The 2013–14 Swiss Cup was the 89th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition started on 14 August 2013 with the first game of Round 1 and ended in May 2014 with the Final. The winners of the competition qualified for the play-off round[1] of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. The title holders were Grasshopper Zürich.

2013–14 Swiss Cup
Tournament details
Country  Switzerland
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsFC Zürich
Runner-upFC Basel
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored255 (4.05 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Dimitar Rangelov,
Ange Mawete N’Silu (6)

Participating clubs

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All 19 teams from Super League and Challenge League (teams from Liechtenstein only play in the 2013–14 Liechtenstein Cup) automatically entered this year's competition, as well as 45 teams from lower leagues. Teams from 1. Liga Promotion and below had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Teams from regional leagues had to qualify by winning the last season's regional cups.

2013–14 Super League
10 teams
2013–14 Challenge League
9 teams
2013–14 1. Liga Promotion
10 teams
2013–14 1. Liga
11 teams
2013-14 2. Liga Interregional
10 teams
2013-14 Regional leagues
14 teams

Sixth tier

  • SC Balerna (TI)
  • FC Bassersdorf (ZH)
  • AS Calcio Kreuzlingen (TG)
  • FC Chippis (VS)
  • FC Cornol (JU)
  • SC Fulenbach (SO)
  • FC Murten (FR)
  • FC Reinach (BL)
  • FC Savièse (VS)
  • FC Schönbühl (BE)
  • FC Suhr (AG)
  • FC Veyrier Sports (GE)

Seventh tier

  • SC Obergeissenstein (LU)
  • FC WiesendangenFP (ZH)

TH Title holders.
FP Qualified for having the lowest fair play points inside its regional tier.
Qualified in their last season's tier qualifiers before being promoted.
Qualified in their last season's tier qualifiers before being relegated.

Round 1

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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.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
14 August 2013
FC Fulenbach 0–6 FC Baden
17 August 2013
FC Sursee 1–3 (a.e.t.) FC Sion
FC Kreuzlingen 2–4 FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy
FC Bassersdorf 0–6 FC Zürich
FC Veyrier Sports 0–8 BSC Young Boys
FC Amriswil 2–3 FC Tuggen
FC Münsingen 2–0 FC Bulle
FC Altstätten 0–5 FC Wohlen
FC Reinach 1–4 Lancy FC
FC Wiesendangen 1–2 FC Savièse
SC Kriens 0–1 Grasshopper Zürich
SC Brühl 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(p. 5–4)
FC Winterthur
FC Stade Nyonnais 2–0 (a.e.t.) AC Bellinzona
BSC Old Boys 0–1 (a.e.t.) FC Basel
FC Le Mont 4–1 FC Wil
US Terre Sainte 2–1 FC Chiasso
FC Dietikon 0–6 SC YF Juventus
SC Balerna 1–3 FC Hergiswil
FC Vevey-Sports 05 1–3 FC Köniz
Étoile Carouge FC 1–4 FC Lugano
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–3 Servette FC
18 August 2013
FC Concordia Basel 2–4 FC Biel-Bienne
FC Chippis 0–6 FC Schaffhausen
SC Obergeissenstein 1–3 FC Bavois
FC Échallens 1–3 FC Thun
FC Cornol 0–7 FC Lausanne-Sport
FC Murten 0–11 FC Luzern
FC Suhr 1–3 SC Buochs
Neuchâtel Xamax FCS 1–3 FC Aarau
FC Schönbühl 1–8 FC St. Gallen
AS Calcio Kreuzlingen 0–4 FC Schötz
FC Ascona 1–2 (a.e.t.) FC Locarno

Round 2

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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. FC Savièse, from the sixth tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
13 September 2013
FC Locarno 0–3 FC Thun
14 September 2013
FC Hergiswil 2–3 FC Baden
FC Schötz 3–4 FC Köniz
FC Stade Nyonnais 2–4 (a.e.t.) Grasshopper Zürich
SC Brühl 3–2 FC Schaffhausen
FC Bavois 0–4 FC Biel-Bienne
Lancy FC 0–5 FC Le Mont
FC Münsingen 0–1 FC Basel
SC YF Juventus 2–4 BSC Young Boys
FC Savièse 1–3 FC Tuggen
SC Buochs 1–5 FC Aarau
Servette FC 0–1 FC Lausanne-Sport
15 September 2013
FC Wohlen 0–1 FC Sion
US Terre Sainte 1–4 FC Luzern
FC Lugano 1–3 FC St. Gallen
FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy 2–3 FC Zürich

