Swiss Cup 1971/72
| Swiss Cup 1971/72 | |
|---|---|
| Cup winner | FC Zurich (3rd title) |
| Beginning | 5th September 1971 |
| Final | May 22, 1972 |
| Final stadium | Wankdorf Stadium , Bern |
| ← Swiss Cup 1970/71 | |
The 47th Swiss Cup was held from September 5, 1971 to May 22, 1972. 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.
1/16 finals
In the 1/16 finals, the teams of National League A played for the first time:
| date | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| October 24, 1971, 2:30 p.m. | FC Biel-Bienne | 3: 1 a.d. | Vevey Sports |
| FC Basel | 3: 1 | FC Monthey | |
| FC Chur | 1: 3 a.d. | FC Aarau | |
| Fontainemelon FC | 0: 3 | FC Lausanne Sports | |
| FC Lugano | 3: 1 | FC Wettingen | |
| FC Luzern | 5: 1 | SC Kriens | |
| Fontainemelon FC | 0: 3 | FC Lausanne Sports | |
| FC Martigny-Sports | 0: 4 | FC Sion | |
| FC Mendrisiostar | 1: 3 a.d. | FC Grenchen | |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 1: 2 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| FC St. Gallen | 3-0 | FC Rorschach | |
| Servette FC | 3: 1 | CS Chênois | |
| FC Winterthur | 1: 2 | FC Brühl St. Gallen | |
| BSC Young Boys | 10-0 | Etoile Carouge | |
| FC Zurich | 5: 2 | AC Bellinzona | |
| FC Chiasso | 1: 1 a.d. | Grasshopper Club Zurich | |
| FC Friborg | 1: 1 a.d. | FC Thun |
Replay
| date | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| October 27, 1971, 2:30 p.m. | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 2-0 | FC Chiasso |
| 11/03/1971, 2:30 p.m. | FC Thun | 2: 3 | FC Friborg |
Round of 16
| date | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| November 20, 1971, 2:30 pm | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0: 3 | FC Basel |
| December 12, 1971, 2:30 p.m. | FC Brühl St. Gallen | 0: 2 | FC Zurich |
| FC Friborg | 3-0 | FC Aarau | |
| FC Lausanne Sports | 1: 2 | Grasshopper Club Zurich | |
| FC St. Gallen | 5-0 | FC Lugano | |
| Servette FC | 1-0 | FC Luzern | |
| FC Grenchen | 1: 1 a.d. | BSC Young Boys |
Replay
| date | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2nd, 1970, 2:30 pm | BSC Young Boys | 1-0 | FC Grenchen |
Quarter finals
| date | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, 1972, 2:30 p.m. | Servette FC | 0: 1 a.d. | BSC Young Boys |
| FC Zurich | 2: 1 | FC Friborg | |
| FC Biel-Bienne | 0: 0 a.d. | FC St. Gallen | |
| Grasshopper Club Zurich | 1: 1 a.d. | FC Basel |
Replay
| date | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/15/1972, 2:30 p.m. | FC Basel | 3: 2 | Grasshopper Club Zurich |
| FC St. Gallen | 1-0 | FC Biel-Bienne |
Semifinals
| date | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/03/1972, 2:30 p.m. | FC St. Gallen | 2: 3 | FC Zurich |
| BSC Young Boys | 0: 2 | FC Basel |
Final
The final game took place on May 22, 1972 in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern .
| pairing |
 FC Zurich - FC Basel
|
| Result | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
| date | May 22, 1972 at 3:00 p.m. |
| Stadion | Wankdorf Stadium , Bern |
| spectator | 45,000 |
| referee | Rudolf Scheurer (Bettlach) |
| Gates | 1-0 Jeandupeux (44th) |
| FC Zurich |
Grob , Heer , Stierli , Münch , Bionda , Kuhn , Grünig (70th Foschini ), Martinelli , Künzli , Konietzka , Jeandupeux Trainer: Timo Konietzka |
| FC Basel |
Kunz , Rahmen , Mundschin , Ramseier , Siegenthaler , Demarmels (78th Riner ), Balmer , Odermatt , Blättler , Hasler , Hitzfeld Trainer: Helmut Benthaus |
swell
- L'Express and L'Impartial 1971/72 lexpressarchives.ch
- Tribune de Lausanne 1971/72 scriptorium.bcu-lausanne.ch
- Gazzetta Ticinese 1971/72 sbt.ti.ch (Italian)