Swiss Cup 2003/04

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Swiss Cup 2003/04
Cup winner FC Wil (1st title)
Europa League
qualification
FC Wil
Beginning September 19, 2003
Final April 12, 2004
Final stadium St. Jakob-Park , Basel
Teams 64
Games 63  (of which 63 played)
Gates 243  (ø 3.86 per game)
Top scorer BrazilBrazil Eduardo (5)
( Grasshopper Club Zurich )
Swiss Cup 2002/03

The 79th Swiss Cup took place from September 19, 2003 to April 12, 2004. The defending champion was FC Basel , the cup winner was FC Wil .

The mode

10 clubs in the Axpo Super League and 15 clubs in the Challenge League were directly qualified for the Swiss Cup (FC Vaduz, which took part in the Liechtenstein Cup , was not eligible to play in the Challenge League ). There were also 14 clubs from the first division and 25 clubs from the amateur leagues. They had to qualify for the Swiss Cup in regional competitions. It was played in a knockout system.

1/32 finals (September 19-21, 2003): 64 teams, the winners qualified for the 1/16 finals.

1/16 finals (October 17-19, 2003): 32 teams, the winners qualified for the round of 16.

Round of 16 (November 8 and 9, 2003): 16 teams, the winners qualified for the quarter finals.

Quarter-finals (December 7, 2003): 8 teams, the winners qualified for the semi-finals.

Semi-finals (March 3rd and 4th, 2004): 4 teams, the winners qualified for the final.

Final (April 12, 2004): The winner won the 79th Swiss Cup.

Participating teams

Axpo Super League
the 10 clubs of the 2002/03 season
Challenge League
15 clubs of the 2002/03 season
1. League
14 clubs of the 2002/03 season
2. Liga Interregional
12 clubs of the 2002/03 season
2. Liga Regional
12 clubs of the 2002/03 season
3. Liga
1 club of the 2002/03 season

FC Aarau   FC Aarau

FC Basel   FC Basel

Grasshopper Club Zurich   Grasshopper Club Zurich

Neuchâtel Xamax   Neuchâtel Xamax

Servette FC Genève   Servette FC Genève

FC St. Gallen   FC St. Gallen

FC Thun   FC Thun

FC Wil   FC Wil

BSC Young Boys   BSC Young Boys

FC Zurich   FC Zurich

FC Baden   FC Baden

AC Bellinzona   AC Bellinzona

FC Bulle   FC Bulle

FC Chiasso   FC Chiasso

FC Concordia Basel   FC Concordia Basel

SR Delémont   SR Delémont

SC Kriens   SC Kriens

FC La Chaux-de-Fonds   FC La Chaux-de-Fonds

FC Luzern   FC Luzern

FC Malcantone Agno   FC Malcantone Agno

FC Meyrin   FC Meyrin

FC Schaffhausen   FC Schaffhausen

FC Winterthur   FC Winterthur

FC Wohlen   FC Wohlen

Yverdon-Sport FC   Yverdon-Sport FC

FC Baulmes   FC Baulmes

GC Biaschesi   GC Biaschesi

Chur 97   Chur 97

SC Dornach   SC Dornach

Étoile Carouge FC   Étoile Carouge FC

FC Martigny-Sports   FC Martigny-Sports

FC Münsingen   FC Münsingen

FC Naters   FC Naters

FC Solothurn   FC Solothurn

FC Tuggen   FC Tuggen

FC Vevey Sports 05   FC Vevey Sports 05

FC Wangen near Olten   FC Wangen b. O.

