Swiss Cup 1965/66

Swiss Cup 1965/66

Cup winner	FC Zurich (1st title)
Beginning	September 11, 1965
Final	April 11, 1966
Final stadium	Wankdorf Stadium , Bern
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The 41st Swiss Cup was held from September 11, 1965 to April 11, 1966. The defending champion was the club FC Zurich .

The mode

It was played in a knockout system. In the event of a tie at the end of extra time, the game was repeated on the visiting team's pitch. The final game took place in Bern.

Participating teams

A total of 64 teams took part in the Swiss Cup, the teams marked in bold are still represented in the competition.

National League A the 14 clubs of the 1965/66 season	National League B the 14 clubs of the 1965/66 season	1. League West the 13 clubs of the 1965/66 season	1. Liga Zentral, the 13 clubs of the 1965/66 season	1st League East the 13 clubs of the 1965/66 season
FC Basel ( BS ) FC Biel-Bienne ( BE ) Grasshopper Zurich ( ZH ) FC Grenchen ( SO ) FC La Chaux-de-Fonds ( NE ) FC Lausanne-Sport ( VD ) FC Lugano ( TI ) FC Luzern ( LU ) Servette FC Genève ( GE ) FC Sion ( VS ) Urania Genève Sport ( GE ) BSC Young Boys ( BE ) SC YF Juventus ( ZH ) FC Zurich ( ZH )	FC Aarau ( AG ) FC Baden ( AG ) AC Bellinzona ( TI ) FC Blue Stars Zurich ( ZH ) FC Brühl St. Gallen ( SG ) Cantonal Neuchâtel ( NE ) FC Chiasso ( TI ) FC Le Locle Sports ( NE ) FC Moutier ( BE ) FC Porrentruy ( JU ) FC St. Gallen ( SG ) FC Solothurn ( SO ) FC Thun ( BE ) FC Winterthur ( ZH )	CS Chênois ( GE ) Étoile Carouge ( GE ) Forward Morges ( VD ) FC Friborg ( FR ) FC Martigny-Sports ( VS ) FC Meyrin ( GE ) FC Montreux Sports ( VD ) FC Raron ( VS ) FC Stade Lausanne ( VD ) FC Versoix ( GE ) Vevey Sports ( VD ) Neuchâtel Xamax FCS ( NE ) Yverdon-Sport FC ( VD )	FC All ( JU ) FC Bern ( BE ) US Bienne-Boujean ( BE ) SC Burgdorf ( BE ) Concordia Basel ( BS ) SR Delémont ( JU ) Fontainemelon FC ( NE ) FC Langenthal ( BE ) Minerva Bern ( BE ) FC Nordstern Basel ( BS ) FC Olten ( SO ) FC Trimbach ( SO ) FC Wohlen ( AG )	FC Amriswil ( TG ) FC Dietikon ( Zurich ) FC Emmenbrücke ( LU ) FC Küsnacht ( ZH ) FC Locarno ( TI ) FC Oerlikon / Police ( ZH ) FC Red Star Zurich ( ZH ) FC Rorschach ( SG ) FC Schaffhausen ( SH ) FC Vaduz FC Wettingen ( AG ) FC Widnau ( SG ) SC Zug ( ZG )

2nd elimination round

date		Result
10/02/1965, 2:30 p.m.	FC All	4: 3	Nordstern Basel
	FC Colombier	0: 4	Fontainemelon FC
	Forward Morges	1: 2	CS Chênois
	FC Meyrin	2: 1 a.d.	FC Versoix
October 3, 1965, 2:30 pm;	FC Amriswil	3: 1 a.d.	SC Uznach
	FC Bern	2-0	Minerva Bern
	FC Birsfelden	2-0	SR Delémont
	US Bienne-Boujean	4: 2	Sparta Bern
	FC Dietikon	2: 1	FC Oerlikon / Police
	FC Fétigny	2: 1	FC Friborg
	FC Frauenfeld	4: 1	FC Rorschach
	SC Kriens	1: 3	SC train
	FC Mendrisiostar	0: 4	FC Locarno
	FC Montreux Sports	1: 2	FC Bulle
	FC Oerlikon	2: 1	FC Turgi
	FC Olten	1: 3	FC Langenthal
	FC Raron	1: 3	FC Monthey
	FC Red Star Zurich	2: 1 a.d.	FC Emmenbrücke
	Lausanne stadium	0: 1	Etoile Carouge
	FC Vaduz	0: 3	FC Chur
	FC Wettingen	3-0	FC Turicum Zurich
	FC Wohlen	2: 1	FC Gerlafingen

