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.

2018–19 Swiss Cup
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland
Teams64
Defending championsZürich
Final positions
ChampionsBasel
(13th title)
Runner-upThun

Participating clubs edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
27 February 2019
FC Sion (1) 2–4 (a.e.t.) FC Basel (1)
28 February 2019
FC Zürich (1) 2–1 SC Kriens (2)
FC Thun (1) 3–2 FC Lugano (1)
6 March 2019
FC Luzern (1) 4–0 BSC Young Boys (1)

Semi-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
23 April 2019
FC Luzern (1) 0–1 FC Thun (1)
25 April 2019
FC Zürich (1) 1–3 FC Basel (1)

Final edit

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

References edit

  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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