SC YF Juventus Zurich   SC YF Juventus Zurich

FC Zug 94   FC Zug 94

FC All

FC Brugg   FC Brugg

FC Châtel-St-Denis

US Collombey-Muraz

FC Effretikon

FC Herisau   FC Herisau

Inter Club Zurich

FC Montreux Sports

FC Olten

FC Regensdorf

FC Sursee   FC Sursee

  Urania Genève Sport

FC Collex-Bossy

FC Cortaillod

FC Ebnat-Kappel

Lutry FC

FC Othmarsingen

FC Siviriez

FC Stabio   FC Stabio

FC Winkeln St. Gallen

FC Dietikon

FC Moutier   FC Moutier

FC Sarnen

FC Wiesendangen

FC Allmendingen

First round

The teams from the Axpo Super League and the Challenge League could not meet. The team that was in a lower league received home advantage.

date Result
19.09.03, 7:30 pm FC Brugg ( 2nd Int ) 0: 1 FC Baden ( ChL )
19.09.03, 20:15 FC All (2nd Int) 1: 5 FC Basel ( ASL )
09/20/03, 16:15 FC Baulmes ( 1st ) 2: 5 Neuchâtel Xamax (ASL)
  FC Lutry ( 2nd ) 01:10 FC Meyrin (ChL)
  FC Montreux-Sports (2nd Int) 0: 2 Urania Genève Sport (2nd Int)
  Étoile Carouge FC (1st) 5: 1 FC Vevey Sports 05 (2nd Int)
  US Collombey-Muraz (2nd Int) 0: 3 BSC Young Boys (ASL)
  FC Sarnen (2nd) 0: 2 SC Kriens (ChL)
  FC Sursee (2nd Int) 1: 1 n.V. (1: 1)
(3: 5 in.E.)
FC Bulle (ChL)
  FC Allmendingen ( 3rd ) 0: 7 FC Thun (ASL)
  FC Martigny-Sports (1st) 4: 2 FC Münsingen (1st)
  FC Siviriez I (2) 13: 0 1 FC Naters (1st)
  FC Othmarsingen 1 (2nd) 0: 4 FC Aarau (ASL)
  FC Olten (2 int.) 1: 2 FC Solothurn (1st)
  SC YF Juventus Zurich (1st) 1: 2 Grasshopper Club Zurich (ASL)
  FC Dietikon I (2nd) 1: 3 FC Winterthur (ChL)
  FC Wiesendangen I (2.) 0: 6 FC Zurich (ASL)
  Inter Club Zurich I (2nd Int) 0: 1 a.d. (0: 0) FC Wohlen (ChL)
  FC Regensdorf I (2nd Int) 1-0 FC Effretikon I (2nd Int)
  Chur 97 (1.) 0: 2 FC St. Gallen (ASL)
  GC Biaschesi (1.) 1: 3 FC Wil (ASL)
  FC Stabio (2nd) 3: 2 n.V. (2: 2) FC Chiasso (ChL)
  FC Winkeln St. Gallen (2nd) 0: 4 FC Malcantone Agno (ChL)
  FC Ebnat-Kappel (2nd) 0: 7 FC Tuggen (1st)
09/20/03, 7:30 p.m. FC Moutier (2nd) 0: 3 FC Luzern (ChL)
  SC Dornach (1st) 1: 2 FC Concordia Basel (ChL)
  FC Wangen b. O. (1.) 2-0 SR Delémont (ChL)
  FC Zug 94 (1.) 1: 3 FC Schaffhausen (ChL)
  FC Herisau (2nd Int) 2-0 AC Bellinzona (ChL)
09/20/03, 8:00 p.m. FC Châtel-St-Denis (2nd Int) 0: 7 Yverdon-Sport FC (ChL)
09/21/03, 2:30 p.m. FC Collex-Bossy I (2nd) 0: 4 Servette FC Genève (ASL)
  FC Cortaillod I (2nd) 0: 4 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds (ChL)
1 forfait

Second round

The teams from the Axpo Super League could not meet. If a team was in a lower league, it was given home advantage, otherwise the team drawn first.

