int)	0–2	FC Zürich (SL)
FC Malcantone (2Int)	0–4	FC St. Gallen (SL)

Second round

The second round were drawn on 18 August 2024, following the conclusion of the first round.[9] Teams of the Swiss Super League cannot be drawn against each other.[2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Monthey (1)	0–2	Etoile Carouge FC (ChL)
SC Emmen (2Int)	1–2	Yverdon-Sport FC (SL)
FC Thun (ChL)	0–2	Grasshopper Club Zürich (SL)
SC Young Fellows Juventus (1)	0–2	FC Sion (SL)
FC Besa (2)	1–6	FC Biel-Bienne (PL)
FC Langenthal (1)	1–0	FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (ChL)
FC Paradiso (PL)	1–3	FC St. Gallen (SL)
FC Rapperswil-Jona (PL)	1–3	FC Lugano (SL)
FC Le Communal Sport Le Locle (2)	0–3	FC Zürich (SL)
Vevey-Sports (PL)	2–4	BSC Young Boys (SL)
FC Wil (ChL)	2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–4 (p)	FC Winterthur (SL)
FC Schaffhausen (ChL)	2–1	Servette FC (SL)
FC Aarau (ChL)	1–0	FC Luzern (SL)
FC Gambarogno-Contone (2Int)	1–2	AC Bellinzona (ChL)
FC Stade Nyonnais (ChL)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	FC Basel (SL)
FC Aemme (2)	0–4	FC Lausanne-Sport (SL)

Third round

The third round were drawn on 15 September 2024, following the conclusion of the second round.[10] No more match-up restrictions apply.[2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Langenthal (1)	0–6	FC Biel-Bienne (PL)
Grasshopper Club Zürich (SL)	0–1	FC Zürich (SL)
FC Schaffhausen (ChL)	0–1	BSC Young Boys (SL)
FC Basel (SL)	2–2 (a.e.t.) 4–1 (p)	FC Sion (SL)
Yverdon-Sport FC (SL)	0–2	FC Lugano (SL)
FC Aarau (ChL)	0–1	Etoile Carouge FC (ChL)
FC Winterthur (SL)	0–3	FC Lausanne-Sport (SL)
AC Bellinzona (ChL)	1–0	FC St. Gallen (SL)

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals will be drawn on 5 December 2024, following the conclusion of the third round.[11]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
AC Bellinzona (ChL)	–	FC Lausanne-Sport (SL)
FC Zürich (SL)	–	BSC Young Boys (SL)
FC Biel-Bienne (PL)	–	FC Lugano (SL)
Etoile Carouge FC (ChL)	–	FC Basel (SL)

Semi-finals

The semi-finals will be drawn on 27 February 2025, following the conclusion of the quarter-finals.[2]

Final

The final will take place on 1 June 2025 at the Stadion Wankdorf in Bern.[3][2]

1 June 2025 (2025-06-01)

14:00 CEST

	v

Stadion Wankdorf, Bern

Notes

1. Liechtenstein club and Challenge League member FC Vaduz is not eligible to participate in the Swiss Cup. This spot is awarded to the Promotion League
2. U21 squads of SFL teams are not eligible to participate in the Swiss Cup.
3. Includes the Cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, and Grisons.
4. FC Printse-Nendaz qualifies as the winner of the Valais Cup.[1][6]
5. SC Schwyz qualifies as the second fairest team in Switzerland.[1][7]
6. League rankings:
   (SL): Swiss Super League
   (ChL): Swiss Challenge League
   (PL): Swiss Promotion League
   (1): 1. Liga
   (2I): 2. Liga Interregional
   (2): 2. Liga
   (3): 3. Liga

References

1. "Spiele der 1. Runde im Schweizer Cup 2024/25 terminiert" (in German). SFV. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
2. "Spieldaten und Modus". SFV. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
3. "Cupfinal". SFV. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
4. "Männer-Cupfinal: Servette FC erstmals seit 23 Jahren Cupsieger". SFV. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
5. "SCHWEIZER CUP 2024/25 INFORMATIONEN UND WEISUNGEN FÜR DIE TEILNEHMENDEN KLUBS" (PDF) (in German). SFV. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
6. "Un événement historique à ne pas manquer !". Printse-Nendaz. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
7. "Rangliste Fairplay-Trophy der Suva 2023/24" (PDF). SFV. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
8. "Schweizer Cup: Auslosung der 1. Runde am 1. Juli im Livestream" (in Swiss High German). SFV. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
9. "Schweizer Cup: Revanche, Derby und David gegen Goliath in der 2. Runde" (in German). SFV. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
10. "Schweizer Cup: Zürcher Derby im Achtelfinal" (in German). SFV. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
11. "Schweizer Cup: Viertelfinal-Partien ausgelost" (in German). SFV. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

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