2011–12 Swiss Cup

The 2011–12 Swiss Cup is the 87th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It will begin on 16 September 2011 with the first games of Round 1 and will end on 16 May 2012 with the Final in the Stade de Suisse in Berne. The winners of the competition will qualify for the play-off round[1] of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. The current title holders are FC Sion.

2011–12 Swiss Cup
Country  Switzerland
Teams64
ChampionsFC Basel
Runners-upFC Luzern
Top goal scorer(s)Igor Tadić (6)

Participating clubs

All ten Super League teams and fifteen Challenge League clubs (FC Vaduz are from Liechtenstein and thus play in the 2011–12 Liechtenstein Cup) have entered this year's competition, as well as 13 teams from 1. Liga and 26 teams from lower leagues. Teams from 1. Liga and below had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues.

2011–12 Super League
10 teams		 2011–12 Challenge League
15 teams		 2011–12 1. Liga
13 teams		 Amateur teams
26 teams

Fourth level

  • FC Chur 97
  • FC Collex-Bossy
  • US Collombey-Muraz
  • FC Entfelden
  • FC Eschenbach
  • FC Freienbach
  • FC Hergiswil
  • FC Langenthal
  • Losone Sportiva
  • FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy
  • US Terre-Sainte
  • FC Töss

Fifth level

Sixth level

  • FC Deitingen
  • FC Domdidier
  • FC Ellikon Marthalen
  • FC Henau

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. The games were played on 16, 17 and 18 September 2011.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
16 September 2011
FC Hergiswil 1–3 FC Locarno
FC Langenthal 1–3 Yverdon-Sport FC
17 September 2011
US Terre-Sainte 2–5 (aet) SC Brühl
FC Deitingen 1–4 FC Schattdorf
FC Naters 1–5 FC St. Gallen
FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy 0–5 FC Thun
FC Konolfingen 1–2 FC Grand-Lancy
FC Collex-Bossy 1–8 FC Lausanne-Sport
FC Eschenbach 0–4 FC Basel
FC Henau 1–5 FC Wohlen
FC Herzogenbuchsee 1–3 FC Breitenrain
FC Abtwil-Engelburg 1–5 Stade Nyonnais
US Collombey-Muraz 0–5 FC Schötz
FC Amicitia Riehen 0–8 FC Aarau
FC Ascona 1–2 FC Chiasso
FC Ellikon Marthalen 3–10 FC Freienbach
FC Töss 0–10 Grasshoppers Zürich
FC United Zürich 1–5 (aet) FC Lugano
FC Domdidier 0–8 BSC Young Boys
ES FC Malley 3–3 (aet),
(p. 3–1)		 SR Delémont
FC Grenchen 0–5 FC Zürich
FC Renens 1–4 FC Wil
18 September 2011
SC Cham 2–0 Étoile Carouge FC
FC Colombier 0–5 FC Sion
SC Düdingen 1–4 (aet) Servette FC
FC Tuggen 3–0 SC Dornach
FC Chur 97 1–2 Neuchâtel Xamax
FC Entfelden 0–9 SC Kriens
Losone Sportiva 0–3 FC Luzern
FC Gumefens/Sorens 1–3 AC Bellinzona
FC Baden 0–1 FC Winterthur
GC Biaschesi 1–2 FC Biel-Bienne

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. The games were played on 15 and 16 October 2011.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
15 October 2011
FC Breitenrain 1–2 FC Tuggen
FC Schattdorf 0–5 FC Lausanne-Sport
FC Schötz 1–5 FC Basel
FC Aarau 1–3 FC Zürich
FC Sion 2–1 Stade Nyonnais
Yverdon-Sport 1–3 Servette FC
FC Winterthur 2–0 SC Brühl
ES FC Malley 0–1 AC Bellinzona
16 October 2010
SC Cham 1–5 FC Wohlen
FC Chiasso 0–1 Grasshoppers Zürich
FC Freienbach 0–4 BSC Young Boys
FC Grand-Lancy 1–3 FC Luzern
SC Kriens 2–1 Neuchâtel Xamax
FC Lugano 0–1 (aet) FC Biel/Bienne
FC St. Gallen 2–0 FC Thun
FC Locarno 1–1 (aet),
(p. 4–5)		 FC Wil

Round 3

The winners of Round 2 played in this round, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. The games were played on 26–27 November 2011.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
26 November 2011
FC Tuggen 1–2 FC Sion
AC Bellinzona 0–4 FC Lausanne-Sport
FC Wil 2−3 (aet) FC Basel
27 November 2011
FC Biel-Bienne 3−0 Servette FC
FC St. Gallen 4−2 FC Zürich
SC Kriens 2–2 (aet),
(p. 3–5)		 Grasshoppers Zürich
FC Winterthur 1–1 (aet),
(p. 3–2)		 BSC Young Boys
FC Wohlen 1−2 FC Luzern

Quarter-finals

The winners of Round 3 play in the Quarterfinals, there is no home advantage granted in the draw. The games will be played on the 20 and 21 March 2012.

FC Luzern3 – 0Grasshoppers Zürich
Lezcano  42'
Ferreira  61'
Lustenberger  80'		 Report
Attendance: 7,034
Referee: Sascha Kever (Breganzona)
FC Winterthur2 − 2 (a.e.t.)FC St. Gallen
Radice  26'
Bengondo  82'		 Report  17'  55' Mathys
 19' Sutter
Penalties
Zuffi
Bengondo
Iten
Lenjani
Sereinig 		5 − 4 Scarione
Jagne
Montandon
Muntwiler
Regazzoni
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Willisau)
FC Basel5 − 2FC Lausanne-Sport
Katz  24' (o.g.)
Streller  50', 89'
A. Frei  59' (pen.)
F. Frei  90+2'		 Report  45', 71' Roux
Attendance: 8,028
Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Münsingen)
FC Biel-Bienne1 − 3FC Sion
Doudin  65'  90+3'  21'
Rafael Schweizer  34'
Sallaj  90+1'		 Report  9' Yoda
 54' Wüthrich
 68' Obradović
 82' Vanczák
 90+4' (pen.) Danilo
Attendance: 3,938
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel)

Semi-finals

The winners of Quarterfinals play in the Semifinals, there is no home advantage granted in the draw. The games were played on the 11 and 15 April 2012.

FC Sion0 – 1FC Luzern
Adaílton  9'
Sauthier  19'
Bühler  57'		 Report  7' Winter
 12' Ohayon
Attendance: 12,000
FC Winterthur1 – 2FC Basel
Bengondo  42'
Lüscher  68'
Kuzmanovic  45'  90+3' (pen.)		 Report  26' Yapi
 38' Streller
 64' F. Frei
 89'  90+4' A. Frei
Attendance: 8,500 (sold out)
Referee: Alain Bieri (Bern)

Final

The Final was played between the two Semifinal winners and took place at Stade de Suisse in Berne.

FC Basel1 – 1 (a.e.t.)FC Luzern
Dragović  40'
Huggel  56'
Xhaka  90'		 Report (in German)  57' Wiss
 67' Puljić
 90' Gygax
Penalties
Yapi Yapo
Streller
Zoua
Shaqiri 		4 – 2 Renggli
Ohayon
Gygax
Stahel
Attendance: 30,100

References
  1. 2012/13 Access list Bert Kassies' Site
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