1997–98 Swiss Cup

1997–98 Swiss Cup

Tournament details
Country	Switzerland
Final positions
Champions	FC Lausanne-Sport
Runner-up	FC St. Gallen

The 1997–98 Swiss Cup was the 73rd season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 3 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 1 June 1998 with the Final held at Wankdorf, Bern. The winners earned a place in the qualifying round of the Cup Winners' Cup.

Round 1

Team 1	Score	Team 2
3 August 1997
FC Konolfingen	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 5–4)	FC Interlaken
6 August 1997
FC Birr	1–5	FC Schwamendingen
7 August 1997
FC Herzogenbuchsee	0–4	FC Kirchberg SG
FC St. Margrethen	1–2	FC Kreuzlingen
8 August 1997
FC Hergiswil	1–3	FC Dulliken
9 August 1997
FC Porrentruy	4–1	BSC Old Boys
FC Kirchberg BE	0–3	SC Derendingen
SC Worb	1–4	FC Marly
FC Wyler Bern	1–2	FC Ostermundigen
FC Therwil	2–5	SC Burgdorf
SC Siebnen	0–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Buttikon
FC Ecublens	2–1	FC La Sallaz Lausanne
FC Portalban-Gletterens	4–1	FC Moudon
FC Orpund	3–1	FC Fontainemelon
FC Massongex	0–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Savièse
FC Visp	1–2	FC Salgesch
FC Collex-Bossy	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 3–2)	FC Signal
ES Malley	5–2	FC Vernier
FC Forward Morges	3–4 (a.e.t.)	FC Epalinges
FC La Tour/Le Paquier	0–2	FC Châtel-St-Denis
US Collombey-Muraz	1–0	FC Chalais
FC Etagnières	0–3	FC Saint-Légier
Stade Payerne	3–1	CS Romontois
FC Altbüron-Grossdietwil	1–2	FC Willisau
FC Sarnen	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 5–4)	FC Schönenwerd
FC Winznau	3–2	SC Zofingen
FC Turgi	1–3 (a.e.t.)	FC Brugg
CB Laax	1–4	FC Walenstadt
FC Töss	2–4	FC Mönchaltorf
FC Tössfeld	2–3	FC Fortuna SG
FC Wülflingen	0–2	FC Uznach
GC Biaschesi	3–0	Malcantone Agno
10 August 1997
FC Zollikofen	3–3 (a.e.t.) (p. 6–7)	FC Azzurri Bienne
FC Black Stars Basel	3–0	FC Moutier
FC Pfäffikon	5–2	FC Horgen
FC Wetzikon	2–0	FC Bazenheid
SC Aadorf	0–3	FC Winkeln SG
FC Wallisellen	3–0	FC Juventina Wettingen
FC Oetwil am See	1–2	FC Baar
FC Beringen	1–2	FC Widnau
FC Echichens	1–3	FC Le Mont
FC Laufen	3–2	FC Alle
FC Bilten	3–10	FC Stäfa ZH
FC Trübbach	1–6	SC Cham
FC Flawil	1–2 (a.e.t.)	SC Veltheim Winterthur
FC Develier	0–3	FC Aesch
FC St-Paul Vésenaz	1–0	FC Cologny-Geneva
SC Reiden	0–1	FC Subingen
FC Alpnach	8–3 (a.e.t.)	SC Schöftland
FC Goldau	2–6	FC Wohlen
FC Cortaillod	0–4 (a.e.t.)	FC Lamboing
FC Uster	0–1	FC Blue Stars Zürich
FC Landquart	1–0	FC Flums
AS Italiana Bern	2–1	SC Düdingen
FC Tresa-Monteggio	0–3	AS Lamone-Cadempino
US Arbedo	4–1	SC Erstfeld
FC Bôle	3–1 (a.e.t.)	FC Deportivo
FC Fislisbach	0–6	FC Seefeld ZH
12 August 1997
SC Dornach	4–0	SC Baudepartement Basel

