Liechtenstein Cup 2017/18

Liechtenstein Cup 2017/18
Cup winner	FC Vaduz (46th title)
Europe League	FC Vaduz
Beginning	22nd August 2017
Final	2nd May 2018
Final stadium	Rheinpark Stadium , Vaduz
Teams	16
Games	15th
Gates	83  (ø 5.53 per game)
Top scorer	Aldin Turkes (5)
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The Liechtenstein Cup 2017/18 (officially: FL1 Aktiv-Cup) was the 73rd edition of the men's soccer cup competition in Liechtenstein . The competition was played from August 22, 2017 to May 2, 2018 in five rounds in the knockout system. The defending champion was the record cup winners FC Vaduz , who won the cup again with a 3-0 final victory over FC Balzers . FC Vaduz also earned the right to participate in qualifying for the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League .

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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 four top-ranked Liechtenstein teams 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 (22nd & 23rd August 2017): 8 teams, the winners are qualified for the 2nd preliminary round.
• 2nd preliminary round (September 19/20 & October 4, 2017): 8 teams, the winners are qualified for the quarter-finals.
• Quarter-finals (October 24 & 25, 2017): 8 teams, the winners are qualified for the semi-finals.
• Semi-finals (April 10th & 11th, 2018): 4 teams, the winners qualify for the final.
• Final (May 2, 2018)

Participating teams

The following 16 teams were registered for the competition:

Challenge League (II)	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 Triesenberg	FC Balzers III USV Eschen- Mauren II FC Schaan Azzurri FC Triesen II FC Schaan II	USV Eschen-Mauren III FC Ruggell II FC Triesenberg II

1st preliminary round

The first preliminary round took place on August 22nd and 23rd, 2017. In addition to the four top-ranked Liechtenstein teams (FC Vaduz, USV Eschen-Mauren, FC Balzers, FC Ruggell), FC Schaan, FC Triesen II, FC Balzers III and USV Eschen-Mauren III had a bye for this round.

The following pairings were drawn for the first preliminary round:

date		Result
08/22/2017	FC Schaan Azzurri	0:11	FC Triesenberg
08/22/2017	FC Triesenberg II	1: 2	UPS Eschen-Mauren II
08/22/2017	FC Ruggell II	1: 6	FC Triesen
08/23/2017	FC Schaan II	0: 2	FC Balzers II

2nd preliminary round

The four games of the 2nd preliminary round took place on 19./20. September and October 4, 2017. The four winning teams in the first preliminary round were joined by FC Schaan, FC Triesen II, FC Balzers III and USV Eschen-Mauren III. The four top-ranked Liechtenstein teams (FC Vaduz, USV Eschen-Mauren, FC Balzers, FC Ruggell) had a bye for this round.

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

date		Result
09/19/2017	UPS Eschen-Mauren II	2-0	FC Balzers II
09/20/2017	FC Balzers III	5: 6	FC Schaan
09/20/2017	UPS Eschen-Mauren III	4: 2	FC Triesen II
04.10.2017	FC Triesen	1: 5	FC Triesenberg

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals took place on October 24th and 25th, 2017.

The following pairings were drawn for the quarter-finals:

date		Result
October 24, 2017	UPS Eschen-Mauren II	0: 9	FC Vaduz
October 24, 2017	FC Ruggell	1: 3	FC Balzers
10/25/2017	FC Schaan	1: 5	UPS Eschen-Mauren
10/25/2017	UPS Eschen-Mauren III	3: 1	FC Triesenberg

Semifinals

The semi-finals took place on April 10th and 11th, 2018.

The following pairings were drawn for the semi-finals:

date		Result
04/10/2018	UPS Eschen-Mauren	0: 2	FC Vaduz
04/11/2018	UPS Eschen-Mauren III	1: 6	FC Balzers

final

The cup final in the Rheinpark Stadium took place on May 2, 2018.

pairing	FC Vaduz - FC Balzers
Result	3: 0 (2: 0)
date	Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. ( CEST )
Stadion	Rheinpark Stadium , Vaduz
spectator	675
referee	Nikolaj Hänni ( Switzerland )
Gates	1: 0 Maximilian Göppel (33.) 2: 0 Marco Mathys (44.) 3: 0 Franz Burgmeier (90. + 1 ′)
' FC Vaduz '	Benjamin Siegrist - Maximilian Göppel , Tomislav Puljić , Mario Bühler , Axel Borgmann - Philipp Muntwiler , Milan Gajić (69th Diego Ciccone ), Marco Mathys , Nils von Niederhäusern - Maurice Brunner (57th Boris Babic ), Marko Dević (85th Franz Burgmeier ) Trainer: Roland Vrabec
FC Balzers	Oliver Klaus - Martin Rechsteiner , Aleksandar Zarkovic, Daniel Kaufmann (46th Michael Alder), Seyhan Yildiz - Aron Sele , Roman Hermann, Livio Meier, Rafael Deplazes (77th Daniel Brändle) - Philippe Erne (62nd Deniz Mujić ), Enis Domuzeti Trainer: Patrick Winkler
yellow cards	Nils von Niederhäusern (51.) - Daniel Kaufmann (41.)

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	5
02.	Jonas Sprenger	FC Triesenberg	4th
	Jovo Zoric	FC Triesenberg
04th	Marko Devic	FC Vaduz	3
	David Hasler	UPS Eschen-Mauren III
	Sandro Maierhofer	FC Balzers III
	Damian Schädler	FC Triesenberg

Web links

• Liechtenstein Football Association