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.[1][2][3]

2019–20 Swiss Cup
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland
Date16 August 2019 – 30 August 2020
(originally until 24 May 2020)
Teams64
Defending championsBasel
Final positions
ChampionsYoung Boys (7th title)
Runner-upBasel

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 edit

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.

2019–20 Super League
10 teams
2019–20 Challenge League
9 teams
2019–20 Promotion League
9 teams
2019–20 1. Liga
10 teams
2019–20 2. Liga Interregional
12 teams
2019–20 Regional leagues
14 teams

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 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
16 August 2019
Étoile Carouge FC (3) 0–1 BSC Young Boys (1)
FC Concordia Basel (6) 0–5 FC Lugano (1)
17 August 2019
SC YF Juventus (3) 0–3 FC Winterthur (2)
FC Red Star Zürich (4) 1–3 FC Wil (2)
FC Wohlen (4) 2–1 FC Wettswil-Bonstetten (4)
FC Wetzikon (6) 1–3 Meyrin FC (4)
FC Black Stars (3) 1–2 FC Zürich (1)
FC Échallens Région (4) 0–6 Servette FC (1)
Pully Football (6) 1–4[4] FC Basel (1)
FC Seefeld (6) 1–9 Grasshopper Zürich (2)
FC Altstätten (6) 1–3 FC Bassecourt (4)
FC Rothorn (6) 1–3 (a.e.t.) FC Sursee (5)
FC Allschwil (5) 1–10 FC Sion (1)
FC Bulle (4) 2–1 (a.e.t.) FC Chiasso (2)
AC Taverne (5) 1–4 SC Kriens (2)
FC Iliria (6) 1–6 FC Lausanne-Sport (2)
FC Perly-Certoux (6) 0–5 FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy (2)
FC Muri (5) 2–3 FC Rapperswil-Jona (3)
FC Rotkreuz (5) 0–2 FC Freienbach (5)
FC Saxon Sports (6) 2–4 FC Spiez (5)
FC Gambarogno-Contone (5) 0–5 AC Bellinzona (3)
FC Monthey (5) 1–4 FC St. Gallen (1)
FC Mutschellen (6) 0–3 FC Stade Nyonnais (3)
18 August 2019
SC Cham (3) 2–2 (1–3 p) FC Aarau (2)
FC Linth 04 (4) 3–1 FC Schaffhausen (2)
FC Béroche-Gorgier (6) 1–1 (5–4 p) FC Olten (5)
Signal FC Bernex-Confignon (5) 0–2 FC Thun (1)
FC Escholzmatt-Marbach (8) 0–14[5] FC Bavois (3)
FC Schoenberg (6) 1–5 Olympique de Genève FC (4)
FC Uster (6) 1–3 Lancy FC (4)
Yverdon Sport FC (3) 1–2 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (1)
AS Calcio Kreuzlingen (5) 0–2 FC Luzern (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.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
13 September 2019
Grasshopper Club Zürich (2) 1–0 Servette FC (1)
FC Winterthur (2) 2–0 FC St. Gallen (1)
14 September 2019
FC Spiez (5) 0–4 FC Linth 04 (4)
FC Sursee (5) 1–2 FC Bulle (4)
FC Freienbach (5) 2–11 BSC Young Boys (1)
SC Kriens (2) 2–4 FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy (2)
FC Béroche-Gorgier (6) 2–1 Lancy FC (4)
FC Lausanne-Sport (2) 3–0 FC Lugano (1)
Olympique de Genève FC (4) 1–2 FC Bavois (3)
FC Wil (2) 1–2 FC Zürich (1)
Meyrin FC (4) 0–3[6] FC Basel (1)
15 September 2019
FC Stade Nyonnais (3) 0–1 FC Thun (1)
AC Bellinzona (3) 1–2 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (1)
FC Bassecourt (4) 0–3 FC Rapperswil-Jona (3)
FC Aarau (2) 1–2 FC Sion (1)
FC Wohlen (4) 0–4 FC Luzern (1)

Round 3 edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
29 October 2019
FC Béroche-Gorgier (6) 1–7 FC Bavois (3)
30 October 2019
Grasshopper Club Zürich (2) 0–1 FC Luzern (1)
FC Winterthur (2) 1–0 FC Thun (1)
FC Spiez (5) 0–2 FC Sion (1)
FC Zürich (1) 0–4 BSC Young Boys (1)
FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy (2) 1–2[7] FC Basel (1)
31 October 2019
FC Bulle (4) 2–3 FC Rapperswil-Jona (3)
FC Lausanne-Sport (2) 6–0 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (1)

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
14 June 2020
FC Lausanne-Sport (2) 2–3 (a.e.t.)[8] FC Basel (1)
5 August 2020
FC Winterthur (2) 4–0[9] FC Bavois (3)
6 August 2020
FC Luzern (1) 1–2 (a.e.t.)[10] BSC Young Boys (1)
FC Rapperswil-Jona (3) 1–2[11] FC Sion (1)

Semi-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
9 August 2020
BSC Young Boys (1) 3–1 [12] FC Sion (1)
25 August 2020
FC Basel (1) 6–1 [13] FC Winterthur (2)

Final edit

FC Basel1–2[14]BSC Young Boys
ASF/SFV
Attendance: 1,000
GK   Đorđe Nikolić
DF   Silvan Widmer
DF   Jasper van der Werff
DF   Omar Alderete
DF   Raoul Petretta
MF   Fabian Frei
MF   Yannick Marchand   80'
MF   Valentin Stocker (c)   86'
MF   Ricky van Wolfswinkel
ST   Afimico Pululu
ST   Kemal Ademi
Substitutes:
DF   Eray Cömert   80'
MF   Samuele Campo   86'
Manager:
  Marcel Koller
GK   David von Ballmoos
DF   Jordan Lefort
DF   Mohamed Ali Camara
DF   Fabian Lustenberger (c)   49'
DF   Ulisses Garcia   82'
MF   Miralem Sulejmani   66'
MF   Michel Aebischer
MF   Christopher Martins   66'
MF   Moumi Ngamaleu   82'
MF   Christian Fassnacht
ST   Jean-Pierre Nsame
Substitutes:
DF   Cédric Zesiger   49'
MF   Gianluca Gaudino   66'
MF   Vincent Sierro   66'
MF   Marvin Spielmann   82'
FW   Guillaume Hoarau   82'
Manager:
  Gerardo Seoane

Top scorers edit

Rank Player[15] Club(s) Goals
1   Jean-Pierre Nsame BSC Young Boys 7
2   Mehmed Begzadić FC Bavois 5
  Nassim Ben Khalifa Grasshopper Club Zürich
  Anđelko Savić FC Bavois
3   Adrian Alvarez FC Bavois 4
  Alex Gauthier FC Bavois
  Pajtim Kasami FC Sion
  Moumi Ngamaleu BSC Young Boys
  Jean-Pierre Nsame BSC Young Boys
  Bastien Toma FC Sion
  Andi Zeqiri FC Lausanne-Sport

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