2020–21 Swiss Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Date | 29 August 2020 – 24 May 2021 |
| Teams | 37 |
| Defending champions | BSC Young Boys |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Luzern (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | St. Gallen |
The 2020–21 Swiss Cup is the 96th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 29 August 2020 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 24 May 2021.
BSC Young Boys are the title holders.
Participating clubs[edit]
All teams from 2019–20 Super League and 2019–20 Challenge League. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only 18 slots (instead of 45) were allocated to teams from lower divisions. Those teams had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Reserve teams and A-teams from Liechtenstein are not allowed in the competition, the latter only enter the 2020–21 Liechtenstein Cup.
| 2020–21 Super League 9 teams | 2020–21 Challenge League 10 teams | 2020–21 Promotion League 3 teams | 2020–21 1. Liga 4 teams | 2020–21 2. Liga Interregional 4 teams | 2020–21 Regional leagues 7 teams |
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| Sixth tier Seventh tier
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Teams in bold are still active in the competition.
TH Title holders.
Round 1[edit]
Teams from Super League and Challenge League received a bye 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2020 | ||
| FC Monthey (5) | 2–1 | FC Black Stars (3) |
| AS Haute-Broye (7) | 1–4 | FC Vevey United (4) |
| SC Schöftland (5) | 6–1 | FC Sierre (5) |
| 30 August 2020 | ||
| FC Laufen (6) | 0–6 | FC Solothurn (4) |
| FC Dübendorf (6) | 1–2 | FC Schötz (4) |
| FC Savièse (6) | 0–2 | SC Balerna (6) |
| FC Zollbrück (7) | 0–7 | FC Stade Nyonnais (3) |
| FC Ajoie-Monterri (5) | 0–2 | FC Tuggen (4) |
| 31 August 2020 | ||
| FC Dürrenast (7) | 1–5 | FC Köniz (3) |
Round 2[edit]
Teams engaged in UEFA competitions received a bye in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2020 | ||
| FC Schaffhausen (2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Lugano (1) |
| 12 September 2020 | ||
| FC Schötz (4) | 0–3 | FC Sion (1) |
| FC Tuggen (4) | 1–2 | FC Winterthur (2) |
| FC Stade Nyonnais (3) | 1–3 | FC Lausanne-Sport (1) |
| FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (2) | 1–2 | Grasshopper Zürich (2) |
| FC Aarau (2) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | FC Wil (2) |
| FC Vevey United (4) | 3–0 | FC Köniz (3) |
| 13 September 2020 | ||
| SC Schöftland (5) | 1–5 | FC Solothurn (4) |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (2) | 1–4 | SC Kriens (2) |
| FC Chiasso (2) | 3–2 | FC Zürich (1) |
| FC Thun (2) | 0–1 | FC Luzern (1) |
| 26 September 2020 | ||
| SC Balerna (6) | 1–2 | FC Monthey (5) |
Round 3[edit]
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 February 2021 | ||
| FC Aarau (2) | 4–2 | FC Sion (1) |
| FC Solothurn (4) | 0–3 (w/o) | SC Kriens (2) |
| 17 February 2021 | ||
| FC Winterthur (2) | 6–2 | FC Basel (1) |
| 24 February 2021 | ||
| Grasshopper Zürich (2) | 2–0 | FC Lausanne-Sport (1) |
| 10 March 2021 | ||
| FC Chiasso (2) | 1–2 | FC Luzern (1) |
| 7 April 2021 | ||
| FC Vevey United (4) | 2–4 | Servette FC (1) |
| FC Monthey (5) | 0–3 | FC Lugano (1) |
| 8 April 2021 | ||
| St. Gallen (1) | 4–1 | BSC Young Boys (1) |
Quarter-finals[edit]
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 |
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| 6 April 2021 | ||
| FC Aarau (2) | 3–0 | FC Winterthur (2) |
| 13 April 2021 | ||
| FC Lugano (1) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Luzern (1) |
| 14 April 2021 | ||
| Servette FC (1) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | SC Kriens (2) |
| Grasshopper Zürich (2) | 1–2 | St. Gallen (1) |
Semi-finals[edit]
Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 4 May 2021 | ||
| FC Aarau (2) | 1–2 | FC Luzern (1) |
| 5 May 2021 | ||
| Servette FC (1) | 0–1 | St. Gallen (1) |
Final[edit]
| 24 May 2021 | St. Gallen | 1–3 | FC Luzern | Bern |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Referee: Lionel Tschudi |