date Result
10/17/03, 7:30 p.m. Étoile Carouge FC ( 1st ) 0: 0 n.v.
(3: 4 p.e.)
FC Meyrin ( ChL )
  SC Kriens (ChL) 1: 2 FC Winterthur (ChL) ( ASL )
18.10.03, 16:15 FC Stabio ( 2nd ) 0: 2 FC Thun (ASL)
  FC Martigny-Sports (1st) 0: 1 a.d. Yverdon-Sport FC (ChL)
  FC Wangen b. O. (1.) 0: 1 FC Zurich (ASL)
  FC Regensdorf I (2nd) 2: 5 FC St. Gallen (ASL)
  FC Wohlen (ChL) 0: 2 FC Wil (ASL)
  FC Schaffhausen (ChL) 1: 2 n.V. (1: 1) FC Aarau (ASL)
  FC Tuggen (1st) 4: 1 FC Solothurn (1st)
10/19/03, 2:30 p.m. FC Malcantone Agno (ChL) 3: 2 n.V. (2: 2) Servette FC Genève (ASL)
  FC La Chaux-de-Fonds (ChL) 0: 4 BSC Young Boys (ASL)
  FC Concordia Basel (ChL) 2: 3 Neuchâtel Xamax (ASL)
  FC Siviriez (2nd) 0: 3 FC Bulle (ChL)
  FC Luzern (ChL) 0: 4 Grasshopper Club Zurich (ASL)
  FC Herisau ( 2nd Int ) 3: 1 FC Baden (ChL)
  Urania Genève Sport (2nd Int) 1: 4 FC Basel (ASL)

Round of 16

The matches were drawn by lots, everyone could meet anyone. If a team was in a lower league, it was given home advantage, otherwise the team drawn first.

date Result
11/08/03, 4:15 pm Yverdon-Sport FC ( ChL ) 0: 1 FC Wil ( ASL )
  FC Tuggen ( 1st ) 1: 2 FC Meyrin (ChL)
  FC Winterthur (ChL) 2: 3 Neuchâtel Xamax (ASL)
09.11.03, 2:30 pm FC Aarau (ASL) 1: 2 n.V. (1: 1) FC St. Gallen (ASL)
  FC Herisau ( 2nd Int ) 2: 4 FC Zurich (ASL)
  FC Bulle (ChL) 2: 4 FC Thun (ASL)
  Grasshopper Club Zurich (ASL) 1-0 FC Basel (ASL)
  FC Malcantone Agno (ChL) 2: 1 BSC Young Boys (ASL)

Quarter finals

The matches were drawn by lots, everyone could meet anyone. The team that was drawn first received home advantage.

date Result
07.12.03, 2:30 pm Neuchâtel Xamax ( ASL ) 0: 3 Grasshopper Club Zurich (ASL)
  FC Meyrin ( ChL ) 0: 3 FC Zurich (ASL)
  FC Malcantone Agno (ChL) 0: 2 FC Wil (ASL)
  FC Thun (ASL) 2: 2
(7: 8 on behalf)
FC St. Gallen (ASL)

Semifinals

The matches were drawn by lots, everyone could meet anyone. The team that was drawn first received home advantage.

date Result
03.03.04, 20:15 Grasshopper Club Zurich ( ASL ) 6: 5 a.d. (5: 5) FC Zurich (ASL)
04.03.04, 20:15 FC St. Gallen (ASL) 1: 2 FC Wil (ASL)

Final

The final game took place on April 12, 2004 in St. Jakob-Park in Basel .

pairing Grasshopper Club Zurich Grasshopper Club Zurich - FC WilFC Wil
Result 2: 3 (2: 2)
date April 12, 2004 at 8:15 pm
Stadion St. Jakob-Park , Basel
spectator 22,500
referee Guido Wildhaber
Gates 0: 1 Rogério (5th)
1: 1 Richard Núñez (8th)
2: 1 Ricardo Cabanas (19th)
2: 2 Fabinho (30th)
2: 3 Fabinho (79th)
Grasshopper Club Zurich Fabrice Borer ; Stephan Lichtsteiner (45th Carlos da Silva ), Aleksandar Mitreski , Pascal Castillo , Reto Ziegler ; Ricardo Cabanas (80th Mladen Petrić ), Mihai Tararache , Christoph Spycher ; Eduardo , Ionel Gane (46th Kim Jaggy ), Richard Núñez
Coach: Hanspeter Latour
FC Wil Daniel Lopar ; Stefan Blunschi , Patrick Winkler , Philippe Montandon , Massimo Rizzo (38th Stephan Balmer ); Michel Renggli , Davide Callà , Fabinho , Kristian Nushi ; Rogério (91st Nenad Savić ), Felix Mordeku
Coach: Joachim Müller
References Mihai Tararache (45th) - none

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