Swiss Cup 1979/80

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Swiss Cup 1979/80
Cup winner FC Sion (3rd title)
Beginning August 11, 1979
Final May 26, 1980
Final stadium Wankdorf Stadium , Bern
← Swiss Cup 1978/79

The 55th Swiss Cup was held from August 11, 1979 to May 26, 1980. The defending champion was the club FC Sion .

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
29.09.1979, 2:30 pm FC Aarau 2: 4 FC St. Gallen
  FC Bern 2: 3 a.d. FC Sion
  FC Biel-Bienne 0: 3 FC Renens
  FC Blue Stars Zurich 2: 4 a.d. Grasshopper Club Zurich
  SR Delémont 0: 1 Servette FC
  FC Egerkingen 1: 9 FC Zurich
  FC Estavayer-le-Lac 0: 1 BSC Young Boys
  FC Frauenfeld 2-0 FC Schaffhausen
  FC Friborg 1: 2 CS Chênois
  FC Grenchen 1: 2 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
  FC Le Locle Sports 0: 4 Neuchâtel Xamax
  Vevey Sports 2: 1 a.d. FC Lausanne Sports
09/30/1979, 2:30 p.m. FC Kreuzlingen 1: 2 FC Chiasso
  FC Mendrisiostar 1: 3 FC Basel
  Nordstern Basel 0: 2 FC Luzern
  FC Winterthur 1-0 FC Lugano

Round of 16

date Result
November 3rd, 1979, 2:30 pm CS Chênois 4: 1 FC Zurich
  FC Chiasso 2: 2
(2: 4 on behalf) 		Servette FC
  Grasshopper Club Zurich 3: 3
(4: 5 on behalf) 		FC Sion
  Neuchâtel Xamax 2: 1 FC St. Gallen
November 4, 1979, 2:30 pm FC Frauenfeld 1-0 FC Renens
  FC Luzern 3-0 Vevey Sports
  BSC Young Boys 2-0 FC Basel
  FC Winterthur 2: 1 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds

Quarter finals

date Result
December 9, 1979, 2:30 p.m. CS Chênois 0: 1 BSC Young Boys
  FC Frauenfeld 0: 2 Servette FC
  Neuchâtel Xamax 1: 0 a.d. FC Winterthur
  FC Sion 4: 1 FC Luzern

Semifinals

date Result
04/07/1980, 2:30 p.m. Neuchâtel Xamax 0: 1 BSC Young Boys
  FC Sion 2: 1 Servette FC

Final

The final game took place on May 26, 1980 in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern .

pairing FC Sion FC Sion - BSC Young BoysBSC Young Boys
Result 2: 1 (1: 1)
date May 26, 1980 at 3:00 p.m.
Stadion Wankdorf Stadium , Bern
spectator 45,000
referee Otto Isler (Affoltern)
Gates 1: 0 Balet (8th)
1: 1 Schönenberger (10th)
2: 1 Maths (62nd)
FC Sion Pittier , Geiger , Isoz , Balet , Valentini , Bregy , Mathez , Richard , Černický , Brigger , Luisier
Trainer: Daniel Jeandupeux
BSC Young Boys Eichenberger , Conz , Feuz (79th Zahnd ), Weber , Lüdi , Brechbühl , Hussner , Schmidlin (68th Zwahlen ), Brodard , Schönenberger , Müller
Trainer: Timo Konietzka

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