1967–68 Swiss Cup

1967–68 Swiss Cup
Tournament details
Country	Switzerland
Final positions
Champions	Lugano
Runners-up	Winterthur
	← 1966–67 1968–69 →

The 1967–68 Swiss Cup was the 43rd season of Switzerland's football cup competition, organised annually since 1925–26 by the Swiss Football Association.

Overview

This season's cup competition began on the weekend of 2 and 3 September 1967, with the games of the first round. The competition was to be completed on Easter Monday 15 April 1968 with the final, which was traditionally held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga B (NLB) were given byes for the first two rounds and entered the competition in the third round. The clubs from this season's Nationalliga A (NLA) were granted byes for the first three rounds. These teams joined the competition in the fourth round, which was played on the week-end of 12 and 13 November.

The matches were played in a knockout format. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. In the event of a draw at the end of extra time, a replay was foreseen and this was played on the visiting team's pitch. If the replay ended in a draw after extra time, a toss of a coin would decide the outcome of the encounter. The cup winners qualified themselves for the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup in the next season.

Round 1

In this first phase, the lower league teams (1. Liga and lower) that had qualified themselves for the competition through their regional football association's regional cup competitions or their association's requirements, competed here. The draw respected local regionalities.

Summary

Region Ostschweiz/Zürich

Team 1	Score	Team 2
2 and 3 September 1967
FC Küsnacht	1–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Lachen
FC Widnau	3–1	FC Turicum
Red Star	3–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Oberwinterthur
FC Neuhausen	0–1	FC Amriswil
SC Zug	0–1	Frauenfeld
FC Adliswil	3–1	FC Wil
Uster	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Ballspielclub Zürich
Blue Stars	6–3	FC Oerlikon ZH
FC Industrie ZH	2–0	Schaffhausen
Gossau	1–4	Vaduz
SV Seebach ZH	3–2	Chur

Region Innerschweiz/Ticino

Team 1	Score	Team 2
2 and 3 September 1967
Emmenbrücke	3–0	Kickers Luzern^[1]
US Giubiasco	3–3	Mendrisiostar
FC Tresa	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Locarno
FC Mezzovicco	4–2	FC Bodio
FC Brunnen	2–1	Melano

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
10 September 1967
Mendrisiostar	2–0	US Giubiasco

Region Zentalschweiz/Nord

Team 1	Score	Team 2
2 and 3 September 1967
Old Boys	1–3	Concordia
Courrendlin	0–4	FC Frenkendorf
Schöftland	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Nordstern
Wangen bei Olten	2–0	Alle
FC Allschwil	0–5	FC Pratteln
FC Trimbach	3–1	FC Schönenwerd
SC Zofingen	2–1	FC Langenthal
Menziken AG	1–2	FC Breite Basel
FC Porrentruy	3–1	FC Deitingen
Roggwil	3–4	FC Breitenbach

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
10 September 1967
Nordstern	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Schöftland

Region Zentalschweiz/Süd

Team 1	Score	Team 2
2 and 3 September 1967
FC Selzach	3–1	FC Portalban
Cantonal Neuchâtel	4–4 (a.e.t.)	FC Le Locle
FC Fontainemelon	1–4	FC Bözingen 34
Corcelles/Cormondrèche	1–4	Central Fribourg
FC Fleurier	2–1	FC Saint-Imier
FC Couvet	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Minerva Bern
Minerva Bern	8–1	Täuffelen
Dürrenast	4–3	FC Interlaken
Aegerten-Brügg	1–2	Burgdorf

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
9 September 1967
FC Le Locle	3–1	Cantonal Neuchâtel
10 September 1967
Minerva Bern	2–0	FC Couvet

Region Romande

Team 1	Score	Team 2
2 and 3 September 1967
Monthey	3–2	Martigny-Sports
FC Ecublens	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Le Mont
Etoile Carouge	1–2	FC Versoix
US Campagnes GE	5–3	Meyrin
Vevey Sports	2–1	ES Malley
Chênois	1–2	FC Raron
Forward Morges	3–1	FC Saint-Léonard
FC Lutry	4–6	FC Plan-les-Ouates
Stade Lausanne	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Yverdon-Sport

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
10 September 1967
Le Mont	0–2	FC Ecublens