Round 2

Team 1	Score	Team 2
17–24 August 1997
FC Ecublens	0–2	FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy
FC Lamboing	0–4	FC Serrières
FC Sarnen	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 3–2)	FC Schötz
FC Portalban-Gletterens	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 4–2)	FC Renens
FC Bôle	0–5	FC Colombier
FC Marly	2–1	SC Bümpliz
FC Black Stars Basel	2–3	FC Biel-Bienne
FC Azzurri Bienne	3–1	FC Noiraigue
SC Burgdorf	1–6	FC Grenchen
SC Derendingen	1–6	FC Wangen bei Olten
FC Porrentruy	1–3	FC Concordia Basel
AS Italiana Bern	0–3	FC Bulle
SC Dornach	2–3	SV Lyss
FC Aesch	1–4	FC Köniz
FC Ostermundigen	3–2	FC Central Fribourg
FC Subingen	3–1	FC Riehen
FC Laufen	5–3	FC Klus-Balstahl
FC Konolfingen	1–10	FC Fribourg
FC Orpund	3–5	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
FC Willisau	2–3	FC Münsingen
FC Savièse	2–1	FC Naters
FC Le Mont	0–3	CS Chênois
FC Salgesch	0–6	FC Monthey
FC Collex-Bossy	1–2	Vevey Sports
FC St-Paul Vésenaz	1–4	Grand-Lancy FC
ES Malley	2–3	Stade Nyonnais
FC Epalinges	0–6	FC Meyrin
FC Châtel-St-Denis	3–1	FC Montreux-Sports
US Collombey-Muraz	3–1	FC Martigny-Sports
FC Widnau	0–2	FC Uznach
FC Saint-Légier	1–3 (a.e.t.)	FC Echallens
FC Winznau	1–8	SV Muttenz
FC Dulliken	0–2	FC Hochdorf
FC Alpnach	1–5	SC Buochs
FC Wohlen	1–3	FC Sursee
FC Wallisellen	1–6	FC Altstetten ZH
FC Blue Stars Zürich	2–3	AC Bellinzona
FC Schwamendingen	0–1	FC Muri
FC Seefeld ZH	0–2	FC Red Star Zürich
FC Brugg	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 8–7)	FC Suhr
FC Stäfa ZH	1–7	SC Cham
FC Baar	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Zug 94
FC Landquart	1–4	FC Tuggen
FC Buttikon	1–4 (a.e.t.)	FC Freienbach
FC Pfäffikon	1–8	FC Rapperswil-Jona
FC Walenstadt	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 8–9)	FC Glarus
FC Mönchaltorf	0–2	FC Dübendorf
FC Wetzikon	0–5	SC YF Juventus
FC Fortuna SG	1–4	FC Rorschach
FC Winkeln SG	0–1	FC Bülach
SC Veltheim	0–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Gossau
FC Kreuzlingen	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 5–7)	FC Frauenfeld
AS Lamone-Cadempino	0–3 (a.e.t.)	FC Chiasso
GC Biaschesi	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 5–4)	FC Mendrisio
US Arbedo	3–7	FC Ascona
Stade Payerne	3–0[1]	FC Bex

• ^1 Match awarded because was Bex fielded the ineligible player Saydou Diallo. Originally finished 1–6 for away team.

Round 3

Team 1	Score	Team 2
6–7 September 1997
FC Dübendorf	4–5	SC YF Juventus
FC Wangen bei Olten	1–0	FC Hochdorf
FC Savièse	2–4	FC Echallens
Stade Payerne	1–0	CS Chênois
FC Glarus	0–3	FC Brugg
FC Ascona	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. ?)	SC Buochs
FC Concordia Basel	0–1	FC Chiasso
FC Bulle	1–2	FC Monthey
FC Sursee	0–3	SV Muttenz
FC Bülach	0–1	FC Red Star Zürich
Zug 94	1–2	FC Rapperswil-Jona
FC Marly	3–3 (a.e.t.) (p. 4–3)	FC Biel-Bienne
FC Azzurri Bienne	1–7	FC Grenchen
FC Freienbach	0–2	FC Tuggen
FC Châtel-St-Denis	5–0	US Collombey-Muraz
SV Lyss	2–0	FC Köniz
FC Ostermundigen	1–6	FC Serrières
SC Cham	2–1	FC Uznach
FC Subingen	0–0 (a.e.t.) (p. 2–3)	FC Muri
FC Laufen	2–2 (a.e.t.) (p. 4–5)	AC Bellinzona
FC Frauenfeld	3–1	FC Rorschach
FC Colombier	0–1	FC Fribourg
Vevey Sports	4–3	Grand-Lancy FC
FC Sarnen	0–2	GC Biaschesi
FC Portalban-Gletterens	0–2	Stade Nyonnais
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	3–1	FC Münsingen
FC Gossau	4–1	FC Altstetten ZH
FC Meyrin	3–1	FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy

