1977–78 Swiss Cup

1977–78 Swiss Cup

Tournament details
Country	Switzerland
Final positions
Champions	Grasshopper Club
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The 1977–78 Swiss Cup was the 53rd season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition.

The cup competition began on the weekend of 11 and 12 June 1977 with the first games of the first round. The first round was completed on 7 August. The Swiss Cup competition was to be completed on Whit Monday 15 May 1978 with the final, which was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. However, because the final ended with a draw, it required a replay and this took place on Sunday 4 June.

The clubs from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were granted byes for the first round. These teams entered the competition for the second round, played on the weekend of 13 and 14 of August. The teams from this season's Nationalliga A (NLA) were granted byes for the first three rounds. These teams joined the competition in the fourth round on 10 and 11 September. The matches were played in a knockout format. Up until the fifth-round, in the event of a draw at the end of extra time, the match was decided with a penalty shoot-out. In and after the fifth-round, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. The winners of the cup qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.

The teams from the lower divisions, who had qualified for this round through their regional football assocciation's cup competitions or their requirements, competed in the first round.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 and 12 June 1977
Espagnol Genève	0–6	Stade Lausanne
US Meinier GE	1–2	FC Collex-Bossy
FC Bussigny	0–2	Meyrin
FC Selzach	2–2 ( a.e.t.) (4–3 p )	FC Klus-Balsthal
FC Bettlach	1–4	Muttenz
SC Balerna	3–1	Locarno
FC Zollikofen	3–3 ( a.e.t.) (p )	Köniz
FC Konolfingen	0–2	FC Lerchenfeld
FC Heimberg	2–7	Dürrenast
Rapid Ostermundigen	1–1 ( a.e.t.) (p )	FC Aegerten-Brügg
FC Baar	1–3 ( a.e.t. )	FC Zug
FC Sursee	1–2	SC Zug
FC Langenthal	3–1 ( a.e.t. )	SC Derendingen
Yverdon-Sport	2–4	Stade Nyonnais
FC Saint-Prex	2–4	FC Renens
Concordia Lausanne	2–3	FC Epalinges
Marin-Sports	2–8	FC Superga (La Chaux-de-Fonds)
FC Courtepin	3–0	FC Orbe
FC Portalban	5–2	FC Boudry
FC Romont	0–0 ( a.e.t.) (p )	FC Fétigny
FC Serrières	2–3	Le Locle-Sports
FC Corcelles Cormondrèche	0–2	Central Fribourg
FC Naters	0–2	Martigny-Sports
CS La Tour-de-Peilz	1–6	FC Saint-Maurice
Lengnau	1–1 ( a.e.t.) (p )	Solothurn
FC Porrentruy	6–2	FC Binningen
FC Aesch	1–0	FC Birsfelden
FC Allschwil	1–1 ( a.e.t.) (p )	SC Kleinhüningen
FC Stäfa ZH	1–4	FC Glattbrugg
FC Erlinsbach	1–3	FC Brugg
FC Brüttisellen	3–2	FC Oerlikon
FC Adliswil	6–1	FC Polizei ZH
FC Niederurnen	0–1	FC Pfäffikon
FC Einsielden	4–1	Blue Stars
FC Neuhausen	2–1	SV Höngg
FC Dietikon	8–1	FC Untersrass
FC Steckborn	2–3	FC Wiesendangen
FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)	1–2	FC Rüti ZH
FC Rebstein	2–2 ( a.e.t.) (p )	Schaffhausen
US Danis-Tavanasa	6–3	Balzers
FC Agno	2–4	FC Morbio
1 July 1977
FC Dübendorf	0–2	Wettingen
7 August 1977
FC Estavayer-le-Lac	3–2	ASI Audax-Friul
FC Orsières	4–1	FC Sierre
FC Savièse	1–2	Monthey
SC Düdingen	5–1	Bern
FC Kirchberg	5–0	FC Aurore Bienne
FC Saignelégier	2–5	FC Courtemaîche
FC Laufenburg-Kaisten	1–2	Delémont
FC Breitenbach	2–4	US Boncourt
FC Welschenrohr	0–1	Laufen
FC Buchs AG	3–1	Baden
FC Suhr	4–1	FC Turgi
FC Flawil	2–1	Frauenfeld
FC Buchs SG	1–2	Chur
FC Altdorf (Uri)	1–0	FC Brunnen
Emmenbrücke	3–1	Buochs
US Giubiasco	1–4	AS Gambarogno
SV Sissach	0–6	Concordia
FC Stade Payerne	1–4	Bulle
FC Schattdorf	4–2	Ibach
FC Schwammendingen	1–2	Red Star
ES Malley	2–4	FC Onex
FC Uzwil	4–2	Brühl

