Swiss Cup 1977/78

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Swiss Cup 1977/78
Cup winner Servette FC (4th title)
Beginning June 11, 1977
Final 4th June 1978
Final stadium Wankdorf Stadium , Bern
Swiss Cup 1976/77

The 53rd Swiss Cup was held from June 11, 1977 to June 4, 1978. The defending champion was Servette FC .

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
09/10/1977, 2:30 p.m. FC Aarau 3-0 FC Flawil
  FC Biel-Bienne 2-0 Etoile Carouge
  FC Chiasso 0: 0
(5: 4 on perk)
FC Zurich
  FC Friborg 3-0 CS Chênois
  FC Gossau 1: 2 FC Uzwil
  FC Grenchen 0: 3 FC Sion
  FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 4: 3 Neuchâtel Xamax
  FC running 0: 4 Grasshopper Club Zurich
  FC Lerchenfeld 2: 4 FC Basel
  FC Luzern 2: 1 BSC Young Boys
  FC Martigny-Sports 1: 3 FC Bulle
  FC Monthey 0: 2 FC Lausanne Sports
  SV Muttenz 1: 4 FC Zurich
  FC Red Star Zurich 0: 3 FC St. Gallen
  Nyonnais Stadium 1:12 Servette FC
September 11, 1977, 2:30 p.m. FC Mendrisiostar 1: 4 SC train

Round of 16

date Result
October 11, 1977, 2:30 p.m. FC Aarau 1: 2 FC Bulle
  FC Lausanne Sports 1: 2 a.d. Servette FC
October 12, 1977, 2:30 p.m. FC Biel-Bienne 1: 2 FC St. Gallen
  FC Chiasso 3-0 FC Uzwil
  FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 1-0 FC Sion
  FC Luzern 1: 0 a.d. FC Friborg
  SC train 0: 7 Grasshopper Club Zurich
  FC Zurich 1: 3 FC Basel

Quarter finals

date Result
11/9/1977, 2:30 p.m. FC Basel 4: 1 FC St. Gallen
  Grasshopper Club Zurich 2-0 FC Bulle
  FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 0: 2 Servette FC
  FC Luzern 2: 3 FC Chiasso

Semifinals

date Result
March 27, 1978, 2:30 p.m. FC Chiasso 0: 1 Servette FC
May 2nd, 1978, 2:30 p.m. Grasshoppers Club Zurich 5: 1 FC Basel

Final

The final game took place on May 15, 1978 in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern .

pairing Servette FC Servette FC - Grasshopper Club ZurichGrasshopper Club Zurich
Result 2: 2 a.d.
date May 15, 1978 at 3:00 p.m.
Stadion Wankdorf Stadium , Bern
spectator 33,000
referee Walter Hungerbühler (St.Gallen)
Gates 1: 0 Peterhans (7th)
1: 1 Ponte (60th)
1: 2 Elsener (63rd)
2: 2 Barberis (65th)
Servette FC Engel , Guyot , Valentini , Trinchero , Martin (57th Thouvenel ), Marchi (106th Schnyder ), Barberis , Weber , Andrey , Peterhans , Chivers
Trainer: Péter Pázmándy
Grasshopper Club Zurich Berbig , Hey , Wehrli , Montandon , Thomas Niggl , Bauer , Meyer , Ponte , Hermann (58th Bosco ), Sulser , Elsener
Trainer: Helmuth Johannsen

Replay

pairing Servette FC Servette FC - Grasshopper Club ZurichGrasshopper Club Zurich
Result 1: 0 (1: 0)
date June 4, 1978 at 3:00 p.m.
Stadion Wankdorf Stadium , Bern
spectator 18,000
referee Ernst Dörflinger (Basel)
Gates 1: 0 Thouvenel (17th)
Servette FC Engel , Guyot , Valentini , Bizzini , Martin (80th Seramondi ), Schnyder , Thouvenel , Barberis , Andrey , Chivers , Peterhans
Trainer: Péter Pázmándy
Grasshopper Club Zurich Berbig , Hey , Nafzger , Montandon , Piccand , Bauer , Meyer , Wehrli , Sulser (63rd Hermann ), Ponte (79th Bosco ), Elsener
Trainer: Helmuth Johannsen

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