Liechtenstein Cup 2018/19

Liechtenstein Cup 2018/19
Cup winner	FC Vaduz (47th title)
Europe League	FC Vaduz
Beginning	August 21, 2018
final	1st May 2019
Teams	15th
Games	14th
Gates	52  (ø 3.71 per game)
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The Liechtenstein Cup 2018/19 (officially: Aktiv-Cup) was the 74th edition of the men's soccer cup competition in Liechtenstein . The competition was played from August 21, 2018 to May 1, 2019 in five rounds in the knockout system. The defending champion was the record cup winners FC Vaduz , who once again secured the cup with a 3-2 win over FC Ruggell . FC Vaduz also earned the right to participate in qualifying for the 2019/20 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 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 (21/22/28 August 2018): 6 teams, the winners are qualified for the 2nd preliminary round.
• 2nd preliminary round (September 12/25, 2018): 8 teams, the winners are qualified for the quarter-finals.
• Quarter-finals (October 23/24 & November 7, 2018): 8 teams, the winners qualify for the semi-finals.
• Semi-finals (April 9/10, 2019): 4 teams, the winners qualify for the final.
• Final (May 1, 2019)

Participating teams

The following 15 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	UPS Eschen-Mauren	FC Balzers FC Ruggell	FC Balzers II USV Eschen-Mauren II FC Triesenberg	FC Balzers III FC Ruggell II FC Schaan FC Schaan II FC Triesen FC Triesen II	USV Eschen-Mauren III FC Triesenberg II

1st preliminary round

The first preliminary round took place on August 21, 22 and 28, 2018. In addition to the four top-ranked Liechtenstein teams (FC Vaduz, USV Eschen-Mauren, FC Balzers, FC Ruggell), FC Triesen, FC Triesen II, FC Schaan, FC Balzers III and USV Eschen-Mauren III had a bye for this round .

date		Result
08/21/2018	FC Triesenberg	4: 1	FC Balzers II
08/22/2018	FC Schaan II	0: 3	FC Ruggell II
08/28/2018	FC Triesenberg II	1: 2	UPS Eschen-Mauren II

2nd preliminary round

The four games of the 2nd preliminary round took place on September 12 and 25, 2018. The three winning teams in the first preliminary round were joined by FC Triesen, FC Triesen II, FC Schaan, 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.

date		Result
09/12/2018	FC Triesen	0: 1	UPS Eschen-Mauren II
09/25/2018	FC Triesen II	1: 5	FC Schaan
09/25/2018	UPS Eschen-Mauren III	0: 4	FC Triesenberg
09/25/2018	FC Ruggell II	4: 1	FC Balzers III

Quarter finals

The four games were played between October 23 and November 7, 2018.

date		Result
23.10.2018	FC Triesenberg	1: 5	UPS Eschen-Mauren
23.10.2018	FC Ruggell II	0: 3	FC Schaan
October 24, 2018	UPS Eschen-Mauren II	1: 5	FC Ruggell
07/11/2018	FC Balzers	1: 2	FC Vaduz

Semifinals

The semi-finals took place on April 9, 2019.

date		Result
04/09/2019	UPS Eschen-Mauren	0: 1	FC Vaduz
04/09/2019	FC Schaan	0: 1	FC Ruggell

final

The cup final took place on May 1, 2019.

pairing	FC Vaduz - FC Ruggell
Result	3: 2 (1: 1)
date	1st May 2019
Stadion	Rheinpark Stadium , Vaduz
spectator	1,122
referee	Alessandro Dudic ( Switzerland )
Gates	1: 0 Sandro Wieser (36th) 1: 1 Nicola Kollmann (45th) 2: 1 Mohamed Coulibaly (52nd) 3: 1 Berkay Sülüngöz (77th) 3: 2 Agim Zeciri (86th, FE)
FC Vaduz	Andreas Hirzel - Berkay Sülüngöz , Tomislav Puljić , Maximilian Göppel (27th Nils von Niederhäusern ), Sandro Wieser (46th Milan Gajić ) - Maurice Brunner , Philipp Muntwiler , Boris Prokopič (79th Aron Sele ), Gianni Antoniazzi - Mohamed Coulibaly (66th place) . Manuel Sutter ), Igor Tadić Trainer: Mario Frick
FC Ruggell	Pirmin Marxer - Stefan Maag (51st Johannes Hirschbühl), Alexander Marxer, Manuel Ritter , Philip Seemann - Nicola Kollmann (72nd Stefan Bischof), Luca Ritter, Menderes Caglar (77th Leoran Amzi), Alessandro Crescenti (59th Agan Amzi) , Shkelqim Mamuti - Agim Zeciri Coach: Vito Troisio
yellow cards	Wieser (41st), Sele (83rd), Antoniazzi (85th), Sutter (90th + 1), von Niederhäusern (90th + 4) - Marxer (26th), Mamuti (90th + 1), Amzi (90th + 2)

Web links

• Liechtenstein Football Association