Liechtenstein Cup 2016/17

Liechtenstein Cup 2016/17
Cup winner	FC Vaduz (45th title)
Europe League	FC Vaduz
Beginning	17th August 2016
Final	May 24, 2017
Final stadium	Eschen-Mauren sports park
Teams	16
Games	15th
Gates	81  (ø 5.4 per game)
Top scorer	Aldin Turkes (10)
yellow cards	45  (ø 3 per game)
Red cards	1  (ø 0.07 per game)
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The Liechtenstein Cup 2016/17 (officially: FL1 Aktiv-Cup) was the 72nd edition of the men's soccer cup competition in Liechtenstein . The competition was played from August 17, 2016 to May 24, 2017 in five rounds in a knockout system. The defending champion was the record cup winner FC Vaduz , who reached the final again and won it 5-1 against USV Eschen-Mauren . It was the 45th cup title in the 58th final. In addition, FC Vaduz received the right to participate in qualifying for the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League .

mode

All Liechtenstein teams that took part in the Swiss league system were also registered for the Liechtenstein Cup. That means that second and third teams also played. There were no restrictions when the matches were drawn, so that teams from the same club could also be drawn against each other. The semi-finalists of the last event only started in the quarter-finals.

The Liechtenstein Cup was played in the knockout system . The games took place on the following dates:

• 1st preliminary round (August 17th, 23rd, 24th and September 7th, 2016): 8 teams, the winners are qualified for the 2nd preliminary round.
• 2nd preliminary round (September 27, 28 and October 4, 2016): 8 teams, the winners are qualified for the quarter-finals.
• Quarter-finals (October 25 & 26, 2016): 8 teams, the winners are qualified for the semi-finals.
• Semi-finals (April 5 & 11, 2017): 4 teams, the winners qualify for the final.
• Final (May 24, 2017)

Participating teams

The following 16 teams were registered for the competition:

Super League (I)	1st league (IV)	2nd division (VI)	3rd League (VII)	4th division (VIII)	5th league (IX)
FC Vaduz	FC Balzers USV Eschen-Mauren	FC Ruggell	FC Balzers II FC Schaan FC Triesen	FC Balzers III USV Eschen-Mauren II FC Schaan Azzurri FC Triesen II FC Triesenberg	USV Eschen-Mauren III FC Ruggell II FC Schaan III FC Triesenberg II

1st preliminary round

The first preliminary round took place between August 17 and September 7, 2016. In addition to last year's semi-finalists, FC Balzers III, FC Triesenberg , FC Ruggell and FC Triesen had a bye for this round.

The following pairings were drawn for the first preliminary round:

date		Result
08/17/2016	FC Schaan III	1: 4	UPS Eschen-Mauren III
08/23/2016	FC Schaan Azzurri	1: 2	FC Ruggell II
08/24/2016	UPS Eschen-Mauren II	3-0	FC Triesenberg II
07.09.2016	FC Triesen II	1: 5	FC Balzers

2nd preliminary round

The 2nd preliminary round took place between September 27 and October 4, 2016. The semi-finalists of the last cup competition had a bye for this round (FC Vaduz, USV Eschen-Mauren, FC Balzers II, FC Schaan).

The following pairings were drawn for the 2nd preliminary round:

date		Result
09/27/2016	UPS Eschen-Mauren II	0: 3	FC Balzers
09/28/2016	FC Balzers III	0: 2	FC Ruggell
09/28/2016	UPS Eschen-Mauren III	0: 7	FC Triesenberg
04/10/2016	FC Ruggell II	0: 1	FC Triesen

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals took place on October 25th and 26th, 2016.

The following pairings were drawn for the quarter-finals:

date		Result
10/25/2016	FC Balzers	0: 4	UPS Eschen-Mauren
10/25/2016	FC Ruggell	0:11	FC Vaduz
10/25/2016	FC Triesenberg	3: 1	FC Schaan
10/26/2016	FC Balzers II	0: 2	FC Triesen

Semifinals

The semi-finals took place on April 5 and 11, 2017.

The following pairings were drawn for the semi-finals:

date		Result
04/05/2017	FC Triesenberg	2: 4	UPS Eschen-Mauren
04/11/2017	FC Triesen	0:18	FC Vaduz

final

The cup final at Sportpark Eschen-Mauren took place on May 24, 2017.

pairing	UPS Eschen-Mauren - FC Vaduz
Result	1: 5 (1: 3)
date	May 24, 2017
Stadion	Eschen-Mauren Sports Park , Eschen
spectator	984
referee	Sascha Amhof ( Switzerland )
Gates	0: 1 Aldin Turkes (1st) 0: 2 Aldin Turkes (26th) 1: 2 Nicolò Pola (30th) 1: 3 Philipp Muntwiler (43th) 1: 4 Aldin Turkes (51th) 1: 5 Stjepan Kukuruzović (56.)
UPS Eschen-Mauren	Boban Antic - Marko Martinović , Nico Thöni , Boško Trajkovic (77th Manuel Willi ), Mathias Sele (71st Manuel Baumann ) - Maximilian Knuth , Marco Fässler (58th Ivan Quintans ), Giuseppe Coppola , Niklas Kieber - Michael Bärtsch , Nicolò Pola Trainer: Oliver Ofentausek
' FC Vaduz '	Benjamin Siegrist - Maximilian Göppel (74th Simone Grippo ), Mario Bühler , Thomas Konrad , Axel Borgmann - Philipp Muntwiler (58th Caleb Stanko ), Diego Ciccone , Stjepan Kukuruzović , Aldin Turkes (69th Yones Felfel ) - Gonzalo Zárate , Marco Mathys Trainer: Roland Vrabec
yellow cards	Mathias Sele (53.) - Gonzalo Zárate (33.)

List of goalscorers

If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

Pl.	Surname	team	Gates
01.	Aldin Turkes	FC Vaduz	10
02.	Albion Avdijaj	FC Vaduz	6th
03.	Stjepan Kukuruzović	FC Vaduz	5
04th	Leonardo	FC Balzers	4th
	Roland Schädler	FC Triesenberg
06th	Mathias Barandun	FC Triesenberg	3
	Michael Bärtsch	UPS Eschen-Mauren
	Sandro Daradan	UPS Eschen-Mauren II
	David Hasler	UPS Eschen-Mauren III
	Nicolò Pola	UPS Eschen-Mauren
Final score

Web links

• Liechtenstein Football Association