Liechtenstein Cup 2019/20

Liechtenstein Cup 2019/20

Cup winner	not determined
Europe League	FC Vaduz
Beginning	20th August 2019
final	canceled (originally planned: May 6, 2020)
Final stadium	originally planned: Rheinpark Stadium , Vaduz
Teams	15th
Games	14 (of which 12 played)
Gates	64 (ø 5.33 per game)
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The Liechtenstein Cup 2019/20 (officially: Aktiv-Cup) was the 75th edition of the men's soccer cup competition in Liechtenstein . The competition started on August 20, 2019 with the game FC Vaduz III against FC Triesen I (0: 6). The final was scheduled for May 6, 2020. On May 11, 2020, the competition was canceled due to the Covid 19 pandemic . A winner was not determined. As a participant in the qualification for the Europa League , the LFV nominated the defending champion and record cup winner FC Vaduz . Vaduz was also the only team that was able to qualify for the final before the cancellation.

mode

All Liechtenstein teams that participate in the Swiss league system are also registered for the Liechtenstein Cup. That means that second and third teams also play. There are no restrictions on the draw of the matches, so that teams from the same club can also be drawn against each other. The four top-ranked Liechtenstein teams only start in the quarter-finals.

The Liechtensteiner Cup is played in the knockout system . The games took place on the following dates:

1st preliminary round (20/28 August 2019): 6 teams, the winners are qualified for the 2nd preliminary round.
2nd preliminary round (September 17/18, 2019): 8 teams, the winners are qualified for the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals (23/29/30 October 2019): 8 teams, the winners qualify for the semi-finals.
Semi-finals (March 11, 2020): 4 teams, the competition was canceled after the first semi-final game.
Final (canceled)

Participating teams

The following 15 teams are 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 Triesen FC Triesenberg USV Eschen-Mauren II	FC Balzers II FC Ruggell II FC Schaan FC Triesen II USV Eschen-Mauren III	FC Schaan II FC Triesenberg II FC Vaduz III

1st preliminary round

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

date		Result
08/20/2019	FC Vaduz III	0: 6	FC Triesen
08/28/2019	FC Triesenberg II	3: 4	FC Schaan II
08/28/2019	FC Triesen II	0: 1	FC Balzers II

2nd preliminary round

The four games of the 2nd preliminary round took place on September 17 and 18, 2019. The three winning teams in the first preliminary round were joined by FC Triesenberg, USV Eschen-Mauren II, FC Ruggell II, FC Schaan 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
09/17/2019	FC Schaan II	3: 3 (7: 6 n.e.)	FC Ruggell II
09/17/2019	FC Schaan	5: 3 a.d.	UPS Eschen-Mauren II
09/17/2019	UPS Eschen-Mauren III	1: 3 a.d.	FC Triesenberg
September 18, 2019	FC Balzers II	2: 4	FC Triesen

Quarter finals

The four games were played between October 23 and 30, 2019.

date		Result
23/10/2019	FC Triesenberg	0: 5	FC Ruggell
October 29, 2019	FC Schaan II	0: 7	FC Balzers
October 29, 2019	FC Triesen	1: 3	FC Vaduz
10/30/2019	FC Schaan	0: 3	UPS Eschen-Mauren

Semifinals

The semi-finals will take place from March 11th to April 7th, 2020.

date		Result
03/11/2020	FC Balzers	1: 6	FC Vaduz
04/07/2020	FC Ruggell	called off	UPS Eschen-Mauren

final

The final was planned for Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in Vaduz . FC Vaduz was the only team to qualify for the final. No winner was determined.

Web links

Liechtenstein Football Association