2020–21 Swiss Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Date | 29 August 2020 – 24 May 2021 |
| Teams | 37 |
| Defending champions | Young Boys |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Luzern (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | St. Gallen |
The 2020–21 Swiss Cup was the 96th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 29 August 2020 with the first games of Round 1, and ended on 24 May 2021. Young Boys were the title holders.
Participating clubs
All teams from 2019–20 Super League and 2019–20 Challenge League. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only 18 slots (instead of 45) were allocated to teams from lower divisions. Those teams had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Reserve teams and A-teams from Liechtenstein are not allowed in the competition, the latter only enter the 2020–21 Liechtenstein Cup.
| 2020–21 Super League 9 teams |
2020–21 Challenge League 10 teams |
2020–21 Promotion League 3 teams |
2020–21 1. Liga 4 teams |
2020–21 2. Liga Interregional 4 teams |
2020–21 Regional leagues 7 teams |
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Sixth tier Seventh tier
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Teams in bold are still active in the competition. TH Title holders.
Round 1
Teams from Super League and Challenge League received a bye in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2020 | ||
| FC Monthey (5) | 2–1 | FC Black Stars (3) |
| AS Haute-Broye (7) | 1–4 | FC Vevey United (4) |
| SC Schöftland (5) | 6–1 | FC Sierre (5) |
| 30 August 2020 | ||
| FC Laufen (6) | 0–6 | FC Solothurn (4) |
| FC Dübendorf (6) | 1–2 | FC Schötz (4) |
| FC Savièse (6) | 0–2 | SC Balerna (6) |
| FC Zollbrück (7) | 0–7 | FC Stade Nyonnais (3) |
| FC Ajoie-Monterri (5) | 0–2 | FC Tuggen (4) |
| 31 August 2020 | ||
| FC Dürrenast (7) | 1–5 | FC Köniz (3) |
Round 2
Teams engaged in UEFA competitions received a bye in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 11 September 2020 | ||
| FC Schaffhausen (2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Lugano (1) |
| 12 September 2020 | ||
| FC Schötz (4) | 0–3 | FC Sion (1) |
| FC Tuggen (4) | 1–2 | FC Winterthur (2) |
| FC Stade Nyonnais (3) | 1–3 | FC Lausanne-Sport (1) |
| FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (2) | 1–2 | Grasshopper Zürich (2) |
| FC Aarau (2) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) |
FC Wil (2) |
| FC Vevey United (4) | 3–0 | FC Köniz (3) |
| 13 September 2020 | ||
| SC Schöftland (5) | 1–5 | FC Solothurn (4) |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (2) | 1–4 | SC Kriens (2) |
| FC Chiasso (2) | 3–2 | FC Zürich (1) |
| FC Thun (2) | 0–1 | FC Luzern (1) |
| 26 September 2020 | ||
| SC Balerna (6) | 1–2 | FC Monthey (5) |
Round 3
In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 10 February 2021 | ||
| FC Aarau (2) | 4–2 | FC Sion (1) |
| FC Solothurn (4) | 0–3 (w/o) | SC Kriens (2) |
| 17 February 2021 | ||
| FC Winterthur (2) | 6–2 | FC Basel (1) |
| 24 February 2021 | ||
| Grasshopper Zürich (2) | 2–0 | FC Lausanne-Sport (1) |
| 10 March 2021 | ||
| FC Chiasso (2) | 1–2 | FC Luzern (1) |
| 7 April 2021 | ||
| FC Vevey United (4) | 2–4 | Servette FC (1) |
| FC Monthey (5) | 0–3 | FC Lugano (1) |
| 8 April 2021 | ||
| St. Gallen (1) | 4–1 | BSC Young Boys (1) |
Quarter-finals
In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.
| 6 April 2021 | FC Aarau | 3–0 | FC Winterthur | Aarau |
| 18:00 | Almeida File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Bergsma File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' GashiFile:Soccerball shade.svg 41' |
Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
| 13 April 2021 | FC Lugano | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Luzern | Lugano |
| 17:00 | Lovrić File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' | File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Schürpf File:Soccerball shade.svg 107' Ndiaye |
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Referee: Alain Bieri |
| 14 April 2021 | SC Kriens | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Servette FC | Kriens |
| 17:00 | Mistrafovic File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Sessolo File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Cognat File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Kyei File:Soccerball shade.svg 107' Ondoua |
Stadium: Stadion Kleinfeld Referee: Nikolaj Hänni |
| 14 April 2021 | Grasshopper Zürich | 1–2 | St. Gallen | Zurich |
| 18:00 | Bonatini File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' | File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Görtler File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Víctor Ruiz |
Stadium: Stade du Letzigrund Referee: Fedayi San |
Semi-finals
Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.
| 4 May 2021 | FC Aarau | 1–2 | FC Luzern | Aarau |
| 17:30 | Almeida File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' | File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Ndiaye File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Tasar |
Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 5 May 2021 | Servette FC | 0–1 | St. Gallen | Lancy |
| 17:00 | File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' Stillhart | Stadium: Stade de Genève Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
Final
| 24 May 2021 | St. Gallen | 1–3 | FC Luzern | Bern |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Referee: Lionel Tschudi |