Round 3

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The winners of Round 2 played in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. FC Baden, from the fourth tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
9 November 2013
FC Baden 1–4 FC Zürich
FC Köniz 1–4 Grasshopper Zürich
SC Brühl 0–3 FC Lausanne-Sport
FC Le Mont 4–1 BSC Young Boys
10 November 2013
FC Tuggen 1–3 FC Basel
FC Luzern 1–0 FC Sion
FC St. Gallen 4–0 FC Aarau
14 November
FC Biel-Bienne 0–1 (a.e.t.) FC Thun

Quarter-finals

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The winners of Round 3 played in the Quarter-finals, there was no home advantage granted in the draw. FC Le Mont, from the third tier of Swiss football, were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

FC Thun0–0 (a.e.t.)Grasshopper Zürich
Penalties
M. Schneuwly  
Lüthi  
Wittwer  
Martínez  
Sadik  
4–3   Toko
  Gashi
  Feltscher
  Dingsdag
  Vilotić
Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Sebastien Pache

FC Luzern2–0FC Lausanne-Sport
Rangelov   61'
Lezcano   71'
Attendance: 6,110
Referee: Sascha Amhof

FC St. Gallen0–1FC Zürich
Rikan   82' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,753
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

FC Le Mont1–6FC Basel
Bouziane   89' Report Andrist   6', 84'
Suchý   8'
Streller   45'
Frei   48'
D. Degen   58'
Attendance: 6,138
Referee: Patrick Graf

Semi-finals

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FC Basel1–0FC Luzern
Callà   80' Report
(German)
Attendance: 12,688
Referee: Alain Bieri

FC Zürich0–0 (a.e.t.)FC Thun
Report
(German)
Penalties
Buff  
Chikhaoui  
Sadiku  
Teixeira  
Pedro  
5–4   C. Schneuwly
  Lüthi
  Zuffi
  M. Schneuwly
  Schirinzi
Attendance: 8,575

Final

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The two winners of the semi-finals played against each other in the final, which was held on 21 April 2014 in the Stade de Suisse in Bern, with the winner of the first semi-final was to be treated as home team. Zürich beat Thun 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out following a goalless draw in the first semi-final and Basel beat Luzern 1–0 in the second semi-final. [3][4]

Zürich2–0 (a.e.t.)Basel
Chikhaoui   61'
Buff   83'
Kecojević   95'
Gavranović   110' (1:0)
Gavranović   114' (2:0)
SFV summary   62' Elneny
  66' Sauro
  77'   99' Sio
  102' Serey Die
Attendance: 23,312
Referee:   Patrick Graf[5]
GK   David Da Costa
DF   Jorge Teixeira
DF   Ivan Kecojević   95'
DF   Berat Djimsiti
MF   Oliver Buff   83'   86'
MF   Philippe Koch (cap)
MF   Davide Chiumiento
MF   Yassine Chikhaoui   61'
MF   Avi Rikan   111'
ST   Mario Gavranović
ST   Franck Etoundi   91'
Substitutes:
DF   Davide Mariani   86'
MF   Armando Sadiku   91'
FW   Asmir Kajević   111'
Manager:
  Urs Meier
GK   Yann Sommer
DF   Naser Aliji
DF   Marek Suchý
DF   Gastón Sauro   66'
DF   Behrang Safari
MF   Serey Die   102'
MF   Mohamed Elneny   62'
MF   Davide Callà   70'
MF   Fabian Frei   60'
MF   Valentin Stocker (cap)   106'
ST   Giovanni Sio   77'   99'
Substitutes:
MF   Matías Delgado   60'
MF   Arlind Ajeti   70'
MF   Marcelo Díaz   106'
Manager:
  Murat Yakin

References

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  1. ^ 2014/15 Access list Bert Kassies' Site
  2. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2014). "Cup-Viertelfinal FC Le Mont–FC Basel 1893 findet im St. Jakob-Park statt" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (21 April 2014). "FC Zürich - FC Basel 2:0 n.V. (0:0, 0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ Fussball-Schweiz (21 April 2014). "89. Schweizer Cupfinal, FC Zürich - FC Basel 2:0 n.V. (0:0, 0:0)" (in German). daniel schaub medienbüro gmbh. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  5. ^ refereesfifa.blogspot.com (21 April 2014). "FIFA Referees News: Switzerland : 2014 Swiss Cup Final". refereesfifa.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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