Swiss Cup 2007/08

Swiss Cup 2007/08

Cup winner	FC Basel (9th title)
Europa League qualification	AC Bellinzona
Beginning	September 14, 2007
Final	April 6, 2008
Final stadium	St. Jakob-Park , Basel
Teams	64
Games	63 (of which 63 played)
Top scorer	Switzerland Jocelyn Roux (7) ( Stade Nyonnais )
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Swiss Football Regional Cups 2007/08 ↓

The 83rd Swiss Cup (2003-2008 Swisscom Cup ) took place from September 14, 2007 to April 6, 2008, and FC Basel defended the title against AC Bellinzona .

The mode

The system was slightly changed for the 2007/08 season. The 10 clubs in the Axpo Super League and 17 clubs in the Challenge League were directly qualified for the Swisscom Cup (FC Vaduz from the Challenge League, which took part in the Liechtenstein Cup , was not eligible to play ). These 27 clubs were joined by 11 clubs from the first division and 26 clubs from the amateur league. They had to qualify for the Swisscom Cup in regional competitions.

It was played in a knockout system. Each round took place within a maximum of two days and was postponed by a few months because of the 2008 European Championship . The final took place in April instead of May or June.

1/32 finals (September 14-16, 2007): 64 teams, the winners qualified for the 1/16 finals.

1/16 finals (October 20 and 21, 2007): 32 teams, the winners qualified for the round of 16.

Round of 16 (November 24 and 25, 2007): 16 teams, the winners qualified for the quarter finals.

Quarter-finals (December 15 and 16, 2007): 8 teams, the winners qualified for the semi-finals.

Semi-finals (February 27 and 28, 2008): 4 teams, the winners qualified for the final.

Final (April 6, 2008): The winner won the 83rd Swiss Cup.

The Swisscom Cup

Attendees

Axpo Super League

Challenge League

1st League

2nd interregional league

FC Sion

FC Thun

Grasshopper Club Zurich

FC Wil

SC Cham

FC UGS

AC Malcantone

FC Bazenheid

FC Hägendorf

FC Langenthal

FC Le Mont

Massongex FC

FC Porrentruy

FC Sarnen

FC Seefeld ZH

FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy

FC Versoix

Racing Club GE

ASC Gordola

FC Bern

FC Colombier

FC Flawil

FC Léchelles

Lusitanos FC

FC Orpund

FC Töss

FC angles SG

SC Binningen

FC Herrliberg

1/32 finals

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
14.09.07, 7:30 p.m.	FC Biel Bienne (1st L)	2: 2 n.v. (5: 6 p.e.)	Yverdon-Sport FC (ChL)
14.09.07, 8:00 p.m.	FC Baulmes (1st L)	2: 1	SR Delémont (ChL)
14.09.07, 8:00 p.m.	FC Wettingen 93 (2nd L)	1: 3	SC Kriens (ChL)
14.09.07, 8:00 p.m.	Racing Club GE (2nd L)	4: 1	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds (ChL)
09/15/07, 2:30 PM	FC Bazenheid (2nd L)	0: 7	AC Bellinzona (ChL)
15.09.07, 3:30 pm	FC Echallens (1st L)	0: 3	FC Lausanne-Sport (ChL)
09/15/07, 16:00	FC Red Star Zurich (1st L)	0: 5	FC Winterthur (ChL)
09/15/07, 16:00	FC Seefeld ZH (2nd L)	0: 4	Grasshoppers Club Zurich (ASL)
09/15/07, 16:00	FC Versoix (2nd L)	0: 5	Stade Nyonnais (1st L)
09/15/07, 16:00	FC angles SG (2nd L)	2: 6	FC Gossau (ChL)
09/15/07, 4:30 pm	FC Herrliberg (3rd L)	0: 6	FC Zurich (ASL)
09/15/07, 4:30 pm	SC Düdingen (2nd L)	1: 3 a.d.	FC Concordia BS (ChL)
09/15/07, 5:00 p.m.	FC Bern (2nd L)	1: 2	FC Langenthal (2nd L)
09/15/07, 5:00 p.m.	FC Orpund (2nd L)	1: 2	SC Binningen (2nd L)
09/15/07, 5:00 p.m.	FC Sarnen (2nd L)	1: 7	FC Aarau (ASL)
09/15/07, 5:00 p.m.	SC Brühl SG (2nd L)	4: 6	FC Schaffhausen (ChL)
15.09.07, 5:30 pm	FC Baden (2nd L)	1: 2	FC Locarno (ChL)
15.09.07, 5:30 pm	FC Le Mont LS (2nd L)	0: 2	Neuchâtel Xamax (ASL)
15.09.07, 5:30 pm	FC Töss (2nd L)	0: 8	FC St. Gallen (ASL)
15.09.07, 5:30 pm	FC UGS (2nd L)	0: 7	FC Sion (ASL)
09/15/07, 6:00 PM	FC Flawil (2nd L)	2: 3	FC Wil 1900 (ChL)
09/15/07, 6:00 PM	FC Stade LS Ouchy (2nd L)	0: 4	Servette FC (ChL)
09/15/07, 7:00 p.m.	FC Hägendorf (2nd L)	1: 5	SC Cham (ChL)
09/15/07, 7:00 p.m.	FC Massongex (2nd L)	0: 5	Étoile Carouge FC (1st L)
09/16/07, 15:00	FC Bavois (2nd L)	1: 3	BSC Young Boys (ASL)
09/16/07, 15:00	FC Léchelles (2nd L)	0: 9	FC Basel (ASL)
09/16/07, 15:00	FC Porrentruy (2nd L)	0: 4	FC Thun (ASL)
16.09.07, 3:30 pm	FC Lusitanos (2nd L)	0: 6	FC Colombier (2nd L)
16.09.07, 3:30 pm	GC Biaschesi (2nd L)	1: 3	FC Luzern (ASL)
16.09.07, 16:00	AC Malcantone (2nd L)	0: 4	FC Wohlen (ChL)
16.09.07, 16:00	ASC Gordola (2nd L)	1: 5	FC Chiasso (ChL)
16.09.07, 16:00	FC Tuggen (2nd L)	2: 2 n.v. (2: 4 in good condition)	AC Lugano (ChL)