3rd elimination round

date		Result
10/17/1965, 2:30 p.m.	FC All	0: 2	FC Porrentruy
	FC Amriswil	0: 8	FC Brühl St. Gallen
	FC Baden	3: 2	FC Birsfelden
	AC Bellinzona	4: 1	FC Red Star Zurich
	FC Bern	0: 4	FC Solothurn
	FC Chiasso	1-0	FC Concordia Basel
	US Bienne-Boujean	0: 1	FC Thun
	CS Chênois	2: 1	FC Fétigny
	FC Chiasso	1-0	SC train
	FC Chur	0: 1	FC Frauenfeld
	FC Dietikon	1: 6	FC Blue Stars Zurich
	Fontainemelon FC	4: 2 a.d.	FC Moutier
	FC Langenthal	1: 2	FC Aarau
	FC Le Locle-Sports	5: 1	FC Bulle
	FC Meyrin	6-0	FC Monthey
	FC St. Gallen	5: 3	FC Wettingen
	FC Winterthur	5: 1	FC Oerlikon / Police
	FC Wohlen	1-0	FC Locarno
	Etoile Carouge	1: 1 a.d.	Cantonal Neuchâtel

Replay

date		Result
October 20, 1965, 2:30 p.m.	Cantonal Neuchâtel	2: 1	Etoile Carouge

1/16 finals

In the 1/16 finals, the teams of National League A played for the first time:

date		Result
07/11/1965, 2:30 p.m.	FC Basel	3: 1	FC Biel-Bienne
	FC Blue Stars Zurich	1: 6	FC Zurich
	Cantonal Neuchâtel	2: 0 a.d.	CS Chênois
	FC Chiasso	1: 2 a.d.	FC Brühl St. Gallen
	Grasshopper Club Zurich	1: 2	Young Fellows Zurich
	FC Lugano	5: 2	FC Wohlen
	FC Luzern	3: 1	FC Frauenfeld
	FC Meyrin	1: 2	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
	FC Porrentruy	2: 5	BSC Youg Boys
	FC St. Gallen	2: 1	FC Baden
	Servette FC	5: 2	Fontainemelon FC
	FC Sion	0: 1	FC Le Locle-Sports
	FC Solothurn	5: 1	FC Aarau
	FC Thun	3-0	FC Grenchen
	Urania Genève Sport	1: 5	FC Lausanne Sports
	FC Winterthur	0: 2	AC Bellinzona

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Round of 16

date		Result
December 19, 1965, 2:30 p.m.	FC Basel	3: 1	FC Luzern
	Cantonal Neuchâtel	2: 1	Young Fellows Zurich
	FC Le Locle-Sports	1: 3	FC Brühl St. Gallen
	FC Lugano	1: 2	FC Zurich
	FC St. Gallen	1: 2	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
	Servette FC	1-0	FC Lausanne Sports
	BSC Young Boys	5: 1	FC Solothurn
	AC Bellinzona	2: 2 a.d.	FC Thun

Replay

date		Result
December 26, 1965, 2:30 p.m.	FC Thun	2: 3	AC Bellinzona

Quarter finals

date		Result
02/27/1966, 2:30 p.m.	Cantonal Neuchâtel	3: 2	FC Brühl
	Servette FC	2: 1	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
	BSC Young Boys	1: 2	FC Basel
	FC Zurich	5: 1	AC Bellinzona

Semifinals

date		Result
March 20, 1966, 2:30 p.m.	FC Basel	1: 3	Servette FC
	FC Zurich	4: 2	Cantonal Neuchâtel

Final

The final game took place on April 11, 1966 in the Wankdorf stadium in Bern .

pairing	FC Zurich - Servette FC
Result	2: 0 (1: 0)
date	April 11, 1966 at 3:00 p.m.
Stadion	Wankdorf Stadium , Bern
spectator	53,435
referee	Karl Keller (Basel)
Gates	1: 0 Winiger (33.) 2: 0 Kunzly (66.)
FC Zurich	Iten , Munch , Stierli , Leimgruber , Brodmann , Bäni , Kuhn , Martinelli , Kunzly , Striker , Winiger Trainer: Louis Maurer
Servette FC	Barlie , Maffiolo , Kaiserauer , Mocellin , Makay , Pazmandy , Nemeth , Georgy , Daina , Vonlanthen , Schindelholz Trainer: Lucien Leduc

swell

L'Express and L'Impartial 1965/66 - website
Tribune de Lausanne 1965/66 - website
Gazzetta Ticinese years 1965/66 - website (Italian)

literature

Swiss National Library (NL)

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