Round 2

Summary

Team 1	Score	Team 2
16 and 17 September 1967
FC Brunnen	1–3	Mendrisiostar
FC Mezzovicco	3–0	Locarno
Red Star	0–3	Emmenbrücke
FC Lachen	2–1	FC Industrie ZH
FC Adliswil	0–2	FC Amriswil
Blue Stars	2–0	Uster
SV Seebach ZH	2–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Widnau
Frauenfeld	2–3	Vaduz
FC Pratteln	0–3	FC Frenkendorf
Wangen bei Olten	2–4	FC Breite Basel
FC Porrentruy	5–2	FC Bözingen 34
FC Breitenbach	2–1	SC Zofingen
FC Selzach	2–4	Concordia
FC Trimbach	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Zähringia Bern
Dürrenast	1–0	Minerva Bern
Nordstern	0–2	Burgdorf
FC Raron	2–1	FC Versoix
FC Ecublens	2–6	Yverdon-Sport
FC Le Locle	5–1	US Campagnes GE
Forward Morges	0–3	Monthey
Central Fribourg	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Vevey Sports
FC Fleurier	0–3	FC Plan-les-Ouates

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
24 September 1967
FC Widnau	6–3	SV Seebach ZH
Zähringia Bern	0–2	FC Trimbach
Vevey Sports	5–2 (a.e.t.)	Central Fribourg

Round 3

The teams from the NLB entered the cup competition in this round. However, they were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. Whenever possible, the draw respected local regionalities. The lower-tier team in each encounter was granted home advantage, if they so wished.

Summary

Team 1	Score	Team 2
30 September and 1 October 1967
Winterthur	10–1	Vaduz
St. Gallen	4–0	Blue Stars
Chiasso	0–1	Mendrisiostar
Bern	1–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Breitenbach
Fribourg	0–1	FC Le Locle
Xamax	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Monthey
Concordia	4–1	Baden
FC Porrentruy	4–5 (a.e.t.)	Solothurn
FC Raron	3–2	Moutier
Vevey Sports	2–0	Urania Genève Sport
Burgdorf	2–4	Aarau
Thun	2–0	FC Trimbach
Wettingen	1–1	FC Mezzovicco
FC Mezzovicco	2–1	Wettingen
Brühl	8–0	FC Frenkendorf
FC Widnau	0–1	FC Amriswil
Yverdon-Sport	3–0	FC Plan-les-Ouates
FC Lachen	1–4	Emmenbrücke
FC Breite Basel	2–2	Dürrenast

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 October 1967
FC Mezzovicco	2–1	Wettingen
29 October 1967
Dürrenast	3–1	FC Breite Basel

Matches

1 October 1967

Burgdorf	2–4	Aarau
	FCA summary

Stadion Neumatt, Burgdorf

Referee:

Round 4

The teams from the NLA entered the cup competition in the fourth round, they were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. The draw was still respecting regionalities, but the lower-tier team was not automatically granted home advantage.

Summary

Team 1	Score	Team 2
12 November 1967
FC Mezzovicco	0–6	Zürich
Basel	2–1 (a.e.t.)	FC Le Locle
Servette	5–1	FC Raron
Mendrisiostar	0–2	Bellinzona
Biel-Bienne	4–3	Vevey Sports
Yverdon-Sport	0–0 (a.e.t.)	La Chaux-de-Fonds
Emmenbrücke	2–3	Young Boys
Concordia	1–5	Sion
Thun	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Grenchen
Young Fellows	2–1	Solothurn
Xamax	4–2	Lausanne-Sport
Winterthur	3–0	FC Amriswil
Brühl	P–P	Luzern
Dürrenast	1–0	FC Breitenbach
St. Gallen	2–1	Grasshopper Club
Aarau	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Lugano

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
21 November 1967
Lugano	3–1	Aarau
22 November 1967
La Chaux-de-Fonds	6–0	Yverdon-Sport
Luzern	5–1	Brühl

Matches

12 November 1967

FC Mezzovicco	0–6	Zürich
	FCZ summary	3' (0:1) Künzli 14' (0:2) Kuhn 32' (0:3) Künzli 44' (0:4) Kuhn 83' (0:5) Künzli 88' (0:6) Künzli

Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano

Attendance: 5,000

Referee:

Othmar Huber (Thun)

12 November 1967

15:15

Basel	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Le Locle-Sports^[2]
Frigerio 83' (1:1) Benthaus 108' (2:1)	FCB summary	49' (0:1) Bosset

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Attendance: 9,300

Referee:

W. Hardmeier (Thalwil)

12 November 1967

Servette	5–1	FC Raron^[3]
Pottier Heuri Guyot Mocellin Németh	Servette summary

Stade des Charmilles, Geneva

Referee:

12 November 1967

Aarau	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Lugano
	FCA summary

Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau

Attendance: 13,000 (sold-out)

Referee:

21 November 1967

Lugano	3–1	Aarau
	FCA summary

Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano

Referee:

Round 5

Summary

Team 1	Score	Team 2
10 December 1967
Zürich	1–0	Basel
Servette	1–0	Bellinzona
Biel-Bienne	3–0	La Chaux-de-Fonds
Young Boys	0–2	Sion
Thun	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Young Fellows
Neuchâtel Xamax	4–5 (a.e.t.)	Winterthur
Luzern	7–1	Dürrenast
St. Gallen	1–2	Lugano

Matches

10 December 1967

Servette	1–0	Bellinzona
Sundermann (1:0)	Servette summary

Stade des Charmilles, Geneva

10 December 1967

14:30

Zürich	1–0	Basel
Meyer 52' (1:0)	FCZ summary FCB summary

Letzigrund, Zürich

Attendance: 15,500

Referee:

Gilbert Droz (Marin)

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1	Score	Team 2
24 February 1968
Lugano	1–0	Zürich
25 February 1968
Biel-Bienne	1–0	Servette
Sion	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Luzern
Winterthur	2–1	Young Fellows

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
28 February 1968
Luzern	4–0	Sion

Matches

24 February 1968

Lugano	1–0	Zürich
Pullica 22' Luttrop 30' (1:0) Moscatelli 45'	FCZ summary	22' Künzli

Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano

Attendance: 13,000

Referee:

Gilbert Droz (Marin)

25 February 1968

Biel-Bienne	1–0	Servette
	Servette summary

Stadion Gurzelen, Biel/Bienne

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1	Score	Team 2
17 March 1968
Luzern	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Lugano
Winterthur	2–1	Biel-Bienne

Matches

17 March 1968

Luzern	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Lugano
Wechselberger 43' (1:1) Richter 67' (2:2)	[ summary]	37' (0:1) Luttrop 59' (1:2) Simonetti 109' (2:3) Simonetti 116' (2:4) Brenna

Stadion Allmend, Lucerne

17 March 1968

Winterthur	2–1	Biel-Bienne
Rutschmann 22' (1:0) Odermatt 51' (2:1)	[ summary]	24' (1:1) Peters

Schützenwiese, Winterthur

Final

The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Easter Monday 1968. FC Winterthur reached the final as a club from the second tier (NLB).

Summary

Team 1	Score	Team 2
15 April 1968
Lugano	2–1	Winterthur

Telegram

15 April 1968

15:00

Lugano	2–1	Winterthur
Luttrop 11' (1:0) Simonetti 77' (2:1)	Fussball-Schweiz summary	46' (1:1) Dimmeler

Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Attendance: 34,000

Referee:

Mario Clematide (Zollikofen)

Lugano won the cup and this was the club's second cup title to this date.

Further in Swiss football

References

^ (red) Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband (2023). "FC Kickers Luzern" (in German). Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband - ifv.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
^ (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2024). "FC Le Locle" (in French). Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
^ (red) Walliser Fussballverband (2024). "FC Raron" (in French). Walliser Fussballverband - avf-wfv.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

Sources

Preceded by 1966–67	Swiss Cup seasons	Succeeded by 1968–69

[ifv.ch-2024-FC_Kickers_Luzern-1] (red) Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband (2023). "FC Kickers Luzern" (in German). Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband - ifv.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

[Association_neuchâteloise_de_football-2024-FC_Le_Locle-2] (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2024). "FC Le Locle" (in French). Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

[Walliser_Fussballverband-2024-FC_Raron-3] (red) Walliser Fussballverband (2024). "FC Raron" (in French). Walliser Fussballverband - avf-wfv.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

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