1/16 finals

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
10/20/07, 3:00 p.m.	SC Binningen (2nd L)	1: 6	FC Basel (ASL)
10/20/07, 4:00 p.m.	FC Baulmes (1st L)	0: 2 a.d.	FC Lausanne-Sport (ChL)
10/20/07, 5:30 p.m.	FC Winterthur (ChL)	2: 3	Grasshopper Club Zurich (ASL)
10/20/07, 5:30 p.m.	FC Wohlen (ChL)	0: 0 n.v. (4: 5 in good condition)	AC Bellinzona (ChL)
10/20/07, 5:30 p.m.	SC Kriens (ChL)	1-0	FC Aarau (ASL)
10/20/07, 7:30 p.m.	Étoile Carouge FC (1st L)	0: 2	FC Sion (ASL)
10/21/07, 14:00	FC Concordia BS (ChL)	1: 1 n.V. (6: 7 p.e.)	FC Zurich (ASL)
10/21/07, 2:30 p.m.	FC Colombier (2nd L)	1: 3	Yverdon-Sport FC (ChL)
10/21/07, 2:30 p.m.	FC Gossau (ChL)	2-0	FC St. Gallen (ASL)
10/21/07, 2:30 p.m.	FC Langenthal (2nd L)	2: 5	FC Luzern (ASL)
10/21/07, 2:30 p.m.	FC Locarno (ChL)	0: 2	BSC Young Boys (ASL)
10/21/07, 2:30 p.m.	Racing Club GE (2nd L)	2: 5 a.d.	Neuchâtel Xamax FC (ASL)
October 21, 2007, 3:00 p.m.	SC Cham (ChL)	0: 1	FC Thun (ASL)
October 21, 2007, 3:00 p.m.	FC Schaffhausen (ChL)	3: 1	FC Wil (ChL)
October 21, 2007, 3:00 p.m.	Stade Nyonnais (1st L)	2: 1	Servette FC (ChL)
10/21/07, 5:00 p.m.	FC Chiasso (ChL)	3: 1	AC Lugano (ChL)

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
11/24/07, 4:00 PM	FC Schaffhausen (ChL)	0: 1	Neuchâtel Xamax (ASL)
11/24/07, 5:00 p.m.	FC Lausanne-Sport (ChL)	0: 2	FC Gossau (ChL)
11/24/07, 5:45 PM	FC Luzern (ASL)	0: 1	FC Thun (ASL)
11/25/07, 2:30 pm	AC Bellinzona (ChL)	2: 1	FC Sion (ASL)
11/25/07, 2:30 pm	FC Chiasso (ChL)	0: 1	BSC Young Boys (ASL)
11/25/07, 2:30 pm	Grasshoppers Club Zurich (ASL)	0: 1	FC Basel (ASL)
11/25/07, 2:30 pm	SC Kriens (ChL)	0: 3	FC Zurich (ASL)
11/25/07, 3:00 p.m.	Stade Nyonnais (1st L)	2: 1	Yverdon-Sport FC (ChL)

Quarter finals

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

date		Result
12/15/07, 5:45 pm	FC Thun (ASL)	2: 1 a.d.	FC Zurich (ASL)
12/15/07, 7:30 p.m.	FC Basel (ASL)	2-0	Stade Nyonnais (1st L)
12/16/07, 2:30 p.m.	AC Bellinzona (ChL)	2: 1	FC Gossau (ChL)
December 16, 2007, 3:30 pm	Neuchâtel Xamax (ASL)	3: 2 a.d.	BSC Young Boys (ASL)

Semifinals

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

date		Result
02/27/08, 8:15 pm	AC Bellinzona (ChL)	0: 0 a.d. (4: 2 in good condition)	Neuchâtel Xamax (ASL)
02/27/08, 8:15 pm	FC Basel (ASL)	1-0	FC Thun (ASL)

Final

The final did not traditionally take place in the Stade de Suisse in Bern . At that time, the lawn of the Stade de Suisse was changed from art to nature in order to be able to host the European Championship 08 in June. The St. Jakob Park in Basel served as a replacement . The home team was considered to be the winner of the first semi-final. The date of the event was also pushed forward because of the European Championship. The final took place on April 6, 2008.

pairing	AC Bellinzona - FC Basel
Result	1: 4 (0: 1)
date	April 6, 2008 at 3:45 p.m.
Stadion	St. Jakob-Park , Basel
spectator	33,000 spectators
referee	Cyril Zimmermann
Gates	0: 1 Eren Derdiyok (31st) 1: 1 Christian Pouga (56th) 1: 2 Daniel Majstorović (62nd) 1: 3 Marco Streller (63rd) 1: 4 Benjamin Huggel (65th)
AC Bellinzona	Bucchi - Belotti (46th Moresi ), Mangiarratti , Carbone ; Miccolis (69th Raso ), Rivera (73rd Conti ), La Rocca , Lulić ; Taljevic ; Neri , Pouga Coach: Vladimir Petković
FC Basel	Costanzo - Zanni , Majstorović , Marque , Nakata ; Ba ; Derdiyok (46th Streller ), Huggel , Ergić , Carlitos (55th David Degen ); Eduardo (76th Perović ) Coach: Christian Gross
yellow cards	Belotti (20th, foul) - none

Web links

Results on football.ch