Round 4

Team 1	Score	Team 2
19 September 1997
Stade Payerne	0–2	Stade Nyonnais
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	1–3	FC Thun
FC Grenchen	0–1	FC Solothurn
FC Châtel-St-Denis	0–3	FC Meyrin
FC Gossau	1–3	FC Schaffhausen
FC Muri	0–2	AC Bellinzona
FC Frauenfeld	0–3	SV Schaffhausen
FC Fribourg	0–0 (a.e.t.) (p. 3–5)	Vevey Sports
20 September 1997
SC YF Juventus	2–2 (a.e.t.) (p. 4–3)	GC Biaschesi
FC Wangen bei Olten	1–3	FC Wil
FC Echallens	0–5	SR Delémont
FC Brugg	1–3 (a.e.t.)	SC Buochs
FC Chiasso	1–4	FC Lugano
FC Monthey	2–1	Yverdon-Sport FC
SV Muttenz	1–3	FC Red Star Zürich
FC Rapperswil-Jona	0–3	FC Winterthur
FC Tuggen	0–4	FC Locarno
SV Lyss	2–1	FC Serrières
SC Cham	0–4	FC Baden
21 September 1997
FC Marly	0–4	BSC Young Boys

Round 5

Team 1	Score	Team 2
15 November 1997
SC Buochs	2–7 (a.e.t.)	FC Basel
FC Lugano	5–0	SV Schaffhausen
FC Red Star Zürich	0–6	Grasshoppers
FC Winterthur	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 7–6)	FC Luzern
BSC Young Boys	1–4	FC Lausanne-Sport
FC Meyrin	3–1	SV Lyss
16 November 1997
SC YF Juventus	2–4	FC Wil
FC Schaffhausen	0–1	FC Zürich
SR Delémont	2–2 (a.e.t.) (p. 3–4)	FC Sion
AC Bellinzona	1–3	FC St. Gallen
Stade Nyonnais	1–2	Neuchâtel Xamax FC
Vevey Sports	0–4	Servette FC
FC Monthey	0–1	FC Thun
FC Solothurn	1–3	Étoile-Carouge FC
FC Locarno	1–4	SC Kriens
FC Baden	1–4	FC Aarau

Round 6

Team 1	Score	Team 2
21 February 1998
FC Wil	0–0 (a.e.t.) (p. 6–5)	FC Zürich
FC Sion	1–2 (a.e.t.)	FC St. Gallen
Neuchâtel Xamax FC	2–0	FC Basel
22 February 1998
FC Lugano	1–0	Servette FC
FC Thun	2–1	Grasshoppers
FC Winterthur	1–3	FC Lausanne-Sport
Étoile-Carouge FC	3–3 (a.e.t.) (p. 3–0)	SC Kriens
1 April 1998
FC Meyrin	2–5	FC Aarau

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
12 April 1998
FC Lugano	1–0	FC Aarau
13 April 1998
FC Wil	2–1	Étoile-Carouge FC
FC Lausanne-Sport	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 4–1)	Neuchâtel Xamax FC
FC Thun	0–5	FC St. Gallen

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
5 May 1998
FC Wil	0–2	FC Lausanne-Sport
13 May 1998
FC St. Gallen	2–1	FC Lugano

Final

1 June 1998

15:00

FC Lausanne-Sport	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	FC St. Gallen
Rehn 58' Thurre 89'	Report	30', 48' Vurens
Penalties
Celestini Londono Douglas Puce	4 – 3	Hellinga Sène Fiechter Zwyssig Bühlmann

Wankdorf, Bern

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch)

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