The teams from the NLB entered the cup competition in the second round. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The lower-tier team in each drawn tie was granted the home advantage.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
13 and 14 August 1977
Laufen	3–0	Delémont
SC Kleinhüningen	4–2	FC Aesch
AS Gambarogno	0–2	Mendrisiostar
Balerna	1–5	Bellinzona
FC Schattdor	0–1	SC Zug
Emmenbrücke	8–0	FC Pfäffikon
FC Superga (La Chaux-de-Fonds)	1–3	FC Kirchberg
FC Neuhausen	0–2 ( a.e.t. )	Aarau
FC Wiesendangen	1–0 ( a.e.t. )	FC Brüttisellen
FC Flawil	3–2 ( a.e.t. )	Chur
Martigny-Sports	2–1	FC Raron
Dürrenast	3–3 ( a.e.t.) (3–4 p )	Central Fribourg
FC Orsières	1–2	Bulle
FC Epalinges	2–4	Meyrin
Muttenz	3–2 ( a.e.t. )	FC Langenthal
Solothurn	1–2	Nordstern
SC Düdingen	1–3	FC Lerchenfeld
FC Le Locle	1–2	US Boncourt
FC Porrentruy	1–2	Biel-Bienne
FC Selzach	1–3	FC Courtemaîche
FC Einsielden	1–2 ( a.e.t. )	Red Star
Brugg	3–1 ( a.e.t. )	Winterthur
FC Dietikon	0–1	Luzern
FC Morbio	2–3 ( a.e.t. )	Lugano
Courtepin	1–8	Fribourg
Stade Lausanne	2–3	Vevey Sports
FC Altdorf (Uri)	1–3	Chiasso
FC Adliswil	0–1	Kriens
FC Rüti ZH	0–3	Gossau
FC Buchs	4–2 ( a.e.t. )	FC Glattbrugg
US Danis-Tavanasa	4–5 ( a.e.t. )	FC Uzwil
FC Zug	1–1 ( a.e.t.) (3–4 p )	Schaffhausen
Köniz	2–0	FC Estavayer-le-Lac
FC Aegerten-Brügg	1–1 ( a.e.t.) (3–4 p )	La Chaux-de-Fonds
FC Suhr	4–3	Wettingen
Concordia	2–5	Grenchen
FC Portalban	2–3	FC Romont
FC Saint-Maurice	0–2	Monthey
Stade Nyonnais	3–1	FC Renens
FC Collex-Bossy	2–1	FC Onex

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
20 August 1977
Mendrisiostar	2–0	Bellinzona
SC Zug	2–2 ( a.e.t.) (5–3 p )	Emmenbrücke
Bulle	4–1	Meyrin
Martigny-Sports	2–1	Central Fribourg
FC Kirchberg	1–2	Aarau
Muttenz	2–1	Nordstern
Biel-Bienne	2–0	FC Courtemaîche
Luzern	3–2 ( a.e.t. )	Lugano
Fribourg	2–1 ( a.e.t. )	Vevey Sports
FC Uzwil	2–1	Schaffhausen
Gossau	2–0	Buochs
Chiasso	6–1	Kriens
FC Romont	0–5	Monthey
21 August 1977
FC Wiesendangen	0–5	FC Flawil
Red Star	5–3	Brugg
Laufen	3–0	SC Kleinhüningen
FC Suhr	1–1 ( a.e.t.) (5–6 p )	Grenchen
Köniz	1–4	La Chaux-de-Fonds
FC Lerchenfeld	4–3 ( a.e.t. )	US Boncourt
Stade Nyonnais	4–0	FC Collex-Bossy

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The teams from the NLA entered the cup competition in the fourth round. The draw was still respecting regionalities and the lower-tier team was again granted the home advantage.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
10 September 1977
Laufen	0–4	Grasshopper Club
Aarau	3–0	FC Flawil
Martigny-Sports	1–3	Bulle
Muttenz	1–4	Zürich
FC Lerchenfeld	2–4	Basel
Biel-Bienne	2–0	Etoile Carouge
Red Star	0–3	St. Gallen
Luzern	2–1	Young Boys
Fribourg	3–0	Chênois
Chiasso	0–0 ( a.e.t.) (5–4 p )	Young Fellows
Gossau	1–2	FC Uzwil
La Chaux-de-Fonds	4–3	Xamax
Grenchen	0–3	Sion
Monthey	0–2	Lausanne-Sport
Stade Nyonnais	1–12	Servette
11 September 1977
Mendrisiostar	1–4	SC Zug

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 October 1977
Aarau	1–2	Bulle
Lausanne-Sport	1–2 ( a.e.t. )	Servette
12 October 1977
SC Zug	0–7	Grasshopper Club
Zürich	1–3	Basel
Biel-Bienne	1–2	St. Gallen
Luzern	1–0 ( a.e.t. )	Fribourg
Chiasso	3–0	FC Uzwil
La Chaux-de-Fonds	1–0	Sion

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Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1	Score	Team 2
9 November 1977
Grasshopper Club	2–0	Bulle
Basel	4–1	St. Gallen
Luzern	2–3	Chiasso
La Chaux-de-Fonds	0–2	Servette

Matches

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9 November 1977

19:30

Basel	4–1	St. Gallen
Schönenberger 14' (1:0) Maissen 51' (2:1) Lauscher 54' (3:1) Lauscher 88' (4:1)	FCB summary	38' (1:1) Ries

Zürich

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
27 March 1978
Chiasso	0–1	Servette
2 May 1978
Grasshopper Club	5–1	Basel

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Final

The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Whit Monday 1978.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
15 May 1978
Servette	2–2 ( a.e.t. )	Grasshopper Club

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
4 June 1978
Servette	1–0	Grasshopper Club

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Servette won the cup and this was the club's fourth cup title to this date.^[3][4]

• 1977–78 Nationalliga A
• 1977–78 Swiss 1. Liga

• Fussball-Schweiz
• 1977–78 at fcb-achiv.ch
• Switzerland 1977–78 at RSSSF

Preceded by 1976–77

Swiss Cup seasons

Succeeded by 1978–79